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The rain was pouring down hard in Queens.

It was the most depressing time since it this was already the third day in a row that the skies were gray and the rain that was soaking every part of the entire city.

Right after the incident at the party, things just seemed to be at a standstill. There was only so much Luna could do when Peter asked her to give him some space. The girl tried her hardest to do exactly that, but she found herself going completely insane just wondering if Peter was okay. He wasn't returning any of her calls or texts, and nobody has heard from him, not even Ned, Aubrey, or MJ. Luna desperately wanted to call May, but the woman was already having a hard time of her own by trying to get Peter to talk to her. She didn't want to make things worse by telling May something that would only make her worry about her nephew more than she already was.

So, Luna had no choice but to sit and wait around in her own apartment until Peter made the first move, but after three days, it was impossible for the girl to  continue going on this way.

Out of all the time the two have known each other, Luna has never seen Peter in such a state. He was always good at composing himself, but finding out about what Aubrey knew about him must've triggered something in the boy that made him lose control of his emotions. Luna felt guilty for doing that to him. She should've told Peter from the start that his secret identity was something Aubrey knew. The boy deserved to know exactly who knew about that part of his life.

Peter always felt like he was putting the people he loved in danger whenever he had to reveal his secret, but it wasn't like it was a choice he could make. It was just a part of his life.

It devastated Luna to know that she did this to him. He was completely shutting her out, even more than he already was. The boy wasn't speaking to her, not even calling or texting her back to let her know he was fine.

This wasn't anything new to the teenager. Luna was notorious for pushing people away and shutting them out. It's how she was when she first met Peter, and he was the one who helped her become a whole new person. He was the best thing to ever happen to her, and Luna wasn't going to let the boy go through this by himself. He was always there for her in the past, and now Luna was trying her best to do the same thing for him. 

May had finally reached out to Luna after three days by telling the girl where Peter was spending all his time throughout the past few days. She encouraged Luna to go and see if Peter would finally talk to her, so that was what she decided to do.

Luna needed a ride all the way upstate, so she called Happy in hopes that he could pick her up, which of course, he did.

She explained to him everything that was going on with Peter ever since he was brought back by Bruce, and Happy was just as saddened to hear it as it was for Luna to tell it. Luna was nervous throughout the entire ride. She didn't know what she was going to say to Peter to make him listen to her. The girl had to think of what to do, and she had to think fast as Happy drove to their destination. The man tried giving her as much advice as he could, but at the end of the day, it wasn't his relationship, and it was best not to get in between it. However, Peter was his friend, and he wanted to help in any way that he could.

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