《The hidden warrior》Chapter 9
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As i managed to get myself together a little bit, i felt 3 presences in this library. Now at first i wasnt too worried until it hit me! I have POWERS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY MY EMOTIONS!! I didn't have a lot of time to investigate who was there because i ran out of there as soon as i could hoping they didnt see anything. I didnt feel anything power wise, but i only got them recently and i don't trust myself that much yet.
After running out of the library i didnt feel any presences behind me so i decided to head to my next class, which was fine as it was History and the teacher knew nothing, so i got out my laptop in the back, tried to keep my emotions in check and started hacking again. But as soon as i logged on, i saw a little black dot on the side of my computer. Now the average person wouldn't notice this but i spend the majority of my time on my computer, so i know when something's out of place on it. As i inspected the black dot, i realised that it was a bug, so i put it discreetly in my pocket whilst making sure nobody saw so that i could analyse it when i got home, as it would be too suspicious to do it in broad daylight. I was currently thinking about who could've put this on my laptop, but was knocked out of my concentration by the History teacher walking up to me. So i quickly shut my computer trying to act innocent
After Emma ran away, i didnt want to invade her privacy so i let her go, but not before talking to Fury about something. I decided that i was going to help Emma with art by giving her extra lessons after school. And I could do it in the staff room, whilst everyone keeps an eye on her. As much as i love her it is very suspicious how she kept me out of her head, so i still need to be cautious.
As i stood outside of Fury's new office, i knocked. Suddenly Maria came and opened it and questioned "hey Wanda, are you ok? Do you need anything, got anything on our threat?" "I do actually, i was wondering if i could speak to Director Fury about it" i replied. She then gave me a big smile and invited me inside. She went back behind her desk, and pointed to another office where Fury was sitting inside with his nanotechnology disguise just like Maria and everyone else was wearing. "He's in there, just knock 3 times". "Thank you Maria" i replied quickly, whilst following her instructions. All i heard then was "Come on in". I really hope Fury approves my plan!
As i walked in Fury didnt greet me just pointed at the chair in front of him, indicating for me to sit. As i sat down he spoke up "MAXIMOFF, you better be here because you have intel on our threat if not you have 30 seconds to get out of here". " I do in fact have some intel on her Director Fury". I suddenly saw his ears perk up as he became more engaged in the conversation. "And what would that be Miss Maximoff?" "Well, as she was running down the corridor earlier, she seemed suspicious so i tried to get into her head to see what she was thinking/doing, but it seemed as if she somehow blocked me" before i could continue, i think i saw steam coming out of his ears as he interrupted me "AND WHY DID YOU NOT MENTION THIS IN THE MEETING!?" I didnt have a good answer for this so i just told the truth "in all honesty Director i was so caught up in the moment i forgot to talk about it as it only happened moments earlier" i could see him visibly relax, but still annoyed so i carried on talking before he could interrupt me again. "But i also found out that she struggles with art, because of the lack of help, so i propose that i do an extra lesson with her after school everyday in the staff room, to 1) get her standards up and 2) the rest of the Avenegrs will be in the room, so they can keep an eye on her. So i think it a win-win situation" i stated as i crossed my fingers waiting for his reply. "Okay, you make a good point, you'll be starting today, I'll call her up now" he said calmly, whilst i stared at him gobsmacked. "Wait really!?" I questioned. "Yes, it was a good plan, well done Wanda, but i don't want you catching any sentimental feelings, because if she is as dangerous as we think, you know what will happen" he stated calmly as he put in the phone number for the class Emma was in. I decided not to think of that, and look on the bright side and hope for the best
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We all saw Emma, look frightened at something, and bolt out of the library. None of us think she saw us, but she must of done, i mean why else did she look scared. We all thought that this was weird behaviour, and needs to be reported to Fury in our meeting after school. We all looked at each other thinking the same thing. We then realised that we had 5 minutes until our lessons, so we split up and headed in separate directions.
As i walked back to my class, i couldn't get Emma acting strangely out of my head. I mean how can a 16 year old be such a threat? Unfortunately i had to get her out of my mind, as i had a lesson to teach.
As i walked in i saw everybody talking so i tried to get the whiteboard working, so i could start the lesson a soon as possible. I mean I really care about these kids education, but do they really need this much electronics? Just as i was managing to turn the electric whiteboard on, the school phone rang. I checked the name and it stated as 'principal'. I immediately picked it up, because Fury said he would only call us if it was an emergency. "Hello Steve, i need you to send up Emma to my office asap" he stated as he hung up immediately after. I was so confused, i had been so caught up thinking about Emma, i didnt realise that she was in my class. I decided to look around to try and find her and i saw her discreetly typing away on her computer in the shadows in the back of the class. 'Really, are we really allowing a possible threat a computer? I mean she could be hacking the governments nuclear weapons, for all i know!?' I thought to myself. As i walked down the middle of the class, not one student payed attention to me, except Emma. She was looking at nothing until i got about 3 meters away from her. Her head suddenly shot up, as she slammed her computer shut and tried to act as natural as possible. But i didn't care about that, all I wanted was to find out what she was doing on her laptop, that she never let anyone see and is always on. But i quickly realised that i could discuss this in the meeting later, so i just simply told her to go to the Principal's office. I would have thought that she would look worried, but she just picked up her stuff and strolled out, as if getting called up by higher authorities was normal. I needed to find out if she was a threat sooner rather than later, because my patience is running very low with her and her attitude.
As my History teacher sent me to the principals office I walked out of the class with not a care in the world, as i didnt want to be suspicious but that all changed as soon as i was outside the class. I was shaking like a leaf, what if he found out about my powers? Did someone see in the library and snitch on me? Would he call the cops or even worse the government!? Would they experiment on me? I didnt want to go, but i knew i had to, to not act suspicious, so i dragged my feet along the corridor, taking the longest time possible. But of course you always have to face what you don't want. I knocked on the office door, waiting for the worst with police swarming around me and apprehending me. As the door opened, i closed by eyes, but nothing happened and so i was met with a annoyed and confused look by the vice-principal. She had the same look, the lady in the gym the other day had and i did not like it at all. As i stood there, she didn't say anything so i said "Um... Mr Sorreg sent my to see the principal". She gave me another mean glance until she finally said "knock on the Principal's door and come in when he tells you to" and she just went back to her desk whilst staring at me to follow her orders.
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I knocked on the door of the principal's office, and i heard a faint "come in", and so i opened the door and stepped inside. As i looked around, i was shocked to see my art teacher here. Was she telling the principal how bad i was at art!? And to think i trusted her! That's the last time i do that. I made eye contact with the principal and he indicated for me to sit on a chair in the middle of the room, between the two. He then said "Good afternoon Emma, now your art teacher has brought to my attention, that you missed a couple of art lessons last year, and that she thinks that you need to catch up, so she has been kind enough to offer to give you extra lessons after school until you have caught up, how does that sound" in a bored tone trying to be enthusiastic. So she didnt break my trust, just twisted the story. I don't think I've ever been more grateful in my entire life!
As i was deciding what to do, i realised that as soon as i could get my grades up, i could leave school with my online diploma and work until the admission come out for colleges, so i agreed "I would love that, thank you very much. When do i start and until what time?" The two teachers glanced at each other which made me nervous, but then my art teacher spoke up saying "well i was hoping you could start today, and that we just do 1 or 2 hours a day every day. I'll come and get you from your last class. Does that sound good to you?" She asked whilst giving me a wink. I smiled back as I was very appreciative, and it wouldn't take too much time out of my sleep and patrolling schedule, so i replied with "that sounds great! Thank you" as the principal dismissed me.
I left quite quickly not looking at the vice principal, and just running back to my history class. The class didnt notice me which was good as the teacher was still figuring out the whiteboard, so i sat down and just looked out the window thinking 'someone actually cares for me!'. We didnt end up doing any work that lesson, but i did see Mr Sorreg glance at me a couple of times, which i dismissed so i headed to my last lesson of the day (maths), which consisted of the same stuff as the history lesson (aka the teacher Mr B. Sarne not having a clue on how to work anything) so we did nothing that lesson either.
As the bell rang indicating that school finished I couldn't hold my excitement in, when i saw my art teacher waiting for me. She didnt say much except look at the math teacher and ask me to follow her. I complied, but my smile quickly faded as i saw that we weren't heading to the art corridor, so i asked where we were going and she just replied "my art room is occupied at the moment, so we have to use the staff room". That made me feel much more comfortable, but i was scared wondering if the other teachers would be there. If so, that would be very awkward, because the science and p.e teacher have it out for me i swear.
As we got closer i crossed my finger hoping to be alone, but my luck never works out like that, and so i saw every seat filled even with the principal and vice-principal and 2 empty seats around the oval shaped table with art supplies on them. And lets just say I didnt get a warm welcome, as everyone's eyes stared daggers into my skull. I thought i was just imagining things, so i sat down and waited for my art teacher to tell me what to do whilst avoiding the watchful gazes of the other teachers. But i could tell why they were confused, they weren't used to having kids doing art in their meetings, so i dismissed their glances
She finally came over with a pair of headphones, and said that she would talk to me through her phone, on what to do and help me when i needed it. She also said that it's because they can't have things about the school being said to students as it was an important matter. I understood that, and because i really want to leave, i let her put them on me.
After i saw Emma smiling in class i was worried about what Fury did, so i was definitely skeptical as i entered the meeting. But as i walked in i saw art supplies on 2 seats, and i was very confused. I was the first to arrive, so i waited and i could tell everyone else had the same reaction to me, but we just silently agreed. Soon everyone was here except Wanda, when Fury came in. We all asked in unison, why the art supplies were there, and he explained about Emma struggling and Wanda helping whilst we also keep an eye on her because she managed to block Wanda out of her head, and that she could be a bigger threat than we thought. Tony made a rude remark about how she could be so smart yet be struggling, but Bucky slapped him over his head with his metal arm, and let's just say he understood the message, so he quickly shut up. This was a great idea, and because she was coming after school everyday it would really help us keep an eye on her and determine how dangerous she is. Because I don't really want to hurt or detain a child (even with her attitude), so if she is considered a threat, i hope it's not too bad and that she can become an agent and do good. I then questioned how we were supposed to talk an out her without her noticing, when he told us the plan with the headphones. I could tell every one including me thought it was a good plan, so we just hoped that she would cooperate.
A couple of minutes later Wanda and Emma walked in, but she looked uneasy. I stared at her and i could tell everyone else was too. She sat down and Wanda explained about the headphones, and she allowed Wanda to put them on her. And so our plan was underway, we would talk about her and watch her - genius!
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