Secrets of Iron

Calmer days (with lots of lab time...)

As she woke up it was still dark. Or did Friday dim the room? “Morning.” Only half awake Emma turned around. For a quick second panik started to rise inside her before her brain caught up with the events of the last day. “Morning, Captain.” He stood in the kitchen eating an apple.

“How late is it?” She let her hair fall out of the destroyed bun.

“Too late for school...” he looked at the clock at the microwave. “..nearly 12.”

Emma just mumbled a little 'thanks' before making her way over to the elevator. Yesterday the adrenaline had still rushed through her veins but now she could fell every hit she'd taken in while fighting her way out of that base. Her muscels were sore.

After she stepped into the penthouse she immediately made her way to her room. She was still in her suit but her whole body hurt just from thinking about moving anymore. She fell onto her bed. For a few minutes she just laid there and stared at the ceiling.

After a while she slowly got up. On her way she grabbed some clothes before finally reaching the bathroom. Pulling her hair up in a new bun she noticed the few cuts and bruises on her stomach. “Great...” She searched through the cabinets looking for the first aid kit. “How did he even cut me..?” She peeled off the top from the top part of the cut before starting to clean it.

“Emma?!”

“In here!”

Just a minute later her dad slowly opened the door to her bathroom. “He got you bad...” He took the supplies from her hands and started cleaning her cut himself.

“Why'd you even choose a crop top out of all the things...?”

“I need to move and it's comfy...”

After he finished he wrapped a bandage around her middle. “It's not that deep. If you don't tear it more open it won't need stiching...” He packed everything up again.

“Thanks, dad.”

“Don't thank me just yet. Be happy if you survive dinner...” “What?”

Before she could ask anymore he was already out of her room. Anyway. She changed after getting ready. Leaving her suit mindlessly laying on her bathroom floor she grabbed her headphones and went to go get some food. She ended up eating nearly half a watermelon on the balcony before reading a bit.

She had no eye on the clock so it was quite easy for Peter to scare her in the afternoon. He sneaked up behind her with some cookies. He actually didn't want to scare her but as the cookies landed on her legs Emma jumped up in surprise and he couldn't hold in his laughter. She hit him with her book. “Don't sneak up on me like that!!” She was nearly screeching. If it wasn't for her empty stomach she would have been mad at him. She took the cookies and began to eat but as Peter reached to grab one she slapped his hand away.

“Nope. Those are mine now.” She turned to block him off from the food. “Hey.” Emma kept dodging his arms as he tried to get a hold of the food which basically lead to Peter chasing Emma trough the penthouse.

Just as Pepper wanted to step out of the elevator Peter ran right past it. Confused she stepped in. “Oh. Hey, mum.” Emma waved her from across the room but she was takled onto the couch in the next moment. “Yes!” Peter held up his achievment. Two cookies.