MARVEL IT IS

The morning light came from the windows trying to wake the people in Midtown.

In between countless homes and residences,there was a four bedroom house that held two people who are sleeping peacefully.

The birds chirping near the windows was like a lullaby to them.

Unfortunately,they have to wake up into the grim reality at some point.

Clara slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw when woke up was a blurry face but cute nonetheless.

Everything that happened yesterday came to her mind as she finally became sober.

'Clara, very well done for crying like a baby.No embarrassment at all'. She thought to herself sarcastically.

Looking at the boy sleeping so peacefully,she poke his cheek lightly to wake him up.

She was taking revenge for seeing her cry yesterday.

She knew it was petty but still continued to poke his cheeks nonetheless.

When she saw it was not waking him up, she notched up a level and started to blow air in his ear.

"Wake up little guy,we have a lot to do today". She whispered in his ear.

She slowly started to bite his ears which worked like a charm as the sleeping prince suddenly opened his.

The first thing he saw was a beautiful neck and brunette hair that covered his sight.

He quickly understood his predicament and sighed at his own plight.

Rather than asking what she was doing, he just moved to the side and stared into her eyes with a questioning look.

Clara also stared back at him as it somehow became a contest between them.

After a while, she just stood up and walked towards the bathroom to freshen up with out a saying word.

Anthony seemed to process what just happened and went to his room and get ready as he couldn't go back to sleep anymore.

Meanwhile Clara was feeling good about disturbing his sleep as she got her little revenge.She mentally cheered herself for doing a good job.

....................

After some time they both came to the living room and started talking about random topics while waiting for her father.

"Let's eat, the breakfast is ready.We didn't even had dinner yesterday". Said Clara as she thought it make take a while her father to come.

"....Yeah,I'm quite hungry now".He said somewhat in a daze which Clara took notice.

"Are you alright?".Asked Clara in a concerned voice.

Shaking his head slightly,Anthony replied to her.

"I'm alright,I'm just a little drowsy".

"Ohh....take a nap then,we will eat later."

Said Clara feeling bad for waking him up early.

"No,it's alright and it was already 10 O'clock, when we woke up". Said Anthony knowing what she was feeling.

She just smiled at him for his way of saying no need to feel bad.

Just then the door bell rang.

Ring! Ring!

"I will see who it is". Said Clara as she knew who it was at the door.

Clara opened the door and saw a old man in his late 50's,he had a beard like some macho grandpa.

He was well fit for someone his age.

He was wearing a jacket of 80's fashion.

He had a slight smile on his face after seeing his daughter that is hard to notice if you don't know him well.

Clara rushed forward and hugged him.

"Father!!!". She exclaimed as she felt immense relief seeing him.

It was not easy for a teenage girl to lose loved ones and bear all the pressure she was feeling.

She was glad that she could have some to help her.

And before she knew it, she was already crying while hugging him.

"It's okay dear...everything is going to be fine,I'm here for you know".

Said the old man in a hoarse voice as if to express his sadness for his daughter's death.

They just stood there for a while as they heard the door opening.

Anthony came outside as she was taking a long time.

Anthony and the old man stared at each other at the door for a while with out saying a word. 

"........."

"Anthony, meet your grandfather,you must have not remembered him.It was a while back we you two met."

Said Clara to stop another staring contest from happening.

Anthony just nodded his head as if acknowledging the fact and old man stared at the little guy for a while and spoke.

"Hey there kid,My name is Thomas, you can call me grandpa Thomas. "

"........"

Anthony just nodded his and went back in as if nothing has happened.

Clara and and Thomas stood there awkwardly before entering the house as they knew about his introvertness from his mother.

After the awkward moment Clara served the breakfast for them as they ate it.

The three of them had breakfast and Clara started talking as neither of the men seemed to be interested in talking.

She could only glare at Anthony for leaving her do all the talking.

Anthony seemed to have not notice her plight and continued to eat, while Thomas sighed seeing what was looking at but felt amused nonetheless.

He was glad they are bonding and felt sad that his other daughter was not here.

He distracted himself from thinking about her as it is very hard for him to not not to feel sad.He just hoped these two in front of him will be alright as they were the only family he has.

Meanwhile Clara was nudging Anthony under the table to talk but felt annoyed that he was not responding and looking at his food with out a word.

She promised herself to teach him some manners and show him who is the older one between them.

What the father and daughter duo didn't know was that he was having another memory lapse and couldn't speak a word as head was already hurting with all memories his brain is processing with out becoming a brain dead.

He just gasped lightly as the memory lapse ended.

He was left with more questions he didn't have answers about.

After the breakfast they had to head out to prepare for the funeral.

"Father and I will prepare for the funeral.You should rest at home Anthony". Said Clara as she knew he was still tired from yesterday.

"Yeah,I will do that". Said Anthony in a tired tone slowly headed to his room.

Just as he reached he climbed upstairs he spoke,

"Take care".

Clara and Thomas just smiled at each other seeing his concern over them even though he won't express it. 

............................

(During the funeral)

The music was played in the side at the church.

It was a parting gift for the dead ones as this would the last send off they would have.

All the people who could come have arrived.

All of them were present to send off both of them as it may take a while to see them again.(after they also died)

The people were taking the stage in the church and taking about the tidbits of interactions they had with them.

They were mostly businessmen and women who came as they were the one they had interacted with mostly.

The were also old friends of them who came to see them one last time.

Clara and Thomas sat at the front as the father and daughter duo were in tears .

They were devastated knowing that they will never see them again.

Clara has finally stopped denying the death of her loved one's. She was only more sad about it as she couldn't do anything but send them off.

Mean while Antony by their side had his head down as he was having another uncontrollable memory lapse.He has a feeling that it won't end normally.

Anthony didn't know how and where he was as his body seemed to be in auto-pilot.

The next thing he knew, he was standing infront of his parents graves.

No one thought much of his abnormality as he must be very much devastated at his parents death.

The next thing we know,he lost his consciousness and fell down.

"Anthony!...Anthony!!,Anthony!!!". Shouted Clara as ran towards him.

Clara felt her hand lightly hot just from touching his head.

"Daddy...he is burning!!,let's go to the hospital quickly".

She urged her father as she couldn't bear to lose him too.

She was couldn't even think of anything happening to him.

Thomas quickly took him to the car as they went to the hospital.

They put him in the in the stretcher and took him in.

They both stood near his room as the doors were closed as only doctors were allowed in.

They were pretty anguished at the thought of losing another family member again.

*After an hour*

"He is fine now,he had a high fever".

"He can be discharged after 3 days if they are no further complications". Said the doctor. 

The news made Clara cry in happiness as she hugged her father.

Thomas was visibly relaxed and glad that his grandson was alright. 

 "Thank god!, he is alright".Said Clara as she sighed a sigh of relief.

After a while they were allowed to visit as they were informed that it may take some time for him to gain consciousness.

"Father you go home and take some rest".

"I will be there to look after him".

Said Clara as she could see her father was very tired.

Thomas also agreed as knew his daughter wouldn't take a no for answer.

He knew that he was tired and gave the car keys to her and took a taxi to the house.

Mean while Clara was just looking at Anthony and thought to herself.

'I might have become religious with all thanks I said to the god for this kid'. She thought amused at her own predicament.

"It's all your fault,you little devil.I am going to make you so embarrassed for all the troubles". She thought out loud scheming her vengeance with a slight grin on her face.

Mean while Anthony who has already woken up and was staring at the her.

Slowly noticing that he has woken up.She was feeling very awkward at the stare she was receiving.

That stare was enough to tell her plans were busted.

"Ohh!, you have woken up.Do you need anything Anthony?". Clara asked as she just wanted to dig a hole to hide from the situation.

Anthony wasn't saying anything as he was enjoying her embarrassed display and he hoped to do so in the future too.

Seeing the situation, Clara went out side to call the doctor and escape from the room.

Mean while Anthony was thinking about the everything that was happening to him.

He just got the total life time's memories of another guy from another universe.

He gained knowledge from them before as he was having the memories from the time he could think.

He didn't say about the memories to anyone,not even his parents as his trust in them was not so much.

Sure he loved them, but they were always distant from him due to their business and they even planned to join him for a boarding school after their divorce.

He didn't want to know how they would react if he said about the memories.

He was afraid that he would be taken by some shady guys as he saw in the memories.

He thought the memory lapses were safe as they only occurred when he was sleeping but the increase of memory lapses from once a week to once a day was only the beginning as it became unpredictable during the last month.

He was so thankful that it was during the holidays this had happened,otherwise he may be on a experimentation table now.

Of course,it was only his paranoid nature thinking some worst of the cases of happening.He wouldn't know what will happen till it happens.

He will have to start preparing as he found out where he was.More importantly in which universe he was in.

'Marvel it is'. He thought to himself.

*****Let The Race Begin*****