Family and Preparations.
He couldn't describe how much he loved watching her sleep.
Carol was still fast asleep in bed; her golden blonde hair was messed up over half of her face giving her a cute appearance. Her bare and fair skin felt smoother than silk and looked twice as beautiful as he traced his fingertips over her. It seemed impossible for the Mighty Ms Marvel to ever look 'adorable', but she pulled it off perfectly, the way she was snuggled up to Peter's bare chest.
He couldn't blame her for the look of utter bliss and joy she had on her face as he wiped a glimmering, golden lock of hair from her face. His thought went back to the previous night when Carol had flew the two of them back to the apartment and proceeded to tear both his and her clothes off. The rest of the night was simply a blur of pleasure and bliss.
Peter smiled as he simply gazed at the beauty of the goddess sleeping atop of him. He looked at her ring finger on her right hand and the ring that lay upon it, and then compared it to the ring on his hand. Both rings had similar designs yet where made of different coloured gemstones that matched their outfits 'Clever thinking Vik' Peter thought. He made a mental note to thank Viktor for getting the two rings.
Peter then noticed his beloved stir in her sleep as she moved ever so slightly, causing the sheets to rustle. Peter smiled as he heard his fiancé let out a long and content sigh before opening her eyes and looking up at him with eyes full of love.
"Good morning Beautiful" Peter said as he stroked her cheek affectionately. Carol's smile only grew brighter as she leaned into Peter's hand and kissed his palm.
"Mmmmmm, last night was the best night of my life" Carol smiled sweetly as she law her head back on Peter's bare chest and listened to his heartbeat.
"I agree" Peter smiled as he closed his eye and hugged Carol closer to his chest. The two Avengers simply lay down in each other's arms, enjoying the feel of the others smooth and warm skin. They simply lay in pure comfort and bliss for at least a quarter of an hour, anyone else would get bored or uncomfortable after a while, but these two loved each other with every fibre of their beings and just being together in each other's warm embrace was like heaven.
Peter opened his eyes and brought a hand to his fiancé's Cheek. Carol shifted and looked up at him, her sapphire blue eyes gazing deeply into his chocolaty brown ones.
"I think it's time we get up baby" Peter whispered to her
"Alright" Carol whispered back as she got up and placed a tender kiss on Peter's cheek which he smiled at. Carol got out of the bed first and stretched, deliberately showing off her perfectly defined back and heavenly rear to her love. Peter couldn't help but chuckle and reply "If you keep showing yourself off like that, I can't promise I won't throw you back into bed"
"Mmmmm, I wouldn't complain" Carol smiled turning around and putting her hands on her curvaceous hips. Peter couldn't help but wonder at what he did to deserve such a goddess of a woman.
"Well? Are you going to get up or just stare at me all morning?" Carol smirked as she turned to get dressed. Peter sat up and got out of bed himself and stretched before getting dressed.
They couldn't wait to tell everyone about the newest development in their relationship.
*Xavier's school for the gifted, San Francisco
The two large men sat on opposite ends of the table with their hands resting on the sides of their chairs. All of the children were having class at the moment and thus the two veterans could have some peace and quiet. The dark skinned Mutant dressed in strange futuristic armour took a hold of the knight on the chess board between the two of them and moved it forward 4 spaces, taking two pawns of the other man.
"Nice move" the white haired Mutant said quietly in response as he clasped his hands in front of his face. These two mutants were Bishop and Cable, two mutants from the far future who were at the moment playing a game of chess.
"But if this were a real battle, you would lose" he said with a smirk as he moved his rook in front of the King
"Checkmate" Cable smiled
"I would have won the next turn" Bishop replied
"Yeah but you should have concentrated on getting to the next turn" Cable said as he rearranged the pieces for the next round
"So what are the scores now?" Bishop asked
"It's…..5-4 to me" Cable said as he checked the notepad on the side of the table
"Nice…You weren't using your Infonet to cheat where ya?"
"I never use my Infonet for such things" Cable chuckled
Bishop ran a hand through is dreads as he sat back in his chair and pondered for a moment. The two mutants had been pondering recent events that had taken place and thus had been spending much more time in each other's company for many reasons, the first being the fact that they had both seen very bleak futures for their kind, which was something they could really relate to.
"So I've been meaning to ask…" Bishop said as he turned his gaze to Cable
"…What do you think about this Registration business?" Bishop continued making Cable raise an eyebrow
"Huh…I was waiting to see which one of us would ask that question" Cable said as he stopped arranging the chess pieces
"It's been on your mind as well?"
"Of course it has, every mutant, superhuman and vigilante in the states has had that on their minds. But we should be the ones most wary about it" Cable replied
"So what do you think?" Bishop asked
"I think it's a horrible idea, both of us have seen futures that have shown just how bad this world can get if the wrong decisions are made at the wrong time" Cable said
"I know that Nathan….but on the other hand this could be a good sign"
"What?"
"In my future the Sentinels were brought into action because the people of the world didn't trust us, this act could give the people of the world trust in not just Mutants but meta-humans in general" Bishop said
"You may see it that way man, but remember, it's Kelly who is trying to pass it" Cable rationalized
"You have a point man" Bishop said as he picked up a black king and stared at it
"It's like chess Nathan. You just have to make the right moves and you win…but one wrong direction and it'll cost you the game" Bishop said as he put the king down on the board
"I would take that into consideration if you didn't suck at this game" Cable chuckled in reply as the two future mutants continued in their chess game.
*unknown location
In the dark of the room, only a few blue sparks of light jettisoned out of the dark as they came from an arc welder wielded by Anton Vanko. Anton was at the moment constructing the device that those shadowy figures had hired him to create; he was right in the middle of using the welder to create the frame of the device, being sure that his Welding mask protected his face from the sparks that shot out.
As Anton finished the weld that he was right doing, he flipped up his mask and lit a cigarette he had in his lips with the welder. Once he did, he took a long draw from the cigarette and took off the welding mask and set it down on the floor.
Anton smiled as he began to connect wires and press buttons that caused the device to light up. Once the machine began making a buzzing sound as it active he began to clap his hands in joy at this beautiful creation of death he had constructed.
"How is it coming along, Anton?" Cyrus asked as he popped out of nowhere right next to Anton, causing the Russian Physicist to jump out of his skin in shock.
"DON'T DO THAT! Do you realize how a single wrong action could cause this thing to go off?!" Anton shouted in his thick Russian accent, though a shout from him didn't make the silver haired samurai move an inch or even flinch.
"You humans are so strange when you are angry" Cyrus mused before standing up straight and typing a few controls into his wrist computer causing the light to turn on. The device that Anton was working on seemed to be covered with a bit of canvas and tarp.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Anton asked as Cyrus walked over to the over side of the room and took a PDA from the side of the wall. The facility they were in looked very high tech, as did the technology around them.
"You Humans….you always feel the need to raise your voices unnecessarily for the most stupid reasons" Cyrus spoke as he looked at the PDA as he walked over towards Anton who was wiping the sweat off his brow with a cloth.
"You don't like humans?" Anton asked with worry as even with his armour he doubted that he would be able to stand against Cyrus
"I never said that…I simply find it strange to see you humans act like this" Cyrus said as he leaned against the frame of the machine before handing the PDA to Anton.
"What's this?" Anton asked
"A list that we put together, people who will be willing to help in your mission as long as we pay their prices" Cyrus said nonchalantly as he twirled a shuriken in between his fingers.
"Helpers? Why aren't you and your 'people' helping out?" Anton asked
"We don't wish to draw too much suspicion…..this works the best, now I believe you have worked with some of these people before" Cyrus said as he put the shuriken back in his belt. Anton chose to go with this and began to read the info on the PDA and his eyes widened in response.
"These are some pretty heavy hitters….you certainly did your research" Anton said with a surprised look as he recognised some of the profiles listed on the PDA.
"I see many known terrorists and Mercenaries on this list….but no Meta-Humans?" Anton asked
"We don't want anyone getting too suspicious, having a bunch of heavy hitting meta-humans gather for something like this would turn heads and the Heroes would begin asking questions and snooping around, besides you are a former terrorist, you should be comfortable around these blokes. Anyway you had better chose who you want to do what because you are going on this mission tomorrow" Cyrus said with an uninterested look, he didn't care about any of this bull crap, all he cared about was driving his sword through Brimstone's chest and this wasn't getting him any closer to doing that.
"Tomorrow? And you will have these people ready by then?" Anton asked with a raised brow
"We work fast, that and the fact we don't sleep much really helps. But you will all have to make your own way to the desired position….we don't want anyone tracking you back here" Cyrus continued
"So, other than the materials we get no assistance at all in the matter?" Anton asked
"I will be keeping a close eye on you, in case you need backup. But other than that, no" Cyrus replied
"Remind me why I am doing this"
"Because if you succeed we will reward you, graciously. That and you owe us for saving your hide" Cyrus said with a glare like that of a cobra about to strike its prey. It was unsettling to say the least.
"So….what are the details?" Anton asked after he gulped
"Everything you need is on the PDA in your hand, exact locations, profiles and anything else you need" Cyrus said as he stood back up and put the Shuriken he was fiddling with back in his belt.
"Now….if you will excuse me, I have business to attend to" Cyrus said as he put his hands in his pockets and began walking away.
"Really? And what kind of business would that be?"
"It has nothing to do with you…now get back to work" Cyrus growled. Deep down Anton knew better than to piss of the 7 foot samurai and went back to work. Cyrus didn't have to give answers to a pathetic human who needed a suit to fight, if any human demanded anything of him, chances are he would probably let his sword do the talking.
Forest Hills, New York
Peter and Carol where walking down the street towards aunt may's house, they both figured that the first person they would tell would be her. The old woman was the closest family they had, she was Peter's aunt and only blood relative aside from Kaine, but he was in Houston and they both doubted that Peter's clone would be that interested. When Peter and Carol began dating, Aunt May was a little harsh on the blonde and would often give her warnings not to break her nephew's heart.
But as time went on, May had learned that Carol and Peter had something special and once she found that, the Blonde haired Avenger had become like a daughter to her, just as Peter was like a son. Carol had thought of Aunt May like a mother, as her real mother hadn't spoken to her since she was a child. The old woman had become glad of that day that she opened the door to the two lovers 2 years ago.
"How do you think she will react?" Carol asked, holding Peter' hand
"Carol, I hope you're ready for a tidal wave of hugs and kisses" Peter chuckled as he put a hand on her shoulder and hugged her closer to him.
The two where then on the same street as May's house, opposite hers on the other side of the street was Viktor's house. The British Avenger had lived on that street for many years and it always brought Peter a little solace in the event that a Supervillan ever found out about her, that Viktor would be near.
As the two Avengers walked down the street however, they saw a familiar face from the other side of the street walking towards Viktor's house. Peter waved and shouted "Hey Laura, what brings you here?"
"Oh hi guys, I was just visiting Viktor. What about you?" Laura replied as she waved back at her fellow teammates.
"My aunt lives here, we are visiting her, that and we have some great news" Peter replied with a smile
"Really? And what news would that be?" Laura asked
"You will have to find out along with everyone else Laura" Carol smiled in response
"Oh alright, see you guys later" Laura waved back as she walked towards Viktor's door. The pair of Avengers smiled and came to Aunt May's door. Peter raised his hand to the door and knocked his knuckles against the wooden frame. The sound of footsteps was heard from the other side of the door and Peter and Carol made sure to hide their rings behind their backs.
"Hold your horses I'm coming!" May shouted as she answered the door, once the door opened she met eyes with her two favourite people in the world.
"Peter! Carol! Oh how lovely it is to see you!" May shouted in joy as she hugged the two of them tightly.
"Great to see you too Aunt May" Peter and Carol both replied with a smile as they both returned the hug.
"Oh why are you two standing out here for? Come in" May smiled as she let Carol and Peter enter the house as she shut the door behind them.
"So what brings you two here?" May asked as she sat down in her chair. Peter and Carol sat down on the couch nearby and itched with anticipation of what May was going to think.
"Well May, we have some news that we thought we should tell you first" Carol replied with a smile
"Really, and what is it?" May asked
Carol and Peter simply smiled and simultaneously brought up their hands with the rings on their fingers and May's reaction was priceless. Her eyes widened like that of an Owl and she brought up a hand to her mouth as she was shocked beyond all belief.
"Oh….Oh good lord….Are….are those?" May asked in disbelief, as both Carol and Peter nodded. May shot out of her seat and embraced Carol and Peter tightly. If not for Peter and Carol's superhuman durability, they would probably feel their ribs breaking under the force of that hug.
"Oh my dear! Welcome to the family Carol!" May joyfully cheered as the two hugged her back.
"Thanks Aunt May" Carol said
May let go of the two and returned to her seat and regained her composure before asking "Do any of the others know?" It had been a while since May had found out about her nephew and his fiancé's secret lives along with many of the other Avengers.
"Well, Viktor and Johnny know about it, in fact they kind of helped last night" Peter replied
"Oh so no one else knows?" May asked
"They will, there is a full roster meeting tomorrow, we are going to break the news there" Carol said with a smile, looking forward to all their teammates reactions.
"Well, I think that they will all love this, im sure that I do" May smiled. Both Peter and Carol couldn't be happier about May's reaction.
"Do you have any ideas of when or where the wedding will be?" May asked
"Not at the moment, Pete only asked the question last night. To be honest I am still trying to get over it myself" Carol blushed slightly; May couldn't help but chuckle at this.
"Well, seeing as you two are already here, how about some lunch? I was already in the middle of cooking something, I could make something for you two as well" May asked as she got up
"Well, we don't have anything going on right now, I guess we can stay" Peter replied
"Would you like me to help May?" Carol asked
"Carol you sit right there, I will be cooking, my treat" May smiled as she walked into the kitchen
"Phew" Peter went as he wiped his brow
"….What was that?" Carol asked crossing her arms with a raised brow
"Uh….nothing dear" Peter replied not wanting Carol to punch his lights out. May could only chuckle from the next room at the two young people having a little squabble. 'They grow up so fast' May thought.
*Viktor's house
The blade scraped against Viktor's throat slowly, downwards, scraping off the white foam coating his face. The Red eyed Avenger paid close attention to the mirror as he swished the blade in the water in the sink in front of him before shaking off the water and putting the blade to his chin and bring it down.
Viktor was in fact shaving himself in his bathroom. He was wearing his trousers, boots and was completely bare chested, along with his long black hair tied back in a makeshift ponytail so he didn't accidentally shave it off or get foam in it although that was pretty much impossible due to the fact that a normal steel blade didn't have a chance of slicing his hair off.
Viktor then had a close look at the blade and put it to his throat, the force he put into the blade as he pressed it then caused the edge to shatter as shards of metal fell into the sink.
Viktor simply smirked as he threw the razor in the bin before getting another one from the bathroom cabinet. He didn't realize however that Laura was stood behind him in the doorway with Callus on her shoulder, Viktor only realized this as he shut the cabinet and saw her reflection in the mirror and smiled.
"What are you doing?" Laura asked
"Shaving" Viktor replied
"I….I thought you couldn't grow facial hair" Laura said as she walked up behind him
"I can't….but this makes me feel more….human" Viktor said. Laura smiled and took off her black jacket to reveal the black and white striped tank top. Callus flew off her shoulder and into the living room as not to get in the way, as Laura wrapped her arms around his waist from behind.
"I don't care if you are human or not" Laura smiled. Viktor couldn't help but smile as he dragged the blade down his neck, the foam coming off with it.
"Why….why did you break the last blade?"
"Because it couldn't cut me….I always thought it strange the way people can accidently cut them while shaving, I guess I'll never know" Viktor said until
*SHINK!
"I could help you with that" Laura said as she extended one of her claws on her right hand. Viktor smiled as he went over to the toilet and put the seat down so that he could sit down and be at Laura's height.
"You sure you won't accidently cut my throat?" Viktor asked
"I will avoid the temptation" Laura said with a smile
"Was….was that a joke?" Viktor asked only getting a smile in response as Laura dragged the blade of her claw down Viktor's neck, scraping the foam off his neck.
"You know how to use those things, right?" Viktor asked rhetorically getting a cut on his neck in response.
"Ow….ow what did you do that for?" Viktor asked as he reached up and wiped the blood off his neck.
"That is for doubting my skills….and talking while I'm shaving you" Laura said as she took a towel from the side of the room and wiped the foam from her claw.
"Well…if that is what getting cut while shaving feels like, I can see why people don't like it" Viktor said as he took the towel from her and wiped the access foam from his face. The lack of hair on his face of course meant that it didn't leave any patches of hair after Laura shaved him.
Viktor then reached up to wipe the blood leaking from his wound off except Laura stopped him by grabbing his hand and shaking her head before saying "No….just stay still" she then leaned her head forward and took a deep sniff of his neck.
"Uuuum….what are you doing?" Viktor asked as Laura stopped standing and instead straddled him with a leg on each side of him.
"You….smell great" Laura said as she kept sniffing before licking the blood off his wound.
"….ok, starting to get into my personal space" Viktor said as he put his hands on Laura's shoulders to push her back lightly. It was common knowledge to Viktor that for Laura, blood was a bit of a turn on for her. Of course when other people like Logan saw her slice men to shreds and get drenched their blood they would see it as her enjoying herself in a simple adrenaline rush, but Viktor had found out that with him, she was honest with the fact that she loved the scent of blood in her nostrils.
Anyone else would be freaked out as hell at this fact and would not want anything to do with the Mutant. But Viktor was 949 years old and to be honest, blood had been a bit of a turn on for him as well in certain points of his life, that and he had seen stranger things in his lifetime.
"Please….you…you smell and taste great" Laura whispered as she wrapped her arms around Viktor's neck and took his scent in.
"Come on Laura, I'm not a steak alright?" Viktor joked as he tried to get Laura off of him.
"Please, I want you" Laura whispered in his ear. Viktor's eyes widened as he had to take control and grabbed her arms firmly and looked her directly in the eyes.
"Laura, snap out of it, that's the blood talking" Viktor said in a firm voice
"But…"
"No but's. I know this…position we find ourselves in is very suggestive but I don't want our first time to be like this" Viktor said. He was by no means a virgin. The man was centuries old for god's sake. But he was still a gentleman; he didn't want Laura's first time to be a fit of passion in his bathroom.
"But Viktor…"
"This isn't up for discussion Laura. I can tell by the look in your eyes, you aren't ready" Viktor said as Laura's eyes travelled down like she had been scolded like a child. Viktor noticed this and put a finger to her chin to raise her head.
"When we are ready….ok?" Viktor spoke softly as he caressed Laura's face.
"….alright" Laura spoke as she looked deeply into Viktor's eyes. The two stared into each other's eyes for a while. Laura couldn't help but find herself lost in his glowing, crimson eyes. Those eyes had seen so much, and yet she couldn't help but find herself being pulled into them. Viktor's entire being could be seen through his eyes, the centuries of torment, the experience he held within his mind. Everything about his eyes was amazing to her, the way his black pupils were highlighted by the glowing red of his eyes and the experience that he held behind them. He was so old but by the look in his eyes…he was still so young.
The two simply stared as each other before Viktor wrapped his arms around Laura and picked her up as he stood up on his feet. Laura blushed as Viktor put her back down on her feet. Laura looked up at Viktor as he was more than a few feet taller than her; she barely even reached his pectorals.
"Well…what do you think we should do to pass the time?" Laura asked
"Well, how about I take us out for a fly; we cripple a few muggers and drug dealers on the way and maybe have dinner at a nice little place I know downtown" Viktor smiled as did Laura as she put her hands on Viktor's shoulders and leaned up as far as she could to kiss him on the cheek.
"Sounds good to me"
So everyone what did you think?
I know this chapter didn't have much happen, but trust me the action will come and soon :)
Please let me know what you think in a review, don't hold back and let me know honestly
What did you like? What do you want to see? Etc.
See you guys next chapter…is….is anyone going to interrupt this time...no...alright time for my speciality:
WHO DO YOU WANT VIKTOR TO FIGHT IN THE FUTURE OF THIS FANFIC? (besides Cyrus)
See you guys next time :)