AN: I'm changing Thanos snap to have not affected plant and animal life just since it didn't make sense to me he'd erase half of that if his problem was over population.

She looked down at the candle in her hands. As long as she stared at the flame she wouldn't burst out into tears.

She closed her eyes, taking in another deep breath. She a little girl trying to hold in tears as her brother sobbed loudly.

She blinked her eyes open seeing Steve Rogers stand at the podium confidently. His words bouncing off her like nothing. She knew Steve was talking, giving the world the 'official' story. Steve would tell the world that they weren't able to stop Thanos because they didn't know about him until it was too late. He also told them it was Thor who warned them and killed Thanos.

Who knew Steve could lie so easily?

She'd let the Avengers have their hollow victory. She got her vengeance.

Next Steve would announce all the Avengers that disappeared. She bit her lip. She didn't know any of them personally, but she still grew up with them as heroes. Is that why it hurt so much?

Next Tony came up. He gave his usual announcements after an Avenger level catastrophe.

"I'm sorry we couldn't do more... The Stark Relief Foundation is doing all it can to help."

This time had a couple more additions to the speech.

"After talking to the remaining UN Representatives," Tony began. "The remaining Rouge Avengers have been pardoned and the Sokovia Accords redacted until further notice. And..."

He trailed off causing her to look to him. He had put down his notes and looked to the crowd. "None of you really care about that anymore, huh? I know I barely do. We've lost friends. We lost families. But now as I look out at the crowd, I want you all to remember that you're not alone. We all have each other. And now we need to look out for each other. No matter our differences."

He took a deep breath. "I've been meaning to make this announcement for a while, but I am officially retiring from the Avengers."

As he said that reporters shot up asking questions.

"Mr. Stark!" A blonde woman said the loudest. "How can you retire at a time like this?"

"Ms. Everheart." Tony said boredly. "Haven't you been one of my most vocal critics since before I became Iron Man?"

"That's not the point-"

"I have given ten years of my life to protecting the world, to the Avengers and it was all for nothing, I couldn't save them. Now I'm 48, it's about time I retire. Plus I've got a wedding to plan."

Without waiting he walked off Rhodey taking control to calm down the audience.

She walked over to the large turned off fountain where no one else seemed to be. Good, she wanted to be alone for at least minute. She put the candle on the edge before looking over at her reflection.

She was 14, trying to make sure her eyes weren't to red before she went to school.

A tear slid down her face, falling into the water and distorting the water as a brown haired figure in black walked up behind her.

"Who'd you lose?" She blinked away tears, looking over to see the young man with light brown hair looking to her sympathetically.

"My aunt and my brother. They were all I had. You?"

"My Dad." The man said emotionlessly. "We weren't close but..." He sighed. "I'm sorry about your family."

"I'm sorry about your Dad." After a moment she asked. "What happened to your Mom?"

"She died when I was little." He said matter of fact. "I don't really remember her. Your parents?"

Piper looked away. "Died in a plane crash when I was little. I remember their colors."

"Their colors?"

"It's like..." How to word it? "They're mostly a blur, but with those blurs see color pigments I think they had."

"At least you have some memory." The guy moved closer to her. "Do you have somewhere to go?"

"Yeah." Piper nodded moving closer. "A family friend survived. He and his fiance are going to take care of me. You?"

"My butler, Bernard is still alive so he'll watch over me. Where is your guardian?"

They jumped apart as a black cat jumped on the ledge between them meowing softly as it looked up at her with piercing green eyes.

Piper chuckled softly petting it. "Hey little guy."

"He yours?"

"I was about to ask you that." The cat purred loudly and rubbed against her hand.

"I'm Harry by the way." He said holding a hand out.

"Piper." She replied shaking his hand. She saw Happy over his shoulder waving her over. "I got to go."

"I'll see you around?" Harry said shyly as they let go.

"Yeah." She paused before grabbing a piece of paper and wrote her number on it. "I'll see you around."

She walked over to Happy who raised an eyebrow at her. "What's with the cat?"

She looked down to see the cat had followed her. "He kind of started following me. You think Tony will let me keep him?"

"I'm sure he'll let you do anything you'd want." Happy chuckled as Piper picked up the cat.

"What do you think Salem or Rajah?" She asked getting into the limo. They'd drive around back to pick up Pepper and Tony. Then they'd go to the Compound until they could find another home.

"Salem?" Happy asked.

"Salem." Piper agreed with a nod petting the cat as it purred loudly.

"No I mean where did that come from?"

"Salem's the name of the cat from that really old show Sabrina the Teenage Witch."

Piper sat in the lab as she looked down at the Spider- Man suit on the table, clutching the mask. How would she be able to continue being Spider- Man?

He was more Spider-Man than she was. He was the more free spirited and quippy. She was more quiet and focused almost solely on the mission, to help people. She couldn't do this anymore.

She looked over as Salem jumped onto the table next to the suit. "Hey," She said petting him. "Where'd you run off to?"

"Kid?" She looked up to Tony walking in. "Why are you here so late?"

"Why are you?" She countered. So late? "What time is it?"

"It is 4 in the morning, miss." FRIDAY answered.

"Oh." Piper looked back at the uniform as Tony walked closer. "Couldn't sleep." She said weakly.

"Couldn't?" Tony challenged. "Or wouldn't?"

"I'm not going to be Spider-Man anymore." Piper said quickly changing the subject.

"Alright." Tony nodded. "Retire from the hero gig early. No problem. You're young. You still have a lot of-"

"I'm still going to be a hero." She corrected looking up to him. "But I won't be Spider- Man." Peter was Spider-Man. She won't steal that from him.

His eyes widened ever slightly. "Alright." He said slowly. "What did you have in mind then? You want to keep it close to the original?"

She looked back to the mask. "No." She pulled up the sketches she had been working on. "I was thinking more like this."

Tony nodded coming next to her, looking over the sketches. "Alright. We can work on this tomorrow."

"How about now?" Piper asked eagerly. She didn't want to sleep.

As if understanding, Tony smiled at her sadly. "Sure. Let's draw up some more ideas first though." She smiled as they pulled up seats. "What are you thinking about Spider- Girl?"

"Not Spider- Girl." This was the part she was surest of.

"Oh? Then what's your superhero name going to be?"

"Arachne."

2 Years After the Snap

Piper groaned softly as a cry pierced the air. She lifted her head to her clock that read 4:30am. She barely got in an hour ago.

She stretched as she yawned before walking over to the next room, ignoring the strange tingly feeling on her gums. It's been there on and off for the last few months.

"What's wrong Morg?" She asked lifting the toddler from her bed rocking her gently. Of course, she only answered via wailing.

She glanced into the crib before grabbing the pacifier and putting it in her adoptive sisters mouth. The baby sucked on it contently, closing her eyes. Morgan Stark was born a little over a year ago. And she's been helping care for her ever since.

Piper sighed slightly annoyed. "You know you wouldn't cry so much if you stopped spitting out your pacifier."

She loved Morgan as if she was her sister. But she also like sleeping.

"You just know when I'm sleeping, huh?" She teased Morgan, rocking her a little more. "You know, when your older I'm going to randomly wake you up at night for no reason. See how you like it. Or who knows?" She said setting Morgan down. "Maybe your parents will give you a little sibling?"

"Thought I heard you up." She looked over to see Pepper at the door way.

"Hey, how long had you been standing there?" She asked rising.

"Just when you put her down." Pepper explained looking her up and down. "Shouldn't you have changed by now?"

Piper looked back down to herself to see she was still in her Arachne uniform sans head pieces. It was a simple black outfit with a white spider in the center of the chest. Usually she wore a domino mask with it, a mouth piece similar to the winter soldiers and a hood.

The domino mask still allowed her to still access Karen and allow her to see information like Tony's Iron Man helmet let him. The mask and hood though were just for aesthetic.

"Fell asleep." Piper shrugged as the two walked out.

"What time are you meeting with Bruce?" Pepper asked.

"10-ish." Piper answered. "But he's used to Tony so he probably won't mind if I'm an hour or so late. What do you think?"

Pepper smiled. "Be nice and try to get there relatively on time."

"Well then I'm going to get a couple more hours of sleep. You?"

"Probably same."

"Bruce!" She called out into the lab, holding three large pizzas.

Bruce has been trying to find a better way to control the Hulk. This time it was through radiation exposure, Since she was one of the few people in the world who could handle this level of radiation, he would ask her to come help him with a few things. After getting Tony's permission of course.

"Over here!" His voice sounded deeper as he called out from the back of the lab.

"You okay? You sound a little-" She cut off as she saw the Hulk with Bruce's face in what had to be the worlds stretchiest pants and a huge shirt.. "-Off."

"Thank God you're here." Bruce? Hulk? Brulk? said getting the pizzas from her. "I'm starving! How's Harry?"

She knew she was being rude, but she couldn't stop staring at the man before her. She's never seen him like this. Didn't think something like this was possible. And wasn't entirely sure what this was.

"...He's Good." She said hesitantly, walking after him. She was only there two weeks ago! "Bruce...?"

"Yeah?"

"How did..." She gestured to him. "...This happen?"

"Eighteen months of radiation exposure straight causes strange things." Bruce shrugged as he practically swallowed the first pizza. "As I'm sure you've noticed."

Piper looked over. "What do you mean?"

Bruce looked almost jealous at her. "Seriously? No changes? No weird feelings?"

"I haven't told Tony, but..." Her hand drifted to her mouth.

"But?" Bruce prompted.

"My gums have been feeling weird lately."

"Want me to check it out?"

"I thought you weren't that kind of Doctor?" Piper joked as Bruce rolled his eyes.

"Open up." Bruce said gesturing to the seat next to him. "Let me see."

Piper sighed before obliging, leaning her head back and opened her mouth. What was he expecting to find?

"Have we talked about you getting more changes?" He asked looking to her amazed.

She snapped her mouth closed as she looked right at him. "What do you mean?"

"You're developing fangs."

Alright then. "At least this justifies my mouth piece."

4 Years After the Snap

Piper looked over the edge of the roof. Three men were cornering a young woman who was pleading with them.

This would be quick. She jumped off the roof into the alley right behind one of the men. She grabbed him by the back of his shirt and flung him into the wall behind her with enough force to knock him out.

The others looked to her. The other two muggers stepped away from the girl and towards her, one wielding a crow bar and the other a bat.

"Run." Piper told the woman as Crowbar rushed to her. The woman didn't hesitate.

Piper side stepped the man as she pulled out one of her kindjals, which she dubbed her Spider Fangs laced with the paralysis from her natural fangs, and sliced the arm holding the crowbar, causing his arm to fall limply to his side and drop the weapon.

She launched herself just out of reach onto the wall as Bat tried rushing her, causing her to drop her weapon

Once firm on the wall she webbed the bat up to her and then flipped behind them. As they were turning she hit the back of Crowbar's knee with the bat. As he fell, she grabbed the back of his shirt and threw him into the nearby dumpster, the lid falling shut.

"Incoming call from Mr. Stark." Karen announced as Bat took out a gun and began shooting at her.

"Take a message." She ordered as she jumped around avoiding bullets.

"He's insisting."

"Hey kid,"

"Tony," She greeted politely running along the wall as she shot a web at the barrel of the gun. "What's up?"

"Where are you?" He asked as the man tossed his weapon aside and raised his fists. "The gala started an hour ago."

"And when did you get there?" She asked landing in front of the man.

"Not the point. You are here to accept-"

"-I've been nominated." She said dodging his punch. "We don't know if I've won. Just give me a minute."

She grabbed his arm, twisting it behind his back.

"Pepper's giving you 15 minutes before she sends Happy after you."

"It's like she doesn't trust me." Piper took off her face mask before sinking her fangs into the man's neck.

"See you soon." He said as Piper released and pushed the man away who fell limply to the ground.

"See you." Piper said wiping her mouth with the back of her gloved hand. She looked at the alley. "Y'all are making me late."

"There she is!" Tony said as Piper walked into the room.

Piper smiled shyly as she pushed a stray curl behind her ear. She was wearing a simple red dress with spaghetti straps with matching shawl and heels. Her hair was in a simple bun.

Pepper walked over and embraced her in a hug. "You're late." She whispered in her ear.

"Had to save someone." She explained as they separated. "Now where is my little Morgan?"

"At home. Nebula and Rocket are babysitting." Tony explained as he took a sip of his drink.

"And who's babysitting them?" Piper joked with a smirk.

"Natasha." Pepper supplied as the girls giggled.

While Morgan loved Nebula and Rocket, they often got into mischief with their combined intelligence. Although they did make sure no 'experiments' were conducted on Salem. Mainly, Morgan wanted to test to see how to paint his fur and what affects that might have.

"So how long is this supposed to last?" Piper asked. She had an English paper due tomorrow and she had less than a third of it done. Who knew writing a persuasive essay and vigilanting and baby sitting and holding a part time job with the Daily Bugle's website at the same time was so hard?

"Tired of me already?" She turned to see Harry Osborn standing in front of her. She smiled. The two of them had remained close over the last few years. Although she had yet to tell him of her secret identity.

"Just a little." Piper joked with an over exaggerated yawn.

"Don't I feel special." Harry smiled.

"Ah Mr. Osborn." Tony greeted politely. Tony... respected Harry. Rhodey said Tony loathed Norman Osborn, Harry's father but was much more amicable towards Harry with a little hesitancy due to Norman's influence. Although he has been warming up to him. "Didn't know you'd be here."

"And miss Piper's big day?" Harry asked almost offended. "Never."

Piper smiled. "Will you two relax, I don't even know if I won anything."

"I'm sure you've won." Tony said patting her shoulder. He looked to Harry. "How's your project going?"

"Good." Harry nodded. "We just finished prototypes on the exoskeleton and are ready to move onto trials."

"And this suit...?" Tony prompted.

"It'll enhance the wearers strength, speed and durability." Harry explained taking a sip of his drink. "Ideally first responders and military could use this to get people to safety faster and help more should another crisis arise. No offense, but I think if first responders had this they could've been used for more than evacuations during the Avengers past battles."

"Not a bad idea. but you still need to be careful when selling this." Tony warned. "All it takes is one nut job."

"I'll keep that in mind Mr. Stark."

"Quiet boys." Pepper said as the lights dimmed. "They're starting announcements."

Piper clutched the table near her eagerly. This was the Pulitzer Prize. She had done an editorial piece about the rises in third world countries since the Snap. It amazed even her how much has changed. The once third world countries economy has greatly improved and allowed them to prosper without major interference's. So, silver lining.

Thanks to personal access Tony's jets and selected suits, she was able to travel to those countries and home while maintaining a life at home with relative ease. Along her travels she had met Ororo Munroe a nice woman from Kenya who acted as a leader of her village. Piper was able to get her in contact with Okoye and M'Baku in Wakanda who returned to semi isolation, and convinced them to provide aid to other countries.

Honestly, Piper wasn't expecting to win. She read some of the other articles, and thought they were better than hers. One talked about the rise of the enhanced. Another talked about weather stabilization. And yet another was on the increase of global aid. It would be a close competition.

She looked up as Harry grabbed her right hand from where it was fiddling with the ring on her necklace.

"You got this." He assured with a kind smile.

"-Winner is...Piper Parker!"

"What did I tell you?" Harry asked as they walked outside of the hotel. He was walking her to the Stark Limo.

"Can't remember." Piper smiled at him. "Thank you for believing in me."

"Like I've said, you're an amazing writer."

One day you could document our stories of Spider- Man!

"Thanks." She said softly looking away.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked concerned.

"I never imagined I win this." Piper confessed. "Led alone this young, and if I did I thought-" Her throat tightened. Even after all this time it wasn't any easier to say their names. "They'd be here to celebrate with me."

Harry lifted her chin up to look at him, a small smile on his face. "Well I know I'm not a good substitute. But I'll be with you Piper Parker."

She smiled gratefully at him. She had to tell him. "Harry I-"

"Kid come on!" Tony called out. "Morgan's waiting for us."

"I should go." Piper said taking a step to the limo.

"Right." He kissed her cheek when Tony wasn't looking. "Bye Pipe."

Her cheeks turned red as she walked away. "Goodnight Harry."

It's been a week since the night he kissed her cheek. It wasn't until they got home that the butterflies in her stomach settled. Did Harry like her? Did she like him?

Now she was back in the city, in her old apartment. She had asked Harry to meet her there. She had to tell him. But how?

She looked around her old apartment. So much of it was boxes and furniture wrapped in plastic. Tony bought the apartment after the Snap. He said she could go to it whenever she was ready. She only really came back to throw out old food and when she needed to get away from the others.

She jumped at a knock at the door.

This is it. She thought to herself as she opened the door. Harry stood there with a small smile.

"Hey Piper."

"Hey." She said smiling as she felt something flutter in her stomach. "Um... Come in." She said holding the door open wider for him.

"You sounded nervous on the phone."

"Did I?" Piper said sitting on the couch after moving the plastic.

"Everything alright?" Harry asked sitting next to her.

"Yeah." Piper said nervously, once again fiddling with her necklace. "I just don't know how to say this..."

"I think I know." Harry said.

"You know?" How did he know? Was she really that obvious?

Instead of answering, he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. She gasped slightly eyes widening. He was kissing her. And it was... Nice.

She slowly relaxed and leaned closer to him, closing her eyes. Her hands moved up to cup his face. This was what she never admitted to herself. She was in love with Harry. Not Harry Osborn head of Oscorp or Harry Osborn son of Norman Osborn. Just Harry. And he loved her.

No relationship could work with out trust. She remember May telling her. You must always be open.

She pulled back. "Wait." She whispered breathlessly.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked softly as the two stayed close.

"There's something you should know." Piper said softly as she walked away.

He gestured for her to continue as she fiddled with her bracelets. "Piper whatever you have to say-"

She cut him off by turning and shooting a web at the spot right next to him. She watched with bated breath as he stared at the web, touching it gently. He looked to her, wide eyed. "Your Arachne..."

"Surprise." She said weakly. She sighed. "I understand if you don't want to deal with... This. It's hard on everyone and-"

He cut her off with another kiss. "If it's possible." He whispered against her lips. "I think I love you more."

Piper laughed breathlessly. "So where does this leave us?"

"Like any other couple." harry said. "We stay together and help each other."

AN:

Well that was a lot. I want to apologize since I doubt I'll have another chapter this long. At least not regularly.

This chapter was too mainly fill only part of the five year gap. I hope y'all enjoyed this. And thank you to my 4 reviews! That's the most of gotten for a single chapter so quickly!

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