Avengers Next Generation [Wattpad Ships]

TWO

Ariana sat in the back of the Quinjet with Natalie sitting next to her and Charles sitting across from her. She hummed softly to herself as the twins conversed and she played with the hem of her shirt. She heard the low hum of the engines as the plane took off and she tried to listen in on their parents conversation between the soundproof door that separated them.

"Do you think any of the others remember us?" Charles asked softly as he looked over at the two girls. Natalie shrugged. "Maybe, I remember a few of them. I remember Sebastian Barnes really clearly, he was cool." Natalie said softly, her voice motioning that she was trying to remember the others.

Ariana thought about it for a moment and furrowed her brows. "I don't remember anything except getting in trouble for taking an piece of an Iron Man suit out of the lab. Then again, we were all, like, 8. I don't really expect them to remember that much." Ari shrugged.

Charles looked over at her and nodded slowly, realizing it had been 8 years since they had seen the other children. He hadn't really remembered the other children or going to the Stark Tower, except when he watched Ariana take the suit part. He felt bad because he had been wondering about the part aloud and she said she would get it for him. He hadn't told her to stop and simply just watched curiously as she went to get the part. Of course, it set off the alarms but Tony and her parents were forgiving. He tried to take the blame for it, but Ariana wouldn't let him. She simply just told her parents that the part had intrigued her and she wanted to take it. He didn't like watching her take the trouble for what he had asked for, but she had told him that it was okay and it wasn't his fault. He still felt bad though.

Natalie hummed to herself as she drummed her fingers along her thighs before putting her feet up on the table and looked at Ariana and Charles. "I wish you could come over more than just during the summer, Ari." She said softly.

Ariana smiled over at her and nodded. "Yeah, it would be a lot of fun if I got to hang out with you guys more. But, mom's busy with her anthropology work across the world and dad's busy working at Pym Tech, so the only real free time we have is during the summer when they're both off." She explained softly and the twins nodded.

"Yeah, dad's always busy with the farm, mom's afraid that he'll work himself to death one day." Charles said as he looked over at her with his warm chocolate brown eyes. "Plus, mom likes to help out at Xavier's to teach young mutants, plus homeschooling Talie and I, she's a little stressed herself."

Ariana nodded understandingly as she studied his face, from the tops of his bushy brows, down to his puppy like eyes, then his long nose, and down to his sharp jawline. She snapped herself out of it quickly as she fidgeted her fingers in her lap and bounced her leg up and down.

"You can't sit still, can you?" Natalie joked playfully and chuckled. Ari smiled as she looked over at her, stopping her leg. "You know me, Talie. I can't sit still ever." She chuckled softly. "You sound like someone else I know. He can't sit still unless he's rewiring a bomb or something." Talie joked as she gestured her head over to Charles.

Charles chuckled and smiled as he looked over at Talie before looking back at Ariana. "Don't worry, I don't make bombs." He said jokingly reassuring as he pushed his hair out his eyes. Ariana smiled as she looked at him. "Awe, too bad, it would make you ten times cooler." She joked playfully. "I'm kidding, by the way. I don't know how you could get any cooler."

Charles blushed lightly and smiled awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "You think I'm cool?" He asked softly and Natalie grinned over at him and mouthed, 'I told you so.'

Ariana smiled warmly at him, her own light blush claiming her cheeks. "I think you're really cool, Charlie." She said softly, using the nickname that she always called him since they were kids.