Hands of Red(Book 1 in the Red Series)

Chapter 14: Daisy Rushman

Natasha and I were tasked with going undercover to see if Tony Stark would work as a candidate for the Avengers initiative, as well as figuring out about his illness. Nat would be "Natalie Rushman" and be his assistant and I would be "Daisy Rushman" and his intern, since I was younger. We walk in and see Pepper and Tony himself arguing over something. Nat and I walk to Pepper and Natasha gets Pepper to sign somethings and says "I need you to initial each box." she says and I nod quietly also helping from time to time. That's when Tony asks Natasha "What's your name lady?" Natasha replies with "Rushman, Natalie Rushman." He then looks at me "And you kid?" I answer directly "Daisy Rushman." Tony raises an eyebrow "Are you two sisters or..?" "Is it really that obvious? Also does it really matter?" I ask. Tony shakes his head "Nope, not at all." He adds "Front and centre. Come to the church." Pepper looks annoyed "No. You're seriously not gonna ask..." Tony then replies with "If it pleases the court, which it does." "It's no problem." Nat and I say. "I'm sorry. He's very eccentric." Pepper states to us. Nat gets in the ring, Tony and Pepper talk and two girls walk in. "Hey Dad." the burnette one says. "Who are they, uncle Tony?" the blonde one says motioning to Nat and I. "Hey Serena and these two lovely ladies, Freya, are to hopefully be my new assistant and intern." I smile at the girls, they seemed sweet. "How do you spell your name, Natalie?" Tony asks Natasha. She spells it out "R-U-S-H-M-A-N." Tony and Pepper then go back to talking to eachother. I didn't care to listen, but I did hear that they said that Nat and I speak Latin, "a dead language" as they called it. They talk about Nat and I for a bit till Nat flips Happy over with her legs. I know that as one of the Black Widow moves we learned in the Red Room and I smirk, Freya smiles, Pepper looks shocked, Serena looks in awe and Tony looks happy. "Oh my god! Happy!" Pepper exclaims. Tony smiles "That's what I'm talking about." Tony looks at me "She train you?" I nod. "Well I need an intern as well and I don't have one." He smiles at me before going to Happy and talking. Tony then rings the bell "Looks like a TKO to me." Nat leaves the ring and speaks to Tony "Just I need your impression." "You have a quiet reserve. I don't know, you have an old soul." Tony says and I sigh. I walk to him and state "She means your fingerprint." Natasha nods. "Right." Tony says and gives her that after that we both say "Will that be all, Mr Stark?" Tony replies "No." "Yes, that will be all, Ms Rushman and Ms Rushman. Thank you very much." We both leave.

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"Mr Stark?" Natasha and I both ask. "Hey." Tony replies. "Hello. How was your flight?" Nat asks. "It was excellent. Boy, it's nice to see you two." Tony replies and I say "We have one photographer from the ACM, if you don't mind. Okay?" Tony talks to Pepper for awhile and then Natasha says "Right this way." "You both look fantastic." Tony says. "Why, thank you very much." we both say faking a smile. "But that's unprofessional. What's on the docket?" "You have a 9:30 dinner." I inform Tony. "Perfect. I'll be there at 11:00." Tony says. "Absolutely." Natasha says. "Is this us?" Tony asks. "It can be." I say. "Great. Make it us." Tony says and Nat says "Okay."

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"Mr Stark?" Nat and I say. "Yes?" Tony asks. "Your corner table is ready." I inform Tony.

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Pepper then exclaims "Nataile. Daisy. Natalie! Daisy!" We go to her and say "Yes, Ms Potts?" "What do you both know about this?" Pepper asks referring to Tony doing the racing competition and Natasha speaks for the both of us "This is the first that we have known of it." "This, this cannot happen." Pepper says in disbelief of the situation. "Absolutely. We both understand. How can we help you?" I say speaking for Natasha and I. "Where's Happy?" Pepper asks. "He's waiting outside." Natasha informs Pepper. "Okay, get him. I need Happy." Pepper states. "Right away." Natasha and I say and leave to do that.