Chapter three: Tony Stark
The next day she didn't really know what to do, so she tried to go to her school again. She bought a vest with hoodie to cover her face and walked in the school. There were no obvious shield agents or vehicles to be seen. She really hoped they would drop this hunt.
But she knew they wouldn't.
She walked in her English class. No one of her friend group was in this class, so the only weird glances were from the people that thought she looked like a wreck. And she did. Dark circles formed under her eyes and her clothes were dirty from the night in the woods. She sat down next to a friendly girl she knew a little. 'Are you okay?' she asked. Sarah nodded and tried to smile convincing. The class started and everything seemed normal for about 30 minutes. Then there was a knock on the door. Only that already alarmed her so she ducked under her table.
'What are you doing?' the girl asked. 'Dropped a pencil,' she answered quickly. The door opened and a man stepped in. He was quite young with black hair and a styled moustache and beard. Despite the cold outside he only wore a shirt. The weird thing about the shirt was the blue shining circle in the middle of his chest. 'OMG! Tony Stark!' A girl screamed. He smiled at her and walked over to the desk of the teacher. This was her chance. She crawled under the tables toward the door. She made it without being seen and started running. 'Hello, I'm looking for a girl named Sarah Frostblossom. Is she here?' Everyone looked at the spot where she sat a moment ago. Through the window Tony saw her running in the hallway. 'Shit,' he murmured. He started after her.
Sarah jumped down the staircases as fast as she could. On the first floor she took another way through the theater that leads to the gym. From there she took the stairs down to the hall with the music classes. She ran in the class where people of her year were. They all looked at the confused gasping girl that looked around. 'Sarah, what are you doing here?' asked the teacher. She looked at him. 'I need to hide here. Someone is chasing me. Whatever you do, please do not say I'm in here.'
She ducked over the piano and a row of tables to hide in the corner on the floor, behind the piano under a table. They all froze as they watched her. 'Go on with the class!' she screamed. The teacher started his lecture again. After not even three minutes someone came in the class. She could not face him from here.
'Hello, can I help you?' the teacher asked.
'Yes, I am looking for a girl named Sarah. Is she here?' Tony replied. The teacher pulled up an eyebrow. 'No, she doesn't follow music lessons anymore. I have no idea where she is.'
Tony started to walk around him and the piano toward the students. He looked carefully at everyone. 'I know you're here Sarah,' he said in a clear voice. It made a shiver going down her back. 'Please, I am not your enemy. I understand things have been…weird for you. I know why you run. But shield is not wanting to capture you. We need your help.'
This confused her. Why would they need her help? She looked up. Tony could see her from where he stood but he was turned around. 'I guess you have noticed this odd...thing. You know it's not natural. You know who can create this. That's why we need you. Please, if you don't want us to help you, then help us.'
She thought about it for a moment. She knew this storm was not natural. Maybe she could help. But, did that really mean what she thought? Were they here? Only then she realized it had been quiet for a while and she looked up to see Tony looking at her. She raised from her hiding spot. She looked like a monster: ripped clothing, pale face with dark eyes and a chest that moved quickly from the running.
'They did this?' she asked. Tony looked down. 'We are not sure. We hope you could tell us more about this.'
She chuckled short. 'So, you want me to work for shield? That's all you people want! You want to be so strong that no one can face you. Now they even have you working for them. Tell me, what did you leave behind to work for them? Did you need to kill someone that you told about them? That stupid shield and all its secrets! I damn hate shield! Why should I work for them!'
The temperature in the room was lowering. Sarah was getting so angry she didn't think anymore. All the students were looking at her, confused and scared. She didn't look like herself.
'Sarah, please. We should take this conversation somewhere else. These people…'
'SHUT UP STARK!' she shouted back. 'You have no idea what they stole from me! They stole the only person that understood me! The only person I ever loved so much! The only one I could totally be myself with! Then one day shield came, she joined them and I have never heard of her again! You stole my niece, Feya!'
Tony looked at her with shock. 'Feya Iglea is your niece? So that makes her…'
'The same as I am!' She shouted. Now was her limit. She grew in length as her skin turned blue. Textures formed on her skin. Her eyes turned piercing red.
She turned into her true form. Sarah is a Frost Giant.
She threw Tony back with a ice ray coming from her hands. She screamed a war battle. The shock of the students turned into true terror. They screamed and cried of fear as they started running towards the door. Sarah looked at her once friends run away from her. It shocked her so much she immediately turned back normal. Tony got back up his feet and stumbled back to the girl. 'Please, you need us. And we need you.' She turned to face him. The tears stood in her eyes.
'I lost everything,' she whispered. She laid her head against his chest and started sobbing. He putted a hand on her hand and petted her gently. 'I'm so sorry,' he whispered back. She let go of him and started to walk to the door. Tony was afraid she would run again. But she stopped without facing him. 'Are you coming?'
Tony held his hand on her shoulder as they headed toward the main hall. There the whole school gathered. Teachers were pushing everyone back. Everyone turned quiet when Tony and Sarah walked in. Some gasped, some whispered. One guy shouted 'Iron man!' Sarah dared looking up to see the people she just scared and her friends staring at her. She tilted her head up and looked all of them in the eyes.
'I'm sorry.'
Then she turned around and they walked out of the school. Tony did not talk, and she could appreciate it. At the parking lot was one car she would surely have noticed before if it would be there. It was a shiny red Chevrolet corvette. In front of it was a familiar face. He smiled that annoying classified smile when she approached.
'Good to see you again Sarah,' Coulson said.
'Shut up Coulson. Destroying my life is not something you should be proud of. Now, I'm here to help with the storm problem, not to work for shield. Do I make myself clear?'
'Very clear Miss Frostblossom. Shall we?'
They stepped into the car. 'A little chilly for this weather, isn't it?' she joked. Like she would ever be cold. Without responding Coulson pushed the button to make the roof appear. They drove away. Away from her school, away from her life of these past seventeen years. It was the best life she created so far. And it's all over. She closed her eyes, sighed and opened them again. Now, up to the future. Or the sky? The car started lifting from the ground into the air.
'Jeez Coulson! You could have told me this damn thing could fly! At least now I found one reason why you would drive such a thing,' Tony complained. Coulson smiled. 'How else to get on the plane?'
