Amanda Smith (The Avengers ff) #English

43.

I'm just shocked, Peter just takes his mask off.
"Hey Ned", he says.
"Ned knows it?", I ask, to which he nods.
"Er yes", Ned says and laughs.
"Why didn't you just tell me?", I ask and sit down. I understand nothing.
"Why didn't you ask?", Peter also starts laughing, that makes me roll my eyes.
Whatever.
"But can you keep that secret?", I ask skeptically.
"Of course, I also did with Peter", he says proudly.
"More or less", Peter says softly and leaves the room.

"So you're the glowing girl, how did that happen?", he asks.
"Actually, I was born with that, my parents were both Inhuman, unfortunately I don't know anything about their abilities, and I know that I have some because of Tony", I explain.
"Tony Stark?", he asks in disbelief.
"Yeah, he took me out of a river and made some experiments", I say.
So far I have only told Peter about it.
"How did you end up in the river?".
"I fled from some agents and my only solution was to jump off a cliff into the river", I say.
"Cool!", he says, surprised.
"Peter was there, too, but he didn't recognize me.
If Black Widow wouldn't have saved me, I would still be there".
"Black Widow saved you?", he doesn't give up.
"Yeah, she took me to Nick Fury, with his help we came to Wakanda, Cap and the others helped me control my powers and trained with me", I look around in Peter's room.
"Shortly after I got home, I was kidnapped by my brother".
"You have a brother?", he asks.
"Yes, and he's one of Tony's agents, they locked me in a cell, but let me train anyway, my first opponent was Spider-Man.
But I didn't know that it was Peter that time", I tell.

"And how did you find out?", he asks.
"I was looking for him to tell him the truth.
But when he stood in front of me, he wore his costume. I was completely shocked", I say softly.
"That's why you didn't talk to each other?", he looks at me questioningly, to which I nod.
"Some time later, luckily we got along with each other again, I was on a mission to Bosnia and was shot, and when I was in the hospital, Peter visited me there", I say.
"He came to Bosnia for you?", he asks.
"Yes, they said he really wanted to come with them".
"He's really a good friend", he says.
"He's the best", I say smiling.
In that moment he comes in again changed.

"What were you talking about?", he asks, falling onto his bed.
"About the fact that you're the best friend of all time", Ned says.
"Really am I?", he asks and sits up again.
"Of course you are", I say smiling.
"I'm really flattered", he says with a smile and gets up.
Together we all go to the living room.
"So which movie do you want to watch?", Peter asks.
"Maybe Raiders of the Lost Ark?", I suggest.
"Sounds good", he says, putting the film in and sits next to me.
I used to like to watch the movie with my brother.

Peter

Slowly I leave the room and change clothes. Finally we do something together again.
After a while, just on my way to my room, I hear Amanda and Ned talking.
"And how did you find out?", he asks.

"I was looking for him to tell him the truth.
But when he stood in front of me, he wore his costume. I was completely shocked", she says quietly, but still I hear it.
"That's why you didn't talk to each other?", unfortunately I can't hear her answer.
"Some time later, luckily we got along with each other again, I was on a mission to Bosnia and was shot, and when I was in the hospital, Peter visited me there", she says, smiling.

"He came to Bosnia for you?", Ned asks.
"Yeah, they said he really wanted to come with them", I lightly open the door and see her smile.
"He's really a good friend", he says.
"He's the best", she says with a big grin.
I enter my room slowly,
"What were you talking about?", I ask, let myself fall onto the bed.
"About the fact that you're the best friend of all time", Ned says.
"Really am I?", I ask, waiting for Amanda's answer.
"Of course you are", she says, smiling.
"I'm really flattered", I say smiling as well, getting up.
Actually, I was hoping she would say something else, but no matter.

Arrived in the living room, I go immediately to the DVDs.
"So what movie do you want to see," I ask.
"Maybe Raiders of the Lost Ark?", Amanda looks at me questioningly.
"Sounds good", I say, inserting the DVD. Then I sit down next to her on the couch.
I know it's one of her favorite movies.

Shortly before the film ends

I must have fallen asleep. Somehow I never manage to stay awake until the end.
Ned has leaned back in his chair and is dozing.
Now I feel something on my shoulder.
It's Amanda, who has cuddled up to me and is sleeping. I start to smile while watching her sleeping.
She sleeps deeply and firmly and doesn't let go of me. That's why it's hard to get to the remote control.
But finally I can reach it and turn off the TV.

"Amanda, wake up", I say, but unfortunately futile.
I hear the door of the apartment open.
Great, Aunt May is back.
"Peter, I'm back", luckily she doesn't call.
"Hey May", I say.
"Oh how cute!", I hear from her as expected.
In that moment, Ned wakes up and starts to laugh softly.
Amanda still seems to get nothing and sleeps on.
"Don't you dare!", I say when I see him pulling out his phone to take a picture.
"You're really cute together", he says.
"Stop that!", I say angrily and realize that she is getting restless.
So I put my hand on her back to calm her down. Shortly thereafter she sleeps normally again.
Okay, no jerky movements.

"That's really cute, Peter", May says and goes to her room.
I look at the clock.
11:25pm.
Slowly I pick her up and carry her to my room.
How can she sleep so deeply?
I put her on the bed and cover her with my blanket, then I go back to the living room, throw myself on the couch and try to fall asleep again.
That was really strange.
But not in a bad way.