One Week Trip to Where?!✔️

wednesday - part one

C H A P T E R  S E V E N:
W E D N E S D A Y - P A R T  O N E

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Peter walked into the room of teens who were anxiously munching on pop-tarts and waiting for him. The creak of the door cause everyone to snap their heads towards Peter. He offered a small smile and walked over to his bunk with Ned. They started asking him what was wrong but he just told them he wanted to sleep. I guess being thrown out of a window will do it to ya. He slept on the bottom so Ned could stay up top and talk with the rest of the teens.

He had the same nightmare again. Toomes and the warehouse. He awoke just before 7 A.M. and went up to the commons room. He cringed at the broken window and turned to come face to face to Natasha. He stopped in his tracks as she stared at him. No words were exchanged. She just gestured for Peter to come sit at the table. She handed him a glass of water, noticing the all too familiar face when someone had a nightmare. That was a face she saw in the mirror for a long time.

She broke the silence after a few minutes. "Peter?" At this, Peter snapped out of his daze and looked over to Natasha. He hummed in response. "Try meditating before you go to sleep. It helps." He looked at her questioningly but something in his eyes told her that he knew what she was talking about.

"I don't- wh-what do you mean?" Peter breathed out. He didn't want people to figure out that he had nightmares. He thought it made him seem weak.

"The nightmare. Or nightmares. Meditating helps." She responded not missing a beat. Peter gave her a questioning look as she sat down across from him. "A lot of us have had them. It comes with being a hero. You see things that others don't. Things that may haunt you. Believe it or not, it's normal in our line of work." She explained. Peter didn't say anything, only thought about it.

He felt happy at her words. 'A lot of us have had them.' '...it's normal in our line of work.' 'it comes with being a hero.' He was more than happy she considered him a part of them. The team. A hero. He may or may not worry about what the other heroes think of him. He's way younger than the rest of them. He figured they thought it took away some of his credibility.

"Thanks, Natasha. Really, I appreciate it." Peter replied sincerely, looking down at his hands. Natasha gave a small smile and hummed in response. They sat in silence once more before Natasha spoke up again.

"So, the window... How did that happen?" She asked, watching Peter intently. He grimaced at her words. "Yikes, Mr. Stark is going to kill me."

"Uhh, Redwing threw me out of it...?" He offered a small smile. Natasha just looked at him.

"Okay. Why? He doesn't just throw everyone out of a window." She replied with a grin. Peter gave a light laugh. It was true. Sam seemed to have a thing for throwing him through a window.

"I came to get Pop-Tarts for me and the class and Clint caught me, again. Only this time, he had Sam with him." Peter explained, his eyes trailed to the window once more.

"So now it's 2-1 for the war?" Natasha asked. Peter gave her a surprised look. "How does she know the score?" She chuckled at his face which was obviously confused. She gave Peter a look.

"Come on, Pete. I would know if someone started another war." Peter's face lit up. "And no, I only participate if someone takes it too far... or if I feel like it." She grinned evilly. Her pranks were the best. Anyone who had to feel her wrath was extremely unlucky. At her words, Peter's face fell. He loved it when Natasha helped him with pranks.

The teams were the same as in the Civil War. It was pretty even. Thor was on Tony's side while Shuri was with Steve. She chose this mostly so she could make Peter suffer. The others made sure they stayed separated. They were too dangerous together. Bruce stayed out of it and no one pranked him. It was too stressful for him. Although, last time, someone pranked someone on Tony's side and no one would admit to it.