Avengers Academy (Highschool AU)

Chapter 5- Not in the mood

~May 26, 2020, a week later~

Steve was tired. He was tired of being the main topic in school. The day they went to the Ice cream shop, he had some ice cream on his forehead and he had a weird look on his face because Clint made him laugh...a little too hard. Someone from school saw and took a picture of Steve's face and posted it on social media, going viral immediately. So much so, he was soon the main topic in school. Today, he was just sick of it. Tired. He decided to wear a hoodie to cover his face. As he and Nat were walking to school, she felt rather concerned for him.

"Uh, Steve? Why are you wearing a hoodie?", she tried asking, and she got a grunt as a reply. Nat wanted to know what was his problem, but she didn't wanna pressure him. So they continued walking to school. It was awkward and silent the whole way there.

The school was just around the corner, and Nat turned to Steve, still walking, tighten' his hoodie without saying a word. Nat was getting worried at this point, but nonetheless, stayed silent to not pressure him. As soon as they got there, everyone stared at Steve and started laughing. Steve tightened his hood again and speed walked angrily. Nat rushed to him but lost him when she opened the school doors. She lost him. "Where'd he head off to?", she asked worriedly. Then, she saw Bucky, Clint, Sam, Pietro, and Wanda in the corner. She ran to them desperately. "Guys!", she called out, making them turn their heads to the side. "Guys!", panted Natasha, "Have you seen Steve? I lost him when we got here", she said, panting lightly. Everyone replied to her with a 'nope'. "How'd you lose him anyway?", asked Sam. "I don't know! Peoplejustlaughedathimandhe
speedwalkedinsidethenIlosthim", she panicked. Although she said it very quickly, everyone seemed to understand. And without a word, everyone went into teams to look for Steve. Nat was with Wanda, Pietro with Clint, and Bucky with Sam. They all split up in search for their friend.

~with Nat and Wanda~

Wanda was trying to calm Nat down by telling her that they'd find him soon. Nat shook her head. "No, you don't know him like I do. He's sensitive", she said, looking at Wanda dead in the eye. "I'm sure he's around here somewhere", Wanda said, trying to sound calm... when she wasn't. All three looked desperately, but they he was nowhere to be found. Then, the bell rang. All three had to go to their classrooms, and so they did, promising each other they would look for him later.

*Steve's Pov*

As soon as Nat and I got to school, everyone stared at me then started laughing. I couldn't handle it, so I decided to run off. I ran into the school building and ran as far away from everyone, and far from Nat so she couldn't help me. I quickly entered the restrooms and locked myself in one of the stalls. My anxiety was high and I didn't know what to do. I started tearing up in the washrooms stall. I cried hard because ever since that day, I was the main topic of everything. I was teased, and given really racist comments. I hated it.... so, so much. I continued crying until I heard a knocking sound. I looked down at the stall tonsee someone in front of it. "Hello?", someone asked. I didn't respond. "Hello? I know you're in there... whoever you are", said the person. I started panicking and then the person said, "Please open the door, mister." I decided to open it, then saw a person that looked like he was in the 8th grade. He then started, "Oh! Are you alright there?", he asked. "I-", I was gonna say something but he stopped me. He took a tissue and wiped my tears for me. "I'm Peter, and you?", he asked. "Steve", was my only reply. His eyes started to light up. "WOAH! YOU'RE MY IDOL", he said, "well, one of my idols, but you're my idol anyways", he smiled. I tilted my head and he said, "You've been my idol since 7th grade. last year. Seeing you save another person was so cool!", he said. I slightly smiled at the comment. "I've heard of what others said about you", he said, making me frown. "Oh, sorry, what I meant was, I didn't care of what you looked like there. I'm happy I'm talking to you right now!", he jumped. I smiled, and he gave me a hug. "Thanks for the comfort", I said, thanking him. He smiled back and said, "You're welcome!" Just then, the bell rang. We both waved goodbye and headed to our classrooms. I was nearly at my classroom, then I heard yelling. Then it hit me. 'what am I gonna tell Nat?! she's gonna freak! might as well just tell her later or something like that' I thought to myself, and opened the door. Everyone was looking at me with concerned, but relief faces. I looked at them back and looked down and went to my seat.