Pain of The Past, Hope of a Future

Chapter 5

Daisy is shaking and quivering in place. The ground around her was rumbling softly. It seemed to take soo much to not just let go and cause a small earthquake. To say she was angry was the least of it. She was mad beyond belief. Not only was she mad but she was heartbroken and hurt. She couldn't even look up at Ghost-Spider as she patiently waited for the Avengers to come pick up a now captured Sheath. Even the villain was ducked into the tightest ball she could make to avoid the tension and the wrath she saw shaking the ex SHIELD agents frame. If there is something that is universally known you just don't tick off someone like Daisy.

Sheath knew instinctively that if she even breathed a word all that wrath would come towards her. That was not something that would be a good idea. Even Ghost-Spider knew better to say anything she shuffled and bounced nervous from one foot to the next waiting for Daisy to say something, anything. The silence was deafening and her eyes still held streaming tears that were quietly rolling down her cheeks.

"I can't believe you" Daisy says in a hoarse whisper. Ghost-Spider flinched at the sound that suddenly broke the silence, her back stiffening. "You lied to me! Why would you do that?" Daisy says facing her with tears on the verge of spilling out. "You know I understood how you felt about capturing her! You could have just told me! Why did you lie?"

"I..I didn't lie..it wasn't meant to be a lie. I really was just planning on a nap." Ghost-Spider says reaching to make some sort of contact with her. Daisy once again flinched out of her reach. "Why can't you see that I didn't want her to hurt you...I couldn't live with the thought that I caused you to get hurt." Ghost-Spider says. Sheath rolled her eyes and quietly groaned inside her head. Great, she was tuning into drama hour.

"I can handle myself. I can take care of myself. You left and I was scared she might have killed you! Don't you realize how much something like that would hurt? You should have told me ...we could have talked about it." Daisy says softly, almost pleading Ghost-Spider to see that what she did is wrong.

"YOU DON'T GET IT! I DIDN'T WANT YOUR DEATH ON MY HANDS. I CAN'T STAND THAT. I didn't want you dying to be my fault too." Ghost-Spider says her voice filled with distraught and pain over the very idea.

"WHAT IF YOU DIDN'T COME BACK? DID YOU THINK OF THAT? DID YOU THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT I WOULD NOT BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT SEEING THAT YOU NEEDED ME? You were reckless, really reckless...I don't know how much I can take...do you not trust me?" Daisy asks, tears threatening to spill as her eyes plead with Ghost-Spider. She wanted her to see this hurt her too, she wanted Gwen to see a relationship is a two way street.

"What do you mean? Daisy? Are you.. please Daisy I am sorry. I just...I had to do this...I couldn't be responsible for another death." Ghost-Spider tries to reason as Daisy shook her head sadly tears starting to roll down her cheeks as she hugged herself. She didn't understand how Gwen couldn't see what she was doing was wrong.

"You aren't responsible for what others do...you're only responsible for yourself." Daisy says softly looking away. There was a pregnant pause between them as each felt like the other wasn't hearing them out. It seemed to be getting them both nowhere they collapsed into a fragile silence which Sheath was thankfully for and was starting to feel sorry she escaped she could have just skipped the drama, thanks. Daisy pulls Sheath to her feet and levels a stern look at Ghost-Spider "I want you to think really hard about what you want. You can't have a foot both here and in the past. You need to pick one. I want to help you , I really do. I want to support and understand you. I can't do that if you keep one foot in the grave. I am here for you like all of us are, but you really need to decide what you want. Until then...the date is off" Daisy choked at the last part, tears once again threatening to spill. "I want you to think and take as long as you need. I am here for you but, you got to reach out and ask for me." She says looking down the alley as Captain Marvel appears. Daisy takes a quick breath and glances back at Ghost-Spider, her heart breaking all over again.