Author's Note: Sorry but it took me forever to write this chapter. It actually ended up being super long so I'm splitting it into two parts. Part II of this chapter will be coming out soon. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. I hope everyone had a good New Years. It's so hard to believe it's already 2018. 2017 passed by way too fast for my liking but at least that means we're closer to Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War.

I just want to discuss the last chapter with Emma's mother. I know some of you were really shocked about Margot's past with Clint since Clint never made any indication about knowing Emma's mother but just think about it. Clint obviously saw Margot as an older sister so it would've been very hard for him to have a lot of interactions with Emma. Clint and Emma's interactions have been very limited in the past so I think this information will even take her by surprise when she finds out. He feels guilty about not saving Margot from her death so it's hard for him to be around Emma which is why they haven't spent a lot of time together.

Also when I picture Margot in the story, I kind of imagine her as Jessica Chastain. Like...one hundred percent. I'm not sure who I picture Emma's father as. Maybe Brad Pitt or even an older Alexander Skarsgard. By an older Alexander Skarsgard I don't mean Stellan Skarsgard either. Just an older version of Alexander Skarsgard but I definitely picture Jessica Chastain as Margot. There wasn't much of Emma's dad last chapter but he'll have more of a POV in future chapters so you'll get to know him better. Pierce will definitely be making an appearance in the flashback scenes and so will Tony. We'll keep seeing a lot of Clint too.

Not really related to the story but I've been listening to a lot of music from this up and coming Norwegian singer called Sigrid. She's really good. Sigrid's only got like five or six songs out so far but I'm really obsessed with her music. I hope to see her more in the future. Last chapter, however, I was listening to a lot of eighties music to write it. I know it's in the nineties but Emma's mother adores eighties music so I listened to a lot of Blondie(even though Blondie technically started in the seventies), Bonnie Tyler, and a couple songs from Kim Carnes. That's definitely a similarity Emma and her mother have...their love of music. I guess it's kind of reminiscent to Star Lord and his mother in Guardians of the Galaxy.

By the way I also signed up for this book of the month club membership and my December box finally came in the mail today. I felt like I waited forever but I was so happy to see the two books I ordered today. City of Brass but I also ordered Bonfire by Krysten Ritter. It's totally the Krysten Ritter you're thinking of too. That's right, Jessica Jones wrote this awesome sounding mystery thriller that sounds like a Gillian Flynn book and I'm super exited to read it. This makes Krysten Ritter a billion times cooler to me than she was before.

Happy Birthday to ImsebastianstanButter! I honestly thought I'd update before today but I was surprised that I was even able to update today. I hope you have an amazing birthday.

LovingBOBThePacific: I'm so happy to hear all the feedback about the last chapter. I was so afraid everyone would hate it because Emma and Peter weren't in it. Part III is all about the past for Emma so it was important for me to have a chapter like that and to continue having chapters like that.

After hearing a lot of the feedback I've now decided for Emma not to kill Rumlow. I was really conflicted about it but she's come so far and I feel like killing Rumlow would just set her back. I've had an idea where she kills him the same way he killed her mother but I think I'll scrap that. There was also an idea I had to have Emma decide not to kill him and put him in Raft prison but everyone including myself would hate that. Rumlow deserves to die and I'd be the worst person ever to let him live. So he'll definitely die but not by Emma's hands. I'm still trying to figure out who. Clint could be a good choice but so could Tony, Steve, or Bucky. I'm definitely going to have to spend a lot of time thinking about this.

Spawn Hades: I've some subtle hints at Rumlow's obsession with Emma's mother in past but nothing like last chapter. It's a really interesting idea having Peter kill Rumlow. It would be interesting to watch Peter lose himself and intriguing to see Emma help him cope with killing someone despite how evil Rumlow was. So that's definitely something to consider too.

Kitsune Kayls: I don't know if I'm going to post another chapter with the Avengers reaction to Emma doing her own thing back in the states. I think the next time we see them in this story it'll be when they come back for good. We'll see.

Peter and Steve are definitely two individuals I'm considering to kill Rumlow. It would be interesting for Steve to do it because Emma's always talked about how her and Bucky would kill for each other so Steve finishing off Rumlow would prove that Emma and Steve's bond is just as strong as her one to Bucky.

I don't mind long reviews. I actually prefer them.

Radioactive88: Rumlow never raped Emma's mother. Margot had a moment of insanity when she even dated Rumlow so their relationship was consensual. The reason she didn't remember their break up or when they dated that well is because Margot only considered him to be a brief high school fling. She moved on from him and didn't think about him hardly ever again. I wanted emphasize the fact that Rumlow has this insane, weird obsession with her when Margot never really paid him much interest after they broke up. He was never important to her like she was important to him. They did date almost twenty years before so Margot, actually being a sane person, wasn't hung up on him at all.

I think Clint's always getting hurt because he's the only one who's just a normal, average human without any armor or anything. There's Natasha but I think she's more highly trained in combat than Clint is. Tony has the Iron Man suit and Sam's got his wings. I didn't actually make him injured in the last chapter on purpose. I wanted Clint and Margot to have this past being partners but I needed an excuse to have her be partnered with Emma's dad for a mission. I don't know...my favorite decades for music were the sixties, seventies, and eighties. There's some really good music now but you have to really look for it. Back then even good music was mainstream.

Some people have indicated that maybe Peter should kill Rumlow. I know he's like this moral compass for Emma and she wouldn't want that for him but she'd still love him no matter what. It would be interesting to see her help him cope with killing someone even if that someone was Rumlow. I'm not saying that Peter's going to be the one but he's definitely someone that I've been looking at. I'm kind of looking at everyone right now as options.

Clint is a good option too. He obviously hates that Rumlow killed Margot and might even feel guilty that he didn't do enough to protect the woman he saw as his big sister. This new relationship Emma's formed with Tony could also make Tony be the one to finish Rumlow off. I was thinking of Steve and Bucky maybe killing Rumlow together. There's so many scenarios in my head right now. It could go either way. I just know that Emma's definitely not going to kill Rumlow. I've been doing a lot of thinking and that's something I know for sure.

knarl: I've also decided not to have Emma kill Rumlow. It would just set her back too much with all the progress she's made. I also think that she wouldn't be able to do it when it comes down to it. She'd never admit it but she's terrified of Rumlow. He holds a lot of power over her. I do really like the idea of Steve killing Rumlow. Steve and Emma are incredibly close. He's obviously killed before during battle loads of time but I feel like seeing Rumlow, after learning what Rumlow did to Emma, would set him off and he'd kill him in anger.

Emma-Jean02: I can say for sure that Emma's not going to be the one to kill Rumlow but he will definitely die.

Wildfarr: Thanks for the nice compliment! I appreciate it. The reason I decided to make Emma's mother sort of carefree, nice, and a bit ditzy because I didn't want her to be like Emma at all. I wanted to show this contrast between them. If Emma's parents had lived she probably wouldn't be the way she is at all. Emma probably wouldn't even be as strong as she is now without the injections. The serum in her leftover from her grandfather probably would've fizzled out a lot by the time it got to her. I think she would've still met Peter through her parents who probably would've worked with the Avengers in some way but their story would've been very different. Emma might've even been a bit like her mother in a lot of ways although immensely spoiled by her parents, grandparents, Tony, and Clint. She would've been the spoiled rich girl in this alternate universe. Maybe I'll even make an alternate story of that actually. That could be fun to write. Who knows.

I will continue with these flashbacks through out Part III. They won't happen very often but they'll occur every now and then. The mission with Salazar was a very important mission that brought Emma's parents together as well as sealed their fate in the end. The last chapter was definitely not a one time thing.

Guest: Emma was actually raped by Rumlow. There will never be a full rape scene because I don't think I have it in me to write that but it will definitely be something she discusses in Part III. Part III is about her finally confronting her past and being more open with those around her.

Mcduffie145: Rumlow hasn't been around for a while so Part III is going to be completely be centered around him. There's a lot Emma needs to accept about herself and the most important thing is to tell people what really happened to her. She's been keeping it in for too long.

Oly E: Estoy tan feliz de que te guste tanto la historia. Estoy usando Google translate para escribirte esto porque, aunque soy medio mexicano, mi madre nunca me enseñó a hablar español. Estoy realmente celoso de las personas que pueden. Muy agradable escuchar algunos comentarios y seguir leyendo. Gracias.

ShinigamiLovesApples: I'm considering a lot of options here and Steve is definitely one of them. I can say with full confidence that Emma won't be the one to kill Rumlow. Thanks for your input. Happy New Years to you as well.

Guest: Bucky is definitely another option I'm considering. We'll see how this part pans out and I'll make my decision in due time. Thanks for your input.

Thank you for all the feedback about who you think should kill Rumlow. You've given me a lot to think about and I'll definitely thinking of every scenario. Part III might even be better than previous parts. I really appreciate how all of you have come out and given me your opinions. I'm also glad that you seem to love the chapter with Emma's mother. More chapters like that will be coming up in the future.

Sorry for the super long author's note!

Thanks for all the reviews and please let me know what you think of this chapter.

'Don't it feel like that night was from a dream'

'I've never felt nothing like that'

'Looking at you, looking right back'

'You say nothing is ever as good as it seems'

'Stop running your mouth like that'

'Cause you know I'm gonna give it right back'

'You're so close now'

'So don't let me down'

'Give me a little of your love'

-Little of Your Love by HAIM

Queens, New York

Present Day

Two weeks.

It had been two weeks since the night May Parker showed up at the compound and raised hell yet everything had managed to be okay. Two weeks and Emma was still trying to hide her true feelings from Peter Parker. Things had relatively gone back to normal when she returned to Queens after her week long stay at the compound. Her and Darcy were back to their usual routine at the townhouse with Jane occasionally joining them for breakfast before work. Stark and her had also worked out all their differences. They still bickered like usual but that was just what their relationship was like.

Now...back to the matter that was Peter Parker. Emma really didn't know how to describe how her and Peter were doing. They went to school together, spent a few hours of crime fighting in Queens, and spent weekends together at the compound. She supposed she never thought how hard it was going to be for her to be around Peter so much when she was in love with him. Not that he had any idea about that. They were just friends in his eyes and Emma supposed that was better than nothing. She'd rather be his friend than a stranger to him.

"What are you thinking about?" Emma turned her head immediately to the side only to notice Michelle staring back at her with a bored look on her face. They were in their first period English class, reading their assigned book for the semester. Emma was snapped out of her thoughts as she raised an eyebrow questioningly at her friend.

"What?" She asked and Michelle shrugged nonchalantly.

"You just kind of had a stupid look on your face for a moment there so I was just wondering what you were thinking so hard about." Michelle quipped and Emma glared at frizzy haired girl.

"None of your business." Emma snapped at her before returning her attention back to her book. Michelle wasn't in the least offended by the blonde's behavior. She had been friends with Emma long enough to be used to her unpredictable behavior. Although…Michelle had to admit that Emma seemed off as of lately. She seemed to be fidgety and nervous at times which was something that Emma Lewis wasn't really known for. It also didn't escape her notice that Emma seemed somewhat more laid back and relaxed although she did have her moments when she acted grumpy and unpleasant. Michelle wasn't sure why but Emma's attitude seemed to be all over the place these days.

There was also the fact that the blonde had been spending more and more time with Peter. Weirdly enough, Emma and Michelle had actually been sitting right next to Peter and Ned at lunch instead of at the other end of the table. Michelle didn't understand how one moment Emma could be pissed at Peter, for a reason she never really explained, and then be best friends with him the next minute. Emma Lewis seemed to be a mystery that no one could really figure out. Well…Michelle thought she had figured out one part of Emma ,at least, but she was currently just keeping that discovery to herself until she decided to finally confront the blonde about her suspicion.

"Class, if you can just flip to page 237 of 'A Farewell to Arms'." The teacher announced as all the students did as they were told. Emma obediently did as she was requested as well but only because 'A Farewell to Arms' was her favorite Ernest Hemingway book. This was about the fourth time she had read it. Emma still remembered the first time she read the book. She had binge read the entire book in only a few hours. There was something remarkably beautiful about the story even though it was probably one of the most tragic romances she had ever read. A part of her understood why Bradley Cooper had thrown the book through the second story glass window in Silver Linings Playbook but Emma also understood that some things just didn't work out. Not every story had a happy ending. Just look at Emma's parents.

The rest of the English class was spent answering a questionnaire about the chapter they were currently on. Emma filled out the questionnaire in no time and spent the rest of the class period listening to a playlist of Portugal. The Man's greatest songs while she read the next chapter of the book. She chewed on her bottom lip in anticipation as she read the next chapter. Emma knew what happened in the chapter but the feelings she felt when she first read it never lessened...even the fourth time she read it. The bell ringing slightly surprised her as she was suddenly jolted out of the world of Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley. She quickly stuffed her book inside her backpack before her and Michelle left the class together.

A leftover feeling of sadness filled her from reading the book. Ernest Hemingway really knew how to tug at a person heartstrings...even the heartstrings of a former assassin. It was then that Emma spotted none other than Peter Parker walking down the hall, Ned at his side, towards them. He had that same goofy smile on his face that Emma adored. The moment she caught sight of his smile the feeling of sadness left her. A feeling akin to elation replaced the sadness as her heart beat a little faster at seeing him. Emma had just seen him the night before when they did their usual rounds in Queens but somehow she felt excited at seeing him again.

Peter and Ned stopped in front of her and Michelle in the middle of the hall. Ned and Michelle both watched the brown haired boy and blonde girl as the two stared at each other. Even Ned and Michelle could feel the tension between the two and it wasn't angry tension like it had been like with them before. No…it was a different kind of tension. Peter and Emma both blushed as they realized that they had been staring at each other for longer than a couple seconds. Peter coughed awkwardly as he struggled to say something to Emma. It always seemed like he was speechless around her these days. He never knew what to say to her without sounding like an idiot.

"So…um…h-how was English?" Peter finally was able to ask and blushed a darker shade of red as he realized he sounded kind of stupid. Emma gave him a small smile that reached her ocean blue eyes.

"It was fine." She answered as she shrugged. "We just answered the questionnaire about 'A Farewell to Arms'. I'd say more but I wouldn't want to bore you talking about my love for Hemingway." Peter gave her a soft smile as he stared at her with adoring eyes.

"You're not boring. I like hearing you talk about Hemingway." Peter told her softly and Emma locked eyes with him, not sure how to feel about what Peter told her. She felt suddenly very warm as she also felt the familiar feeling of butterflies in the pit of her stomach. Ned raised an eyebrow at his best friend because he remembered Peter once saying how boring he thought English class was. Since when was Peter Parker suddenly interested in Ernest Hemingway? Ned and Michelle both gave the pair a weird looks as Emma and Peter continued stared at each other. It seemed like those lived in a world of their own sometimes.

"Sorry to interupt whatever this is but can we go to Spanish class already?" Michelle asked tiredly. "We're going to be late." Emma and Peter both snapped out of their moment as they both glanced over at Michelle and Ned. Peter blushed again while Emma ignored the look on their faces.

"Right…" Peter trailed off awkwardly. "I'll walk with you guys to class then." Michelle just raised an eyebrow at the weird teenager. Peter walking with Emma and Michelle to class seemed to be a regular occurrence lately. Somehow Michelle figured that it wasn't because he suddenly wanted to listen to Emma and her discuss their favorite books. No, it was something else entirely.

"I have to get to my French class. I'll see you third period, Peter." Ned told his friend before turning a corner and walking down a different hallway, leaving the three teenagers alone. It didn't take long before Emma and Michelle were in deep discussion about the complexities of Virginia Woolf. Peter didn't have anything to say as they talked because he barely knew who Virginia Woolf was but he didn't mind. There was a smile on his face as he listened to Emma talk about one of her many favorite authors. She was so passionate whenever she talked about books. It warmed Peter's heart to know that the always serious and cynical Emma Rogers was actually a bookworm. He loved that about her.

Emma and Peter both walked out of school as soon as the bell rang for school to end. It was Friday so that meant that it was time to return to the Avenger's Facility although no one except Ned really knew that. Happy was waiting for them outside the expensive looking Audi, trying to look cool and intimidating with his tinted sunglasses and a business suit. Emma honestly doubted that even Flash Thompson would find him intimidating.

The way Emma and Peter explained the fact that they always left school together Fridays was because Emma had also gotten an internship with Stark Industries just like Peter had. Emma told all interested parties on the decathlon team that Stark was looking for graphic designers. Most of them seemed to buy that except for Michelle but Michelle was always suspicious anyways. Emma was pretty much sure that Michelle knew her secret. It wasn't like Emma really cared if she had figured it out or not. She wasn't going to talk about it until Michelle decided to finally confront her...whenever that would be.

"You two ready?" Happy asked them once they reached him and the duo nodded at him. It wasn't like they ever needed to pack a bag for the compound. The both of them already had a ton of stuff at the compound. Tony had Peter's room all fixed up with Star Wars merchandise and other nerdy obsessions that he had. Emma had rolled her eyes when she saw the look of awe when Peter saw his room. He practically drooled over a bunch of Star Wars collectable action figures that Tony had left for him. In all honesty Emma thought he was kind of cute when he acted all dorky like that. Happy made a move to open the car door for them but Peter immediately stopped him.

"No, that's okay, Happy. I've got it." Peter told the older man. Happy gave Peter a look of disbelief.

"Are you being serious right now?" He asked in an annoyed voice and Peter nodded furiously. Happy watched in disbelief and annoyance as Peter then opened the car door for Emma. She smiled at softly as he gestured for her to go inside first.

Happy shook his head at the stupid kid. That kid thought he was so sleek, didn't he? However, Happy, knew exactly what he was trying to do. The kid was obviously trying to woo the blonde teenager. Happy rolled his eyes before heading to the driver's side of the car. Good luck with that one, Kid, Happy thought to himself. That idiotic kid obviously didn't know what he was getting himself into. Emma Rogers wasn't the usual run of the mill teenage girl. Peter Parker was treading into dangerous waters with even trying to woo the blonde.

Emma scooted down the backseat as Peter climbed into the car after her. A smile was still on her face from Peter's kind gesture. He was doing a lot of that lately… opening doors and pulling out chairs for her. His gentlemanly behavior reminded her a lot of Steve in moments like those. Steve had always done the same for her and every woman because it was just in his nature to do so. Emma found the gentlemanly gestures that Peter made to somehow be even more sweet and endearing since he was the one doing them.

She figured that was another reason why she had fallen in love with Peter. He reminded her of Steve in a way. Emma knew that kind of sounded weird and creepy but it wasn't like that. Steve had been a kind and supportive male figure in her life for a long time. She trusted and respected him above all others. Emma loved everything about the man that was a father figure to her so it made sense to her way she had fallen in love with Peter Parker. Peter shared a lot of traits with Steve. They were both moral, sweet natured, brave, and strong male figures in her life but in completely different ways to her. Emma didn't think she could've fallen in love with Peter if he hadn't at least shared a couple of traits with Steve.

Speaking of her feelings and her impending visit to the compound…Emma had never really recovered from her embarrassment of what Darcy blurted out that night from two weeks ago. It was fine when Darcy made those kinds of comments before she even had feelings for Peter but things were different now. She was way more defensive about Peter and especially because she didn't want anyone to know she had done something stupid like falling in love. Emma couldn't help it when she finally snapped from Darcy's teasing. Emma became lost in her thoughts as she recalled the event.

"Em, what the hell is your boyfriend doing here?" Darcy asked her tiredly in front of everyone. Emma stared at the brunette blankly while Peter's eyes were widened in surprise from being referred to as Emma's boyfriend. It made sense as to why Darcy was confused about Peter being there. She didn't know that Peter Parker and Spider-Man were the same person but what she said about Peter being Emma's boyfriend(in front of him!) finally crossed the line.

Vision just seemed confused like he always did about the dramatic and odd nature of humans. Pepper figured that Darcy was just being her usual self as she teased Emma like she normally did. Darcy was the only one in the world that had balls enough to tease the blonde. Tony Stark, however, had a very mischievous and gleeful look on his face as he looked from Darcy to Emma and Peter. He knew the statement was only a joke but somehow the statement finally finished the puzzle that had been going on inside his head.

"Awww…" Darcy said as she grinned down at the two teenagers who she perceived as an adorable couple. Mostly she was just doing this to get on the former assassin's nerves. She knew Peter Parker was a sensitive subject for her."That's so cute. You two made up from that little lover's spat you had last week. Well, that's good. I'm happy to see that love can still conquer all."

Peter gave the blonde a soft look. She told Darcy about their fight? That meant that Emma must've talked about him quite a lot. Emma, however, was not amused by the brunette's loud mouth as she narrowed her eyes at her. It was one thing making little teasing comments about the imaginary relationship between her and Peter at home but making those same comments in public…in front of Peter?! Emma was thoroughly embarrassed by Darcy's antics.

"Pepper." Emma said quietly as the strawberry blonde looked at her curiously. "Please tell Steve that I'm sorry." Pepper gave the blonde a confused look, not understanding what she meant by that.

"Sorry?" She questioned. "Sorry for what?" Emma glared at Darcy who was still standing at the top of the stairs.

"Because I'm finally going to kill that woman." Emma nearly growled at her before she leapt off the ground and flew into the air. Everyone watched in shock as the blonde made a beeline for Darcy who yelped in fear and surprise.

"No…wait! I'm sorry!" Darcy exclaimed as she darted down the hall. Emma flew after her as the brunette continued to scream in terror. She could just tell that Emma was beyond pissed. Darcy had always enjoyed pushing Emma's buttons but it seemed like this time she just pushed her too far.

"Is someone going to do anything?!" Pepper exclaimed as she stared incredulously at Tony and Vision. "I think she might actually kill Darcy this time."

"Darcy will be fine as long as she finds a room to hide in." Tony said as he shrugged any worried feelings off. He didn't really think Darcy was in harm's way. Emma wasn't going to kill her…she might make her sorry for making a comment like that but she wasn't going to kill her. Peter still stared wide eyed towards the area where Darcy Lewis had previously been standing. He didn't know what to make of any of this but he did know that he quite liked being referred to as Emma's boyfriend. Vision sighed from next to Tony.

"I suppose I'll try to diffuse the situation." Vision said quietly, not looking perfectly excited to interfere in the affairs of Emma Rogers. He had been getting along very well with Emma as of lately and he didn't want to jeopardize that. A small part of Vision might've actually believed that the blonde was capable of ripping the mind stone from his forehead and making it into a necklace. Emma had made the threat over a year ago but it stayed with him. She just sounded so confident about being able to do it that even he believed her when she first made the threat.

"You're a good sport, Vision." Tony said as he grinned at the purple android. "Go take one for the team." Vision didn't look very happy but he floated back into the air and flew down the hall where Emma and Darcy disappeared off into. Tony, Pepper, and Peter waited patiently on the main level while they heard the loud commotion coming from upstairs. Tony imagined the whole compound was awake now from all the racket.

"Get your fucking hands of me, asshole!" They could hear Emma yell angrily as Vision most likely saved Darcy's life. Tony and Pepper were both a little relieved to hear that Vision had managed to grab a hold of Emma although they bet that was the same thing as grabbing an angry wild cat. Peter was still in a dreamy state as he imagined a world in which Emma really was his girlfriend. Although in his dream it was the Star Wars universe and he was Han Solo while Emma was Princess Leia. He bet Emma would look so pretty wearing those cute little buns.

"Just wait until I rip that stupid rock out of your stupid face!" Emma shouted at him angrily yet Peter wasn't even fazed by her. He was used to Emma's vulgar behavior and it was even something he had found quite endearing about her because it was just how she was. She wouldn't be Emma if she didn't say things like that. "Ugh! You annoying purple hobgoblin!"

Tony snickered as he heard that last insult she threw Vision's way. Purple hobgoblin? Tony would have to remember that one for the future. It was then that Vision brought Emma back into sight as his arms were tightly wrapped around her, keeping her from escaping. A pissed off look was on her face as she was trapped in Vision's arms while he brought her back onto the main level. He subsequently dropped her off onto the main level and she gave the purple android an angry look.

Darcy Lewis, who looked a little worse for wear, walked down the stairs. Her brunette hair was messy from when Emma jumped on top of her. She was just lucky that was all Emma was able to do before Vision grabbed the furious blonde. Emma's attention was taken away from Vision as she turned to glare at Darcy who gave her a sheepish look. The brunette awkwardly cleared her throat as she joined the others on the main level.

"So…" Darcy started to say as she looked at them nervously. "What's the real reason Peter's here?"

Emma snapped out of her recollection as Happy made a turn down the street. She suddenly felt eyes on her face and turned to look at Peter who immediately blushed, looking away from her and out the window. Emma looked at her own window, an amused smile on her face, as she stared at the dozens of buildings they passed. A part of her wondered what Steve would think of Peter. Emma was sure that Steve and Peter would get along perfectly. They were so much alike in all the best ways. Emma really wanted Steve and Peter to meet one day…she hoped that one day they might.

It was 4:30 in the morning when Emma Rogers sneaked into Peter Parker's room and shook him awake. She was clearly not gentle about it either because Peter felt like he was being attacked. The teenager opened his eyes and looked tiredly at the blonde sitting casually on the edge of the bed. Seeing those blue eyes through the darkness of the room caused him to wake up more as he immediately sat up in his bed. He wondered how long Emma had been there before deciding that he probably didn't want to know. The weird thing about it was that Emma didn't even seem embarrassed at being caught in his room.

"Emma?!" Peter exclaimed as stared in shock at her. "What are you doing in my room?!" Emma made it clear that she had no interest in ever being in his room the first time Peter wanted to show her all the cool stuff Mr. Stark put in his room. She had declared it a nerd cave, refusing to be caught dead in it. Emma had also informed him that he wasn't allowed in her room which Peter didn't really understand. She said something about needing her own space so he decided to leave it at that.

"Waking you up." Emma said as though it were obvious. Peter rubbed his eyes tiredly before looking up at the ceiling.

"McConaughey, what time is it?" He asked the AI system.

"4:30 a.m., Mr. Parker." McConaughey answered and Peter turned to look at Emma like she was insane. She woke him up at 4:30 in the morning? She must've never slept at all because getting up that early was totally insane.

"You woke me up at 4:30?! What's wrong with you?!" Peter asked her and Emma just stared back at him, not bothered by his dramatics in the least bit.

"Maria and I have been too lenient with you the past two weeks." Emma explained. "We can get more training done if we get up earlier." It was true…Emma really had been going easy on Peter for the past two weeks. Emma had let Peter get up at his own time before they started their training sessions. She let him get away with holding back while training. She knew he held back when they trained because Peter was a lot stronger than that. Those days were over now. There was no more letting Peter get away with those things now. He needed to get up earlier if he was going to be serious about training. Peter was also going to need to learn that he couldn't hold back when he fought against her.

"This is crazy." Peter muttered as he laid his head back down on the pillow stubbornly. "Whatever. I'm going back to bed." Emma didn't seem fazed by what he just said. She sighed heavily as she revealed the large cup of water she had been holding in her hand. Somehow she knew Peter was going to act like a little brat when she woke him up. It was clear to her that he wasn't exactly a morning person.

"I thought you might say that." Emma said quietly as she looked at him, her face void of all emotion, and subsequently poured the glass of water all over him. Peter's eyes immediately shot open as he fell off the bed and onto the floor. His hair and shirt was all wet as he scrambled to get off the floor. The teenage boy quickly stood up and glared at the blonde who was still looking at him with a stoic expression on her face.

"What the hell, Emma?" Peter said angrily to her as water dripped from his hair onto his face. "The water's fucking cold!" Emma feigned a surprised look as she looked back at him although a part of her was truthfully surprised to hear Peter say such a vulgar curse word. She thought that was more her thing than his.

"Peter Parker, I'm shocked. You watch your language, young man." Emma said as she mockingly scolded him, doing her best impression of Steve. Peter just proceeded to glare at her as his nostrils practically flared in anger. Emma really had to admit this was an attractive look for Peter. He was really hot when he was all angry and frustrated with her. There was also the fact that the water had completely soaked through his shirt and his toned muscles were clearly on display. Emma's eyes kept shooting down to his torso as she tried to be discreet about it. Peter seemed too angry to notice her practically checking him out.

"What's wrong with you?" He questioned, still pissed off. Emma then got up from the bed without a word, ignoring him as headed for the door of his bedroom. She was about to leave his room when she paused in front of the door. Emma then turned back momentarily to look at him.

"Be in the training facility in fifteen minutes." Emma told him, her voice authoritative as she gave him a serious look. She wasn't joking around this time. "If not then I'll send Vision for you and you really don't want that." Emma then turned back around without another word and left the room. Peter watched her go, never feeling more frustrated or confused in his life. Emma drove him crazy sometimes but he still loved her. The teenage boy sighed as he looked down at his soaked appearance. It looked like he was going to have change after all. Well, if he wasn't awake before he was definitely awake now.

"When you're out in the field you have to remember to never underestimate your opponent." Maria Hill said strictly as she looked over at the two teenagers watching her intently. The two teenagers were dressed for the occasion in almost the same outfits they wore for gym class. Peter was wearing his Midtown academic decathlon team shirt, sweatpants, and a pair of worn sneakers. Emma was wearing a loose concert shirt she took from Darcy, a pair of athletic capri tights, and athletic shoes. Emma, Peter, and Maria were all in the training facility of the compound. Peter had made it to the training facility just in the nick of time before Emma could call upon Vision to go get him. Emma listened to what Maria had to say although she had already heard it all before from Karpov although Karpov never put it as nicely. Peter seemed to be hanging onto every word the infamous former Shield agent was saying.

"The second you underestimate your opponent the second you slip up and lose." Maria continued to tell them. "Arrogance will do you no favors out in the field. You need to remain level headed and assess the situation at all times." Maria then glanced over at Emma and Emma knew what Maria had in mind from the look on the dark haired woman's face.

"Emma, come over here." Maria ordered and Emma actually listened to her beforewalking over to the former agent. "Let's demonstrate for Mr. Parker over there what a fight between two trained individuals looks like." Emma nodded but fought the urge to smirk as she saw the annoyed look on Peter's face. He hated being referred to as an amateur even though he technically was one. Peter wasn't trained in hand-to-hand combat but that was why he was there after all.

"Now I want you to watch very closely, Peter." Maria told Peter seriously. "Watch our movements carefully as well as our mistakes. Learn from us."

Peter nodded quickly as Maria and Emma went to stand at opposite ends of the floor, several feet away from each other. The two trained individuals stood apart as they eyed each other cautiously. Emma wore an emotionless look on her face as to not give any weaknesses about herself away while Maria wore the same look on her face. Emma had sparred with Maria in the past as well as Clint and Sam. None of them gave her that much trouble and Emma regularly won their little sparring matches. They were highly trained opponents but they didn't stand a chance against Emma who was a highly trained super human. There was only one trained opponent that stood a chance against Emma and that was Natasha Romanoff. Although Natasha was technically just an average human, her experience in the red room made her quite the challenge to Emma who had similar training at Hydra. Emma had won quite a few sparring matches against Natasha but she also lost quite a few too.

Emma kept a close eye on Maria's movement as the woman got in a semi crouched position, ready to spring out and launch her first attack at any moment. The only question was when would Maria do this? Emma also got into a semi crouched position as she kept her eyes glued to Maria. She could hear the woman's breathing from several feet away as well as her heart beat which was beating a little faster than normal. An increased heart rate was normal in fighting but Emma could always tell when they were about to attack from the speed of their heart beat. It was then that Emma heard Maria's heart speed up a bit and she braced herself for Maria's first move. She normally always let her opponent make the first move before fighting except in special circumstances.

Maria quickly moved forward a made an elaborate kicking motion in Emma's direction before blonde subsequently dodged the high kick before twirling around and landing a punch to Maria's side. Peter admired the way Emma's movements were so graceful and effortless. It was almost like she was dancing instead of fighting. Emma actually held her strength back when fighting average strength human beings. She knew that she could quite possibly kill a person with one punch. Emma had killed people that way in the past which was how she knew. The dark haired woman grunted from the action before launching a counter attack and grabbing Emma around the shoulders, attempting to trap the young girl in her grasp. Emma let Maria think she had the upper hand as she allowed the older woman wrap her arm tightly over both of Emma's arms. Peter gasped a little from the sight, feeling slightly worried to see Emma end up in such a vulnerable position.

Emma noticed that Maria's posture had relaxed somewhat as the woman focused all her strength into her arms rather than the rest of her body. The former assassin took advantage of that and pushed herself back against Maria harshly, surprising the former agent as she stumbled back a bit. Peter noticed from this that Emma pretended to be weaker than she was at times. He remembered that she faked a broken arm the first time they fought at the airport and he had bought it. Emma seemed to do the same thing in this circumstance as she let Maria think that she had made a mistake when she hadn't.

Emma used Maria's shocked state to her advantage once more as she stalked over the dark haired woman and made a kicking motion, sweeping Maria's feet out from under her. The former agent fell onto the ground, falling onto her stomach. Emma didn't hesitate in immediately jumping on top of her, grabbing Maria's arm roughly bending it across the older woman's back. Maria scrunched her face up in pain from the action as the blonde also placed a hand on the back of her head, forcing her face into the cold and hard floor. The worst part was that Maria knew that Emma was holding back yet it still hurt. Emma held Maria there for almost a minute before the former agent smacked the floor a few times when she started having trouble breathing. The blonde immediately got off of her, face void of all emotions, as she walked back over to stand next to Peter. Emma acted so casual about the whole thing almost as it were nothing to her, Peter noticed. Maria immediately got up from the ground and glared at the blonde as she tried to catch her breath.

"You fought dirty." Maria accused, not liking the way Emma fought sometimes and the teenage girl shrugged. Peter was still in awe at the way Emma fought and won the sparring match between her and Maria. He was amazed at the way she made it seem so easy because he knew it probably wasn't. Maria used to be the deputy director of Shield after all. She was no easy opponent.

"Sometimes you have to fight dirty." Emma told her but Peter knew that she was really talking to him. "When you're out in the real world your opponent isn't going to fight clean. There's no clean fight in the real world. Honor has no place in this line of work." Peter knew that she had a point. He had fought against some of the Avengers at the airport and they fought pretty clean but Peter knew that some of them, like Emma's grandfather for example, had been holding back. The men who worked for Toomes, however, were a clear example of people who fought dirty. Emma was right.

"That's true but not here." Maria said as she scolded her. "In the training facility I don't want to see any of those dirty tricks Hydra taught you. Tricks like that can get someone like Peter killed if he doesn't use them right. You know how to manipulate people…he doesn't. Do you get my point?" Emma begrudgingly nodded because she understood what Maria meant in a way. They were trying to train Peter enough so that he could hold his own in hand-to-hand combat. Teaching him to fight dirty like Hydra was only going to confuse him. He had to be trained to fight properly before he learned to fight dirty. Sometimes Emma lost herself when she was in battle mode.

"Fine." Emma said reluctantly and Maria nodded before the blonde whispered something in Peter's ear. Peter felt himself blush as Emma leaned in real close to him but forced himself to keep his mind focused. "She's just a sore loser." Peter covered up his laugh up as a cough as Maria glared at the both of them. Emma pulled away from Peter, smirking at the annoyed looking older woman.

"Okay, Rogers. Why don't you and Mr. Parker do some sparring of your own?" Maria suggested as she asked herself how she went from being deputy director of a secret agency to training two annoying teenagers. Emma didn't seem bothered by Maria's suggestion as she casually sauntered back to the main sparring area of the training facility. Peter, however, was slightly more nervous and not because Emma was really good at hand-to-hand combat. No, it was because he was always afraid of hurting her. While Emma was more experienced in fighting than he was, Peter was a lot stronger than her. They faced each other much like Emma and Maria had faced each other moments before although Peter was a lot more nervous looking than Maria had been. The confident and sure look on Emma's face didn't help him that department either.

One of the many things Emma hated about sparring with Peter, like in the past two weeks, was the fact that his heart rate sped up so much during moments like these that she never knew when or if he was going to attack. If he was smart about this he could actually use that to his advantage but he never did. Usually Peter let her make the first move anyway which she hated. Emma made a decision right in that moment to not go easy on him like she had been before. She had been making the mistake of going easy on Peter in the past couple weeks because he was going easy on her. She didn't want to unfairly fight him when he was holding back. Usually Emma wouldn't care if someone held back because she'd beat the shit out of them anyways but this was Peter she was talking about. However, Emma had enough of his restrained behavior. She actually wanted to fight against Peter with the both of them using their full strength because she thought it would be interesting. Emma wasn't going to let Peter ruin this for her anymore. If she didn't hold back her strength than maybe he wouldn't hold back his either. Emma was just going to have to push Peter into fighting back.

Emma slowly circled Peter as the teenager watched her carefully. He never liked these sparring matches with Emma. She always made him nervous because he had no idea what she was going to do. Peter didn't even have time to brace himself for Emma's abrupt movement when she quickly landed a kick to his side, moving with such grace that he was too in awe to dodge her kick. She then did a fast move as she spun out after the kick, taking advantage of his surprise of the kick, and landed two punches to his side. Peter quickly caught her fist in his hand and pulled it away from him but, like always, he didn't fight her. He only tried to dodge her punches instead of actually fighting back. It pissed Emma off so she immediately kneed him in between the legs so that she could get him to let go of her. Peter groaned in pain and slowly sank to the floor as his eyes watered in pain.

Unlike the other times they trained together Emma didn't wait for him to get back up. She grabbed him by the front of the shirt and pulled him back up from the floor, willing him with her eyes to fight her. Peter gave her a defiant look and she knew that he wasn't going to fight her this time either. So she was just going to have to try harder. The blonde gritted her teeth as Peter steadied himself, clearly still in pain from her kneeing him in between the legs. Ignoring the previous statement made by Maria, she decided to continue to fight dirty as she circled him before hopping onto his back. Peter stumbled forward from the unanticipated weight and Emma wrapped both arms around his neck to get him in a choke hold. He tried to throw her off his back as he struggled for air. The teenage boy didn't really understand why Emma was being so rough with him. He finally wrapped his hands around Emma's arms as he tried to pry her arms off from around his neck. Finally, with a little bit of effort, he was able to rip Emma's grip from him and she went falling back onto the floor.

Emma felt a bit excited at the prospect of Peter finally fighting back as she laid there on the floor, anticipating his next move. Peter had an annoyed look on his face as he immediately hovered over her and Emma looked at him curiously, trying to imagine what his next move would be. Was he going to pull her back up from the floor for close quarters combat or was he going to wrap her in a choke hold like the one she had used on him? As Peter hesitantly hovered over her on the floor, however, Emma was unpleasantly surprised when all he did was pin her wrists to the floor. He glared down at her, angry that she had fought so dirty with him…that she had been so rough.

"Stop it." He hissed at her, his voice full of anger and authority. Emma narrowed her eyes at him, annoyed that he was still holding back and not fighting her like she wanted. She was angry that he treating her like fragile porcelain doll but at the same time her heart raced at their close proximity. The way his eyes darkened as he looked down at her and the angry look on his face. Emma never felt more attracted to him than she did in that moment. The blonde always thought she would be fearful of a male being so close to her…especially one that was hovering over her like that but this was Peter. Emma was never afraid of Peter and she knew that she could trust him.

Emma then quickly wrapped her legs around Peter's waist, taking the teenage boy by surprise. She used all the strength in her hips as she flipped them over so that Emma was on top. Peter stared wide eyed at the smirking blonde who now hovered over him. She had flipped them over so fast that Peter could barely blink before he found himself on the ground with Emma on top of him. Her ocean blue eyes searched his brown ones as she tried searching for something in his eyes and Peter blushed at their position. Emma repeated his earlier action as she then pinned his wrists to floor and Peter hoped that his blush could be passed off as exertion from their training. The smirk faded from her face as she leaned down real close to him, her face mere inches from his.

"Fight me." She whispered softly. Peter stared at Emma's naturally rosy pink lips as she whispered the words and he realized how easy it would be to kiss her at this distance. All he would have to do is lean in a little. Her lips looked tempting to the teenage boy's eyes as he felt his heart race at an alarmingly rate. This was the closest Emma had ever been to him and he desperately wondered what it would be like to kiss her. He'd be lying if he said he hadn't thought of it before. After Peter's mind slowly processed the words she said, he snapped out of his little fantasy and gave her a sharp look. He couldn't let Emma fool him into fighting her…not when he could hurt her.

"No." He said defiantly as he gave her a stubborn look. Emma didn't seem pleased with his response and that was probably because the blonde was used to getting what she wanted. It was no secret that a lot of the Avengers had spoiled her since she started living with them. "You win."

Emma was pissed off at Peter for saying that because she didn't feel like she had won. She knew more than well that he would stand a good chance of winning against her with his enhanced strength, reflexes, and agility but for some reason he wasn't using them. Emma was mad because she had actually wanted to spar with him. It would be the first time she faced someone anywhere near as strong as her since her father. However, Peter was deciding to be no fun at all by letting her win by forfeit.

"Okay, Emma, I think Peter's had enough." Maria told her from across the room. The former agent had an unsure look as she looked between the two. Emma snapped out of her thoughts as she glared at Peter. The blonde didn't waste anytime letting go of Peter's wrists as she got back up from off the ground. Peter felt a bit saddened from the loss of contact but relieved that the sparring between him and Emma was now over. He was definitely going to be sore after the job Emma just did. Emma gave him a cold look as she stared back at Peter who still lying down on the floor.

"I didn't win." She said to him venomously. The blonde then swiftly turned back around and stormed out of the training facility. Peter and Maria watched her leave but both had different expressions on their faces.

"So I guess training's over then." Maria mumbled to herself. She couldn't believe the nerve of that girl sometimes. Peter, however, stared at the door Emma left through with a conflicted look on his face. He was annoyed with Emma's attempt to make him fight her but at the same time he didn't like how he'd made her angry either. Peter laid there on the floor as he groaned in pain from all the kicks and punches Emma had landed. He was going to have some bruises. Peter healed fast but he didn't heal fast enough for his own liking. Now all he had to worry about was finding out the exact reason Emma was pissed off at him. Finding out what was going on in Emma's mind was a task on it's own. Emma was definitely someone he'd never completely figure out.

To Be Continued...