The Sister

Disclaimer: Do not own Thor/Avengers or Inuyasha

Darcy Lewis was excited this morning. The reason: her half-sister Kagome Higurashi was coming to visit. However, she might have forgotten to mention this to her boss, Jane, or even SHIELD. She did not care though. Her sister had been through a series of chronic sickness for a year, and then suddenly she was whole again. She wanted to see her, and then her mother had called her that Kagome needed a distraction and that if she would take her. Yes! Anything for her little sister!

Therefore, she was currently sitting at the breakfast table, having cereal and juice, surrounded by the world's most famous guys, the Avengers. Well, with some of them anyway. Thor was currently trying to drown in pancakes while Jane stared at his antics. She must be in deep love to find Thor's never-ending antics with food so enduring. She could not blame her either, because she was aware how Jane had missed Thor. She was the one Jane would turn to when she would give up and feel loneliness but Darcy said that she must never give up if she wanted to see Thor again. Those words always inspired Jane to work even harder on her theories.

What was more peculiar was that Loki was with them too. Yeah, but he was here for rehabilitation. Thor had taken him to Aasgard for his punishment, and it seems that while Loki was falling from the broken bi-frost, the pathway through worlds had not closed, so he landed in a dark world. There he met Thanos, who was a nasty guy who wanted to destroy the universe, and used Loki to try to do that. Though the Avengers did not seem to think that that was correct and he was just plain evil, but when Thor returned with him, he seemed subdued somehow, like there was no fight left in him. He was still a jerk, and always tried to make mischief, but seemed harmless enough. On top of that, his magic is block somewhat until further notice. He was now currently trying not to throw up at Thor's gusto for pancakes. Oh, did she forget to mention that she lived with the Avengers?

Apparently, Director Fury had asked them to move in to Stark Tower in order to be prepared for emergency calls. However, Tony Stark, also known as Ironman, was not happy about this order. Therefore, he settled them all in different levels in the tower, and since Jane came with Thor, he had given her a place to continue her research. Jane, in turn, could not live without Darcy, thus she ended up living with the Avengers as well.

Clearing her throat, Darcy gained their attention. "Jane, I forgot to mention this, but my sister from Japan is coming to visit me, and will be staying for a whole 3 months." Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to stare at her.

Jane quickly said, "Darcy, I thought you were an only child. You don't have a sister."

Darcy sighed. She hated having to explain her family secrets. "Well, let's say that once upon a time, when I was three years old, my parents were going to divorce. My father went on a business trip to Japan, and had an affair there, which had consequences. Her mother married another man, but she kept in touch with my father about Kagome, that is her name. My parents reconciled, and mother even forgave my father for it too, and I gained a half-sister." They were all surprised at this news.

"And you think it's wise to let your younger sister come stay here with us?" asked Jane.

"Well, you see, my sister, whom I've only seen like a handful of times, was sick for a year some two years ago. The only problem is that she has been depressed for some time now. Mrs. Sakura Higurashi thought that maybe she needed to have a change of scenery, and called to see if I was available. I would never say no to seeing my sister, especially after what she had to go through." Jane was speechless. Darcy never stood up for herself, she usually went along with everybody, but it is shocking to hear her say this.

Darcy continues. "Don't worry about your secrets, I told her that I work for this smart scientist," pointing at Jane, "who was living with her dear boyfriend, and his brother who works in a disaster response team which is technically what Thor does."

"You really think that would fool your sister and how do you think S.H.I.E.L.D. would take it when they found out of this plan of yours," asked Loki. Darcy only glared at him.

"They will say nothing. Kagome is only going to stay on this penthouse floor, and as long you and Thor try to act as normal as possible, then there will be no problems. Kagome is a very smart girl, and she understands the words privacy and secret."

Jane was not convinced, but Thor was excited. "Then let your sister come, Lady Darcy. I would much like to meet the sister of one such as you."

"You won't see much resemblance", Darcy smiled at Thor. "She looks like her mother and the only thing she got from our father was the color of her eyes. We both have blue eyes."

Both Thor and Darcy wore down Jane with pleading looks. "I guess we could have a guest, as long we try to keep everything as quiet and low key as possible around here." Darcy felt happy inside. Kagome *was going to be able to stay with them with no problem!

Loki was not convinced, since he knew that anyone worth his scent would figure it out rather quickly who they were, but he was curious of this guest. One thing he would like is for this girl not to be so loud, blunt, and crazy as this one was. He could only hope.

Unknown to them, Kagome was trying very hard to try to fit in. After her return from the past, she had been feeling out-of-sorts. Battling with an enemy for so long left scars not even time would heal. Her mother said that all soldiers had PTSD. Kagome thought she was right. She may have not been a soldier of her time, but she had been one in the past. Now, after what had seemed like a never-ending battle with evil, they had won.

Kagome and her team had fought with Naraku after Sesshoumaru had found his hiding place when he had kidnapped his ward Rin. Sesshoumaru had taken her into his pack, when Kagome had asked, that joining forces with Inuyasha would mean a more powerful force against Naraku. She was the one who kept order in the groups. When she had died, Sesshoumaru began to train her, saying she was a liability if she cannot defend herself, and he would not revive her the next time. He was a dangerous and relentless teacher. She had to learn quickly or she would have ended up dead, again.

Now that there were no more quests, no more battles, Kagome felt restless. She wanted something to do, all this peace was making her feel edgy, and her family realized this. Her mom was very perceptive, and had offered her to go visit her sister in America. She knew it was some sort of way of telling her that she knew she needed a different environment to get a grip on herself. She accepted her offer, and called Darcy, who said she was currently living in New York, with a scientist for boss. Kagome had been surprise by her words, but she always knew her older sister tended not to follow the conventions society or even family expectations imparted on her.

What her sister did not tell her was that she was living in a penthouse in the famous Stark Tower in New York. Kagome was currently standing outside the building and was having questions as to what her sister was involved with here. She was so focused on her thoughts she did not notice somebody bumping into her from behind. She quickly turned to apologize, only to find herself facing the very good-looking chest of a man. She looked up, and found a very good-looking guy to go with that great chest.

"Sorry ma'am, I didn't see you there." Kagome smiled at his accent and his words.

"Don't worry; I am the one to apologize. If I hadn't stopped to gawk at the building, you wouldn't have run into me."

He smiled at her words. "I guess you are not from around here, right?"

She nodded. "Yes, I came to visit my sister for some time and this is where she is currently living."

He straightened up all of sudden. "You wouldn't be Darcy's younger sister visiting from Japan, right?"

Kagome laughed. "Yes, that would be me. How did you know this?"

He smiled, and with a courteous bow, he extended his hand. "I know Darcy and she had told me that you were coming to visit. If you like, I would like to have the pleasure to accompany you to her place."

Kagome smirked, and felt the need to tease him. "Sorry, but I do not walk with strangers anywhere."

He blushed at her comment. "Sorry, where are my manners. I am Steve Rogers, who also lives in this building. You can say we are going to be neighbors of sort."

Kagome bowed to him. "Nice to meet you, Steve, my name is Kagome Higurashi." After that, he pointed the way and she turned to follow him inside the tower. Once they reached the floor her sister was staying on, he showed her where she was. He knocked on the door, and a very good-looking Viking guy open the door.

"Ah! Friend Steve, you are here! And who may this be?" The guy looked at her with a sunny smile, giving Kagome the urge to return it.

"This is Kagome, Darcy's sister. I met her outside the tower."

"Excellent! Please do come in." Stepping aside he let them in. "I must inform my Lady Jane and the Lady Darcy that her sister is here." He quickly left to what it seemed was going in search of them. Kagome's mind went blank. He also talked very funny, but that is not what caught her eye. Her gift of sight showed her that he glowed bright. He had this aura of other around him.

Steve guided her to the living room, and she was awe by the grandeur of it. He sat next to her as they waited for Thor to come back. Not much time had passed when she heard footsteps coming from the hallway that guy had gone down.

"Kagome!" She heard her named yell. Turning, she was hit and hug by a bosomy brunette rather enthusiastically. When she pulled back from Kagome, she looked her up and down with a grin. "You look very healthy and tan for someone who is battling depression."

Kagome only grinned mischievously at her. "What can I say, the great outdoors did very good for my constitution, but the mind is something else, huh."

AN: I am happy to announce that I have finally found and accepted a beta for my stories! Thank you so much to fierynightangel who is willing to help with this! Enjoy the rewrite!