I know that this chapter isn't what you were expecting from a fic like this, especially when considering what I showed you last chapter. But I want to do this as a slow journey to see how Peter becomes what he was last chapter and how it will affect him and Carol as a couple.
Now let's proceed with what things were like before the nightmare.
Happiness
The one thing that Peter loved about being Spiderman more than anything was that exhilarating rush of adrenaline that came with how he plummeted from a tall building. Only to shoot out a web stream and swing at rapid speeds before letting go again to get that full force of the wind blowing in his face.
Well….he used to think that was his one favourite thing about being Spiderman….until he met her.
Peter had met a lot of other heroes when he became Spiderman. Some heroes he met within a very short amount of time such as Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four, and others he had met when he had become an Avenger such as Wolverine, Iron man and Captain America.
But none of the great friends he had met could match up to the person he had in his mind as he swung weightlessly through the air.
Carol Danvers, the Mighty Ms Marvel
Through the years he and Carol had gotten close; very close in fact, to the point where they were almost inseparable. For years other members of the team thought the two were getting awfully chummy with each other to the point where they thought that something may been going on behind their backs.
And they were right
Carol and Peter had in fact been going out for about a year now and little more than a few months ago they had come out and told the team. Needless to say there were a few hanging jaws and widened eyes on that day; Jess was probably the one who took the most time to get over it. For years Jessica had teased Carol for liking Peter but she never expected her teasing to actually come true.
Peter smiled as her reaction came flowing back
"You can't be serious? Y-You two are….are…..what!?" Jessica was flabbergasted at the news as her jaw hung widely
What's the matter Jess? Speechless or Jealous?" Carol teased Jess for once as she put her arms around Peter's neck with a smile.
"I….I must be dreaming…this….this can't be happening" Jess said as she sat down and put a hand to her forehead, Logan sat down next to her and took a drag of his cigar.
"Welcome to my world" Logan grunted as he blew the smoke from his nostrils.
Peter chuckled at that thought; those were great days indeed and now they gotten even better. He was in fact heading towards a date with Carol, the moon hung in the night sky as he swung through the city by his web streams.
Once Peter found a nice and secluded roof where he changed into his Civilian attire and made his way down into the streets with a smile on his face and a skip in his step. Anyone on the street could tell that Peter simply emitted joy and happiness and with good reason.
Right now he felt like the happiest man in the world.
Carol on the other hand was waiting in the restaurant that Peter had booked for the two of them, she was sat wearing a fine black dress that Peter had bought her on her birthday, the dress was beautiful and elegant, it only served to enhance her beauty as it clung tightly to her form. The dress was sleeveless and had a slit down the left side, showing off her long left leg, she was also wearing a pair of black silk gloves that covered as much of her arms as her Ms Marvel gloves did.
At the moment she was sat alone at her table with a glass of water in front of her, she had long given up on drinking alcohol of any kind after her alcoholic streak a few years back, she had been clean for at least 5 years and hadn't touched a drop of anything that could be considered alcoholic.
"Madam, do you require any service?" the waiter asked as he stopped by Carol's table.
"No thanks, I'm just waiting for someone" Carol smiled in return, the waiter simply and nodded and went back to his business. Carol couldn't help but sigh as she looked around the restaurant; the restaurant was full of people, mainly couples who seemed to be enjoying themselves. She however didn't like the fact that one or two men would glance at her and scan her body with their preying eyes, she hated it when people did that, it especially ticker her off as many of these men were obviously with Wives, Fiancés or girlfriends.
Kind of put it into perspective how these people viewed her as the women would tell of their men before sending a quick glare back at her. A few years ago this would dampen her spirits but now she doubted that such a thing would do anything more than simply annoy her. She then heard the doors to the restaurant open suddenly and the sound of footsteps approaching from behind her, Carol smiled as the footsteps got closer.
"Sorry I'm late babe, had to save a baby from a house fire, beat up a group of muggers and finally save a little old ladies' kitten from a tree…all without getting bloodied up for tonight" Peter said at a quickened pace as he put his hands on her shoulders and leaned in close to her. Carol loved the feel of his hands on her bare shoulders. They were so warm and caring yet strong and powerful.
"Its fine baby, you're here now and that's all that matters" Carol smiled as Peter kissed her on the lips before he sat down opposite her.
"I hope you didn't have trouble getting in" Peter said as he was the one who booked the restaurant
"No, not at all, the service here is great" Carol smiled
"I'm glad you like it" Peter smiled back gazing deeply into Carol's sapphire blue eyes. It only took a few moments for the waiter to return to the table
"Sir, Madam how may I serve you this evening?" the young man asked
"Oh, well, what would you recommend?" Carol asked
"May I suggest a fine white wine to start off with?" the waiter continued
"Oh, no thanks, I don't touch the stuff, Peter you can have some if you like" Carol said
"No, I'll have a glass of water as well please" Peter said as he took a hold of Carol's hand in his, he wasn't going to drink alcohol alone if the drink made her uncomfortable.
"Of course, and will you be having starters?" the waiter asked
"Yes please" Carol smiled as she and Peter read through the menus
"Could I get the Prawn cocktail thanks?" Carol asked as the waiter took the order down
"And you sir?"
"Could I have…the…..I'll have the same thanks" Peter smiled as he and Carol put their menus down
"Very well Sir, Madam" the waiter bowed before leaving to go get the two their starters.
"The same starter as me, huh?" Carol asked with a raised brow
"Well, what can I say? My girl has good taste" Peter smiled noticing how Carol was looking at him with such endearment
"What? Do I have something on my face?" Peter asked with a smirk
"I was just thinking" Carol said
"About what?"
"About how lucky I am to have you"
"Babe, I'm the one that's lucky" Peter smiled back at her
"Good god I love you" Carol replied in a loving daze, this man had single handily managed to salvage her life in full. Before he came along her life was full of disappointment and heartbreak, she was on the brink of losing her faith in having a love life at all. But Peter had changed that and better yet, he had changed her. She used to only think strategically like a soldier every moment of every day, in a way she had become cold and unfeeling, but when Peter had become part of her life she began to change.
She had learned to feel and be happy again, she could finally be herself.
He completed her and she completed him.
Ok everyone sorry for the wait, I know that I promised another chapter soon and this one is a little short but I have had so many ideas surging through my head on 'Flames of War' that I have been a little preoccupied. The next chapter will take a while as I really have to get back into the correct mind-set for this and have to really empty my ideas onto text
Let me know what you guys think
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See you guys next time :)