Falling Into Your Life {Avengers/Bucky Barnes}

Screwed

Screwed? Screwed.

I wake up screaming from my nightmare. Then my phone starts to ring.

"Yes?"

["Carter Janette Mc'Cottney! Where are you?"]

"Hi, mom. I love you too."

["I looked in the garage and your suit isn't there!"]

"You have a key? Great. That's my private stuff. You stay out of it. Don't take my stuff."

["Come back home."]

"Uhh, why?"

["Because... Because we-"] I cut her off.

"Because you need me to clean, cook, work and take care of you guys and the house." I take a breath and change the subject. "I know your secret."

["What? What secret?"] Mom asks.

"I believe it's the one were you aren't my mom..."

["What?"]

"What?" I mimic her. "You know how you aren't my parents. Is this ringing a bell? I think it's ringing a bell."

["I-I... umm..."]

"Yeah, and Tony Stark, the Iron Man is my father... I do see it now. I've always known, mom. Or should I just call you Stacey now?"

["What has gotten into you? I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but you are my child. I have raised you and loved you."]

"I know, I'm sorry. It's just so-" Then I am cut off. My door is busted open and iron man walks through the door. "I gotta go."

I hang up and motion for my suit with my hand. "AVICS, NOW!" My mask comes towards my face at a fast speed. "NOT THE FACE!" I grab the mask from the air and place it on my face. I push the button and my suit forms around me.

"Bye, bye!" Before Iron Man can grab me I burst through the window. The glass shatters while I fly away.

"Four missiles locked on you."

"What? Activate invisibility." I look behind me at Iron Man. "Get me off the grid, he saw me. Connect me to him."

"I know your connected to me." He says through the suit to me.

"I got that. What do you want? Why are you chasing me?" I zoom throughout the city. "How are you still on me?"

"Well, I do still have your heat signature." Crap. "Who are you?"

"AVICS, block him." I whisper.

"JARVIS, override her block." Damnit! "Who are you?" He asks again.

"Will you leave me alone if I tell you? Will you take your missiles off of me?" Then four missiles are shot at me. "Great." I dodge two, I guide them into each other. They explode causing a rippling boom. I do that with another two missiles. This last one doesn't have any other one to crash into. "I'm screwed."

"Yes you are."

"Ooh! AVICS, deploy the mini missile." I spin around, locking the missile on the one Iron Man deployed.

"Yes, ma'am." Right before Iron Man's hit me, my missile shoots out at his and it explodes. The huge gust of wind shoots me back into a skyscraper. Before I can do anything I am knocked unconscious and I start to fall.

*TONY'S P.O.V.*

That is a smart idea. Making it's missile target on mine to make them explode, and without causing damage to anything or anybody else.

The missiles explode and I tumble back. Once I get situated again I don't see the kid. I look around, but then I see it falling. The kid likes to fall doesn't it? I fly down to it and scoop it up in my arms, bridal style.

"Kid, you okay?" No response. "JARVIS, check the kid."

"Sir, she has a mild concussion and is unconscious."

"She? It's a girl? Thank you, JARVIS."

"That is what I do, sir." I nod in agreement. We are almost to Stark Towers.

"One more thing. Who is she?"

"Carter Jannete Mc'Cottney works at Starbucks, and for her parents. She is 19 years old, has and IQ of 198, and is a very complicated woman. She was adopted, and her birth records are unavailable."

"Okay."

***
I walk onto the landing pad with her in my arms. She's still in her suit. I walk inside and set her down on the couch. I take my suit off and pour myself a drink.

"JARVIS, how do I get her suit off?"

"There is a button on her helmet, sir." I walk over to the couch and pick her head up. I search her helmet for the button. Once I find it I push it. I jump back when her suit starts to unfold and reveal her body. Then it folds into her helmet and then the helmet pops off.

"Neat." I grab her helmet but her hand shoots up and grabs my arm. She jumps up off the couch and wraps her legs around my neck. She leans to the side and I fall. She gets up off of me and twists my arm around with her foot on my shoulder. "Ow. Ow. Really?" She pushes harder on my shoulder. She grabs the helmet out of my hand.

"Do. Not. Touch. My. Helmet. Ever." She lets go of me and walks to a cupboard, "Got any scotch?"