#5 The Café Down The Street

By: kpron2008

Tony decided to take his team to a café down the street after they had gotten comfortable in their rooms at Stark Tower.

Steve looked up and saw a sign the read: Lily's Magical International Café; he wondered why Stark had brought them here as well as why the owner named his/her café such thing.

A waitress heard the bell and saw that it was Tony Stark with the Avengers that she dropped what she had in her hands.

Some patrons were stunned to see the Avengers coming into this little café.

"Nix?" Tony said causing the others to look confused.

Suddenly, a young woman came walking out of the back and said, "Tony, only you would call me by the nickname that you gave me. Now, I hope Pepper gave you a good scolding for scaring her the way you did?"

Tony blushed and said, "Yeah, she did, Nix."

The young woman looked at Tony and said, "I would even scold you but I probably would've done same thing that you did; because you are like a brother that I never had. Just promise not scare Pepper again because she came in here ordering at least two dozen Moony cupcakes!"

Tony balked at hearing that and said, "I wondered where those cupcakes came from this morning."

"So, who are these people with you, Tony?" Nix asked.

"Nix, this Captain America, Hawkeye, Thor, Bruce, and this is..." Before Tony could finish Nix said, "She's Natasha Romanov aka Black Widow who I am not very happy with still."

Hawkeye looked confused as did the others except for Tony because he was aware that Nix had been there when he was dying from the posion that was in his system when he and Pepper admitted that they loved each other along the other things that went wrong that day.

"Miss, may I ask why you are upset with Natasha?" Steve asked curiously.

Nix faced Steve and said, "Miss Romanov gave Tony something to help him when he was ill, Captain! I do not take kindly to people who hurt someone that I consider family or friend. Also, when she gave Tony the medicine to help him; I wonder if she had a doctor to tell how to administer the medicine!"

Everyone that was already in the café was hearing the conversation and were amazed that the owner of café knew Tony Stark and had called him brother.

Natasha was shocked to know that this young woman known as Nix knew about the Vanko incident or was she even there?

"I guessing you all want something to eat?" Nix said.

Tony nodded.

Nix laughed and said, "Well, then what can I get everyone because some of employees are fans and so are some of the patrons."

They gave their orders to Nix and sat down at a booth.

"Tony, who exactly is Nix? And how do you know her?" Natasha asked.

"Nix moved here to New York from London, England and opened this café. She wanted to start over because her life was unusual and I'll leave it at that. As for how I know Nix; I managed to come across her café because I was curious about the name since it was unique. I talked with Nix; however, Nix is short for Phoenix which is a nickname that I gave her."

"Well, do you know why she named her café: Lily's Magical International Café then?" Steve questioned.

"Lily was the name of her mother and some of her pastries are named for her father, her godfather, and her honorary uncle; who have passed away." Tony said.

"When did her parents passaway, Tony?" Clint asked curiously.

"When she was just a year old and she was raised by relatives that didn't like her or her parents. Then when she went away to an unique boarding school; she learned that her parents had been killed by a mad man that had been unable to kill her. From the ages of 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and finally at 17 which would be the last time that she would run into the mad man because at 17 ; she faced him and fought him." Tony said.

Tony's teammates were shocked to know this about the owner of the café.

"Man of Iron, why does Lady Nix consider you a brother?" Thor asked curiously.

"Nix and I became friends and I did introduce her to Pepper, Happy, and Rhodey. As why she considers me a brother; she just does because she told me that the night are parents were killed that her mother had been about three weeks pregnant with a possibility of a little sister or brother. She told me that even though we became friends that she felt like that I was an older brother to her and said that she was happy to have me as her brother." Tony said.

Just then, Nix came back with their order and then looked at Tony.

"What, Nix?" Tony said.

"Tony, remember when you asked me if I wanted to expand my café?" Nix said.

"Yeah?"

"Well, would you like have my café in your food court at the Tower?" Nix asked.

"I wouldn't mind that, Nix. But what the café here?" Tony said.

"Well, my manager, Sara can takeover this one but send the new things to me for approval." Nix said.

"Okay and is there anything else, Nix?" Tony asked.

"No, Tony. Unless you want me to tell you that George is finally got up the nerve to ask Angelina to marry him and that he invited you, Pepper, Happy, and Rhodey to the wedding." Nix said.

"You're kidding, Nix! I mean you're the investor in his and his late twin brother's joke shop business when you were fourteen years old. Why would he invite us?" Tony said.

Tony's teammates were shocked to hear that and wondered what Nix's response would be.

"George is aware that I consider you family, Tony and he only felt that it would be right." Nix said.

"Is he expecting you to have a date to bring to the wedding?" Tony questioned.

Nix looked at Tony and said, "I don't know but he is aware of the betrayal of his mother, his two younger siblings, and his sister-in-law as is his older siblings and father."

Tony's eyes narrowed at hearing about the four who had betrayed his little sister in all but blood.

Suddenly, some people came in with guns a blazing and screaming for everyone to get on the floor. The Avengers were getting ready to fight when a glass plate went flying hitting one of the guys on the head knocking him out.

"Who threw that plate?!" The leader shouted.

"I did! You idiot!"

The leader turned to see a woman standing with another glass plate ready to throw. The Avengers turned in the direction that the leader was staring and was shocked to see that it was Nix. However, Tony wasn't exactly shocked and merely said, "You just had piss Nix off, didn't you?"

Steve and the others were confused at what Tony had just said.

The other bad guys looked at Tony in question.

Time Skip to a year later *

Captain Rogers decided to court Nix; however, he did ask Tony if it was okay since they thought of each other as siblings. Tony agreed that Captain could court Nix after he put him through an interrogation of sorts. Then Tony told Steve that it would be Nix's decision to accept his courtship now.

Steve recalled that Nix had taken him as a date to George's wedding in England and some chaos ensued because the four that had stolen from Nix tried to fight him until Nix did something unexpected which shocked him. She had stood like Peggy Carter had when he had shown her his shield and Howard had been standing next to him.

Tony had even been shocked to see Nix take a stand like that and knew that Fury would probably try to get his little sister to join the Avengers; however, what shocked him and the others the most was what Nix had said in front of the British Magical Community at George's and Angelina's wedding. Then said the words, 'So, smote it be!' which shocked everyone.

Steve was now searching for Nix and he wondered if she returned to her original café that she had left in care of the manager. So, he decided to go check at the original Lily's Magical International Café that was just down the street or a few blocks away from Stark Tower.

At Lily's Magical International Café...

Nix just walked in and saw a trio of students sitting together in a corner. She decided to go meet them and talk with them.

"Hello?" Nix said.

The teens turned to see young woman that looked to be in early or late twenties and they said, "Hi!"

"Do you mind if I sit with you all?" Nix asked.

"Not at all, ma'am." The male teen with lite brown hair said who seemed familiar to her somehow.

Nix pulled a Tony Stark and said, "Just call me Nix, kid."

The three teens blinked.

"Well, Nix, my name is Peter Parker and these are my friends, Ned Leeds and Michelle Jones but we call her MJ." Peter said.

At that moment, Sara came with the teens orders and then saw her boss sitting with them. Nix looked at Sara with her finger to her lips which told Sara not to say anything.

Sara nodded and said, "Here's your order."

The teens thanked Sara and then Sara went take some more orders.

"So, Nix, what brings you here to Lily's Magical International Café?" MJ asked curiously.

"I think I'll let the three of you figure that out." Nix said.

Then something suddenly dawned on Ned that he said, "Wait! You wouldn't the Nix! Would you?" looking at Nix.

"What do you mean, Ned?" Peter questioned Ned.

"Pete, Ned wants to know if Nix is the Nix that is Tony Stark's little sister." MJ stated.

Peter's eyes went wide at that and said, "If she's the same Nix then that would mean that she's dating Captain America!"

Right at that moment, Steve Rogers walked through the door of the café.

"Captain?" Nix said.

"Nix?" Steve said walking towards her.

The three teens seemed shocked to see Captain America coming towards their table. Everyone was stunned to see Captain America and wondered what he was doing here exactly.

"Is there anything that I can get you, Captain?" A waitress said.

"Actually, I am here to talk with Nix Stark." Steve said.

Everyone gasped and looked at the young woman sitting with the three teens (Sara and the employees know that Nix is a witch). Sara looked at her boss in shock.

"Well, what is it, Captain?" Nix said when she noticed the teens' eyes go wide.

Steve took a breath because he was nervous and said, "Nix, I talked with your brother and I was wondering if you would allow me to court you or as the modern term for it is date you?"

Nix blinked for a moment from being surprised by the Captain Rogers' question then answered, "Captain, I am sure that my brother told you that I haven't exactly been in a relationship that turned out well."

Steve nodded letting Nix know that Tony had told him.

"However, with that being said, I don't mind to give it a try with you, Captain." Nix answered again after Steve had nodded.

"Okay, Nix. Um...if you like, we could go out tomorrow, Nix?" Steve said.

Nix smiled and said, "That'll be fine, Captain."

Peter, MJ, and Ned were completely stunned that they had just witnessed Captain America asking Tony's little sister out on a date. Then they watched Captain America walked out of the café after asking Nix out.

"No one is going to believe that we met Nix Stark and that she sat with us and that we witnessed Captain America asking her out on a date." Ned whispered to Peter.

Peter just nodded.

MJ looked at Nix and Captain America then asked, "So, is it true that Captain America was frozen for seventy years?"

Both Nix and Steve looked at the three teens then Steve answered truthfully; "It is true that I was frozen for seventy years. I am trying to catch up with the times and I will admit that it is hard."

Peter noticed that for some reason Nix seemed familiar to him somehow; but he couldn't place it.