All Of Me (Peter Parker x Reader)

Chapter 21

(Y/n) stood leaned against the counter of the kitchen, glass of water in her hands with a ration bar in the other. It was dark in the room, save for the light from the moon that came in through the window and the semi-bright stove light. She chewed on it as her eyes drifted over the design of the sleek and modern, yet homey design of the kitchen. Since coming here, she couldn't help but note the different overall feel between the tower and the estate. It was more welcoming like he was building a home and not just a place to come in and out of.

It was nearly one in the morning, but she found it nearly impossible to sleep. Being out in the middle of the woods and hearing all kinds of noises, as well as seeing shadows from her room that was identical to the one at Stark Tower, made it impossible. Back at HYDRA, there were no sounds of any life in the dorms except for themselves, and sometimes from neighbors or right outside the door. There were also no lights except for the ceiling light to cast shadows.

That's not true. I stole that clock, she thought. Her mind cleared she remembered how the colors changed and shifted against the room. It was almost like seeing the real thing. Not that she had, but she'd seen pictures and figured it was close enough. To her surprise, it actually helped her sleep, watching the colors.

It's probably thrown away by now, she thought.

She sighed as her mind once again circled back to her current position as of late. Swallowing the ration bar, she took a sip of her water before shoving what of the left of the food bar in her mouth and dumping the rest of her water. Turning around, she placed the cup upside down at the bottom of the sink.

"Great," she breathed as her shoulders slumped. She had hoped getting a midnight snack would help her, but she didn't feel any more ready to sleep than before. She faced the window, making no move to actually get any closer.

She had seen a forest at night, but it was more like she is in the forest rather than looking at it. The thought caused her body to move behind the counter, still not feeling the need to leave the room just yet.

It was one of the first things she learned about the assassination. If there's a forest around the house, you'll get a chance eventually. And if not, then it's a good place to hide in for cover. She'd know best. That was how she got twenty of her kills.

Before she could delve into thought about her time in the academy or any missions, the lights turned off, leaving the moonlight to calmly light the room where it filtered in. Her heart flipped rapidly as she slowly got up and walked over to the stove light. Tony had mentioned some of the lights and appliances had timers throughout the estate, turning off at midnight or when no one was in the room. But when she pressed the button, it wouldn't turn back on. And then her eyes went to the stove and the coffee maker to check the time, finding that their screens were off.

And then she felt it.

Her sixth sense lit up like a blast from a canon with her reaction just as quick. A gun flashed in her hands in seconds as she whipped around to point it right at a lurking shadow in the doorway before all hell broke loose...

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Peter sat at the table in his apartment, his eyes staring at the same math equation for the twelfth minute in a row. He had been working on his homework for an hour now, but this was only the second paper he was on out of five. And that was even with getting three done during lunch. He sat there frozen, his pencil stilling in place on the paper.

He couldn't get last weekend out of his head. He tried. At first, he distracted himself with school work and his hero activities. And it did work, for today. And then it came crashing back. So, he went to youtube and found a new song for him to be obsessed with listening to, but even that failed him. No matter how hard he tried to push it away, it kept replaying in his head over and over again, and he thought after a week he'd be insane. But he was still sane, at least as far as he knew.