Kiara stood at the top of the stairs, taking one last look at the house she would be leaving forever. Currently, she was the only one home but her single mother had just left work and would be getting back soon. Her brother was at a friends house.

Kiara didn't know how to say goodbye, which is why she was leaving without warning. She wouldn't be able to look her family in the eyes as she left, so she planned not to. Picking up a stuffed backpack and walking down the familiar stairs, she stopped at the door leading to her new life. Sighing softly, she knew that what she was about to do was much bigger than just her family.

Steeling herself with that thought in mind, Kiara walked out the door and changed the world.

Kiara's raven hair was lifted with the slight breeze. Her analytical green eyes scanned over Agent Coulson as he opened the car door for her wordlessly. She slid into the black Mercedes and leaned her head back, gently massaging her temples. This whole ordeal was giving her a killer headache. She should be worrying her essay on the physical impacts of radiation exposure due tomorrow, not the Tesseract and Earth's uncertain doom.

Coulson, sensing Kiara's aversion to talk at this time, kept quiet and drove her to the Helicarrier. Kiara spent this time reminiscing about her normal life, before SHIELD discovered her powers. They only found out because she lost her cool for a few seconds and accidentally shut down the city's power. Some jerk stole her car and she overloaded the power grid. Oops.

Arriving at the Helicarrier before the 'big-guy Avengers' she had time to settle into her new room. With light grey walls, the room was spacious compared to her room at home. There were two doors, that were identical, which led to the bathroom and closet. The room only had a bed and a desk with a chair. Kiara felt relieved that she had the foresight to bring her laptop, even though it took up a large amount of space in the one bag she took with her. The closet seemed too big for Kiara; she didn't bring nearly enough clothes to fill it. The bathroom was just as bare as the bedroom. It held the bare essentials: a sink, a shower, a toilet, and a shelf with one towel resting on it. She placed her plastic bag of toiletries on the shelf and looked at herself in the mirror.

Kiara's long dark hair had tangled on the way to the Helicarrier, but that wasn't a surprise. She had hair that would magically tangle within ten minutes of brushing it. Her skin was paler than most and had an almost unhealthy tiny to it. Spending time outside made no difference; it just stayed pale. Her emerald eyes reflected back the dim lighting, glowing like an animal's eyes. Kiara usually tried to hide this shocking feature with tinted contacts and sunglasses.

At the moment, guilt dulled the color of her eyes. How could she leave her family so defenseless? They didn't live in the best neighborhood and wouldn't be able to recover if they were robbed. It helped that Fury promised to provide for them while Kiara was gone. Until she could make it home, if she ever did, she had to stay tough. Lucky for her, Fury also promised to reimburse her college fund as she was guaranteed to miss all of her classes due to her new 'duty'.

Quickly running her fingers through her hair, Kiara left her room and met Agent Coulson at the door.

"Here's a map. I'll have someone show you around later; right now I have to go pick up Captain Rogers." He handed her the map and practically ran down one of the many confusing hallways. She wasn't at all annoyed; the excited glint in his eyes revealed his need to see his lifelong hero.

Chuckling and clutching the map in her hands, Kiara tried to find her way to the labs through the maze of the Helicarrier.