In the Dark

The Start of it All

(Y/n pov)

So tonight my father is throwing another one of his famous parties, or so I've heard. I wouldn't necessarily know because I have never actually been to one. I think tonight it's just gonna be the team and maybe some other people but who knows. I think he said people are gonna be showing up at the tower around 8 but that could honestly be any time really. Right now it's about 3 in the afternoon and I really want to go ask if I can finally come, I'm 22 years old and I'm unbelievably mature for my age.

(3rd pov)

Y/n makes her way to her dads lab where he's working with Bruce and Nat on some suits for the team. The boys are arguing in the lab as Nat sits back and enjoys the show as they fight over which design is the best for Clint's new bow. Y/n is trying to figure out how in the world she is gonna ask her father if she can come to the party since he's never really said yes to her before.

(Y/n pov)

As I'm walking in the door, I say hi to everyone. "Hey Nat, Hey green man, What's up Edward!" I laugh to myself as I said my dads middle name in front of everyone. "Y/n, I swear if you ever call me that again, I will sell your impala!" my dad said while giving me the stink eye. I know he would never actually touch my car, I've built her from nothing but a rusted body to a beautiful car that is a spitting image of baby from Supernatural. I guess you could say that I am a Dean girl. I absolutely love that bad boy vibe, I would let that man do whatever he wanted t-, I need to stay focused and do what I came to do. "What's all this Edward nonsense y'all are talking about?" Nat says to me while raising one of her eyebrows. "I swear y/n, if you tell them, you will never be allowed to build any of your crazy ideas again!" my dad said, kinda serious but I know 100% he is bluffing cause I can come up with some pretty cool ideas for him and some of the ideas I've had for the team, he's used and taken the credit for. "I can live with that. Edward is his middle name. I love calling him that sometimes to see his reaction. And I know he could never stay mad at me!" I say smiling. "Oh the whole team is definitely going to know this tonight at the party!" Nat said with the biggest smile on her face. Nat is like the big sister I never had, and I am so grateful that my dad let her know I existed, I think I'd go crazy if he hadn't. "Speaking of the party, -" "No y/n, you know my rules and I only do this for your protection. If the team knew about you, then that means potential enemies will find out about you and I could never live with myself if something were to happen to you." my dad said interrupting my very not planned out speech.

"Dad just hear me out for one second please!" I say trying convince him to listen to me for once in his life, outside of the lab. "Fine, I'll listen but that doesn't mean you'll get the answer you're looking for!" he said sighing and stopping what he's doing to look at me. "Okay, so I know you haven't told the rest of the team about me for my protection, which I understand completely and I am actually grateful for that. I just think that it would be nice to finally meet everyone, and even Pepper thinks so too. I am 22 years old now and I am very mature for my age. If you decide to let me attend, I won't go flaunting around and saying that I'm your daughter unless you think its okay for me to introduce myself honestly to the team so they don't think I'm some random person at your party. It would just be nice to have more friends and family to have and to talk too. And Nat has been training me up a bit, so if anything were to happen, I can defend myself if I needed to. So please let me come tonight, it would mean the world to me." I finish my little speech and I can tell that he is actually thinking about everything I said to him. "Tony, I think it is a great idea to let her meet the rest of the team. She has grown up so much and I can watch over her tonight just to be safe and for your comfort!" Nat said as she smiled at me. "Okay kid, you can come tonight on one condition." he said looking a tad bit defeated. "I am listening with both my ears!" I say with a massive smile on my face. "You can come tonight only if you come stay with us in the lab to help finish up these designs. Banner and I can't seem to come together on one idea and we need to finish up soon so I can get everything ready for tonight." he said with a slight smirk on his face. "OH MY GOSH, thank you thank you thank you so much dad!!!!" I say as I basically tackle him giving him a hug. "I love you kid and I think it is about time you met everyone!" he said smiling and hugging me back.

"Hey, if you finish up in here with the guys quick enough, I can take you out shopping for a nice dress to wear and get some food too!" Nat said. "I would love that, I definitely don't have anything appropriate to wear. My wardrobe consists of t-shirts and leggings so I would like to look nice tonight and not like a bum." I say to Nat as she leaves the lab.

"So what are we working on right now?" I ask the guys with the biggest smile on my face. "So we are trying to figure out a new design for Clints bow, he's been complaining about the arrow tip buttons and how they keep sticking." Bruce said showing me what they have so far. "Why don't y'all keep the buttons where they are but put the same mechanism on them that my computer mouse has, here let me show you." I hurry up and run to my room to grab my mouse cause I'm running out of time to hangout with Nat before tonight. I get back to the lab and hand Bruce the mouse. Him and my dad start examining the components and they start taking it apart. "Hey, you guys owe me a new mouse. That thing was expensive!" I say as I was them take every little piece of it apart. I kind of expected them to do that but hey, I get a new one so I think I am winning here. "How much was this thing anyway?" my dad asks. "It was $170, it is the best of the best gaming mouse. It works really well with my laptop and is very smooth and the buttons never get sticky, that's why I thought of this for Clint's bow." I said and they seemed a bit shocked at the price. "Damn, that is a pretty penny. I'll give you the money later." my dad said as him and Bruce keep looking at the mouse and their designs. "This looks like it's gonna work out really well with what we had in mind for his bow. Thank you y/n!" Bruce said. His voice seemed like he was really impressed with me which was pretty awesome cause I've really only shared my ideas with dad so hearing it from another insanely smart person feels pretty good. "Good job kid, that was a great idea!" my dad said while smiling at me and giving me a side hug. "Why thank you so much, but would it be okay if I head out now? I really wanna go out with Nat so she can help me pick out a nice dress for tonight!" I say giving my dad puppy dog eyes. "Yes, you can go now kid. Just be safe and don't get anything too revealing!" my dad said as I start heading out the door. "Of course, I am always safe and no promises on the dress. This is my first party so I have to go all out and dress to impress!" I say smiling down the hallway.

This is gonna be one of the greatest nights of my life and I can't freaking wait. I take out my phone when I reach my room and call Nat. "Hey, I'm ready to go whenever you are!" I say while getting ready. "Okay sounds good, I'll meet you in the garage cause I really wanna take your Impala out. That thing is beauty in it's purest form." Nat said before hanging up. Gosh tonight is gonna be awesome!

*authors note*

I really hope yall enjoy this story. I have so many ideas for this and a possible love interest will be met at the party... anyway enjoy and can't wait to publish more chapters.