Daffodils: An Avengers Romance

The Principal

The next day, I made my way to pick up Peter from chess club practice. Due to some scheduling issues, the club activity was moved to the middle school building which was a further walk than normal.

As I made my way over to where the chess club was my finger suddenly started burning. Like, it felt like it was on fire and I groaned, clutching it to my chest.

The ring that Dream had given me was glowing faintly green and basically pulsing on my finger. When Dream said the ring would warn me about corrupted souls being near I didn't expect it to mean it like this.

Seriously, the drama of that dude.

"Are you alright?" Somebody asked from behind me and the ring started vibrating on my hand. Yeah, I got it, evil dude near me.

I groaned again but straightened myself up and patted down my apron. Stark family maid and all that. Turning around I came face to face with a very attractive older man. He was dressed up in a gray suit and had slicked back blond hair going gray at the corners.

"I'm fine, just felt a little dizzy there for a moment." Sending him a smile he reciprocated showing crow's feet near his blue eyes which made him seem very kind.

I would have believed it if not for the whole corrupted soul thing.

"I see we have quite the guest in our school today," He said as he gestured to my apron, "I imagine young Stark is at his chess club practice right now. If I'm correct it must be almost ending. Please, let me walk you there."

How the fuck does he know that Peter is in chess club right now?

"Oh, I couldn't possibly impose," I said and he just kept giving me that damn smile.

"It's no problem, truly." Then he put out his hand, "Alexander Pierce, I'm the principal of the middle school."

Not wanting to be rude I shook his hand, "Aida Baron, personal main to Peter Stark."

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Making our way back to the apartment I sent Peter in to do his homework in his room first before calling up Steve.

"Good afternoon Aida," Steve's low voice greeted me and I noticed there was screaming in the background.

"What the fuck Steve?"

"Oh, sorry about that. Natasha and Bucky are interrogating the people captured yesterday." Hearing another scream this time accompanied by laughter.

"Is Jason there with you?"

"How'd you know? He suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said he had a score to settle." I rubbed my temple, feeling a headache coming on.

"Please tell me Thomas is there." I begged, knowing that he was the only one that could keep Jason from killing.

"He was, but apparently it was tea time ten minutes ago and he left." God, they were going to die. Jason was going to kill the cult members.

Welp, I did try, "Steve, could you and Bucky investigate Alexander Pierce? I'm pretty sure he is involved with the whole Hydra thing."

Steve went quiet over the speaker as the noise in the background quieted down and the sound of a door closing was heard, "Sure princess. Good job asking and not going off to investigate yourself."

I could feel the heat on my cheeks, "Yeah, well he's the principal of the middle school. Not really a place I can go without being suspicious. Hey, I have to go make dinner but let me know if you guys learn anything from... the interrogation." I was so close to saying torture.