Merry (late) Christmas guys!! I love you all so much❤️ Sorry for the lack of updates.
December 24th: Christmas Eve
I stood on my tippy toes on the edge of the step stool, reaching forward to place another ornament on the tree. My sock slipped on the metal step and I started falling back, when something grabbed me from under my arms. I looked back to see Tony standing behind me.
"Ehehe..." I grinned and he smiled sarcastically back at me. He placed me on the floor.
"You're going to split your head open." He said as he went back to placing lights on the fireplace mantle.
"It's my first Christmas here, the tree has to be perfect."
"It'll be crushed if you fall on it."
I rolled my eyes at him and continued scattering ornaments around the tree. Bailey rolled around on the tree skirt, reaching his paws up to grab branches. I swatted him away, giggling at him.
"What do you want for Christmas?" I asked Tony while looping a hook onto a bulb.
"Nothing."
"Oh come on, there's got to be something."
"A time machine... oh wait." He smirked at me.
"I'm serious!" I whined. "I have to get you something."
"You seriously don't have to get me anything." He mocked me. "But if you do, I trust you'll know what I like."
"Money?"
"Ding, ding, ding!" He said. "Just kidding."
There was a knock at the door and I peered around the corner to see who it was. Steve entered the house, followed by Nat, Bruce, Clint and his wife and kids, Thor, and Peter.
"Merry almost Christmas!" Steve announced, waving some gift bags in his hands. I laughed and ran over to him, peeking into the bags.
"Are those for me?" I snooped and he immediately raised them so I couldn't reach.
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"That's for me to know and you to find out." He smirked. I scowled at him playfully, watching as he placed them under the tree.
Our house looked beautiful decorated for Christmas. The upstairs and staircase railing was lined with garland and twinkly lights. The tree was so tall it almost touched the ceiling of the second floor and it had just started snowing a couple of days ago. Tony also had a wreath I'd made in school hung proudly on the front door, even though I begged him not to. It was made of cutouts of my hands and had my school photo smack-dab in the center. So embarrassing.
In the dining room we had our long table decorated with a beautiful runner, golden plates and red, green and white placemats. There were little name-tags in front of each plate, and I made sure to set a place for Thor's hammer Mogner... Mojarener... Mojalnare... I'll never get that name right.
I was excited to have everyone over for dinner, even Scott was coming! And apparently he was bringing someone along, I wonder who it could be?
I still wasn't sure what I wanted to get for Tony though, and time was running out. I mean, it was Christmas Eve for God's sake! He must think I'm the worst daughter in the world.
Clint's kids Cooper, Lila, Nate and I sat on the couch as everyone stood around and chatted in the kitchen area, we watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer on the tv. My mind wondered to things Tony would want; a new car... a bit out of my budget, some new clothes? He only ever wears black sweats and tee-shirts...
Then, I got it. Tony never knew me for the first 11 years I was on this planet, and he always spoke of how much he would've loved to have watched me grow up and gotten to know me. Well... we do have a time machine.... I shot up and ran to the basement stairs.
"Where are you going?" Tony yelled to me.
"Narnia!" I didn't even bother looking at him before booking it down the stairs.
When I reached the basement, I scanned my hand on the glass door and it slid open, allowing me to enter. I flicked on the lights and the workshop lit up. Walking past Tony's many projects, with a few things toppling over on the way, I found the giant sheet-covered object in the center of the room. I ripped it off, revealing the now dusty time machine. We hadn't used it since we went to Titan, and Tony was fixed on repeating to me every single day just how important it was for me to stay away from it because it's "dangerous" and "you're too young to be fooling around with time and space". Can we recall who saved you and half the world?
I smiled at the giant machine in front of me and all of the power it held, then ran to grab my cellphone from Tony's desk. I dialled a number.
"Hello?"
"Scott! Have you left your house yet?"
"Who is this?"
"Oh, It's Victoria.... duh."
"Oh, hi Victoria. I was just about to leave, why?"
"Do you happen to have anymore of those Pym Particle thingies?"
"For the time machine? I think I have a couple... why?" He trailed off, sounding nervous.
"Well, I've been struggling to come up with a Christmas present for Tony..."
I explained my idea to him and, surprisingly, he agreed to it. It was set, and I couldn't wait.
After hanging up, I spent the next 20 minutes putting wrapping paper all around the time machine and tying a bow on it. When I was finished, I stood back and admired it, then heard the doorbell ring and ran back upstairs.
"Hi Scott!" I smiled as I saw him coming inside, there was a girl standing next to him.
"Hey Stark Jr, I'd like you to meet someone. This is my daughter, Cassie."
"Hi!" Cassie waved at me.
"Hi, nice to meet you."
Cassie, Peter, Cooper, Lila, Nate and I decided to pull out some board games and set them up in the living room while the adults cooked dinner and got the table ready. We sat on the floor around the coffee table and played Snakes and Ladders, Monopoly and Scrabble.
"Peter, Frazzle is not a word." I laughed.
"Yes it is!"
"Use it in a sentence then!" Cassie challenged him.
"There are too many girls in this room, therefore I am frazzled!"
