Ok everyone for the first chapter of 'Through the Eyes of the Many' I chose one of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the Wolverine himself!

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Chapter 1: Wolverine

Not many people would think too much about the romantic lives of superheroes, many 'normal' people would dwell too much on the subject and would simply assume that we would never burden ourselves this things like intimate relationships being too occupied with defending the world from threats.

….they couldn't be more wrong.

Many superheroes around the world had found time for Love in their lives, for some heroes a relationship meant the difference between hanging up the cape while to others a healthy relationship could remind them that there were things in this world worth fighting for.

I have known this for a long time, hell longer than most and seeing how my life isn't exactly the best example to go by I better pick a better example to be safe. My name is James Howlett, my friends call me Logan but you can call me Wolverine. My life was never the most glamorous or what you would expect from an Avenger but you I could say that for a lot of the other members of the team as they have had their own lives full of tragedy and loss, but what is really rare among us are the people who can move on and find comfort in each other.

This brings me to two of my teammates, Carol Danvers and Peter Parker. You might know them better by their alter egos, Ms Marvel and Spiderman. I have known a lot of….well let's just say 'colourful' individuals in my time on this earth, I have met immortal mercenaries who never had the ability to shut the hell up, I have met Japanese cyborgs obsessed with killing me and I have met women who can control the weather itself.

But these two have stood out in a lot of ways, for example Peter's life has probably been filled with more grief than mine and that is saying a lot. The boy lost his parents when he was six, the man who raised him like a son was killed on the side of the street by some punk with a gun and the first woman he loved was killed by the father of his best friend. I wonder how that boy can go on when his life makes the American civil war sound like a blast, by that logic you expect him to be broody, doubtful and downright emotionless. And by that logic you would be wrong.

Peter was always the heart and soul of the group and was probably the best one of us. He may have been a pain in the dam neck most of the time with all of his quips and jokes, but if you ask me….I would miss it if he wasn't like that, whenever we are in a tough situation Peter would be there to cheer us up and keep us hopeful, not to mention he was always there for us no matter what. Christ if he heard me talking like this about him, he would never let me live it down.

Then there is Carol, now being in the military for most of my life I have been in contact with all sorts of stiff, strict military types, and at first that's what I saw Carol as, a strict, stiff military girl with a ten foot pole up her ass. But as time went by I began to see her in a different light for what she really was. Now like me and Peter, Carol's life also had its fair share of tragedies and I have to say she suffered through things no one should have to suffer through. She had her memories and powers snatched away from her leaving her with nothing, I know exactly what that's like, to have no memory of who you are or why you don't know and that's worse than having your bones torn to shreds by some guy in cape I can tell you that.

But underneath all that strict military training and that hard unfeeling exterior, Carol was something special. She may not have wanted to admit it, hell she would probably fry me if she heard me say it, but underneath that cold hard exterior she was a good kind hearted person and any guy would be the luckiest son of a bitch around to have her as their girl.

…And Peter is that lucky son of a bitch

All the time we were a team, fighting super villains and giant robots and saving the world every goddam weekend I never expected them to get together.

I mean they were almost exact opposites and had very little things in common. Peter was a joker, Carol was always serious, Peter had no training, Carol was ex-military, Peter was a jackass and Carol was a hard-ass

You see what I mean about the total opposites?

But hell I'm one to talk about steady relationships, my own son wants to gut me and all the women I have loved have ended up dead or left me. I guess it's very rare you get a meta-human in a healthy and steady relationship with all the death and destruction that fills our lives, but if I had to say, Carol and Peter have probably the closest thing to a healthy relationship.

How did it start you may ask?

…well let me take the time to tell you how I found out

*Third person switch

It was a few weeks after the siege in Asgard had been prevented and the Avengers had finally gotten their mansion back. Needless to say the situation was surreal to say the least, Tony and Steve had returned, Osborn and the Dark Avengers were locked up (with the exception of Ares and Sentry who were killed during the siege) and Logan was walking around the halls of the mansion in search of his one and only mistress.

That one thing that could comfort him during any time…..Alcohol, Liqueur, Beer. The sweet liquid lady, who never once abandoned him in his time of need. Logan was in a bit of a rut at the moment due to the fact that he had to experience his only son being dragged away to prison in chains, something no parent should have to endure.

Logan came to the fridge in the mansion's kitchen and opened it up to sneak a look at its contents.

"For all the talk Stark complains about being an alcoholic, he doesn't have any of the good stuff" Logan grunted as he struggled to find anything strong enough to get him even remotely drunk.

"This should do the trick" Logan said as he retrieved a six pack of bud from the very back of the fridge.

But as Logan opened up a can and took a long chug he swore he heard a girlish giggle. Now even though there are a lot of female avengers in the team, Logan had never in his time as a team member heard anything like that and his curiosity got the better of him.

Logan heard the sound from the longue of the mansion and followed it silently using his old black ops and Hand training to be as quite as he could be. When he came to the longue he saw Peter and Carol sat in each-other's arms watching the television, they were watching some comedy film and the Logan could only see the backs of their heads, though he could tell they were unmasked as Peter's hair was showing. But what really stood out was Carol leaning her head on Peter's shoulder.

"My god, I didn't think it could be THIS bad" Carol commented in an annoyed tone

"What, you didn't read the reviews?" Peter asked

"I just assumed they didn't get it…..what the hell happened to Adam Sandler to make him this crap?" Carol asked again sitting up slightly

"I have no idea…but Waterboy, this isn't" Peter said brushing Carol's hair in his hand

"Your jokes are funnier than this" Carol said

"Yeah they…..wait….why are you saying that like my jokes suck?" Peter asked turning his head to face Carol

"The last few you told weren't exactly the best" Carol grinned

"Example" Peter asked with a straight face

"I have a whole list, I could read it out to you if you want" Carol smiled

"On second thought, don't give me an example I prefer not knowing" Peter suddenly replied not wanting Carol to shame him.

"Still…..you're funnier than this" Carol tried to cheer him up

"That isn't saying much" Peter sulked and Carol decided to try a different approach. She grabbed Peter by the back of his head and mashed their lips together; the kiss was slow, loving and full of passion and both Avengers closed their eyes and pulled the other into a hug to deepen the kiss.

"Feeling better?" Carol smiled as she broke the kiss

"…..yeah" Peter smiled back while stroking her hair

"Unfortunately we got to keep watching this" Peter then said looking back at the screen

"Why are we watching this again?" Carol asked

"Luke told me….he said it was so bad you had to see it to believe it" Peter replied looking back at the screen

"Looks like shit to me" Logan said out loud causing the couple to jump at his voice and turn around to see the Mutant Avenger.

"Logan….didn't notice you there" Peter said trying to loosen the tension as Logan leaned on the couch with his beer still in hand

"Noticed you two were getting…..Cosy with each other" Logan said with a grin

"Logan, could you please keep this a secret? We don't want everyone flapping their gums about it just yet" Carol asked Logan with a pleading look

"How long have you two been…..you know?" Logan asked the two

"About a few weeks….don't tell anyone please, we're still trying to work this out Logan" Peter pleaded with Logan who looked back and forth between the two before letting out a chuckle and stood back up.

"I didn't see anything...enjoy the movie" Logan chuckled as he left the room with his beer in hand. Carol and Peter then took a breath of relief as they leaned back in each other's arms.

*First person switch

I don't know about you…but they seemed pretty happy to me, well apart from that shit they were watching.

I never in a million years would have expected those two to get together , and just knowing that they were happy after everything we endured during the siege….well….let's just say it put me in a mood not to drink myself to death that night.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, is that it's very rare when two Meta-humans can find comfort in the arms of another. Our lives may be longer than a normal person's but they are full of so much grief and suffering that we sometimes think it's a curse rather than a blessing.

But in that rare event….where we can actually find something worth all the suffering and all the grief and tragedy….it makes life so much worth it.

And Peter and Carol….i think they're that rare couple…..maybe I'm just an old softy that way

So what did you guys think of the first chapter?

What do you think I could improve?

What did you like?

And what characters would you like to see next? Remember this could mean other heroes, Villains or even normal civilians

Any and all feedback is welcome

Until then I'll see you guys' next chapter (and be sure to check out Marvel Alliance, my other Avengers fanfic)