Chapter Eighty

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Two more years had passed, and it had officially been four years since Henry and Bucky had turned to dust. Nanala still missed them dearly, and she was still sad and upset over their deaths, but she didn't have anything she could do to fix it. Over the two years she lived with Tony and Pepper, she had spent a lot of time with them and Morgan. Morgan was the sweetest little girl in the world. Nanala still visited Clint often, though she promised to never tell anyone where he was at any time.

It had been three days since Morgan's third birthday, and Nanala wanted to treat the girl a little extra special. So, with the help of Pepper, Nanala had set up a special "Morgan" day for the little girl. Nanala was going to take the little girl out for a shopping spree, she'd buy her some new toys, she'd bring her out to dinner, then lastly she'd get her ice cream or some other dessert before going home.

Nanala had dressed up a bit for the outing, and Pepper had bought Morgan a similar out for the little girl to wear

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Nanala had dressed up a bit for the outing, and Pepper had bought Morgan a similar out for the little girl to wear. Once the two girls were ready, Pepper fixed them a couple sandwiches for lunch, before giving Nanala keys to her car. Nanala then drove herself and Morgan into town.

"Where to first, love?" Nanala asked, looking down at the little girl.

"There!" Morgan exclaimed, as she pointed to Claire's.

Nanala and Morgan went into Claire's and bought some jewelry, as well as a couple bags and purses that Morgan had liked. They then went to JC Penny's for some new clothes for Morgan, as well as Nanala's favorite store Rue21. Nanala had bought herself and Morgan a few matching outfits, but most of their matching things were hoodies or blankets. She also brought her to Journeys for a few pairs of shoes.

Once they were done buying clothes, Nanala brought Morgan to Build-A-Bear to get her a new bear. Morgan had gotten herself two bears, one that was dressed similar to Iron Man, and one that was dressed similar to Nanala, or as the world knew her—Kitty. After getting the bears, Nanala took her to another toy store to get some other toys and such.

Morgan had chosen a tea party set, a few dolls, a kid's guitar with Minnie Mouse on it, and a couple play sets and other stuffed animals she had liked. Nanala and Morgan carried all of their bags out to Pepper's car and loaded them up, before going back into the mall. Nanala had decided to bring Morgan to Starbucks to get drinks. Nanala got a mocha cookie crumble frappe, and she got Morgan a pink drink; something she knew didn't have as much caffeine as coffee.

"Where do you want to go for dinner?" Nanala asked, as they looked around the food court.

"Subway?" Morgan asked, unsure of where to go herself.

"Works for me, but I think you might like that place better," She said, as she pointed to the place that served pizza and other stuff,"You'd probably like the pizza or cheese sticks more than a sub." She added, and Morgan nodded.

Nanala and Morgan went to the pizza place and ordered a cheese pizza to share. The two girls had gotten a small pizza, since Nanala knew she and Morgan wouldn't be able to finish anything bigger. Once they were done eating dinner, Nanala let Morgan choose desserts.

"Cookies!" Morgan exclaimed, as she pointed to the small bakery.

"Do you want cookies, Morgan?" Nanala asked, and the little girl nodded.

"P'ease Aunt Nala." Morgan answered, giving her aunt puppy eyes.

"You know I'll get you whatever you want, sweet girl." Nanala replied, causing the little girl to grin.

Nanala and Morgan picked out a dozen different cookies to take home, as well as a box with six cupcakes, and a few brownies. Once they had gotten what they wanted from the bakery, Nanala took Morgan to a smoothie place to get a fresh fruit smoothie. Nanala had chosen banana, and Morgan had gotten strawberry.

"Do you want ice cream, love?" Nanala asked, and Morgan nodded quickly.

Nanala made one last stop at Dairy Queen to get ice cream for herself and Morgan. She and Morgan ordered blizzards, Morgan's was cotton candy and Nanala's was cookie dough. The two ate their ice cream and talked about Morgan's favorite TV show, Doc McStuffins. As soon as they were done eating, Nanala brought Morgan to Barnes and Noble to get a couple more books for her bedtime stories.

Nanala was surprised to find the Tales of Beedle the Bard, so she quickly grabbed that. Morgan picked out a few, and Nanala grabbed a few for herself, before she quickly paid for all of them. The two girls went out to Pepper's car and climbed inside. They still had their smoothies, so they didn't worry about stopping for drinks for the ride home.

As soon as they arrived, Pepper came out to help Morgan and grab the desserts the girls had gotten, whilst Tony came out to help Nanala carry in their bags.

"Geez, did you buy out the mall?" He asked, causing the girl to roll her eyes.

"You know this is nothing compared to how much Nat and I could spend in a day with your card." She retorted, making him chuckle.

Once all of the bags were inside, the girls changed into pajamas. Since it was close to eight at night, they decided to go ahead and brush their teeth.

"Can I stay in here, Aunt Nala?" Morgan asked, and Nanala nodded.

"C'mon, we'll read a bedtime story, then we'll watch cartoons as we go to bed." Nanala replied, causing Morgan to grin.

Morgan quickly climbed into Nanala's bed, before snuggling into Nanala's side to get comfortable. Nanala read Morgan's new story Cinderella, before she turned on a channel of cartoons for Morgan. Tony and Pepper soon came into the room to say goodnight. The two kissed their daughter's head, before they did the same to Nanala's.

"Get some rest girls." Pepper said, as she gave them a smile.

"We love you, and we'll see you in the morning." Tony added, before the two left the room.

Tony and Pepper were so glad that Nanala had seemingly come out of her shell. She wasn't as sad and closed off anymore, and their little girl had a woman to look up to other than her mother. They four were happy, and they hoped it would stay that way...

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