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Chapter 6: Dream Dream, Even For a Little While

Skadi had been sitting in the same spot she had been for hours now. She'd been in the co-pilot seat, her legs thrown lazily over the arm rest while she stared out to the busy streets below in the nightlight. From the platform the Benatar set on at the Nova base, Skadi could see all of downtown, remembering the day the Guardian's had first met as she saw the fountain and walkway they had all fought near. She hummed quietly to the music playing off in the background, it bringing her slight peace.

She could hear footsteps climbing up the ladder, sighing as she knew that she'd now be forced to talk. Drax had surely told the other's what had happened as soon as they got back from their work, Skadi thought without a doubt. Or actually, on second thought, Skadi decided that Drax probably hadn't. If it was anyone it was probably Mantis. The girl could sense Skadi's broken state without even having to reach out and touch her as her and Drax entered the Benatar hours ago. She had asked what had happened but was meet with silence as Drax led her to sit at the dining table.

Eventually Skadi made her way up to where she sat now, and could hear Drax finally explaining to Mantis what had happened. Wanting to drown them out, the blonde put on her boyfriend's Zune, finding comfort as the music began to pour through the speakers of the ship. Groot had even joined her for a little bit, silently wanting to check up on her before retreating back to his room.

Frowning, she knew it was Peter as he began to hum along to James Taylor's Fire and Rain, letting out a heavy grunt as he took a seat in his captain's chair. His mind was tired from the day he just had and wanted nothing more than to relax and listen to his Zune, and possibly cuddle. Not saying anything, he let the music continue to play, staring out the window like Skadi had been. As he did so her attention was no longer on the world outside instead it was on him. He looked so tired, not having slept much since their night back from their one night trip. He'd been upset that it ended the way it had, he was over the constant day to day craziness like she had been.

As the song began to change, he caught onto her staring and turned to face her, giving her a soft smile. Was he waiting for her to say something, she wondered? Or did neither Mantis nor Drax spill the beans on her and he was clueless. Surely he knew, because she looked like she'd been through a ringer and if he hadn't known, he would've been barking down her throat to find out why.

"When I met you in the restaurant you could tell I was no debutant," Peter sang along to Blondie, knowing it was one of Skadi's personal favorite artists on the Zune, close to Fleetwood Mac and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Peter wasn't that crazy into the more rocker music on the Zune, prefering the music that reminded him of the songs on his old mixtapes but he loved how into music Skadi had gotten after having more options.

He bobbed his head, along to the music, earning a short, quiet giggle from Skadi. Sinking into his seat and gripping onto the arm rest, he finally addressed her, "How are you feeling?"

"So they did say something," She nodded to herself, "Who was it? Drax or Mantis?"

"Groot actually," Peter nodded back, looking back outside the window. He chuckled to himself, slightly remembering the interaction.

He'd gotten home and wanted nothing more than to relax and instantly headed to his room, playing off the weird looks Mantis and Drax shared with each other as the three Guardians made it home. Gamora instantly questioned what had happened, while Rocket just groaned, too burnt out to listen to her nagging. Peter had made it too his room, already shrugging off his jacket as he opened the door. He walked in ready to toss the clothing across the room but halted, seeing the teenaged tree standing near their dresser, fiddling with something.

Peter titled his head, slightly peeved that the teenager was in his room without his permission. He dropped his jacket to the floor, crossing his arms against his chest, "What are you doing? Trying to steal some units or something?"

"I am groot."

"Dude, seriously, watch your mouth." Peter huffed, moving deeper into the room to see what he was doing. He saw that he was making some short of flower wreath, like he used to do when he was a cute little toddler. He'd make them and give them to either of the girls when they were either grumpy or sad, or just in overall bad moods. "Who's this for?"

"I am groot, I am groot." He sneered, annoyed that Peter hadn't been around all day when he should've been.

"Again, language and why is this for Skadi?" He rolled his eyes, but instantly grew concerned, wondering what he missed. "Where is she?"

And that's when Groot told him everything and Peter wanted to punch a wall. He cursed himself for not being able to be the one to be there for her back in the cells. He was grateful Drax had taken care of her but was still mad at himself. As he approached the flight deck, he knew she'd be a mess once he heard the music playing quietly around the room. Though much to his surprise, she wasn't has bad as he though she would've been. Granted it was probably because he missed the worst of it.

"He's making you one of his wreaths." Peter informed her, nodding back down towards the direction of the stairs. Peter watched her smiling to herself at this, silently thanking Groot for still being his true caring self. "I'm sorry I wasn't here today,"

"It's okay, I know you were busy." She frowned, letting there be a silence between them for a moment before turning to look at him again.

"I'm so sorry about your brother, and your mother. I know how much you loved and missed them, I know what it feels like. I already told Gamora on my way up here that I'm not going with her and Rocket tomorrow and I'm staying here with you." Peter informed her, sitting up in his seat.

"I was going to go back down there tomorrow." She said bluntly, not really wanting to dance around what had been on her mind all day. Peter bit his lip, not really like the idea, but didn't say anything, seeing as she kept talking. "All day I'd been beating myself up. I wasn't there; I didn't get to say goodbye. I got to say goodbye to Yondu, but I didn't get to say goodbye to my own mother or brother and I hate this feeling."

She looked at him deeply, hoping he'd understand her train of thought. Peter didn't seemed to have any objections, or he'd just been good at hiding them, as he stood quiet and let her continue.

"I don't want to, but I feel like I have too. I've been thinking it over all day and I just feel like I need to go back, not permanently, I would never want to but I need to say goodbye and let my father know I'm okay, and just see what I've missed."

"You want to go back? Back to Asgard," Peter said quietly, secretly hoping she'd never want to go back. He had been terrified that she'd go back and realize for some reason that she'd rather stay there then be with him. He was afraid of losing her forever. What if she found out that she preferred to be treated like the princess she really was and wanted to be pampered, and given all the things he knew he couldn't give to her?

"I've been putting it off for so long. What if I had went home as soon as I got my memories back? Who knows I could've possibly seen my mother and Loki one last time but I was being a child and was too afraid." She ranted, blighting herself.

She noted how Peter stood silent, his face unreadable. He didn't seem mad but he didn't seem happy either. It wasn't like she was telling him that she was leaving him forever. If he had told her that he wanted to go back to earth to see the remaining family he had left, she would be supportive of him. She was hopeful that he'd feel the same way but there was something about his silence that told her otherwise.

Instead of possibly putting her foot in her mouth, she stopped talking, waiting for him to say something. Letting the music overtake them, Peter and Skadi just stared out into the night life from afar. Peter knew that her mind was already made up, regardless of what he said or if he disagreed, and figured it'd be better to just let her do what she felt was right. He was nervous though, not only from his concerns from before but from knowing that he most likely wouldn't be able to go with her. He didn't like the thought of her being so far away and at a place where he wouldn't be able to get to her if she needed him.

"How long are you looking at staying there for?" Pete questioned, finally finding his voice even though it cracked as he spoke.

"I don't know," She shrugged, looking at him. "No more than a week. I don't want to spend that much time with my father. I just, I just got to go see it."

"A week," He shook his head, "That's the longest we'd ever been apart for like the entire time we've known each other. You know I'm going to be worrying myself out of my mind over you while you're gone?" He looked at her with watery eyes, feeling his chest grow heavy with anxiety.

"I know, I'll be worried too. Gamora's surely going to make you guys keep working, and I won't be there." Skadi frowned, knowing that anything could happen while she was separated from them.

"Hmm," Peter hummed, in response feeling his mouth go try. Tapping his fingers against the armrest he simply frowned, "I'll talk to Prime tomorrow morning, say that it was all a misunderstanding, try and get your friends free so that why you can head out, the sooner you leave the sooner you'll be back."

Skadi watched Peter stand up sluggishly. He walked over to her, kissing her head before excusing himself, saying he was going to go tell Gamora about the change of plans. His demeanor showed that he wasn't okay with Skadi's decision and it upset her, knowing that they usually always agreed on big things like this. She didn't want to be mad at him, but couldn't help but be slightly. If the shoes were swapped, then she knew she'd be supportive. She hated using this as an example but back with Ego she had been, even though it was foolishly so, but she had been beyond supportive of his decision.

Thinking back with Ego now though had made her think twice. Was this going end up like another Ego? Was she leading herself into a stupid trap by making such a rash decision? No, she couldn't be. She'd learned a lot since then and Asgard was home, she knew exactly what she was getting herself into, right? Letting out a loud groan of stress and frustration, Skadi let herself sink deeper into her seat allowing the music to take over her thoughts again.