Wings || Peter Parker

60: Another

"Oof." She grinned, looking at me. "But you can go, right?"

"Yep."

"Oh-" MJ looked at their phone. "Shuri's at the helipad."

"Cool!" Peter exclaimed. "Should we go?"

"Hang out on the roof?" MJ asked. "Yes, please."

"Okay, uh, hold on." He grabbed a zip-up hoodie and pulled it over his shoulders. He held open his door for us, then followed us out.

"Are you okay?" He whispered.

I shrugged.

"Look, it's perfectly fine to just go back to your room, they'll understand."

"No, it's fine," I replied. 

"If it helps, she and Shuri will probably hang out somewhere, and we can either go with them or stay back." He added.

"It's fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

Suddenly, the hallway went black.

"Oh, fuck me!" I exclaimed.

"Uhh..." I felt MJ grab my arm. "What's going on?"

"Look, it's just some new power-" I started, and then a glowing figure stepped out from around the corner.

"Sorry." Six shouted. "That's me!"

"Who's that?" MJ asked.

"Um." Peter shrugged.

"Hey, is the power out?" Wanda stepped out of her bedroom door, only illuminated by Six's glowing body.

"Nope, just accidentally let go of a shadow." Six replied. "It's fine, I got this."

"What is going on?" MJ asked.

"Who are you?" He approached us, pointing to the person behind me.

"It's rude to point," I said. 

"Oh, sorry." He dropped his hand.

"Six, this is MJ." Peter smiled. "MJ, Six."

"Like the number?"

"Yeah. Hi." He waved, then froze and looked behind us. "Don't. Move."

I frowned and turned around. 

There was a dark figure, a deeper shade of black than the rest of the hall, standing next to Peter.

"Oh, for-" I shouted. I punched it, and it faded out of existence.

"Ah!" Six shouted, sprinting after it.

"Uh-" MJ looked at me, then Peter.

The lights came back on.

"Oh-" Peter smiled. "He did it."

"Who was that and what just happened?" MJ asked.

"Hey, Max!" Six ran up behind us cradling something in his hand. "Look. I told you they moved."

I peered into his cupped hands, where a small dark swirling blob rested. "Cool."

"I know, right?" He grinned and ran off. "Just gotta bring it back to under my bed!"

"Long story MJ," Peter said. "I would tell you if I were legally allowed to."

"Oh, nice." She nodded. "Can we go to the roof?"

"Yes, now we can." Peter reached out a hand for the elevator button, but the doors opened.

"MJ!" Shuri flew out of the elevator, hugging the girl next to me.

"Peter." T'challa nodded from inside the elevator.

"T'challa." He replied.

I nodded as well, though I don't know why.

"Ah, Max, is it?" He asked.

"Yes." I smiled. "Just a slight change since the last time we met."

He nodded.

"Well, uh, Mr. Starks down in his lab if you'd like to go meet with him-" Peter added.

"Thank you." He smiled and pressed a button on the elevator to close the door.

Shuri and MJ finally pulled apart.

"Does he know?" Peter asked quietly.

"Yeah, I told him," Shuri replied. "Just not our mother, she would freak out if I told her I was dating a non-Wakandan."

"Oh, cool." Peter nodded.

Shuri looked at me. "Max, what happened?"

I pursed my lips. "Just some...stuff."

"Oh, very nice." She gave a thumbs up. "You look cool."

I smiled. "Thanks."

"Just the truth." She waved her hand, then slapped the elevator button. "He must be there by now."

"Uh-" Peter glanced at the doors, and they opened. "Oh, perfect."

"Perfect." Shuri stepped inside, smacking a button on the side as I entered.