The Queen and Her Falcon

Chapter 1

I don't own Marvel or any of its characters in anyway
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¨Nadine Unique Wright, your valedictorian, who will be joining Stark Tower next week as a weapons engineer, will make a speech on the class behalf.'' I walked up to the podium, as I was introduced, and grasped it firmly.

¨Teachers, parents, fellow classmates today I'm not going to make a long formal speech because I simply don't feel formal is the way to go about this. We've been in this damn school for 4 years working to get a degree,¨ I laughed a little when some of my classmates yelled a hearty amen. ¨Some of us from here on out are going to great things whereas others we will be bussing tables for a while until we're able to pick up a job we're happy with. We all know that life, working below our means it's hell I know. However! We made it! We did this for ourselves so give yourselves a pat on ya got damn backs you made something of yourselves. Y'all are absolutely amazing so go and build a better world with that degree! ¨ The class cheered and threw their hats in the air like you see in those cheesy teen movies nevertheless it was cute. I smiled and walked down to join the rest of the sad saps I called friends. I'd wanted to be an engineer since my late father Nathan Wright he helped set some important stuff up in the African country of Wakanda, but was killed. I never knew my mother though any questions about her were always swept under the rug.

¨Hey, Nique let's go out tonight,¨ Paisley shouted as she tried to pull us outside. Paisley Marie Thompson has been my best friend since 8th grade. I knew she and I would be destined for great adventures the moment she walked in with a paper mache volcano spewing all kinds of substances which I'm quite sure were unknown to man. We strolled out onto the student grounds and sat at one of the benches.

¨I don't know Pear. We have to start packing you know that apartment is not going to furnish itself. And what about your parents they came all the way from Wisconsin to watch you officially graduate,¨ I said.

Pear kissed her teeth and ran her fingers through her blond hair, ¨the only reason those two came was to make sure I graduated. But that's not the point Nique you haven't come clubbing with Harrison and I since we were freshmen here! Come on you gotta please?¨ She dragged out the word please rather annoyingly might I add. ¨Alright, alright fine you're so worrisome! What time?¨ ¨Meet me at my dorm at 8 then we'ĺl go.¨ I huffed, ¨fine I'll see you then.¨

We parted ways, well really Pear ran off to tell Harrison that we were all going out. Harrison Ortega aka the hottie thottie he and Pear have been dating since our senior year in high school. Harrison is bisexual and I wasn't a bit surprised when he announced it; regardless the two were very much in love. He won't graduate till next year since he switched his major at the last minute. As I was walking to the girls dorm, I looked around the campus. This place had been my home for 4 years and my heart felt kind of heavy having to leave. When I made it to my dorm hall it was uncharacteristically quiet for a Saturday, ¨girls?¨ There was no answer it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. I shrugged and unlocked my door. Balloons came shooting out of the opened door. ¨Congratulations Nadine!¨ All the girls shouted. I instantly got a headache. Oh no not a party I already had to deal with a ditzy white girl earlier. ¨Hi, I'll entertain this for an hour so I hope you get in what you want to do and or say now,¨ I said looking at the 8 girls cramped in my room since I was a senior and dorm coordinator I was blessed with a room without a roommate. I'd never tell them this though but the girls had really become like the little sisters I never had.

¨Aw Nadine you're no fun,¨ Kitty a short brown haired female called. Yes, the girls name was actually Kitty parents these days. ¨I'm going out tonight and I need time to get ready.¨ They all squealed Kitty spoke up, ¨we can get you ready.¨ ¨Yeah you'd look fiiine!¨ ¨Please Nadine please!¨ I huffed and said, ¨I'm going to regret this but okay fine.¨

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It took them till 7:45 to finish my look. I didn't realize they all wanted to get me together literally Kitty, Raquel, Talia, Alleyia, Patrice, Michelle, Bianca, and Dymond all pitched in. I was bathed thrown into a red low cut bodycon dress with black pumps and a red clutch to match. Dymond had done a smokey eye look for my makeup it accented my caramel complexion quite well. Raquel had threaded my eyebrows which might I add hurt like a bitch. Patrice did my waist length black hair in tight small curls that covered my whole head and framed my face.

¨Wow I look good! Thanks you guys,¨ I said standing up out of the chair by my vanity. The 8 girls looked tearful as I walked to the door. ¨When are you and Paisley leaving,¨ Michelle asked quietly. I sighed, ¨Maybe Monday. I don't start at Stark Enterprise till Wednesday so that will give us 3 days to move out and get other things done. I gotta run guys thank you so much! Y'all can hang out in here just make sure my room is locked after,¨ I called and dashed out. It wasn't that I wanted to ignore the girls I just was really bad at goodbyes.

I went down 3 flights of stairs and knocked on Pears' door. ¨Pear it's Nique you ready?¨ Harrison opened the door. The 6 foot 3 football player smiled down at me, ¨girl you look good loving this look come in. Bae is almost done.¨ I laughed at his antics. Harrison's brown hair was quiffed and he was wearing a gray button down with blue washout jeans and gray jordans. ¨You look fly boy. Pear dress you?" He scoffed, ¨nah did all this myself I was gonna go a bit brighter but I decided against.'' Pear came out of her room she spun around. Her outfit was mad cute lace burgundy crop top black mini skirt with black steve madden heeled boots. She liked jewlery too and had a thick golden necklace adorning her neck. ¨We look amazing let's take pics for the Gram before we go,¨ she said and pulled her phone out.

After our little photo op we hopped in Harrison's black Chevrolet Malibu and headed out. ¨So what club are we going to,¨ I asked fiddling around with my seatbelt. Pear looked over the passenger's seat, ¨we're going to KAI's. It's the first club we ever went to when we came here.¨ ¨Lit.¨

Authors Note:
Hello hello everyone! This is my first Marvel related story and I'm so excited to share it with y'all! I have to admit the book may start a little slow but don't worry it'll pick up! Again thanks for reading and update will come Saturday.

Love Ki