Believer [Peter Parker]

15 - Distance

Anthony and Hannah have been meeting at the lair almost every day after school and on weekends planning for when Hannah will come back as the Spark. Luke has been trying to help whenever he can. With work, it wasn't easy. 

Spider-Man was able to go out and save the way.

"It's soo annoying," Hannah complained. "I get that I sided with Steve Rogers, and Spider-Man didn't, I still wish I could go out as the Spark. I miss doing it."

"I know," Luke said. "But everyone is still talking about the Accords and how Spark sided with Captain America. It's going to take a while until everything dies down."

"I know," she agreed.

"It'll be okay," Anthony said. "Tony Stark has it under control."

"Yeah, but there's only so much he can do," Hannah said.

"Yeah, true," Anthony agreed.

Anthony turned around in his chair and opened the computer. He checked the security cameras to see what's going on. Hannah sat down next to Anthony.

"What's going outside?"

"Spider-Man is once again saving the day," Hannah said, unenthusiastically.

"Isn't that suppose to be a good thing?" Anthony said, looking up from the screen. 

"It is," Hannah said, "but I just wish I could do it too."

"That makes sense," Anthony said. 

***

"Are you busy after school tomorrow?" Peter Parker asked Hannah in class.

"Yes, why?" she said.

"I thought we could go get pizza," Peter said.

"I would love to, Peter," Hannah said, "but I have work and homework."

"It's fine, don't worry about it," Peter said. "I'll go with Ned then."

"I'm really sorry, Peter, I really wish I could come," Hannah said.

"Don't worry, I understand."

Hannah smiled weakly. 

Even though Hannah is staying low as the Spark, she doesn't have the time for her friend. She wished she could hang out with them, but she can't. Tony Stark has been tracking her and has been having her work for him. With working for him, school, homework, and school, she grew too busy.

Her being busy and Peter being busy himself, it made them distant from each other. Whenever Hannah was free, Peter was busy. Whenever Peter was free, Hannah was free. 

"So this is your lair," Nora Hudson, Tony Stark's girlfriend, said.

"Yeah," Hannah said. "I know, it looks crappy, but it's good enough."

"Maybe we can fix this up," Tony said. 

"Really?" Hannah said.

"Yeah," Tony nodded. "I can fix everything."

"Thank you!" 

Tony smiled. "Alright, I'm going to take a couple of pictures of this place and then plan something out for you and fix it up."

"So, your uncle and your friend are the only two who know your secret apart from us," Nora said.

"Yeah," she said.

"How did they find out?" Tony asked.

"Well, um, when my uncle Luke and I were watching the news, they were talking about Spark and he noticed how similar my features and Spark's features are and made the connections. And Anthony... he has been suspecting me being Spark for a while until I confirmed it."

"Huh," Tony said. "I expect... a little more but okay. There's an event that I would like you to attend this weekend and Happy will be dropping off a package for you. He'll pick you up Friday night to take you to the event."

Hannah nodded.

As they headed out of the lair, Hannah asked, "When can I go out as Spark again?"

"Soon," Nora promised. "Just be patient."

Hannah didn't say anything. She stayed quiet. She missed being Spark. It felt like a big part of her was missing. She knew she couldn't do anything about it. It was nice to have a break from all the fighting, but at some point, she needs to come back. The news has been talking about Spark's disappearance.

"I doubt the news will forget about the Accords," Hannah said. "They've only been talking about the Accords."

"They'll forget that you ever sided with Cap," Tony said. "Let them focus on you disappearing then make a comeback."

Hannah only nodded. She didn't know what to say. Happy Hogan dropped Hannah off as her house and took Tony and Nora home.