The Young Avengers: Not Kids Anymore [2]

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April 23rd, 2018
-First day Peter back to patrol-

Emma and Peter were sitting on the top of a roof building, in their suits. Both young heroes did not wear their masks.

"Cindy and Miles will be fine patrolling without us?" Peter asks Emma.

Emma nods, "They handled things while I was away," She turns to Peter, "Besides if Miles messes things up Ned will let me know."

"Oh jeez thanks for the support."  Miles' voice spoke through the earpiece.

Peter and Emma shared a smile smile, and even Emma lightly laughed to that. Emma and Peter muted their conversations on their end so no one could hear them, however they could still hear the others in case.

"I can't believe you managed this," He said smiling, "You convinced my best friend to be the chair man he had been wanting to be since he found out I am Spider-Man."

Emma giggles and looks at him, "I know. Ned and I- we had a lot to talk about during your absence." She said.

Peter rubs the back of his neck, "Yeah. I know."

"When I originally found out there was someone dressing up like you and pretending to be you- oh it angered me to my core. I- I hated it." Emma spoke.

Peter looks at her.

"But people don't know what we know-" Emma pauses for a moment, "I knew after our first encounter that this kid- Miles was going to get himself killed the way he acted out in the field."

"The field, huh? Since when did you call patrolling, fieldwork?" Peter asks.

Emma sighs and looks up, "Guess I've been spending too much time with Tony," She said, "And hearing the other Avengers speak."

Peter shrugs, "It's alright," He said, "I- I kind of like it."

Emma glances at him, "Huh?"

"I like that you refer to crime fighting as fieldwork," He said, "It- uh it makes you- me- us, it makes us seem more mature."

Emma gives a small smile, "Well we all had to mature recently." She said.

Peter smiles at that somberly and then looks up at the sky, "Yeah we did."

Emma glanced at him and then turns to look down at the skyline, "Seems like a slow night."

Peter nods, "Yeah."

They heard through the earpiece that Ned was telling Cindy and Miles of a carjacking near them. Emma and Peter sat there they remain until a few minutes of waiting they got what they were seeking.

"Guys,"  Ned's voice broke through the earpiece.

Emma was first to turn off the mute on herself, then Peter.