"And then Nick Fury said, You're going to do great things, Miss Parker. I can feel it."
"Dude, that is awesome. Nick Fury said you're gonna be great, that's like, the president telling you you're smart."
"I know right? And then he left and I was like What the fuck just happened? And Steve was all like, Language."
"That is so cool. I cannot believe my best friend is an Avenger. Are you moving into the tower?"
"No, but I'm gonna stay over there occasionally. It's just so weird to be able say that I'm an Avenger."
"Well i-" Before Ned could finish, the bell rang. "See you in Physics?"
"I'll be there, unless an alien decides to attack New York and I'm needed."
~Time skip brought to you by the fact that I'm at a sleepover and my best friend is asleep next to me while I listen to the Heather's soundtrack~
I heard the final bell ring and practically ran out of school. I saw Happy's car and ran over to it, opening the door. "Hey, Hogie, how's it going?"
"What did I tell you about calling me Hogie kid?"
"It's a nickname. It's my way of personalising our friendship. I give everyone nicknames."
"Even the Avengers?"
"Especially the Avengers."
"What nicknames you got for them?"
"Guess who's who, original 6. Robin Hood, Bob the Builder, Toto, Capsicle, BFG, Boss ass bitch."
"Barton, Thor, Tony, Rogers, Banner, Natasha."
"Hole in one, Hogie!"
"How did you get Bob the Builder from Thor?"
"He carries a hammer, hammers are used to build things. I haven't met Thor or Hulk so I've had to come up with nicknames for them just based on their reputations."
"Did you steal Capsicle from Tony?"
"What? No. He calls him Capsicle? Damn it, now I have to think of something else. Alright, Grandpa Steve."
"Cute, kid. We're here."
I looked out the window to see Stark Tower in front of me. "See how quick these rides can go when we make conversation."
"Yeah, whatever kid, go annoy Tony now."
"OK, bye Happy, see you tomorrow!"
I walked into Stark Industries smiling and scanned my badge at reception. "Hey, Mol."
I went up in the private elevator and got out at level 4. I walked up to the cashier and smiled.
"Hey, Dani, your usual order?"
"Iced Latte and an Espresso. That's it."
"How's school?"
"Boring. Easy."
"God, I wished I had got on at school that well. When I was your age, I was failing every class except Gym. And literally everyone passes Gym."
"If it makes you feel any better, I failed Gym in Freshman year."
"You know, it really does make me feel better."
"I'm glad. Are you in college?"
"NYU."
"Cool, what are you studying?"
"Archaeology."
"Interesting. What made you decide that?"
"My Dad was an archaeologist. Here's your coffee, Dani, have a good day."
"Thanks Kayla, talk to you tomorrow."
I walked out of the coffees shop and went through the private elevator to the Stark Penthouse. I grabbed a cookie from the pantry and headed down to Mr Stark's private lab. "Stark?"
I entered the code and walked in to see Tony working on something. "Coffee, Boss."
"Thanks kid." He spoke without looking up and I looked over at what he was doing.
"Ah, trying to figure out what went wrong with Dr Banner's serum? It took me a while too."
"Yeah it's kinda- wait what? You've figured this out?"
I nodded.
"Well are you gonna tell me?"
"What fun would that be? You stay here and figure it out and I'll go see if any of the interns need assistance."
"Or you could just tell me."
"Nope!"
~Time skip brought to you by my love for Loki~
"No way! We are not having it at your place again."
"Hey guys, what's up?"
The conversation stopped and 4 heads turned toward me and I smiled.
"Oh, hey Dani, we're deciding whose apartment we should have our Halloween party at."
"You guys are having a Halloween party? Wicked."
"It will be, only we can't figure out whose place to throw it at."
"Damn. OK, well what are the pros and cons of each place?"
5 minutes later, we were all sat in a circle, and I had my laptop writing up the pros and cons of each apartment. "Alright, seeing it all in front of me makes it a lot easier to understand each reason. I think the best place would be Sam's, because he has a balcony, which means if anyone wants a cigarette, or a breath of air, they can just go out there instead of having to leave the building. Also, Sam has the 2nd biggest apartment out of all of you and only has 1 room mate."
"Yeah but last time we were round Sam's place his roommate spiked our punch." Mindy complained.
"Sam, what's your roommate's name?"
"Jeff Buckley."
I closed the tab on pros and cons and started doing a background check on Sam's roommate. "Well, Ladies and Gents, this is your lucky weekend because Jeff Buckley, 21, born in Hartford, Connecticut, who is currently attending NYU, bought a plane ticket 3 months ago, for October 29th headed to Mexico, which is where his boyfriend Ricardo is taking a gap year to learn the family business from his grandmother. Apparently they are known for their tacos."
"It is insane that you can do that."
"I know. So, now you can plan your Halloween party in peace, knowing that Sam's roommate won't be there to spike the punch."
"Dani, you're actually a life saver."
They started talking about what costumes they were all gonna where, me giving input when needed, and the door burst open.
"What are you idiots doing?"
They all jumped and rushed to work. "You're here to work, not dilly dally and have fun."
The middle aged man turned to me, his brow furrowed. "Who the hell are you? Don't you dumbasses understand this kind of tech needs to be watched constantly? It's not bring your little sister to work day!"
He screamed at each of us, spit spraying from his mouth. "Sorry, Mr Roberts." They all said in unison.
"Uh, actually I'm--" I was cut off.
"I don't care who you are! Get the fuck out of my lab!"
I looked at the others and they all ducked their heads down getting to work, but I could tell they were sorry. "Fine. See you never."
I grabbed my stuff and walked out of the room, rolling my eyes. I walked over to the private elevator and just as the door was closing, another person ran in.
"Um, this is a private elevator."
"What?"
"This elevator, it's a private elevator and is only used by Mr Stark, Miss Potts, myself and the Avengers."
"Why?"
"Because it's the only elevator in the tower that goes up to the Stark Penthouse. I'm really sorry Sir, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Not now, because I'm a nice person, but just for future reference don't use this elevator. If you were here when the doors were closed you would have seen the sign that this is a private elevator. "
"Oh. Well why are you allowed to use it, you're just a kid?"
"I'm Mr Stark's personal Intern, as such I need access to his labs."
He opened his mouth but thankfully the door opened at that point and the man got off. I sighed, running a hand through my hair as I went up.