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❝ 𝚕𝚎𝚝'𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚕𝚎, 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 ❞

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ㅤ𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒 was not an easy feat...neither was simultaneously graduating with a PhD. Or the fact that it only took Mia Stark three years.

For once, she let the entire world know how truly intelligent she was; she passed every single class she was in with flying colors, breezed through exams, and practically had to beg the school to let her go through all of them as fast as she possibly could—which, obviously, they allowed her to do, who wouldn't?

Though the classes were easy, everything else wasn't.

During her first year of college, not only did she have to worry about her grades, she had to worry about her family.

It started off with the Volturi wanting to destroy Renesmee Cullen. Mia could tell very early on, after she'd been told of Alice's vision, that the Italian vampires weren't just marching into Forks to determine whether the child would pose a threat or not; no, they were there to destroy.

Of course they were, she had thought to herself. Why else would they bring an entire army if it were just to check something out? Do they think we're dumb?

And they most probably did, especially when Mia voiced her opinions and the Cullens were still optimistic. Luckily, the entire pack vouched for her intelligence and gut-feeling—not that they had to do that—and eventually swayed the Cullens into finding other vampires to witness for them...in other words, they Avengers Assemble-d those Italian bitches.

And the wolves were there as backup too.

Mostly because during the preparations for Volturi's arrival, Leah Clearwater ended up imprinting on the dhampir.

It was a surprise for everyone, but not nearly as surprised when Rosalie and Bella welcomed the she-wolf with open arms. Both vampires were happy that the little girl gained another strong, female role model, and weren't opposed to having her act as Renesmee's other mom, or even sister. With Leah unable to conceive once she started shifting, this has been the best blessing for all of them.

Jacob, who continued on being Bella's best friend, has long since stopped harboring feelings for the newborn vampire. He had visited Mia once, without anyone knowing—including Mia herself—and ended up spilling everything to the girl; his struggles, his denials, his self-hatred. That's when the heiress realized exactly why Jacob had clung to Bella so much: the two had been close for a very long time, and Jacob had misinterpreted his love for the girl as something romantic.

Because in reality, Jacob Black was gay.

As soon as Mia got him to realize that, he started slowly accepting himself, and with that acceptance came his own imprinting experience. On a man named William.

But that's a story for another time.

Along with that whole mess, her father was also targeted, just a mere few weeks later. By a crazy dude who called himself the Mandarin.

It was during the Christmas holidays, and Mia was worried sick over her boyfriend, who was set to face a bunch of superpowered vampires, and her father, who had disappeared. Luckily, back in Forks, the conflict was resolved and only one life was lost. But when it came to her family, completely different story.

At some point, Happy was attacked and Pepper got kidnapped. Mia was lucky enough to have been on the other side of the country and was immediately taken to a safe house by her godfather the second Tony was kidnapped.

Eventually, her dad saved the day and everything was as normal as can be.

During her second year, things were pretty quiet. No threats on her family. Though, she was still a bit pissed off that their house in Malibu was destroyed. But her dad had simply relocated to New York to live in the tower with some of the Avengers, and Paul moved in with her in Cambridge.

Yes, they were living together.

The domesticity of it all was marvelous. Waking up tangled in the sheets, wrapped in each other's arms, the warmth of each other reminding them that this is what love is... that this is what love feels like. And though they were as in love as can be, both of them swears that every day, they just keep falling deeper and deeper in love.

One thing that almost broke them, though, was the unwanted attention. Paul was just a 'regular' person in the eyes of most, but in the eyes of the paparazzi and the elite, he's the boyfriend of the Stark heiress, and that made him a bit of a hot topic. He's had to watch his back—and anger—more times than he can count. This had put a strain in their relationship, and if not for Happy's intervention, the situation could've gotten worse.

The next year was officially Mia's last year in MIT. But then Ultron happened. And this time, she ended up getting kidnapped by the vibranium bastard.

That's when Paul officially met the Avengers, all while losing his mind over Mia's disappearance.

The Avengers were all aware of Mia's existence, but none of them have actually met her in person. Or knew that her boyfriend was a werewolf. Imagine their reaction when they saw a horse-sized wolf tearing through robots in Sokovia. Or their reaction when Hulk started calling the wolf 'puppy'.

But they all saved the day, and Mia was back in school the next day.

Back to the present, it was finally her graduation day. And it was to nobody's surprise that she graduated top of her class.

As soon as she walked across the stage and accepted her diplomas, she ran down to where her family were cheering her on. Present were her parents, Happy, Aunt Vic, Uncle Rhodey, Jessica, Angela, and the entire pack—including Sam and Emily's son.

She was greeted with a bunch of 'congratulations,' hugs, and multiple bouquets of flowers.

"Thank you," she laughed at loud when another bouquet was shoved into her face. "Thanks, Steve. I definitely wanted rose petals for lunch." She rolled her eyes fondly.

"You're welcome, little Stark," Steve Rogers grinned, messing up her hair.

Next up was Natasha, who pulled her into a tight hug. The redhead had pretty much become her older sister, and she loved her to bits. "Congrats, Mia."

"Thanks, Nat."

She went through everyone, giving them a hug and a kiss on the cheek, before eventually reaching her boyfriend, who pulled her into a hug as well, before releasing her just enough to kiss her properly.

"Didn't I tell him not to do that in front of me?" Tony muttered to Pepper, who laughed at him.

"I think it's sweet," Pepper commented.

"Of course, you would."

Pepper smiled before turning to everyone. "So, let's leave the lovebirds! We've got reservations and we need to get ready right now or we'll be late." Murmurs of agreement rang through the group, and Pepper immediately rushed them out, sending a wink to Paul as she did so.

Paul laughed a little before looking down at Mia. "Let's go home and get ready. Pep will have our heads if we're late."

Mia grinned. "Come on."

The two didn't take too long to get back to their apartment. Instead of heading to their closet, however, Paul decided to pull Mia down to their bed and clung onto her like a koala.

"Paul, what are you doing?" Mia giggled, not really fighting Paul's sudden want to cuddle. "I thought you wanted to get ready?"

He whined. "I kinda just wanna cuddle. Let's just cuddle, baby."

"Why are you suddenly so clingy?" She laughed.

He sighed, releasing her slightly. "Mostly because I'm nervous."

Mia's laughter immediately seized. She turned her head to finally face him—as he was clinging onto her from behind—and frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Mia..." Paul looked at her before untangling himself. He sat up, smiling nervously. "Look, I know you well enough to know that you're not one for grand gestures, so it made this whole thing a little more difficult."

"What are you getting at?"

"I wanted to do this whole show thing that Tony recommended but Pepper shot that idea down. Then Jessica recommended to do it in Paris of all places, then Rosalie started saying something about doing it under the stars--"

"Wait, wait, what?" Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "I don't get it. What were they giving you ideas for? What are you trying to do?"

"I'm trying to propose, sweetheart."

She instantly sat up, eyes wide, and cheeks flushed. "Are you serious? You're asking me to marry you...right now?"

"Yeah, I have the ring and everything," he shrugged, chuckling nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck. "So what do you say? You, me, together forever?"

She gaped at him, unsure of how to respond. She recognized that those were the same words he used when he asked her to be his girlfriend, just a little modified for the occasion. And the way he asked, both times, was simple and spontaneous, something that she was admittedly fond of.

And he was right, she wasn't into grand gestures, and always liked to keep everything about her personal life...personal. The fact is, Paul couldn't have asked her in a more perfect way; in their home, on their bed. To be quite honest, she hadn't even thought of officially getting married to him, not when they've already been acting like a married couple for the longest time.

"Mia?"

"Yes," she answered breathlessly before tackling him with a high-pitched giggle. "Oh my God, I love you!"

"I love you too," he laughed, pulling her so that she was straddling him. "I love you, so much. And thank you."

"For what?"

"For being my soulmate."

𝑭𝑰𝑵.

author's note: and that's a wrap!!!

glitch is officially over!! i tried to skim over as many events as possible without everything being too monotonous BUT don't worry, there will be bonus chapters that'll go through all these events in detail (like i said in the last author's note.)

i actually wanted to ask you guys if there are any moments in mia and paul's story that you wanted a detailed chapter in. so far, i'm thinking of writing:

1. their wedding
2. the pack meeting the avengers
3. mia meeting the avengers for the first time
4. age of ultron (where mia gets kidnapped; paul momentarily becomes an avenger)
5. mia and paul's kids :)
6. smut (ok so this is only if i get enough people wanting it, if not i won't write it)
7. a little insight to jacob and william's relationship (actually, do you guys want me to make a spin-off book instead???)

if there's any more ideas you guys have, please send them my way!!

anyway, thank you guys so much for the support you've given me and this book; the support you've given mia. i can't believe it's officially over, but i'm glad you guys were there every step of the way! i hope you stay tuned for the bonus chapters!!

don't forget to vote and tell me what you think, and don't hesitate to point out any spelling or grammatical mistakes.

til next time! <3