Avengers: Spiderman And The Wing-Girl

16. Sleepless

Start: 16/08/18

Peter Parker's PoV

After that information, most of us continued as usual. Of course, we were a little worried and tried to help as much as possible but to be honest. I'm not that good at chemistry.

And with most of us, I mean everyone except Melody. She was always in her room and every time I knocked she opened just a little so that I couldn't see her room. She barely ate and her mind was always somewhere else. But when I ask her what's wrong she just replies that she's tired or that she was thinking about Zoe.

But I know that that was so much more. And one day I decided to ask her. But I didn't see her the whole day. It was 4 pm and she wasn't out yet. Not even for dinner.

So I went to her room and knocked on the door. But she didn't open. I did it again without response. Then I opened the door slowly. Then I saw her sitting on her desk with her head on the table asleep. I saw a lot of paper everywhere. I looked at it and saw a lot of chemistry. But I understood what it was.

She was trying to solve the stone problems.

I sat down beside her and slowly woke her up.

"Melody," I said.

I saw that she was about to wake up and when she did I cared her to the bed.

"Did I fall asleep?" She asked sleepily with her head against my shoulder.

She was too sleepy to think of that I didn't know her secret. But I guess we'll take on step at the time.

"Yes," I replied. "Melody how much did you sleep tonight?"

"8 hours" She yawned. "The past 4 days"

"You have to rest," I said.

"No I have to find a solution," She said sleepily. "Or things can end badly"

"Rest first," I said and lay her down on the bed. "You have to rest first"

She nodded and fell asleep just like that.

"I'll watch over you," I said and kissed her on the forehead.

*****

At 8 pm I decided to wake her up. She had to eat. I brought food in and lay it on her table. I have given all her researches to Dr. Banner to see if he could figure out anything.

I sat down by her side and watched her sleep peacefully. It's going to be sad to wake her up but I had to.

"Melody," I said and shook her carefully.

I saw how she slowly opened her eyes and I helped her up.

"What happened?" She asked confused. "Why does my head hurt?"

"Don't worry" I said. "It's probably because of that you barely ate or slept the past days. Here drink some water. I brought some toast in"

She took a sip of the water and she looked already better.

"Thanks," She said. "And Peter. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about this"

"It's okay," I said.

"What just like that?" She asked surprised.

"Just like that" I replied.

"Thanks, Peter," She said and gave me a smile. "Since when did I get so lucky"

She sighed.

"The day you saved my life" I responded.

We sat there in silence for some minutes.

"Melody?" I said. "Why did you stay up every night to solve whatever you were doing? I know that it's something else"

She sighed slowly and through for a while.

"As you already know I wasn't always on the good side" She started. "This is all my fault. I found a way to make powerful weapons out of space stones and crystals. I was working with Zoe and her family. I was the only one who understood the chemistry in the stones. But I didn't want to continue. I wanted to go back home to my family"

I saw how the flashback played in her mind. I saw how painful it was.

"But they couldn't let me go" She continued. "And to get rid of the problem they killed my parents. With the weapons, I designed and created. And when I found out I quit. I escaped from them and found my own place. But it hunted me every night that my family was dead because of me. And now Zoe has gotten back into business with someone who understands the chemistry. If they find out what I know the world can come to an end"

"Find out what?" I asked.

"The secret code" Melody said. "If they find it they can control every mind like they want to and no one would be able to stop them"

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