chapter four

"burst into flames. rise from the ashes."

peter's pov

"I wanted to be just like you."

"I wanted you to be better."

Mr Stark's words still haunted me. What if I had been better? Would he still be alive? How could I ever be better than him? I was rethinking everything he ever said to me, although i didn't think much of it applied to the situation I was in right now.

"When you can do the things I can... and you don't, and then the bad things happen. They happen because of you." tears began to roll down my face, but I wipe them away quickly. Everywhere I go, i just see his face. I really miss him. He would know what to do, and me? He wanted me to be better but I... I couldn't even see that Lexie was in trouble! With this thought on my mind I lay awake all night.

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In the morning, I decided I had to ask somebody for help. Although she may not immediately recognise it, in the long run Lexie would benefit from some help. Reaching for my phone at the side of the bed, I made the decision to call Happy. He picked up almost straightaway.

"Hey kid. You ok?" he sounds alert, something I wouldn't expect at 5 am.

"Hey Happy, erm can I ask you for a favour?" I doubted that May would drive me to where I wanted to go at this time in the morning.

"Yeah I guess, what is it bud?"

"Can you drive me to the Avengers facility? I really need to talk to someone."

"Sure I'll be round as soon as I can. See you in a bit." he hangs up the phone. The thing I have always liked about Happy is that he never wanted to know anyone's business, so he never asked questions. It used to annoy me, but now everyone's constantly asking me how I am.

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Making my way outside, I drag my feet across the asphalt. Shoving my hands in my pocket I whistle beneath my breath. A black car pulls up infront at me. The window rolls down to reveal the face of Happy Hogan, Tony's security guard.

"Hey Mr Happy, thank you for this."

"No problem kid. Get in." I open the door and slip carefully into the seat next to him. We stay silent the entire journey, which in some ways I enjoyed.

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"Thanks Mr Happy." I cheerfully say stepping out of the car, he does a small smile before driving away. I hear footsteps behind me.

"Hey Peter Parker, you got something else for me?" I hear a melodic voice say from behind me. This makes me laugh, for the first time in a while.

"Hi Miss- Cap- Miss. Captain Marvel Danvers..." In that moment I wanted to slap myself across the face. My cheeks must have been a red as the ripest tomatoes on the planet. However, Carol seems to find it hilarious as when I glance at her she's in hysterics. Blushing immensely I return a small giggle.

"So seriously Parker, what brings you here?" she questions, snapping me back into reality.

"I needed to talk to you and Wanda actually, is she here?"

"Luckily for you she is, come on in." Following behind her I looked in awe at the interior of the building. Although I had seen it plenty by now, the rebuild was amazing. We walk into a room. In the centre a long table surrounded by chairs, two were taken. The walls were covered in TV screens for conferences. "Wanda, someone's here to talk to us." Wanda sat at the very end breaks off the conversation she was in with Bruce, or whatever name he's going by now.

"Hey kiddo." her smile is so bright it lights up the room... makes me feel hopeful, happy.

"Oh hey kid." Bruce says, his voice deep. The entirety of the Avengers have been so nice to me since I came back. They had lost as much as I had, and for once in my life they made me feel like I had a family, not just May- as much as I loved her.

"So what's your problem?" Carol asks, her eyes swimming with curiosity.

"Erm well, you guys have all met my friend Lexie right?" each of them nod, she had been a Tony's funeral with me. "Well... she's got a bit of a problem, and well I don't know how to help her. I was hoping you guys would know."

"You might need to go into a bit more detail..." Carol breathes from behind me.

"Um yeah. I- I got in a fight with her at school yesterday, she got upset and stormed off. I used my Spidey-Sense to track her down, you know because I was worried... and um... I found her in a junk yard um..." I hesitated. This wasn't my secret to tell, and she said she was fine on her own.

"and...?"

"Um she was levitating in mid-air." I took a deep breath. "She seemed to be using energy as a power... she hit me with it and knocked me out."

"Lexie has powers?" Bruce questions. "How?"

"I- I don't know, that's what i was hoping you could help me figure out. Wanda, she had some abusive foster parents before she was adopted and they were both scientists... could it be-." she cuts me off quickly.

"No Peter." She says quickly, I was taken aback. "Look the people who gave me and Pietro powers, they had skills."

"Isn't it possible though? Please I'm worried about her." My phone begins to vibrate in my pocket. I answer it and nod at what I'm told.

"Peter what's wrong?" Carol puts her hand on my shoulder, I'm physically shaking.

"Lexie never went home..."

A/N- Hey guys! Thank you for reading this chapter. I'm sorry it took so long and i'm sorry it's not very interesting, i'm just not sure yet what to do about Lexie's kidnapping; If you have any ideas please PM me or leave it in the reviews! I was kind of enjoying the idea that after Tony's death the rest of the team have all stepped up to raise Peter, so here we are!

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