She's Too Young//Sequel to 'They Start Young'

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"So you're Morgan huh" I grin at the little girl who reminded me too much of Tony. "Yeah" she giggles and sits down in front of me. "I'm y/n". "I know, mummy told me" she smiles and I swear she looked more and more like Tony. "Mummy told me that you were going to stay for a while" she continued, looking up at me with big brown eyes. "Yeah I am. To help everyone after what happened" even though she was only about five, I saw a deep sadness pass through her curious gaze. "Were you friends with daddy?" she asks quietly and I smile sadly. "I was. A long time ago, I was a few years older than you" she looks at me with excitement and eagerness. Clearly she had her fathers enthusiasm to know more about everything. "I miss him" the words take me by surprise. I look into the child's teary eyes and hesitantly, I hug her, not used to being around small children. She cuddles up into me, probably happy to have someone to hold her when her mum couldn't. "Where are your parents?" I heard her slightly muffled voice and I look down at her, smiling softly.

"With your dad. They're somewhere far away, yet they can still see us as clear as day" the girl looks up in wonder at my words then looks down, as if worried about her next words. "Do you think daddy misses me?" she queries and I put my hands under her arms and effortlessly lift her to look me in the eyes. "Not a day goes by where your dad doesn't miss you, but just because we can't see him doesn't mean he can't see us" she smiles then looks around the room. "Hi daddy! Wherever you are, I miss you. Tell Aunty Nat I miss her too" her words shatter my heart but I keep a smile on my face as I place her down. "I like you y/n" she grabs my hand and fidgets with it. "I like you too Morgan" I pull her into a soft hug and she wraps her small arms around me. "I hope you stay forever" her words make me freeze for a split second, I know for a fact I can't stay forever. "Yeah" is all I can say.

A few hours later, I'm sitting in the lounge with Pepper and Morgan when Happy walks in. "Peter's coming around really quick, says Morgan stole his watch" Happy says and Pepper nods, smiling slightly. She looks at the small girl asleep beside her and looks at Happy. "Is he doing okay?" she asks and Happy shakes his head. "Not well, but May's looking after him as best she can" he answers and I frown. How different was Peter in this world? "Y/n? Is there a Peter Parker in your world?" Pepper asks me and I nod quickly. "Yeah. Spider-Man. A... friend of mine" I reply and she raises an eyebrow. "When will he be here?" she directs the question at Happy but before he can reply we hear a knock at the cabin door. "That would be him" Pepper stands up but Happy beats her to the door. Morgan, suddenly awake, looks at me with excitement. "Is it Peter?" she asks happily and I nod. She jumps up and runs to her room before returning with something held behind her back. "What ya got there kid?" I ask and she raises a finger to her lips to shush me before showing me a watch.

"I took it from Peter last time, because he was sad and I wanted him to have to come back to get it so I could cheer him up" her explanation warmed my heart and I just smile. "Okay, I won't tell him" I wink and she giggles. "Hey, thanks for letting me come round, these are from May" my heart skips a beat at the sound of his voice. It's not the same Peter I know, I remind myself. But as he came into view, arm held by Pepper, I could've sworn he was the same Peter I knew. "Peter this is y/n, she's an old friend" Pepper introduced and Peter awkwardly held out his hand. I smile softly and take it, my brain is flooded with his memories and... something else? His future maybe? I shake it off and snap back to reality. "Firm grip" I remark and he smiles and steps back. "Nice to meet you y/n" he replies and Pepper motions for them to take a seat. "Hey Morg" Peter turns to Morgan and smiles, but I see pain in his eyes. "Hi Pete!" Morgan quickly squeezes in between Pepper and Morgan and I hide a smile. "First off. Y/n knows you're Spider-Man, so don't be afraid to talk about it around her" Pepper goes on to explain who I am and my powers and Peter's eyes widen. 

"That's so cool! So you can like disappear in one universe and appear in another?" the nerd rambled excitedly and I nod, grinning. Morgan snored softly from where she fell asleep on Peter's arm. "So... Tony's alive in your world? Because of you?" his voice quietened and his eyes were etched with barely hidden pain. "He is alive, but I'm not taking the credit. He wouldn't be in danger if it weren't for me" I answer solemnly. Peter shakes his head. "If you chose to switch to his side and take a bullet for him even after Hydra had threatened you, then you saved him" he says determined. "Thanks" Pepper smiles between us and then stands up. "I'll go get some food and drinks, you two get to know eachother" she tells us and we both nod and thank her. "So is there another me in your world?" he asks and I nod. "Yeah, he's a lot like you actually. But I betrayed his trust, as you know. He has friends called Ned and Michelle" I explain and Peter grins widely. "No way! My friends are called Ned and Michelle! Well, more Ned. But I like Michelle a lot and want to be her friend, it's just neither of us are great around people" he admits.

"I'm sure you'll become friends, I can check if you'd want?" I decide to try figure out his future, now that I realised I had that power. "You can do that!" he asks and I nod. "Mhm". "Prove it" he jokingly challenges. I concentrate. "Two seconds after this sentence, Morgan is going to lift her arms up in a yawn and your dearly beloved watch is going to fall into your lap and then she's going to mumble something about loving you somewhere in the two thousands" I tell him and sure enough everything falls into play. Morgan tiredly stretches her arms up, dropping the watch into Peter's lap before readjusting her sleeping position to clutch his arm. "Iloveyoutwothousandandfour" she mumbles before lightly snoring again. "Amazing!" Peter whisper shouts. "So, trust me to read your future. I will warn you, if there's anything I can't tell you, don't question it" I inform him and he nods. "Got it. So what do I do? Just hold out my hand?" he asks and I nod. "That's one way". 

He holds out his hand and I grasp it and focus, suddenly scenes are flashing before my eyes, in real time for me but milliseconds for Peter. Eight months, Mysterio, Nick Fury and Maria Hill I think, Michelle and Peter. My eyes widen as scenes unfold and then I rewind in time. I couldn't tell him what I just saw. That would spoil everything for him, and everyone else ;). Instead I watch as he hugs me, tears in his eyes, hand intertwined with Morgan's for support. Morgan was also crying, I noticed. So was Pepper. I watch as the future me hugs each person before saying something inaudible to Peter then everyone. Before I knew it there was a flash of white light, and I was gone. Then everything went into rewind and I realised what had happened, what I had to do to keep this world in order. I had to leave and reverse time so they never remembered I showed up. That's why they were crying. As I come back to reality I see Peter staring at me eagerly,

"There's so much I can't tell you, but I can say that you and Michelle do become... Friends. And you have a life of adventure waiting for you" though it's short and blunt, he seems happy with my answer. "That's great, I hope I catch a break though" I let go of his hand and he places his on Morgan's shoulder. As Pepper returns with the food and drinks, I can't help but let my mind wander off to what I saw. How far ahead in the future was that? Less than eight months clearly. Was me agreeing to stay a mistake?