Green eyes of hope

Key: "Talking" &Thought& (Letter) ~~Memory~~

A/N: I know that this has probably been done before. But this is my version. Time lines don't exist. I will probably get the characters all wrong.

Warnings, this is a bad chapter.

"Let go of my Steve or suffer the consequence's."

"I am on my way to being Lady Light, a title that not even you could hold.

Those two lines are what this chapter is about. Based on the want from Animemangalover24 and kylynnjen

Asha flinched as a ruff, calloused hand caught her arm gently. Looking up, she saw that it was the concerned face of her Uncle Clint. She had gloves on that covered her arms from just above her elbows down, leaving no skin from her elbow lower exposed.

"Sorry Uncle Clint." Asha whispered. Clint smiled gently, and wrapped her in a hug. They had been back at the tower for a week, a week in which everything had changed. When they had gotten back to the tower, Pepper had pulled Asha into a hug and refused to let go. Coulson, Sam, Bucky, Jane, Erik, and Darcy had all rushed back to the tower from the various parts of the world where they had been at. No one wanted to let Asha out of their sight, and for the majority of the week they had all ended up curled up in the living room together, making a bed out of the floor. Clint had gone home for the week, to spend it with his family, but had come back when Steve had called him. The Avengers were worried about Asha, as she kept flinching when one of the men touched her. Pepper, Natasha, Jane, Darcy, and Hill could get away with touching her, as could the 'children', without Asha flinching but none of the others could. She flinched worse when it was Steve.

Bruce had been the first one she had flinched from, and he had been hurt until he watched her flinch away from Tony, her father, the one she trusted above all others. After that, they had met up in small groups, talking about what they should do. Each person, at some point in time, walked up and touched her. They discovered that she didn't flinch if she saw the person coming, and she didn't if it was one of her 'siblings' or a woman.

Now that Clint was back, the whole family was home and they planned to sit down with the children and talk. Clint was honestly surprised that Tony wasn't hovering, as Steve told him that Tony was never more then a minute away from the child. Just as that thought crossed his mind, Tony walked through the doorway, holding a gizmo or gadget of some kind.

"Oh look, Legolas is back. Jarvis, alert the others." Tony called. Clint smirked and released Asha, who was pulled into a hug by Tony. Clint and Tony exchanged worried looks as, instead of pulling away and complaining like most children would after a week of smothering, she snuggled closer as though she expected to be pushed away and denied contact.

"Of course Sir. The Full Family is awaiting you in the living room." Jarvis told them calmly. Tony, Vision, and Asha got Jarvis up and running again in a few hours once they returned to the tower.

"That was Asha's doing. When Jarvis speaks about everyone, it's The Full Family. When it's Thor, Jane, Darcy, and Erik it's The Prince Family. You and yours, not that they're in the system as Asha and I made sure of that, are The Bird Family. Vision has a real sense of humour." Tony was cut off by Asha.

"Don't even try to blame Vision Daddy. That was all you." Asha poked his chest.

"Details, details." Tony dismissed. They had entered the elevator and were ascending to the others. "Anyways, Bruce and Natasha have been lumped together, and they are now the Green Widow Family. That one was in fact Vision. Steve, Sam, Bucky, Hill, and Fury are the Shield Family. Coulson is lumped in with you, by the way. Oh, and I adopted Pietro, Wanda, and Vision. Turns out that Wanda and Pietro won't be eighteen for another three weeks, we're known as the Red Family. Who'd have thought it?" Tony rambled.

(I'm making up ages. And to me, they seem young, like no older then 20. I just made them a little bit younger. For those of you that think they look older, I'm just going to tell you that I'm 17 and I look at least twenty without trying.)

"You're still a child?" Clint demanded. The elevator had opened and he walked out to see Wanda and Pietro standing against the far wall.

"We have not been children in a long time." Wanda told him solemnly. Her eyes were haunted, just as everyone else eyes were.

"He almost died, and he's not even an adult." Clint protested.

"I did die and I'm only sixteen. Age is a number. Numbers don't stop people from trying to kill you." Asha whispered. Tony had walked across the room, whispering something to Steve, leaving Asha standing alone. At least until Pietro ran and pulled her over to him and Wanda in a flash. He buried his nose in her hair, while resting his head on Wanda's head. Vision was talking to Jane and Pepper, both who had all but adopted him. He was sitting just in front of Pietro, who kept his eyes on him.

"You have nothing to protect us from here." Vision said out of the blue. Pietro twitched faster then the eye could see.

"He vill alvays be protective. Comes from being kept alone in separate cells." Wanda answered, amused.

"Vhat? Iz good that I am protective. You need someone to protect." Pietro insisted. Asha and Wanda looked at each other before rolling their eyes in sync.

"Well, now that the Full Family is here, why don't we all tell each other about ourselves? I'll go first." Tony smirked. "I'm Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man. Adoptive Father of Asha Stark, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff-Stark, and Vision Stark. My favourite colours are red and gold. I have been kidnapped, had a car battery attached to my chest, made an arc reactor, was almost killed by said arc reactor, and then made a new one. I am a father, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. I love blueberries, and the thing that I am most proud of in the world is my children, and that feeling will only grow as I get to know them, once again and for the first time." he announced.

"Who would have thought that Tony Stark had a heart." Rhodes teased lightly. Tony rolled his eyes as Pepper whack him on the back of the head.

"Hush James. He has a great big heart, he just doesn't show it." she scolded. Tony stuck his tongue out, which James copied as Pepper gathered her thoughts.

"Are they alvays like dis?" Pietro asked quietly.

"Yup, mainly when everyone is together though. Most of the time its pretty calm. You'll get use to it, don't worry." Asha assured. Wanda moved tighter into her siblings.

"I am Virginia Potts. I like to be called Pepper, or mom. I am the CEO of Stark Industries. I am no one special like the rest of you. Um, I adopted Pietro, Wanda, Vision, and Asha as well. If Tony dies, or gets hurt, or something then I am their caregiver. I am most proud of all my children. I was almost killed, a few times now I believe. Um, strawberries can kill me if I eat them. Oh, I also keep everyone running well in this house. Make sure everyone has food, and blankets, and everything else someone in this house could need." Pepper told them.

"I am Vision. I am unsure of my likes and dislikes. I have not been in this world long enough to know. I am the keeper of an infinity stone. I have been adopted by Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. I have gained the last name Stark. I have also gained my sisters Asha Stark and Wanda Maximoff-Stark. I have a brother Pietro Maximoff-Stark." Vision volunteered.

The rest of the family introduced themselves, leaving Wanda, Pietro, and Asha to go last. Darcy added in the fact that she had taken down Thor with a Taser. Tony and Clint laughed, while Pietro huffed a chuckle. Every so often he disappeared for a moment before coming back with something to eat. Rhodes added in that he had stolen his War Machine, and had stopped the military from shooting down Tony. Coulson told them a little bit about what he had been up to, and Hill told them that she had been helping him. Clint told them that his career started in the circus, and that he had disobeyed an order and saved Natasha. Natasha didn't go very much into her past, only that the family she had now was the only on she had ever had. Bruce told them that he and the Hulk had actually spoken, and that he was no longer a danger to anyone thanks to Asha's handiwork. Thor told them that Loki was dead, and Jane shared some new information that she had discovered. Fury told them a bit about how he had helped Tony survive, when he had been dying. Sam told them that he wouldn't trade his wings for anything, while Steve spoke a little about what he had left behind. Bucky said much the same as Steve, unwilling to go into what he had been through.

"My name is Pietro Maximoff-Stark. My sisters and brother are the most important things to me. Pietro is what I like to be called. I am very fast, think fast, and heal fast. All I want is for Wanda, Asha, and Vision to be safe. I regret the damage that I caused to this family." Pietro spoke first.

"You didn't do anything irreversible. Everybody is fine." Asha butted her head against his chest.

"I am Wanda Maximoff-Stark. I hate cages. I will not be put in another one. I will do whatever it takes to protect my family. Pietro, Asha, and Vision are mine. I am sorry for the damage I did to everyone." Wanda looked around with solemn eyes.

"We protect each other." Vision added.

"I am Asha Lily Stark. Formerly Daisy Orchid Potter. I was adopted by my father, and then I was kidnapped away from them. I met my Misfits, who were my second family. They were Neville Longbottom-Potter, Luna Lovegood-Potter, George and Fred Weasley-Potter. We were being held in the same prison block and blood-bonded each other as siblings. We gained each others powers, and a mental connection. It's been so very, very quiet for the last eleven months, thirteen days, four hours, and nine minutes. I have been living through war for the past four years, since I turned twelve. The day I was kidnapped I was put into training. I was trained to kill without remorse. They tried to do to me what they did to Bucky and Natasha, destroy then rebuild my mind so that I was what they wanted me to be. It was men who did it to me, which is why I flinch from men. They would have succeed too, had it not been for my Misfits. We were a fighting machine, until Luna, Fred, George, and Neville fell. I think they were killed. They had been captured when our mental connection was cut off, and the only way to do that is through death. I know that the men here wouldn't hurt me, but it's harm to get over the mental aspects of it. I am trying, and I am sorry that I cant help it. I am the Lady Light." Asha told them.

"What does being Lady Light mean?" Hill asked.

"I am, I guess you could say, the embodiment of everything good in the world. I give hope, love, joy, calm, courage, acceptance, humility, innocence, and everything else that is good in the worlds. I am the protector of the free peoples. I am the exact opposite of evil. I fight against evil, and I am immortal. I can not die unless I choose to if there is even one piece of love, or joy, or hope, or anything that gets people to do the right thing, as long as my Soul Mate lives. Now that I have been created, I can sense, see, and hear everything that has gone wrong in the world. Being Lady Light means that I have an obligation and duty to the peoples of the worlds to keep them safe. I have power beyond any ones wildest dreams. Right now, I am able to sense everyone who is in pain and suffering, for miles and miles around, and my range of sense keeps growing every minute." Asha trailed off, furiously scratching at her arms.

"Pietro, get her gloves off now." Bucky growled, eyes locked on her arms. Pietro obeyed before Asha could react, and everyone saw long, deep scratches covering her forearms. The cuts were bleeding, some sluggishly and others rather quickly. Bruce, Tony, Erik, and Clint all swore while Asha tucked her arms to her body to try and hide them.

"Wanda, knock her out." Steve ordered.

"I'm sorry." Wanda said before using her power and knocking Asha unconscious. Vision, who had happened to be closest as he moved over to Asha during her explanation, caught her and brought her over to the couch. He laid her down gently, and Bruce knelt beside her.

"I need a first aid kit." he said. Pietro was gone and back in a flash, holding out several kits to him.

"Thanks." Bruce smiled at him. Wanda pulled Vision Pietro to her, and they watched as Bruce, Clint, and Natasha worked on Asha. Fury, Hill, Rhodes, and Coulson all hovered, handing things to them, when needed. Soon after, the three had Asha's arms bandaged and wrapped up nicely.

"Why do you think that she's doing that?" Darcy asked.

"Because she can feel what everyone is going through. Little Asha is to young to have been able to be able to block out the pain of others. That is why she healed everyone on the Helicarrier." Thor spoke up. Everyone turned to look at Thor. "I was but a child when the last Lord Light was alive. He had become Lord Light when he was much older then Asha, I believe. For the first year of his new title, he was barely able to stand being on Asgard, and on Asgard there are few people who are unhappy. Asha will have a hard time until she learns how to control her power." Thor explained.

"How did he die?" Jane asked.

"He and his Soul Mate had a platonic, none intimate relationship and that lead to his Soul Mate unable to gain his own immortality, and so he was unable to match his Soul Mate. When the Soul Mate died, Lord Light died, as he had no more reason to live." Thor explained.

"I want to know the men who hurt her names, so that I can go and destroy everyone who hurt her." Rhodes snarled after a few beats of silence.

"I agree one hundred percent." Pietro and Wanda growled in sync.

"How did you know about her arms, Bucky?" Jane asked.

"I do the same thing when memories get to be to much." Bucky turned and walked out of the room.

"We all have different ways of coping with memories. I disappear into vents to keep watch over those I consider mine." Clint offered, throwing out used gauze.

"I train until I collapse." Natasha offered.

"Wha happen?" Asha groaned, waking up. Pepper and Tony were instantly at her side, with Wanda and Pietro hovering by her head, while Vision stood by her feet.

"We had to treat your arms. They looked infected so Steve ordered Wanda to knock you out. Why didn't you tell anyone?" Pepper cooed, fingers carding through her long black hair. Asha bit her lip, before looking around herself looking like she was debating whether or not to lie. She came to a conclusion, and her shoulders slumped.

"Everyone else's pain fades away when I'm in pain. I'm suppose to be strong, and protective, and solve everyone's problems. And I can't figure out how I can make everybody not in pain." Asha stared absentmindedly scratching at her arms, before Pietro grabbed her hands.

"You can not make everyone happy, Asha. It is impossible." Erik said.

"That's why we have SHIELD. To keep them safe. That should be what you should aim for." Coulson told her. He was sitting across the room, beside Fury and Sam.

"Block them out the best you can, kid. They don't deserve you." Sam told her.

"You're one of the daughters of Iron Man. I'm sure that he will think of something." Rhodes offered.

"It's getting late. We'll address the issue in the morning. Maybe a new day will give us more options." Fury said, standing. Fury, Coulson, and Hill left to go back to SHIELD. Thor left with Jane, Darcy, and Erik to go take them back to their homes, at the insistence of Asha. Sam and Rhodes left to go find Bucky, who still hadn't returned. That left Steve, Tony, Pepper, Pietro, Wanda, Vision, Natasha, Clint, Bruce, and Asha in the tower.

"Would it be possible for me to spend the night alone? I have memories that I have to go over. Please, please, please don't be offended. Please, I just need a bit of time to sort things out." Asha pleaded. She looked terrified, and the everyone put it together that she was afraid that they would leave her, like others had before.

"It's fine, darling. We understand. Everyone needs time to themselves." Steve smiled. Asha bit her lip, before slowly making her way to her room.

"We will make sure she learns she is allowed to have wants and needs." Vision said.

"Good." Pepper sniffled. Tony pulled her into a hug, and then Wanda as she was fidgeting near him. Much had change in the week they had been together, and Tony and Pepper had made sure to bond with their newest family members, even while keeping an eye on Asha. One of the parents would be with Asha while the other with the other children. Tony had bonded most with Wanda and Vision. Pepper had surprisingly had the most connection with Pietro, she fawned over him, and he warmed up to her almost as much as he had to Asha and Vision. Not quite as much, but she was still his favourite adult.

With Asha gone, the others dispersed for the night.

Steve woke, shivering in the cold. He shook his head to clear it, and had a hot shower. Every morning he would wake up, cold. He didn't know why for certain, but he was almost positive that it was because of the time he spent in the ice. Dressing, Steve walked to the kitchen, only to pause as there was a light on. He was normally the only one awake, as Rhodes and Sam didn't stay at the tower. Bucky rarely slept, and Steve normally joined him in the gym after he ate.

"Hey Asha." Steve called, seeing who it was. He frowned as he watched her flinch away. He was the only one who's voice she flinched from when she wasn't aware of him. The rest of the men she only flinched from when they touched her without thinking.

"Hey Steve." Asha greeted easily.

"Can I ask you a question, darling?" he asked. Asha sat down on the counter, her legs dangling as Steve made himself some breakfast.

"Of course you can Steve. I won't hide anything from you." Asha looked at him with serious green eyes.

"Why do you flinch at the sound of my voice? You only flinch when the other men touch you." Steve wondered. Asha fell silent, thinking how she would answer his question.

"Lord's and Lady's of Light, and magical people in general, have a Soul Mate. This is the person who is the other half of their very essence. The only person in the world that can complete them. It doesn't matter the ages of the people, one could be twenty years older then the other, or even thousands of years like Jane and Thor. They are Soul Mates. Soul Mates stay in a platonic, unromantic relationship until both parties are old enough, mature enough, and able to handle a physical relationship." Asha lectured. Steve listened carefully, wondering where this was going.

"You're my Soul Mate. We both have a choice, some Soul Mates have been known to stay in a platonic relationship for their whole lives. But the Soul Mates have to stay together, or else I will lose my magic and life." Asha fell silent, gathering her thoughts. Steve blinked rapidly at Asha, not expecting her to say that and wondering why she would continue to flinch from him if the were Soul Mates.

"I'm terrified of you." she whispered. "I'm terrified that, now that I have told you this, you will expect things from me. I, have been raped many, many times. It was a part of the 'training' they put me through. I was conditioned to be able to handle rape. I don't think I could handle an intimate touch, and I'm terrified that you will want sex from me. I don't know if I can give that to you, at least not yet." Asha wrapped her arms around herself, and Steve realized that she was trembling. Making sure that Asha could see him, Steve swept her into a tight hug.

"Darling, I want nothing intimate from you. You are a child, and the thought of doing anything physical with you when you're this young almost makes me sick. You say that we have a platonic relationship right now? Then you should know that that is how I feel. I feel like I need to protect you, just as I always have. I will never pressure you on anything, if we ever progress to that stage." Steve wondered if he was still dreaming, as this was the weirdest conversation that he had ever had.

"By sleeping with me, you will gain immortality. You won't gain it if you do not." Asha told him softly. She had snuggled into his chest, resting her head over his heart like a child. The bond that they had ensured that they would always be comfortable with each other.

"I don't want to be immortal. I will if you want to be, as Thor explained that if I die you will lose the will to live if your Soul Mate died. I'm already a man out of time, I could do it again, even easier then before if I'm not encased in ice." Steve tried to joke.

"I don't know if I could let you, at least not right now. It hurt, so much, 'teve." Steve held her tighter, feeling her tremble.

"Never again. I swear, never again." Steve was surprised at how protective he sounded. Asha looked up at him with watery eyes, though no tears fell.

"I hope you're right." Asha cuddled closer, and Steve moved them to the couch. Asha fell asleep on Steve, and Steve himself drifted off in his first peaceful nights sleep he had had since he had woken up in the new time.

ANSWERS:

Animemangalover24 and kylynnjen I hope that I did your wants justice.

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