The next day, I find that Tony Stark didn't leave at all; in fact he sits outside of my door cross-legged grinning. I trip over him on the way out. "What are you doing?" I shout.
"I wanted to say morning."
"By trying to break my leg?"
"Yes, I mean no; I wanted to see how...er alert you were." He stands up.
"Well I'm not very alert."
"Well you should be. It's not like zombies are going to be slow."
"Yes they are. You moron."
"Is that anyway to speak to your adoring father?"
"No. It's a way to speak to a stupid, idiotic, crazy person. AKA Tony Stark." I spit.
"Why are you so grumpy?" He asks.
"I'm not a morning person." I tell him. He follows me into the 'kitchen'. It's just a dinner hall really, but it seems homier to call it a kitchen. I grab the toast from the toaster and take a bite out of it.
"Take it from me. I normally have a hangover." He admits. "Where's the coffee?" I point to the machine. He wanders off and Green Guy comes in.
"Morning." I mutter, taking another bite of toast. "Are your anger levels rising? Or did Anger Management work this time?" He stares at me.
"How didn't I turn into...him...?" He shakes his head.
"Don't ask me. I just provoke." I grin.
"You're just like him." He rolls his eyes at Tony Stark.
"I'm nothing like that traitor." I spit.
"Yeah, yeah." He smiles. "Look, I told you to make friends, not enemies, right?" I nod. "Thor, he's good for that. Go talk to him." I nod and make my way over to him. My blue pyjamas match his hammer. They glitter across the marble floor.
"Hi." I smile and sit beside him.
"Hello puny human." He mutters.
"I'm not human. I'm an experiment." I protest. "But, I was told to be nice and make friends. I need someone to watch my back."
"And you thought of the Demi-god? Thanks, I'm flattered."
"No need for sarcasm. Just, you have a pretty hammer." I joke. He laughs. "So do you have my back?" I ask.
"Who said I didn't?" He smiles.
I mentally list that he's a friend. If I could just make one more friend...but that's never been my speciality, has it? But I have to make more. I smile at the frozen guy. "Hi." I say.
"What do you want?" He asks.
"Nothing much, just a promise." I smile.
"What?"
"I want to know that you have my back. I want a friend."
"And Frozen Guy is good enough to be your friend?" He says sarcastically.
"I think you have a nice shield..." I joke. "I think red, blue and white suit you."
"You know, Cleo, there's been something that's bothering me...what is your power?"
"My power?"
"What makes you super human?"
"Oh...well, I...er...I don't know. I don't remember. Fury won't tell me."
"You seem fast. And strong."
"But that's not a super power. Is it?" He laughs.
"You don't have a clue, do you?" I shake my head. "That's why you need me watching your back? Right now it looks pretty...clean." I roll my eyes but he laughs again. "Okay, I've got you. Don't worry..." I smile at him.
