- My thanks to everyone who took the time to read the first chapter of Our Precious Moments. My writing skills are still a tad bit rusty given my busy life as of late so I'm doing my best to catch up to a decent writing form. Time is a luxury I don't have a lot of right now so I take my rare moments when I can.
- This second part is a bit shorter but regardless, I hope all of you enjoy it...
Sable sighed in relief as the last of Peter's wounds were carefully bandaged. It had taken a couple of hours for Sofia and Aurelie along with herself to clean and mend his multiple injuries. Fortunately, none of them were life threatening but the considerable amount of blood that he lost was a different story...to the point where it would've killed him if not for his superhuman healing facto.
In the meantime, Peter had explained to them everything that happened from the start of the mission to the end. Much of it Sable didn't like because most of the details were of the X-Men winning against the Avengers up until the latter half and her dislike only grew when Peter reluctantly told her about his near suicidal encounter with the Phoenix force empowered Colossus and his sister, Illyana.
She couldn't really blame Peter for his valiant attempt in holding them back while his teammates escaped with the wounded...that sense of selflessness was one of the many reasons Sable loved Peter but it was still foolhardy for him to have tried to do so alone.
Her anger would be quickly overtaken by pride however, when it was next revealed that Peter albeit in a bloody mess actually managed to defeat them by tricking the mutant siblings into attacking each other.
The end result? They ended up knocking each other unconscious...though the victory was short lived when their portions of the Phoenix force implanted themselves into Cyclops.
That didn't matter to Sable though...she was very proud of her beloved Peter for having defeated such powerful foes despite the insurmountable odds. It seemed that Sofia and Aurelie felt the same way as well given how they couldn't stop blushing and smiling at Peter as he finished his tale.
There was some good things in his story that she liked, such as his new mutant student, Hope Summers. The fact that Peter was now Hope's mentor surprised her just as much it did him then but he quickly accepted the role without complaint.
Sable briefly wondered about Peter's student before he suddenly yawned loudly, reminding her of his very exhausted state.
"Sofia, Aurelie...I think it's best to let our patient here get some rest." She advised. Both maids looked to the front and giggled when they saw Peter now half asleep.
Sable couldn't help but giggle as well...the sight was simply too cute in all their eyes. Sofia and Aurelie made their way to leave the room so as to allow Peter to sleep peacefully.
They stopped at the entrance however, when they realized that their Queen did not move from where she stood beside Peter's bed.
"Are you coming with us, Ms. Sablinova?" Aurelie inquired.
Sable shook her head with a small smile. "I...wish to stay with Peter."
The implications behind her words were immediately understood and they nodded to their Queen before leaving the room.
She thanked them as they left before turning her attention back to a sleeping Peter...who was doing so in a sitting position.
"Peter?" Sable gently tapped his cheek.
His hazel eyes snapped open. "Uh, wha?"
"I think you'd sleep better if you laid down on the bed." She said with a small smirk.
Peter tiredly agreed with a nod and he slowly placed his head on the soft pillow. A grunt of appreciation escaped his lips at the blissful feeling of his body finally given a break on a relatively comfortable bed after weeks of non-stop and somewhat misguided fighting.
Sable grinned at the childlike expression on his face before she quickly slid herself under the covers and rested her head against Peter's bandaged up chest.
"I don't think the bed's big enough for the both of us." Peter jokingly pointed out.
"Not a problem...you make a pretty good mattress anyways." Sable replied with a tone of mirth, savoring the warmth of Peter's body radiating against her own.
He chuckled at that. "Is that how you see me?"
She shifted under the blanket and rested herself on top of Peter before looking straight into his hazel eyes with a soft yet serious expression.
"I see you as the most handsome, perfect, and loving man that any woman would want. With everything that I am...I love you, Peter Parker." Sable whispered affectionately.
His heart beating ten times faster from her words, Peter tilted his head forward and kissed Sable's lips.
"I must've done something right in this crazy life of mine to have such a Goddess fall in love with me...I love you too, Silver Sablinova."
Sable blushed a deep red as she quickly kissed him back. "Don't ever stop telling me that, Peter...Peter?"
She looked at his face and noticed that he had finally fallen asleep. He could no longer ignore his body's need for rest and Peter's eyes reluctantly closed almost immediately after Sable finished her words.
Sable realized she was a bit tired herself as her own eyes were getting a bit heavy as well. Not that she was complaining...After all, sleeping with Peter in the same bed again was something Sable could never say no to.
Her fingers played with his light brown hair as she fondly looked at the peaceful expression on his slumbering face.
"Sleep well, my love." Sable whispered, pecking Peter's cheek before snuggling herself back into the crook of his neck.
Peter instinctively rested his right arm around her body and held her close...the warmth of which brought a smile to Sable's face as well as they slept comfortably in each other's presence.
- Like I said...a bit shorter chapter than usual but I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'll do my best in updating whenever I have the time...in the meanwhile, please read and review, Thank you.