Ava's POV
She wanted to start over. Go back to before she was separated from Kara, before Carnage, before Venom, before S.H.E.I.L.D., before her parents died, before her sister went insane, before that boy.
As Ava lied in bed, she heard a knock on the door.
"Miss Bell are you going to get up today? It's almost ten."
She recognized the voice of Albert the butler who practically raised them. His voice always brought her comfort, but not today, today it just reminded her of Dia.
"Just let me sleep Albert." She said burying her face deep into her pillow.
"But Miss Bell, you have a visitor."
"Whoever it is they can come back tomorrow."
"Miss Bell it's director Fury."
Ava's head shot up with eyes open wide. She knew that name well, but after the 'incident' he made one request of them then promised to never return. If he had come back, then it must have involved Dia.
Dia's Memories
Isgardia never realized she was different until first grade when the teacher asked the students to bring their favorite to class to read. When she brought Treasure Island while the other students brought things like One Fish, Two Fish or Green Eggs and Ham. She was strangely intelligent.
She always had friends though, but they were never true friends. They always talked about her behind her back just because of her Lysaria, the strange disease she was born with. The disease was located in her brain and it made her at the age of seven smarter then the average brain surgeon. All those people she met were only using her to get good grades or to use the money she had from her parents business.
Her parents were the founders of Galactica Industries. The top research company in the U.S. and are in the top five around the globe. They are partnered with the second, third and fourth ranking companies, Rand Industries, Stark Industries, and Oscorp. Galactica Industries is Oscorps only business partner on account of Norman Osborn's sister married William Galex.
Isgardia wished for true friends at school, but there were two always waiting for her to get home, the twins Kara and Ava. Although ever since Ava discovered bells when she was three she renamed herself Bell. Not really, she just preferred to go by it instead, especially since there were so many girls named Ava in the world.
After awhile Dia shortened her name and stopped wanting to go to school. She still loved learning, but she was always different. She longed to find someone like her, someone else with the same condition as her, an outsider like her, someone to be different with. Dia started to lose hope. Then she went into fourth grade, and everything changed.
Fourth grade. The year Dia was allowed to go to Mrs. Melody's School for Brilliant Children. On the first day all gathered in a large room where they were going to take a test to see what level they would go into. They had levels one through five, five being the smartest.
"One this test you can score up to two hundred, but I must warn you, this test was created to challenge your brains. The passing grade is one hundred, the average score is one thirty, and no one has ever scored above one eighty. Good luck!"
'Well that is certainly motivating.' Dia thought. 'No pressure of anything.'
The test started and Dia finished within minutes, as per usual. She stared up at the clock, fifty minutes, she sighed and bonked her head on the desk.
'Maybe I can get some sleep. I did have to get up early this mourning, and god only knows I'm not a mourning person.' She thought
She then decided that might make her look bad with the school and her parents were already so happy she had been accepted into such a prestigious school. She turned her head back to the clock, forty-nine minutes. Dia lifted her head with a groan, only then did she notice a blonde boy with hair swooping down into his eyes a few rows away sitting up as if waiting for the test to end. He turned meeting her gaze and smiled.
Dia mouthed the words Are you done?
Yes. He mouthed back. What about you?
She nodded and he made a silly face, she tried her hardest not to laugh before sending one back. They spent the rest of the time trying not to laugh at each other's faces. Until he sent a truly hilarious face and she had to giggle into her hand. His face. She had seen it before. 'But where?'
All of the sudden the test was over and they all turned to Mrs. Melody as she looked over the tests the computer had graded.
"Good news, looks like all of you passed-" She gasped at the scores ont the computer screen then her face went stern.
Everyone was now one the edge of their seats and Dia bit her lip. Mrs. Melody turned and looked at the students.
"Would Connor Childs and Isagardia Galex please join me in my office. Now!"
Everyone let out a gasp. Dia almost fell out of her seat. She stood up and so did the blonde boy. 'Of course.' She almost slapped her forehead. 'Connor Childs.'
Dia had met Connor once when she was six and Mr. Alexander Childs came to talk business with her father. Rand industries was her fathers biggest business partner. And that day Mr. Childs brought Connor and his younger brother, Danny, who was the same age as the twins.
As they walked down the aisles she could hear them whispering. She couldn't blame them, Dia would have done the same if she was just a regular girl watching the two children of the owners of two of the largest businesses in New York fail a super important test. She could recognize a few of the faces she passed but dared not look any of them in the eye.
Connor followed Mrs. Melody down the hall, Dia close behind. When they reached her office, Mrs. Melody opened the door watching them closely as they walked in. Dia and Connor sat in the two chairs in front of her desk. Mrs. Melody shut the door behind them and without turning around, in a cold tone said. "Alright fess up, I know you two cheated."
Dia opened her mouth to snap at her. She was always quick with her words, it tended to get her in trouble. But when she opened her mouth no words came out and her throat swelled shut. Mrs. Melody whirled around and plopped into her desk.
"Both of you scored two hundred. No one is that good."
Dia felt tears welling up in her eyes. She had often been accused before, but by kids, and never of cheating.
"Well?" Mrs. Melody said after a moment of silence.
"It's not my fault I have Lysaria!" Connor blurted. Then realizing his mistake quickly turned away. His checks turning a slight crimson.
"I don't believe it…" Dia said barely audible. But still loud enough for Connor to hear.
"Yes I have a rare disease! But that doesn't make me any different from you!"
"You are different. But not from me."
Connor turned looking puzzled. Then his eyes widened in realization as his blue eyes met her brown. Then she spoke.
"I have Lysaria too."
"Impossible!" Screeched the harpy that is Mrs. Melody.
"Lysaria is so rare you can't both have it."
"But-" They said in unison.
"No buts. I'm calling your parents this instant! Go wait in the hall on the bench in front of my office."
Connor slid onto the bench next to Dia. "Hey."
"Hey." She replied.
"Soooo…"
"So."
"Wait, your name is Dia right?" He asked.
Dia giggled.
"What? What's so funny?" He smiled.
"It's pronounced Dee-A, not Dy-a."
Connor joined in her laughter. "Agh, I'm so sorry Isgardia. Just don't listen to me I'm an idiot."
Dia laughed even harder at his embarrassment. She couldn't blame him for getting her name wrong. They had only met once after all.
There was shouting on the other side of the door. By the sound of the two voices it was there fathers yelling at Mrs. Melody. Their suspicions were confirmed when a female voice apologized to the yelling voices and they stopped. Soon after Mrs. Melody opened the door and invited the kids back in sounding much sweeter this time.
Once they were back in their seats in her office, Mrs. Melody apologized many times before sending them off to their new class.
With such high scores, the school added another skill level just for them, level six. They spent most of their day together, even after school. As the days passed their friendship grew. And, even though he would never admit it, Connor's affection for her too. Not that she ever noticed though.
By the time the year was over, Mrs. Melody loved the two students, they were genius's after all. They had fun there and they wondered what next year would bring as they left the building. They never would have guessed that this was their last time walking through those doors. Nor what the summer would hold. Or that a little Spider could cause so much suffering.