Hey guys! Long time no see! This is my new story, continuing from The New Generation, so if you haven't read it, read it before you read this! It's pretty essential to the story, and you'll probably be lost if you don't read it! Check it out in my profile! Okay, well read on!

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New Secrets

Chapter One

"Hey, babe. Just calling to see if you guys have landed yet. Just send me a quick text if you get this voice mail." Hanging up my phone, I sighed and wiped the screen. Staring back at me was a picture of my boyfriend, Landon, staring directly at the camera. He had taken my phone and made that the wallpaper before he left, but I hadn't been able to change it, due to each time I saw it it brought a smile to my face.

The airport was definitely a busy place. I was kind of standing off to the side of everything, near the edge of gate twenty three A, where Landon would be arriving, which couldn't come soon enough.

You see, after this, you're probably wondering who Landon is.

Landon Phillip (don't call him that unless you're really pissed at him) Stark was my boyfriend of three and a half years. A long time, right? I guess someone helping you save your parents from a crazy mad scientist makes you do that.

After a lifelong hateful relationship with Director Nick Fury, he decided that Landon and I were qualified for a job at SHIELD, which we had only been waiting for forever. He appointed us as partners, and as well as getting our college degrees, we worked part time with SHIELD and went on a few missions. Nothing major, considering that we've only been with the organization for a few years. And after finishing college, we would be qualified to work in SHIELD labs (considering that Landon was getting a degree in chemistry, myself in biology) and work full time on missions.

We rented a small apartment together (complete with the shitty neighbors and everything), which we lived in most of the time, apart from the few times we would go home to see our parents at SHIELD. Oh, did I forget to mention that our parents are part of the Avengers? Silly me.

Tony Stark and Pepper Potts are the parents of Landon, which makes a lot of sense. Let's just say that before Landon and I became friends, and eventually dated, I absolutely hated him. He was cocky and cynical like his dad, and looked like him too (black hair, tall, great smile). Don't get me wrong, Tony is like a second father to me, but even sometimes his attitude could get in the way. It was surprising that Pepper was his mother, because besides having her eyes and the power of being a great organizer, he acted nothing like his compassionate, caring, and respectful mother. But eventually, that shell of jerkiness broke and I saw how great of a guy he can be (even though he still makes ridiculous comments sometimes).

My parents were the master assassins, Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton. And yes, when you see me, you'll definitely see my parents genes. Everyone in the Avengers, or anyone that knows that they are my parents always tells me I look like my mother. Between my red curls (which are ridiculous, really. It's like trying to comb through a rats nest) and physique, I couldn't say that I haven't seen it either. The only thing I really inherited from my father were his lips and eyes, and luckily not his and my mother's overbearing attitude. A while back they didn't want me to do anything for SHIELD, and after a huge fight, something terrible happened to my parents. After getting them back (on my own and with Landon, thank you very much), they still weren't quite sure of me joining SHIELD, but I knew not to fight with them like I did before, because as much as it was annoying, I still loved my parents.

Now let's just go back to why Landon was gone and flying back to New York today.

Around six months ago, Columbia University, our college, offered Landon an amazing six month program to go study in Europe with some of the best chemists in the world. He was ecstatic, and after checking with me that I would be okay with him leaving, he accepted right away and was off. Now of course it was hard to not have my boyfriend with me for six months, but we texted, called, and video chatted often. It wasn't the same, but it was still something. Now finally, after six long, lonely months, Landon was coming home.

I sighed and checked the screen flashing gate numbers, flight destinations, and arrival times. Finding twenty three A, I traced with my finger to the time of arrival to the right of the destination, New York City, New York. Ten twenty five in the morning. Slipping out my phone and unlocking it, I found out that I had about twenty minutes to kill. I also found out from the little notification that I had a text, which sadly, ended up not being from Landon, but from Tony, saying to call him.

Rolling my eyes, I quickly dialed his number and pulled the phone up to my right ear. After a few seconds of dialing, Tony picked up.

"Hello?" He asked from the other side of the phone.

"Hey, Tony. What's up? Why'd you call?" I asked.

"Just wondering if you picked up Landon yet. Have you?"

"Nope," I sighed into the phone. "I have about twenty minutes to kill though, until his plane lands. Any suggestions?"

"I don't know. Go hang out at baggage claim? Heckle some foreign passengers? Something like that?"

I rolled my eyes and shifted the phone from my right hand to my left. "I'm not near baggage claim. I'm waiting at the gate," I told him.

"How did you get back there?" Tony asked, and I could picture the confusion on his face.

I picked at my nails and answered. "If you have a SHIELD badge, you can do anything." I could hear Tony chuckle in agreement.

"I guess. Well, if you're near the gates, shouldn't there be a food court of something near it? Why don't you just go get Starbucks or something?" He suggested, and I guess that in that point in time, it seemed like the only thing to really do.

"Fine."

"Okay, sounds good. Just text me after you pick up Landon, we're planning on having dinner and Pepper needs to know in advance to have everyone together."

"Sounds like a plan. Bye."

"Bye, Nads." I hit the off button and slid it into my pocket. Looking up at the sign, I found that the nearest Starbucks was to the right. Walking over to the familiar green sign and greeting the man in the green apron, I ordered an iced coffee. After being handed my drink, I sat down at one of the tables and pulled my phone out. Sighing, I realized I still had another fifteen minutes until I would get to see Landon.

I took a long sip of my drink, shivering a little from the small brain freeze. I let my mind wander, thinking about SHIELD, the upcoming paper I had that was due in my biology class, and other things that made absolutely no sense. Until, of course, I felt a hand tap me on my shoulder.

Whipping my head around, ready to attack if needed, I sharpened my glare until I saw who it actually was. Landon was there in front of me, with a huge grin across his face, which spread to mine. I bolted up from my seat and threw myself into his arms, flinging my arms around his neck. He wrapped his around my waist, hugging me tightly. I pulled away to plant my lips on his, erupting a wolf whistle from somewhere in the airport (which under any other circumstances I would have yelled the guy out), which Landon gladly returned.

Pulling away to look at him, I grinned. He was tanner than usual, with a slight stubble like he hadn't shaved in a few days. He was also wearing a long sleeve shirt, which was different from his usual short sleeved tee. Otherwise than that, he looked the same. I flung my arms around him suddenly again, and was surprised when I felt him almost wince. I frowned and pulled away, staring into his face for a minute.

Landon's grin was still there, but it looked a little hurt, like he had stubbed his toe. "Landon... are you okay?" I asked, retracting my arms from him.

"What?" He asked, furrowing his brows. "I'm fine, Nadya, I'm fine." After he finished he put on a little smile, which still looked a little odd. I shrugged it off, and when he pulled me back into an embrace and kissing me on the top of my head. "I missed you."

I sighed and breathed in the scent of cologne and laundry detergent, the signature Landon smell. "I missed you too," I mumbled into his shirt. We stood like that for a few minutes, in the middle of Starbucks, hugging.

Eventually, Landon let go of my and kissed my cheek. Lifting up his backpack that he brought on his plane, he slung an arm around my shoulder. "Well, shall we go get my luggage and then go home?"

I chuckled and wrapped mine around his waist. "Yes. Yes we shall."

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"Okay, see you in a few." I hung up my phone and slipped it into the leather bag that sat near my legs. "Your dad said that your mom made dinner and all of us are going to hang out tonight," I told Landon, while turning right and checking my rear view mirrors. Landon groaned and leaned his head back on the passenger seat. "What?"

"I just wanted to hang out tonight with you, I guess." I grinned at his comment.

"We can hang out tomorrow."

"I know, but I haven't seen you in six months." I frowned and continued to stare ahead. "What did I miss?"

I sighed. "Not that much. Your dad still makes snarky comments, you mom's still really organized, Steve still doesn't know how to work anything. Asa really missed you, and for the past few days she's been throwing fits because you haven't been here."

Asa was Jane and Thor's daughter. We were surprised that they hadn't picked a more Norse name, but it was probably for the best, considering that Thor named his hammer Mjolnir. She was almost four now, and was one of the cutest toddlers I've ever seen.

Landon smiled. "And how was Nadya doing this whole time?" He asked, raising an eyebrow and grabbing my free hand.

"Nadya was... Nadya missed you a lot," I said, giving a small smile.

"I'm sorry," Landon apologized.

"No, no. I mean, of course it sucked not having you here, but it was an amazing opportunity you had to take. I mean, going and studying with some of the best chemists is not one you'll have everyday." Looking over to him, he avoided my gaze and bit his lip. "Everything okay?"

He snapped his head back and then flashed a small smile. "I'm fine. I'm just really happy to be back." I grinned. I was really happy he was back too.

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"Landon!"

The first thing we heard when we entered the building was Asa screaming and running up to Landon. He laughed and picked her up, hugging her close. I grinned, he was amazing with her.

"Hey, Asa. What are you up to?" He asked, adjusting her on his hip.

"Helping Aunt Pepper with dinner!" She said, grinning. When Asa first started to talk, Tony and Bruce made it their job to make Asa speak as grammatically correct as possible. They would correct her on everything, and even though it was a little strict, it was nice to be able to understand a small child well.

"That's great! Why don't we go in and see her?" He asked, setting her down on the ground and letting her run off in front of us. He chuckled and walked beside me to the kitchen. "She's still the same hyper kid," He laughed. I nodded in agreement. As soon as we walked into the kitchen everyone smiled.

"Landon! Honey!" Pepper squealed, setting down her spoon on the counter and running to embrace him in a hug. He returned it with a smile.

"It's about time you came back!" Tony exclaimed, laughing and giving his son a tight hug.

"Hey, Dad," Landon chuckled. Thor, Steve, Bruce, and my own father all greeted him with awkward man hugs, while my mother rolled her eyes and gave him a proper squeeze, muttering something like 'Jesus Christ, men' under her breath. Jane smiled and hugged him with Asa in her arms.

"How was it?" Jane asked, as I walked into the fridge to grab a bottle of water for Landon and myself and tossing the other to him. I sat on top of the counter next to my father, who patted my thigh.

"It was great. Very interesting, and definitely worth it. But really, really hard. A lot of stuff I'll tell you guys about later though," Landon said, and then looked to his father, who raised an eyebrow, and then to the other members of the team. I furrowed my brows in confusion.

"Wha-" I started, but then was cut off by my mother.

"Well, how was your flight?" I frowned by being cut off by my mother.

"It was good," Landon answered, shrugging. Bruce raised an eyebrow, as I took a long gulp of my water.

"No cute stewardesses flirting with you or anything?" I almost spit out my water, while everyone else chuckled.

"No, no. Just crying babies and peanuts." I sighed with relief, which Jane grinned at as she switched Asa from her arms to Thor's.

"Peanuts?" Thor asked, brows furrowed. Asa giggled and poked her dad repeatedly in the face.

"Yes, Daddy. Peanuts." We all laughed, as Pepper finally set down the spoon she was holding.

"Dinner is finally ready. Dining room everyone!" She announced. Steve was the first one out, next Bruce and Tony helping Pepper carry utensils and pots out, and finally Thor and my parents.

Jane and I walked to the dining room, and on the way she stopped me and grinned. "You two are adorable. He would never even dream about flirting with another girl. You can tell by the look on his face when he sees you, Nadya."

I blushed and continued to go to the dining room.

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"What the fuck are you wearing?" I asked Landon as he crawled underneath the covers of our bed.

"What the fuck are you wearing?" He retorted, turning on his side and grinning.

"Um, pajama shorts and a tee shirt. What I usually wear. You on the other hand, are not wearing what you usually wear." I raised a brow, thinking of his current outfit.

"I guess not, but it's only a little different," Landon said, shrugging as well as he could on his side. I rolled my eyes.

"Please. You're wearing a long sleeve shirt, pajama pants, and socks," I informed him. Usually the only thing he wore was a pare of boxers or athletic shorts. Not that I was complaining about that or anything.

"I guess I just like long pajama pants now." I rolled my eyes again at his comment.

"Seriously? You tried wearing pajama pants two years ago for one night, and then eventually changed five minutes after coming to bed because they bunched up weird. And you usually sweat buckets at night too, so why the sudden change in body tempurature?" I asked, confused.

"I don't know. Europe's a cold place, I guess," He answered. Rolling my eyes one final time, I turned the light off on the bedside table next to me. We were staying in the bedroom we shared when we were usually at SHIELD, otherwise it would have just been the overhead light like in our apartment.

"Whatever floats your boat." I could see Landon dimly from the light coming from the hallway, which was always left on because Asa demanded that it was on when she was sleeping. I turned on my side, curling up next to him. "I missed this," I whispered softly. He chuckled and pulled me closer.

"Believe me, I did too."

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"Stop! Don't! You can't do that! Leave her out of this!"

I awoke with a jolt to see Landon thrashing around in bed next to me. His eyes were squeezed shut and he was drenched with sweat, black his stuck to his forehead.

"Stop! Aaaauuugggghhh!" Landon screamed again, trashing around wildly, swinging his arms out in front of him.

"Landon! Landon wake up!" I shook him to wake him up. He shook violently and yelled verses again. "Landon! Please! Wake up!" I screamed, finally shaking him harder.

Finally, Landon awoke in an upright position. "Stop! Don't!" He opened his eyes and then finally landed them on me. "Nads? What's wrong?" He asked, breathing heavily and running a hand through his hair. It looked like he almost had tears in his eyes.

"Landon? What's wrong? You were having some sort of nightmare. You were screaming 'don't' and 'stop' over and over again," I told him, sitting on my knees and trying to meet his gaze. Landon rubbed his temples and sighed.

"I'm fine. Just a nightmare, I guess," He said, running another hand through his hair, getting it off from his forehead.

"Are you sure? Do you want to talk about it?" I asked. "Or at least lets get you changed. I can get you another tee shirt, you're drenched in sweat. Let's just take this one off -" I started to lift the corner of his shirt, when he jerked away.

"No! Don't!" He exclaimed, and when he saw my face, he sighed. "I'm sorry, I-I-I'm fine. Let's just go back to sleep."

I was about to protest, but then Landon set his head on his pillow. I pursed my lips and curled up to him, my head resting on the one of his arms. I swear that I could feel him pull me tighter than ever before.

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