One More Time

The Stone

The three all fell on top of a New York sidewalk. Wanda rolled out of the way before Peter fell, Loki close behind, landing right on Peter. The boys let out a soft moan as Wanda brushed off her black jeans and smiled. "C'mon, Ramones isn't too far away." And she walked off.

The boys stood up and looked at each other, not sure if they should follow Wanda or go back to the compound. Peter shrugged. "We won't be gone too long." And followed Wanda, Loki in tail.

After a few minutes, they arrived at a small restaurant, the word "Ramones" in lit up letters. Wanda pushed open the door. It was dim inside, with lanterns and fake candles as the only source of light, the blinds being pulled over the windows. There was a bar upfront, and tables behind. Three men sat up at the bar, taking to the bartender, while a few people were scattered around at the tables. Wanda sat down at a table for four, Loki settling across from her. Peter only looked around. "Umm, I don't see the Ramones anywhere?" Peter only asked.

"Unfortunately, the Ramones don't actually play here, and I've yet to see a cover band. Quite the let down." Came a voice from behind him. Peter quickly turned around, only to do a double take. Standing across from him was a girl his age, with her naturally tan skin and dark brown hair, she looked like a goddess in green flannel and blue jeans. Peters eyes were in a fight with each other, one wanting to look at her silver necklace with that green stone hanging down from it, the other wanting to look at her eyes. Both were the same color- a misty light blue/green mix- but one looked.... brighter?

Wanda smiled. The new girl returned the grin, stating, "Your late."

Wanda rolled her eyes. "I was busy, hon."

"With your side job?" The lady said, but she didn't seem offended, more teasing.

"Hush Jade." Wanda countered, crossing her arms. Jade only smiled and sat down across from her, next to Loki. Peter sat down next to Wanda.

"So your Jade?" Peter asked shyly. The girl nodded.

"So you've heard of me?" Jade questioned, a smile creeping onto her face. Peter blushed.

"Um, a little, well, kinda. Just vaguely. Wanda kinda said something." Peter returned, his cheeks now ruby red. "Um, that's a pretty necklace." He pointed out. Jade smiled.

"It's a family necklace. Every other daughter is named after a stone, and the necklace becomes that stone, giving the daughter a strength." Jade explained, holding the necklace. When nobody spoke, she took it as a sign to continue. "My abuela, Rubi, always took risks. Her stone sought out hate, and she would fill those people with love. Corny yes, but pretty cool. When my abuela died, the stone was passed to me. My stone,  Jade, stands for justice and stability. So I'm a pretty good lie detector, and always win at arm wrestles."

Wanda smirked. "Both of those are true." She held out her hand, and Jade took it. The two shared a smile for a while, not bothered by the silence.

"So, do you work with my girlfriend?" Jade asked Peter.

"Oh! Um, kinda. What does your girlfriend do exactly?" Peter replied, not wanting to blow Wanda's cover. Wanda just returned by elbowing Peter.

"She knows. She figured it out pretty quickly. Remember the lie detector part?"

"Oh! Right. Um, yeah, I help out." Peter replied, trying to keep his profile small. As long as she didn't question if he was spider man or not, Peter couldn't lie about it.

"And what about you?" Jade turned around to face Loki, eyes in question. "You look familiar."

Wanda jumped in. "I bet he does! He was in New York a couple years ago. On the news." She replied with a smile. Jade didn't push, which was a relief. "Maybe we should let the boys get going?" Wanda prompted. Peter nodded and stood up. Loki stared at Jade for a while, until she finally took the hint and stood up, letting Loki out.

"Um, hey, I never got your names?" Jade asked. Peter and Loki shared glances. Loki smiled.

"Um, Peter." He gestured to Peter. "..Parker?" Loki practically choked, pointing to himself. Jade paused for a moment, but it seemed to pass.

"Cool. Nice to meet you, Peter and Parker." She smirked and sat back down. Loki gave her necklace a glance, before following Peter out the door. After walking a block, Peter started to walk faster.

"That was... an experience?" He asked. Loki stayed quite. "Hello?" Peter waved his hand in front of the god, who pushed him away. "You haven't been talking."

"Maybe, I don't know, because the only person who gave me any information was also only giving me false information." Loki spat, giving Peter a death glare.

"Look, I'm sorry. I just thought I'd break the news to you softly." Peter commented. "And not everything was fake." He reminded. Loki only rolled his eyes. They were silent the rest of the walk to the compound.

Hiiiiiii! The lovely lady up top is Seychelle Suzanne Gabriel, my face claim for Jade. I apologize for the short chapter, just kinda a filler-inner chapter for the next one, which will be longer!