Here it is! Sorry for the delay guys, but I was on a road trip/holiday so...But I finally got this done, and at a good length too. Hope you all enjoy and review.
Reviewers:
TheImmortalWeapon: Thanks for the suggestion, even if I didn't use it. It always makes me happy to hear suggestions! I still really hope you like this chapter and I would have used your idea but I had already planned this one out and stuff. I'm happy you liked the bunny and TMNT, I loved writing it!And I don't care how late this is but: Happy Easter to you too!
NinjaGeek: I know right! I've recently actually started writing for the fandom and I'm surprised how fast it is. Every time I check it, there are like, thirty new stories up!
IronFistRocks: To be fair, I can't argue with that! But in this fanfic it isn't true, although I agree that it could be.
Danny's pov
I had an odd feeling about those new heroes. But I wanted to make sure before I did anything.
"I think I've read a comic book with the same plot as what that one kid said yesterday!" Sam snorted. We were at Midtown High, eating lunch.
"Isn't it weird how bad they were? And their costumes looked like something out of a thrift store," Peter mused. I smiled, saying nothing.
"Yeah but if they really are new 'heroes' shouldn't they be enrolling at Midtown?" Ava asked. As if on cue, two new kids walked into the cafeteria and sat at an empty table a few rows behind ours. They both had blond hair (the girl had her hair in braided pigtails) and matching traditional German outfits. I thought they reminded me of something, but I didn't know what it was until Sam said it.
"Check out Hansel and Gretel!" He laughed. I grinned wider. I had seen Hansel and Gretel costumes in a costume shop window, complete with the wigs.
"I am going to go talk to them," I said. The team looked at me questioningly but didn't try to stop me. I walked to the table and saw that they had no trays.
"Hello," I greeted them, sitting next to the boy and across from the girl.
"Helloo!" The boy said with a weird accent.
"What are your names?" I asked.
"I am Heinz and zat iz my sister, Jorinda!" (A/N Jorinda is pronounced Yorinda) The boy, or Heinz, said.
"Yah!" Jorinda agreed.
"And you are both German?" I implored.
"Zat vould be correct!" Heinz laughed nervously.
"Yah!"
"Mmm...That's odd, I do not remember Germany being a mystic city in the heart of the world..." I said, thoroughly amused. They shook their heads furiously.
"Vat iz this zat you are speaking of?"
"Yah!"
"Okay...I'm guessing that Heinz has told you to let him do all the talking and for you to just smile, nod, and agree?" I asked Jorinda.
"Yah?" She snuck a look at Heinz.
"Right, now the real question is, why did you follow me here?" I asked Far and Mira. They grinned cheekily.
"Would you believe we wanted to be superheroes?" Far offered.
"Considering you performance last night...not really," I chuckled.
"Would you believe we missed you?" Mira tried.
"Perhaps...but not enough to stowaway on my plane," I smirked.
"Well, I really wanted to come to New York, but if I told you about it, you would think I was only using your friendship to my benefit," Far admitted.
"I honestly do not care that you were, so long as you aren't doing so now," I said seriously. Far stared at me, and Mira stared at him. I turned to her.
"And you knew, but you did not tell me for the same reason as Far, what I do not understand still, is why you allowed Far to drag you here?" I asked. I did not miss her blush.
"Maybe I actually did miss you, and besides, I do not have anyone in Kun'Lun," She said. I nodded.
"Do you two have any real clothes?" They both nodded at my question.
"And yet you disguised yourselves as German kids from a fairytale?" I cocked an eyebrow.
"Yeah well Mira's clothes don't exactly fit in, and you would have recognized them along with mine!" Far huffed.
"Wait! This ridiculous outfit is from a fairytale? Far told me this was what all the Outsider kids wore to school!" Mira yelled. I laughed.
"Regardless, you would blend in more with your real clothes than with...this. Go change, I'd like you to meet my Outside friends," I smiled. Mira stomped out of the cafeteria, dragging Far behind her.
I walked back to my friends.
"What's up with the new kids?" Luke asked.
"Actually, it appears that my friends from Kun'Lun have followed me here," I shrugged. They all looked at me.
"No offense Danny...But isn't everyone in Kun'Lun...you know...good at fighting?" Peter said awkwardly. I chuckled.
"Not everyone. And besides, they have not been trained," I answered. Suddenly, the entire cafeteria went quiet. We looked to see a hoodie-clad boy with brilliant white hair with black tips and blue-grey eyes. Only a few girls even gave him any attention, but every boy in the room was looking at Mira.
She glided in wearing a long, slim black dress with gold and white flowers curling up the sides. It was without sleeves or straps and her pale shoulders were bare. I wondered briefly how she had had time to apply gold nail polish. Her dark hair was loose and flowed around her eyes, which shone with a greenish hue. She smiled gently and I swear I heard the frantic heart beat of every boy, counting myself.
"Dude...is that her?" Luke asked me. I nodded happily. Grinning like an idiot.
She walked over to our table and sat by me, with Far across from her, next to Peter.
"I guess I still don't particularly blend in, everyone was looking at me," She said nervously.
"That is simply because -" I started.
"Cause you are hot!" Sam finished.
"What's your name?" He asked, puffing out his chest.
"I am Mira Stone. And you?" She said.
"I am Alexander. Sam Alexander. Also known as Nova, which translates into 'better than Pete'" He laughed cockily. Mira rolled her eyes and I laughed.
"And I, am Far Byrd, by the way. You know, if you all could stop gawking at Mira?" Far waved his hands.
"Wait! Far! You're the jerk that sent me the bunny!" Sam exploded.
"In the flesh! Jerk extraordinaire! Nice to meet ya Bucket-Head!" He laughed.
"You! Did you tell him to call me Bucket-Head?" Sam turned to me. I shook my head.
"I simply told him that that was what Peter called you," I said.
"So um...Who's who?" Mira piped up. We all stopped talking and everyone looked at me. Again.
"Well, as you know, that is Sam. He is Nova, the glowing, flying one," I started. Far and Mira nodded.
"That is Peter, also known as Spiderman, the one who was shooting webs out of his hands."
"I'm the team leader!" Peter smirked.
"That is Luke, or Powerman, he was wearing black and yellow. And this is-"
"Ava?" Mira interrupted.
"Indeed. She was wearing the white, cat suit," I finished. But Mira was no longer listening, she was staring at Ava. And Ava stared back.
Mira's pov
So this was Ava. She was quite pretty. It disgusted me. I bet she didn't even know basic magic. I tried to see what Danny might see in her, and came up with this:
She was pretty
She was on his team
She probably knew how to fight quite well
And she was an Outsider.
Did I mention it disgusted me? I would have just loved to slap the lipstick off her, but I didn't, because I'm polite. Unlike her. She was practically all over Danny! This is what she said:
"Danny, can you pass me the salt? Sometimes I wonder if this cafeteria food is even legally considered edible!"
And then, Danny passed her the salt! I gritted my teeth, gracefully.
"So, are you and Danny...you know whats?" Sam asked me, jolting me out of my trance. I glared at him the way I glare at Far.
"Um, no!" I said, realizing that Danny had said the exact same thing.
"They totally are, even if they don't admit it," Far added casually. I kicked him under the table. Hard. I have to say however, I did like Peter and Luke, even if I disliked and distrusted Ava and Sam.
"Hello, anyone want to tell me why these two are in my school?" A man with thin brown hair and a suit walked up to us. Far and I looked at each other.
"I'm sorry, but you guys snuck into a school? Why?" Luke asked incredulously.
"I wanted learn how to be a real Outsider, in case we had to be here a while," I said sheepishly. I didn't mention that I also wanted to meet Ava.
"Ah, I take it you are Kun'Lunian then?" The man asked. Far and I nodded.
"And I take it that you are also the superheroes that took on Batroc?"
"The French guy," Peter whispered. We nodded again.
"Well, let me be the first to say, S.H.I.E.L.D wants you. You both obviously need training. You have a few days to think about it, but in the meantime, how about I actually enroll you into the school?"
"You aren't a teacher...are you?" Far growled, his eyes getting that caged animal look.
"No, I'm the principal, Principal Coulson, and also Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D." Said Principal Coulson.
"Fine, I'll join your little school. But on the terms that no adult, especially teachers, tell me what to do," Far negotiated. Coulson raised an eyebrow and I slumped down in my seat, mildly embarrassed.
"What are your names?"
"Far and Mira," Far said.
"Well, how about you kids give Far and Mira a tour of the school before they decide to enroll, and comply with the rules," Coulson said stiffly, gesturing to Danny and his friends. Then he left.
"Wow, and I thought I hated teachers!" Sam grinned. Far barely smiled.
"Trust me, no one has ever hated them like I do," He muttered. I looked at Danny, who was watching Far in concern. Great! My first actual, official day in the Outside, and already my life was a mess. I should have listened to Father.
Oooh! Will they join S.H.I.E.L.D? Will they enroll at Midtown? What will happen with the disease? Nobody knows! Except me... Also I was going to make a cover art for maybe next chapter, but I was wondering:
Should it feature Mira and Far, or just Mira. (Keep in mind that I can't draw Danny, and I have to draw all my covers because my computer hates me like that). Anyway...
Wolf out...