Chapter 5
I do not own Spider-Man or The Avengers in any way.
Madison walked over to her jewelry bureau and opened it. She stared at the little velvet box still sitting in it. She took it out and brushed the dust off of it. She sat down on her bed and opened it. She ran her fingertips over the pendent and sighed. She had blown everything out of proportions. She knew she still loved Steve deep down, but wasn't ready to admit it. She took it out and placed it around her neck.
That night, there were no nightmares.
Madison made her way to the warehouse. "Peter?" she called.
He appeared from behind her. "I'm sorry about kissing you and implying that you were crazy", he said.
"I should've never slapped you. I'm not used to people bringing up the fact that I have to psychiatric drugs", she said. She paused for a moment. "Could I try something?" Madison asked him, "Just stand there". She walked up to him and leaned up to place her lips on his.
Peter froze, waiting to be slapped or something. He relaxed and enjoyed the kiss. He brought his hands up to Madison's arms and gently caressed them.
Madison pulled back and Peter opened his eyes.
The kiss was everything their first kiss should've been.
"What did you do that for?" he asked her.
"I dunno. Just wanted to", she told him, "I want to move on. For good".
Peter noticed the chain around her neck. He reached forward and pulled the chain forward, exposing the pendent.
"He gave it to me the day he left", she told him, "I called him last night. I suppose it was just for closure".
Peter's laptop pinged.
"What's that?" Madison asked him.
Peter walked over to it and looked at it. "Break in", he said.
"Let's go", she said.
"But Madison…" Peter said.
"C'mon Peter. I need to do something. I'm going crazy", she begged.
"Fine", Peter said.
Madison smiled and went to go change into her suit.
Peter prayed he hadn't just made a grave mistake.
"Mr. Stark, may I ask why you're calling?" Fury asked.
"It's about Madison", Tony said, "She's getting restless. I'm worried".
"Worried about what?" Fury asked.
"That's she's going to go rogue or something. She's talking crazy about joining Spider-Man to fight crime around the city", Tony said, "You've basically unleashed a weapon on New York City".
"Miss Barton is no longer a member of S.H.E.I.L.D.", Fury said.
"Yeah but S.H.E.I.L.D. monitors potential threats and I'm telling you, Madison is a potential threat to the citizens of Manhattan. She's only takes her meds when she needs them and sometimes it seems like she's a million miles away", Tony said.
"We'll monitor her and see if we really need to bring her back in", Fury said.
"Well hurry up and do it before she hurts someone", Tony said.
Please let me clear something up. Yes it seems as though Madison is letting go of Steve, but she's lying to herself and other characters. I need to build Peter and Madison's relationship for something coming later.