A/N: Hey! I'm baaaack! So, I have a name for the school that Phil's going to be the principal of but, it might be an actual school, so if there's anybody here who is a student of or has a friend who's attending Chaplain High School or any variation of that, I apologize for using your school's name without permission. I just don't know if the school's an OC or not. Anyways, there will also be other Marvel characters that appear at the school, superhero or otherwise. Now, without further ado!
SHEILD Headquarters; New York City
3rd person
They explained everything to Katya; everything that had happened when she was unconscious and even introduced her to the Avengers. Natasha is absolutely certain that Katya is her sister but, Katya isn't so sure. Ok, so they look a lot alike, but that could be coincidence. Even the fact that both girls could walk without noise if they wanted to, didn't convince Katya. She adamantly said that she wanted to wait until the DNA tests were out. The DNA samples are still undergoing testing and those always take a long time. In the meantime, Katya spends her days getting used to the Avengers and SHEILD headquarters. A week after her birthday and rescue, Katya stumbles upon the SHEILD library. She's immediately sucked in and spends the majority of her time there. She brushes up on the books that Red Room allowed her to read during her captivity. There's not much on that list so, she turns to the literary classics of the world. For the rest of the summer, if she's not down at the gym, practicing, she's in the library reading. She starts with Tolstoy; Anna Karenina and War and Peace. The next books are Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables, as well as Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. Crossing the English Channel, she picks up Shakespeare, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and JK Rowling. She also brushes up on her fairy-tales and world mythology. The entire book list takes her all the way until a fortnight before the school year begins. The day she finishes all of the books, Katya decides to go to lunch. On the way, she meets up with Fury. He tells her that since she is still underage, she has to finish school, at least until she graduates high school. Katya understands and would like to see if going to college would be possible. Fury says that it's not IMPOSSIBLE, just a little harder to achieve, given her position.
"I understand," she says. "By the way, how have the DNA tests gone?"
"They're coming along well," Fury says as the two of them start to walk towards the cafeteria. During her time reading, she's never been to the cafeteria on time for lunch, usually only coming in for a late lunch or some snacks. This is the first time she's ever seen the cafeteria at the height of lunchtime. And it's quite busy, seeing that it's the height of lunch. She and Fury grab lunch trays and go through the line. Katya picks up spaghetti with meatballs, some vegetables, and chocolate milk. Fury grabs a burger, fries, and water. As Katya is looking for a seat, a man in a black suit appears at her side and asks,
"Hello, beautiful. Do you want to eat with us?"
"Sorry, but I'm already eating with the Avengers."
"Oh, but I insist," the man drawls. He grabs her arm and starts to pull her toward his table where Sergei and some other men are sitting. They leer at her, and Sergei waves awkwardly. She feels very uncomfortable. Suddenly, Loki appears at her side.
"Green, let the lady go," he snaps. Katya sighs with relief. Loki grabs Green's arm and tightens his hold until Green lets go of Katya's arm. "You obviously don't know how to treat a lady," Loki drawls. The two of them then turn around and start walking towards the table. As they sit down, each of the Avengers greet her in turn and she says hello to all of them.
"So, what have you been up to?" Clint asks as he digs in to his spaghetti and meatballs.
"Oh, nothing much," She answers, also eating her lunch, "I just finished my book list this morning and I'm starting school next week, so there's that."
"Hey, if you finished the reading this morning, shouldn't you be speaking in whatever language you were last reading?" Tony asks.
Katya shakes her head, "I had a lot of time to switch from German back to English."
Phil speaks up, "Katya, about your schooling, you'll be going to Chaplain High School. We have an entrance exam so; you'll need to take that after lunch. You'll pick out your classes after you take the exam. I'm the principal so, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me," he hands her a stack of papers and the entrance exam. She nods absently, already skimming the forms and papers. Setting aside her school stuff, she focuses on the conversation. Suddenly, a thought strikes her.
"Loki, why was Green so eager for me to eat lunch with him and his friends? He gave off the feeling that it was more than just having the novelty of the Black Widow's supposed sister eating lunch with them."
Loki looks uncomfortable and shifts awkwardly in his seat. He looks to others for help. Natasha answers her,
"Green and his friends have different definitions for honor and loyalty. They give no thought to the lives that they might ruin on their missions. We've succeeded in keeping his group from expanding but, he's slowly gaining momentum over the last few months. If he had succeeded in befriending you, it would have sent the message that you share the same beliefs as they do. Because of this, it's sent a rift through the organization. We'll tolerate each other as long as he doesn't do anything to antagonize us and vice versa," at this, Tony gives a snort of derision. Natasha glares at him with minimal heat then, continues, "It also doesn't help that for the last five years, Green's been crushing on me. When I got together with Bruce, he felt that it was a big blow to his pride and has since upped the ante between the two sides. Since there's a big possibility of you being my sister, he probably thought it was a nice 'divide and conquer strategy'."
"…divide and conquer strategy." The two redheads say at the same time. Natasha arches her eyebrow but gives her a look that Katya understands to mean that she should try and distance herself from this. She nods slightly in understanding and the conversation returns to the light banter between the team and their handler from before. But, Loki glances at Katya, somewhat worried about her, seeing a hidden calculating look in her eyes.
After lunch, the team and Phil return to the Avengers Tower. Katya follows them, as she plans to go over the classes and forms with Phil while the exam is being scored. Katya breezes through the exam, finishing the multiple choice part in one and a half hours, instead of the original three. After that, Phil asks the school's choir and orchestra teachers to hear her sing and play the violin. It's the only instrument that she feels comfortable sharing with the public.
"So, Fraulein Katya," the orchestra teacher is German while the choir teacher is French, "vat are you going to play for me today?"
"Vivaldi's Spring," Frau Schmidt's eyebrows rise very high at that. Katya's eyes have a small twinkle, but nothing else gives away her emotions. She readies her violin and starts playing. The entire living room is filled with the beautiful sound of Vivaldi's Spring piece. Frau Schmidt and Monsieur DuPont are astounded. Katya plays the first part of Spring, and stops in the middle of awed silence.
"Frau Schmidt, have you ever heard anything so beautiful?" Monsieur DuPont whispers.
"No, I have not, Monsieur," Frau Schmidt breathes out. Katya looks worried and she rushes to reassure her, "Nicht, nicht, Fraulein Katya. You played beautifully! My kollege just needs to hear you sing."
Monsieur DuPont takes over, "Now, mademoiselle. If you could please repeat after me," He then proceeds to listen to Katya sing scales. After that, he asks her to sing a piece of her choice. She chooses to sing "Scarborough Fair".
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without no seam nor needlework
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Tell him to find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea strand
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine
From the minute she opens her mouth, Frau Schmidt and Monsieur DuPont are gobsmacked. They can't believe their luck in being able to have such a musically talented girl be a part of their choir and orchestra. Drawn by the violin playing and singing, the rest of the team, Phil, Pepper, Jane and Rhodey are also left with their mouths hanging open. When she's done, there's a five second silence, then the teachers come around and say,
"Congratulations, Fraulein Katya. You've been accepted into both the Chaplain Choir and Chaplain Orchestra. We'll see you on the first of September." Katya's so happy that the minute the teachers are out the lobby, she breaks into squeals and cheers.
"Oh my God, I can't believe it, I got accepted. I GOT ACCEPTED!"
Phil comes in with the results of the entrance exam, "Katya, you not only got accepted in to the choir and orchestra, but you passed the exam with flying colors. You got into Chaplain High. Oh, and don't be surprised if the language professors think you should go to Harvard for your classes," he says with a smile. Then, he starts to laugh full-on at the shocked look on Katya's face.
A/N: Please leave constructive criticisms and I'll work on getting the Christmas fic in tomorrow, definitely before the end of Break though!
