Angie sunk deeper into her seat in math. This was so boring. The math teacher didn't even know what she was doing half the time! Angie glanced at the clock; 1:50. An hour and ten minutes to go. Angie groaned quietly. She really, really regretted not going into a higher level math. Or being home-schooled. Or both. Angie glanced up at the board. Pop quiz in five minutes. Fabulous. Just fabulous. Angie was seriously considering sending out the Avengers Alert to get her out of this when an announcement beat her to it.
"Will all teachers please do a head count" The announcement said before going off again. The math teacher froze.
"Everyone, away from the doors and windows. Be quiet and get in a group" The teacher said, flicking the lights off. Angie helped usher all the students into the corner of the class before sitting at the front. The teacher crouched beside her. Someone knocked on the glass. Angie glanced at the teacher, who shook her head.
"Ange! Hey, Angie!" Someone called through the glass "Angie, I know you're in there!" Angie's eyes widened.
"Oh god" Angie muttered, rubbing her forehead. She stood.
"What are you doing?" The teacher demanded
"Trust me" Angie said "We're in no danger" Still, Angie accessed security cameras in the hall to check. Yup. The red and black hoodie constantly present in his civilian wear was there. Angie walked to the door to see a familiar mask. She glared at the man, who beamed back. Angie opened the door a crack.
"Go home. I'll see you after school when you won't cause a lockdown" Angie hissed. Deadpool hung his head.
"Go before they send police" Angie hissed. Deadpool nodded and sauntered off. Angie sighed and walked over to her teacher. Everyone was staring at her.
"Okay, before I get bombarded with questions, can you call the office and tell them not to call the police" Angie asked. The teacher nodded and did as asked. The lights were turned back on.
"I should probably go explain what happened" Angie muttered "I'll be back"
"You need an escort" the teacher said "Just in case"
"If there is a threat in the school, I'll see them coming long before they see me" Angie held up her phone "Don't wait up" Angie walked out, accessing the school's security system as she did. It was shit, she wasn't going to lie. It took Jarvis all of three seconds to bypass it.
"Jarvis, buddy, talk to me" Angie muttered, lights turning on in classrooms as she walked by.
"Aside from Mr Wilson, there are no known threats in the school" Jarvis said
"And the team?" Angie asked hesitantly
"On their way" Jarvis said. Angie groaned.
"Turn them around, J" Angie said "Go bat-shit crazy back at the tower, lock the suit down, just make sure they don't come here. Tell them I'm fine and that it was a false alarm"
"Of course, ma'am" Jarvis said. Angie pulled open the office door to see the principal sitting there.
"I can explain" Angie said
"Explain?" the woman quirked her eyebrow.
"My...friend is home-schooled and has schizophrenia or something where he hears voices in his head" Angie said "Sometimes he just needs to see me to calm him down. He's harmless, but he doesn't really like rules. I'll make sure it doesn't happen again" The principal nodded
"Perhaps we could give him a pass" she suggested "If his mental state is as you say, maybe it would be best to allow him in for short periods of time to calm himself down, so long as he doesn't disturb any other classes"
"That would actually be great" Angie nodded "I'll tell him after school"
"But he'll have to come without his hood on" the principal added
"Bad idea, ma'am" Angie said "My friend, he's very particular about his hood; he says it's a comfort mechanism. And if he's looking for me, it means he needs to be calmed, so taking his hood down may make him prone to destructive tendencies" The principal nodded.
"Just, make sure he keeps his ID card with him if he wants to enter the school" the principal reminded
"Perhaps, instead of a photo id, I have my dad to hook up scanners to improve the security, then his id could be his biological signature, or something like that" Angie suggested "I know my dad won't say no, because it means the school is safer, and I can try to barter so the price is perfect"
"That's a wonderful idea" the principal nodded "Perhaps I could speak with your father about it later?" Angie nodded
"I'll schedule you a meeting" Angie said.
"Thank you" the principal nodded.
"I should get back to class" Angie said
"Perhaps, if he's still here, you might take your friend with you?" the principal suggested "In case something does happen" Angie nodded. Angie pulled out her phone.
"He's in the cafeteria" Angie said "I'll pick him up on my way" the principal nodded and Angie left. She walked into the cafeteria and glanced around.
"Wade" she called "C'mon" Wade landed on a table.
"Where are we going?" he asked
"Math" Angie said
"Why?" Wade snorted
"Because I have math and you're having an episode of some sort of mental condition" Angie said "Now hurry up"
"How'd you manage to swing that?" Wade laughed
"My dad could buy the school. My principal knows that" Angie said "There's not much I can't swing, especially when I offer to upgrade security for a cheap price" Wade shook his head.
"And you call me crazy" he snorted
"Not crazy" Angie corrected "Diagnosed with a mental disorder that provokes you to needing the comfort of your hood and myself"
Angie and Wade walked from the school to see the Avengers waiting for her.
"Jarvis, what happened to my distraction?" Angie glared at her phone.
"It was successful for all of ten minutes, ma'am" Jarvis said. Angie groaned.
"Hey, Stark" Wade grinned "Hey, Rogers. I'm gonna go now" Wade inched away, but was stopped by Thor. Tony glared at Angie. She glared back.
"This was so not my fault" Angie said "If you had updated the security systems here like I had asked you to you would've known I wasn't in any danger"
"You missed your math test?" Tony demanded. Angie rolled her eyes.
"I was tending to more important matters, dad" Angie groaned "And I completed it in what, half the time it took the teacher to make it? Maybe a quarter of the time?"
"Why didn't you use the panic button?" Natasha demanded
"Well, I panicked, but I handled it" Angie said "Now, can we go? People are staring" Then she heard it; the infamous "Hey, isn't that Tony Stark?" Angie groaned.
"So much for my normal high school career" Angie muttered "Now, before I get swarmed, let's go" Too late. There was teens left, teens right and too many people for Angie's comfort.
"TOO MANY VOICES!" Wade screamed, falling to the ground.
"Shit, Wade!" Angie knelt beside him and saw him wink as he held his head. Angie secretly smiled.
"Give him room!" Angie snapped "Back off, everyone!" The students continued to swarm. Angie saw her dad sigh.
"Everyone, give the guy some space or I'm not signing any autographs and any photos of me will be charged" Tony called. Everyone made a huge circle around Angie and Wade. Angie helped him up.
"He needs to get out of here" Angie said quickly "I'll escort him" Angie slung Wade's arm around her shoulders and quickly walked off.
"Angie! Ange, wait!" Angie turned to see Peter, Mary-Jane and Gwen running after her.
"What the hell is going on?" Mary-Jane demanded
"I'm not quite sure" Angie admitted "Just cover my back" Wade grinned at Angie.
"I didn't know we were on to open displays of affection yet"
"Shut up"
Angie sat in Avengers Tower, flipping through her notebook. She had already gotten seven texts, two calls and thirteen Twitter notifications asking about Tony.
'Speak of the devil and he shall appear' Angie thought as Tony walked in with Steve.
"If you hadn't messed with my suits, I'd apologize" Tony muttered. Steve elbowed the man.
"Fine. I'm sorry for exposing you to the whole school" Tony sighed.
"And I'm sorry for messing with your suits" Angie said.
"Oh, and if anyone ever talks bad to you, you know where to find us" Tony added
"Why would someone gossip about the daughter of Tony Stark?" Tony hung his head.
"When I was being swarmed, I may have called for my 'super husband'" Tony admitted. Angie gave her dad an incredulous look.
"So, now the whole school knows that not only am I the daughter of Tony Stark, but I'm the daughter of two homosexual homosapiens" Angie asked
"Yeah" Tony nodded. Angie shrugged.
"Whatever" she said "Just remember this if I get called down to the office for punching someone or choking them with my thighs or something"
"What?!" Steve demanded
"Hey, I know for a fact people are going to talk" Angie said "And if someone decides it's a good idea to talk about my family behind my back, they're getting punched. Not my fault" Tony grinned.
"You can't solve all your problems by hitting them, Angela" Steve said firmly "If I get called in for a meeting with another parents about their child being beaten up by you, you're grounded for two months" Angie's jaw dropped as Steve walked off. Tony leaned over to her.
"He said if he gets called in" Tony muttered "Not if I get called in" Angie grinned at her dad.
"Oh, by the way, you have a meeting with the principal" Angie added
"Angie!" Tony exclaimed. Angie gave her dad a look before she realized what he thought.
"No! No, it's about the shit security system at my school" Angie said "Good timing, if I do say so myself" Tony gave Angie a look that said 'Are you serious?' in a single downward quirk of his mouth and eyebrows. Angie beamed.
"Not my fault you exposed yourself~" Angie sung before walking out.