Stark's Shadow (Peter Parker X Reader Stark's Daughter)

Chapter 13: More Secrets

!!!(Just be aware that I am giving you a trigger warning, so please don't report)!!!

Peter's POV

I slept the night with Y/N in my arms. Next to her I felt the safest and also the protector of her. I woke up groggily and tried snuggling up next to her, but she wasn't there. I felt her spot and it was cold, meaning she had been up for a while. Man, I knew this was gonna happen. I saw it in her eyes the minute Banners had told her that it was gonna be a few weeks. When I was cuddled next to her nothing else mattered at that point so I completely forgot.

The only place I knew of that she could be was her bedroom, so I sprinted out of the lab to her room. I saw her sliding door window going out to her balcony was opened.

My heart stopped. She couldn't have jumped. Why would she?

I ran out to the balcony and looked over the railing, my heart about to beat out of my chest. I turned around about to have panic attack with my hands on my head, when I suddenly saw a small metal spiral staircase. At the bottom we're a pair of Y/N's yellow sandals. I breathed a deep sigh of relief.

I hurried up the stairs. They went up forever and ever, and I ever. Even though I was Spider-Man this was an unnerving height.

Finally, I reached the top. Literally the tippy top the building. There was Y/N, in an oversized T-shirt and hair in a messy bun, sitting on the edge looking out over the city. She seemed so peaceful I hated to interrupt so I just stood there for a while gazing at her beauty.

After a couple minutes, I silently walked up to her and sat next to her, her gaze never leaving the sight of the city. I wrapped my arm around her and placed my hand on her cheek and turned her head, looking straight into her eyes. I gave her a quick kiss on her lips but she didn't kiss back. I pulled away and looked deep into her eyes concerned. She wasn't there, well at least not all the way.

"What's wrong, love? Why didn't you stay in bed with me?"

It took her a few moments to respond, which only had me more concerned. She turned her gaze back to the city and said, "I couldn't stay in that room any longer. I started feeling trapped...I guess I...." and her voice trailed off.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure. What's up?"

"Would you look at me?" She turned and faced me with those same absent eyes. "What happened...I mean the night before you were kidnapped? You disappearing, I mean."

Once again, she turned her head back to look across the city, I didn't say anything though.

"Peter, I know I promised no more secrets, but I have another one." I thought she paused to collect her thoughts, but she had zoned out again.

"Y/N?"

"Oh. Sorry. As I was saying, I have a secret...I have powers."

"What?"

"I wasn't born with them though. I was cursed, you could say."

"By who?" I was ready to kick whoever's ass was responsible for hurting Y/N.

"My dad." She answered flatly.

I was speechless. Why?...How?...what?...

"Your silence is indicating you want the story, right?" 

I didn't say a word. I couldn't even find my voice. Feeling of anger, rage, confusion, and denial flooded my head.

"That's what I thought. It's not really much of a story to be honest. This happened right before my dad accidentaly created that killer robot, Ultron. I came into the lab, we had a fight, he accidentally or on purpose I don't know, struck me with a blast from Loki's staff, and mind stone gave him what his mind wanted: for me to disapear. So now, I can turn into a shadow and my physical form can just disapear completely. I know how to control it somewhat, but anytime my dad and I have a fight I loose all control, that's why I started flickering. Does that answer your question?"