Amora had waited for Pietro all day, she didn't want to leave the building in case he showed up even though she wanted to go and see if she could find him herself. As the hours ticked by, she got more and more worried for his well being and wondered who had him under his control. It was nearing 5 o'clock in the evening as Amora had already made dinner, so worked up that she started to lose track of her own time. Amora took out a bowl and placed herself down at the kitchen table, wanting to know not only what Pietro was doing, but what was going on with her friends in the United States. She played with the tracking device in her pocket one more time before she leaned in to take a bite out of her shrimp lo mein.
The table jumped as Pietro sat next to her, "What did you make for dinner?"
Amora let out a yell and turned to him, "What the hell, Pietro?!"
"What?" he asked.
"You don't just run up on people like that" Amora scolded him, "Especially when you were gone all day"
"I'm sorry, honey" Pietro leaned in and kissed her on the cheek, "I can't help but do it, seeing people's face is priceless, you know?"
Amora rolled her eyes, "Not really, and it's shrimp lo mein"
Pietro made a face, "You made this?"
"Of course I did, I learned about different cultures and their food first" Amora straightened up, "You'll like it, trust me"
She glanced down and noticed that he already had a bowl in front of him and had already taken a bite. He didn't even seem to hesitate as he went back to eating, most likely being hungry from running so fast. Amora watched him and smiled as she reached out and pet his wavy hair, feeling the texture in her hands. Pietro took a hold of her hand and gave it an oily kiss from the residue on his lips.
Amora smiled to him as she turned back to her own bowl and continued to eat, thinking that she was so happy to be in this place right now. She always thought what would my life be like if Pietro were here at random times throughout the year. It seemed to almost be her favorite past time since they never really got the chance to have a relationship happen between the two of them.
Pietro immediately straightened up, "I almost forgot! I wanted to ask you something. How is it that you came over here and your dad be cool with it?"
"Because my dad doesn't know" Amora told him, "He's out on a quest to figure out why the Infinity Stones have been found so rapidly"
"Infinity Stones?" Pietro asked.
Amora mentioned, "The gem that's on Vision's forehead.
At the mention of Vision, Pietro did both a nod and a grimace to the name, making Amora's mouth drop open to him. He turned and gave her a small wink before he quickly disappeared into the kitchen.
She glanced around and noticed that the food and their plates were all cleaned up.
She heard a whoosh sound once more and noticed Pietro was in front of her yet again with his hand out. Amora glanced down to it before she took a hold of his hand and everything became a whirlwind. She let out a gasp as Pietro placed her on the floor, Amora turned and was about to yell at him when she felt the cool breeze and noticed that she was outside. Amora looked back and noticed that she was overlooking the street lights over a fog that had swept over the town. She smiled and walked over to the edged, folding her arms over her chest and realizing that she had on a blanket to keep her arm.
"This is amazing"
She felt arms being wrapped around her as Pietro's head appeared next to hers, "I'm sorry for keeping you cooped up… I just want to protect you"
"I understand" Amora said as she gripped onto his arm, "Me too"
She kept feeling his hand before she whispered, "I can't believe this is even happening, that you're actually here"
"I know" Pietro whispered and brought his lips to her hair, "I woke up thinking about your kiss… I tried holding on, I really did but death was pulling me down faster than life. I was regretting leaving both of you"
Amora stayed silent as Pietro sighed, "I could feel Wanda in my head, asking if I was alright but not even having the strength to talk to her. Hearing her panicked voice and seeing your face destroyed me"
"She still misses you" Amora turned and looked to him, "She didn't want to acknowledge her birthday but we did a good job at distracting her for the most part… Wanda tries to live the way you do, spontaneous and always up for an adventure"
Hearing that made Pietro smile as Amora could tell that he missed his sister terribly. She now wondered who had it worse; Wanda with thinking her whole family was dead or Pietro for knowing his only family member is grieving over a memory. Amora wanted to try again with asking if he would want to see her but didn't want to ruin the precious moment that they had together. So instead, she rose her chin up as she offered up her lips to his.
He bent down and kissed her slowly, both of them taking it in as Amora once more felt as if she wanted to spread her life into his lips. The feeling of his warm body close to hers made her blush as her fingertips traced his stubble chin. Pietro broke the kiss as he kept his face close to hers as they gently swayed together.
"How long were you planning on staying?" Pietro asked.
"I was planning on having you come back with me" Amora picked up her head and looked at him.
"Then I would have a lot of explaining to do" Pietro sighed.
Amora made a face as she asked, "Were you ever going to try to come back?"
Pietro thought for a moment before he said, "Eventually, just, you know… this situation happened and each time I think I can do it… something holds me back"
"Like what?" Amora asked.
"Like seeing my sister for the first time" Pietro confessed, "Don't know if she'll break down and cry or throw me across the room"
Amora nodded, "Let's hope the first part"
They stayed there for a while, talking about different things, trying to get their minds out of the dark situation that he was in. It wasn't until the temperature started to drop did Pietro bring them back home.
Amora was just about getting ready for bed when she heard the shower come on as Pietro slipped into the bathroom.
She reached into her deep pocket and sighed with relief when she felt her gadget still there. Amora went over to Pietro's shoes and placed the needle into the side of the sole before putting it back. She glanced back over to the bathroom as she double checked on her burner phone if the locator worked. She silently smiled to herself as she hid it deep within her backpack before climbing into bed. Amora felt her stomach tied up into a knot as she wondered when would be the next time that he would go back to whoever is controlling him.
