And tried to avoid paying any attention to one Tony Stark.
Yeah, Rose, good luck with that. LOL
What would losing her heart to him be like?
Dammit, Rosalie! *smh*
She was not pining over Tony Stark. She wanted nothing to do with him. He was conceited and arrogant. He had no care for his fellow humans or the planet. He thought the world revolved around him. She did not want a relationship with the man. She didn't want anything to do with him.
Keep telling yourself that, Rose. You might even believe it at some point.
She tried hard to keep his compassion from touching her, but it worked its way past the hedgerow of thorny bushes she'd grown around her heart so that it softened her feelings for him. Just a little.
I see what you did there (and other places), and I love it. Just sayin'....
It was dangerous to see him exhibit it where his friends were concerned. It was devastating to see him exhibit it where she was concerned.
Rose really doesn't stand a chance, does she?
"I do not need you to play babysitter with me, Mr. Stark!" she snarled, making sure he saw the dislike in her eyes. "I know my limitations and needs far better than you do. Kindly leave me alone so that I can work in peace."
I need to tell you that I love how Rose is channeling her fear of falling for Tony into anger in an attempt to keep him away and keep herself safe. I doubt it will work, but still.... I think it's spot on. Kudos!
"Get! Out!" she spit. Her hands hit his chest one more time in order to shove him toward the door. When they did, his came up to circle her wrists. To take hold of them and tug on them. She found herself tumbling into his arms, her chest pressed to his. Before she could even think of pushing away, his mouth was on hers.
I guess Tony hasn't gotten the Me Too memo yet. lol
Fucking hell, she wanted him.
No shit, Sherlock.
Rose's hands shook as she righted her clothes, and she refused to look at him. How dare he!
Yeah, how dare Tony make you want him! The cad. Also, can I just say that I knew that this would happen? She's too damn stubborn for her own good.
"Get out! Now!" The anger in her voice, the pain and betrayal and confusion, saw her plants reacting. Leaves shook, the sound almost like that of a rattlesnake's tail when warning people of its proximity. "Get out! Get out! Get out!"
Nice use of the plants, sweetie. Poor, poor, Rosalie. She's so doomed.
But he was a hero and she was a villain and she had no right considering crawling into bed with him. None at all. It wasn't going to happen again. She wasn't going to let it. She was absolutely not going to get naked and do the nasty with Tony Stark.
No matter how badly her body wanted her to.
Like I said, doomed. Completely and utterly doomed.
~*~
"That doesn't make any sense. Its a shadow that blips across the screen when you aren't looking. But when you do look, all you see is some kind of jump in the playback. What the hell is going on?"
I'll have to agree with Miri on this one. Doesn't make any sense at all. (But I'm sure it will eventually)
Judging by the look of her, I'd say everything boils down to 'Mom and Dad didn't love me enough.'
Yup, I think that's an accurate summary of Dare's look. LOL
Of course she was concerned about Director Fury's desire to use a young girl as a weapon in the war. But this was a war they had no hopes of winning unless they had an ace in the hole. Dare Scott seemed like the perfect solution to a hopeless situation.
Methinks that's not going to go so well. Not if I know Dare. Not well at all. Nope.
~*~
"Miss, I'm going to have to ask you to step away from the building," he said, making sure that he put a touch of coldness and command into his tone.
Ha-ha, yeah, good luck with that Mister Random Idiot. Who is this guy?
She threw her head back and laughed. He didn't see how anything he'd said was funny.
I'm sure he's about to find out. ;)
"Oh, no. I get it. Its easy to deal with the undead using a flame thrower. Its also easy to deal with anything else that goes bump in the night when you've got a flame thrower trained on them." The smile slid away and her eyes narrowed. "Unfortunately for you, I am the flame thrower."
Yup. Shit just got real for whoever this idiot is.
He showed her his empty hands, made sure they were some distance from his body so that she didn't think she was in any immediate danger.
Okay, maybe he's not a complete idiot. Not that it helped him in the long run. Did Dare just set him up to take the blame for her fires? If so, I'm impressed.
~*~
He was pretty sure that conversation was going to be fucking fun when his hosts decided to join him.
I'm sure. Shady government groups, eh? SHIELD, perhaps?
Well, hello there Nick. Glad to see that I was right.
HOLY SHIT! Edward?! Of fucking course it is! I had my suspicions when the flame thrower came out, but I second guessed it because: crossover. *sigh*
It didn't seem a coincidence that he'd been taken into custody by a shadowy government agency only a short time after talking to a girl who could stand in a stream of fire without being hurt. ... He suspected they'd want to use her to fight the vampire plague creeping across the country. Was he enough of an asshole to give them what they wanted?
Somehow, I doubt it. And I'm pretty sure Fury is about to finally meet his match. Ted can be stubborn when he wants to.
He was presented with a photo of a group of six young women. All of them wore one kind of uniform or another. ... On her left stood a girl with a warm complexion, her eyes and hair dark. She wore gold, a form fitting suit that looked to almost be a part of her. She seemed ordinary, but there was a hunger in her eyes that reminded him of the shifters he'd encountered.
Roxxy! :D And of course Edward would pick up on that! Dammit, woman! Should I be worried about you pulling Edward into this mess?
And he might be an asshole, but there was no way he was going to turn a girl over to them so they could use her as their weapon.
Called it! You tell them, Edward!
~*~
They had to reach some kind of compromise. Dare couldn't continue to go out on her own. She couldn't continue to fight the vampires on her own. She was going to get caught. Or worse.
Agreed. Also, poor Clint. *huggles him* He's in too deep. Way too deep.
The other voice sounded angry. And annoyed. It also sounded like Dare. But it didn't. Clint frowned. How was that possible?
Uh, yeah. How is that possible? Is Faye somehow attached to Dare now? I mean, if Morgan has gone to the Vamp side with Remy what would that mean for Faye...? *disappears down the rabbit hole*
What the hell was going on? Who had she been talking to? ... Either someone with some serious portation abilities was popping in and out of the mansion, and wouldn't it just chap Tony's ass if that was the case?, or Dare had been talking to herself because she was losing her grip on reality.
Either way, not good. My money is still on it somehow being Faye. At least, that's the only explanation I can come up with that makes any sense right now.
Thank the gods! It's about fucking time those two had a heart-to-heart! And, awww, what a sweet note to end it on. Yes, Clint is the only thing keeping Dare tethered to reality right now. Pretty sure the feeling is mutual.
Great chapter, hon. I enjoyed the hell out of it. :D
Trying to respond while I read so I don't forget what I want to say....
Yeah, Rose, good luck with that. LOL
Dammit, Rosalie! *smh*
Keep telling yourself that, Rose. You might even believe it at some point.
I see what you did there (and other places), and I love it. Just sayin'....
Rose really doesn't stand a chance, does she?
I need to tell you that I love how Rose is channeling her fear of falling for Tony into anger in an attempt to keep him away and keep herself safe. I doubt it will work, but still.... I think it's spot on. Kudos!
I guess Tony hasn't gotten the Me Too memo yet. lol
No shit, Sherlock.
Yeah, how dare Tony make you want him! The cad. Also, can I just say that I knew that this would happen? She's too damn stubborn for her own good.
Nice use of the plants, sweetie. Poor, poor, Rosalie. She's so doomed.
Like I said, doomed. Completely and utterly doomed.
~*~
I'll have to agree with Miri on this one. Doesn't make any sense at all. (But I'm sure it will eventually)
Yup, I think that's an accurate summary of Dare's look. LOL
Methinks that's not going to go so well. Not if I know Dare. Not well at all. Nope.
~*~
Ha-ha, yeah, good luck with that Mister Random Idiot. Who is this guy?
I'm sure he's about to find out. ;)
Yup. Shit just got real for whoever this idiot is.
Okay, maybe he's not a complete idiot. Not that it helped him in the long run. Did Dare just set him up to take the blame for her fires? If so, I'm impressed.
~*~
I'm sure. Shady government groups, eh? SHIELD, perhaps?
Well, hello there Nick. Glad to see that I was right.
HOLY SHIT! Edward?! Of fucking course it is! I had my suspicions when the flame thrower came out, but I second guessed it because: crossover. *sigh*
Somehow, I doubt it. And I'm pretty sure Fury is about to finally meet his match. Ted can be stubborn when he wants to.
Roxxy! :D And of course Edward would pick up on that! Dammit, woman! Should I be worried about you pulling Edward into this mess?
Called it! You tell them, Edward!
~*~
Agreed. Also, poor Clint. *huggles him* He's in too deep. Way too deep.
Uh, yeah. How is that possible? Is Faye somehow attached to Dare now? I mean, if Morgan has gone to the Vamp side with Remy what would that mean for Faye...? *disappears down the rabbit hole*
Either way, not good. My money is still on it somehow being Faye. At least, that's the only explanation I can come up with that makes any sense right now.
Thank the gods! It's about fucking time those two had a heart-to-heart! And, awww, what a sweet note to end it on. Yes, Clint is the only thing keeping Dare tethered to reality right now. Pretty sure the feeling is mutual.
Great chapter, hon. I enjoyed the hell out of it. :D