Author's Note: So I originally planned on updating sooner after the amazing thing that was last chapter but I've had a weird sleeping schedule for the past couple days. I've kind of been living life as a vampire. Anyways, I just want to express how happy I am now that Emma and Peter are finally together. This has been my dream since the moment I started writing this story so I'm just sorry it took this long but I feel like the slow burn was much needed considering who Emma is. Now that Emma and Peter are finally together, things are only going to keep getting better. They still have a lot to talk about and a lot of issues to get through but that will all happen in due time. I also just want to say that I've recently been inspired by watching Breakfast at Tiffany's. I hadn't seen it in so long so don't be surprised if there's a couple references made through out the next few chapters although there isn't any in this chapter.
Avalongirl55: Don't worry. Plenty of more kisses to come. I haven't exactly planned on how Steve and Bucky find out yet but I promise you that it's going to be hilarious and worth your while. Tony's reaction will be pretty priceless too but he's not going to find out for a couple of chapters and you'll find out why that is at the end of this chapter. Literally everyone except for Tony will find out about probably before he does. Lol. Thanks!
Spawn Hades: Yeah, I know it took them forever but to be fair they're both exceptionally stubborn people. Especially Emma. There's definitely going to be some intimacy issues even though Emma and Peter will inevitably become interested in sex. I mean, they are hormonal teenagers after all and Emma also feels everything way more intensely than normal people so that will definitely be a contributing factor. Peter will help her get through her issues along the way so he'll be that kind of support she so desperately needs.
sleepingAsAsheep: I don't know who's more excited me or you that Emma and Peter are finally together. I felt so giddy writing this chapter and last chapter. When I was writing this chapter I literally had the stupidest smile on my face as I wrote each and every moment between them. My dad was asking what the hell I looked so happy about and I gave him the creepiest smile known to man and told him that Emma and Peter were finally together. He just gave me an odd look before continuing to watch his movie because he had no idea what I was talking about. It honestly just felt good to say it aloud. I don't care how crazy I sounded.
ilypopxtart333: Actually one of the readers of this story came up with Spider Viper as Emma and Peter's ship name. I can't remember who so I'm sorry. I feel like I know who it was but I don't want to say because I'm also not sure if I'm right.
amendes2017: Thanks so much! You're too kind.
Doom13: I actually don't think I've heard of that game since I don't play video games(I've tried and failed again because I have no patience) but it's certainly a weird coincidence. Emma's possessiveness will probably be touched upon occasionally in the story. I think it's incredibly funny to write a jealous Emma.
Radioactive88: I was actually going to write last chapter where you could actually see Emma shoving Betty into the locker as well as showing how and where she acquired the snakes but last minute I decided it'd be cooler just to leave it up to the reader's imagination. I wanted to keep the reader guessing whether or not Emma actually did it which you quickly realized she did because she's Emma and why wouldn't she? Another thing about the informant's name. I kind of hinted at him a few chapters ago in the one about Peter's birthday party but if you've seen Daredevil, Luke Cage, Punisher, and etc. you probably know who he is. I'm not sure if I completely want to give it away quite yet but he's an actual character from the Netflix series of Marvel shows. So if you guys want you can picture that guy bending over backwards to get Emma her snakes because I think it would be pretty hilarious for a guy who used to work for Wilson Fisk to spend his time hurriedly gathering a bunch of snakes for a teenage assassin. But everyone's got to make a living. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
HwGenius: Sometimes I wonder whether or not I should've waited that long before I put Peter in the story but I actually don't regret it. I'm glad I did because everyone got to see Emma as her own person instead of just Peter's love interest. Sometimes I wish I made it longer before I included Peter funnily enough. I wish I showed more scenes with Emma and Bucky when they were in Hydra and more scenes between her and Steve. I know there's a lot of grammar mistakes but it's a learning process and I've gotten reasonably better over time. I'm currently trying to go back and edit a lot of it. I sometimes mistakenly miss words when I write because I type too fast and then I miss the words again even when I edit because apparently I'm blind. So I'll probably eventually go back and edit everything but not until I have writer's block or I'm finished with the story. I'm super into updating right now with new chapters.
Reallygonegirl: Yeah, Bucky's definitely going to have an interesting reaction to her and Peter. Probably the most interesting out of all the Avengers. She did feel lonely while her and Peter were separated but she was also consumed a lot by jealousy so that distracted her from her loneliness.
knarl: No, I loved your review. Thanks for noticing that. Emma does the craziest things sometimes but it's not because she doesn't care but because she cares a little too much. I think Peter came to realize that last chapter. Darcy wasn't kidding when she told her that Emma has another side to her that she doesn't really show to anyone except for Peter. Darcy doesn't know the extent of that side herself but she understands that whatever Emma shows to Peter is probably the reason he loves her.
Holly: I apologized last chapter for that. I honestly really meant to update when I said I would but the chapter became longer than I thought. That always seems to happen to me. Whenever I think the chapters are gonna be a short one, it turns out to be extremely long. So sorry.
Unknown: Emma and Peter are going to have some much needed time together for the next couple chapters but another chapter with Emma's parents is probably coming up in three or so chapters but definitely don't quote me on that.
Ya boy da guest: Lol. Glad you love the story.
Guest: Steve will get used to it but Bucky on the other hand...well, I just feel bad for the shit Bucky's gonna put Peter through.
Guest: That's such a nice review! Thank you! Yes, I didn't want Emma to be a Mary-Sue. I mean, I wanted her to be very beautiful in a way but that's only because that's what makes her the perfect assassin. Hydra had high hopes for her to be their very own Black Widow and to use her looks to manipulate people. However, just because she's pretty doesn't mean that I wanted her to somehow come out of Hydra completely fine and be a nice and kind teenage girl. Hydra made her an incredibly bitter person with a cynical outlook on the world and it was important to me for her to be like that but at the same time have character growth within the story. So thanks for taking note of that. I truly appreciate it. Also I honestly don't think I'd write this fanfiction if it was with any other version of Spider-Man but Tom Holland's version. I kind of liked Andrew Garfield's version but not that much and I didn't like Tobey Maguire's version at all because Tobey Maguire creeps me out. Anyways, I just personally think Tom Holland's is the best one because he just made Peter seem more youthful and cute. I actually liked how his version of Spider-Man was immature because it was more realistic that way. Peter is fifteen after all. I'm excited to write the Infinity War storyline into this as well but it's going to be a while. Hopefully when the movie comes out I'll get more of an idea on how to go about that.
Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry for not answering all them because I normally would but I'm just so impatient to put out these new chapters with Emma and Peter so hopefully that will make up for it. Please let me know what you think.
Emma didn't really know if she was supposed to feel different now that she and Peter were in a relationship. It was the next day but Emma kind of figured that her world might suddenly start to revolve completely around Peter. That's how it was for Mindy Lahiri in The Mindy Project, a show Darcy made her watch and a show that Emma would never admit to sort of enjoying. Those kinds of women were always a bit boy crazy so Emma became afraid that some kind of magical spell would come over her and she'd suddenly be super obsessed with Peter. However, the truth was that Emma didn't feel much different than she had yesterday. Emma was still in love with Peter but she didn't think she was going to be one of those girls that texted their boyfriends a hundred times a day.
Boyfriend.
Emma was still trying to get used to the new terminology that was being used in this situation. She still couldn't believe she agreed to be someone's girlfriend even if that person was Peter. She supposed Peter was just an exception to the promise she made to herself that she'd never get involved with someone. Emma knew she could've said no to their relationship becoming more than it was but she found that she didn't want that. She even discovered that a part of her might've even liked the idea of Peter being her boyfriend and no one else's. Emma supposed deep down she was a teenage girl after all. I hope you're happy Steve, Emma thought to herself bitterly.
The blonde hadn't seen Peter since she left his apartment the night before. They shared a kiss or two before filling each other in on what they had missed out on in each other's lives while they were separated. Emma hadn't wanted to leave him but she knew that she'd see him at school the next day anyway. She had given him one last kiss goodbye before subsequently leaving his apartment and heading home, a giddy feeling overcoming her as she walked home in silence.
"Well, look at that." Darcy announced smugly as she and Jane walked into the kitchen. "Juliet's eating breakfast." Emma had gotten up early for the school day which may or may not have had something to do with her being more excited to see Peter than usual. Instead of glaring at Darcy like she normally would for that stupid comment, Emma just shrugged.
"I actually resent that comment. Romeo and Juliet is one of my least favorite Shakespeare plays. It's very senseless and just plain stupid. Not to mention completely superficial." Emma remarked as she went back to eating her breakfast. Darcy just exchanged a look with Jane before smirking at the blonde.
"Well, aren't you bright and shining this morning." Darcy said teasingly. "Look, Jane, being in love is a good look on her. She's practically glowing with happiness." This time Emma did glare at Darcy.
"You told her?" Emma asked in annoyance, referring to Jane. "God, can't you ever keep anything to yourself?"
"Nope." Darcy retorted before she sat down at the kitchen table, Jane following suit.
"Emma, it's perfectly fine that you're in love. Everyone falls in love." Jane told Emma in an attempt to put the blonde at ease. "I'm happy that you have a boyfriend. It's totally normal to be dating at your age…I started becoming interested in boys when I was your age too. Of course, my education always took priority but…" Emma then tuned Jane out as she soon became bored with the older woman's consistent rambling. Jane would make a really good college professor someday because she sure knew how to drone on and on. Emma even thought she was more boring to listen to than Mr. Harrington.
"Did you tell her everything?" Emma questioned and Darcy shrugged nonchalantly.
"Pretty much." Emma just shook her head in disbelief but didn't bother responding. Darcy glanced over at Emma curiously, a question in her mind. "You know what I can't get over?" Jane was pouring cereal into a bowl as she gave her friend a questioning look. Emma just continued to eat her own cereal, trying to not to be too annoyed at the brunette. Darcy had helped her a lot through her issues the day before after all.
"What's that?" Jane asked her and Darcy leaned forward, staring at Emma.
"That Miss Cynical and Unpleasant Assassin over here managed to snag herself a boyfriend when I'm super nice and fun to be around and I haven't been laid in like a year." Darcy said bluntly, causing Emma to smirk and Jane to widen her eyes in disbelief. You'd think after being friends with Darcy Lewis that long that she'd be used to the brunette's crudeness but apparently not.
"Darcy! Don't say that in front of Emma." Jane hissed as she glared at her friend. Emma wanted to roll her eyes. It was silly to her that the people who knew her past still thought she was this innocent little girl. Emma was certainly no innocent little girl. The former assassin's smirk widened as she leaned over a bit, ignoring Jane's previous comment.
"Maybe if you didn't run your mouth so much you could actually get a boyfriend." Emma told her snarkily. "It's probably a turn off for them when you ramble on about gender equality and the wage gap. That's actually a good way to make a penis go limp so congrats on figuring that out." Jane just stared at Emma in shock, not believing what had just come out of her mouth. She should really be used to Emma and Darcy's behavior but Emma and Darcy were perhaps the strangest people she had ever met and Jane's boyfriend was the God of Thunder so that was saying a lot. A comment like that would've insulted most people but not Darcy as the older woman leaned back in her seat, scoffing and rolling her eyes at the blonde.
"So now that you've gotten yourself a boyfriend you're suddenly an expert on men?" Darcy questioned sarcastically and Emma glared at her. That woman really liked pushing her buttons sometimes. "What else are you going give me advice on? How not to tell a guy you love him and literally drive him insane? Because if that's your advice than I'm sure I'll be waiting another five years before getting laid." This time Emma didn't bother with a response as she rolled her eyes before getting up from her table to put her empty bowl in the sink.
"I'm going to go brush my teeth." Emma announced as she started to leave the kitchen for upstairs.
"Oh yeah, gotta make sure your breath is nice and minty for your boyfriend." Darcy practically sang teasingly. "Better hurry. You've got a full day of playing tonsil tennis with Romeo ahead of you. You wouldn't to miss out on that now, would you?" The only response Darcy got from that comment was Emma flipping her off. Yeah, she definitely pissed her off this time. There wasn't a doubt in Darcy's mind about that.
Emma had just finished brushing her teeth when she heard the distinct sound of chatter coming from downstairs. She immediately set her toothbrush down to go have a look. The teenage girl stood at the top of the stairs and looked down but was surprised to see who was there. Emma stared down the staircase as she watched Peter happily chatting with Darcy and Jane near the front door. He looked completely ready for school with his backpack and everything but that wasn't what had Emma confused. She was confused because she didn't think he had ever shown up to the townhouse before school before. With a bewildered look on her face, Emma immediately started walking back down the stairs. Darcy and Jane didn't miss the way the teenage boy's whole face lit up the moment he saw her. The look on his face made the two older women swoon at the young couple.
"Peter, what are you doing here?" Emma asked him as she reached the bottom of the stairs before walking over to him. Peter blushed, suddenly feeling a bit nervous to be in the same room as her again. The same room as his girlfriend, he thought to himself.
"Well, I thought I'd walk you to school today. You don't live that far way from me anyways." Peter told her honestly and Emma gave him a slightly odd look but chose not to question him anymore. She had a feeling that she'd probably embarrass him.
"Oh my god. You two are so cute!" Darcy gushed and Jane nodded in agreement. Peter blushed a more vibrant shade of red while Emma just glared at them. Was there ever a moment that those two didn't get on her nerves? She got why Darcy still didn't have a boyfriend but how in the hell did Thor put up with Jane? She'd probably never know.
"Come on, Peter, let's go. I don't think I can stay here any longer without breaking my murder promise." Emma said as she pointedly looked at the two older women. Peter only nodded awkwardly as Emma grabbed her backpack that was resting against the wall in the hallway. She slipped it on with minimal effort and she could feel the eyes of those two nosy women on them. Emma knew she was going to regret telling Darcy how she felt about Peter. She just never thought she'd regret it this soon.
"Have a good day, you two love birds." Darcy called out after them and Emma slammed the door behind them as soon as they stepped outside the townhouse. Peter just looked at Emma who shrugged.
"Sorry about her. She doesn't have a life so she likes poking her nose into mine." Emma said darkly and Peter just smiled.
"I don't mind." Peter told her as they began to walk down the front steps before stepping out onto the sidewalk and beginning their journey to school. They walked in silence only for a moment but Emma knew Peter had something on his mind. He kept looking over at her.
"You look really pretty today." Peter finally said before blushing once more. "Well, you look pretty everyday but I just thought you should know." Emma's heart raced as she tried not to blush. She certainly hadn't expected those exact words to come out of Peter's mouth.
"You don't have to say that just because we're…well, you know." Emma told him honestly but Peter just shook his head.
"I always think you look pretty. I just never said it before because I thought you'd get mad at me." Peter confessed and Emma smiled softly at him.
"Well, I think you look good too, Parker." Emma replied and Peter looked shyly away from her. It was silent for a moment but it was a nice kind of silence. Emma felt at peace just as she normally did with Steve. She supposed that she was just that comfortable around Peter but it struck her as odd that she could feel just as nervous and giddy at the same time. Especially when Peter tried slipping his hand into hers. Emma flinched and immediately jerked her hand away from him, giving the teenage boy a suspicious look.
"What are you doing?" Emma asked him demandingly and Peter gave her a nervous look.
"I was trying to hold your hand." Peter replied and Emma narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.
"Why?" She questioned and Peter shrugged.
"That's what couples do. They hold hands." Peter explained. Emma relaxed a bit when she heard his explanation. Of course couples held hands…she knew that. Emma had seen it before but she had just never experienced it firsthand.
"Oh…" Emma trailed off, unsure of how else to respond to his answer. She wondered if Peter was already having regrets about this relationship. Emma wasn't as versed in what normal couples. Her only experience probably came from watching all those sappy movies that Darcy always made her watch.
"Is it okay with you if we hold hands?" Peter asked her softly and Emma blushed as her heart skipped a beat.
"If you want to." Emma said quietly and Peter grinned at her excitedly, happily slipping his hand into hers. She couldn't help but notice how how warm his hand felt around hers. Emma briefly glanced down at their interlocked hands before looking away.
"So…you told Darcy and Jane about us?" Peter asked Emma shyly and she looked back at him.
"I told Darcy but she has a big mouth so of course she blabbed off to Jane the first chance she got." Emma said bluntly but Peter was used to her bluntness. It was something he loved about Emma. Leave it to Emma to never to sugar coat anything.
"I told May." Peter confessed and Emma gave him a curious look.
"Really?" She questioned and he nodded.
"Yes, the minute she got home from work." Peter said cheerfully. "She wants you to come over for dinner tonight. Well…we're actually going to go out to eat since May's not that great of a cook." Emma wasn't sure why but she suddenly felt a bit terrified when Peter told her that. He really told May? May who was the maternal figure in Peter's life. Emma knew that no maternal figure would be okay with their kid dating someone like her. The fact that May actually knew who she was made her more nervous than anything.
"She didn't seem upset to you?" Emma inquired and Peter gave her an odd look.
"No…she was actually really happy. Why would she be upset?" Peter questioned and Emma shrugged.
"I don't know, Peter. I'm probably not the ideal girlfriend for someone's nephew." Emma told him and Peter frowned.
"Don't talk about yourself like that, Emma. May loves you. She doesn't hold your past against you and she's really excited for dinner tonight." Peter told Emma reassuringly but he was also being honest. May had been incredibly happy that he had a girlfriend and happy that his girlfriend was Emma. Although Peter didn't think May's happiness could top his own. "Besides…I don't think May's the one we should be worried about." Emma gave him a confused look.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked him and Peter shrugged.
"I'm just a little worried for when your grandfather comes back." Peter admitted and Emma raised an eyebrow, not really believing what Peter was saying.
"Who? Steve?" Emma asked in disbelief, a little bit amused at the worried look on Peter's face. "You're actually scared of Steve?"
"He's Captain America!" Peter argued, trying to defend his anxiety and Emma just laughed at him. Despite Peter's fears, he was a bit elated to hear Emma's musical laughter. Hearing her laugh was so rare that Peter always felt elated whenever he heard it.
"Steve's the least terrifying person I know. He's about as scary as you are." Emma told him, trying to reassure the teenage boy. "Besides…I think he'd like you."
"What about your father then? He's pretty scary…especially considering the last time I saw him he threw a giant piece of metal debris at me." Peter told her and Emma just smirked at him.
"We both threw that at you. I was the one who suggested it actually." Emma told him and Peter playfully glared at her.
"That's nice to know." Peter said sarcastically before moving on. "He's probably not going to like me."
"Yeah, he probably won't." Emma agreed and Peter's widened his eyes in disbelief.
"What?!" Peter exclaimed and Emma gave him a confused look.
"I said he's probably not going to like you…just like what you just said." Emma repeated and Peter shook his head furiously.
"Yeah but you're not supposed to agree with me. You're supposed to tell me I'm wrong and that he'll like me once he gets to know me." Peter informed her while Emma just have him an amused look.
"I'm just being honest. He probably won't like you but don't get offended. He doesn't like anyone except for Steve and I so it's not personal or anything." Emma said as she tried explaining the complexities of her father. "He doesn't even like Sam and Sam's one of my most likable guys in the world. Even I like Sam."
"But I want him to like me." Peter protested. "That'll probably be hard for him to do if he's choking me with his insanely cool metal hand."
"Why do you seem so scared?" Emma questioned, not understanding Peter's way of thinking. "You're obviously stronger than him. You could probably take him if you had to."
"I don't want to hurt him. You love him so how could I?" Peter said shyly and Emma smiled at him. Peter marveled at the way her blue eyes lit up in happiness, the green in her eyes glimmering under the daylight. She looked so beautiful whenever she smiled like that…whenever she truly looked happy.
"You're really sweet, Peter." Emma told him softly before quickly changing the subject. "Don't worry. If worse comes to worse than I'll protect you from him. The big, bad Winter Soldier won't get his hands on you."
"Thanks for that." Peter muttered sarcastically at Emma's teasing tone but in all honesty he was glad that the usual banter between them hadn't ended with the beginning of this new sort of relationship. While Peter had obviously wanted their relationship to shift into a more romantic one, he still didn't want things to change between them completely. It was then that the young couple finally arrived at the high school.
In all honesty Emma was a bit nervous to walk into that school holding Peter's hand. Not because she was embarrassed of him or anything but because she usually kept to herself and hated drawing attention. She feared that she would be the target of much gossip if people saw her and Peter holding hands. Emma then momentarily glanced at her and Peter's interlocked hands and thought that it might not be a bad thing if people knew that her and Peter were now a couple. It especially wouldn't be a bad thing if girls like Betty learned to stay away from Peter. Maybe this holding hand thing wouldn't be so terrible after all. It let girls know that Peter was hers and hers alone. The more selfish side of Emma liked the fact that she had Peter all to herself.
Peter and Emma didn't speak as they entered the school and walked down the hall. They drew some attention from their unusual closeness. It was no secret that Peter Parker and Emma Lewis were close friends as they seemed to be attached at the hip but they weren't so close that they were ever seen holding hands. Their hand holding was the center of attention for wandering eyes but the young couple wasn't very bothered. Peter was even a bit excited at the fact that people would know Emma was his girlfriend. He was proud even.
Peter wordlessly walked Emma to her locker, closely watching as she dug through the contents of her locker. Emma felt his eyes on her and felt slightly apprehensive over being watched so closely. He was making her nervous in more ways than one. The blonde neatly stacked her books in her arms before closing the locker door and giving Peter a questioning look.
"Why do you keep staring at me like that for?" Emma questioned but the dreamy look on his face was unwavering.
"I just can't believe you're my girlfriend now." Peter told her softly and she resisted the urge to roll her eyes although deep down she felt giddy at the way he kept referring to her as his girlfriend. Sometimes she really hated these teenage girl hormones that always surfaced whenever Peter flashed her an adoring smile. These feelings she had for him literally went against everything she had ever been taught by Hydra. Oh, well. Hydra could go fuck themselves. If Peter smiled at her like that every day Emma would gladly try to forget everything Hydra taught her. Peter's smile and touch was much more worth while.
"Well, I am." Emma said quietly, trying to seem nonchalant about the whole thing…like it was no big deal when in all honesty it kind of was. "And you're my boyfriend, I guess." Peter's smile widened when she said that.
"I just never thought this would happen. It's like a dream." Peter said but frowned when he realized that they would have to leave each other soon. They both had different first period classes after all. "I guess this means we'll have to go our own separate ways." Emma gave her boyfriend an amused look. She thought he was incredibly adorable for being so dramatic.
"You're real cute, Parker." Emma teased. "It's just first period. I'll see you in Spanish." Peter nodded understandingly as he walked her to the door of her English class. Other students walked past them into the classroom, not paying the two any attention.
"Okay, so I'll see you in an hour then." Peter told her, looking very serious much to Emma's further amusement. "I'll be right here waiting for you after class is over."
"Okay." Emma said simply and Peter nodded as if he was trying to prepare himself to say goodbye to her. He wasn't really sure how to part ways with Emma because things were different now. When they were just friends he'd simply tell her bye but she wasn't just his friend anymore. No, she was his girlfriend.
"I love you." He said quickly much to Emma's surprise. Emma didn't think she'd ever get used to hearing those words and especially coming from Peter's mouth. Peter didn't give Emma any time to respond as he leaned down and gently pressed his lips against hers in a chaste kiss. He quickly moved back, smiling at her in a way that told her that he understood why she didn't say anything back. Peter knew that it was going to be difficult for Emma to express how she truly felt in public but it was enough for him that he knew that she loved him deep down. She had said what she needed to say the night before.
"Emma, stop sucking face with Peter. Class is about to start." Michelle said loudly, breaking Emma and Peter's intense gazing. Emma turned to look at her friend who was looking between her and Peter curiously. Peter blushed before mumbling goodbye once more to Emma and subsequently heading for his own first period class. Emma watched him leave silently, a small hint of a smile on her face before turning back around. She silently followed Michelle into the classroom.
"So…I see you and Peter made up." Michelle said sarcastically as they both took seats towards the front of the classroom. Emma glared at her. She knew Michelle wasn't going to let her live this one down. Emma knew that if she was in Michelle's position she'd give her friend a hard time about it too.
"I'm not talking about this." Emma snapped and Michelle just shrugged.
"Don't worry. I don't want to hear how good of a kisser Peter is. That's just gross." Michelle replied and the annoyed look fell off Emma's face as a more mischievous look took it's place. Emma's eyes practically sparkled with mischievousness as she smirked at her friend.
"Are you sure? Because you'd be surprised just how skilled Peter is at it for someone that hasn't had much practice." Emma said teasingly and Michelle glared at the smug looking blonde, giving her a disgusted look.
"Don't make me puke." Michelle retorted and Emma just shrugged, still looking very proud of herself.
"You're the one who brought it up." Emma reminded her and Michelle glowered.
"I wish I hadn't."
"So…this is really happening." Ned said as he looked at Emma and Peter in awe. Emma, Peter, Ned, and Michelle were sitting at their usual lunch table in the lunch room but there was something different this time. It mostly had something to do with the fact that Emma and Peter were sitting closer together than usual. It was no secret that Emma didn't like being touched by others so it was odd that she sat remarkably close to Peter. "You guys are a thing now?"
"Pretty much." Emma answered, looking quite bored with Ned's questioning as she sipped on her Arizona tea. Peter, however, seemed much more happy and ecstatic to answer his best friend's question.
"Yes. We're in love now." Peter told Ned and Michelle excitedly. Ned looked bewildered at the news while Emma blushed at Peter's blunt honesty.
"Ew, Gross." Michelle replied, looking quite disgusted.
"Are you going to tell everyone about that?" Emma asked him in annoyance but Peter wasn't dismayed by her response. That was just how Emma was. He knew she felt the same exact way about him.
"Of course I am. You're my girlfriend." Peter told her as if that explained everything. Emma kind of thought that Peter just liked calling her his girlfriend. He looked at Emma adoringly and Emma couldn't help but look back at him with a similar expression on her face.
"Excuse me while I go puke." Michelle said in a disgusted tone as she looked in between the young couple. Ned, however, seemed happy for the two.
"This is so cool!" Ned exclaimed before speaking in a more hushed tone. "You two realize that you're totally making history, right? You're the first Avengers to actually date." Peter then gave Ned a pointed look as Ned's eyes widened in realization when he remembered that Michelle wasn't privy to Emma and Peter's secret. He fearfully glanced over at Emma who he was sure was finally going to kill him for real this time. He was instead surprised to find that Emma didn't look at all bothered by what he just said and funnily enough neither did Michelle. The two girls actually looked quite bored.
"Is there a reason why you haven't killed me yet?" Ned asked hesitantly but Emma just shrugged.
"Lucky for you, Michelle already knew everything before you two were able to screw everything up by blabbing." Emma told him truthfully. Both Peter and Ned looked at Michelle in surprise.
"You mean you told her?" Peter questioned, surprised by that the fact that Michelle knew about them but also surprised that Emma hadn't managed to bring that up. The fact that Michelle was now aware of them seemed kind of like something she should've brought up after all. Emma scoffed.
"No, I actually didn't. Michelle figured it out all on her own, using detective skills that would make Sherlock jealous." Emma answered him. Peter nodded, trying to take in that information and come to terms with the fact that Michelle knew about him.
"In all honesty I was able to figure out you were Spider-Man long before I figured out Emma was the Viper Assassin." Michelle deadpanned as she munched on a baby carrot. "You're really bad at keeping secrets. You're so obvious." Peter laughed nervously.
"No, I'm not." He protested weakly and Michelle just raised her eyebrows at him.
"So you know everything then?" Ned asked her as he changed the subject from Michelle teasing Peter.
"Pretty much." Michelle replied calmly which was true. Emma and Michelle had a long chat about everything after school a couple days ago. They took a walk around the city as Emma explained the rest of everything to her. She seemed pretty surprised to learn that Emma was directly related to Captain America and even a little in awe of the fact that Emma was also related to Peggy Carter but that was pretty much the extent of everything. Emma only informed her that she was raised in a Hydra base but didn't explain anything beyond that and Emma was grateful Michelle didn't push for information.
In some ways Emma was glad she had a friend like Michelle that didn't push for information but in other ways she was glad she had Peter who actually did push her. He challenged her in ways that were different from anyone she knew and he wasn't so scared of her that he walked on eggshells around her either. She supposed that's what made him like Steve and that's what made Emma fall in love with him in the first place amongst other reasons. Those warm brown eyes and that goofy smile were also among the many reasons she had fallen in love with him.
"Just so you know I'm already the guy in the chair. You can't be the guy in the chair too." Ned informed Michelle who only scoffed.
"Good. I don't want to be the guy in the chair anyways. That sounds lame." Michelle retorted.
"Michelle's just going to back me up whenever you two have a stupid idea." Emma deadpanned and Peter looked at her in disbelief.
"Since when have I ever had a stupid idea?" Peter asked her and Emma just stared at him.
"Um...where do I even begin? Changing into your suit in broad daylight, deciding to trust me, letting us be dragged down a filthy street by a couple of idiots in a van, letting Ned babysit a Chitauri energy core, getting us locked inside a deep security vault, ditching detention, deciding to go after Birdman on your own-" Peter then interrupted Emma after he realized she wasn't going to stop listing off stuff anytime soon.
"Okay, okay. I get it." Peter said as he then gave her a questioning look. "What about you? You were there for all those things too. If you didn't agree with it then why did you go along with all that." Emma just smiled innocently.
"Because it was fun to watch it all go up in flames. It was even a bit exciting." Emma explained calmly and Peter just shook his head at her in amusement. Ned just stared at the blonde in disbelief.
"Peter, I hope you realize that you're dating a prequel version of Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct." Ned said jokingly. "If you see an ice pick under her bed you better run." Emma just rolled her eyes playfully.
"Please…I'd never use an ice pick. I prefer knives much more. An ice pick would take too long to get the job done." Emma retorted and Peter laughed, not taking Emma seriously just like he always didn't even though Ned wasn't sure whether or not he should laugh or be concerned for Peter's life. Michelle only smirked, totally understanding Emma's dark sense of humor. Her own sense of her humor was very similar to Emma's after all.
"I still can't believe I know the first Avenger couple." Ned said as he decided to ignore Emma's creepy joke. Emma scoffed.
"I told you, Ned, we're not Avengers. The day I become an Avenger is the day the world ends." Emma said bluntly. "The Avengers would truly have to be desperate to come to me for help."
"Don't be so pessimistic, Emma." Peter told her as he smiled at her excitedly. "We'll be great Avengers someday. It's gonna be so cool."
"Honestly, I picture you more with Loki than Peter." Michelle told them nonchalantly and Peter gave her an odd look.
"Loki's an intergalactic war criminal. He tried to take over this city, remember?" Peter argued, not liking what Michelle was insinuating. "It doesn't matter anyways. Everyone knows that Loki's dead."
"I don't know about that, Peter." Emma said as she smirked. "I wouldn't put it past Loki to fake his own death and make his brother think he died a hero. In fact I'm kind of hoping he did because I'd love to see the look on Thor's face if he found that out."
"You have a weird fascination with Loki." Peter assessed as he gave her a suspicious look. "I don't think I like it."
"Well, he's a very fascinating person." Emma told him. Peter then made a promise to himself that if Loki ever did happen to be alive, and showed up anywhere near Emma, that he would keep them far apart for the sake of humanity as well as his own sanity. Peter didn't know if he could compete with a God and one that Emma happened to be slightly fascinated by. Emma continued her bickering with Peter as she glared at him playfully. "Besides…you have a weird fascination with the witch but you don't see me complaining about it. I really don't get why you're so fascinated with her. She's literally the worst person you'll ever meet…not to mention very boring."
In all honesty Emma had been annoyed with Peter's interest in the witch in the past but she never made any sort of remark about it. Maybe it was because she was letting the whole mind violation thing go after everything that happened between her and Tony. Emma was slowly learning to forgive and forget. She knew that Wanda was only trying to avenge her dead parents at the time and Emma just got in the way. Wanda never used that information against her and never even told Steve even though she should've. It was clear to Emma that Wanda never had ill intentions and she was even sorry for what had happened. Maybe when she saw her again Emma would let the past stay in the past.
"She can shoot cool red energy blasts out of her hand, lift cars with her mind, and read other people's minds. I think that warrants some interest." Peter rambled on and Emma smiled somewhat sadly. In all honesty Emma had secretly been afraid of Wanda despite her anger at the woman. After what Wanda made her see she was terrified that Wanda could somehow make her relive that time with Rumlow over and over again for eternity. She supposed Wanda could if she really wanted but deep down Emma knew she wouldn't. Wanda was actually quite kind and never grew frustrated with Emma's resentment towards her. Still…Emma couldn't help but now sympathize with Wanda after hearing what they did to her in Raft Prison. She didn't deserve that.
"Can we just talk about whether or not this is going to be weird?" Michelle asked as she interrupted Peter's musings about the Scarlet Witch. Both Emma and Peter turned to look at the frizzy haired girl.
"What do you mean weird?" Peter asked her and Michelle sighed.
"What I mean is are Ned and I going to become third and fourth wheels while you two stare at each with those stupid love struck looks on your faces?" Michelle questioned, causing Peter to blush but for Emma to just look unbothered. "Also, are you two going to be making out all the time? Because I don't think my stomach could handle that amount of nastiness."
"Don't worry, MJ, I'm not a fan of PDA. I'm like Steve in that way." Emma told her before becoming more serious. "Nothing will be too different. We'll still be like friends who just do all the mushy stuff that Parker's interested in doing." Peter glared at the blonde.
"Except we're not like friends and we're actually in a very committed relationship." Peter argued and Emma rolled her eyes at him.
"Whatever. My point is that we're not going to be quoting Jane Austen lines to each other and frenching all day." Emma said crudely and Peter covered his face with his hands out of sheer embarrassment. He didn't know why Emma talked like that sometimes especially to their friends. She certainly had a way with words. Michelle appeared unaffected by Emma's words and Ned just cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Well, okay then…" He trailed off before managing to smile at them. "I'm so happy for you guys. This is seriously the coolest thing ever. Even more cool than that time I shot that one bad guy with the webbing in the school parking lot."
"Thanks, Ned." Peter said as he smiled back at his best friend. It seemed like this went better than Peter originally thought. Well…that was until Ned started his persistent questioning like he always did in these kinds of circumstances.
"Oh my god. Now that you two are together can we just talk about how cool it would be if you guys got married because Captain America could be Peter's grandpa too if that happened." Ned started rambling, his face lit up in excitement but Peter just wanted to crawl into a hole in die. Why were people so happy to embarrass him today?
"Wait…if you two had kids they'd probably be stronger than the both of you combined."
"They'd have Peter's strength but Emma's flying abilities and scientifically inclined like Peter but also with Emma's good looks."
"I hope they're pretty like Emma and not you, Peter…Wait, this just came to me. What if Thor has kids and one of your kids married Thor's kid?"
"No, I have a better idea. Since Thor's practically immortal he could probably marry your daughter if you had one and then your daughter could become a queen and then their kids would be Asgardian so you two would be grandparents to a half alien and half human baby."
"On the other hand, if Loki's really alive and marries one of your kids do you think if they had children that the kids would have frost giant powers mixed with the powers they would've inherited from you? Maybe they'd just have frost giant powers instead which is still pretty cool."
At this point Emma was beyond annoyed with the teenager while Peter pressed his face against Emma's shoulder as if he was trying to hide from the embarrassment. Michelle looked amused while Emma was just trying to decide if today was going to be the day she broke her murder promise.
"I swear to God, Leeds, if you talk about Peter and I's fictitious children fucking Thor and Loki one more time I'm going to take this lunch tray and murder you with it." Ned paled as he saw her fingers caress the lunch tray as well as the dangerous look in her eyes. He wouldn't put it past her to actually do it. He then apologized because by the glare on Peter's face he didn't think Peter would stop her. Nope, he definitely went too far this time. His questions about Emma and Peter's children would just have to wait for another day when Emma was feeling less homicidal. Which would be never.
"So…Emma. You getting along with Tony better? Peter told me that you two had a few rows not so long ago." May said as they ate dinner at a Thai restaurant not too far from Peter and May's apartment. Emma and Peter had finished their Spider Viper duties a bit earlier after rekindling their notorious superhero partnership again. However, the two had joined May for dinner at her and Peter's favorite restaurant. Thai food was still really new to Emma. She, of course, had only tried it once before when she was on a mission in Thailand with her father. Emma shrugged at May's question.
"Yeah, we're sort of getting along now. I hated him and pondered killing him for a short period of time but then again I never really cared for the moron much to begin with." Emma said with her usual dry sense of humor. May just smiled in amusement at the blonde's sense of humor. It was the kind of humor that May favored. "I guess we're okay now. I still don't really like him or anything but I don't want to kill him anymore so there's that."
"Well, I'm glad to hear that. Although sometimes I wonder about killing that man myself." May retorted and Emma smiled at Peter's aunt. Peter was just happy that the two women in his life were seemingly getting along. He knew May adored Emma but he wasn't sure how Emma would react to having dinner with them. "He's very insufferable, isn't he?"
"There's no man more insufferable than Tony Stark." Emma agreed and May laughed before becoming more serious although there was still a hint of a smile on her face.
"I have to admit I was a little surprised when I came home yesterday and Peter told me what happened but I'm happy…for the both of you. I'm happy that my handsome little man finally got himself a girlfriend." May then playfully ruffled Peter's hair which caused the teenage boy to blush in embarrassment. Emma just smiled in amusement at the two.
"May! Don't embarrass me in front of my girlfriend." Peter complained and Emma was sure now. She was sure that Peter just loved referring to her as his girlfriend. That was literally the thirtieth time he had called her his girlfriend that day.
"He is very handsome, isn't he?" Emma said with a small hint of a smile on her face as she gazed at Peter. Peter wasn't sure if she was messing with him or not. She had a teasing smile on her face but there was a certain glimmer in her blue eyes that told him otherwise.
"Okay, you two. Cool it." May told them although her brown eyes were sparkling in amusement. Peter looked away from Emma, nervously looking down at his hands. May couldn't help but marvel at the young couple. There was something that was so sweet and heart warming about teenagers that were young and in love. May couldn't describe it. May then focused her gaze back on Emma, trying to appear stern yet somewhat friendly with her."So you do know that if you ever hurt my nephew I'll have to hurt you, Emma."
Emma looked back at her not feeling threatened in the least but somehow still understanding. She understood what it was like to feel protective over someone. Emma kind of felt that way over Steve and she knew, even as much as she loved Susan, that she would end the sweet natured dark haired woman's life if Susan ever broke Steve's heart. Emma was just glad that someone loved Peter that much. It appeared to her that May was more of a mother to Peter than an aunt. Emma felt that way about her father. He was always more of a father to Emma than a trainer or predecessor.
"May!" Peter exclaimed in disbelief. "Don't say that to Emma." Emma just smiled at Peter before glancing back at his aunt.
"It's fine, Peter. I get it." Emma told him before focusing her attention on May. "I understand, May. Don't worry, I don't plan on hurting him."
"Good." May said, grinning at the blonde. "Because Viper Assassin or not I will find a way to hurt you right back."
"I don't doubt it, May." Emma replied, smiling.
"Glad we've gotten that cleared up. Now tell me more about what you two are planning for that school trip to London." May said as the conversation then shifted into a new direction. Peter took the lead over the discussion as Emma just happily watched him excitedly talk about all the things they were going to do in London. For some reason it made her beyond happy that he didn't talk about all the things he was going to do. No, he just told May all the things they were going to do. It made Emma immensely happy to feel so included.
Peter walked Emma back to her townhouse after dinner just as any gentlemen would but it wasn't unusual. After they did they rounds in Queens Peter always walked her home but they both knew it was more for company than it was for protection. Emma wondered if Steve ever walked her grandmother home like Peter was walking her home. Maybe not since they were always on the front lines back then but Emma liked to imagine a world in which her grandparents were free from war. A world in which her grandfather would walk her grandmother home and tell her that he loved her before kissing her goodnight. It was a happy thought.
"So that was a nice dinner." Peter said, breaking their comfortable silence. Emma looked up at him and smiled softly, the green in her blue eyes practically glittering under the street lights.
"Yes, it was." Emma responded quietly.
"I told you she'd love you." Peter reminded her and she nodded. A happier look then came over Peter's face as he gazed at the beautiful blonde. "I'm taking you out on a date tomorrow." He announced abruptly causing Emma to stare at him in surprise. Did he say what she just thought he said?
"A date?" Emma asked in disbelief and Peter nodded confidently.
"Yeah, you know…a date. A romantic outing between two couples." Peter elaborated teasingly and Emma just shook her head.
"You don't need to do that, Peter." Emma told him and he gave her a confused look.
"What do you mean I don't need to do that? I'm your boyfriend so of course I'm going to take you out on a date." Peter said and Emma suddenly felt her heart race. This whole being in a relationship thing was new to her so she was still trying to become accustomed to even the littlest things he said. Like asking her out and calling himself her boyfriend.
"Technically we've already been out on dates. A lot of dates actually." Emma replied and Peter furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" Emma just shrugged.
"When we go on missions…those are kind of like dates." Emma replied nonchalantly and Peter scoffed, giving her a look of disbelief.
"You mean when we're working? No, no…that's not a date, Emma." Peter told her and Emma just smiled at him teasingly.
"I don't know, Peter. There's something incredibly romantic about beating the shit out of a bunch of assholes. To me that's better than a bouquet of flowers." Emma told him and Peter just shook his head.
"No, those were not dates." Peter said pointedly before moving on. "We're going to go on a real date, a romantic one, like a normal couple. A date that doesn't involve beating up bad guys." Emma sighed even though she secretly like this idea of a romantic date. It was something new and exciting to her.
"Fine. I guess I'll let you take me out on a boring, lame date." Emma said casually but Peter knew that was just Emma's way of saying she'd be happy to go on a date with him. Peter knew Emma well enough to know that if Emma didn't want to go on a date with him then she wouldn't. Emma wouldn't agree to go out with him just out of the kindness of her heart. No, this meant that Emma did want to go out with him. Peter gave her that goofy smile that always seemed to make Emma's heart skip a beat.
"Okay so tomorrow night then?" Peter said, confirming their date. A frown came over Emma's face as she remembered something.
"Wait…tomorrow." She said slowly before locking eyes with Peter. "Tomorrow's Friday. We head up to the compound after school on Fridays." Peter just nodded.
"I know but I was thinking we could just tell Happy to pick us up after the date. I'm sure no one will miss us too much." Peter told her and Emma had to agree with that plan. Spending a Friday evening alone with Peter without the others didn't sound terrible at all to her. No, it actually sounded quite nice.
"Okay, it sounds like a plan." Emma said, being agreeable for once and Peter was just glad that she said yes. He knew they were technically dating now but a part of him still feared that she'd say no. He could now see that he was just being silly. A thought crossed Emma's mind as she nervously bit her lip. Peter looked at her in concern since it wasn't often that Emma was nervous.
"What's the matter?" Peter asked her and Emma looked back up at him, a worried look in those blue eyes of hers.
"I was just wondering if you wouldn't mind holding off on telling everyone at the compound about us." Emma suggested and Peter gave her a confused look.
"Why?" Peter asked her. "We've already told everyone else." Emma sighed.
"Okay by everyone at the compound I mainly mean Tony." Emma finally admitted and now Peter understood what she was trying to tell him more than he had before. "It's not that I'm embarrassed or anything because I'm definitely not. Believe me, when I say that I'm not. However, I'd just like us to have some time alone together before the whole world finds out. Do you understand?" Peter gave her a small smile as he nodded his head.
"Completely. I'd like us to have time alone together too." Peter told her, warmed by the idea that Emma could be really romantic and sweet when she wanted to be. He knew she wasn't trying to be which made all the more difference to Peter. She really was perfect to him in every way and just by being herself...by being Emma Rogers. Emma returned his smile, happy that he wasn't offended by her request.
"That and I'm afraid that Tony might ruin everything by being his annoying self." Emma added jokingly but at the same time she didn't think she was joking either. Leave it to Tony to ruin all the romance in a new relationship without even being directly involved in that relationship. "I have the strongest feeling that he's going to try and take credit for all of this." Peter shrugged.
"Well, he technically did have some involvement in us getting together." Peter informed her. "If he hadn't recruited me than we probably wouldn't have ever met." Emma smirked at him.
"Oh, are you referring to the first time we met when I kicked your ass all over that airport." Emma teased and Peter glared at her playfully.
"Hey, I apprehended you. Remember?" Peter retorted but it was clear that the two were just resuming their usual bickering as they always did. In all honesty their bickering was really just their form of flirting. "You were stuck to the side of the plane with my webbing."
"Please, Parker, I wanted to get caught. If I wanted to get out of that webbing I would've done it." Emma threw back at him but Peter just smirked at her.
"Really? Because you looked pretty hellbent on getting out of that webbing and boy did you struggle." Peter told her and instead of glaring at him like Peter thought she would, the blonde surprise him by smiling at him and moving closer. His smugness faded away the moment she took a step closer to him. She had a certain mischievous look in her eyes that made Peter nervous. Emma was definitely up to something.
"I suppose I was just a snake caught in a spider's web." Emma said in a flirtatious tone and Peter swallowed nervously. "I guess some things never change."
Peter felt his heart beat at an incredibly rapid pace and his breathing hitched as Emma leaned in, pressing her lips against the corner of his mouth. He closed his eyes at the sensation as Emma brushed her lips against his, so close but at the same time not quite kissing him. Peter felt himself shiver at the incredible close distance between the two of them. He felt his mouth water a bit at the intoxicating nature of Emma's close proximity as well as the scent of her strawberry and coconut scented shampoo. Peter cupped her face with his hand as he rested his other hand on her hip, pulling her closer to him. Emma's eyelids fluttered shut as Peter closed the distance between them by pressing his lips against hers. She felt the sensation of a bunch of butterflies fluttering around her stomach as she placed her hands against his chest.
The kiss was a closed mouth one at first as it normally was between them whenever they kissed. Each kiss never lasting more than a few seconds but this kiss was a bit longer. Emma suddenly desired more than just his lips on hers as she decided to try something different. She experimentally ran the tip of her tongue against the center of Peter's slightly parted lips. Emma was delighted to find that his lips tasted a bit like the Jasmine rice they had previously eaten at the Thai place. In other words he tasted incredibly sweet. Peter felt his heart race at the intoxicating feeling of Emma's tongue and even fought the urge to gasp. He quickly struggled to recover before he pulled her closer to him and decided to mimic her move. Emma felt quite flushed as she felt Peter's tongue experimentally move against the center of her own parted lips. The sensation was more than what she could describe but before she could make another quick response, their short kissing session was interrupted.
"Get a room!" Some guy on a bike yelled at the teenagers in disgust as he rode past them. Emma and Peter immediately jumped away from each other, completely surprised by the loud interruption. Peter immediately glared at the man for interrupting his kiss with Emma. They had been so wrapped up in each other that for a moment it was like there was no one else in the world but them. Peter felt like the kiss ended way too soon for his liking.
"Get a life!" Peter yelled back to which the bike rider gave him the response of flipping them both off. Emma laughed at the way Peter's nose scrunched up in anger as he glared at the man. His angry look then faded as he looked back at her with a more sheepish expression on his face.
"What?" He questioned and Emma just shook her head at him as she smiled, her eyes glinting with amusement.
"You're adorable." Emma told him as she placed a chaste kiss against the tip of his nose. Peter blushed while trying and miserably failing to look annoyed at her declaration.
"I'm not adorable. That kiss was not an adorable guy kiss." He argued and Emma just shrugged.
"Well, you have me there." Emma said sincerely as she smiled at him. "That was a pretty hot kiss as far as kisses go although to be fair that was only the seventh time we kissed."
"The eighth time actually…we kissed this morning before first period, remember?" Peter corrected before a shy look came over his face. "Do you think we can kiss like that again soon?" Emma smirked at him.
"That depends…" She trailed off.
"Depends on what?" He asked in confusion and Emma locked eyes with his.
"If you're a nice boyfriend." Emma told him, her tone teasing yet flirtatious. Peter grinned at her, delighted to hear her refer to him as her boyfriend. He then placed her hand in his, their fingers interlacing as they began walking again in the direction of her house.
"I'll be a really nice boyfriend then. The nicest one you'll ever have." Peter flirted back and Emma was thrilled to see a more flirtatious side of Peter. He was usually so shy and bashful that it deeply interested her in seeing a more confident and flirty side of him.
"Good to know." Emma said, sounding satisfied as they continued to walk off into the night. The both of them, unbeknownst to the other, were currently replaying the kiss over and over again in their head. Emma already knew that kiss was going to be the last thing she thought of before she fell asleep tonight and little did she know that Peter was having the same exact thought. Emma had only been dating Peter for a day but she already knew she wasn't going to regret this change in their relationship. No, Emma had a feeling she was going to enjoy this a lot. More than a lot.