Chapter Twenty-four: Like Freaking Cinderella
Darcy was pretty sure her ears were bleeding from the high pitched shrieking from the other line. Beth was screaming at her jumping from gnome incident, to the fact that she didn't answer the phone, to informing her she was going to be late for the rehearsal dinner.
" What dinner Bethy? You never mentioned it before I left the house this morning" She cut in to her sisters rant.
" It just came together Darce, it's in half an hour." Darcy wanted very much to strangle her sister with in an inch of her freaking life.
" Listen you dodo bird there's no way I can be there in thirty minutes I'm in New- freaking-York" Beth just blew out a sigh, sounding mildly annoyed.
" Just try to be here Darcy" and with that Beth hung up. Darcy growled and tossed her phone on to the couch.
" Honestly, she's lost her damn mind! I think child birth turned it into jelly." she grumbled to Pollo who was eyeing the fudge pudding cup with interest.
" No you don't Mr. chicken, lets go find daddy. We've got to find a way to get to D.C. in thirty minutes." She scooped up the flamingo and went to find Steve. She found him easily enough arguing with Tony as the avengers left the briefing room.
" Steve! 911 Beth has lost her damn mind." Steve chuckled stepping away from Tony towards her gently pushing the hair from her face.
" What happened?" he asked
" She managed to put together a rehearsal dinner in half a day and its in thirty minutes." Steve chuckled slightly with a shake of his head. " Do you know how to get to D.C. in thirty minutes?" Tony interrupted quite rudely and loudly
" Just take a stark jet faster than any in the world you can be there in twenty minutes." he said off handily like he loaned out jets all the time.
" You just have jets laying around for people to borrow?" Darcy asked confused, he was Tony Stark but she didn't believe half the stories she heard.
" Of course I do." he said waffling his hand back and forth " I'm a billionaire and a philanthropist, I use to be a playboy but I had to give that up." he said with a casual shrug, Darcy suspected Tony Stark was very much a marshmallow through and trough but it was obvious he pretended not to be.
"Jarvis get the plane set up for Mrs. Rogers." Darcy wondered if Tony had anything better to do then indulge people with his money, but either way she was quite thankful.
" Thank you Tony." he shrugged and with an off handed wave skipped off. She also wondered if tony liked pretending that he wasn't a genuinely caring person deep down, he was really an enigma no wonder Steve liked to fight with him so much.
Now Darcy's only problems were her clothes weren't rehearsal appropriate and what the hell was she going to do with Pollo. She turned around to pick up the goofy bird when she noticed he had wandered off towards Bruce and was draped over the fluffy haired professor. She immediately got an idea she almost said light-bulb like Gru ala despicable me. she bounced over to Bruce and gave him her best puppy face " Could you watch Pollo for me?" Bruce seemed bashful but he nodded slightly at her
" I'd like to , animals usually don't like me, I'd be honored to watch him." Darcy didn't have the heart to tell him Pollo had no self preservation instincts. Smiling she waved at Bruce and raced up stairs to change into her damp clothes, it was better than going in Steve's gym clothes. Once changed she went to snag her phone from Thor's room, to find the god trying to figure out the DVR.
" What are you trying to watch big guy?" She asked as the god wrinkled his brow looking through the recordings list.
" The show of anarchy." Darcy laughed and snatched the remote from Thor
" You mean Sons of Anarchy?" knowing Thor had quite a liking to motorcycles ,although he couldn't figure out how to work one yet. Smiling she found the show and started it up.
" I thought you were going to a feast?" He asked glancing at her as he settled in.
" Yeah I just came for my purse, big guy." Thor quickly paused sons and looked over her in shock.
" Your going to a feast in wet attire?" he asked obviously appalled as he tossed the remote on to the couch with disgust. Darcy sighed pulling at her t-shirt slightly it was still damp but not completely wet luckily it wasn't white.
"I don't have anything else big guy, I came for a day visit." She said, Thor got up and hurried to his room. He came back with a massive ornate black lacquered wooden chest.
" I brought many things for you and lady Jane, although lady Jane refused all my tokens so you are more than welcome to it all, sweet lady Darcy." he rummaged around in the chest and pulled out a piece of sapphire blue silk and held it up for her inspection.
" This should fit you my lady hurry and change, I'll prepare the accessories" Darcy chose not to look a gift horse in the mouth and went to change. She was impressed at how well it fit, the dress looked kind of Grecian. Tight on top although it showed no cleavage and it fell straight and smooth to her feet. after a couple of excited spins she headed out to Thor with a big smile.
" It's gorgeous big guy, thank you!" she said excitedly, Thor chuckled and beckoned her to sit.
"Hurry and sit and I'll fix your hair and you fix your war paint." she guessed he meant her makeup , Thor started working on her unruly curls. She trusted him to work wonders on her hair, his own golden mane was practically a L'Oreal commercial. Adding the final touch to her makeup kiss ass iron-man red lipstick. When Thor gave her hair a final fluff and sprayed something sweet smelling into it, she guessed it was Asgardian hair spray.
" 'Tis done my lady" he went to the box again as Darcy glanced into a freaking honest to god gold hand mirror. And was completely floored at what she saw she knew he'd work wonders she didn't think he'd make her hair look this good. The top of her hair had been braided neatly then pulled into a high pony tail. held up by an ornate clip looking thing a pale silver color with a small sapphire stone in the center. the tail part of her pony tail fell in soft springy spiral curls. How the hell had he managed that with out a curling iron? Small flower pins were in twined with the braids the center of the flowers were sapphires, she'd bet her taser and a Slurpee that the stones were real.
" You're so awesome Thor. " she said excitedly, he just smiled as he handed her a pair of silver sandals and slid a blue and sapphire necklace around her neck.
" Of course, lady Darcy we are besties, are we not supposed to help each other prepare for feasts." He asked as he slid matching earrings into her ears.
" Yeah cuz apparently your taste is ten times better than mine." She said as she strapped the silver gladiator esque sandals. Thor pulled her to her feet and spun her around slightly nodding with smug look on his face.
" You do look quite ravishing if i do say so myself lady my lady." Darcy laughed and swore up and down she'd deep fry Oreo's ala state fair for Thor as a thank you for saving her ass. She and Thor headed down stairs were all the avengers were apparently waiting for her. Tony wolf whistled at her and gave her a lascivious grin which had Thor, Steve and Bucky growling.
" Well, well Mrs. Roger's you clean up nice." Rolling her eyes she gave in, and did a full spin.
" Anyway lets go honey." she said grabbing his hand, then turning towards Pollo gave him a stern glare, pointing a finger at the bird.
" Be good for Bruce Mr. chicken, Mommy and daddy will be back tomorrow." Steve chuckled and Darcy tried to ignore Tony's loud laughter as they headed towards the elevator. nothing was going to bother her right now she felt like cinder freaking ella.
Hey Guys and Dolls , I know it's been almost a month. I'm so sorry it's been crazy lately my fiancee who honestly looks like a young Alan Rickman got hurt at work so I've been pulling double shifts. I hope you enjoy this chapter, on another note I haven't even seen the new avengers :( boo. So next time Darcy and Steve at Beth and Sam's rehearsal! Please review i swear it'll be the only thing getting me through this stressful time, Love you all so much -Dizzy.
