Silk & Cologne | Miguel O'Hara

Chapter 19 - Castle

I slowly began to stir. My back was against a cool hard surface as the lower half of my body felt warm, almost as if I were floating. I no longer felt that itching sensation on my arm, or the mind splitting headache that shortly followed after before I remembered passing out. Where was I?

My vision started to clear as I grudgingly opened my eyes. I noticed a lot more of my skin was in view and the second my pupils trailed down to the scars on my stomach, I felt as if I had been pumped with a shot of adrenaline. I gasped loudly, panic coursing through me as the water within the tub slosh and splashed around me.

I was sitting naked in a bathtub within probably the fanciest bathroom I've ever been in. There was marble flooring, gold embroidered the furniture and just behind me was a large window that would have overlooked a scenic view if not for the lush curtains pulled closed. I glanced around the room, noticing a bathrobe and some towels set aside on a chair, but I didn't see my spider-suit. Where was my suit?

Panic continued to course through me as my arms subconsciously wrapped around my stomach, trying to hide the scars. How did I get here? Who brought me here? Where was Miguel and the others? Where is my suit?!

There was a knock on the door as I jumped, looking over at the large ivory door. An older woman stepped inside, wearing a clean and cut maid outfit. She was bringing in another set of warm towels when her gaze locked on with mine and her eyes widened, a faint blush on her cheeks.

"Oh thank goodness, you're finally awake!"

I looked at her with an almost dumbfounded expression as she quickly set the towels aside and pranced closer towards me. She knelt beside the tub, looking me over.

"How are you feeling, Miss?"

"I'm feeling okay," I answered slowly as she gently took my left arm and pulled it out from the water. "What are you–?"

"Oh good, the rash has gone down," She sighed in relief. "That must mean the tonic worked against the mosh,"

"Mosh?" I repeated.

Then it hit me. Before I blacked out, I remembered finding mosh covering my arms and the sides of my body. They must have shown up there from when Miguel shielded me when he bashed into that tree. Wait a minute, Miguel had some of the mosh on his suit too!

Was he in the same situation as me? Did he pass out too? But what about the others? Where were the rest of our team, our friends?

"I'm sorry, but who are you?" I asked her as I pulled my arm back closer towards me. "What is even going on here?"

"Oh my, yes, how rude of me," The maid gasped softly as she stepped away from me before bowing her head. "I'm Isabella, personal maid for her highness Princess Petra,"

"Princess Petra?" I repeated before the light bulb went off in my head.

That's right. We were protecting her village from the Venom variant. Were the others able to send it back to HQ after I passed out? Come to think of it, how long have I been gone for?

"Yes, she and the royal guard found you, Lord O'Hara and the rest of his warriors after you had defeated the monstrous beast. Lord O'Hara wanted to bring you back to his kingdom to be treated, but Petra insisted we had the better means of treatment here, and so she brought you all back to the castle," the maid explained.

I'm sorry, did she say Lord O'Hara? Did I die and end up in a Spider-Man x Bridgerton dimension that nobody knew about?

I slowly nodded to Isabella in a silent thank you for treating me. "Where is Lord O'Hara now? Are he and the others alright?"