Years ago Tony Stark married a woman named Ava Cyrus. 2 years later they had a daughter named Jade Ava Stark.
When Jade was 4 years old she was kidnapped. Tony and Ava looked everywhere for her but they couldn't find her.
The police told them that J...
I sat at the kitchen table, waiting for Tony. Today I was going to therapy, I'm not sure if I'm ready for this but I'm doing it
Tony came in and got a cup of coffee. "We're leaving in 10 minutes, are you ready?"
I nodded. I was wearing a white tank top with a light gray sweater with the old Mickey Mouse on it, and black jeans
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"Are you sure you're ready for this? You don't have to if you don't want to..."
I took a deep breath. Was I ready for this? "Yeah, yeah I'm sure"
~At Therapy~
"Hello, Miss Stark, I am Dr. Felicite Blake." The therapist said walking in. She sat across from me in a big armchair
She went through a few papers, probably about my past, before setting them on her lap and looking up at me "Tell me about yourself"
"Like what...?"
"Anything. Start with your family, who are they?"
I bit my lip. "My father is Anthony Edward Stark, commonly known as Tony Stark. My mother was Ava Louise Cyrus, she died when I was 5..." I stopped there, they were my only family...
No, Pepper and the Avengers are my family. "Pepper Potts is my father's girlfriend-" Everyone knew about Tony and Pepper so I didn't have to worry about revealing anything "-she's like a mother to me. The Avengers are my family, as is my best friend Peter Parker."
Dr. Blake nodded and started writing stuff down. "Tell me about your past. If you feel comfortable doing so"
I explained everything that most everyone already knows. While I spoke, Dr. Blake continued to write stuff down. For some reason every time she wrote something down it made me nervous
"Mr. Stark said you haven't been sleeping, eating, and you've been having flashbacks and nightmares. Can you explain why you think that is?"
"About two weeks ago I saw that my kidnapper escaped, ever since then I've been having nightmares and thinking that I see him everywhere... The others think I'm crazy, they don't think he would be stalking me while I live in a tower full of superheroes, but they're wrong. He definitely would do that, cause he knows it would make me nervous, worried, scared-" By now I was just talking to myself "-that's exactly what he wants. He wants me to be scared. Then he'll disappear for a while. Make me think that I really was seeing things, he'll wait until my guard is completely down. Then he'll come..."
"Okay then..." Dr. Blake said slowly, she started writing things down. "Tell me, what's your relationship like with each of the Avengers?"
My relationship with the Avengers...? "Tony is my father, I guess we have a normal father-daughter relationship..."
"Do you spend time together?"
I shook my head. Tony was always busy with Avenger things, Stark Industries, and fixing and building things in his lab, and I was busy with school. We never spent much time together
"That could be adding to your paranoia, you don't feel like you're free. You still feel trapped even though you're not. Not spending time with your father makes you feel like nothing has changed"
I thought about what she said. I did still feel trapped...
"What about the other Avengers? What's your relationship like with them?"
"Clint and I are basically partners-in-crime. We're a pranking team although he can be very annoying at times. Natasha is like a sister to me I guess, she can also be annoying at times. Steve and I don't hang out much unless we're all hanging out together, same with me and Banner."
Dr. Blake nodded and continued writing things down. "So the only Avenger you hang out with is Clint?"
"Yeah, I guess"
"Do you have any friends?"
I nodded. "Yeah, we hang out all the time. Especially me and Peter"
Again, she started writing things down "What about pets? Do you have any pets?"
I shook my head. I never really thought about having a pet, I mean sometimes I would see a cute cat or a dog and want one but I never asked Tony
"I think a pet would be good for you. It will help you feel not-so-alone, they help reduce stress, anxiety, depression, they encourage exercise and playfulness. I think a pet would really help you, maybe ask Tony about getting a dog?"
A dog would be fun to have... How will I convince Tony to let me have one? "I'll try"
"Alright. Well, I think that will be all for today. I'll talk to Tony about scheduling another appointment."
~At The Tower~
"Hey, how was Therapy?" Clint asked as Tony and I got back
I shrugged "It was good. All she really asked was why I haven't been sleeping and stuff, what my relationship was like with you guys, and if I had friends."
"Uh oh, Jade's talking shit about us" Natasha joked, making Clint and I laugh.
"No, I just said you and Clint were kinda annoying, that Clint and I were partners-in-crime" I shrugged.
Clint and Natasha put a hand on their heart as if I offended them. "I am not annoying," They said in unison
"Yes you are," Tony said as he walked through the living room, probably on the way to his lab. Clint rolled his eyes and mumbled something that sounded like "You're the annoying ones" and Natasha glared at Tony while probably planning revenge for whatever reason
"I'm going to my room," I said to no one in particular. I walked to my room and pulled out my phone and searched 'Pet stores near me'
