I am running, running through a thick forest with trees ahead and behind as far as the eye can see.
Behind me I am running from people calling me, I do not trust who is though the voices dont sound like anyone I know or should trust, they are gruff and sound like they havent been used for centuries, calling out to me.
"Aria, we know you're out here!!"
"Aria come back!!"
"Aria!!!"
"Aria!!!"
I kept running without my shoes. I could feel the crushing of the fallen leaves underneath me, I could feel the rocks I must run across.
I kept running, behind me they kept calling with their flashlights that if you looked too long at them they would surely blind you.
There's an orange light behind the voices; it looks as if it was coming straight from hell itself.
I keep running and running and running.
"Aria!!" someone yells but it sounds louder.
"Aria!!" It sounds closer.
"Aria!!" I jolted awake from the dream.
I look around and no one is there. So who called my name. I shrugged and looked at the time, it was 4:29, I laid back down and stared at the ceiling above me trying to figure out that dream, more likely to be described as a nightmare.
I was running from someone but I could not see who all I could see were their black soulettes and hear the gruff voices which I would think would be of the undead.
The flashlights are too bright to look at them for too long, the light behind them I would think is the gate to the underworld, safe to say I should run.
"Miss, you are requested on Ms. Widow's floor." J.A.R.V.I.S told me breaking me from my thoughts.
I nodded and threw on some proper clothing, threw a brush through my hair and put it into a braid down my back, considering my hair is almost to my hips at this point.
I went to the bathroom, washed my face and brushed my teeth. There are no visible bruises so I don't need makeup today.
I grabbed my ipod along with my earbuds and went to Nat's floor.
I wonder why Nat wants me, I haven't seen her yet considering Loki is the one that got me and she and Thor were missing from my original "welcome party" of an awkward hello that was met with silence. I thought as the elevator arrived at her floor.
"Hey Aria, I was just calling you up here to tell you, you will be alone today while the rest of us have a mission." Nat said, putting on her belt already in her suit.
I nodded and asked," Is there anything that should be done by the time you guys return?"
"What do you mean?" Nat asked, looking at me confused.
"Like chores or responsibilities or grocery shopping." I clarified.
Nat shook her head and said," No, no one expects that from anyone that isn't coming on missions."
I nodded and we said our goodbyes. I wished her luck on the mission and went back to the elevator.
I decided I was going to train so I quickly headed to my room to get changed.
"Hey Aria, before we get back the entire tower should be spotless and do the grocery shopping." Tony said heading into the elevator.
I nodded and got off on my stop, still wanting to workout before I get started cleaning.
I got into my gym clothes and headed down to the gym. I got in, did some running and weights then it was time for the bags again.
I wrapped my hands and started punching and was thrown back in my subconscious when I was training at S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Staright line Aria, it's not that hard!!" The instructor yelled.
I tried again and he yelled agian.
"NO, that's not right just do it right!!" He bellowed.
I tried and tried again and just couldn't get it right and the instructor just kept yelling like he was going to do anything.
I came back to the present and started punching the way the instructor wanted me too and just kept punching the punches never losing the precision.
I punched harder and harder thinking about everything that has gone wrong in my life, from the fire to the latest mission to everything.
I never realized how much I had go wrong until I thought about it. The fire that happened at the Orphanage, being homeless for years, having to train at 8 to be an agent though it is quite dangerous for full grown adults, the mission that everyone abandoned me the list goes on.
I remember that mission like it was yesterday but I don't want to relive that experience.
I finished punching and went to my room showered and got to work on cleaning the entire tower.
I started with the highest level.
Tony's, it was a mess of clothes everywhere it reacted of alcohol. So I went and opened the windows to air out the place and started cleaning, throwing away trash and picking up clothes and chucking them in his hamper.
Vacuuming dusting and when I was done it was spotless.
I threw the laundry down the chute and headed to the next floor, it was Steve's. His was already pretty clean.
I threw the dirty clothes in the basket with the basket down the chute so I knew whose clothes were whose. I vacuumed and dusted.
I was done pretty quickly and that continued through all the rooms: Clints, nats, rodey, sam , peter, loki, thor, Bruce, Wanda, and Pietro. Once I was done I got started on the laundry that had accumulated.
Luckily the tower has 3 washing machines and 4 dryers so I put in 3 people's clothes and started the machines. I headed to the other rooms and did the same steps tidy, dust vacuum next.
I did that throughout the entirety of the tower minus the very first floor where everyone goes in and out.
Once I was done I realized I never ate today.
So I went straight to the kitchen, grabbed an apple and put on my music in my headphones and started humming. Once I roasted the first laundry load and put in the second.
I got the grocery list and headed to the supermarket to do the shopping. I got a bunch of weird looks which is to be expected because I am a 9 year old shopping for like 20 people all by myself.
I was asked on multiple occasions if I lost my mommy and I said no.
I paid at the register with some money I had saved up and headed to the tower.
I put everything away and roasted the laundry and got started on the folding and putting away of the first load.
This continued through the entire day.
Once everyone got home I was passed out on the couch until a pillow was chucked at my head. I groaned quietly and opened my eyes to see the one and only Tony Stark standing there.
"Did you clean this entire tower?" He asked, hands on hips.
"Yes, everything but the very first floor." I told him, he nodded.
"Did you do the shopping?" He asked, arms crossed over his chest.
"Yes, everything is paid for and put away." I told him.
"Did you use my card?" He asked accusingly.
" No, it's all paid for by me." I told him, he nodded and went to the kitchen.
I yawned and went to the elevator, Nat slid in with me.
"How did the mission go?" I asked
"It went well, what did you do while we were away?" She asked not to accuse me of anything just curious.
"Well, I cleaned the tower and did the shopping and trained a little too." I told her.
"I told you, you don't need to do anything while we are away, no one else does." Nat told me kindly.
"I did it because before you guys left Tony told me I needed to clean the entire tower and do the shopping. So I followed the instructions and after working out went from Tony's floor all the way down to the office level and cleaned, then went to the supermarket, paid for everything and came back and put everything away and after I finished the laundry I accidentally fell asleep on the couch." I told her as the elevator got to my floor.
"Bye, Nat." I told her to get off.
She waved back and I got ready for bed and climbed in and almost instantly fell asleep.