Darilyn Barton Chronicles.

Chapter five- where's captain america when ya really need him ?

Darilyn warily pokes her head around the red bricked wall of the school fearful the older girls had caught up to her, they hadn't but she could hear them nearby.

 her navy school jumper is stashed inside her schoolbag as she has her winter jacket over her blue school shirt and tie. her shirt pocket is hanging on by a thread.

 she can feel the sweat accumulating under her arms and as it drips down her ribs and she bites her inner cheek in annoyance  that they're looking for her. why can't they just leave her alone? 

sweat drips down her face as she scans the immediate area for the bullies happy not to see them she lets out a huff of relief.

she checks her wristwatch (a handmade gift from uncle Tony), a black widow carved into the face of the watch she's checking for the time knowing someone should be coming up to the school gates to collect her any moment now.

 she just hopes it isn't her big brother, Clint.

 anyone but him preferably someone who can deal with these bullies and not cause her further embarrassment.

Darilyn sidles around the school's perimeter narrowly avoiding the bullies spotting her twice , once near outside of the girl's locker rooms building and the second time near the school's massive library wing.

 she isn't so lucky the third time.

 Susan the ringleader of the bullies , spots her and gives chase.

her red jacket flaps behind her like a flag in the wind as she does.

 it's at this point Darilyn genuinely fears for her life.  she's thinking fuck fuck fuck, why doesn't she leave me be ?

she runs as fast as she can.

 she does something incredibly foolhardy at one point as she realizes she's being chased away from the front of the school, she turns and actually surprises the bullies so much it takes them a few seconds to realize she'd passed them by.

 by then she'd just reached the school gates  ran through them and had actually collided with Tony's red t shirt clad chest.

"hey kid, what's up ?"he says with a grin.

 Steve was stood behind him drinking a coffee from a compostable cup from his favourite coffee shop.

 "thank fuck, you're here! "she says a little breathless her dark blue eyes shining in relief as Tony rubs her back in an effort to calm her a little. she looks stressed Steve thinks as he eyes her with curiosity.

 "you know Steve hates it when ya swear , kid" Tony says with a smirk pulling at his lips as he eyes Steve to his left.

 "shut it , Stark" Steve snarks back in response.

"seriously , can we leave now ?" she begs pulling on Tony's hand to try to get him to leave.

 "yeah, what's the rush kid ?" Tony asks with curiosity  wondering what was agitating her so much. Steve sees she looks a little anxious and looks past her to the school. He doesn't see anyone but a female janitor exiting the girl's locker room building with two big trash bags in her arms.