answers to reviewers questions or statements:
rmarcano321: No I haven't been considering any other characters lately.
The Sorrowful Diety: She looks like the Sable from the PS4 game.
coki13566: Not really, just because people don't use condoms during sex dosent mean that a baby will be made. Sometimes you get lucky.
bladewolf101: It's going fine, the next chapter should be up soon.
Guest: Yeah, adding her would make things more personal betweeent the three but I have someone else in mind for Sam. Still a possible threesome between the two before that happens isn't out of the question. Yeah, I wanted to show more of their relationship before the eventual betrayal, make it seem even more painful for Lara to have someone she saw as a mother had been playing her the entire time. No she got with a woman in the past, but it was no one notable, just some girl she met at a party and slept with. Given how much they've been watching Lara, and with their history with Yamatai, they may have placed someone on the ship. They died obviously, but there's a good chance they were there to keep an eye on Lara.
Saintsrow10: She won't get pregnant. They'll be off the ship soon, this will be the last chapter before they hit the island and shit hits the fan in the worse way imanaigible for both Lara and Peter.
hellfire45: She knows him by reputation in Trinity, that's about it, and from what Lara has told her about his 'celeberty' life.
dnguyen686: That cat fight is gonna be a whole lot more brutal than the one you'll probably thinking. No hair pulling, nails scratching or clothes ripping with degrading insults throna at the other before it leads to oddly passionite if angry sex, perhaps a threesome if Peter tried to get involved and break the two up, more of blood drawn, a few bones broken and maybe a gunshot or two with the odd attempt to stab the other to death here and there.
SpideyFam: Eh sorta.
90skid4life: In a manner of speaking.
RubixJr: Yes, it's the same suit as Earth-8351.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or Tomb Raider characters seen, mentioned or used.
Silver 'Sable' Sablinova held back a hiss of pain as a bullet wound on her left arm acted up as she climbed out of her limo and gazed up at her family's home, just a few miles outside of Rome. The manor had been in Silver's family for the better part of two hundred years after their previous home in Symkaria was destroyed in the civil war that led to the birth of her homeland and that of Latveria.
'Still don't know why we never moved back, or why we insist on keeping with their traditions' Silver thought dryly as she made her way up the steps and into the manor 'Especially with how much to hell they've gone to since the fall of the Soviet Union'
The first person to greet her as she stepped into the threshold was her old butler, an elderly man by the name of Alexie "Ah, miss Sablinova, it's so good to see you again"
Sable gave the elderly man a small grin "Hello Alexie"
"Good hunting I presume" Alexie said as he gestured to Silver's slightly battered state.
Under her white coat, she was still in her tactical gear, her flack or what was left of it covered in a few burns, some tears and bits of blood, mainly from the men she butchered. Her pants were still covered in grime and tears and she had a small purple bruise on the side of her face when she took a kick to the head by one of the more capable guards back in Kazakhstan.
"In a manner of speaking" the young Sable chuckled tiredly as she removed her coat and handed it to the man before she casted a glance around the main hall "Is my father home?"
"Of course madam, but he's currently in a meeting" Alexie said as he placed Silver's coat around his arm and followed her to the main staircase.
"A council meeting?" Silver asked with a frown, they were the only kinds of meetings her father would ever have hosted in his home now a days.
Alexie shook his head at this "I'm unsure ma'am, only mister Domínguez arrived"
Sable's eyes narrowed at the mentioning of Trinity's current leader before she nodded "I see..."
She then made her way up the rest of the stairs and proceeded to her father's study, Alexie following close behind with a slightly panicked expression.
"Madam, you know your father dislikes-"
"I'm aware Alexie, thank you" Sable said as she neared the door and noticed someone standing outside, leaning against the wall.
It was Rourke, Trinity's military leader and Domínguez's second in command. Silver barely glanced at the man as she made to push open her father's door and enter before her hand was suddenly grabbed by Rourke, causing her to freeze and slowly turn towards the man with a blank expression on her face.
"Ah, ah, ah, your father is in an important meeting now Silver, you know how he is with unexpected interruptions" Rourke said with a small smirk.
Silver blinked at the man before she spoke in a cool, even tone "Rourke... get your fucking hand off me or I'll rip each finger off and shove a cherry hot red needle through each stump before I put a bullet in your head with a hammer to shut you up"
Rourke grinned at this as he released Silver's hand "Don't say I didn't warn you"
"You do realize that both men like me more than you, right?" Sable said towards the now scowling former spec ops operative before she opened the door and stepped inside before slamming the old oak door behind her.
Her father Ernst Sablinova, a man that was in his mid to late sixties and Doctor Pedro Domínguez, a man that was in the same age range, both turned to Silver with various degrees of surprise, her father's being the most prominent while Domínguez's was more bemused than anything.
"Silver!" her father said as he stood, shocked by both his daughter's blunt entry and the sate of her.
"Father..." Silver said with a small smile before she turned towards Domínguez and nodded "Doctor"
"Ah Silver, your father and I were just talking about you" the man said with a fond smile as he stood and approached Silver "I've also received word that your mission was a success"
"Hardly a challenge, you could have sent Auger or even Nadija" Silver said as she shook the man's hand.
Domínguez grinned at this before Silver was suddenly pulled towards her father as he carefully examined her.
"Why didn't you receive medical help after your mission?" he asked as he noticed the wound on Silver's arm and his eyes darkened.
"I didn't need it father" Silver said with an eye roll.
"Nonsense" her father chided with a sigh "Asking for help doesn't make you weak my sweet"
"No, it just shows how incompetent you are" Silver replied, causing Pedro to chuckle.
"I see her late mother's blood still burns strong through her veins"
"You have no idea" Ernst said dryly before he went to retrieve his daughter a chair.
Silver watched him go before she turned towards Trinity's leader "Sir, I wish to speak with you about-"
"About Parker's shortened time table" the man said with a small nod "Yes, your father and I were actually talking about it earlier"
"And?" Silver asked, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"I've hired several of the world's most renowned biologist, hematologist, biochemists and what experts we have on 'curses' and other supernatural phenomena of the sort to aid Doctor Connors in producing a stronger, more effective serum for Doctor Parker when he returns for his initiation" Domínguez revealed, causing Silver's eyes to widen.
"Your offering him membership into Trinity?" she said with shock.
Domínguez grinned at this "Doctor Parker has been a great asset for Trinity for several years now, accomplishing more than some of our most dedicated and capable operatives, barring you my dear. It'd be a shame to not finally reward him by opening him to our ranks and allow him to truly flourish with our guidance and backing"
'He'll finally be one of us...' Silver thought with contained happiness.
For years now Silver, and even her father have sponsored Peter ever since he was approached by Trinity and for the last year and a half, unknown to Peter, Silver has been pushing to have him initiated into Trinity and made a legitimate member instead of a simple contractor for them to call in whenever the artifact they've uncovered and need to be recovered and or destroyed is a bit too much for their standard ground troops.
"It's part of the reason why we've sent him to Yamatai with little to no information" Ernst said as he returned with a chair for Silver to use "We wish to see how resourceful he is when cut off, how he will operate independently should he ever lose contact with us"
"And I'm assuming that he's none the wiser of our past attempts to infiltrate Yamatai and retrieve the star that causes these unusual storms?" Silver said as she took her seat along with her father and Domínguez.
"Correct, though there's a chance he'll uncover that soon enough. He's quite intelligent" Ernst said with a small laugh "Perhaps, too much for his own good at times"
"Indeed" Domínguez agreed with a nod.
Silver hummed at this as she held Domínguez's gaze "Who will conduct the ceremony for him, you?"
"I believe you should do so" Domínguez said as he glanced at a slightly surprised Silver.
The silver haired woman nodded at this, doing her best to keep her happiness contained "I thank you for this honor..."
"Think nothing of it" Domínguez said with a laugh "If what me and your father believe comes to fruition, in a few short years you'll be the one inducting others into our order, be they operatives... or council members"
The hint was not lost on Silver as she glanced back and forth between the two men. For almost a year now her father has begun to groom her to one day take his place on Trinity's high council, which was approaching faster then she would prefer, and if things went smoothly, it's leader. Granted there were a few on the council that believed she was too young for such responsibility but her nigh spotless record was hard to argue against. Add in the fact she had Domínguez's backing to a large degree and several other council members, Fisk and Osborn, her chances of fulfilling her father's hopes and dreams were all but assured.
'Though being on the Council and eventually it's leader will leave little time for a personal life...' Silver thought a little sullenly.
While she and Peter may no longer be together, she hoped that would change once he was initiated into Trinity. But when she's given a seat on the Council, her time for more private matters would be greatly reduced. Running a several thousand year old organization that's remained largely hidden by the likes of SHIELD was no walk in the park.
It was than that Rourke entered the room, a phone to his ear "Doctor Domínguez?"
"Yes?" he said as he glanced at his second in command with a slightly resigned expression on his face.
"It's Bishop Stryker" the man said as he gestured to his phone "He believes you'll want to hear what he has to say"
"Of course" Domínguez said with a sigh as he stood up and shook hands with both Silver and Ernst "I apologize, but my responsibilities are calling... literally"
"Understandable. And Stryker isn't a man that takes having to wait very well" Ernst said with a laugh as he escorted Domínguez to the door while Rourke went ahead to get the car ready.
"Do not be too eager to take my place one day Miss Sablinova, it's not as glamorous as I make it seem" Domínguez said with a tired grin.
"So I've seen" Silver said as she followed them to the door of her father's study before she immediately took a left and begun to make her way to her room, Alexie not far behind her.
"Alexie, have you prepared my bath?" Silver asked as she begun to undo the straps and buckles for her flack.
"Yes my lady" Alexie nodded as he took the heavy vest when it was held out for him to take "And I've had you weapons sent down to the armory to be cleaned and if necessary, repaired-"
"I'll do it" Silver said as she arrived at her room and pushed the double doors open and began to remove the rest of her clothes.
"Of course" Alexie said with a nod as Silver dressed down to a simple bra and boxers before she begun to approach her bathroom.
Her athletic body was decorated with several intricate tattoos, one on each shoulder, one between her breasts that reached down to her naval and one on each thigh. Her left shoulder tattoo was that of Trinity's insignia, while on the right was that of her family's coat of arms which consisted of a shield, a bull on one side and a horse on the other. The tattoo between her breasts was that of a black spider's web with the red and black spider itself attached to a web line that traveled down to just above her naval. The tattoos on her thighs were just that of red roses, the thorny stems coiling beneath the flowers in a manner similar to a snake.
"Shall I fetch you your usual drink?" Alexie called after Silver as she entered her bathroom to see her massive tub was filled.
"Yes, and tell my father I'll see him at dinner tonight" Silver called back as she removed her underwear and began to enter the warm water before submerging completely.
...
The first thing that Lara felt when she awoken with a hangover to end all hangovers was something warm yet solid lyning under her head. The second thing she felt was that she was naked and sore, particuarly around her vagina, rear, legs and back. And finally the forth thing she noticed when she cracked an eye open to see her surrondings was the sleeping face of one Peter Parker...
Peter Parker... lying next to her... naked... in a bed... with her...
'Oh my god!' Lara thought with wide terrified eyes as she paled at what her 'drinks' with Peter led to.
They had sex!
Before she could slip into a full blown panic attack that very well may lead to a heart attack, Peter stirred before he let out a pained groan as he slowly cracked his eyes open as the sun from outside shined through the window and hit the corner of his eyes at the right angle.
"UGH! Someone shut off the sun... or pull a curtain over it..."
Peter placed a hand over his face to block the sunlight better and openedf both his eyes fully to the see Lara's own terror stricken ones gazing right into his. The man blinked at this as he stared at the panic striken woman "Uhh... did we-"
"Yes!" Lara said with wide eyes before she suddenly flew out of the bed, taking the sheet with her to cover her body as she ran a hand through her hair.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" she repated as she tired to sooth the sudden mingrane she had from moving so quickly.
"Yeah... I think we did" Peter said as he laid there ont he bed before he noticed that he was naked and quickly took his pillow and covered himself.
"Oh god, this wasn't supposed to happen!" Lara said as she turned towards the man with wide eyes "We were supposed to have a few drinks and that was it!"
"Yeah..." Peter said with a slow nod before he frowned "Man, I told Jonah we were only going to drink maybe half the bottle"
"This isn't the times for jokes!" Lara snapped before she paled as she slowly looked down at her body "P-Peter...?"
"Yeah?" Peter said as he rubbed the back of his head before he winced as he felt a brusie he gained last night flare up as he touched it.
"D-Did... did you use a condom?" Lara said as she looked back up at Peter with even wider eyes if that was possible "O-Or did you maybe c-cum inside my mouth?"
Peter was about to respond before he paused and raked through what he could remember about last night. After her blowjob and he finally inserted himself inside her, things got a bit blury. After several moments of raking his brain for information, Peter slowly shook his head.
"I don't... I don't believe so" Petere said with a wince as Lara's face paled.
"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit..." Lara said as she held her forhead and did her best to try and remain calm.
"Now, now, there's no need to freak out" Peter said as he stood up, being mindful to keep himself as covered best he could with only a pillow "Just because we can't remember dosent mean it happened. I mean, for all we know, I just came on your chest or maybe even on your uh, rear"
Lara gave Peter and annoyed glare as she let the blanket drop from her chest, exposing her breasts to Peter as she pointed towards them and spoke with a edge in her tone "If that's the bloody case, why the hell isn't there any dried cum still on my tits?!"
Peter had no response to that "Ummm, maybe you wiped it off with the blanket?"
Lara stared at Peter for a solid minute before her head fell into her hands and she backed away until her back hit the cool metal surface and shw slowly slid down to the floor "Oh god I'm so fucked! First expedition, which may or may not end in failure and I might get knocked up too!"
Peter laughed a little nervously at this as he scratched the back of his head "W-Well I did say that I tend to make firsts memorable-"
"Finish that, and I'll stab you and throw you overboard" Lara growled as she looked up at Peter with narrowed, rage filled eyes.
"Sorry..." Peter said with a cough as he looked around the room for his pants before he spotted them at the foot of his bed.
He quickly reached for them as he dropped his pillow and quickly pulled them on while Lara pulled the blanked back up and covered herself with it, her eyes focused on the floor as she tried to think of what to do next. She could go and ask Roth if he had birth control on the ship, a conversation she was not looking forward to having. And it's only a matter of time before Sam finds out what happened.
"Oh god help me" Lara graoned at the thought, her best freind would be unberable after that.
Several minutes passed as Lara tried to think of a solution to the problem she was in while Peter stood silently by, wondering what would happen now. After some time had passed, Lara took a deep breath before she exhaled out through her nose "This is not what I had planned"
"Story of my life" Peter said with a small laugh.
"We were only supposed to have a few drinks, that's it!" Lara complained.
"I know, I know..." Peter said with a nod as he came to sit down next to Lara and ran a hand through his hair before he winced "Ouch..."
"What's wrong?" Lara asked.
"My head feels like someone used it as a pin cushion" Peter said as he rubbed his scalp, feeling the faint scratch marks on it "Or a scratching post"
Lara blinked at this before she casted a quick glance at her nails and blushed a little as she saw faint traces of dried blood on them 'Oops...'
Peter followed Lara's gaze and noticed her nails before he scowled playfully at her "So, your a scratcher huh?"
Lara blushed at this "S-Sorry..."
"It's fine, better than a biter like my last girlfriend" Peter said with a snort.
Lara's blush deepened as for a brief moment, a stray memory of last night flashed through her mind's eye which showed her biting into Peter's shoulder as she rode him for all he was worth "Yeaaah…"
The two sat there for a few moments before Peter spoke again "All things considered, it was fun"
"What was?" Lara asked.
"What we did..." Peter said as he gestured to the two of them "From what I can remember at least"
"Oh" Lara said with a blink before she cleared her throat "Well I'm glad you enjoyed yourself"
"Didn't you?" Peter said with a frown.
"No I did" Lara blurted out before she regained her composure "It was... amazing"
Peter snorted at this "Yeah, heard that before"
"No really it was" Lara insisted.
Out of all of the men that she's slept with, which wasn't really that many to begin with, Peter was by far the best she's ever had. Hell he was the best individual she's ever had by a wide margin.
Peter hummed at this as he scanned the ground for Lara's clothes "Well we better get you dressed and back to your cabin before Sam notices your not there. Wouldn't want her to find out she was right"
"She probably already knows by this point" Lara groaned.
"Think she tried to record us at some point last night?" Peter teased.
"She would if she could" Lara said with a eye roll "Wouldn't be the first time..."
"Really?" Peter said with a bemused expression, causing Lara to blush "You know Ms. Croft, the more I uncover, the more I realize that your not so sweet and innocent as you appear to be"
"Funny, I was thinking the same about you" Lara replied with a small smirk "Getting a lady such as myself drunk and then sleeping with her without even buying her dinner first, the audacity of you classless yanks"
"And proud of it" Peter said with a laugh that Lara quickly joined him before the two settled down.
"So... what are we going to do now?" Lara asked nervously, she wasn't sure what could happen at this point and was a little scared as to how what they've done will affect their relationship, if it could be called that.
"Honestly... I have no idea" Peter said with a shrug before he glanced at Lara with a curious expression "Do you want something to happen?"
"W-Well..." Lara said with a blush as she adverted her gaze "I wouldn't mind seeing if there's something to be had here..."
Peter blinked at this before he thought it over. On the one hand, this will help him keep an eye on Lara for Trinity, on the other hand he could unintentionally be placing Lara in danger should he have another health scare or worse... Silver finds out. After spending the better part of a minute going over the pros and cons of this... whatever it was that was made, Peter took a deep breath and answered.
"Well if your up for it, don't see why not" Peter said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Really?" Lara said with a slightly hopeful expression.
"Yeah, why not?" Peter said with a small grin "I mean, it's not like we're going anywhere and hey, it'd make being on the same ship as Whitman a lot more bearable"
Lara laughed at this "Stop, he's not that bad... mostly"
"Your right, he's worse" Peter snickered before Lara made to lightly slap him on the chest.
Peter caught her hand and before she could say anything, pulled her into his lap. Lara yelped in surprise at the sudden action before her body was pulled against Peter's and she very nearly shivered at the feeling of his bare naked chest pressed against her own. The man felt like he was made of granite, solid and unyielding. Lara bit her lip as she ran a hand over his chest while Peter's hands found their way to her hips and gripped the soft flesh, causing her to moan.
"We should... we should be getting ready for breakfast" Lara moaned as she rested her head against Peter's chest and listened to his heartbeat as his hands removed the blanket from her form and tossed it back towards the bed.
"We should... but do you want to?" Peter asked as he leaned in and planted a kiss on the top of Lara's head as he began to run his hands up and down her back.
"Honestly... no" Lara breathed out before she pushed herself up and adjusted her position on Peter's hips so that she was straddling him while he did his best to push his pants down and free his lower half.
She took Peter's face in her hands and pulled the man into a hesitant kiss before Peter cupped the back of her head and pulled her closer. Lara moaned into the kiss as she allowed her tongue to leave her mouth and venture into Peter's where it was met with his own. Lara had her hands slowly trail down Peter's face to his neck and then his chest, tracing the solid feel of his muscles as they moved lower until she rested them on his shoulders. After several seconds, the two broke their kiss and stared at one another.
"Are you absolutely sure you want to keep going with this?" Peter said as Lara raised herself slightly and reached down to his hardened member and gripped it softly in her hands "This could come back to bite us in the ass"
"If that's the case, then I'm going to enjoy it while I can" Lara said with a small grin as she aligned Peter with herself and began to slowly descend on to his cock.
Both groaned at the linking, Peter because of the tight warmth and Lara because of her vaginal walls expanding slightly to accommodate Peter's length and girth. After a few tense seconds, Lara reached the bottom and sat there, processing the feeling of her pussy being filled by Peter before she looked the man in the eyes with a excited gleam in her eye as she leaned forward and whispered.
"We have thirty minutes before breakfast..."
Peter grinned at this as he placed his hands on Lara's hips "Plenty of time"
And with that, he began to thrust up into her.
...
"They so totally did it last night" Sam said as she sat down in front of Alex in the galley, a plate of pancakes, sausage and some orange juice in front of her.
Alex, who was busy coding on his laptop, glanced at Sam with a puzzled expression "I'm sorry?"
"Lara" Sam explained as she took a bite of her pancakes "She went to have drinks with Peter last night and she never came back which means only one thing... they had sex!"
Alex blinked at this "You waited in her room last night for her to come back so you could grill her on how her apparent date went?"
Sam gave Alex a funny look at this "Uhhh yeah? What kind of friend would I be if I didn't pounce on my girlfriend right after her date with her crush?"
"A good one?" Alex said with a snort as he went back to coding.
Sam rolled her eyes at this "Hey, the girl's more of a shut in then Michael Myers on the other three hundred and sixty three days of the year he's not killing sex craving teens. Plus hearing she's going on a date that I didn't have to push her into is big. Plus I'm sure her stepmom would like to know how it went"
"Well I'm sure you can grill her when she gets here" Alex said as he typed a few more things on his laptop as he began to take a drink of his coffee.
"Yeah..." Sam said with a sigh before she glanced at the doors with narrowed eyes "Assuming that Lara decides to forego this sausage for someone else's this morning"
Alex was barely able to keep himself from chocking on his drink as Sam returned to her food all the while wondering when would be a good time to go and check in on Lara.
She really wanted to know if her friend enjoyed herself last night...
...
Lara let out a blissful moan as she found herself on her hands and knees with Peter thrusting into her from behind. Both their bodies were covered in sweat for spending the last twenty minutes ravishing one another's bodies with their respective sexes, mouths, hands and tongues. Lara in the last ten minutes had cum at least twice while Peter felt his own orgasm approaching as he thrusted into Lara's pussy while his hands gripped her hips.
"Oh bloody hell yes!" Lara moaned in delight as she felt Peter's cock spear into her "Oh god that's perfect, right there baby"
Peter grunted at the praise as he ran his hands up and down Lara's body, using some of the methods he's learned from Silver on how to please a woman aside from thrusting until completion to make Lara's approaching orgasm even more intense. Lara felt like she was in heaven at the moment, the feeling of Peter inside her, his hands running across her body and picking out spots that she didn't even know could be used to get her blood burning even hotter.
'Oh god this man's perfect!' Lara thought as her arms gave out and she fell face first into the bed, her rear still up in the air and a perfect target for Peter as he increased the power of his thrusts.
After a few seconds, Peter stopped and quickly pulled out of Lara, causing her to moan in disprovable at the lost of connection before he flipped her over and re-entered her with one thrust. Lara's eyes widened at the power he penetrated her before she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck and pulling the man down on top of her. Lara's breath hitched as the new angle allowed Peter to go farther inside her while he left a series of kisses down her neck before he climbed back up to her face and captured her lips with his own. Lara moaned into the kiss as her hands ran up and down Peter's back, mapping out every muscle and scar she could feel as she was drilled into the bed.
"Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck yes!" Lara breathed out after the kiss broke and she looked up at Peter's sweat stained face with her own, a wide grin adoring her features as Peter's thrusts became harder and faster "Fuck me baby, fuck me hard!"
"Yes 'Doctor' Croft" Peter teased as he began to hammer into Lara, being mindful to not go at her full force, wouldn't do to accidently break her pelvis.
"Oh you bloody wanker!" Lara almost yelled as she hit her orgasm and she let out a silent scream as her vision went white.
"Oh fuck" Peter gritted out as Lara's walls clamped down hard on his cock while he thrusted in and out of her "God baby you feel so tight"
Lara laughed at this as she did her best to try and match Peter's thrusts with her own, but the man's body pinning her to the bed made it difficult to do anything else aside from lay there.
"Y-You get much... practice?" Lara breathed out as Peter attacked her neck with his lips and tongue "O-Or just... naturally t-talented!"
"B-both" Peter gasped as he felt Lara clamp down on him again, causing him to nearly cum right then and there "G-Gonna c-cum s-soon"
"N-not in me" Lara gasped as Peter gave her a particular hard thrust.
Peter grunted in acknowledgement as he gave Lara several more long hard thrusts before he pulled out and sat up on his knees and gripped his cock and began to pump it several times before he ejaculated his cum on the woman's stomach and just above her pussy. Lara laughed as she felt Peter's spunk land on her skin before she ran a finger down her torso and scooped some of the cum up that pulled around her naval and held it up to her mouth and let it drip in while Peter collapsed next to her with a huff.
"That was... oh shit that was..." Lara breathed out as she licked some of the cum off her fingers "Amazing..."
"Glad you enjoyed it sober this time" Peter chuckled weakly as Lara pulled herself closer to him and placed her head on his chest and an arm across his stomach.
"The first of many I hope" Lara giggled as she listened to the man's powerful heartbeat 'Christ, the man's heart sounds like a canon going off...'
"No arguments here" Peter grinned as he planted a small kiss on her head "But your buying dinner for the next date"
"Deal" Lara laughed before she quieted down and gazed out at the window with half lidded eyes "Fuck, I don't think I'll be able to walk today..."
"Sorry" Peter said sheepishly.
"Your fine" Lara said with a yawn before she snuggled into Peter more before the two both heard a very faint boom of thunder.
"The heck?" Peter said with a quirked brow as he glanced towards the window to see that there was still sunlight and blue skies outside though the clouds appearing started to get darker and darker.
"We must be nearing the dragon's triangle" Lara said as she stared outside the window "Or in it"
"How'd the rest of the crew take it? Going into the Dragon's triangle I mean" Peter said with a raised brow towards the exhausted beauty.
"Most of them aren't onboard with it, but Roth thinks I'm on to something" Lara said with a small sigh "I just hope I'm right"
Her statement was met with another distant crack of thunder, causing Peter to chuckle "Well, here's hoping, I'd rather not end up stranded on an island with only a volley ball for company"
Lara frowned at this "Why a volley ball?"
Peter blinked at this before he shook his head "I'm going to assume you've never seen 'Castaway'"
"Is that the movie where the whole world is an ocean and people live on floating towns and travel around in boats and use dirt for currency?" Lara asked with a confused frown on her face.
"..."
"..."
"...Different movie" Peter said after a few seconds before he laughed "Don't worry, I'll introduce you to it after we get back to civilization"
"Sounds nice... and if you do end up on an island in the middle of the ocean, hopefully I'm there too" Lara breathed out before she yawned again and her eyes began to slowly shut as exhaustion began to take her "Rather not face the world in light of my grand failure..."
Peter couldn't help but chuckle before he glanced back out the window as a sudden feeling of unease hit him as he watched the approaching storm on the horizon from his window.
'All jokes aside, here's hoping Lara's research is on the money. Rather not see if this ship can take on a monsoon in the middle of the ocean'
...
And done.
Next chapter... The storm.
