It gets Better...I think.

Recovery and a Shocking Descovery

A few hours after the fire Peter went to the Avengers Tower

Peter's Pov:

I was sitting in the common room with everyone staring at me. I was not crying or screaming or even talking.  I wasn't sad or happy or scared. I felt nothing and somehow, I knew that this is worse then crying. I looked at my lap and then back at everyone else. Then finally spoke, "I would like to accept your deal..." my voice was scratchy and breaking. Probably because of how dry my throat was.

"Peter... are you OK?" Scarlett asked. I looked at her and saw her facial expression, she was worried. Tears started to form in my eyes until one finally escaped. "No, I don't think so." I said, sounding more confident in my choice of words. She came to sit next to me and hugged me. She was warm and comforting. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I was crying and whimpering. I felt so weak.

Everyone had left the room to give us some privacy. We just sat the in each others embrace while I cried on her shoulder. We parted ways and our faces being inches apart. She looked at me and said," it'll be OK Peter... I'll make it OK. " Her words made it feel like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I had stopped crying and whispered back," Then why doesn't it feel OK?"

She smiled at me and said, " because I haven't done anything yet.." I smiled back at her, a genuine smile. Our faces still being extremely close, and I asked, "please do something quickly?"

She leaned closer to me, she hesitated for a second as if asking if I wanted the same thing.  I had not really thought about this until now, realising how much I needed her. I closed the gap between us, kissing her gently. The kiss ended too quickly with me blacking out.

Scarlett's Pov:

Peter and I were kissing, and it was amazing. Until I felt his face leave mine, urgently. I opened my eyes to see that Pete had fallen off the couch and onto the floor. "Jarvis call Tony and Bruce please." I said, desperately.  "It's an emergency!"

I waited about five minutes before the elevator opened to revealed the two scientists. They ran in to see Peter on the floor. I explained everything to them as Pete was taken to the medical floor and tested.

A few hours later

"What do the tests say?" I asked Bruce. "Well it appears that Peter hasn't slept in about 5 days nor has he eaten in a while.." he said while reading a paper. Tony, Bruce and I looked at Peter as he started to toss and turn, he was visibly sweating and mumbling things that weren't audible. "It appears that he might have some PTSD and nightmares from what I'm seeing."Bruce said. I felt my heart drop.

Peter then woke up, screaming and crying. He stopped as soon as he saw us.

Peter's Pov:

They had seen me while I slept. They know about the nightmares, oh God no! "What was that, Parker?" Tony asked. "It was nothing!" I snapped. They all looked at me with sympathy. "How long has this been going on?" Bruce asked. "I donno...maybe about 2 years ago after Ben was shot? Or after Captain Stacey died?" I told them. "Oh Peter!" Scarlett said. Sweet, lovely Scarlett. The one who not hours ago had kissed me and comforted me and even made fun of me, she looked at me as if she didn't know who I was. The same look May gave me after she found out I was Spiderman.

Nothing will be the same now that she knows about the nightmares. She will never think of me as the same Peter that she knew hours ago. The Peter who tried to make a room full of people laugh and who had superpowers. No. To her I was broken and lost.

"Peter, from what I hear you're not sleeping well and it's 4am. So why don't you come with me and I'll make sure you sleep tonight?" She offered. She smiled at me, begging me to take her offer. "Y-yeah sure!" I said.

We went to her bedroom. "Hey, I'm just gonna go change so you make yourself comfortable." She said, while grabbing her pijamas and going into the joined bathroom. I took off my shoes and hoodie. And went to sit on the double bed with dark purple sheets and white pillows.

The door opened and she came out in loose clothing that somehow hugged her beautiful figure. "Come on!" She said, enthusiastically as she got under the sheets. I lay down next to her.

"Hey Scarlett?" I asked. "Yeah, Pete?" She replied. "Do you think of me differently after finding out about all the psychological stuff wrong with my brain?" I asked. She smiled at me a warm and genuine smile as we stared at each other.  "Peter, this just means that I'll have a little more patience when you make me angry." She said lightheartedly but still serious. She leaned forward and our lips met for the second time. "But your still spidey to me."

I pulled her closer to me and put my arms around her. She cuddled up onto my chest as I pulled her closer to me. "We defiantly shouldn't tell anyone about us!" She said while giggling. "Yeah, we would be the route of all jokes and would never get privacy ever again." I joked. We laughed for a bit before I felt her doze off. And soon enough I was sound asleep as well.

Yay! A little bit of romance for ya. Definitely going to be more of that soon. As always I hope you enjoyed!! Luv ya, byee😙😙