Billy's P.O.V.
I think Eli is this amazing strong guy. So why the hell was he so quiet now? In the booth at Friday's it was silent. Teddy coughed. I sipped on my iced tea.
"Hey so does anyone want to split anything?" I asked.
"Nope" Eli said.
"Maybe some ice cream later."
I was getting annoyed and bored. And I can cast spells and alter reality. Not the best mix. So I said in my head "I want Eli to speak I want Eli to speak I want Eli to speak"
"Hey Kate you look really hot in your schoolgirl uniform. One of my fantasies." Eli said.
Teddy opened his mouth when it was still filled with soda so that it spilled all over the table. He then cleaned it up with a napkin. He was giving me the look. The "what are you doing look."
"Okay I'm going to ignore that. Hey Billy, isn't your school having a fundraiser of something today?" Kate asked.
"Yeah why?" I replied.
"Well I was thinking with all the money and people there..."
"You want to do scouting."
"It's a good idea but the others might be there." Eli said.
The waitress came and took our order. I was getting annoyed now. Barley any speech. So I said something. Maybe not a good something but something."
"Hey Eli, I have a question. Is it true what they say about black guys?" I asked.
Kate and Teddy burst out laughing. I had become more open after the whole Civil War incident and it might pay off.
"Billy, you are so serious aren't you?" Eli asked.
"Dead"
"I'm not answering."
"Aww come on Eli, I want to know now too." Kate said.
The waitress brought us our food. She had a bad habit of standing over Teddy. I was about to trip her and make her fall until Eli caught my eye. He's no fun...
"I marvel that you can eat like that Ted." I said.
Teddy had decided to order for himself an appetizer platter. For himself. Since he's been living with me I realize how much he eats. It's kind of scary.
"While Teddy gorges himself how are we going to pay?" Eli says.
"I've got it." Kate announces.
She began rummaging through her purse. Eli then puts a hand on it closing it and pulls out his own wallet. He then looks at the check and a Teddy and me and says "Cough up"
"I got it Eli. I can afford it."
"Are you saying...?"
Eli was cut off by an explosion. We ducked under a table. Crap. What kinds of villains try robbing a Friday's? I then got my answer. The Wrecking Crew. Of course.
Who else wouldn't have a thing to do on a Sunday afternoon?
Eli's P.O.V.
The Wrecking Crew stood over the restreant patrons. So I was here with no uniform or weapons. They must have overpowered the guards on the Raft.
"Those losers working at the Raft are the worst! How doe's a team like THIS escape?" Kate shouted.
Kate and I have different views.
"No prison can hold the Wrecking Crew!" the Wrecker shouts.
"Until he has his dumb crowbar" Teddy mutters.
"Billy can't you like wish them all back on the Raft?" I asked.
"With those four guys with Asgardian powers? It'll take a while but yeah." He said.
"Hulking, since you're the only one who doesn't need a costume can you hold them off until Wiccan is done?" I asked.
"Sure. You and Kate stay there. Both of you: don't do anything stupid." Teddy said trasnforming.
"What does he mean by that?" Kate asked.
Billy began muttering under his breath. I looked and saw a waiter being assaulted by Piledriver. I jumped from under the table and did a swift kick to his shin. He looked at me and punched me sliding me under the table. Kate looked down at me and said "So this is what Hulkling said about you doing something stupid." Kate said.
"Not just me. Now help."
Kate began showing off her gymnastic skills. She did a flip and did a flying kick on Thunderball. I picked up an overturned chair and was about to slam it on Bulldozer when he disappeared with a flash of blue. Before people began recognizing us we ran.
"Nice Billy. It was just fast enough to stop anyone from being injured." I said.
Teddy was transformed back and his shirt back on when he looked and said "Oh no"
"Did we miss the attack?" a female voice asked.
Standing in front of the dismayed Friday's was Spider-Lass and Spider-Man. Alexa seemed to be upset that she missed an attack on innocent people. I then decided to classify her in my level of danger teammates as high.
"It's okay kiddo nice work kids. And I suggest you all leave." Spider-Man whispered.
"He's right. So what should we do now on your fun day off?" Kate said.
"Some day off. We could go to the park." Teddy said.
"Or not" Kate snapped.
"Easy just a suggestion. We could go do the fund raising thing." Teddy said.
"No we can't. Besides it's over."
"I'm still kind of hungry." Teddy said.
We all just stared at him. I then looked at Billy with a smile while he was shaking his head in a pitying look. This was kind of sad. We had reached middle age. All we did was work. Before I could make a suggestion Kate's cell rang.
"Sorry got to go. It's my dad. Family meeting. I had a fun time. Okay I'm lying. Bye Eli." She said walking off.
She said bye to me. Not Teddy or Billy. Even though I now have a killer headache from the Wrecking Crew it was worth it.
Monday 3: 30 P.M.
Chance's P.O.V.
There's some good sides from me moving across the country. I see superheroes everyday. I also get to walk with one of the hottest girls on the planet. Kate and I ended up at the same school and live near each other so we walk home everyday. Eat your hearts out Eli and Tommy.
"Then he and Pete made Alexa and me wash and dry every window on the Empire State Building. Do you know how many windows there are?" I asked.
A lot. That's what you get for trying to impress a girl in a tight skirt." Kate said.
"Yes I as a red blooded male am weak to the tight schoolgirl uniform. Kate I am yours." I said with a mock bow.
"Get bent"
I heard a group of people groan and turned. I saw a dozen people sitting or standing on a sidewalk. Around them was a boy with long black hair holding a deck of cards and looking at everyone, including me. I had never seen gambling like this before so I began walking over when Kate grabbed me.
"We can maybe grab them later in uniform." Kate said.
We had different ideas about what we wanted to do and I said "It looks like fun"
I waltzed over with Kate following and the people began glaring daggers at us. The kid just looked at me smiled and winked at Kate.
"Last boy that did that got a black eye. Want to try again?" Kate said.
Kate is not a people person. The boy was taken aback for a second then looked at me and said "Your girls got a fire"
"Whatever. How do you play this game?" I asked.
"Well we flip a coin. Then if you guess right you win all these nice peoples money. And if I win I get some of your cash. So bet." He said.
"A dollar." I said.
"Big spender. So heads or tails?" he said.
"Tails"
He flipped the coin and when it landed it was heads. Okay my dad is rich. I can spend a bit more.
"Again. Twenty this time. Tails again." I said.
"Didn't you lose enough money?"" Kate asked.
"It's a twenty-one bucks, I can swing it. This time it should work."
"Okay I'll say...edge." the kid said.
He flipped the coin. The coin began flipping through the air and it landed right on its edge.
"No way"
"You're cheating somehow. You have to be. You're a mutant or mutate or something. It's impossible to do that." I said.
"Nope just lucky."
"Like hell. No one's that lucky" I snapped.
"Chance chill" Kate said putting her hand on my arm.
Kate then brought her arm back. I was angry. Angry for me means on fire soon. He looked at me and after he collected his money in his pocket then he said "Look dude I want no trouble. You seem super rich with a hot girlfriend leave me alone and will probably never see each other again."
As he walked away I said "I don't like cheaters."
The other people were beginning to scatter. A good idea. A fight in a rich neighborhood meant cops would come. He then looked at Kate and said "Aren't you going to stop him?"
"It's not my problem if he's stupid."
I threw a right hook and he jumped out of the way. I then threw another and he moved just fast enough to miss. He then kicked me and got me right in the knee. I fell.
"Sorry see you around, man. And when you get tired of him look for Reno." He said.
Kate's P.O.V.
That kid Reno is cute. Cuter right now than Chance at least. Chance lay on the ground but he gradually got up. I did the nice teammate thing and helped him up.
You okay?" I asked.
"Fine but my pride is hurting bad." He said.
"Can you look me in the eye and say you didn't deserve it?"
Maybe I'm not so good at the nice teammate role.
"Whatever that guy needs to be registered as a superhero." Chance said.
"So he's lucky. That's not super just super unfair." Kate said.
"Yeah but he stole my luck. I mean with that training everyone of us had he should be a bloody pulp and I'd still have twenty-one dollars."
"It was your fault." I said.
"Okay fine but tomorrow we are bringing the rest of the team in uniform to meet this evil kid."
"He's not evil. Just smarter than you! But fine we will bother Cassie, Tommy, Teddy and the others just so you can get your money back. Now I'm going home." I said.
"Hey Kate" Chance called.
"What?" I shouted to him.
"Thanks for staying with me. And trying to stop me, you're a good friend." He said.
I dismissed him with a wave of my hand and didn't turn around so he couldn't see me blushing.
Reno's P.O.V.
Stupid kid. Almost outed me on a busy street. Could have been killed. But it was worth it. I now had two hundred dollars just from one day. And my luck powers were improving. I had beat down that kid that looked like a super meat head. I mean with the hair cut super close to the skull and the soon to be big muscles I expected him to shout "Hulk smash"
I chuckled to myself as I climbed into bed and slept.
I got up the next day around nine and instead of going to school. I figured that since the guy went to the Hawthorne school he wouldn't dream of skipping. And the rich housewives get bored and need to spend there husbands money here.
"Hey cheater! Were here for you!" a voice shouts.
I looked up and saw a group of supers on a glowing blue platform. The one that was pointing at me was on fire. Yes on fire. I swore and than ran.
"Dude we were supposed to talk to him not scare him!" the guy in red said.
Wait I knew these losers. The Young Avengers. They were complete copiers. I would kill them.
I went through alleys and climbed fences. My luck was helping so that nothing was making me stop. A figure in a purple two piece was chasing me doing flips and running as fast as me.
"Hey sorry about that. He's new. But can we just talk?" she asked.
I didn't reply and kept running when I saw a hot blonde girl blocking my way. I new this one, Stature. Can become a giant. I began sucking luck from everywhere. Maybe it would work.
"Look Reno, can you stop? Please?" Stature said.
I stopped but the girl in purple, Hawkeye the new Hawkeye, had built up too much momentum and couldn't stop moving in time. She collided right into Stature. And they kissed. It was on accident but it was still totally hot. A girl dressed as Spider-Man was sticking to a wall and seemed immobile after Stature and Hawkeye's kiss.
"Hot..." she whispered. She then noticed me and said "Oh yeah...Reno, you are in violation of the SHRA. So stop so I will not have to use deadly force." She said.
"Spider-Babe why don't you just leave me alone? And maybe then we can go on a date." I said.
"Ewww. Now for that I HAVE to use force."
She sprang from the wall and launched herself at me. I jumped out of the way and got out my knife. I began drawing luck from everywhere. I heard people begin crying and such but I was worried about me now.
"Dude do you even know dangerous you are?" she asked.
"No Ms. Spider. Do you know how annoying you are?" I asked.
I couldn't see her. I saw her teammates still a little dazed from there awkward kiss. I then saw her appear with a puff of smoke. She shot web out from her wrist and pulled my knife.
"That's not how you greet a lady. Most girls don't like knives. And my name is Spider-Lass. Now come with us before Iron Man comes and makes your life hell."
"Get bent"
I rushed at her and she tried jumping out of the way when her shoe got its lace caught. So she was brought back down where I promptly cracked her jaw. She went rolling and got back up.
"Now I'm pissed!"
She jumped on a building and shot web on another building so that she was hanging in the middle. She then swung at me. I thought she was trying to kick me. But my luck wouldn't let her so I stood still. She then swung at me and lifted part of her mask, so her mouth was showing. She then was a inch from me and she...kissed me. While kissing me she punched me in the stomach and something stabbed me and I fainted.
Cassie's P.O.V.
"Alexa, you didn't kill him, did you?" I asked.
"Relax Cassie" she then raised her fist showing two protruding spikes "it causes paralysis. And was that your first kiss?"
"We will never speak about that. Ever." Kate said.
It's not like I liked it. I don't like Kate that much and don't like girls. The guy was on the ground totally immobile. I thought Kate was going to go over and kick him but she instead made sure he was okay by checking his pulse.
"I said he was fine. And he deserves it. He thought he was cute. And can we go soon? My mom will kill me if I miss a whole day of school." Alexa ranted.
I think Alexa is a bit of a brat and not that bright so I had to ask "Hey Alexa how did you know how his powers would work?"
She shrugged and said "His powers seem kinda sporadic and he did deep down want to see you to kiss. The he asked me out. So I figured that his luck would be odd. He would either beat me or make out with me or all of us."
"I'm glad you had to kiss him." I said with a smile.
"I think that was the best super fight I have ever seen."
I looked up and saw Chance still flamed floating over us. Damn. Please tell me he missed the beginning of the fight.
"Kate, you are now officially my best friend. If you ever want me to critique you and Cas's performance just let me know. And Alexa, why?" he said.
"You and can't so I just pretended he was you. Do you that other you smokes?" Alexa said.
"Notice she isn't worried about school now that a hot boy is here." Kate whispered to me.
"Did you just say Chance is hot?" I asked.
"No well...look lets bring Reno back to the others. And if this fight ever leaves this alley the person who squealed is dead." Hawkeye said with a glare at Chance.
Twenty feet above Manhattan
1:00 P.M. Saturday
Chance's P.O.V.
"Wait so you hated the new girl and then you dated the new girl and now you hate the new guy?" Johnny asked.
"Yeah sounds right. He kissed Alexa."
We were flying above most of the buildings in Manhattan. Johnny said that it was to nice of a day to train so we were just flying. I knew the truth though. Johnny was too hung over to actually teach.
"So I thought you and Alexa were just friends?" Johnny asked.
"We are just friends. And are you still drunk? You're slurring your words." I said.
"Look you don't tell Stark and I won't tell Sue and Reed you stole the car before you even met them. And you stole a car to impress a friend?" Johnny said.
"Done. And I felt bad. I was mean. But the new guy I wouldn't mind if Galactus came and ate him." I said.
"Ouch does he even have a codename yet?"
"It's stupid."
"Stupider than Flame?"
"Yeah Torch. It's Gambler. Because his power is that he's super lucky."
"Wouldn't mind taking him to the casino. And are you sure you two aren't dating?" he asked.
"Yeah me and Kate have a...thing." I said.
"A thing? If it's a physical thing I'll have to kill you." Johnny said.
"Relax. I'm not stupid."
"Uh-uh" he said
"Bite me"
"I think of you as a brother so no. Don't you have to go somewhere?" he asked.
"Yeah I promised Alexa I'd come to her cheerleading tryouts." I said.
"She wants to be a cheerleader and a superhero? Won't work."
"Don't say that. I always wanted to date a cheerleader. She's the closest I've ever come to talking to a cheerleader without ever laughing in my face."
"So you're going to cheer her? You two are dating."
"Whatever. See you on Friday."
I flew down to the Plaza went into the bathroom and put on my normal clothes. I looked at my clothes and smiled to myself. This was one of the reasons cheerleaders don't like me. My dark blue jeans and novelty t-shirt with the Captain's star and the spiked wrist bracelet were not preppy clothes.
I walked out of the bathroom and saw Ben waiting for me. Ben and I have an interesting relationship. I play pranks with Johnny he chases us and we continue.
"Kid did you take long enough? Becoming friend with you in there?" he said folding his arms.
"I stopped when I was 13. No just going to prove that I'm a freak. Is everywhere rock?" I said.
"Shut up and go, bud. And remember you're as good as you feel."
2:00 P.M. Saturday
Saint Teresa's School for Girls
I was looking through the crowd. Why did even matter if he showed up? It's not like I like him, right? It's not like I like any boy. But there I was looking for Chance.
"Okay girls line up!" a demanding voice yelled.
Candy Moore the head cheerleader and my friend was glaring daggers. We all lined up and were breathing heavy. We hadn't even done anything yet but we were nervous. Candy is like school royalty. Being only a junior and head of the squad.
"I hope that you like where you're standing because that's the order you all are going in." she said matter-of-fact.
Damn. I was in front. I was about to panic until I saw a guy with close cut hair waving to me. Chance was on the bleachers with a few others. My breathing slowed down. I felt good having a friendly face in the crowd.
"Okay Ms. Cutison, you're up first. And after this do you want to get a smoothie?" she asked.
"Sure." I took a breath and began.
I did a back flip and did two more. I was better than everyone there already. I was part spider. I did a few cartwheels and after a few more moves I finished.
"Very good Alexa. You can go sit over on the bleachers."
I walked up the bleachers and sat a seat below Chance. He looked at me and whispered "You were awesome. Do we have to stay for the others?"
"Yeah, me and some friends are going to get something to eat after. You can come too."
We sat and chatted. I like Chance. He's a nice guy and makes me laugh. He let me talk and he actually paid attention. Once the try outs finished I heard Candy call my name.
"Alexa! You ready?" she yelled.
"Yeah! Coming!" I yelled back.
"You all have some powerful lungs." Chance muttered rubbing his ear.
I walked down and Candy and my other friends smiled at me and their smiles faded once they saw Chance.
"Hey Alexa do you know the Goth?" my friend Amber asked.
"I'm not a Goth." Chance said.
"Whatever. You're still creepy. And stop following Alexa. She's a cheerleader. Not a devil worshiper. And what's with the shirt anyway? Stars part of the gay pride flag now?" Candy snapped.
"It's the Captains symbol. The guy who works for H.A.T.E. And I'm not gay."
"Eww. He's not just creepy fag, he's a fan boy. What a loser!" Amber said.
I'm very glad no one knew of my Spider-Man crush. I hate my friends. It looked like Chance was about to cry. I wanted to defend him but I'm too much of a shallow little bitch too.
"Lets go and don't bother Alexa again. Come on girls lets go tease that dike at the smoothie place." Candy said.
I looked back at Chance and mouthed I'm sorry. Not that it meant anything.