Breaking Chains, Rising Vigilante

Chapter 5: First Steps into School

"Pete! Time to wake up!" Wade announces from the door to Peters room.

Wade learned quickly to not touch Peter when he's asleep if he doesn't want a weapon inside his body or to fly across the room. Wade hopes he can change that one day but for now, he's giving Peter his space.

Peter grumbles awake, sliding off his bed. His hair is messy and he still looks a bit tired. It's six in the morning on a bright Monday day.

Today is Peters first day of school, first day of middle school to be exact. He's twelve years old and is entering middle school. Despite never being to an actual school, Peter still knows his stuff thanks to his parents and other Hydra agents teaching him. 

"Come on, I made pancakes!" Wade exclaims. "Get ready, you don't want to be late."

With that, Wade leaves his room and shuts the door. It only takes a few minutes until Peter is walking into the kitchen, sitting on a chair. Wade smiles at him and slides over pancakes and orange juice.

"Nervous? Excited?" Wade questions. Peter gives him a calculating gaze. "It's ok to be nervous and excited at the same time or not even excited. Emotions are completely valid."

"Nervous" Peter admits after a few more moments of silence.

"Have you talked to kids your age before?" Wade wonders before remembering, "Outside of Spidey."

"No" Peter denies.

"Well here's some advice, stay away from the snobby ones and don't be friends with the bullies. Trust me, you'll know it when you see them" Wade advices.

"What if people don't like me?" Peter asks.

"Of course they're going to like you!" Wade disagrees.

"I'm weird and I've never done this before" Peter gives him a pointed look.

"You'll find your crowd" Wade assures.

"I've killed people Wade, I don't have a crowd in school" Peter reminds him.

"Well just don't bring that up like at all and you'll be fine. Come on, no one knows you here, you can basically create a whole new persona! I mean I wouldn't really want that to happen though because you should be friends with people who like you for you and all that but nobody would know if you're lying" Wade rambles.

"If I don't like it, do I have to keep going?" Peter wonders.

"Let's just see how today goes, ok?" Wade sighs.

"I won't fit in" Peter claims.

"Midtown Tech is somewhere you might fit in kid. It's filled with smart people and you're the smartest person I've met. I mean you passed their entrance exam and got a scholarship, most of the other kids are only there because their parents are rich. Those are the people you should probably stay away from because those people are screaming snobby rich bullying assholes but the other kids? You'll fit right in. If you don't like the school, you can always try the public school but you'll probably be sleeping in those classes" Wade explains.

"I'll see how today goes" Peter relents.

"Just try to push through the first day and if you can't, go to the nurse and play sick and I'll pick you up" Wade offers.

"I'm great at playing sick" Peter informs.

"Course you are" Wade chuckles. "Now finish up so you aren't late."

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Wade stole a car.

Peter just wanted to take the subway to the middle school but Wade wanted to see him off. Peter was secretly glad Wade insisted on dropping him off, it helped ease up his nerves a bit.