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Just about a week has passed and Bree has calmed slightly. Her anger has been passed onto just herself and she's afraid to show her face to any crowd, worried that the frustration would come barreling back into her life and she wouldn't be able to stop it if she tried. What that could lead to could be catastrophic to her sanity and the relationships she's built with her family and the most important man in her life.

Pietro has spent his eight long days staring at his phone screen and the picture placed by the side of his bed of Bree's beautiful face. The pictures he absolutly adores. The one's he took when she wasn't paying attention or was just surprised. He's even listened to her music on replay, hoping to be as close to her as possible. At least for right now. Just until she is okay.

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The camera's of Bree's floor are back on, but the team fails to find to girl, until Nat spots her gripping the railing of her balcony. Their attention immediately becomes alert and they pay close mind to why she's there instead of the saftey of her living room.

She hangs her head to look down at the bright and bussling city below and a few of the watchers adjust uncomfortably in their seats as they cross their arms. She just stares for a moment before taking a seat on the floor against the large window. She pulls her knees up to her chest and lays her head back with a sigh.

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Months ago, Pietro sped to Brees floor, to find her sitting on her balcony one night. The notebook that holds everything about her in it's pages sits in her lap when he sits against the window beside her.

"Hi." She places the book on the floor while looking up at him.

"Hi." He pushes her hair behind her ear. "What're you working on?"

"A new song." She looks down at her book.

"What's it about?" He brings her thigh closer to hold it close.

"Eating." She lays her head on his shoulder.

"The struggle?" He pushes his fingers in her hair and she nods. "Are you liking it so far?"

"Yeah." She hooks her arm with his. "I think they'll like it too. When I eventually release it."

"That's good." He nods. "You're helping a lot of people, you know?" He states and she tilts her head down to get closer. "Screw what everybody else thinks, they don't matter. You and your fans do." He points. "Don't forget that."

"Okay."

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Pietro turns away with a sigh and rubs his eyes for a moment of rememberance before turning back to just stare as she stands back up and enters her living room. She closes the door behind her and walks to the middle of the room with a deep breath and rubs her eyes and nose with the backs of her fists, sending Pietro's racing heart into his throat.

She runs her fingers through her hair and grips it for a moment before going to her studio. She slams the door behind her, leaving them blind to what will happen in there.

Tony and Pepper turn to each other with furrowed brows as some of the others watch Pietro, who continues to stare at the projection in front of them. He bites his lip as he turns away and rubs a side of his face before racing out of the room.

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"Friday, what's Bree doing?" Pietro asks from his room.

"She's been asleep for a few hours now."

He pokes his top lip with his tongue in hesitation before running out of his room and up the steps. He quietly walks onto her floor and slowly heads to her doorway. He peaks around the corner to see her fast asleep on her side with her hands under her head.

He leans his back against her wall and closes his eyes as he slides down and sets his head in his hands with his elbows on his knees. He breaks into soft and silent cries and lays his head back to stare at the sleeping beauty in her bed.

Looking at her sleeping figure, it's almost as if he can feel the emptiness inside of her. Having spent so much time together, every day and night, being separated in such an angry and disheartening way has sent them both further into the trenches of their minds, the one's that Pietro has been avoiding since he was a teenager and that Bree was trying too hard to back away from.

He instantly gets on high alert when she begins to move and slowly stands. She rolls onto her back and opens her eyes. She slowly sits up and rests on her hands behind her before just giving up and throwing herself back down, completely alone.

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