Well, I mean, I don't even know when the last time I updated was, sometime when I was in college, but that was still a while ago. I mean, I've been out of college for like 3 weeks now, you think I would update more, and my birthday was just Wednesday (5-11) and I was telling SwifteForeverAndAlways that I needed to update, and I was going to, but didn't. Then came the issue of what the hell I was going to update, I didn't feel like writing more to update and I had to go through my stories to see what I could update that didn't require more work than what I needed to do, and I couldn't post another story I have written because spoilers for Civil War are in it, and not everyone has seen that yet, but I have, Team Iron Man by the way.

But enough of the excuses, Im here, I've updated, and that's that

Enjoy!

~CreatureHanstran~

Chapter 2: Life Is One Big Rut!

"I-I don't understand... How can he...?"

"I don't know okay, but wherever he is now, it'll be impossible to track him down, we won't know when he will attack."

I looked out the window, "Does Banner-"

"No, and let's keep it that way for now."

"Tony, you know keeping secrets isn't good, that is what got us in trouble with the whole Ultron deal in the first place."

He sighed, "Just keep it between us until I can get things sorted out."

"And how long will that be."

"I don't know..." He turned away from me, I walked out.

On the way to the cafeteria I ran into Wanda, "I know you have a crush on my brother." She said,

"Wha- no I don't." I blushed,

"Is that why you are blushing right now?"

"No, I'm blushing because-"

"Because you blush when you get nervous." She smirked,

"Yeah sure..." She was right though. I grabbed my plate of spaghetti and turned to sit at a table when I stepped in a puddle and slipped. My food and I would have been all over the floor had I not been caught by Pietro who also grabbed my spaghetti before it could make a mess, "That could have been messy." He said,

"Yeah... You sure can show up at the right times."

"And so can you." He handed the plate to me. I smiled, he smiled back at me, "I was actually trying to catch you before lunch." He said,

"You couldn't catch me? Pfft."

"Well, you were talking with my sister and I didn't want to be rude, but I wanted to know if you wanted to go out for lunch."

I looked at my spaghetti, "Yes, anything is better than SHIELD food." He laughed, I threw my plate of food away and followed him out.

It was raining when we got to the front door, "Allow me." I created a forcefield around us and we walked out into the rain. Pietro drove us down the highway, "Where are we going?" I asked,

"It's a surprise."

"Awe, I don't like surprises." I pouted, he laughed, "What?"

"Your pout, it's cute."

"Wow, flirt much."

"Well, Wanda and I were talking and she told me that you like me."

"Ugh..." I groaned and pulled my beanie over my face, burying my face in my hands,

"What's wrong? Do you not like me?" He asked,

"No... I'm infatuated with you!" I groaned then quickly looked up, "No... I didn't mean... Gah!" I banged my head on the dash.

He chuckled, "Don't worry Jessica... I'm infatuated with you too." He smirked.

Pietro took me to a Mexican restaurant, "Did you take me here solely based on half my heritage?" I asked as I sat down,

"No, I didn't mean to... Crap..." I giggled,

"It's okay, I love authentic Mexican food!" He sighed in relief, "But no one makes better Mexican food than my Uncle Javier, oh my gosh his is awesome." I smiled,

"When my mother was alive, she used to make the best meals..." We talked the rest of the lunch about our families and how much we missed them.

After lunch we went for a walk in the park, yes, we were in the pouring rain, "I think you look more adorable when you're damp." He said,

"That's a new one, I've never heard that one before." I smiled,

"Hey, let's sit under that tree over there."

"Okay." We ducked under the branches of a tree protecting us from the rain and the vision of passerby's. It felt like our own little safe haven, "This is nice." I climbed up in the branches a little. Pietro was right there next to me, "It makes you feel like all of the harm in the world can not touch you."

"Yeah." He sat down on the branch, "But we all know that wherever we go dangers will always follow."

"Yeah." He pulled me close to him,

"Uh... Pietro?"

He backed off, "Sorry..."

"No... I kinda liked it." I leaned on his side.

He smiled at me, I grinned back but then looked away after realizing that I probably looked stupid, he chuckled. I thought about how much I wanted to be with him, how much he actually cared about me despite me wanting to kill him in the past. He looked at me, "You okay?"

"Yeah... Just... thinking, I guess."

"Yeah? About what?" You, I wanted to say, but instead I didn't say anything to him. My mind started thinking about how happy I was, I hadn't been this happy since... I turned away from him, "Jess? Is there something wrong?"

"No... Well... Yeah... Everything is wrong."

"What do you mean?"

"It's something I haven't told you... And it's not really something I tell anyone really..."

"You don't have to tell me."

"I probably should... Just so you know."

"Jess-"

"I am a ticking time bomb." I said, "Since the day I was born my fate was sealed."

"Jessica, what are you talking about?"

I climbed down from the tree, "I'm not supposed to be here! I'm nothing but a laboratory experiment, I don't belong here!" I stared through the branches at the buildings in the distance.

Pietro hopped down from the tree, "Don't say that Jess, you are human, just like the rest of us."

"I'm a monster Pietro, I am something that will become even worse than Banner, and I can't control it! It's my life... It's my fate."

"Jess, what do you mean it's your fate?"

I looked down at the ground, "A few years ago, when I was eight, I was at the doctors, trying to deal with the stress of Rosa's death. The doctor said that the serum inside of me is mutating, and as it mutates it gets stronger, my powers get stronger. It's great and all, but the stronger I become, the less control I have over my powers, and eventually I'll lose all my control over it and over myself, killing everyone I love and myself. It's only a matter of time before that, and no amount of anti-serum will bring me back. This won't be like the other times, I'm literally being killed from the inside out. My fate has been sealed... And there's no stopping it."

He put a hand on my shoulder and turned me around, "Jess, there has to be a way to stop it, you can still be saved."

"Pietro you don't understand, you can't get rid of it, it's in my DNA. You'd have to kill me to get rid of it."

"I would rather die than be in a world without you." He put his hands on my waist,

"Pietro... I..." I wanted to protest, I didn't want to hurt him or anyone else, but he didn't take no for an answer. He leaned in and kissed me, 'Maybe it's not too bad...' I thought to myself as I kissed Pietro, 'Maybe you can trick fate...'