Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Peter Quill x Reader)

Chapter Four

EGO'S PLANET

You, Peter, and the rest of the Guardians are joined by Ego and Mantis on a platform that disengages from the rest of the ship upon landing. It begins to float in the sky and below you are several trees of different colors. You stare at the beautiful planet in awe. Everything seems so bright and happy, almost as if every object is cheering with glee. There are no dark colors anywhere and the sun seems to shine brighter than you have ever seen. You take a glance over at Peter, who is gawking around him, same as you, with his eyes widened in amazement. You can't stop the grin that spreads across your lips as you watch the man be so joyful on this glorious, unknown planet. He meets your gaze and returns your smile.

"What?" he asks, stifling a light laugh.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that you're cute when you're looking at something this beautiful," you flirt, gaining a boost of confidence that you never truly found yourself having around Peter. He makes you so flustered sometimes it's impossible to compliment him without stuttering or blushing like a teenage girl around her high school crush. The man just has that effect on you.

Yet, to your surprise, Peter's cheeks seem to heat up a bit at your comment. He lets out a fake cough and replaces his shyness with his usual, cocky, smirk. "Then you should see me when I'm lookin' at you, darlin'."

"You're so sweet, Peter."

"I try," he mumbles. He takes your hand and squeezes it, and you take it as a hint that he is partially new to this. Peter has always been a womanizer and has gotten plenty of girls into bed, but he never has had feelings for one before. You love the way he flirts with you when it's inappropriate or crude, but this new romantic stuff is him really trying. He is trying to make you see how much he cares. He is trying to show you he loves you.

You think to yourself how thankful you are Groot and Rocket aren't here at this moment. You love the two goofballs, obviously, but if they witnessed the events from earlier today or you and Peter holding hands right now, their sarcastic remarks would be coming at you constantly. The others have been known to make their comments as well, but only with the initiation of Rocket or Groot. Besides, Drax and Mantis are too oblivious to anything going on around them, and Gamora cares for you too much to ruin the moment. The romantic, sexual tension between you and Peter is at its highest point right now, and you do not want to come down from this peak because of a few silly jokes.

Ego turns around to the rest of the group and puts his hands up in demonstration. "Welcome, everyone, to my world."

"Wow..." Peter breathes. "You have your own planet?"

"Come on, no larger than your Earth's moon."

"Humility," Drax nods. "I like it. I, too, am extraordinarily humble." You shake your head at his comment and share an eye roll with Peter.

As you continue moving forward to a large building, rainbow bubbles fill the sky. All of you take turns popping some of them and bursting into a fit of giggles as they explode into several, smaller bubbles. Everyone is happy here in this magical scenery, too happy. You still don't know Ego and you aren't entirely sure if he is truly Peter's father. So, you wonder to yourself if this place is honestly a paradise or if it is a cover for something much darker.

The platform connects to a building and stairs form for all of you to step off of the ship. While you're walking along, you pass a fountain with gracious, roaring waters. Gamora eyes the approaching building down cautiously. "You own a planet and can destroy two dozen spaceships without a suit," she states. "What are you exactly?"

"I'm what's called a celestial, sweetheart."

You all stop in your tracks. "Whoa..." you whisper.