I walked down the street while the cold snow and wind whipped blew around me and my best friend, Tiffany. We were sitting on a park bench, watching the snow cover the children's play sets and picnic tables. When I had last checked it was at least twenty degrees Fahrenheit. I could feel Tiffany shivering next to me. It was her first time visiting me after I moved away from Louisiana three years ago. I always went to see her but she wanted to come to see me in New York City this year as a surprise.
"Britney, I'm freezing," she told me.
"Hey, you're the one who wanted to come during Winter Break," I said laughing. She hit me playfully on the arm and I laughed harder.
"Why do you hate me?" she asked.
"Aww, I don't hate you, I love you!" I said. I gave her a giant bear hug. She laughed and returned the favor.
"So you promise you're okay?" she asked me for the millionth time. She was referring to the attack on New York earlier in the year that nearly killed me.
I sighed and assured her I was. "I'm fine, I promise."
"Good," she said, "because that means I can do this!" And with that, she tackled me into the dense snow. When she let me up, half my body had been covered in snow.
"I hate you right now," I told her, struggling to get up from the snow's hold on my body. I groaned and stopped fighting. I just laid there and stared up at the snow falling on me.
"Come on, get up," Tiffany said tugging on my arm. I got up and we walked away down buried trail. Tiffany was in her new deep blue jeans and jacket with a brown shirt to compliment her chocolaty brown eyes. I, on the other hand was wearing black skinny jeans, a black jacket, and a dark red t-shirt on. We were both wearing knee-high black boots and our best friends' necklaces we bought before I moved.
Once we left the park we were greeted by a giant tower with STARK written on the side.
"Is that what I think it is!?" Tiffany squealed happily. I rolled my eyes and nodded annoyed. She was obsessed with Tony Stark and Iron Man. "Omigod do you think they'd let us go in!?"
"Nope," I replied immediately. I grabbed her arm and dragged her away. "You want some peppermint mocha or hot chocolate?" That got her attention. She nodded grinning from ear to ear. I laughed and led her arm in arm to a local coffee shop.
I opened the door and the smell of coffee beans and peppermint came rushing at me. I lead Tiffany in and the waitress at the counter greeted us. "Hey Britney, who's this fine young lady?"
"This is my best friend back from Louisiana, Tiffany. Tiffany, this is Cherry," I introduced her. They smiled and shook hands.
"Well, what can I get you today?" Cherry asked.
"Two peppermint mochas please," I said handing over the money. "Keep the change."
"Thank you very much," Cherry said taking the cash. I smiled and nodded thanks as she handed us our mochas. I turned around and led Tiffany to a booth. I quickly observed the small café. I recognized everyone except to five men in the corner. Tiffany must have noticed my staring and turned around.
Two of the men had blonde hair, one long, one short, but both had strong builds. Another man had dirty blonde short hair and was skinnier than the other to. The fourth man had brown, sort of curly hair and was about the same size as the dirty blonde. Then the last man had slicked back, long, black hair. He seemed very skinny and sent chills down my spine. He looked up with an evil look in his eyes. He turned towards my gaze, and his eyes met mine for a second before my head shot back down.
"Do you know who they are?" Tiffany asked in a whisper. I shook my head. "Those are the Avengers and Loki."
"I thought there were six Avengers," I said confused.
"There normally are. I guess two didn't come," she said shrugging.
I glanced back up at the black haired man to find him looking out the window. "Now, who's Loki?"
"The guy that tried to take over New York," Tiffany answered. I raised my eyebrow. "The black haired guy you keep starring at." I glared at her and she smirked at me. I drank some of my mocha, letting it calm me down.
I heard the bell at the door jingle, announcing the arrival of more costumers. I turned around to see none other than Tony Stark and a skinny red head. Uh-oh, I thought. Dear god please keep Tiffany from turning around! And, of course, she immediately turned around. Her eyes went wide and I reached over to cover her mouth and turn her head so she was facing me.
"Th-th-that's," she stuttered.
"Tony Stark, I know. Don't freak out," I pleaded. She nodded and took a deep breathe. I sighed in relief and leaned back in my chair.
"Can I go talk to him?" she asked. I was about to say no when she grabbed my arm and pulled me over to the table. They all looked up at us. "Hi, are you the Avengers?"
Tony smiled and said, "The one and only."
"And who are you?" the short haired blonde asked.
Well, I'm Tiffany, and my fri-" she started turning around to see I wasn't there. "Britney, you know better than to hide from me." With that she pulled me from my hiding place.
"Yeah, you definitely hate me," I said. Three of the men were laughing at us.
"This is Britney," Tiffany said ignoring me.
"Well, it's nice to meet both of you," the dirty blonde said.
"Likewise," I said.
"Do you two come here often?" Tony asked.
"Well, I, she, we, her," Tiffany and I were saying trying to figure out what to say. I sighed. "I live here and come here pretty much all the time, but she is my friend from Louisiana that came to visit."
The red head smiled a bit and said, "That would explain why you're cheeks are so red."
"Excuse me?" Tiffany asked confused.
I looked at Tiffany and realized what she meant. Tiffany wasn't used to the cold weather so she was very pale except for insanely rosy cheeks. I smiled and started to laugh. Tiffany kept asking what everyone was laughing about. She never found out.
"Well, I guess it's time to go. My parents are probably ready to kill me," I said noticing the time.
"Yeah, that might not be too easy anymore," the long haired blonde I'd learned was named Thor said. He was right, the windows were blocked by what I considered about five and a half feet of snow, and more still coming down.
"Sweet mother of God," I said in amazement.
"When on Earth did that happen?" Tiffany yelled. I clamped a hand over her mouth and another on the back of her head to keep it in place.
"Probably while we were talking," The dirty blonde, Clint, said.
Tiffany turned to me, worry in her eyes, and asked, "How are we gonna get back to your house? It's all the way on the other side of Manhattan."
"We should be able to make it to Stark Tower from here." Thor said. His brother, Loki, had remained silent the whole time. I did notice, however, whenever Thor talked he'd roll his eyes. "You ladies could accompany us."
Tiffany and I smiled and nodded. "I should call my mom first though," I said. I walked over to the corner of the café and called her. After we talked and she finally agreed we left. Cherry decided to leave at the same time, and luckily because of the tarp over the door, in front of the door was mostly clear of snow. Cherry said goodbye and left to walk to her apartment a block over. We trudged to the tower two streets over. Well, everyone but Thor and Steve trudged. So jealous right now.
When we finally made it to the tower, I had never been so thankful for automatic doors in my life! We went in and were met with a burst of warm air. Tony then led us to the main floor and we took off our jackets.
I hadn't realized that my second mocha had literally frozen on the way here still I went to take a drink and nothing came up. I took the cap off and pulled on the straw. The mocha came up on the straw like a Popsicle. I looked at it weirdly until Tiffany noticed and burst out laughing.
"I am so ready to slap you right about now," I warned putting the mochasicle back in the cup.
Tiffany smiled and said, "But you're not gonna 'because you love me too much."
"Whatever," I said.
Tony and Steve walked back in and told us, "Well, there's bad news and good news."
I sighed and looked up at the ceiling in despair. "Give us the bad news first," Bruce told the men.
"Bad news is that this storm is gonna last for the next week. Good news is that we've got enough of everything to keep us going," Tony announced.
"And, if it's alright with your family, you two can stay here with us," Steve continued. I heard Tiffany sigh in relief.
"So, when you say we've got enough to last us a week, do you mean with or without alcohol?" Natasha asked. "Because in case you don't remember, they aren't old enough to drink, and I don't think Bruce will either."
"Uhh, with?" Tony answered unsure. I facepalmed and gave Tiffany a why-do-you-worship-this-guy look. She shrugged and sat down on the black, leather couch.
Thor went over to couch and sat down next Tiffany while his brother went out onto the balcony. "You're gonna catch a cold," I told him pushing the door back open after him.
"No, I will not," he replied. I rolled my eyes and went back into the living room. No sense in arguing with a god. When I went back in Tony was doing one of the things he's famous for, drinking.
Natasha came over to me and said, "How about I show you to your room." I nodded and followed her and Tiffany to the elevator. We went down about five or six floors and stepped off into a large hallway with smaller ones branching off. "Everyone in the tower has their own floor in the tower. Complete with a bedroom, personal room for their own use, and a training room. This is just a guest floor Tony made."
"Seems homey enough," I said.
Natasha opened one of the doors and then another door across the hall. "Alright, I'll let you two get settled in," she said. We nodded and she left. I looked into the room on the right side of the hall. It had black walls and a dark brown hardwood floors. There was a bed with dark red sheets and a wooden dresser and vanity on the other side of the room. I looked into the doorway of the other room and it was the same only dark blue bed sheets and brown walls.
"Do you think they planned this? Because our clothes look a lot like this!" Tiffany called to me.
"I don't really know, but, did all of that just happen?" I asked.
"I think so. The Avengers just let us stay in Stark Tower with them!" Tiffany replied.
Well this should be fun.
Okay, yeah, I know that was probably really sucky but I promise I'll make it better I swear! There's gonna be some major twists in the next chapters! Please review! You guys are awesome!