Can't Handle This
Chapter 6
“Wow!” Pamplemousse exclaimed in awe. “This place is huge! How do you keep it clean?”
“I have people clean it for me.” Tony explained as they hauled the brown paper bags into the Tower.
“I disagree,” JARVIS chimed in. “Unless you honestly consider me a person, Mr. Stark.”
“You have a guy in the walls?!” Pamplemousse shrieked. “That’s amazing!”
“Pamplemousse,” CJ said. “I think you need to calm down a little bit. It’s just a house.”
“Yeah but it’s a huge house!”
Toni smiled at her friends as she put down one of the bags on the kitchen counter top. The rest of the Avengers filed into the kitchen and watched as the three new girls examined the place.
“Who are these people?” Pamplemousse asked as she looked at Thor’s intricate armor.
“I suppose I could introduce everyone.” Toni replied. “Avengers, these are my friends Brooke, CJ, and Pamplemousse.”
“Isn’t Pamplemousse French for grapefruit?” Natasha asked.
Toni nodded. “It’s kind of a long story.”
“Tone-ni!” Pamplemousse begged. “Who are they?”
“Oh, right.” Toni continued. “This is Clint.”
“Clint!” Pamplemousse shouted as she gave the archer a hug.
“This is Steve.”
“Steve!” she shrieked as she hugged him as well.
“This is Thor.”
“Thor!” she hugged him too, only to receive one back from the god. Pamplemousse grunted. “You’re huge!” she said into his chest.
“This is Tony.” she continued.
“Another Tony?!” Pamplemousse shouted as the hugged the billionaire.
“This is Natasha.”
“Natasha!”
“That’s Bruce.”
“Bruce! Oh wait,” she said quietly. “I’ve already hugged you.”
“Well you could hug me again, if you’d like.” he said with a smile.
“Okay!” Pamplemousse shouted in glee as she threw her arms around the good doctor.
“And last, but not least, is Loki.”
“Loki!”
“Oh no!” the god shouted. “Do not-” his protests were interrupted by Pamplemousse’s cuddles. He only sighed. “That is enough, puny mortal.”
“Toni?” she mumbled from his chest. “Why does he talk funny?”
“I am a god.” he said, clearly frustrated. “And I would greatly appreciate it if you would let
me go.”
“Pamplemousse.” CJ said. “Let go of the god.”
“Aww.” Hesitantly, she let go of Loki and backed away sheepishly.
“So what do you guys even do around here?” Brooke asked from the kitchen as she looked through the bags.
“Save the world, eat shawarma and pancakes, and watch movies.” Tony replied smugly from the mini bar. “No different from you, I imagine.”
“Except the whole saving the world thing and shawarma.” she replied. “What the bloody fuck is that anyway?”
“Brooke!” CJ scolded. “Remember Pamplemousse.”
They all turned to the youngster to see her with her hands over her ears. “Virgin ears, Brooke-Brooke. Virgin ears.”
“Sorry, Pamplemousse.” she said half-heartedly.
“It’s otay.” she said with a smile as her hands dropped to her sides.
Thor stepped forward and into the kitchen. “Did you purchase more of those delicious
PopTarts? The truly are a delicacy!”
“A whole twenty boxes, point break.” Tony replied. “Just don’t eat them all at once. You’ll end up eating me out of house and home.”
“He’ll eat your house?!” Pamplemousse shouted. She then proceeded to throw herself at Thor. “Don’t eat me, please!”
“I do not wish to eat the house, nor you, young Grapefruit. I only wish to devour the PopTarts.”
“Great.” Tony mumbled. “Now we have two people in this house that take things literally.”
Toni nudged her dad. “Don’t worry. I can handle them.”
After they crew had put away the groceries, people started to gravitate towards the living room. “I’m going to introduce them to Supernatural.” Brooke said with a grin that was almost evil.
“Brooke, don’t be a life-ruiner.”
“Then let me dibs Arrows over there.”
“One, his name is Clint and two, you can’t dibs him.”
“Why not?”
“He’s not up for dibs.”
“Why not?”
“Because.”
“Because why?”
“Toni.” Both girls turned to looked at Tony. “Speaking of Clint, we’re--sorry, I’m--throwing him a birthday party. It’s partially a celebration and partially a PR event. Pepper is going to take you downtown to pick out some nice outfits, considering the bag you brought with seems a little small to have a full wardrobe.” Tony looked over the younger girls and at Pepper. “Pep, I’m buying. Get her whatever she wants. Make sure she looks stunning, as usual.”
Toni blushed slightly. “Thanks, Tony.”
“Anytime, kid.” he said with a smile.
“Come on, Toni. I’m sure the rest of the adults can handle three teens on their own.”
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“A dress?” Toni asked as they walked into a formal wear shop.
“No.” Pepper said. “Dresses. You’ll be needing more than one, more than likely.”
“They better be cute.” Toni said.
Pepper smiled and held up a yellow dress. “I think this one will be perfect for Clint’s party. Go try it on!”
“I have people clean it for me.” Tony explained as they hauled the brown paper bags into the Tower.
“I disagree,” JARVIS chimed in. “Unless you honestly consider me a person, Mr. Stark.”
“You have a guy in the walls?!” Pamplemousse shrieked. “That’s amazing!”
“Pamplemousse,” CJ said. “I think you need to calm down a little bit. It’s just a house.”
“Yeah but it’s a huge house!”
Toni smiled at her friends as she put down one of the bags on the kitchen counter top. The rest of the Avengers filed into the kitchen and watched as the three new girls examined the place.
“Who are these people?” Pamplemousse asked as she looked at Thor’s intricate armor.
“I suppose I could introduce everyone.” Toni replied. “Avengers, these are my friends Brooke, CJ, and Pamplemousse.”
“Isn’t Pamplemousse French for grapefruit?” Natasha asked.
Toni nodded. “It’s kind of a long story.”
“Tone-ni!” Pamplemousse begged. “Who are they?”
“Oh, right.” Toni continued. “This is Clint.”
“Clint!” Pamplemousse shouted as she gave the archer a hug.
“This is Steve.”
“Steve!” she shrieked as she hugged him as well.
“This is Thor.”
“Thor!” she hugged him too, only to receive one back from the god. Pamplemousse grunted. “You’re huge!” she said into his chest.
“This is Tony.” she continued.
“Another Tony?!” Pamplemousse shouted as the hugged the billionaire.
“This is Natasha.”
“Natasha!”
“That’s Bruce.”
“Bruce! Oh wait,” she said quietly. “I’ve already hugged you.”
“Well you could hug me again, if you’d like.” he said with a smile.
“Okay!” Pamplemousse shouted in glee as she threw her arms around the good doctor.
“And last, but not least, is Loki.”
“Loki!”
“Oh no!” the god shouted. “Do not-” his protests were interrupted by Pamplemousse’s cuddles. He only sighed. “That is enough, puny mortal.”
“Toni?” she mumbled from his chest. “Why does he talk funny?”
“I am a god.” he said, clearly frustrated. “And I would greatly appreciate it if you would let
me go.”
“Pamplemousse.” CJ said. “Let go of the god.”
“Aww.” Hesitantly, she let go of Loki and backed away sheepishly.
“So what do you guys even do around here?” Brooke asked from the kitchen as she looked through the bags.
“Save the world, eat shawarma and pancakes, and watch movies.” Tony replied smugly from the mini bar. “No different from you, I imagine.”
“Except the whole saving the world thing and shawarma.” she replied. “What the bloody fuck is that anyway?”
“Brooke!” CJ scolded. “Remember Pamplemousse.”
They all turned to the youngster to see her with her hands over her ears. “Virgin ears, Brooke-Brooke. Virgin ears.”
“Sorry, Pamplemousse.” she said half-heartedly.
“It’s otay.” she said with a smile as her hands dropped to her sides.
Thor stepped forward and into the kitchen. “Did you purchase more of those delicious
PopTarts? The truly are a delicacy!”
“A whole twenty boxes, point break.” Tony replied. “Just don’t eat them all at once. You’ll end up eating me out of house and home.”
“He’ll eat your house?!” Pamplemousse shouted. She then proceeded to throw herself at Thor. “Don’t eat me, please!”
“I do not wish to eat the house, nor you, young Grapefruit. I only wish to devour the PopTarts.”
“Great.” Tony mumbled. “Now we have two people in this house that take things literally.”
Toni nudged her dad. “Don’t worry. I can handle them.”
After they crew had put away the groceries, people started to gravitate towards the living room. “I’m going to introduce them to Supernatural.” Brooke said with a grin that was almost evil.
“Brooke, don’t be a life-ruiner.”
“Then let me dibs Arrows over there.”
“One, his name is Clint and two, you can’t dibs him.”
“Why not?”
“He’s not up for dibs.”
“Why not?”
“Because.”
“Because why?”
“Toni.” Both girls turned to looked at Tony. “Speaking of Clint, we’re--sorry, I’m--throwing him a birthday party. It’s partially a celebration and partially a PR event. Pepper is going to take you downtown to pick out some nice outfits, considering the bag you brought with seems a little small to have a full wardrobe.” Tony looked over the younger girls and at Pepper. “Pep, I’m buying. Get her whatever she wants. Make sure she looks stunning, as usual.”
Toni blushed slightly. “Thanks, Tony.”
“Anytime, kid.” he said with a smile.
“Come on, Toni. I’m sure the rest of the adults can handle three teens on their own.”
----
“A dress?” Toni asked as they walked into a formal wear shop.
“No.” Pepper said. “Dresses. You’ll be needing more than one, more than likely.”
“They better be cute.” Toni said.
Pepper smiled and held up a yellow dress. “I think this one will be perfect for Clint’s party. Go try it on!”
Chapter 28 is sad because Cj says "Let's just say I've got red in my ledger and I physically cannot wipe it out.". That's sad because Natasha says that in Avengers.
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