LoveBite [2]

66

Peter pulls into the driveway of Aunt May's new house that he helped her pay for and turns off the engine. He lays his head back with a sigh and slowly picks himself up and out of the drivers seat. He makes his way to the front door and knocks on it, only for it to open a few moments later.

"Oh, hi." She breathes excitedly and he forces up a grin as she pulls him into a tight hug. "I missed you."

"I missed you too."

"Where're Satine and Anya?"

"Uh..." He clears his throat as she lets him go. "I actually came here to talk to you about that."

"Oh?" Her brows furrow at the pained look in his eyes. "Okay. Okay, well, come on in then."

They make their way into the home and she motions for him to take a seat on the couch as she does the same.

"Did something happen between you and --?"

"God, no." He shakes his head with furrowed brows and she nods, very relieved. "No, definitely not, uh..."

"So what's going on, Hun?" She places her hand on his knee and he rubs his mouth. "Peter, what's wrong?"

"Uh, so..." He takes a deep breath. "Last week, we all went on a mission. It was supposed to be a quick thing, just a check up, but, uh...it wasn't." He folds his hands together as he leans his elbows on his knees. "I never made it home. I was kidnapped." He nods and she gasps quietly with her hand to her chest. "I was gone for three days before they all found me. Satine --" His eyes start to water and he pauses before he takes a deep breath. "Satine tried to take off my restraints, but something happened. She was electrocuted and the sh-shock threw her through a window." He waves his hand and she covers her mouth with a racing heart. "The women that had me, took her instead."

He clears his throat as he hangs his head and she shakily reaches her grab his shoulder. He lifts his head with a deep breath and blinks through the tears.

"It's been a week...and, we still can't find her. And, I've been back to that hospital they held me in so many times, I don't know if there's anything there that I haven't seen." He shrugs as a tear slips from his eye. "I don't even know why I keep trying to find something there." He rubs his mouth. "Or, why I try at all. Nat can't even find her, I sure as hell won't."

"No. No, you will." She moves closer while nodding and moving her hand across his back as he shakes his head. "You will. You'll find her. You're going to find her because you have to." He pulls him closer as he remains on the edge of his seat, ready to fall. "Anya needs her and you do too, you have to find her."

-

"Alyona..." Haven sings from the speaker and, with her fingers curled into her hair, she takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. "любовь, what's wrong?" She smiles. "Are you not feeling well?"

"Leave me alone, Haven." She breathes and she chuckles behind a lip-biting smile.

"I can't do that, Satine." She sighs. "I have to do my checkups, you know this."

"Checkups on what?!" She nearly shouts, frustrated as she can be.

"You'll realize it soon." She speaks softly. "First...do you miss Peter?"

"Of course I do!" She grips her hair.

"Alyona, don't yell." She nearly whispers. "You'll tire yourself out." 

"Why wouldn't I miss him?" She whimpers. "I love him."

"Do you?" She tilts her head and her brows furrow.

"What?" She slowly lifts her head off of her hands.

"You somehow managed to fall for the first boy that looked at you as if you weren't a murder machine or a theif." She spits. "You even stole from him and he was naive enough to just let you. He thought you were so cool." She breathes with a smirk and squinted eyes. "So beautiful. A dangerous angel." She speaks softly. "Your smile could draw anyone in."

"How do you know all of this?" She asks with tears in her eyes.

"We didn't lose track of your whereabouts until you met the Avengers. We knew your location at all times, but as soon as you hit the tower, you were gone." She states and she sighs.

"I thought I was free." She crosses her arms around her legs and she shakes her head.

"That was a stupid thing to do, Alyona. But you weren't always the brightest in the class."

"Not my fault Daddy Dearest focused on my power more than my mind." She lays her legs out in front of her and Haven rolls her eyes while sitting up.

"Again with the Daddy thing." She complains. "Dreykov is not your father. Where was the DNA test to prove it? There is none."

"Isn't it obvious?" She throws out her hand while standing. "I'm the only one of any of us girls that has strength like this."

"That doesn't make you his daughter!" She slams her hand on the desk and she jumps a bit as she leans her hand against the wall to steady herself. "You look nothing like him! You don't have any of the same characteristics, you aren't family! He is not your father!" She claps her hands together as Satine pushes herself against the wall with heavy breaths. "And, you know what?" She grins. "I know who you really look like."

She presses a button in front of her and the screen turns on, causing Satine to have to squint and shield her eyes from the brightness. As soon as she can really see, she turns back and her brows furrow at the sight of a man and a woman.

"Who are they?"

"Oh, you don't recognize them?" She sits back. "Those are your parents, любовь." She smiles softly and she pauses for a moment.

"What?" She takes a step closer to the screen.

"Meet Freida and Adrean Klein. These people are your true creators."

"You know who my parents are?" She pushes herself off the wall with tears in her eyes.

"I know a lot about you, Ida."

"Ida?" She nearly whimpers.

"Ida Klein is your birth name. It's who you were supposed to be. And, this time, there's DNA to prove it."

"What did Dreykov do to them?" She fears and she slowly smiles. "Where are they?"

"In a graveyard."

In an instant, Satine can feel her heart plummet into her gut, to start pounding loud in her ears.

"No, they're not." She shakes as a tear slips down her cheek.

"Yes, they are." She nods.

"No, they're not!" She shouts while slamming her fist against the wall. "You're lying! You're a liar!"

"They're gone, Satine." She grits. "They're not coming for you anytime soon so stop screaming like a child and shut the hell up."

"You're a liar." She slowly lowers down to her knees, almost begging for it all to be a lie. "They're alive, he didn't kill them."

"I never said he did." She smirks and she looks up at the camera. "He forced a widow to do his dirty work for him."

Satine takes a deep breath and hangs her head low. She hides herself in her palms and lays her hands on the floor to keep her steady as she bursts into sobs. She does her best to remain silent to avoid another hit from Haven and simply just stays quiet and alone. This could almost be exactly what she needs. But if Peter can't be there when she's done, she'll never be done.