Chapter 3: meeting the Avengers

Bella's POV:

"What do you mean exactly? You either are or you're not." Loki said looking at me curiously.

"Well, he would like to explain that to everyone at once so I don't know if I should say anything until he's here and everyone else is too." I said as I shrugged.

"Alright then I'll wait." He said as he sat on the couch and I sat on a chair. There was something about Loki that made me think that he had been through a lot as well. Maybe I could come clean about what happened to me to him.

"Ah you must be Isabella." I jumped looking up and saw Tony Stark standing there.

"Bella. I prefer to be called Bella. It's nice to meet you Mr. Stark." I said standing up and holding out my hand.

"My apologies." he said, shaking my hand.

"So where is Steve?"

"He's outside unloading my stuff." I said and he nodded.

Steve's POV: (after finishing putting all of Bella's things in her room)

Thor,Bucky,and I had just finished putting all of Bella's things in her room and she had rearranged the stuff to her liking. I looked at Bella and smiled.

"Are you ready to tell everyone that you're my daughter?"

"I guess so, I am also a little excited to meet everyone." She said and I nodded.

"Well, then let's get to the meeting room. I believe everyone is already there." I said as she stood up and followed me to the meeting room.

"So, what's this meeting about?" Peter asked and I could tell he was curious.

"There's something I need to tell all of you about Bella. Bucky, Natasha you both already know and are basically family to Bella and I." Bucky nodded and Natasha smiled.

"Bella's full name is Isabella Marie Rogers and she is my daughter." everyone in the room looked shocked.

"How exactly is that possible? you were frozen for sixty-six years." Clint said and I shook my head.

"That's sorta complicated Clint."

"Try to explain Rogers." Thor said and I knew he was curious.

I looked at Natasha and she nodded and I sighed.

"Alright. So in 1986 SHIELD had unfroze me to see how the world would react to Captain America and let me wander around for a while on my own. I somehow ended up in Forks, Washington and ran into Renee, Bella's mother. We were in love and a few months later on September 13th 1987, we had Bella. I was there to help raise Bella until she was three, I only got to be a dad for three years. That's when I failed my first mission and SHIELD decided the world wasn't ready for Captain America and refroze me." I looked down and felt Bella wrap her arms around me.

"It's ok dad, I missed you but I knew I would see you again." She said and I hugged her back.

"But she was living with Charlie Swan." Tony said and I nodded.

"Charlie was my best friend around the time I met Renee and he and I became really close so I told him everything about me. He and I came up with a plan in case I ever got refrozen or something else. He would help Renee raise Bella and she would use his last name to keep her safe and until I could return. Ever since I woke up in 2011, I had been catching up with Charlie and Bella and doing what I could to help her as much as I could. I tried to visit as much as I could. But it never felt like it was enough. Especially last year when something happened to Bella." I saw her flinch when I said that and I took her hand.

"She doesn't want to talk about it, but she's been depressed ever since, so when she called me yesterday I jumped at the chance to have her closer to me so I could be a father to her again." I smiled as I looked at everyone. I noticed Loki looked slightly like he understood what Bella must be feeling, which I guess he did since he's been through a lot. Tony stood up and smiled.

"Well I'm glad she's here and let me be the first to say welcome to the Avengers family Bella." he said and I couldn't help shake my head slightly.

"Thank you Tony. I would like to say that I've heard a lot about all of you from dad and uncle Bucky and Aunt Natasha. It feels like I know all of you. I really hope I can help out around here as much as possible." Natasha stood up and hugged Bella, I knew she had missed her since the last time she saw her was two Christmases ago.

Bella's POV:

I hugged my aunt back, missing her as much as she missed me. I pulled away slightly and looked at my aunt.

"Aunt Natasha? W-would you mind taking me shopping to get some new clothes? I-i threw out most of my clothes back in Forks for complicated reasons."

"Of course we can Bells, you know I would go with you. But what are you looking for exactly?"

"A new style entirely. I don't want to be this shy girl anymore who isn't comfortable in her own skin." I said and she smiled.

"Alright we can go tomorrow and maybe we can talk Clint into joining us just in case we need back up." she said and looked at Clint and I could tell he was already on board just because it was Aunt Natasha and they are good friends.

"I might as well get used to going shopping since Lila is getting to that age where she'll want to go shopping all the time." Clint said and I smiled a little.

"You never know she could not like shopping. You never know." I said and he nodded.

"You're right. But either way i'll go with you and Natasha. I don't mind going to give you guys company and make sure you both are safe." I nodded and looked over at my dad and he sighed.

"What's wrong dad?"

"I just can't believe how much you have grown up and changed."

"I haven't changed that much dad. I'm still not the type of girl who likes shopping but it needs to be done." I said and he smiled.

"At least let me help you pay for some of it."

"You won't have to Cap,"Tony said, walking over to me.

"What do you mean?" I asked, kinda curious.

"Well, since you are going to work for me the least I can do is pay for your clothes as long as you get some professional looking ones as well." I smiled a little, still not completely comfortable with other people paying for me but knew from dad's stories it's best not to argue with Tony.

"Alright, thank you Mr. Stark." he chuckled and smiled.

"Please call me Tony."