Morning,
Today was the day, my dad's birthday. He had a little party that Pepper planned for him. There would be a few people from the company and a DJ. I walked downstairs and made myself some breakfast.
"Ms. Stark your father wants to have a word with you." JARVIS said
"Tell him no"
"He's insisting" The AI replied
"Again tell him no" I repeated
I grabbed my bowl of cereal and went to my room. I locked my door and watched some TV, when I finished my phone started ringing. I saw it was Luke; I didn't answer and put my phone on silent. I tossed my phone onto my pillow and took a shower, I changed into black jeans and a maroon tank top, when I walked into the hallway I heard the front door close.
"JARVIS who was that?"
"Your father left to go get something for the party."
"Ok" I walked down the stairs and saw the kitchen was still dirty "looks like I'm cleaning the kitchen…again."
Four hours later,
I plopped onto the couch letting out a loud sigh, my hands where cold and clammy from the soap. My hair was pulled up into a messy bun some strands fell in front of my face. There was a knock on the door and I groaned.
"I have to get up," I said
As I walked to the door the person knocked again but louder, more demanding for the door to be opened.
"I'm coming" I yelled, I opened the door to reveal Luke. "Luke?"
"Kida we have to leave now" He said pushing himself in and closing the door behind me.
"Why?"
"It's not safe, SHIELD is on their way to take you."
"What?!"
"I ran as fast as I could, I saw three black vans with the SHIELD logo on them coming this way." He said holding my arms
"Ms. Stark Happy left you a voicemail on your phone, it's an emergency." JARVIS said abruptly
"Go upstairs and pack your things" He quickly pulled me to him and kissed me "I love you darling"
"Ms. Stark" JARVIS said
"I'll be right back"
I ran up to my room and closed the door behind me I ran to my phone and listened to Happy's voicemail.
"Kida listen I just met up with your little boyfriend Luke, he's not who you think he is. I looked him up and he's got nothing, and I mean nothing." He said, "His father's ranch is actually an empty lot in Oxnard and he has no passport, school record, not even a birth certificate. I checked with your school and they never accepted any foreign exchange student from England. If you see him lock the door and stay inside ok, and don't let him in the house! I'll be there in five minutes."
My heart stopped, I felt like I was going to faint. The guy who I've been dating for three years and is now in my house isn't Luke. Who was he? My door opened and he walked in, that's when I saw the differences. The sweetness and playful mischievous gleam in his eyes where gone, instead I saw nothing but hatred. He grabbed my arm and started pulling me to the hallway.
"LET GO OF ME!" I screamed I screamed at the top of my lungs until his hand slapped my cheek
I let out a cry of pain as I fell onto the floor, I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" I asked
When he walked closer to me I crawled back away from him, when he did that he looked hurt. The kind of hurt that breaks a person down in their core. The hatred was replaced with pain and hurt, I wanted to comfort him but he wasn't the Luke I knew.
"I'm sorry Kida" He said
"Leave now, before I call the cops"
He slowly walked out of my room and disappeared from my view, it was a matter minutes when Happy arrived. I was still on the ground, I didn't move Happy ran up my stairs and fell to his knees next to me.
"Kida are you alright?" He asked worried "What happened?"
"Luke and I broke up" I said with my throat tightening, something that happens before I cry. "He told me to never call him again."
"I'm sorry Kida" He said putting his hand on my shoulder "you deserve better."
"Thanks happy"
"Come on your dad is getting ready and you should too." He said, "The party is going to start soon."
"Ok"
He helped me up and left closing the door behind him to let me get ready. I changed into a short one shoulder black dress with a gold circle on the one strap on my shoulder. I put on my black heels with the gold chains on them as I heard people pull up in the driveway. I curled my hair and put on some make up before opening. My door, the music blasted out of the speakers making the walls vibrate. I took a deep breath and started walking downstairs. When I made it to the living room I was shocked to see my dad, drunk, in his Iron man suit. People threw things at him and he shot blasts at them midair making them explode.
As I made my way through the crowd to my dad people glared at me. I heard girls mumble 'freak' and people started whispering to each other and looking at me. I made it to my dad and grabbed the microphone from his hands.
"Hey everyone the party is over clearly my dad has too much to drink." I said and people awed and my dad grabbed the microphone back.
"No, no she's right the party's over…the after party is starting in twenty minutes." The people started cheering
"Dad what are you doing?" I asked
"I'm just celebrating my birthday sweetheart" he said "go out have fun use the powers you hid from me for almost ten years."
"Dad I"
"HEY!" Everyone stopped and all turned to see Rhodey in the second, silver, Iron man suit. "Get out"
Everyone ran passed him practically running over each other to get out. Rhodey's face mask slid down and he walked over to us.
"Rhodey what are you doing?" I asked
"Kida you need to get out of here." He said, "This isn't going to be pretty"
"Don't hurt him please" I whispered to Rhodey
"I'll try"
I walked into the living room where I saw Natalie in a leopard print dress.
"Where have you been all day?" I asked before there was a loud crash
"You need to get out of here now" She said grabbing my arm
My free hand started glowing in a gold light and a ball of gold light formed in my palm.
"Let me go right now" I demanded and she did when she saw my hand, but she didn't look shocked or surprised. She looked like she has seen it before.
We walked out to the hallway where the guests where outside on the other side of a glass wall. We stood in the middle of the room when Pepper walked out.
"There you are" She said to Natalie "you know ever since you came here there has been-"
My dad and Rhodey crashed into the room behind us from upstairs. We all ran outside for safety as they continued to fight. My dad tossed Rhodey into the wall and he didn't get up, my dad turned to the guests still outside who where still there. He screamed and they all ran, except me. I looked at him trying to see him past the cold mask. But I couldn't see my dad and I left, Pepper and Happy took me away from the house and Happy got me a hamburger. They tried to cheer me up but my mind kept going back to my dad, and Luke.
You've been drinking like the war was gonna end (it didn't)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean
-Glory and Gore by Lorde
She could be a Statue of Liberty
She could be a Joan of Arc
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
So he keeps her in the dark
-Pearl by Katy Perry
