Spider-Widow

Chapter tweleve: I Can't Feel You

The Cloak of Levitation drops Ned down and flies off.

"Thank you, Mr. Cape. Sir." Ned says.

"Ned?" MJ rounds the corner still wearing the Iron Suit. "Ned... Ned!"
They run into each other's arms.

Peter gets to his feet, concerned, looking around, "Nathaly?!"

"I'm okay, Peter." said an angelic voice behind him.

Peter turned around and Nathaly pulled her in a tight hug and kissed her forehead, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Nathaly went to MJ and Ned and they both pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm sorry." Ned apologized.

Nathaly shook her head, "No, It's okay. I'm the one who let go." They hugged again.

Nathaly looked at MJ who was crying, "Oh, MJ." MJ just hugged her and sobbed in Nathaly's shoulders.

"Thank you, Nat. But you could've died and that was very stupid of you."

"Hey, I would sacrifice my life for your two," Nathaly looks at her best friends. "I would jump off a clif for you two to stay and have a happy life."

Peter swings over to his friends. MJ sighs with relief.

"You're okay!" They all had a group hug. Then Peter pulls back, takes them in, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, we're okay." Peter notices a cut above MJ's eye.

"Oh my God, you're bleeding." Peter holds MJ's face in his hand, inspects her cut. "No, I'm fine. I'm okay."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm fine. I promise."

"Um... we should go, right?" Nathaly smiled at Peter.

Peter struggles to find the words. Echoing thunder from above. The new spell is quickly progressing.

"You're gonna forget who I am." Peter saw Nathaly's beautiful smile fall.

"What?"

"Forget who you are -- what are you
talking about?"

"It's okay. I'm gonna come and find you, and I'll explain everything."

MJ and Ned's faces fall as they realize...

"I'll make you remember me, and it will be like none of this ever happened. Okay?" Nathaly let her tears fall.

"Okay, but what if that doesn't work? What if-- What if that doesn't work? What if we can't remember you? I don't want to do that. I don't-- I don't want to do that." MJ says panicking.

"I know, MJ. I know."

"But, what-- Is there not something we can do? We can't come up with, like, a plan or something, you know? There's always something we can do?" Nathaly's voice cracked at bit.

Peter shakes his head, "There's nothing we can do." but then he reassures them. "But it'll be okay."

MJ tries to catch her breath, as Ned's eyes brim with tears. "You promise?"

"Yeah, I promise."
(What a fucking lier)

Peter and Ned do a bittersweet version of their special handshake from homecoming. Then Peter pulls Ned into a hug. "I'll come find you, okay?"

"I know you will."
They release from the hug. Peter turns to Nathaly who hugs him tightly. "Thank you."

Peter and Nathaly separate from the hug, "For what?" Peter questions.

Nathaly let's put a sob, "Thank you for being my first real friend."

Peter's heart aches when she calls him friend but ignores it. "I'll see you around Natalie Rushman." Nathaly let out a soft chuckle.

Flashback

Spider-Man was out swinging around the neighborhood late at night when a girl with brown hair caught his eyes. That was the same girl he saw at school that day.

"Hey, lady?!" Nathaly looked up from her phone and looked at Spider-Man. "What's your name?"

Nathaly smirked a bit, "Rushman. Natalie Rushman."

"Well, nice to meet you! I'm Spider-Man!" He was distracted by the beautiful girl that hit the side of a building, making Nathaly laugh at him.

End of short flashback

"I'm gonna say goodbye to Peter 3. Oh! I found this in the lab." She pulls out her friendship bracelet that she made for Peter. "I'm always picking up after you boys." Nathaly let out a dramatic sigh.

"I love you, Peter." That made his heart flutter. "You're a very good friend." Did you hear that? That was his heart breaking.

She gave him a last hug and then ran to Peter 3.

Peter 3 saw his favorite girl running towards him, "Nathaly!"

Nathaly gave him a side hug as Peter 3 kissed her forehead.

Peter 2 clears his throat to remind them that he's still there, "I'm still here."

"I'm gonna miss you both." Nathaly frowns. She won't remember Peter 3 and Peter 2.

"Hey, it's okay, Nat." Peter 2 told the young girl.

Nathaly smiled at him, "Take care of your Natalia and kids." Then she looked at Peter 2 who she fondly grew to. "And you better keep that promise." She quickly gave him a small kiss, which surprised him.

"What, you didn't see that coming?" Nathaly said with a Sokovian accent. "No, I didn't. And I don't want to leave." He said, honestly.

Nathaly placed her hand on his cheek, "We'll say hello again." Her voice cracked. He rested his forehead against hers as he started to disappear.

"I can't feel you." Nathaly said, as she didn't feel his presence anymore.