Chapter 3! This is about as dark as the last chapter. Another OC is also introduced. Thanks to MarvelIsMyLife for the help.

Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel.

Ch. 3

Soon it was Friday and the first football game of the season. When Takeda got there a little late, he heard someone yelling. Takeda walked in the direction of the yelling, deciding to check it out. He found the source of the yelling, a tall boy with russet skin and black hair.

"What kind of bulls*it call was that!" The boy was yelling at the refs. Takeda couldn't help but laugh aloud. The boy turned to look at Takeda.

"Sorry," Takeda blushed and looked down.

"Nah. It's okay...What's your name?" The boy asked.

"Takeda"

"I'm Seth...it's nice to meet you." Takeda nodded, "You too...So do you go to school here or...?"

"More like forced to go here" Takeda nodded again, "Okay, well my sister and cousin and I know some nice kids, you can sit with us at lunch if you want." Seth raised an eyebrow, "Who're these kids?"

"Uh...Steve and Natasha...uhm...Clint and Wanda..." Takeda began listing the names.

"Your last name doesn't happen to be Okaia, does it?" Seth asked. Takeda gave him a surprised look, "How'd you know that?"

"My former foster sister mentioned you guys," Seth explained.

"Who's your foster sister?" Takeda wondered.

"Bobbi Morse," Seth said. Takeda nearly laughed out loud, he was talking to the foster brother of the girl his sister had a crush on.

"She seems nice," Takeda commented.

"She's a great kid...her boyfriend is a real a**hole though," Seth said.

"Why is she with him?" Takeda asked.

"Don't tell anyone I told you this but...Bobbi's father left when she was four. He was her mother's soulmate but he still left. Bobbi's only with Hamilton so that if she meets her soulmate, she won't have to get with them. Because she'll already be in a relationship. And so she won't get hurt like her mother was," Seth explained in a low voice.

"What if her soulmate is a better match for her than Hamilton?" Takeda asked.

"I don't know"

"Well...my sister has a huge crush on Bobbi." Seth laughed at that, "Your sister is Jade, right?"

"Yeah," Takeda nodded.

"Bobbi's mentioned her...called her 'cute'," Seth said with a smirk. Takeda laughed at that, "So how old are you?"

"Seventeen. I'll be eighteen this year, though I'm still a Junior," Seth said.

"Just like Jade then," Takeda said with a laugh.

"What's like me?" Jade asked, walking up with Bobbi.

"Being a Junior and nearly eighteen," Takeda said, "Seth's nearly eighteen too."

"Ah," Jade nodded. Bobbi, meanwhile, punched her foster brother on the arm, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming to the game, Seth?"

"Last minute decision. Sorry," Seth said with a chuckle. Bobbi rolled her eyes at her foster brother.

"You two know each other?" Jade asked.

"Yeah. My mom fostered Seth for a few years when we were younger," Bobbi explained.

"Why'd you leave?" Takeda asked.

"They found my biological mom and she gained custody of me," Seth said.

"Oh." Takeda nodded.

"Did you two ever..." Jade trailed off and motioned between Bobbi and Seth. Bobbi and Seth exchanged a look.

"A bit in middle school," Bobbi said, "But then we realized that it was too awkward with my mom having fostered him and him being my brother for four years..."

"She's like my sister, anyone who messes her up also messes with me," Seth said. Although he did not say it as a threat, the threat was still there. Hanging in the air between them.

"Bobbi won't be getting hurt by either of us," Jade said firmly.

"Good." Seth nodded. Bobbi rolled her eyes at her brother.

"So where's your boyfriend?" Seth asked.

"He had to work, so luckily I get to spend time with you instead of him." Seth grinned, "That is good...Why the hell are you even dating that a**hole?"

"You know why, Seth," Bobbi said, her tone uncharacteristically sharp. Jade pulled out her phone, frowning.

"What is it?" Takeda asked.

"Annette hasn't called me"

"Relax. She's probably running late or something." Jade bit her lip, "Maybe..." Seth and Bobbi frowned. Bobbi reached over and hugged Jade. Jade stiffened for a slight moment before hugging Bobbi back, relaxing in the embrace. Takeda smirked at the sight. Jade ignored her brother and just relaxed into the hug.

"How much you wanna bet they're gonna get together eventually," Takeda whispered to Seth.

"If that Slade a**hole didn't exist, I'd say your sister has a chance," Seth whispered back. Takeda shook his head in mock despair. Seth let out a small laugh, he was growing fond of the younger boy.

"I should probably go find Annette," Jade said.

"How about we come along? If anyone is messing with your cousin, Seth can scare them off," Bobbi suggested. Jade smiled widely, "That's sounds like a good idea." The four headed off to find Annette. As they walked, Jade checked her phone again.

"Got a text from Bucky. Weird."

"What'd he say?" Bobbi asked.

"Oh no...Carter Slade tried to rape Annette" Bobbi sighed, "Course he did."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Jade snapped, her protectiveness over her cousin taking over.

"Just that Carter Slade is an a**hole," Bobbi replied coolly.

"Oh," Jade said, feeling extremely foolish, and in front of her crush too. There was an awkward silence.

"So…" Seth drew out the word.

"Do you know where Bucky lives? He said he took her to his place"

"I do," Bobbi said, "But someone has to drive since I don't have a car." Jade said" I'll drive"

"Lead the way then," Bobbi gave her a small smile.

At Bucky's house, Annette was nearly inconsolable. She was sobbing and everything. Bucky was comforting her when the doorbell rang.

"Come in!" Bucky shouted. There was the sound of a door opening and soon Jade, Takeda, Bobbi, and Seth all walked in. Bucky said, "Hey" Jade instantly stepped next to her cousin and knelt down near her, "Annie?"

"Don't call me that," Annette mumbled, though a small smile was beginning to creep across her face.

"Do you want me to kill the guy for you, Annie?" Jade asked gently.

"And let you get arrested?"

"Hey, I think Dad would let me go free once he learned why." Annette laughed bitterly, "I don't know, he seemed pretty p*ssed last year when you..."

"Heh. Yeah," Jade agreed.

"What happened last year?" Bobbi asked.

"I uh...I beat up a kid...got suspended...another reason why we moved schools," Jade said.

"Why'd you beat him up?"

"He uh...he was a bit of a bully...really homophobic," Jade half-lied.

"Are you uh...?" Seth trailed off, unsure of how to ask the question.

"Yeah"

"That's good. Because Bobbi here is-" Seth began to say before Bobbi slammed her hand over his mouth.

"Bobbi's what?" Takeda asked.

"Nothing," Bobbi quickly said.

"Annie, what did Carter do to you?"

"He tried to r*pe me," Annette whispered. Jade swore, "That f*cker!" She was nearly trembling in her anger. Jade wanted to kill Carter Slade so badly. No one messed with her family and got away with it!

That's the way it had always been. With Jade's dad being a police officer and her mother being a lawyer, she was raised to do the right thing, even if it didn't always seem like the right thing to do. And that meant protecting each other.

"Annette? Do you want to stay here or go home?" Bucky asked softly. Annette hesitated at that. Bucky was her soulmate...But he was also practically a stranger. But he had also saved her…

"Jade? Do you mind if I stay with Bucky tonight?" Annette asked.

"Go ahead," Jade said softly, "I'll tell Mom where you're at."

"Thank you," Annette whispered.

"Of course, Annie." A sudden and shrill ringing broke the silence in the room.

"S*it," Bobbi muttered, pulling out her phone and seeing it was her mother calling. Seth glanced at the phone then plucked it out of her hands. He answered the call.

"Barbara Ann Morse, where the hell are you?!" Bobbi's mother, Susan, demanded loud enough to be heard by everyone.

"Relax Susan. She's with me," Seth said instantly.

"Seth?" Susan Morse asked.

"That's me," Seth confirmed.

"Make sure Barbara is home by midnight."

"Barbara can hear you, you know," Bobbi said, annoyance in her tone.

"Midnight," Susan said firmly before hanging up. Bobbi sighed and tucked her phone back into her pocket.

"Barbara?" Annette teased.

"Annie?" Bobbi shot back.

"That's Jade's fault. She couldn't say my name when we were younger," Annette said matter-of-factly. Jade smirked at that.

"It's only 9:30, do you guys wanna stay here for a little while?" Bucky offered.

"Sure," Seth agreed, plopping down on the couch. The others rolled their eyes at him but also sat.

A few hours later, it was getting late and the kids were still at Bucky's house. Annette had fallen asleep, her head in Bucky's lap. Takeda was also asleep, sprawled out on the couch. Jade glanced at her cousin and brother, shaking her head. She then glanced down and smiled, Bobbi was asleep and curled up against her. Jade tried not to read too hard into it, as they had been sitting near each other before Bobbi had fallen Jade couldn't help but smile, she felt oddly happy.

"Bobbi. Wake up. We need to head home," Seth said, prodding his former foster sister.

"No," Bobbi mumbled, shoving his hand away and turning closer into Jade's side, still half asleep. Bobbi then realized the position she was in and jerked away.

"Sorry," Bobbi apologized, sitting up and rubbing her face.

"For what?" Jade inquired.

"Falling asleep on you like that. Literally," Bobbi answered. Jade shrugged, "It's fine."

"Anyway...Seth and I should get going," Bobbi said, standing up.

"I'll drive you guys," Jade volunteered. Bobbi and Seth nodded.

"We'll take Takeda too, get him home," Jade said, "But someone will have to grab him." Seth easily picked Takeda up and they headed out. Bobbi rattled off her address to Jade and they headed home.

It was quarter to twelve when they arrived and Seth got out but Bobbi hesitated.

"Jade. Thanks," she said, kissing Jade on the cheek. Jade blushed in the darkness, "You're welcome, Bobbi...I'll see you Monday?"

"See you Monday," Bobbi agreed, kissing her on the cheek again before heading in. Jade grinned the entire way home.

Whew! This was a long chapter. Anyways...Review!