Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-08-14 21:05:00

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anya stark, iason, inactive - daniel sherwood, inactive - james romanov rogers, inactive - swashbuckler, lady devil, misha loganovich, sammy fury, team - avengers

Taking A Break From All Your Worries (Open to Avengers, Misha, David, Cassie and Scotty)
Anya had to admit to herself that it was a great way to spend the weekend and her birthday. Tahiti was absolutely perfect. It was just the kind of weekend they needed after that battle with the three hundred foot monster.

They left New York at 9pm and had a brief layover in LA to refuel the jet. Then they were back in the air and landing in Tahiti hours later. They all found bedrooms and crashed.

This ~~morning~~ afternoon Anya rolled out of bed, grabbed coffee and poured herself into a chaise on the beach. She had been in the same place ever since. Staff, a maid and a chef, were hired for the weekend so the house would stay relatively clean and they wouldn't starve. Not that they would starve, Anya just didn't want to make any of them have to worry about the cooking duties.

Anya yawned and thought about heading up to the house. Naw. It would require too much energy.

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	anyastark 2009-08-16 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"I'm just...I mean...wow. I totally didn't see this coming." Her cheeks were probably as red as the very skimpy bikini she wore. Steve was incredibly cute, which was no surprise, but things were just a little weird seeing how his dad and her mother dated at one point. "So...um...." What the hell did she say now? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 02:33 am UTC (link)
	There was that. Which was definitely weird. But not all that weird, given the close circle all their parents formed. "Yeah, well... tropical paradise and all... seemed as good a time as any..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 02:50 am UTC (link)
	He could have said it a lot sooner, but the fact that it was said.... Now that the initial shock was over, the communication pathways between her brain and mouth were working again. "For the record..." she started as she nailed her courage to the sticking pole. "I think you're pretty hot yourself." There it was said. Come what may. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 03:30 am UTC (link)
	There might be the slightest bit of a blush behind the charming grin. "So, ah, I believe there was an invitation to join you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 03:39 am UTC (link)
	"There was," she said and patted the empty chaise next to hers. "It's so perfect here I could be insane enough to say to hell with college and stay here." Not that Anya would ever do that. College was for women who didn't want to marry an idiot and have his idiot babies. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 04:43 am UTC (link)
	He sat himself down in the chaise. "When's that start for you, anyway?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"End of the month," she answered. "Orientation is the 30th and it's mandatory. Thankfully Dad's letting me commute via suit provided I keep my grades up." Anya stretched out on her stomach on the chaise. She reached around and undid the strings to her top and let them fall to the side. Tan lines weren't good when one had backless dresses. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Clean thoughts, Steve-o. Clean thoughts... "Super-heroics and college," Steve said, letting out a breath. "I dunno how you're gonna do it. I know I barely passed most of my classes, and I'm not even in college yet." Not that the super-hero stuff was the reason, mind you. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 05:11 am UTC (link)
	"I don't sleep," she said being totally serious. "I sleep about four hours a day. Dad said I'm not allowed to work for the company so that will give me time to be an Avenger. Then again that's if we get the company back." Lately thoughts of Stark Inc did nothing more than bring her down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 05:22 am UTC (link)
	Crap. He wasn't supposed to be depressing her. "Hey, you've got some of the best and smartest people in the world on the job. Including you. You'll have it back in no time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 05:25 am UTC (link)
	"I know Dad will get it back. It's not like this hasn't happened before. It's just frustrating because there's nothing I can do about it and Dad made me promise that I wouldn't do anything about it if I could." "So what about you? When do you start your senior year?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 05:38 am UTC (link)
	"Uh..." Steve tried to recall. He remembered seeing the announcement at some point. But for the life of him... "After Labor Day. I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 05:45 am UTC (link)
	Anya chuckled. "You know if you need help all you have to do is ask, right? I'll gladly offer some tutoring services." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 06:03 am UTC (link)
	"Will do. I could probably use your genius-brain from time to time. 'bout the only thing I'm any good at is geometry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 06:08 am UTC (link)
	That's not all...Stop that! Bad brain! Anya stretched a bit. "Anytime. All you have to do is ask. Have you thought about college?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 06:11 am UTC (link)
	It took a moment for Steve's brain to catch up. He shook his hand. "Nah. I dunno, anyway. School's not really my thing, you know? I mean, Dad didn't even finish high school and he turned out all right." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Anya wasn't going to mention about Steve's dad being a criminal. It didn't need to be brought up because Anya knew Steve would never be that. "Well, have you thought about what you're going to do if you don't go to college? You can't be an Avenger all your life, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 06:24 am UTC (link)
	And besides, he could totally bring up the "seduced by the Russian spy" thing. Except that would be awkweird. Steve shrugged. "I dunno, really. Never gave it too much thought." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-16 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Very awkweird. "Don't you think you may want to at least start doing that? It's getting down to the wire." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-16 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Though if you asked his dad (not that he did, because, again, awkweird), Clint totally seduced her with his amazing American manliness. Steve made a face. "Yeah, probably," he admitted. "I just don't know if I'm smart enough for it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2009-08-16 09:57 pm UTC (link)

That's not how her mother would tell it.

"Of course you are!" she insisted. She sighed. Typical Steve. She /knew/ he was smarter than he was letting on. "Besides, not everyone is going to be an engineer or rocket scientist. My brother is going for his education degree so he can open a center to help mutant kids." She reached over and took his hand, giving it a squeeze. "There's always options. Want some help looking at places? We can take a tour of campuses all over the country during the school year and see what strikes your fancy."

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	swashbuckler 2009-08-17 01:06 am UTC (link)
	Yes, well, his dad has a unique interpretation of things sometimes. Seriously, though? Steve knew he was just a guy who was pretty handy with some weapons. He could probably teach self-defense classes or something, but beyond that? Still, an offer like that... "I'd like that," he said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-17 01:21 am UTC (link)
	Anya smiled and didn't release his hand for some reason. "It'd be my pleasure. So, tutoring if you need it and a cross-country tour. Any other services I can provide?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2009-08-17 01:39 am UTC (link)
	The hand holding thing? Really nice. The question? Plenty of answers that he'd used with any other girl who fed him a straight line like that. Here? No so much. "Right now? Good company and you're already doing it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2009-08-17 01:48 am UTC (link)
	Weird. Anya knew what kind of response to get from that question and it didn't come. Apparently Mr. Barton was full of surprises today. "The company is nice," she agreed. "Need some sunblock on? You're going to burn." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)