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Chapter 1 : First Day
I slowly made the trudge to the bus stop. I rubbed one of my eyes as I stifled a yawn. I forgot to train my body to wake up at school hours again this year. I had one of my back pack straps over my shoulder and the other in my jeans pocket. I shifted my feet in anticipation. All over Facebook, I saw "OMG there is a CUTE new boy at the, like, school OMG" all over the place. I saw the mover trucks on my street a week and a half ago, but I guess the family is too shy to say any sort of hello. I know that the kid is on my bus, but I haven't seen him. I berated myself for wanting to get close to a cute boy, but it was a clever idea. I was always nice to the new kids after all, such as that boy from New Hampshire. He transferred to some tech school the following year, but I was one of his friends in the beginning. I heard the rumble of the bus, disrupting my thoughts, through the green trees. (It was almost time for them to shed their leaves anyways.) I slipped my arm through the other strap of my back pack and put my faded jade hood on. I normally wore my hood on the bus, because it was more comfortable to lean against the window. I saw the bus round the corner and it stopped in front of my long driveway. I walked across the street and climbed the steps, greeting the bus driver politely before tip-toeing towards my usual seat (behind the back wheel on the left). I plopped down in the seat and put my back pack on my lap, hoping that the new boy might sit next to me. Inwardly I sighed because there were so many other seats open; I was the third stop after all. He probably wouldn't sit with me. The bus screeched to a slow halt. The doors opened and the bus driver said a hearty hello to whom ever was getting on. I peered over the seat slightly and saw the boy step onto the bus. Heading towards the back, I was able to make him out better. He had blond hair that was slightly brown, but not much, and a great build. I wondered if he was on the football team or something. I caught his eye and smiled shyly, slightly scooting towards the window even more. Catching on my invitation to sit next to me, he sat down lightly on the seat and huffed out a breath. He leaned back against the seat and smiled shyly too.
"Hey," he said with kindness. "I'm...uh, Steve."
"Hello." I smiled. "I'm Kanik."
I decided to break the barrier with new bravery and started to question him.
"How do you like it here so far?"
"It's alright, I guess. I haven't been here too long."
"School might suck though. Are you a sophomore?"
"Uh…yep. Why?"
"Oh yeah. It is definitely going to suck. I'm a sophomore too and our grade is one of the worst in history of this town."
Steve started, "R-really?"
I answered dryly, "Yep, the girls are always bitchin' about everything and it is just a pool of jerks, few smart kids, and MacDonald's workers."
"That's a good one," Steve laughed. "Where are you in the mix?"
"All honors. I mostly did that because I was in one CP class where the teacher would only ask me for answers because I was the only one who learned." I giggled.
Steve smiled kindly back and we both conversed as more people got on the bus. Some of the girls in my -our- grade were leering at me enviously. I liked Steve; he was shy, quiet, nice, and a lot like me. He also loved animals and art. We were great friends from the start.
When we finally arrived at school, we were giggling about Pokémon and how awkward Fire Red was with the suggestive dialogue. The bus pulled up to the student entrance; since there was one for seniors and kids who rode the bus (no senior in their right mind would take the bus). I pulled my back pack on as Steve did the same. He politely let me out first mumbling an "After you" and I gratefully took the chance to get off the bus before I was burned alive by the girls' stares. I waited for Steve to get off and fell into step with him. We talked the entire way into school and as we walked down the Spine (or the long, wide hallway connecting the two "houses" of the high school (Houses meaning two large hallways on top of one another.), I bravely (oh so bravely) grabbed his hand and dragged him towards where my friends usually hang out. It was a fairly large outcrop in the building where some kids' lockers were. We all liked it, so we had no reason not to use it. I ran up and hugged Thor, saying the formal greeting we use, "ALL IS WELL IN THE QUARTERS OF US" (using the royal we that both of us always crack up about). I introduced Steve to Thor quite proudly.
"Hey, Thor," I said. "This is Steve. He's the new kid everyone is buzzing about."
"Ah," Thor laughed. "Well then, Stephen, welcome to high school. Where Heaven and Hell are a footstep away from one another!"
"Er," Steve rubbed the back of his neck. "Thanks?"
"Oh yes, Stephen?" Thor asked.
"Umm…yeah?"
"Are you an artist also? Like the she-devil next to me- OW!"
"No need to call me a "she-devil", Thor." I grumbled; Thor rubbing his side from where I stabbed my elbow into him. Steve just giggled. "Where are Clint and Natty? They're coming soon right?"
Just as I said it, Clint popped around the corner and scared Steve so bad he jumped into the air. We all laughed while Steve looked like he had a heart attack.
"Giving the new kid the old fashioned "Clint Barton Welcome", eh Clint?" I laughed.
"Oh I wouldn't miss it for the world!" Clint grinned. "Got ya' pretty good, huh? Admit it!"
"Yeah," Steve (still breathing hard) said. "I guess…you did."
"What did Clint do now?" I heard the crisp voice of Natty say. She rounded the corner, her shoulder-length red hair practically shining under the florescent lighting and the sun in the windows.
"NATTY!" I yelled joyously. "IS ALL WELL IN THE QUARTER OF YOU (PL)?"
Natasha put her hand over her eyes and groaned, "You two still aren't doing that thing right?"
"What? Have a problem with it, Natasha Romanov?" Thor asked with a smirk.
"You have no idea…." She muttered.
Clint draped his arm over her shoulder and kissed her cheek and whispering in her ear a "welcome back". She pushed him off playfully and then proceeded to ask, "Who's this?"
"This is Steve, Natty; the notorious new kid?" I gave her a slight nod and she widened her eyes and smiled at Steve. "Well welcome to Shield High School!"
"So when is the parade coming in?" I snorted changing the subject. "He wouldn't dare be late on the first day of school would he?"
The others grimaced and Clint snickered. Steve looked obviously confused.
"Who's in a parade, Kanik?" he asked with curiosity. We all looked at him like he had 42 heads until we realized he was new.
"Oh, yeah!" I exclaimed. "We forgot you were new! Sorry about that!"
"Mr. Tony Stark," Natty grimaced. "is the most arrogant ditcher in the entire school."
"D-ditcher?" Steve asked.
"We used to be best friends with Anthony," Thor muttered. "until he started hanging out with all the imbeciles and realized he wasn't a bad looking fellow."
"Oh," Steve mumbled quietly. "I'm sorry that happened to you guys…"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Clint yelled loudly. Both Steve and I flinched.
The rest laughed. Natty explained to Steve that Clint always yelled that at me because most of the time I talked too quietly. I gave Steve a sheepish grin. Then we heard the parade. Tony had arrived. We heard him laughing with his friends.
"HELLOOOOO EVERYBODY!" we heard the notorious voice scream.
"Well, let's get to homeroom quick before he sees us." Clint muttered grimly.
"Agreed comrades." Thor said.
"Uh…guys," I grumbled. "The 'party' has arrived."
"Hey, guys!" Tony greeted us; surrounded by his multitude of disciples. "What's up?"
He had that arrogant smirk on his face and I felt my face grow hot with anger. Thor nudged my shoulder subtly. I ignored and got right up in his face, shaking with fury.
"How do you think we're doing, Tony? Don't you know?" I growled. "Oh yeah, that's right! You ditched us! Yep, I remember perfectly how we're doing! Fine and better without you!"
I saw a flick emotion (hurt I think) cross his gaze, but only for a split second. He smirked and chuckled, making his "Tony Stark Façade", but I saw through it.
"Are you still upset about it?" he smirked arrogantly, which only pissed me off even more. "Oh come on! That was a year ago!"
"No, Tony," I said darkly. "It was that fact that you dumped me, stopped hanging out with us altogether, got a new girlfriend that next week, and didn't even apologize."
He raised an eyebrow in question, looking like that didn't go down the way it had, even though that's exactly what happened.
Natty grabbed my arm and whispered, "Forget him. He's not worth it anymore."
I followed my friends, but I turned my head over my shoulder and gave one last murderous glare towards Tony. Tony stood there triumphantly, looking like he just won a fight. Natty was right, I should just forget….but I haven't.
We went into our homerooms, and I was glad most of my classes had Steve in them. We even shared the same homeroom. I knew where all the classrooms were, so he wouldn't get lost. I grinned at Steve and talked to him about what great teachers we got. Then, Steve brought up "the subject".
"Um…Kanik?" he asked shyly. "Can I ask you something? It's about-"
I halted his words with my hand. "I know what you want to talk about; this morning right?"
He nodded.
"Well, alright. I haven't really talked about since spring last year, but I can still handle it.
"I went out with Tony in 8th grade. He was cute, funny, and really a nice guy. Natty, Clint, Thor, and Bruce (you haven't met Bruce yet) all thought we would end up together. I found out that he really digged me and I told him I really liked him back. Then, all of a sudden we were going steady and it was great. My parents loved him, his parents loved me, and he took me on dates all the time. I took him on a lot too, but he always tried his hardest to make them the best for us. He took me to the aquarium (i.e. my favorite place) and got me an octopus stuffed animal. We went into the next year and on Christmas last year; we exchanged Christmas gifts and kissed exactly on New Year's. Yeah, everything was great until May rolled around. Tony started to get a little too proud of himself. He started hanging out with some of the jerks and jocks and before we knew it, he had no time for us or me anymore. We all got ticked off at him and confronted him about it. Well, he openly embarrassed me in front of my friends and his 'disciples'. He broke up with me right then and there. I remember his friends snickering and tears welling up in my eyes out of mortification. I also remember Natty punched him in the face and broke his nose. Thor threatened if he ever hurt any of us again he wasn't going to live to tomorrow and well, he did again and again; he never apologized and that killed me. Then, he started going out with Pepper, who I think is really nice and all, but he would PDA in front of us all the time, but mostly to get some rise out of me. Eventually, we all resented him and shunned him. So that's why this morning happened; any questions?"
Steve stared in utter shock at my soliloquy. "Tony did all that?"
"Yep. He did and he hasn't let me forget it." I sighed. "I still miss him, but I wish I could let my message go through to him. Every time I talk to him, it brushes right off, but I get a little out of him every time. However, it's not much. eheu!"
Steve grinned grimly at my Latin joke and said, "I would never do that to someone. I'm so sorry that happened."
"It's okay. I just have to learn that Tony is never going to change again." I answered back.
The bell to go to first period rung and I looked at my schedule and exclaimed blatantly, "We have Math first; oh boy!"
Steve laughed and picked up his back pack. He followed me across the Spine and we arrived at the Purple House (our two houses were purple and blue for our school colors). We walked down the stairs to Lower Purple and walked into Algebra. I was very happy that the teacher let us have our own chosen seats. Steve and I chose the front, but off to the side. The teacher announced a greeting and we opened our new untouched Math notebooks and got our Syllabus handed out to us.
(Skipping to Lunch because this chapter is too dang long.)
After 3 classes, Algebra, World Literature, and Chemistry, we got to go to lunch. Steve followed me to the cafeteria, and we joked about how our first 3 classes were going to be the end of us. I told him I had Art II after American History and he said he had switched History classes, meaning we weren't in the same History class. I shrugged because at least his was our homeroom. We were in the same Art class and we had a study in different classrooms at the end of the day. I led him to our table which we got every year and sat down next to Clint. Natty sat with us while Thor got his lunch. I took Steve up to the lunch board which had only two choices for that day: Pizza and Chicken Sandwich. I made a face at the pizza and went to the chicken sandwich line. Steve looked at me questioningly and I simply replied I didn't eat school pizza, only Flatbread's Pizza. He still looked puzzled, but I gave him a reassuring smile. I got my lunch and chocolate milk, glad they didn't get rid of it this year and sat down, reassuming my place next to Clint. I bit into the sandwich hungrily and asked after I swallowed, "What has everyone's classes been so far?"
Natty replied, "Clint and I had first period Chem. and then I had USA History, and finally English with Thor. What about you, Kan?"
"Well, Steve and I had Math, English, and Chemistry together. Pretty lucky for classes, huh?" I grinned. Natty stuck her tongue out at me.
"I had P.E. and then I had Tech. Ed. and then I had English with Natasha." Thor informed us while shoving his pizza into his mouth.
"I had Chem., and then I had Study and then Gym." Clint said with a full mouth.
"Hey, Steve? Are you free after school?" I asked. Steve looked at me with that cute puzzled look of his and nodded since he had a mouth full of pizza. "Do you want to go to Bruce's house after school?"
"Oh yeah! Bruce is awesome and wicked smart!" Clint exclaimed. "He's just home schooled so he's shy. He lives next to Natty's house!"
"Er…okay. Sure." Steve answered uncertainly. "Yeah! Sounds fun!" he added at the end.
I nudged him under the table to reassure him. "It'll be a lot of fun! I promise! Bruce is a great guy!"
The rest of us just nodded in agreement, trying to reassure Steve best we could. I could see he was shy of meeting new people, but if that was true, why did he sit down with me on the bus with such confidence?
The rest of lunch went pretty smoothly and we saw Tony being loud and obnoxious. We snickered that a screeching baboon would have trouble being heard over him. Even Steve laughed a little bit. The bell rang for the end of lunch and we headed to our next class. I waved Steve good-bye as I headed off to history with Thor. We whispered to each other the entire class and sat in the back corner. We had this teacher last year, and we both did really well in her class, so she couldn't have cared less what we did.
I trudged into Art, exhausted to the core from the day and sat down at one of the tables. Steve walked in with a look of awe on his face. The art room had paintings of other students all over the walls and a jubilee of random stuff that looked artsy. There was art stuff everywhere, making an organized chaos. I waved to Steve, motioning him to sit next to me, while the other girls drooled as they watched him walk towards me. I smiled and asked him about history. He said it was alright and that he already studied American History at his other school along with World History. I smirked and said he could help m on my homework and he chuckled. Tony sat at the other end of the room and smiled smugly and waved at me, but I just ignored him and continued talking with Steve, asking him what his favorite media of art was. When class finally got started, the art teacher announced himself and gave us paper and told us to get out our pencils. We drew objects we picked from the room and Steve and I soon found out drawing a teddy bear wasn't the easiest choice. We laughed at each other's artwork and I realized he was really good. The art teacher took a liking to him immediately and commented well on both of ours. We giggled with each other about the teddy bear's life story and how he grew up a single man with 45 children. When art ended, we parted and went to our studies. I got nothing down since no one gives homework on the first day of school if they have a brain.
When the bell rang for the end of school, I got up and went to where the buses picked up the students. I saw Natty and fist bumped her. I said, "How was your day, Natty?"
"It was pretty good, except for the fact that Tony is in my Algebra class." Natty made a face. "Clint is in my study though, which is really good."
"That's awesome!" I grinned. "Have you seen Thor yet?"
She shook her head and said, "He's probably getting his stuff in his locker."
I nodded thoughtfully and saw the buses driving around the corner and halting in front of us. Natty and I parted our ways and I sat down in my seat. I saw Steve get on and we sat together for the bus ride home. He got off at my stop and texted his parents if it was okay if he went to a friend's house. They said of course, so I got my bike out and he ran to his house to get his. We bike a couple of miles to Natty's house and saw Clint and Thor already there. Trailing behind Thor was his little brother, Loki. Loki was in the 6th grade and always followed him around. We all loved him, except for Tony who thought he was a little brat, but who cared about Tony now? I introduced Loki to Steve, and Loki said, "Hullo."
In that shy little voice of his, Steve answered, "It's nice to meet you, Loki."
"Come on, guys! Let's go get Bruce out of his house!" Natty gathered us all together.
We knocked on the door and when Bruce opened it, he was wearing his ripped jeans and a navy blue t-shirt. He looked happy to see us all and we introduced him to Steve. Steve and Bruce got along well and we spent the rest of the day doing nothing but eating pretzels and playing Super Smash Brothers Brawl on his Wii.
Wow this chapter was LOOOOONG. I don't think the next ones will be as long, but who knows, right? Anyways reviews are really appreciated! Any ideas or statements with other High School AU fanfictions are coincidences! Hope you liked it!
