A/N: Hey guys! So, here's the next chapter! I hope y'all like it.
Peter awoke the next morning with a headache that made him feel as though someone hit him over the head with an inanimate object. To make things worse, someone was jumping on him and shaking him in an attempt to wake him up.
"Wake up! Wake up! It's time for breakfast!" A small voice shouted.
Peter just groaned and buried his face in his pillow, which made the small child get off of Peter and off the bed. He could hear her open and close the door and her footsteps fade before he heard it again and the door opened once more, and this time, Lilith hit him with a pillow.
"Okay! I'm up! You have my attention, kid." He said, turning to look at her as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
Lilith was in one of Peter's t-shirts that was more of a dress on her since it was really the only thing they had that would fit her. Gamora was awake at this point upon hearing all the commotion.
"Alright then. We might as well get you ready. We'll be back on Earth soon." She said, sighing as she got out of bed and lead the little girl to the bathroom to get her ready as Peter also got up to leave the bedroom, heading to the kitchen to see that everyone else was wide awake and hungover.
"I'm amazed that we're all so hungover. We weren't acting drunk or drinking that much at all." He said as he started to make breakfast.
"What time did we go to bed?" Emily asked, holding a new ice pack to her face.
"A little after two in the morning." Maria answered, shrugging and taking Emily's ice pack and holding it to her head.
"What's the matter with you? It's just a hangover!" Rocket said, taking the icepack and giving it back to Emily.
"My heads been killing me the last few days." She said, making herself a cup of tea and taking the icepack back.
"Says a lot about your drinking."
Maria glared at Rocket an pushed him to the ground with her foot.
"It's not my drinking. I rarely drink." She said, sighing as she sat back down with her tea.
"You kicked me!"
"I am Groot." Groot said, frowning at the Raccoon.
"What! I was out of line!?"
Peter sighed and handed a plate of food to Maria. Well, he tried to, anyway.
"I'm not hungry." She said, taking the plate and handing it to Emily.
"Maria..." Emily said in a warning tone.
"What? I'm not hungry. You can't make me eat if i'm not hungry."
"But_"
"Drop it, Emily." She said, sighing in annoyance as Gamora and Lilith came into the kitchen.
"Auntie 'Ria! Auntie Em!" Lilith squealed, magnifying everyones headaches ten fold as she flung herself at them.
"What? Did ya just think it was you and these guys?" Emily asked, picking the little girl up.
"Yes. She did." Drax said, sitting down.
Emily gasped, "No! We were here to help!"
Lilith put a hand on the bruise on Emily's jaw before turning to Maria.
"Why is Auntie Em hurt?"
"She had a bit of an accident." Maria said, taking Lilith from Emily's arms and setting her down beside Drax.
It was not long until the ship landed back on the roof of the tower where Steve was waiting for them.
"Uncle Steve!" She squealed, running to the super soldier and hugging him around his legs.
"So, aside from being kidnapped, how'd you like space?" He asked, picking her up with one arm and putting the other arm around Maria as they began to decend down the stairwell to the tower's top floor and he looked at Emily.
"What happened to you?" He asked, only for Emily to walk ahead of them muttering something unintelligible under her breath.
"Is she on her monthly cycle?" Gamora asked, just as confused as everyone else.
"Isn't she always?" Maria asked as they entered the 23rd floor and Lilith set her sights on her parents.
"Mommy! Daddy!" She yelled, struggling to get out of Steve's grip.
Steve put her down and she ran to her parents.
"Did you miss me?" Lilith asked, wrapping her arms around her mothers neck.
"Of course we did Lilith! It's been very quiet around here without our little girl." Clint said, taking her into his own arms and giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"You never answered my question, Lilith."
"I had a blast in space! Peter's ship is so cool! He let me sit on his lap and fly it. We played lots of fun games too!" Lilith quipped, giggling.
"Oh yeah, Lilith, what's this we hear about you saying bad words?"
Lilith looked confused as she looked at Steve.
"Lilith Rose Barton. Are you saying bad words?" Natasha asked, giving her daughter a look.
"No. I say no bad words, mama. I'm a good girl."
"Then what's this about you having an attitude?" Peter asked, raising an eyebrow at the little girl.
"All I told that Nebula lady was that her daddy didn't like her as much as Gammy because Gammy's better than her. And that no one likes her very much." Lilith explained, shrugging as everyone covered their mouths to keep from laughing.
"So, you repeated no bad words that you heard from us?"
Lili shook her head, "No mama."
Maria sighed, "So, anyway, where are the others." She asked, crossing her arms as Clint put the four-year-old down.
"They're at the main base. Fury told me and Clint to come back and be here when all of you came back."
"Where's Auntie Pepper and my other aunties?"
"Well, they're with some of Fury's...friends in upstate New York. They'll be back when all of this is over," Clint started, sighing, "You're actually going to go stay with Maria's brother and Anna along with baby Ryder."
"But why?" She asked, looking at all the adults in the room, knowing that something was wrong.
"Because it isn't safe here. Not at the moment."
"But but but..." Lilith started, her voice cracking as her lips started to tremble and her icy blue eyes glistened with unshed tears at the thought of leaving her parents.
"Hey now. Don't cry." Steve said, kneeling down to Lilith's height.
"But I don't wanna go. Please don't send me away, Uncle Steve." She begged, the tears spilling down her pale face.
Everyone hated seeing Lilith this upset. Natasha had to actually look away when her young daughter looked at her and Emily had to leave the room and go to the kitchen. Even the guardians hated to see the tears. Even Rocket, who now looked at Lilith with sympathy.
"It's not our decision, Lilith. Nick and Phil both believe that you'll be safer with them until everything blows over. It'll only be for a couple of days." Steve said, brushing a strand of blonde hair out of Lilith's face.
"Promise?"
"Yes, sweetheart. Fury and Coulson gave their word." Clint told her, also kneeling down to his daughters height.
Lilith shrugged, "Okay. I guess it's okay then."
"Good girl. Now, why don't you come with me and your mommy to pack some clothes so Steve can bring you to meet Anna?"
"Why aren't you and mommy bringing me?" She asked, looking at her parents suspiciously. Lilith was many things but she wasn't stupid.
"Well, Nick believes it'd be safer and less conspicuous if Steve brought you." Maria answered, sighing.
"But why?"
"Well, Steve isn't technically a SHIELD agent. Does that make sense?"
Lilith nodded and her father picked her up and they brought her to their floor to pack some clothes. Everyone just sighed in relief when Lilith didn't put up anymore of a fight than she already had.
Peter coughed, "Well, that went better than expected."
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