A/N: Hey, look at that, it's an update! Have some snapshots of Jaya's first term at college!

"Hey,"

"No."

The young man (hot young man) melted away into the ether, suitably cowed by Laura the ex-Black Ops' firm statement and cold glare.

"Laura!" Jaya complained, mortified.

"Absolutely not," Laura the ex-Black Ops said. "He was definitely not looking for a meaningful relationship with you."

"What if he wanted the notes to class?"

"He's not in any of your classes."

Jaya gaped at her. "You've memorized the class lists for all my classes?"

"Yes, I have."

Jaya sighed. "You're serious."

"Very." Laura the ex-Black Ops' face softened. "My job is to protect you, Jaya, not as the youngest Avenger, but as a person in a position of high fame. I don't want anyone, not teachers, not students, to take advantage of you in any way. You're here to learn and have a good time and make friends and possibly change the world if you want, and my job is to let you do that. Without the suspicious dudes on this campus."

One could not help but be moved by Laura the ex-Black Ops's sincerity. "Fine," Jaya said. "Thank you."

"And because the rest of the Avengers would behead me if I let anything happen to you," Laura the ex-Black Ops added, winking at her.

Jaya rolled her eyes. "Oh of course, can't forget the beheadings."

"And can you just call me Laura, please?"

Jaya froze and glanced at her. "Uhhh, wha?"

"You think I can't see you saying Ex-Black Ops, with capital letters, every time you say my name?" Laura the Ex-, wait, no, said with a smirk.

Jaya refused to blush. "I plead the fifth."

"Uh-huh." Laura The, ahem, Laura glanced at her watch. "You have orientation in twenty minutes."

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"So, you're like a superhero, right?"

"Um, sort of." Jaya cleared her throat. "So, did you read the syllabus?"

"Yeah, it's online. So, do the Avengers all really live in Stark Tower? Are Captain America and Black Widow together? Have you seen the Hulk un-Hulked? Did you-"

Jaya stared at the guy plopped down next to her. "Are you serious right now?"

He stopped talking. "Sorry." He slid a piece of paper across the table. "Can I have your autograph?"

"Um, no."

"Why not?"

"This is mechanical engineering, not comic-con. I'm not a celebrity."

"You're an Avenger," he said, his tone reverent. "And you're hot."

"Ooookay." Jaya picked up her bag and moved seats.

He glared at the back of her head for the next two hours and forty-five minutes.

AV-AV-AV

"Can I rewind time and not sign up for classes before ten?" Jaya groaned, dragging herself to class.

"I don't know," Laura said. "Can you?"

Jaya blinked. "Uh... next break I'll think about it. Probably not, though."

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"You're Tony Stark's protege, shouldn't you know all this already?"

"That's why I'm here, to learn."

"But you're his kid, right? Didn't you get any of his genes?"

Jaya stared at her lab partner. "No? He's my legal guardian."

"Tomayto, tomahto." The dude didn't shake his gaze. "So your mom a supermodel or something?"

Jaya took a deep breath. "My parents died a few years ago in a car crash."

"Oh. Sorry." He turned back to the lab equipment.

Jaya took another deep breath and got back to work.

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"...why do you have a litterbox in here? You have a cat?"

Jaya laughed. "No, it's a sandbox. I use it to practice finetuning my, uh, skills."

Jasmine wiggled her fingers expressively. "Skills, right, gotcha. That's so cool. Hey, do you use Jenga blocks, too?"

"Jenga?" Jaya repeated.

"Yeah, it's a falling block game, uh, here." Jasmine stood up, study guide cast aside. "Come on, engineering students need to know how to play Jenga."

They found a lounge with a Jenga game and played. Once it fell, Jaya reversed it back to its previous precarious position.

"That's so cool," Jasmine said, eyes wide.

"Thanks."

"Go again?"

"Sure." Jaya added Jenga to her shopping list. This would be great at the Tower.

AV-AV-AV

A/N 2: Gonna be moving into the events of Thor: TDW next chapter, once it gets written. Stay safe, everyone!