Something like love | Peter Parker

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"Dad please tell me you can help him." I said holding back my tears.

"Don't worry kid. I can. And I will. It shouldn't be too hard, it's only one bullet."

"But what about his Aorta? Didn't it hit his heart?"

"Almost" he said pushing the glasses up the slim bridge of his nose and glancing at me before continuing. "It should be a relatively fast surgery. We just have to get him to Wakanda. And quickly."

"Why Wakanda?" I stood up

"Because. This kid is special, I need his help, I wouldn't trust anyone but Shuri to do this surgery."

"Okay, but how will we get there in time?"

"Don't worry about it."

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In Wakanda

We brought Peter to Shuri

"Great another broken white boy for me to fix" she said wheeling him around the corner, down the hallway and through two doors into her workshop I presume.

"You two may wait here." Another woman said. My head turned away from the doors Peter and Shuri went into, my eyes following soon after. It was Okoye! I remember her from the last time I was here, I was 8 at the time. She probably doesn't recognize me now, I look a lot different compared to my 8 year old self.

"Okoye I've missed you! You probably don't remember me I'm-"

"Oh I remember you very well. I've missed you too Jane" she smiled.

When I was 8 I went by my middle name, Jane, but I stopped soon after I left Wakanda. I can't for the life of me remember why.

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A few hours later | After Peters surgery
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I had been staring at the wall in Peter's room and silently crying for what felt like forever, when I felt a light tapping on my shoulder. I lifted my head to see my dad smiling at me.

"Hey kid. How are you feeling?"

"I'm doing ok I guess, thanks for asking dad. I just really hope he's ok. This whole day has been really hard on the both of us, plus I had a lot on the line."

"Ah ha so you two are cafoodleing."

"Uh no- what would make you think that?" I scratched the back of my head and turned away quickly so he wouldn't see me blush

"It may have to do with the fact that you said you had a lot on the line"

"Well yeah... we're uh friends you know"

"Oh yeah just friends sure sure" he winked at me and walked out.

"Yup just friends..." the rest of my sentence trailed off as I looked over at Peter sleeping. I held his hand and smiled. He looked so peaceful. I instantly feel a sickening guilt in the pit of my stomach, I had caused him so much pain- literally- if it weren't for me this wouldn't of happened to him. He would be at home fixing up some kind of old computer, or maybe building LEGO sets with Ned. He certainly wouldn't be here I know that much.

I ruined his life. This is all my fault.

I don't think I actually realized how tired I was because the next thing I knew I was past out in the small arm chair next to his bed. It only felt like a few minutes when I felt a small tug at my hand. I lifted my head to find Peter's eyes fluttering open, I brushed my hand over my face in attempt to wake myself up.

"Peter?!" He let out a short groan in response and I clung to his side, being wary of his wound. "Thank god your ok"

"Why wouldn't I be ok?"

"Wait. Are you serious?" I lifted my head

"Yeah? What happened?"

"You got shot... do you not remember that?"

"No I remember. You don't have to worry about me though I'll be just fine."

"Don't scare me like that! I thought your surgery got fucked up somehow!"

He looked around the room "Wait am I at a hospital?" His head turned towards me

"Well- not really?" I stood up and opened the curtain showing Shuri's workshop

"What the- who did the surgery?!" His eyes widened

"Pete. Calm down. Shuri is a genius and has done this many times before" I turned around and closed the curtain before facing him again

He let out a huge sigh and said "Okay good I thought Mr. Stark did it and I was gonna look over and be hooked up to a car battery or something." I laughed but stopped when I realized he was dead serious.

I walked back over and sat down again "I'm so sorry Peter" a tear fell and rolled down my cheek.

"What for?"

"This is all my fault. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have almost died"

"Are you kidding? This past week has been the most fun I've ever had! Minus the whole getting shot thing but nonetheless- I'm so glad I met you Adeline. I don't know what I would've done without you!"

"Do you really mean that?"

"Of course I do!"

I smiled and hugged him again. He's the sweetest guy I've ever met. I'm so lucky to have him.

"Alrighty enough cafoodleing in here. Break it up love birds" dad said as he dramatically ripped open the curtain and I sat back in my chair

"Dad stop using that word it doesn't make sense. And plus we're not dating we're just friends" I said looking at my dad then at Peter, my eyes widening to tell him to go along with it.

"Yeah we're just friends Mr. Stark..." Peter said meeting my gaze "and what is cafoodleing?" He looked back at my dad

"Oh you know what it means" dad said nodding his head and squinting his eyes.

Me and Peter exchanged a certain 'what the fuck' kind of look at my dads strange choice of words.