MCU ⚡
In which a 10-year-old shows up on Tony Stark's doorstep, claiming to be his daughter.
[pre iron man 2 - civil war]
{the first book in the "Little Light" series}
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"Are you sure this isn't just pay back?" Harry questioned again as he, Nick, Ned, and Peter were all walking down the hallway. Nick just chuckled and shook her head, "You mean payback for you guys ditching and bailing on me multiple times? No, of course not."
The four kids stopped as the boys shared a look, before Ned looked at her. "I can't tell if that was sarcastic or not."
Nick laughed as she shook her head, "It's not." The boys were basically all finally free to hangout after school, but for once, she wasn't. And the boys (mainly Harry) were being purposefully overdramatic about it because she had also spent lunchtime at somebody else's table.
Liz Allen, the Junior who had let Nick change into her spare clothes because of Peyton's food - apparently had a class with Nick, and after the two got to talking, Liz had invited Nick to sit with her and her friends during lunch. She wanted to say no but that's when Betty Brant had come into the picture, and basically the two dragged her over to sitting at the table with them and Abe, Seymour, and a few other popular kids.
Though, Nick would be lying if she said that she didn't have fun... she just knew that she probably wouldn't be sitting there for a while because it was kind of weird to be in the popular group.
"I've got some family stuff." Nick continued with the excuse, before waving at them with a suggestion. "But if you guys can, I'll be happy to hangout tomorrow."
"I can't tomorrow." Harry frowned, "My dad's demanding me to go to some stuck up party in France with him."
"What... What about later tonight?" Peter suggested with a shrug, and the other three shared a look, as Nick furrowed her eyebrows. "Are you sure you can make it?"
"I'll make it." He nodded with a smile, which made her unable to smile back as she looked to the other two with a shrug. "We can all meet up for dinner, if you want?"
"Okay." Harry said with a smile, but when Ned was about to talk about needing a ride, Harry just looked at him. "I'll pick you up." Then he looked over, "What about you two?"
"Oh, I can just walk." Nick shrugged off, and Peter looked at her, unable to help but remember the last time she went walking alone at night and nearly got shot or stabbed - causing him to quickly say. "I'll walk with you."
They all went silent, as Nick hesitantly shook her head. "What?"
"I'll... walk with you." He slowly said, face flushing at how that sounded. "I mean, if you want. I can just-"
"No, no. I'd... like that." She smiled at him, before saying. "I'll, uh, meet up at your place later, yeah?"
"Sure." He nodded with that puppy smile on his lips, before the four then glanced around when the bell rang. Nick began moving first and walking backwards, before giving them a mock salute. "See you guys later!"
