He had wrapped his blue jacket over her outfit, telling her that she looked cold in her leggins and her costume. The one that James had worn when they had saved her siblings, the one that reminded him of Steve, he wrapped it around Robin's body. It made her blush, it made her giggle for what little she could actually giggle, it felt huge around her frame. It smelled just like him, and it made her happy as she buried herself in his scent and huge blue jacket. She still wore his dog tags, she had refused to take them off in the hospital and she did not take them off ever now, they had somewhat become a part of her. Every twenty minutes or so, like clockwork, James would tell her how much he loved her, just to remind the both of them and each time Robin would smile and blush and lay her head on his chest. Each day, James would come in with a single new flower, playing it behind her ear, and then would kiss the top of her head. Telling her each day that she was the one thing that could keep him grounded to the earth and that he did not know what he would do if he had lost her. With each kiss, Robin would feel those fireworks once again and her whole body would go a little numb. Yeah, Robin had fallen in love, and she had fallen pretty hard. Sitting in his jacket and dog tags she just nuzzled herself into his body a little more, taking in all of him for as long as she could.
She knew that she should have hated him, that she should run away with her siblings and never return. He had killed her parents. Because of James being involved with Robin, her siblings had been kidnapped, she had been shot twice, and she found out that her best friends and one of her first lovers were members of the enemy. But when she looked at him, when she saw all of the love that he had in his eyes just for her, she would feel her anger melt right away. Robin still remembered the way that he had begged to come along with her, the tears that were in his eyes, when she had been. . . well she had not been in her own body. The way that he had stayed by her side when she was unconscious and when she had finally woken up, the way that he had held onto her hand as if if he didn't she would just fade away. The way that he had sung to her even when Cecilia had left the room, actually hoping that it would do something to bring her back. The way that it did bring her back. That made her heart flutter. The way that he kissed the, the way that he touched her as if she was made from the most delicate thing on earth, the way that he catered to her every whim, she fell right back in love once again. Robin knew that she should hate him, but the only thing that she could feel for James was the purest form of love. Robin just knew, he was her soul mate, no matter what.
The two of them sat on the couch, Robin basically sitting on top of James because he was more comfortable than anything in their apartment, and waited for their siblings to be fully ready. Robin knew that Simon was stalling so that James and Robin could have some alone time, every since her shooting it seemed that Simon was starting to really like James. Everywhere that she looked she could see flowers of balloons or gifts from people that she had only met once of never, they all had worried about her well being when she had been shot. But Robin knew that there was going to be a lot of talking, a lot of breathing that she did not want to have to deal with, so she just allowed James to kiss at each and every one of her bruises, for him to play with her hair, and laughed when she took a few strands of his hair and started to braid them.
But with the way that Robin walked and where she needed to go before they got to the new birthday party spot, Robin knew that their moment alone had to come to an end as she called for the kids, Cecilia rushing in quickly with Simon close behind. They had been way to good to her in the last week with doing anything that she asked, it was a little scary for her being on the other end of the chain for once. Robin did not like the idea of them having to take care of her, but then again, she could not really move too much to do anything and if she did they would scream at her to sit back down. Robin had one place that she wanted to stop into, the one place that Robin had accepted phone calls from when she was in the hospital outside of anyone who had been associated with S.H.I.E.L.D. When the kids ran into the shop, Robin took her time getting up the two stone steps and when she say the old woman, Anja nearly dropped everything, running to the girl and gently holding her into a hug.
" You do not know how I have worried about you since I was told. Robin, I was told that you may not make it. I worried about you. About the children. And about you, James." Anja said as she took Robin's hand and slowly lead them to the table that her siblings had already picked out.
" Well I have been told that I am a fighter." Robin smiled as Anja lightly patted the girls hand.
" I have been told the same thing. Now come, you sit down and we will get you some fresh doughnuts." She said as the old woman placed her hands on Robin;s shoulders. " Anatol! Robin is here! She brought the children!" She called back to her husband who usually only worked in the kitchen.
" Robin?" He asked as he looked out and Robin saw him just smile, as he nodded to her.
" It's my birthday! Robin broke out of the hospital just to come to my party!" Robin jumped around in her seat as Robin tried to keep herself from laughing.
" Robin!" Anja gasped.
" What?! I could not have the party held back! Some special people who Cecilia is in love with are coming to this party just for her!" Robin said with a wink.
" Well if you start to hurt, you get yourself back to the hospital! We don't want internal bleeding. You'll watch over Robin, yeah?" Anja asked to James as Anatol brought out three boxed of fresh doughnuts.
" If you don't eat them all, bring them to your party." Anatol said with a smile before going back to the kitchen. " Happy birthday, little Cecilia."
" Thank you! Annietol!" Cecilia cried out, trying to say his name correctly but never had been able to.
" You know, I really wish that sometimes you would allow me to pay." Robin said as Anja shook her head.
" Ack! I would never make a child who is taking care of two children pay. Besides, you are also starting a new little family. When will I be expecting a little one?" Anja asked like a mother would, making Robin blush and James just stutter.
" Maybe in five years." Robin finally got out.
" I'll be counting down the days!" Anja said as she went back around the counter as the four of them scoffed down a whole box of the fresh doughnuts, Robin didn't know how hungry she really was until she smelt the fresh doughnuts and then it was game over.
Robin was stunned when she saw how much Tony had really done for her and for Cecilia in planning and getting the party ready. It was a beautiful place to be in, it made it seem like it was one of the most important places to be even though it was a little girls sixth birthday party. She could see that there were game area all around, kids were playing basket ball and pin the tail on something that looked like Captain America and there were balloons and party streamers and basically it was a little kids dream party. Robin had even caught a glimpse of a bounce house somewhere near the back of the area that Tony had rented out. She knew that she was going to have to hold herself back from re-clasping her ribcage by jumping into the bounce house. All of the other kids, they had just come into the birthday party area, but Cecilia, Simon, Robin, and James got to make a special entrance. It was something that seemed like it had come out of a superhero movie premiere. Robin felt a little embarrassed knowing that she would have to walk out there. The doors would open and you would walk out and it was kind of funny for Robin, hearing the little kids clap, they all knew who she was and they all were in love with her.
So when the doors opened, Robin first stepped out, James's coat still wrapped around her body, glasses on her face, looking like the typical hero in disguise. Then, right before she did the big reveal she just sighed, rolling her eyes, and pulling James into the spotlight as well. James was also the typical male hero in disguise, though it was a little harder for him, with the metal arm and long hair that no hero really had. But Robin had made do with what she could. As Robin pulled of James's jacket, doing the normal Wonder-Woman spin, revealing her head-to-toe Wonder-Woman costume, James took off his shirt to shoe just a Superman shirt, she could not figure out how to get him to wear a cape but the shirt was a good start. Robin finally took off her glasses, flipping James's jacket over her shoulder as she just smiled, looking around to the kids who seemed to be fantasized with her. She laughed, which was still realy painful, when she noticed that James – most likely with the help, or completely doing of, Cecilia had placed the Captain America magnet onto his arm and had molded it right over his red star on his metal arm. They all cheered and clapped and just smiled as her and James past, Robin holding on tightly to James's arm for support.
Robin smiled when her sister and bother came through the doors. Robin had made Cecilia into a little Batgirl and Robin had to admit, she had done a really good job with the little girl. She had everything on her belt that she had seen in the TV shows, she had the killer boots, everything that Robin had ever seen as a child, her little sister now had in her costume. Simon she had dressed as Batman to go along with her sisters outfit, but like James, he did not go along with it too well. Robin had gotten him in some dark pants with the belt, some combat boots, a Batman shirt, and a cape. Simon would do anything for his sister, but wearing something that was a little too much like leather, that was something that even Robin would not put the boy through. They didn't do what Robin and James had done, too much clothing that Robin would have had to worry about and Simon was not too keen about the whole costume from the beginning so Robin did not push it too much. Cecilia was a good little host, she started running around to all of her friends, saying hi to each and every one as Robin was greeted by all of the parents.
The Avengers came in about an hour later, right around the time that they were all getting ready to have some cake and ice cream. Robin had thought that it was just going to be Steve and Tony showing up, but no, all but Banner and Thor showed and, of course, Sam also showed up. They were all also in costumes, Robin could have cried when she saw the look on Cecilia's face when she saw all of them, she was so excited she started to jump up and down and just looked from Robin to the Avengers. All of the other kids flooded around all of them until they had had their fair share of the famous Avengers, running around and telling their parents that they had gotten high-fived by whoever was their favorite. They had even brought gifts for Cecilia, which just made her even more excited as she came back to Robin and hugged her knees tightly, making it all worth it for the big sister. When she got everyone settled and eating cake and ice cream, she was greeted by all of the Avengers, all she had met before.
" Robin, how have you been?" Natasha asked as she looked from James to Robin.
" I have been better, got shot twice in the last week. But I think that I will survive." Robin shrugged, acting as if it still did not hurt to breath.
" Tony tells me that you took down a whole section of Hydra before you got hit with those bullets." Natasha said with a proud smile on her face.
" With a little help from some friends." Robin said as she leaned against James, she was already pretty tired from just the little movement she had done. " Oh! I am sorry! I didn't even introduce you guys. James, this is Clint Barton and this is Natasha-"
" We've already met." Natasha said as she stuck out her hand. " Twice." She added.
" Winter Solider stuff?" Robin asked as she eyes both Natasha and James.
" Oh yeah." Natasha said with a wink as James took her hand and shook it.
" I'm sorry to hear about Agent Clark, Jordan was a good kid." Clint said.
" Yeah, too bad he was Hydra and tried to kill me." Robin sighed.
" Yeah. . . that does put a damper on the whole good kid thing." Natasha added with a smile.
" You're looking good, Legs." Tony said with a smile as he looked Robin once over. " A lot better than lying in some hospital bed. How long until we can get you back into work?"
" Tony!" Pepper said as she finally came into the building, hitting Tony in the arm. " She should still be in the hospital right now, not worrying about being at work, or listening to you harass her."
" Eh, I have kind of gotten used to the name but I do think that it will be awhile before I can come to work without falling asleep within ten minutes." Robin said as she covered up a yawn. " Just going from Anja's to here made me extremely tired."
" You went to Anja's without us? I am hurt!" Sam said with a smile. " How you feelin', Robin?"
" A lot better than I did a few days ago, I will say that." Robin smile weakly. " Though pretty tired." She added through another yawn.
" These kids will get bored before long and then you can go home and get some rest." Sam said.
" But my sister will keep me here until you guys say that you have to leave for the fourteenth time. She is absolutely in love with all of you." Robin said. " Even you Sam, she has added you to her Avengers list. Looks like you and me are the newest recruits." Robin added with a wink.
" Well I think that we can all agree that she deserves a little time with her heros. Even if that means that we are here most of the night." Natasha said with a smile. " Even if that means that you go off and fall asleep on one of the couches and we take care of them for a bit."
" Yeah, she kind of is growing on even me." Tony said.
" That's a shock to the system. Tony liking a kid." Pepper said with a smile.
Cake, ice cream, and gifts were said and done and Cecilia could not believe how many little kids had come up to her and had asked for her autograph once they had gotten all of the other Avengers. Cecilia had gotten everything and anything that she had wanted. Steve had gotten her a little mini shield that she could call her own. Tony had made her a little robot which talked and moved and everything. Natasha had gotten her her own little S.H.I.E.L.D badge and since they did not make them anymore it meant that she had to go through some long lengths to get something like that. Clint had gotten her a little mini bow and arrow for her to practice with. And Sam, Sam of course had to give her a pass to pick out any of the PTSD dogs that they had down at the VA, knowing that it would be great for everyone in the family. But when Robin mentioned something about her apartment not allowing dogs, it was Steve who cut in.
" Listen, I. . . well we, me and Sam, we don't like the idea of you guys being left alone with Bucky. I mean, he told us something of the things that he accident did when he's been in his stages and I don't feel comfortable with leaving him with you guys so, come with with us in the tower. I have a whole floor to myself and it has like six bedrooms in it, I can barely stand being in one alone." Steve said with a smile as he ran his hand through his hair.
" I. . . I could not do that to you. With two kids living there, it would just be too crowded." Robin shook her head.
" I insist." Steve said.
" Besides, you seem to think that Steve ain't a kid himself." Sam said as he hit the man on the back. " We'd love it."
" What do you think?" Robin asked to James, who still looked a little worried about the whole thing.
" I go where ever you go." He smiled as he kissed her temple.
" Well. . . for safely reasons it would be good." Robin contemplated. " Fine. Lets go live with Captain America and Falcon." Robin said as Sam clapped his hands out of joy and Steve just smiled.
" You'll love it, Buck." Sam said as he nudged the man.
" I love being where ever Robin in." He said as he looked down to the girl and kissed the top of her head.
" Oh, for crying out loud, will you guys go and get a room already?" Simon groaned when he passed, making Robin chuckle once again.