Chapter 1: White Tiger (Ava Ayala)
White Tiger hardly ever needed any hugs. She was a strong willed and self reliant teen with cat powers from a mystic amulet. But right now, as today was the anniversary of her father and grandfather's deaths, she was feeling very sad and alone. She was in the detention area, knowing that nobody would look for her here at this time of day. School had been out for about an hour, and the only one here would be the janitor. Tears are pushing their way to the surface. She knows she could release them here. Nobody would actually be around to see. But she still wanted to convince herself that she was strong and that she didn't need anyone. Plus it was a private family matter. S.H.I.E.L.D would see of course. But only Director Fury and Agent Coulson. And they knew the reason for her isolation on this day.
As her tears began to overwhelm her strict control, she sensed someone standing in the room with her. Spiderman, aka Peter Parker was there when she looked up. Without hesitating, she threw her arms around him and started crying into his shirt. "Ava, are you ok?" Idiot question in this circumstance of course, but he didn't really know what else to say. "You know who Kraven took Pete. This is the day." She managed to say through her sobs. "Same day as my Uncle Ben too." He said returning her hug.
They sat there for a few minutes and then got up and grabbed their stuff from the lockers. They didn't have training today, so they were going to the movies with the team. "Pete, don't tell anyone ok? If they ask, I'll tell 'em I got allergies." "They won't believe that. What are cats allergic to?" "Not a clue." They chuckled a little at their little rhyme. The rest of the day went just fine.