Reverie - Peter Parker x OC

01

Quick note before the book:
I'm not saying self-harm is something good! This is just how Quinn thinks about it! I'm not romanticizing it!!

TW FOR THE WHOLE BOOK: Self-harm, scars

As I walk to school, I notice I'm really nervous. Today is my first day at a new school. I have lived on the west side of America for a while, but I just moved to New York. At my last school I was kind of a loner. Being able to read minds definitely helps with boredom. It is fun knowing everyone's secrets. I feel like I have some sort of purpose. Sadly, you also get to know not so fun facts. The dad of one of the girls in my class abused her. I killed him.

He deserved it. I think back at the scars on my thighs. Some people just deserve the pain.
I have always felt pain. As a small kid, with Hydra, and even now. It just feels so good to have control over my own pain. I never got that choice. I do now. I wouldn't call it an addiction. I am 2 months clean. I can survive without self-harm. I have it under control now. Sometimes I just really miss everyone. That's not often. After I got away from Hydra, I searched for my family. Turns out they are dead. They were killed by a fire. I'm 99% sure it was Hydra. I knew those fuckers were evil. Now I have to live this life alone. I could try to make friends, but I am way too shy for that. I love being alone, but sometimes I just need somebody by my side. Hydra knows I don't have anything to live for. No family, no friends.

The walk to school is not too long, because I live close to Midtown High. It's only a ten minute walk. If I remembered it correctly I will get a buddy who will show me around the school. I hope they're nice.
I can already see Midtown and there are way too many teenagers. I hate big crowds of people. A girl with curly hair walks in front of me. I'll just follow her until I see the office where I need to meet my buddy. The girl stops at the door from the office. Is she my buddy? She looks really nice. ''Hi! I'm new here. Are you my buddy?'' She looks relieved? ''Yes. I'm Michelle. What's your name?'' Thank god, she sounds nice. ''I'm Quinn.'' She probably thinks I'm weird. ''I'll show you around, Quinn.''

Michelle was in my class and she was really nice. She explained things I didn't understand and she showed me around the school. "Okay," she says "our first lesson for today is Spanish." I nod. I already know a little bit Spanish. "Alright, lead the way."

The Spanish class was really fun. During lunch I sat with Michelle and she went talk with some friends. She talked with two boys, Peter and Ned. They're really nice.
Michelle was really helpful and kind. I put my music on and 'Teeth' from 5 seconds of summer starts playing. This song is such a vibe. The 10 minute walk feels even shorter than before.

When I arrive at my appartement I see a really expensive car parked near the entrance. Damn. Who could pay that? I could find out right now, but I don't have enough motivation for that. School was kind of draining. I want to go to sleep, but I also want to run. I think I'll just go on patrol tonight.

When I enter my appartement I immediately get a weird feeling. Someone is in here. I grab a knife from the kitchen because I see someone sitting on my sofa. Okay let's scare them. Show them I am a threat. "Show yourself or I will stab you." The persons stands up and answers me. "There is no need to be so hostile... Quinn."
He turns around and it is..
Tony Stark?

Why the fuck is Tony Stark in my fucking house. Wait, I definitely skipped a chapter of my life. "Mr Stark? Why are you here?" He looks pleased with himself. "Why don't you put the knife away first?" Put my knife away? No way. I won't use my powers if I'm not sure he knows about them. "How about you tell me why you're here? Or I'll stab you. It's your choice." Tony, obviously, doesn't look scared at all. "Okay 'Shadow'. That's what you call yourself right?" He shows me a video of me fighting a bunch of guys. "Quite impressive. Where were you trained?" Hydra. And the Redroom. But I won't tell him that. "Why do you want to know? Why does it matter?" He chuckles. "Wow. Defensive about that part of your life. I'll remember that for later."

I need to know why he is here. "Tell me why you're here." He seems to give in. "You want to go to Berlin?" Uhm. Sure I guess? "Why?" He sighs. "Quinn, I need you on my team. We're fighting a bunch of really good people and if we aren't with enough people we'll lose." Makes sense. "Who are we fighting?" He looks remorseful. "Captain America and the Winter Soldier." Only two people? "Are there more?" He doesn't look at me when he answers. "Yes. Hawkeye said he retired, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw him there. The same goes for some of the others." Okay. Well that's fun. I'm kinda bored, let's just go. "Sure. I'll go." Tony looks really proud of himself. "Great. That means I have two more people on the team." Two? There's another person? "Who's the other one?" He smirks. "You'll know that soon enough."

A/N:
Hi! This was the first actual chapter! I hope y'all enjoyed reading this! I'm trying to write more regularly, but I can't promise anything!
X Lianne