Chapter 11
Lian & William May
Watching their daughter leave in such a rapid manner. William shakes his head and smiles. "Li I believe we just got the granddaughter that we always wanted and never thought we were going to get." William says to his wife. His wife just hums and thinks for a moment before speaking. "Yes we did, they are going to need us more than ever Wi. I know that our daughter will be fine, but being a parent is no easy job. It is a job and honor that never stops."
William holds his wife's hand. "Yes this is true. It has been so long that Mellie has had this much fire in her spirt. We will be there for her like we always have been." Both of them thinking about Bahrain how they tried to piece their daughter back together. Remembering Philip calling in a shaky voice in the middle of the night about how he needed them in New York as soon as possible. Lian had been the one to answer the phone and was shaking her husband awake asking questions about their daughter's condition. When William looks at his wife's face it is grave. He knows that she is looking back on her years in the service of CIA imagining the worst."Our Bǎobǎo needs us, William."
Everyone saw my wife as the steady rock that could face any tide, but William had been with her for many years. Knowing that only those closest to her could really made her be unsteady. "Yes Li, and whatever she needs we will be there for her." Cupping her face and kissing her forehead. He dresses as she dresses, when she calls out saying that she has already secured as transport to New York I am not surprised. His wife is very efficient. He has the bags in his hand that they always leave packed. Her efficiency has worn off on him. For months they try and help her. Her friends and Philip try to help her.
They try to help her through the separation when she kicks Phil out. They try to help her through the nightmares. They try to help her not go through with the divorce. They failed. Trying was not good enough. William remembers the nights when Lian held on to Melinda as she slept. Lian remembers the mornings when William made his best breakfast and tried to cheer up their daughter. They remember how in the darkest moments they held each other to keep themselves together. William finally speaks, "They lost so much much Li so much time. I always thought they would be able to find their way back to one another." Lian squeezes his hand. "Yes my ài de I did as well."
Tony Stark In the remains of the Stark Tower that is being built he is looking for Daisy. He caved after the funeral and told Pepper about the kid. Pepper just listened about Tony telling her about Daisy and let Tony cry for a while the first time he cried like this. Pepper said we will find her. Tony nodding his head and left to his lab.
He has now been looking for hours for her. After getting back from the Shawarma restaurant with the Avengers he started looking for Daisy. He taught her more about hacking and engineering. His family is missing two people and he did not do everything for Phil the man that has quickly become of his people. He would be damned if he does not do anything for Daisy the kid that was his hacker buddy. His niece. His family. For a long time his family was made from his two hands his creations. His father and mother not having enough time for him and his mother was there but it was mostly Jarvis and Ana.
I remember that they could never have children of their own. So they were basically the ones to take over the role of mother and father for him. After they were gone he had Obadiah that was a mentor more than family and Rhodey that was like a brother to him the only family he had left. Obadiah betrayed him. Jarvis and Ana are gone. His father got his Mom and himself killed in a car crash. He lost so much family and then he found more. He found family in Pepper Potts his faithful assistant for so many years, his CEO, and now his girlfriend. He found family his driver Happy the man that has stood by him and Pepper through so much. He found family in the Agent, Phil Coulson, oh boy did that one sneak in there.
He was such a history nerd, he was. Past tense. He was such a good friend and I remember when I found out about Daisy he wasn't too happy about that. After some convincing I got him to bring her over and Daisy she is such a firecracker after she warmed about to him. Her dad was always so calm and sneaky with jokes and fun history facts. Daisy was like a sponge when it came to knowledge.
I found out more about her and if she had not destroyed the people that hurt her. I would have done it for her. I found out about the boy she thought of as a brother even if she had not seen him in years. I made a significant donation to his college fund. Future blind lawyer, Pepper and I may need his help with all the trouble I get myself into. All the horrible things this kid as been through and she is still such a good kid. She deserves more than the world as given her. When I find her I will help give it to her.
Maria Hill
Coulson and May both played a big part of me being the person she is today. May was her SO and May had scooped her up from the Academy even helped her graduate early. She heard stories about Agent May and Agent Coulson. How they were the most in sync duo, and been partnered together since they got out of the Academy themselves.
They were legends and her being my SO was a lot to live up to. I remember meeting Coulson and Clint. After training with Melinda for weeks now you would think it gets easier. No. It only got harder. She is allowing her to have a five minute break. Her legs decide that this will be where she takes her break. Laying on the floor she feels a shadow casting over herself opening her eyes to peek. It is Agent Coulson handing her a bottle of water. “How are you doing there cadet?” Clint laughs before she can answer, “Rough Coulson that is how she is doing. Dang Mel you really tryin’ to do her in ain’t ya?” Maria twists on the ground to see her SO drinking some water herself and say, “I told you not to call me that.”
The disbelieve she has over Barton and May now in a bickering fight like siblings. May not doing much of the bickering, but it turns into a sparring session. Barton looks like a kid that just got a puppy with his wide smile. May just has a hint of a smile that she is coming to learn is for her SO the equivalent. Coulson helps me sit up and smiles such a calm smile. The three of them have such different smiles. “They can be a little much some times. Sorry we just now got around to meeting you we have been away on a long mission.” Maria tries to give a reassuring smile herself, but she’s not really one for smiles.
Everyone in the Academy called her Hard-ass Hill so she knew she wasn’t all warm and cuddly. “It’s nice to meet you Agent Coulson.” Maria shakes her head and focuses back on the now. The headache keeps building and building since before the night that stupid box let out a stupid god. Now getting out of the car to the latest mess. Clint and Natasha are inside this warehouse that they called me to. She looked around and assesses the situation just like May taught me.
After meeting May came Coulson then Clint now Natasha. They had all been through so much together being the spy that helped me be. She knew they hid something from me Daisy and know that I know about her. Because how could she miss that lady showing up and Coulson’s funeral calling out for the girl. Looking at the mess and rubbing my temple. I walk over to Clint and Natasha. “So thanks for giving me another mess to clean up.” She says louder than what she says next. “Have you two found Coulson’s kid yet?”
Clint Barton & Natasha Romanoff
Clint and Natasha have been together since he picked her up in Budapest from her safe house. She was his and he was hers. Their partnership was comparable to Melinda’s and Phil’s. The only thing keeping him a float was her and the mission they made to find Daisy. He remembers that everything good in his life started with Phil Coulson. Shield. Melinda. The Job. Natasha. Daisy. A home. A family. Clint had been with Phil since he picked him up at the circus. Had. Past tense. Clint was so angry at himself for the damage he had done. How he needs to tell Daisy, his niece that he is the reason her dad is not with her anymore.
He shakes his head no when Hill the new Assistant Director asked him about Daisy. He does not have any words that he can say about the subject of Daisy. Natasha knows him like the back of her hand knowing where his head is going she leans into him with just her shoulder. Natasha takes over the conversation. “The social worker was too loud huh?” Natasha says more than asks. “Yeah I was the one of the only people left when she showed up.” Natasha nods. “We have not found her yet, but we will. Tony, Melinda, and Fury are all looking. If you can handle this we are going to go back to look for her.” Maria nods. “Go do that and keep me posted when you find anything. When I get done I will help you all with the search.”
Natasha tugs Clint at first and he is walking ahead of her.
She lets him drive. Natasha reaches over to hold Clint’s hand. “I won’t let you leave me.” Natasha says thinking about how Melinda shoved Phil out of her life. Almost shoved all of them out completely. “Promise?” He asks his voice shaking She squeezes his hand. “Promise.” Her voice firm. Now that she has said her piece she thinks about Coulson. That man was the glue. He was the person that Clint and her turned to. He was their backup. He was the person that went to bat for them. He was the person they leaned on.
They need him now. He was the person that gave her and Clint a home and a family. She knows Clint blames himself. She does not because she knows what it is to be unmade and controlled. The only person to blame is Loki. She makes a vow that if he ever shows up on earth again that she will put a bullet in between his eyes. She will be damned if he takes anymore. Her thoughts turn to her niece and her friend Melinda. She knows that the last couple of years have been hard for her. She has an idea of what happened in Bahrain, but Melinda never speaks of it and Natasha could not bring herself to push. Melinda has built her walls in administration and Natasha hopes that she will let them down for Daisy.
Melinda May & Daisy Coulson
Daisy got home and turned the kitchen lights on low. She grabbed her dad’s favorite ice cream. Rocky Road and out of pure habit she grabbed two spoons. She did not even realize it until she sat in her seat at the island. She looked beside her and her dad was not there to share the ice cream with her. She is alone with her ice cream and she is ready to start the crying all over again. She heard someone pull into the driveway She knows that no one but her aunt and uncles know about this place so she sucks up her tears and starts to eat her up ice cream. To her surprise it is not her aunt or uncles. It is Melinda May. My dad’s ex-wife that he was madly in love with till the day he…. She is here in our home. The only thing Daisy can think of was to wave. To the legendary Melinda freakin’ May. The person that hurt my dad the most, but I can not dislike because of how much my dad loved her.
Melinda is in shock. Here she is sitting in the kitchen eating ice cream. We have been looking everywhere for her and she is here. Eating ice cream. Melinda May is not a person that gives hugs to a person that she met just that day especially after Bahrain her walls are built to high for that. It seems though that Daisy’s little wave with Phil’s ring glistening in the low lights was like a sledgehammer that just wrecked her walls. Her feet and arms are moving before she knows it. Daisy is in her arms stiff as a board. Melinda thinks this is a mistake until Daisy’s fingers grip on to her shirt. The force that Daisy pushes into her as she hugs her almost knocks her back. She feels Daisy’s tears before she heard them. Melinda just slowly sinks them to the floor rocking Daisy in her arms. “I have got you Bǎobǎo. I will not let you go.” Melinda is crying with Daisy.
After several minutes Daisy pulls back. She reaches up for the ice cream and spoons. “Ice cream?” Melinda takes the offered spoon and takes a bite of ice cream after eating it she says, “Ph.. your dad’s favorite ice cream Rocky Road.” Daisy nods and smiles sadly. “Yeah it was.” Past tense. Melinda leans into Daisy and takes another bite. “I do not know what your dad told you about me..” Daisy cuts her off. “You were Dad’s hero.” Melinda laughs softly. “I believe you are referring to Captain America.” Daisy shakes her head. “He talked about you a lot. He told me stories. He always hoped.. he always lo.. he always missed you.” Daisy struggles with what to say. “Pushing your dad out of my life will always be one of my biggest regrets. But he left me a letter telling me about you. I know I am not prefect Daisy, but I will not leave you.” Daisy cuddles into her side.
Daisy is not one to be so close with someone she just met that day, but with all the stories her dad told her about Melinda. She met Melinda May a long time ago. Every time she struggled, every time she was sad, mad, and happy her dad told her stories about Melinda May. Along with history stories. But Melinda is a part of her family long before she met her in person. She will not be alone. She has her aunt, her uncles, and now she has Melinda May. She holds up her pinky. “Promise?” Melinda looks down to see her wedding ring on this hand. She wraps her pinky around Daisy. “I pinky promise Bǎobǎo.” Daisy smiles and Melinda pulls her phone out and shoots Stark, Clint, and Natasha a message and location. “Bring more ice cream. I have got her.” She sends her parents. “I found her” message. She holds on to Daisy and eats ice cream. Both of them leaning into each other just soaking in each other’s presence.
Nick Fury
Phil Coulson is my best friend. Present tense. I will not lose him. Future tense.