Okay...new chapter. We'll see how this goes.
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Kate was going insane. With all the craziness that had happened with the exposure of H.Y.D.R.A. it was still too dangerous for her to leave the compound, especially since a very large target had been placed on her head as far as remaining H.Y.D.R.A. agents were concerned. The problem was, it was nearing a month since she had arrived at the compound and despite its size, it was feeling smaller every day. She desperately wanted to leave even for an hour.
That was how she found herself walking around the building, under the guise of walking Lucky, watching personnel vehicles, debating how much trouble she would be in if she took one for a little bit. She was really just debating if the temporary freedom would be worth the punishment when she returned.
"I wouldn't advise it."
Kate jumped hearing the soft voice. She turned around, wide-eyed to see Bucky watching her with curious eyes. She hadn't heard him approach so she had no idea how long he had been there. "God, you need a bell around your neck." She muttered.
Bucky smirked. "Come on." He said.
"Okay." She said with a sigh.
They walked back inside in a comfortable silence. Kate liked Bucky, he was a calming presence to be around for the most part and he was always up to chat or something when she was bored. She hadn't been able to convince him to spar with her yet though, he was too wary of the possibility of hurting her to try. He had however, taught her some rather useful spy, sneaking around like a shadow, tricks that had come in handy.
Walking toward the common area, she heard her brother talking with Tony.
"I'm just saying, I could pull some strings." Tony was saying. "It would be easy, and she would be less bored in the city than she is here."
Kate paused as she listened. They were obviously talking about her.
"I don't know Tony." Clint was saying. "She's never even been to a public school before…"
Public school? Kate raised an eyebrow and looked at Bucky who shrugged.
"That's kind of the point Clint." Natasha spoke up. "She's never had the chance to have a normal experience. This could be something really good for her."
"And look at these scores." Tony argued as well. "Off the charts and that is without formal schooling of any kind. It would be a waste to not put her in an environment where that can grow. Plus, she would already have a friend there to look out for her."
Deciding to just walk in and see what was happening, Kate saw Clint, Natasha, Pepper and Tony sitting at the table going over some brochures. Her sharp eyes quickly picked out Midtown Science High Schoolprinted on one of the pamphlets.
The four adults jumped at her sudden appearance.
"What's going on?" Kate asked curiously.
Clint cleared his throat. "Until things with the Accords are straightened out, we were discussing moving things back to the Tower in Manhattan." He said. "Since you won't be officially signed as an Avenger, Tony had a suggestion about what you could do in the meantime."
Kate walked forward and picked up one of the pamphlets. "High school?" She asked raising her eyebrow, pretending like she hadn't been listening in.
Pepper stepped in. "Midtown Science is one of the best high schools in the state." She said. "And you'd get the chance to socialize with people your own age."
Kate scanned the paper in her hand and then looked at her brother. His reservations were obviously the strongest, though he had a better reason than the others thought. H.Y.D.R.A. wasn't their only concern.
Clint sighed. "It's up to you kid." He said. "If you want to try it we can make it happen."
"Peter also goes to Midtown." Tony threw in suddenly.
Clint sent a quick glare at Tony but the billionaire only smirked.
Kate furrowed her brow. "Can I think on this tonight?" She asked.
Clint nodded. "Take all the time you need." He said.
…
Research and finding things was something she was good at. It was invaluable when it came to missions and exposing the corrupt. When it came to attempting to make a decision about the benefits of high school, it was just overwhelming.
Kate stared at the mess of research that was spread about her room as she sat cross legged in the middle of her bed, multiple projected screens surrounding her, and papers spread everywhere.
A knock on her door startled her from her thoughts.
"Come in." She called.
Natasha opened the door. "I figured I'd find you like this." She said with a smile as she took in the scene. Walking over, the red headed assassin sat down next to the little brunette.
"Clint doesn't want me to go." Kate said mater-of-factly.
Nat smiled. "Clint will always be overprotective. That will never change. He's more comfortable when he can see that you are safe." She said. "Given the circumstances it's expected."
"Do you think I should?" Kate asked.
"I worry about you too." Nat said carefully, reaching out habitually to brush some of Kate's unruly curls out of her face. "That's a given. But I think it'll be good for you."
Kate looked at the information in front of her curiously.
…
"So, you can see our facilities and labs are all up to date." Principle Morita was saying as he led the tour through the school. "We have STEM, debate, robotics, clubs and many more."
Kate looked around as she listened with half an ear to him talk. Clint and Natasha were more engaged in talking with the Principle than she was, but she was paying attention. There was so much to do in the school, she definitely wouldn't be bored if she decided to participate.
"Mrs. Bishop, when we spoke on the phone you mentioned a few concerns about security?" Principle Morita said looking at Natasha.
Kate moved away, looking at a bulletin board filled with club sign-up sheets, pretending like she wasn't paying attention to the conversation.
"The concerns were mine." Clint said stepping in, speaking lowly like he was trying to not draw Kate's attention, though she could easily hear him. "I was awarded sole custody of my sister but I'm afraid we've had some trouble with family members in the past trying to barge in at her schools."
Morita nodded with understanding. "We've dealt with custody disputes here before." He admitted. "I can assure you that we have very strict practices when it comes to the safety of our students. I would be happy to go over those with you back in my office."
Clint nodded his thanks. "Kate." He called unnecessarily to draw her back to the group.
As Kate followed them back to the office, they were passing the auditorium as the doors opened and a kid came out faster than the others following him. Kate wasn't quick enough to stop, and they collided, before familiar hands gripped her upper arms to steady her and she looked up, blue eyes meeting brown.
"Sorry, sorry…" Peter trailed off in shock as he recognized her.
Kate smiled. "It's okay." She said.
"Ah, Mr. Parker." Morita said as the adults walked back. "Peter is one of our best students. This is Kate Bishop; she is considering transferring here."
"Oh, that's awesome." Peter said trying to play it off like he hadn't seen her firing specialized arrows at half of the Avengers in Berlin. "Yeah, this is a great school."
Kate smiled, trying not to laugh at his cute antics.
Peter was called away by the group that had been coming out behind him, but he gave her a smile before heading off to follow them.
…
Peter had been trying to get out of Decathlon practice before they asked him to do anything else so he could start his patrols, but he definitely wasn't expecting someone to be in the halls when he came out the door.
Colliding with someone, he reached out to steady the person, but froze when he saw very familiar eyes. His apology died on his lips as he took in the girl before him.
"It's okay." Kate gave him a radiant smile that made his stomach twist into a nervous knot.
He vaguely heard Principle Morita talking and kind of stumbled over his response, but he was too surprised care.
"Peter, come on!" Ned called as the team came out into the halls.
"See you around." Peter said with a smile before he walked away.
Kate smiled back and offered a small wave goodbye.
Quickly, no I won't turn this into some high school drama. There is gonna be Avengers and bad guy fighting too but since Kate and Peter are the same age I figured it'd be fun to have them in school together. Also I wanna incorporate Ned cause he is just adorable lol