Deity

Stay

Tony woke up well rested, floating up through the layers of fluff in his head. He remembered dreaming about baking cookies with Jarvis' wife Ana in the kitchen as a child. But he didn't remember having any nightmares. "J, time?"

"It is currently 4 pm, Sir. Your vitals have been steady for the past 16 hours and you showed no signs of night terrors." JARVIS reported promptly. The readings had pleased JARVIS greatly as his creator had not slept that well ever.

"Do we really have Captain America, Sergeant Barnes and a Goddess in my house or did I dream that?" Tony questioned, rubbing his face with both hands like a child.

"You did not dream it, Sir." JARVIS sounded amused.

"And where are they?" Tony wanted to know where his house guests were. Hopefully not terrorizing locals by returning from the dead. That would be hard to explain and harder to make quiet.

"Captain Rogers is out for a run with Sergeant Barnes. Miss Crane is playing the piano. She has requested that I tell you that there is a fresh plate of food in the microwave for you." JARVIS sounded fond of her.

"She didn't have to do that." Tony was acutely aware of his stomach growling violently now. He got up and went to do his business, brushing his teeth and then wandered to the kitchen. He opened the microwave and removed a still hot plate of blueberry pancakes which made him grin brightly. He loved blueberries a lot.

The genius sat down and listened to the faint sound of piano playing as he ate, sipping a cup of coffee that he had made. Tony made a very indecent noise as he devoured his pancakes, syrup on the side of his mouth. They were so good and he had truly been very hungry.

"Fuck. I wanna marry her for her pancakes. Don't tell her that, J." Tony sat back once he had eaten his fill, plate empty. He set the plate into the sink and rinsed it, shoving it into the dishwasher with some of the other dishes before starting it. He then proceeded to wander towards the music, pausing in the doorway and watched her play.

Her fingers danced over the keys, playing something that vaguely sounded like Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies but with her own twist to it. It was vaguely memorizing the way she put herself into her music, body swaying slightly and his eyes focused on her fingers.

"Good morning, Tony." Kayla greeted without turning around. She had noticed him approaching and had chosen to wait for him to come to her at his own pace.

"Morning." Tony had startled slightly, nearly dropping his mug of coffee. He hadn't realized that she had noticed him.

"Did you sleep well?" Her voice held a smile, sounding amused like she already knew the answer to her question.

"Yeah... I did. Did you do that?" Tony moved to sit next to her on the piano bench.

"Only because you are a gracious host and listened to us." Kayla switched to playing something that made Tony snicker.

"I wouldn't have taken you for a Twilight fan." Tony had recognized the song playing as Bella's Lullaby.

"Say what you want but the soundtrack is amazing. I heard it on my last trip into the Earth realm a few years ago." Kayla hummed.

"A few years ago?" Tony tilted his head, curious for more information. He wondered about the difference between her last trip and the current Earth.