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The next day, Xander entered his high school, feeling quite dejected. After the weekend he had with Wanda, he wasn't really looking forward to yet another bland week of school. Like who would really believe that he had met and spent the weekend with one of the new Avengers. Not that he had many friends to begin with; he was considered an outcast by some, actually most of his peers, once again because people were afraid that they would insult him or something like that. He didn't mind. He was really introverted and liked to spend his time alone, so to him, it was actually a blessing to get some alone time. It allowed him to focus on his art. Xander was always watching the world, looking over every detail. It always assisted him in his drawings. Speaking of drawings, after Wanda had left, Xander had been unable to stop thinking about her. Her eyes. The beauty of her face. Her voice. It had haunted his dreams, almost laughing at him. He wanted to see her again, but he had yet to ask her and in all honesty, he was kind of afraid to.
Unlike Wanda who was afraid that a relationship was dangerous for them (which it was), Xander was afraid to hurt Wanda emotionally. She already seemed so fragile that even the slightest nudge would send her into an emotional despaired trip. For crying out loud she was almost breaking down almost every time they kissed. Wanda seemed so bipolar about the situation that he wasn't sure exactly what to do with her. He knew that he had to take it slow of course, or at least that's what everyone would tell him about relationships, but he was almost certain that one wrong step would just result in Wanda pushing him away from her. Naturally he didn't want that; he wanted them to remain friends at least. It just seemed so difficult to do because he wasn't sure how she was going to react to anything he did.
It was an odd thing, but that's was just how love was. If he could see Wanda again (preferably later today, if not the following week) he would be immensely happy. He just had to get the ok from her. He didn't want to text her because for one, she was a super hero, so he doubted she would keep her phone on her in battle. He didn't want her to get distracted. So he was honestly going to wait until she texted him.
With a heavy sigh, Xander entered his first class. Or he would have, if he didn't accidently bump into a girl just as he was about to enter the room. it seemed that the girl was leaving and had just turned to leave, but neither party had seen the other. Xander fell to the ground, thankfully on his backpack, rather than his wrapped up arm. He heard a grunt as the girl fell down also. Glancing at her, he felt his mouth go dry.
The girl was breathtakingly beautiful with a fairly average height and stature, though she seemed maybe an inch taller or so. Her skin was fair and positively flawless. Her hair was long and blond, reaching her upper back. Her eyes were a very nice shade of green. Much to his embarrassment however, one thing he couldn't help but notice were her… assets. He gulped, hoping to hide his blush. He looked back at her face, hoping that she hadn't noticed his staring. She seemed shaken and she was gathering her things, which had fallen after they bumped into each other obviously.
Xander, obviously being the gentleman that he was, quickly got to his feet and gathered the remainder of the girls things in his hands, before reaching out to her, offering a hand up. The girl looked at him, before taking his hand. Smiling, he pulled her up to her feet, before handing her back her books .she gave him a smile "thanks…" she seemed very meek, averting his eyes and blushing immensely. She held out her hand "My names Annabeth Lynn. Please though call me Lynn." She said. Xander shook her hand smiling. He bit his lip, knowing that he could not tell her his name by speaking it. She seemed to notice; "are you ok?" her eyes were filled with concern.
Xander pointed to his mouth and shook his head. She seemed to get the idea. But rather than give him a look of pity. She gave him a wide smile and quite vigorously said "oh… that's cool" Xander blinked, completely caught off guard. Never had anyone in his life ever referred to the idea of being mute cool. While he didn't quite hate the idea of being mute (since he really didn't have a choice in the matter anyway) he would never have considered the idea of it being cool. Lynn gasped realizing what she had said "oh… I'm sorry… it's just that I've never met someone like you. I thinks it cool." She smiled that brilliant smile once again. "I'm afraid I'm lost. Would you mind showing me around." She gave him a sad puppy dog look
Xander grinned. He wasn't going to refuse her of course; she was new. He had a duty to help others when needed of course. He gently pulled her away, deciding to show her around the school before classes started.
Wanda looked over the lake, staring out into the distance. The Sun was just barely reaching the sky; it had just risen about an hour ago. Wanda had been unable to sleep at all the past night, just barely getting to sleep well after about three AM. That had been about four hours ago. She just hadn't been able to sleep last night. Mainly because of the fact that she couldn't stop thinking of Xander. Every time she closed her eyes all she could she was the smile on his face; The smile that she had grown to love. It constantly distracted her and made her unable to think. Not so much that her head was in the clouds. It was more like… she couldn't place it. But whatever it was she liked it.
She smiled. She did want to see him again. She knew that it might be dangerous for him, but if Pepper could date Iron Man, then she could at least see Xander. Not date him, but see him. He was a good friend. She knew that she was attracted to him and did not want to drag him into a battle zone (she still didn't want to put him in danger of course). She just couldn't resist staying away from him.
But… she had too… for his own good. She sighed, placing her head in her hands. This had been going on ever since she met the guy. What was she going to do with her self? First she tell him that they can't ever be together friends or not, then she goes to the hospital to make sure he was alright, followed by the brief time they spent together, and now here she was at war with herself once again. She needed to make up her mind before she was driven completely insane. She knew that she was in some sense being ridiculous. Everyone on the team (who was in a relationship) never seemed to have any problems with a relationship. Pepper was safe most of the time, and even Hawkeyes family was off the grid.
So should she risk everything for love? She wasn't sure anymore, but she did know that she didn't want to abandon Xander. Not again. She had done too much to him already. Every time she was unsure of her self, it seemed to almost drive a wedge between the two if them. For crying out loud, she had run out of the house the first time and he had asked her to leave due to her indecisiveness the second time. That of course she dreadfully hated and had told him off. Sure she really shouldn't have, but that's what had happened. There really wasn't anyway to change it. But the point was, she didn't want to remain so indecisive about the situations that she was forcing her self to go through.
She needed to risk it. If not for his safety, then for her self. For once in her life, she was going to be selfish. So she pulled out her phone and was about to text him, when she realized something. It was a Monday. If that was the case, then there was a big chance that he was in school. Wanda giggled. School. She hadn't been there since she was young and she had been in grade school. The Captain of course was having Wanda go through a privately tutored thing (courtesy of Natasha and Vision, who were the instructors) so that when she wasn't training. She could get the benefit of an education (even though she doubted that she would be doing what 'normal' people did with an education. Not that she didn't appreciate what Steve was doing for her) Going to a public school must have been difficult for Xander, given his condition, but he seemed to do ok with it (or so she was hoping anyway.) with a rather annoyed sigh, Wanda slipped her phone back into her pocket. She needed to get some sleep anyway. The sun was up and she was just tired. She turned around and walked back into her room, shutting the screen door, before hopping into bed. She fell asleep almost instantly.
Later that day, Xander was sitting with the girl at lunch. After spending some time showing her around the school, she had asked if they could have lunch together. Xander of course agreed, since she probably wouldn't make friends on the first day of school anyway (and even worse, the school year was ending in just a few weeks anyway). Lynn it seemed had come to register for summer classes, before taking on her senior year the falling autumn semester. So for the sake of letting her know she had a friend, they were going to be sitting together. Sure Xander couldn't talk to her at all, but they could at least enjoy the others company. Xander rarely ever got that as it was, since he was very introverted. There was just something about Lynn though that really attracted him to her.
So here they were, just two acquaintances just happily enjoying lunch together in school on a Monday. It actually made the day much better for Xander, considering the fact that he would usually end up eating alone every day. Granted it still didn't change much, since he and Lynn were eating in silence. However Lynn did talk a little more about herself, despite her bashfulness. She claimed to be from out of state and really didn't like talking about home because of distant painful memories. Xander of course didn't ask for he knew that it really wasn't his business and didn't want to cause her any stress. She was really grateful for that.
On the bright side though she did talk about many of her interests. She was a huge fan of mythology and legends, something that she and Xander had in common with one another.
While Xander was interested in Greek and Roman mythology, despite the fact it was ususlly very tragic, Lynn was a fan of Norse mythology. Truth be told Xander didn't know much about Norse mythology, but he did want to learn more about it.
"How about I come over some time?" she asked him "that way I can talk to you more and we can trade stories?"
Xander smiled. He would like that very much. Besides, he could use more friends and since Wanda might be busy a lot, this seemed like the best way to do it. He nodded. Lynn then reached over and pecked his cheek.
Xander blushed. That kiss seemed different from Wanda's… almost magical.
Lynn then stood up and said "meet me after school…" she gave him a wink and walked away.
Xander grinned. He was going to see her again.
Whats the plan that Lynn here? Well, its not going to be pretty. Just stay tuned for more.
