My Name Is...

Chapter 13

Quinn's POV

"Valentina?" My father says as if he is confused or as if he can't believe it. I start to feel a tear fall down my face.

"Papa..." is all i can muster to say.

"Quinn-" Daisy starts. Her hand is still pointed at my papa ready to strike.

"My name isn't Quinn," I say through gritted teeth. My mouth then forms a relieved smile. "My name is Valentina Rose Ivanov."

I look back at my father and see something I never expected. There is a smug grin filled with pride inching across his face. He is proud of ME. He is proud of HIS DAUGHTER.

Quake lunges at my father, who deflects her. She is thrown to the ground. She jumps up and proceeds to lunge at me. I quickly deflect her, the same as my father. She once again lays on the ground.

I walk towards my father until we are inches apart. Each pair of eyes staring into the other. Papa reaches towards my face and pushes a piece of hair away from my eye.

"Valentina Rose..." he says. Oh how I love hearing my father say my name. It rolls off his tongue so beautifully. I've loved listening to him say it since I was young. "I love you." Those are the words he finishes with. They are the words I've wanted to hear for ten years...

"I love you too, papa," I say.

He looks as if he could cry. This is the moment we've wanted for a long time. Him and me. No powers. No S.H.I.E.L.D. Just me and him.

We turn to see Quake getting to her feet. She looks at both of us. My father places his body in front of mine. He places his hand on my shoulder. Daisy lifts her hand.

"I'm sorry," she says looking at me. Her gaze turns to my papa. "But the game has changed."

As she says this, she blasts a column near us. I embrace papa. The ceiling begins to collapse. He embraces me and the ceiling collapses on us. Then my whole world... goes black...