Alone

40: The City

Elizabeth POV:

We pushed through the doors and exited the school, running and laughing. Finally we stopped a few blocks away from the school. Peter and I smiled and laughed as we panted from all the running.
"That was fun!" Peter said panting as he said gleefully. I nodded and laughed.
"So what are we going to do?" I asked, causing Peter to look at me, he thought for a moment before answering.
"Well have you explored the city?" he asked, i thought for a moment realizing Wanda and I had never actually gone out and explored the city. I shook my head, causing a small smile to appear on Peters face. "Well lets go!" He said as we began to walk. "What if we rent some bikes?" Peter said excitedly, I smiled at his excitement and nodded my head, Peter and I then walked to the nearest place we could rent bikes,once we got our bikes we then set off in the city.

Peter POV:

I looked at Elizabeth admiring her as we biked, her hair blew back, and her smile widened as she laughed. I had never seen her so happy. After about ten minutes of biking, we arrived at Forest Park where Uncle Ben would take me when I was little, we would spend hours walking around the park and talking about various things. After he died I hadn't come here, but I thought I'd share it with Elizabeth.
"Hey are you okay?" Elizabeth said worry in her voice.
"Yeah, my uncle Ben used to take me here when I was younger, I haven't been here since he died, so it's kind of weird." I said, her brows furrowed and she placed her hand on mine, I looked up and she gave me a shy smile.
"We don't have to bike through the park if you don't want to." she said, her voice soft.
"No, I want to." She smiled and took her hand off of mine and placed it back on the handles of the bike, and we began to bike again.
As we weaved through the pathway under the trees of the park, I thought about all the times I had been here with Uncle Ben, I smiled as I remembered the time he had told me about how he had met Aunt May,or how he would tell me about my parents. 
As we approached a bench that overlooked a small lake, I slowed down and and rested my bike along the fence, Elizabeth did the same and we leaned against the fence.
"This park is beautiful Peter." she spoke as she looked out over the lake, I watched her intently and smiled.
"It really is." she turned and looked at me, a small smile forming on her face.

Elizabeth POV:

The breeze was soft, the leaves rustled and the park was empty, and it was about nine in the morning.
"Lizzy, I've been meaning to ask you," Peter paused seeming to ponder the question, I held my breath hoping he'd ask me to homecoming. "how are you, I know these years have been hard, and I just want to know if you feel, better." He spoke softly.
I thought for a moment, then I smiled softly, "I don't think I've been this, happy, in years. I mean, I still hurt for my brother, I think I always will and I miss my sister and I worry about her, but I feel like I can truly just be happy, like I can breathe, you know." I said as Peter nodded and looked at me intently, with a small smile at the corner of his lips.
"Good, I just want you to be happy," I smiled and felt my cheeks turn pink and my heart fluttered, we stood in a comfortable silence for a few moments before I remembered to tell him about my new suit Tony was making me.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Tony is making me a new suit with a mask so you and I can go on missions together." I said excitedly, a smile filled Peter's face.
"Really?! Yes!" He said excitedly. "This is going to be awesome!" I laughed joyfully at his excitement.
"I'm excited too."

After a few more minutes we continued to bike, going back to the place where we had rented them, then we began to walk to Peter's apartment to try to find out who the guys we're after are, and how we can find them.

(another short chapter, i'm sorry!! but next chapter will be longer,, i promise!!)