Sam was trying to creep out of the Helicarrier before Danny woke up. Last night he hadn't cared if the monk had been mad at him for making a mess, but now he realized it could be very, very, harmful to his health. He was just slipping out the hatch when he heard a ruckus. Ruckus. Now that was a cool word. Ruckus, ruckus, ruckus.
Sam was jerked from his happy cool word thoughts as Ava yelled out his name.
"SAM! YOU HAD BETTER GET DOWN HERE OR I'LL COME GET YOU, AND TRUST ME YOU DON'T WANT THAT!" Sam winced. Maybe he should have been more worried about how Ava would have reacted to Danny not leaving his room because he had to meditate to not snap Sam's neck… Danny was also Ava's science partner for the big project coming up… Yeah, he should have been more worried about Ava…
Sam leaped off the Helicarrier, yanking his helmet on. He soared through the skies, making a beeline for school. He could make it, he could make it, he could-
Sam slammed into something that felt like another human and they both fell to the roof under them.
"Jeez, watch it. Just because you're a super hero doesn't mean you don't have to watch where you're going." The voice was vaguely familiar, but Sam's body hurt too much to really notice.
"Well, I assumed no one would be stupid enough to jump in front of a speeding, incredibly awesome, and devilishly handsome, superhero!"
"Who said anything about devilishly handsome, Buckethead!"
"I did, obviously, idiot!"
"Who are you calling idiot? You're the one who ran into me, stupid!"
"I did not! Don't you have somewhere to be?"
"Don't you? You were the one, and I quote, speeding!"
"Only to avoid death!"
"Death? What are you, a drama queen?"
"No! I'm a superhero, who risks his life daily to protect every ungrateful citizen in this stupid city! I would rather be back in the Bahamas with my best friend on a beach, but no-o, she had to go and kill someone and go tramping all around the world! And then I just had to follow and get stuck in the worst city in the entire UNIVERSE!" Sam stopped short, opening his eyes for the first time since crashing into this mysterious person. He hadn't even realized he didn't like New York until just now when he went on a subconscious anger induced monolog.
"Jeez… Why don't you just go back?"
"It's too painful there, too many memories…"
"Memories? You're like, what, sixteen?"
"Yeah, I am… Man now I'm depressed. I need to go steal a corndog." Sam jumped off the side of the building, flying away. The girl he had run into shook her head.
"Idiot. I run right into you, and you still don't recognize me."
