BOOK 1 (See sequel Under Control)
When the Avengers are given a mission to adopt and protect a fourteen year old girl who has a connection to a new, undercover Hydra organisation, they don't know what to expect.
Enter Arielle Doe. The newly adopted...
Today, Pepper is round the Parker house visiting us and is probably going to make sure that Peter and I aren't stirring up trouble for Aunt May.
This morning, she acted like a mad woman - ordering us to hoover the whole apartment and to take the trash out before Pepper arrived. To which I pushed Peter out of the apartment and shut the door in his face because as far as I was concerned and was happy to explain to May, "Peter is trash."
The doorbell rings loudly.
"Peter! Arielle! Can one of you get that please!" May calls from the kitchen.
Seeing as our current status is lounging around on the couch and throwing bits of popcorn in each other's mouths, I mindlessly ignore May's polite request. So does Peter, as I aim for his waiting mouth and as the popcorn lands, he snaps it shut.
The doorbell rings again.
"Kids! Go get the door!" Happy moans from his seat in the armchair. He's already cradling a beer in his hands. Although that's not surprising - he's been dealing with two teenagers for the last 10 days.
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"Why can't you get it?" I ask him, halting our real-life game of Hungry Hippos.
" 'Cause your aunt just asked you two?!" Happy says, with a look of contempt.
I sigh in defeat and throw the popcorn at Peter's head, gesturing for him to get the door.
"Yeah. Okay. I'm going." Peter sighs.
"Hey Mrs Pepper!" He says as Pepper walks past him and into the apartment. I can tell that she's just come straight from work because her tight dress and navy heels certainly don't match the casual vibe of Aunt May's outfit which consists of bright red trousers with a blue vest top tucked in.
"Hey kid! Ah, Happy! How are you doing? Settled in yet?" Pepper comes over to the couch and I have to quickly move my feet from the free space so she can sit down.
It's almost as if I'm not here as Pepper just continues having some in-depth adult conversation with Happy. I get up and start eating popcorn while hopping from foot to foot, in front of Pepper's face. Still, she continues to ignore me and carries on taking to Happy. I decide to go one step further and begin to do some crazy dance.
Peter gives me a weird glare and mouths to me, "What are you doing?"
I mouth back, "Dancing!"
Pepper and Happy finally pay attention to me, "What are you doing??" Pepper asks me with an incredulous look on her face.
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