Under A Panther's Watch

Chapter 2

After Luna had finished eating, a call came in that some of the Avengers were needed and Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Miss Marvel, Black Widow, and Hulk headed out while Black Panther and Captain America stayed behind to keep an eye on things.

The young girl looked around as she noticed the Mansion really was huge and she was walking down the hall when she heard a door open and saw someone, a young woman, walk out. Spotting her, the young woman smiled. "Hi!" She said, her voice friendly. "You must be Luna. Black Panther was talking about you last night."

The young girl nodded. "Yeah, I'm Luna," she said. "And thanks to Black Panther, I'm trapped here."

"I'm Wasp," the young woman said, smiling gently. "And I'm sure he has only your well being in mind to have you stay here."

Luna rolled her eyes. "I've been fine on my own for two years," she said. "I don't like being confined."

"Tony did mention something about the foster homes not being nice to you," Wasp said gently before smiling. "Hey, they didn't restrict you to the Mansion totally, did they?"

The girl shook her head. "They just told me not to go outside without one of you guys with me," she said.

The young woman smiled. "Well, I was about to go do some shopping," she said. "Would you like to come?"

Luna looked at her in confusion. "What's...shopping?" She asked.

"Where you go and buy things or just go to try on clothes you like and maybe want to buy," Wasp explained before looking incredulous. "You've never been shopping before?"

"Not that I can remember," the girl said.

"Then you have to come with me," the young woman said. "It's more fun with two people and I don't think you want to hang around the guys all day long, do you?"

Luna looked thoughtful. "Um, well," she said before trailing off. "Are you sure it would be alright?"

"I'm sure," Wasp said before holding out a hand. "Come on. Let's tell the guys and then we'll be off."

The girl looked uncertain, but did take the young woman's hand. "Okay," she said softly as she did want to get out of the mansion.

Wasp cheered happily before looking at Luna's outfit, which was a tattered gray shirt and sweatpants that had a lot of holes in them and sneakers that were ready for the trash heap. "Hmm. First off, I think I might have something you can wear," she said, going to her closet and crying out happily when she found a purple t-shirt, purple-and-white sparkly jeans, and a pair of sneakers that were brand new. "Here, how about you wash up and put these on and then we'll head out," she said.

Black Panther had been wondering where Luna was and had stopped outside of Wasp's room when he heard her squeal happily. "Oh, my word! You look so cute!" She said. "Take a look."

Curious, the black-suited hero knocked and Wasp opened the door. "Oh, hey Black Panther," she said. "I was about to head out and Luna was hoping to come with me."

The hero could see the girl was dressed in her new outfit and she was actually smiling. He smiled and nodded. "Just keep her close to you at all times," he said.

"Oh, don't worry," she said. "We girls know how to stick together."

Luna looked up at her before looking up at Black Panther and he nodded. "Please stay by Wasp at all times," he said to her.

She cocked her head to the side before nodding, deciding that since he had asked nicely, she could do that.

"Come on," Wasp said, grabbing her purse. "I know the best places."