Some Things Never Sleep

Chapter Thirty Seven

Author's Note: So I just wanted to give you another trigger warning because the beginning of this chapter has mentions of rape. I'll never go into extensive detail in the story about Emma's rape but it's definitely something that's made her traumatized. Her past is something that will catch up with her eventually and it's something she's been trying to deal with. A lot of this story has to do with healing in the aftermath of something like that.

She watched him as he pulled his pants back up. The blonde was still sitting on the bed, her head resting against the wall as her chest heaved up and down with fear. Her blue eyes were widened in horror as she tried to process what just happened. A part of her knew what had happened since Hydra made it clear what was expected of her for missions when she was older. However, Emma still didn't completely understand. Her father had spent years training her to take down men three times her size but somehow Emma hadn't been able to fight against this man in particular. Despite her enhanced strength and fighting skills she had remained frozen the entire time, unable to move or fight back. She just let it happen.

Emma knew that she should've made a move to kill him or hurt him but she didn't. It occurred to her that she was scared. She was utterly terrified at the much older man standing by the bed...a man that now held something over her. Emma could tell that he was fully aware of that too with the smug look he was giving her. The thirteen year old girl knew that she would eventually have to do that when she was older for missions but she still thought it would be years away. She also thought she wouldn't feel so powerless and violated...so filthy and disgusting. Emma felt disgust as she looked over her torn clothes that he had carelessly ruined when he first came into her room. She suddenly felt the need to throw up the contents of her stomach which was a feeling that Emma thought she was immune to.

"Don't worry, princess." He whispered softly. She could make out the outline of his face through the darkness of the room. "You were perfect tonight. I have to leave but I'll be back soon after I take care of some business in D.C."

Emma then stiffened as he moved swiftly towards her, moving in a wolf like fashion...moving like he was a wolf taunting his prey. He knelt right down next to her as he immediately grasped her hands in his, placing a chaste kiss against them as he held her hands tight within his grasp. She could only watch him in a frozen state and hoped that he would leave. He took one of her hands and placed the palm of her hand against his cheek. The imposing man closed his eyes in contentment as he rubbed his face against her hand. Emma felt the bile rise up in her throat.

"We'll be together again, Margot." He whispered through the cold and empty room, Emma could practically feel his hot breath against her skin. She swallowed uncomfortably, wishing she was anywhere but in that room with him. "I'll take you away from this place and we'll be together forever."

Peter had been in the Damage Control vault for close to twenty minutes. He had tried very unsuccessfully to open the vault doors but those doors were even beyond his superhuman strength. It was too bad that Emma was still unconscious or she might've been able to help him open the vault. He glanced at the passed out blonde who he had moved out from the cargo truck when he first broke out. She was sound asleep on a hammock he had made out of his webbing. Peter noticed how carefree she seemed when she was asleep...how angelic she looked which was ridiculous because he knew that Emma was anything but angelic. However, Peter still couldn't help but remark at how different she seemed from the awakened version of herself. He didn't know if he found it endearing or terrifying how much she looked like Sleeping Beauty herself in that moment.

According to his AI system Emma had a mild concussion like he did but otherwise she was fine. Peter had been worried when he saw her hit her head against the cargo truck which was why he dove in after her. He had just managed to yank the bag of weapons out of the Vulture's clutches before he dived into the cargo truck after Emma which was when the purple portal closed, trapping them inside the cargo truck. Peter had woken up when he felt the cargo truck stop but by then they were already inside the vault.