AN: First of all, thank you so much for your reviews, guys. You're all so kind! I hope you are enjoying the stories…

Well, this chapter was born from Moons88's suggestion. Moons88 would like to see Zarya's thoughts on her family. Hmm, I'm not sure this goes as expected, but I think it's good… Anyway, hope you all enjoy it, especially Moons88 :)

Sunshine –

Zarya had been invited for dinner at her best friend's house. Elisa, her friend, was a sweet girl with a very normal family: a mom, a working dad and an older brother. The two friends were always hanging out together, so Elisa's family thought it would be good to invite Zarya over.

Of course Auggie and Annie were invited too, but they got stuck at Langley due to a mission that had gone wrong a few hours before, so Zarya went on her own.

As she arrived at the Johnson's house, she had already charmed them. Even though she was only thirteen, she had a way of dealing with adults that would impress anyone; she was very mature for her age.

They served dinner and started talking about trivial stuff.

"So, Zarya, where did you get that name?" The woman asked.

"Oh, it's Russian. It means sunshine."

"Are your parents Russian?" She was intrigued.

"No." She smiled. "My mom had a friend named Zarya a long time ago and she wanted to give me the name of a strong woman, she said…"

"Ha! Everything Elisa's got is a name our mom found in a catalogue." Elisa's brother teased.

"Very funny, Shane, because your name came from somewhere different!" The sister sarcastically replied.

"Hey! Guys! We have a guest! Let's at least pretend we are polite!" Their father intervened.

Zarya laughed at the two siblings.

"Oh, Mrs. Johnson, this food is delicious!" She commented. "I don't get the chance to eat homemade food very often, so…"

"Your parents don't cook?" The man asked. He wasn't judging, he was just curious.

"Not really." She laughed. "Well, my mom's food is edible, but not tasty, plus she doesn't like to cook. And my dad's blind, so you can guess his cooking skills aren't the best either." She smiled. "Also, they work a lot and don't have much time for cooking, so we end up ordering something or going to restaurants…"

"Hmm… What do they do for work?" The man asked.

"Dad, is this some kind of interrogation?" Elisa was embarrassed. "Sorry, Zarya, I didn't know they'd be so rubberneck."

"It's ok, El." She smiled and turned to the adults. "They work at the Smithsonian. But I don't really know what they do there. My mom has something to do with transportation; she brings and delivers pieces of art from all around the world. And my dad is a computer geek."

"Hmm, interesting. So she travels a lot."

"She used to, but she got promoted, I think, and now she gets to stay in DC more than in the past."

Annie had been given a division at Langley – and of course she would, being such a good operative and for so long – but she couldn't really explain her work to her daughter (at least for now). All Zarya knew was that her mother was glad she could spent more time with her family, but she missed traveling around the world.

"Well, all I can say is that we're not a regular family." Zarya added. "We are very close, even though we don't see each other as often as we'd like to. But it's fine with me, I know they are there when I need them."

"You seem to get along really well." The woman stated as her daughter rolled her eyes; Jesus, my friend was supposed to be having fun, instead she's answering to a questioning, Elisa thought.

"Oh, we do! When the three of us are together, there's nothing that can stop us." She laughed. "The Andersons are the wittiest family in this town."

"I'd like to meet your parents, they sound interesting." Elisa's father said.

"Oh, we can arrange that." She smiled. "I'll suggest them that we invite you all over for dinner sometime. We are experts on ordering food." She smirked.

The conversation continued on trivial issues, like football and movies. Zarya missed having dinners like the Johnsons, with everyone around the table, telling each other what their days had been like, but she felt special being part of the Andersons. She'd never trade them. Annie and Auggie were the coolest parents in the world, they were so supportive about everything, and although they were always busy and they weren't great cooks, they had so many other qualities. Zarya could talk to them about anything; the three of them were very open with each other – except for the whole CIA thing.

Also, Zarya liked that she was only thirteen and already could speak three different languages, fix any computer, and even knew Braille – which she found useless, but fun. Her parents were absolutely awesome, and if she ever needed a family like the Johnsons, she could always visit her aunt Danielle.

Zarya's name meant sunshine and she knew it was right for her; she lived in a bright and happy family. Their lives were a complete chaos, nothing was ever scheduled, but she liked it that way. And she knew her parents did too.