A Spider and A Spark - Part 3
OH SHIT ITS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF TRASH COMING BACK AFTER LEAVING FOR NO REASON AND GIVING YALL SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T ASK FOOOOOOR.
Hey guys! I know this series isn’t really doing the best, or getting a really big reaction or anything but I really enjoy writing it and thought of the concept I guess more for my own personal enjoyment! So even though no one is really asking for it or anything I just still want to write more for it and keep the story going. Thanks for putting up with me posting this story and for those of you who do enjoy it Thank you!
This bit is a little angsty I guess. But it will get more action-y soon! Also your feedback is always greatly appreciated!
“What do you mean you aren’t going to DC to help with this?” Peter stared at Y/N waiting for an answer. She stood in front of his window in his room her lips pressed in a sad line as she could see Peters heart breaking ever so slightly. “You know how big this could be? We have been tracking them and will be able to find their main base!” Y/N felt tears forming in her eyes, it wasn’t easy to tell this kid no.
“I’m so sorry Peter…” She started, her heart beating quickly as she cursed her title as an official Avenger. “I have a really big mission this weekend that I can’t miss. Trust me there is nothing I would rather be doing than spending time with you this weekend and helping you with this… its just I have to focus on the actually important stuff now. Its my job.” Y/N regretted the words as soon as she said them, her face scrunching together as she mentally face palmed herself. Peter stepped back from her, his face falling. “Peter I-”
“I think you should leave.” Peter spoke suddenly, not allowing Y/N to finish. Her mouth hung open for a moment her words being ripped from her throat as she stared at his broken soul. “I wouldn’t want to waste your time with something so trivial.” He turned away from her, swallowing back the lump forming in his throat. Y/N stared at his back as he leaned against the desk where the alien weapon sat. She wanted to say something, anything but her mouth forgot how to speak. She sat herself on the window ledge ready to make her escape when Peter turned back towards her, his eyes red and glistening in the dimly lit room. “This is important to me… I thought you of all people would see that but I guess you are just like the others.” Y/N looked down, ashamed before making her final decent out of his room, the sound of his window slamming shut behind her breaking her heart even more.
“Get your head out of your ass Y/N” Tony yelled in Y/N’s ear piece as she stumbled over yet again setting a random thing on fire giving away her position. She fought off those who came after her, doing a crummy job, getting multiple deep cuts from their knives and taking a lot of hits. Tony finally came over to where she was helping fight off the final small group. Y/N stood up fully and stared at the battle ground that was burnt and smokey form all of her mess ups causing it all to burn. She felt tears burning her eyes once again as her mind and heart raced. This was her fault, she was thinking about a stupid boy and couldn’t focus on something that could have put the rest of the world in serious danger. “WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL WAS THAT?!” Tony yelled as he stormed over to Y/N, shoving her. She stumbled on her feet again. Typically she would push Tony back and send him flying on his ass but not this time, she couldn’t get herself to react. Tony took a step back taking note of this as a sigh escaped his lips. He grabbed on to Y/N’s waist and held her closely before taking off into the air, taking the two back to the Avenger tower. It was a good distance away from where they were, the two staying silent the whole time.
They landed on the landing pad, tony releasing Y/N from his hold. She began to stalk off towards the tower before Tony said her name. She stopped walking, not turning to look at him. “Whatever is going on, figure it out. We can’t afford to have something like today happen again and I know that you know that. Just.. don’t get caught up in your head.” Y/N knew Tony meant best by his words. He was the closest thing to a family that Y/N had.
“Thank you.” She responded quietly before disappearing into the tower moving around different boxes all stacked in the hallway and into the living room where the rest of the Avengers were sat around watching the news.
“Local hero Spider-Man, well known from youtube saved a group of Midtown High students who were visiting DC touring the Washington Monument when there was an explosion inside causing the elevator to fail. If it weren’t for this masked hero this would have been a much different report. Thank you Spiderman!” The news anchor reported, Y/N and Tony both stopping in their tracks to stare at the screen.
The next morning everyone at the school was talking about the amazing Spiderman, all the girls in complete awe over him and all the boys wishing they were him. Peter loved hearing all of their whispers, a grin constantly plastered on his face as he walked around the halls with his chest held higher. That was until he spotted Y/N at her locker, her face and demeanor the exact opposite of his own. The longer he stared the more he noticed all of her bruises, burns and scars. Y/N never took hits during battle, it was what she was famous for. She could feel eyes staring at her and glanced in the direction of Peter, her heart sinking at the sight of him. She looked away quickly as she noticed Ned nearing him.
"How's it feel to have everyone in love with you but have your identity still a secret?" Ned asked pulling Peter from his stare. He glanced back to where she had been only to find an empty space. He shook his head lightly, his wide grin returning.
“Its awesome!” They entered their chemistry class and Peter immediately noticed Y/N sitting in her seat behind his, her focus on the board in the front of the room. His eyes were drawn to her black eye, that no amount of makeup could cover. “Hey Ned... I’m gonna sit next to Y/N today.” Ned glanced at the girl noticing her bruises and nodded in understanding. Peter placed his bag on the table causing Y/N to jump out of her daze. Peter kept his stare on her while she glanced everywhere but where he was.
“You wanna tell me what happened?” He asked in a hushed whisper while the lecture began.
“You did amazing in DC... I told you you didn't need Me.” She ignored his question, trying to change the subject quickly. Peters hand rested onto of hers, his thumb gently rubbing her soft skin.
“Y/N, you know damn well thats not what I meant.” His voice was pleading as his stare landed on her black eye. “You never get hurt...” His hand lifted and his fingers lightly grazed the bruised skin, Y/N flinched away. “ I’ve never had to worry about you getting hurt and then you show up like this... Y/N what if I had lost you and the last thing that I had said to you was like the worst thing I could say?” Y/N finally met his gaze, her own heart breaking at the sight of his eyes shining with tears. Her mind flashed back to their fight, she had been stupid that night and said everything that she never meant.
“Peter...” She searched her mind for the right words to say what she wanted to say but came up short. Her breathing caught in her throat and she found herself letting out a silent sob, burying her head in her arms on her desk. the class had already begun but Y/N reached down grabbing her bag and standing up, quickly walking out of the classroom, everyone staring at her as she did so. Ned turned back to look at Peter who was already standing and following after her.
Y/N was already walking down the street, walking quickly as she tucked her hair behind her ear and wiped away her tears a slight sizzling sound coming when the water made contact with her fingers. She had never been so emotional before, well not since the day she was found by Tony. When she is too emotional she loses all control that she has over herself. Which lately has been next to nothing. She couldn’t let herself get back to that point, especially now that she was so much stronger than she had been then. “Get out of your head Y/N.” She whispered to herself in frustration. The words of Tony echoing in her mind.
Peter spotted Y/N moving quickly down the street under the shadows of the trees. He picked up his pace closing the distance between the two and slinging a web to Y/N’s hand to try and stop her. Of course her hands were already practically on fire and burned the webbing away almost instantly. She turned around to see him, her jaw and fists clenching tightly, worried of what could happen next. She stayed put while Peter continued to walk quickly, making the distance between the two non existent. As soon as he reached her he instantly wrapped his arms around her embracing her in a tight hug. It took a moment before she finally relaxed in his embrace and slid her hands up and around his neck, resting her head against his shoulder
“Y/N... I-I can't lose you.” He stumbled over his words, not exactly finding the right things he wanted to say. She took in a shaky breath, hugging him tighter to her before letting him go. “Please tell me what happened.”
“I lost focus. I nearly threw away the whole mission because I couldn't get out of my head for 30 god damn minutes. I-I I couldn't stop thinking about what I had said, I abandoned you. What if you had gotten hurt? It would have been all my fault because I wasn't there like I had promised. God I’m such a fucking idiot.” Y/N pulled at her hair underneath her hood. Peter stared at her as she paced back and forth. With a small sigh he stepped towards her and grabbed her hands to take them away from hurting herself. He held them in his own as though they were the most fragile things to exist. He smiled down at them, they seemed so normal on the outside yet there was so much power beneath the surface.
“Y/N you are not an idiot. You just made a mistake, everyone makes mistakes. Its the only thing that keeps people like us feeling more human.” Peter smiled as he delicately played with her hands, slipping his own fingers between hers. She smiled lightly as she stared at their intertwined hands, her heart beat fluttering. A slight burn creeped up the back of her neck to her cheeks. This was a burn Y/N wasn't used to. she quickly cleared her throat and shook her thoughts from her head before smiling up at Peter.
“Alright Spidey. Whats next?” Peter perked up, a grin growing on his lips.
“Well, I figure the bird dude is involved with these weapons going around so if we catch him we end all of it!” Y/N nodded, trying to think of a plan.
“That night of the party, when you were chasing those guys from under the bridge... I bet if you can find of them you can interrogate them and get where the next deal will be out of them!” Y/N was excited now, if they could really catch this dude then Peter would have a whole new world of respect. He might even make the Avengers! She couldn't let him down with this, she would help him catch this guy even if it killed her.
“I dont really remember much from that night besides like half of the license plate. That would have worked perfect but I'm afraid its a dead end street.” Peter sighed, his hand running through his hair as he sat down on the nearby bench. Y/N turned to look at him, frowning lightly.
“Weeeeell, since I know for a fact you hacked your suit to get rid of the training wheels protocol, just have your S.I. go to the video logs from that day.”
“S.I?” Peter raised his brows, looking at Y/N with the upmost confusion.
“Suit Intelligence. I named mine Finn, felt bad calling him suit dude.” Y/N sat down next to Peter, looking over to him.
“Oh you mean Karen? She has video logs?” He asked, clearly he didn't know half of what he thought he did about his suit.
“Every time the mask is on, the video is on. Tony calls it the Baby Monitor protocol. Turns out to be super helpful in times like these.” Peter rolled his eyes at the name, of course it would be something in regards to babies. Y/N chuckled lightly watching Peters reaction. “Okay... So how about you go home and figure out who some of the people were. Tell me as soon as you figure out where and when the deal is happening and we can go from there.” Peter nodded eagerly, standing from his spot. He was about to run off, his mind on a high from the thought of finally catching this guy, but he quickly stopped in his tracks and turned back to face Y/N.
“I don't know how to interrogate someone. Im not really scary, ya know? Friendly neighborhood Spider Man and all?” Peter was nervous. Everything was potentially riding on finding out where the deal would be. Peter was never confrontational, he never stood up to flash or anything.
“Peter, don't think like that” Y/N walked over to him and grabbed his hands in hers, giving them a slight squeeze as she looked up into his worried eyes. “I mean you’re the Spider Man.” She pushed herself up onto her tippy toes and placed a kiss on his cheek with a smile. “You got this.” Peter stood frozen in his spot as he watched her back away with a smile and walk off. He couldn't move, he never expected Y/N to come into his life but god was he so happy that she did. He couldn't mess this up, he had to do it right for her.