"I'm sorry could you repeat that again?" I asked the Dean of Stanford.
"We're terminating your acceptance to our school" he shrugged as if it was nothing.
"Wait, wait, wait wait last week you said it would be an honor for me to come to you're school because of my vast knowledge in computer technology" I said a bit narcisstically.
"You're right, that was until we looked further into your files" I froze.
"What could you have possibly found? I mean I have a clean slate" I lied. I should know I made it that way it had only taken me five minutes to delete all the illegal stuff I had done I thought.
"We have knowledge from an anonymous source that you unblocked your high schools internet blocking system, hacked into CNN to look up files about that Norse God problem in New Mexico for a Science project, and hacked into Stark Industries computer system to make an Iron Man suit of your own"
"Not for myself, just bragging rights. And by the way I did way better than those terrorist in Iraq who tried to replicate it so be glad it was me instead of somebody else" I admitted.
"So you don't deny any of these accusations?"
"No I don't" I looked into my lap seeing no way out of this.
"Now you can see as to why we can't accept you into our school now" the Dean told me like I was a five year old who needed to be put on timeout. I rolled my eyes at him. Why should it matter to him I'm a genius with a rocky past? I'd studied and worked my butt off to get here just like everybody else. He really shouldn't care I mean who hasn't done some sort of illegal activity every now and then. I nodded my head though at the Dean and got out slowly. I walked out trying to just forget about everything that just happened but the more I tried to clear my mind the more I just got pissed off about it. Who the hell was the anonymous source? I couldn't take it anymore and as unprofessional as it was I turned towards the window in the Dean's office and flipped him off, which helped a bit.
"Classy next you should T.P. his office" this male voice said behind me. I turned around and saw this guy sitting in a Rolls Royce, for some reason he looked slightly familiar.
"Can I help you?" I asked not really in the mood to talking to anybody right now.
"America Phillips?" the guy asked.
"Yes" I answered. The guy smiled.
"Need a ride?"
"No thanks I don't take rides from strangers" I continued walking on but the car just followed slowly behind me.
"Sorry forgot to introduce myself. Tony Stark, the anonymous source who you probably want to kill right now" he introduced himself. Oh great! I knew I would get in trouble someday for breaking into Stark's personal files but I hadn't expected to be confronted by the man himself. Let's see I could either run for my life right now before he probably calls SWAT on me or just get in the car with him I contemplated in my mind and chose the latter. I got a good grip on my phone just in case and got in the car.
"Frappucino?" he offered me some sort of Starbucks cup. I shook my head politely. He awkwardly took a sip of his coffee drink loudly.
"So you probably have questions?" he said.
"Are you escorting me to jail in style?" I asked taking in the nice interior of the car.
"No"
"Then what are you doing?" I asked.
"Hiring you"
"Pardon?"
"Why else would I make sure you wouldn't get accepted into Standford when you work for me now, and your welcome by the way because frankly only overachievers and hot heads go to Stanford which then leads to depression and alcoholism. Honestly I think I've saved you thousands of dollars in therapy" I raised my eyebrow at him.
"I don't work for you. I think I would recall sending in an application form to Stark Industries" I said.
"You didn't have too because I found you"
"Sorry what?" What the hell did that girl scout put in that brownie I bought from her I wondered. Honestly if somebody told me this morning that around 2 o'clock in the afternoon I'd get denied from Stanford but get hired by Stark Industries five minutes later. I would laugh in their face.
"America Phillips, daughter of two ex-marines Shaun and Donna Phillips. Planted your first computer virus at age 5. Trojan if I'm correct. I would list the rest of your accomplishments but you already know them"
"How did yo-"
"It may have taken you five minutes to delete most of your crimes from your record but it took me 1 to recover it all. And besides I never forget a hacker that tries to steal my ideas" he wagged a finger at me as if this was all one big joke.
"Still confused on the now working for you part and why you got me kicked out of the college I've been working my whole life for"
"Right that. Have you heard of S.H.I.E.L.D?" I thought about it and the name did ring a bell.
"Is it a branch of the military?"
"Not even close honey" and then as a quick change of subject. He handed me a laptop.
"Crack this code" he said.
"What?"
"Go on crack it" I looked at the code on the computer. I put my mind to work as my fingers typed rhythmically over the keyboard and when I finished it said access granted. Tony smiled.
"What was this for?" I asked.
"You have breached the FBI. Not to bad actually. You most certainly are hired" he nodded as he fixed up what I had just done to make it look like I hadn't breached it at all. I suddenly looked out the tinted windows and saw we were at an airplane tarmac.
"What are we doing here?"
"You are going to S.H.I.E.L.D's helicarrier and help me breach into their system. Don't worry they already know that you're with me, they don't know exactly why, but they know you're with me, so they'll let you right on. You probably should leave soon, plane leaves in 10 minutes"
"Isn't this considered kidnapping?" I asked.
"I'm giving you 10 minutes to decided on whether or not you want to go. But I will let you know that you will be a big part of history if you agree to my job for you" I skimmed over his offer in my mind. I really did have nowhere else to go. I couldn't go to Stanford and I most definitely wasn't going back to community college and now I was being offered the job of a lifetime. Eh what the heck.
"I'll do it" I told him.
"We'll keep in touch"
"You're not coming with me?"
"Somebody's got to set the place up before I get there" he told me as he handed me a manila envelope. I got out of the car before it sped away leaving me alone on the tarmac.
"Well nowhere else to go but on to the plane" I realized out loud.
So hope you all liked it. I would like some reviews on your thoughts. I don't know exactly where this is going to go I'm just sort of writing it for fun right now but I hope you enjoyed it:D