𝖉𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙~𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖊𝖗 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗

𝖉𝖊𝖏𝖆 𝖛𝖚

𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖑𝖚𝖗 𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖉. the charges were dropped a few weeks after being released from the nypd however the court of public opinion was not as forgiving. mobs of mysterio supporters lined the sidewalks between mine and the parkers apartment complexes and eventually it led to them moving in with happy in long island. which left juno and i to fend for ourselves for a while against the annoying people outside our doorstep.

protection spells came in handy with the bricks that they loved throwing through windows, our neighbors were anything but happy when the mob's aim was off. along with the guest room's new inhabitant, mr. grumpy grandpa himself, bucky barnes. he had decided to move back in for the time being for "extra help" as he put it. not that i was mad, if anything he kept me grounded. after the interrogation, the nightmares picked up in full force ,and just as i had with him back in wakanda he'd bring me out of it.

it was the same scenario every night, the second my eyes closed i was home. for a moment the cool breeze made it peaceful and i could smell the smoke from the fight that we had just finished. i would feel the warmth of gwen's hand in mine as we bolted from the control room to meet peter outside. then i would feel his embrace again, the warmth i hadn't felt in what felt like forever all mine again for a moment.

only to be ripped away by the stabbing pain in my neck. i would hear the chilling cackle coming from harry as he lifted me into the air as peter begged him to let me go. then the first weightless feeling would hit my chest, the first fall i was saved.

the dream swirled around me as the memory would play on in my head. then i would see her wicked smile from across the room. that crazed look in her eyes as she enjoyed watching me in pain, my former friend. jade's words would echo in my mind and twist into the last words i heard from my father as the second fall hit my chest. in the end, all i would see was peter desperately trying to save me to no avail.

"the phantom will fall..."

i would wake up in a cold sweat caged in bucky's arms as i thrashed around. it would take him a while to remind me where i was and to get my breath even again. i wouldn't dare sleep the rest of the night, instead bucky would pull the old cards from my deck and ask me to tell him what had happened or if anything was different. it wasn't it was always the same. i could still feel the excruciating pain in my neck along with every fall and every hit i took that night. sometimes i thought the pain wouldn't end, i mean how could it still haunt me after this long? i didn't know because eventually, i gave up on a peaceful sleep.

when the night came now i would curl into bucky's side falling into the comfort he gave me. i would lie there in the darkness thinking over that memory over and over. as much as i had tried not to think about it over the years i couldn't help it now that all it wanted to do was haunt me. i would think about harry and jade a lot. i couldn't forgive them no matter how hard the inner child in the back of my mind tried to tell me to. they stole my life and for what?

harry claimed he had loved me the whole time yet he could drop me so easily. while jade claimed i had stolen peter from her, what kind of sick revenge plan had they cooked up?

one night a part of me didn't care, i allowed the magic to swirl through me and search for them just as i had for peter months before. i couldn't find harry but i assumed it my power being faulty. however, i did find jade easily, the power i felt revolving around her felt similar to my own. i found her on a rooftop overlooking the city, her sickly pale skin shining in the moonlight. she hummed to herself as the blue power danced around her fingertips. i noticed it immediately, just as the witch from westview was, her fingers were painted black and it clashed with her pale knuckles. i could almost smell the dark hold's dark magic on her.

my heart picked up in my chest as i watched her. the tune that came from her i now could put together as itsy bitsy spider only making my breath hitch. peter was strong but this wasn't in his playing field by any means. i couldn't warn him to stay away from her, i couldn't do anything.

my mind went blank but my heart was still beating rapidly in the darkness. after a moment when i opened my eyes again the chill of the new york wind was still hitting me but i wasn't in the same place. i recognized this view instantly along with the figure clad in red and blue perched on the ledge of the empire state building. his mask was off allowing his fluffy hair to be whisked around in the wind. in his hand was his mask and a police radio. the chatter filled the air around him as he watched the city down below. in the moonlight, i could see how tense his shoulders were and the lights from below illuminated his features once i got the nerve to step closer to him.

at the sight of him, my heart leveled out as i came up to sit beside him. i was see through to him as i was before but it didn't matter. the only noise that surrounded us was the wind until his phone began to vibrate in the pocket of his suit. he let out a sigh before answering it. i leaned forward not getting a view of the profile but the second he answered i knew who it was. "peter please for the love of god tell me you are not still on patrol! it's 5 am are you insane?!" gwen's unmistakable scolding came through the line making him cringe beside me. "and if i am?" he fired back rubbing his temples tiredly. i hadn't even realized it was that early truthfully. "well for starters i'll kick your ass! you were supposed to be taking it easy for a while-" he huffed lightly as she spoke before cutting her off after a moment. "gwen i'm fine. you've got way bigger problems than worrying about my sleep schedule. besides i was just about to head home."

he wasn't about to head home the little liar i could hear his mind confirm it. "you mean lack of a sleep schedule idiot. look i'm glad you caught rhino tonight but even he has to get some shut-eye sometimes so maybe the guy that keeps catching him should do the same," i heard her sigh on the other end before continuing, "pete i know its hard to calm down after her anniversary and everything with harry-"

"actually i think my bed is starting to call me. i'll come by and see you and everybody sometime." he hung up quickly ignoring her protests as he did so. in a flash the mask was back on his head and his phone back in his pocket. he shot off into the sky and swung between buildings with ease. i quickly followed ignoring the sense of deja vu that hit my chest. for the first time in years, i was back in my city with my peter like we used to be. even with the unanswered questions that filled my head, i allowed myself to enjoy the feeling even if the pit in my stomach told me something bad was coming.

a/n

shitty lil filler cuz why not

i promise some of it is actually important lol

anywho i'm really wanting to give yall a bigger update with more chapters so that's why this is here

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