Dark Angel (A 001 prequel story)

8 - Arachne

"I never thought I could feel something more beyond this anger" he whispered like talking to himself.
It felt harder to breathe "Why are you angry?".
"This world doesn't make you angry?" he grabbed her hand and pressed it against his chest "It's been so long that I wasn't allowed to feel, that I thought I couldn't feel something like this. I don't even know if it's wrong or right".
"Why would it be wrong?".
"Look where we are" he glanced around while pulling her hand down his chest, over his stomach.
When he went lower, she flinched and held her breath, too embarassed by how things were going out of control.
He chuckled softly and pulled her hand away from his body, but didn't let it go "It's just that I want you to believe that I'm saying. That I'm feeling something. Do you feel that too?".
Of course. God, she couldn't believe it was happening. Was it a too beautiful dream? Was he truly saying he felt the same?
"I don't know. I'm confused. I'm new to this. I've never been allowed to be...".
"In a relationship?" he concluded for her "It's the first time for me too, but I'm not scared if you feel the same. I'd be devastated if you'd reject me".
She let out a scoff "How could someone reject you?".
"I don't care of anyone else. They can reject me as much as they want. All I care of is you".
Rose felt dizzy and was grateful that he was holding her hand.
"I don't know what to say. I feel silly".
"You're not silly. You're cute".
She felt like her heart could explode.
"I wish we have more time to spend together" with sadness he moved towards the door "Be careful, okay?".
She smiled "Only if you are too".

How could she feel so good that she feared of dying of happiness?
Rose tried to remember of her duties, but her mind, her whole world was now turning around Peter.
She couldn't stop thinking about him, his words, how he made her feel.
She lived just for their next private lessons.

"I guess this is the least romantic place of the whole building" he commented as he held her hand. They were back to the large storage room.
She plced her free hand on his "It's okay, since you're here".
He smiled and turned to her, looking at their joined hands "I've been thinking so much. I hope you don't mind if we try something".
She allowed him to let her hands go, worry and expectations fighting in her "I guess I don't".
"How do you feel?".
"Good" she said simply.
"Just good?" he asked encouraging her to say more.
"Very good. Like I could float".
"Butterflies in the stomach?".
She nodded, blushing hard "Do you feel them?".
"I think that's it".
God, was that really happening?
"Peter...".
His lips were on hers before she could find something to say.
It was a soft touch.
He pulled back and she immediately missed the contact, so she leaned to catch his lips again.
She hated feeling clumsy when she wanted to give everything to him, but with little practice it became so enjoyable. And she wished to try more.
"You're so..." he sighed resting his forehead against her "Beautiful".
She smiled and felt like on the verge of crying of happiness.
He pressed a kiss on her temple "Would you like to try lifting something? If you feel like flying, you can levitate everything that is in here".
"We could fly too?".
What would it be kissing while their were in the mid air?
"Yeah, but not today. We could get hurt and that's the least I want for you. Can you concentrate?".
"It's quite hard after we..." she didn't dare to finish that.
"I imagine. And believe me, I'd like to linger on that kind of activity, but we have very little time and I'm eager to see you mastering your skills. You never cease to amaze me".
His stare, his voice, his words were too much. And she forced herself to focus.
"What do you want me to lift? How do I lift?".
"It's a little harder than pushing and pulling. Lifting weights can easily bring you to exhaustion, so I suggest to start with something light. You have to fight the gravity force. Find the antigravity force and bend it to your will".
"Let's say you are my gravity and I have to find the strenght to stay away from you. Sounds impossible" she scoffed at her own weird but realistic comment.
"Very smart. And so accurate. Don't stay away from me. But steal objects from the gravity".
He positioned himself in front of her. He took something from his belt and placed his card on her palm. Then placed his hands under hers to held them up between them.
"Feel the gravity?" he waved their hands up and down "Not just on the card, also around you, and in you, in the energy you spend to hold your arms up".
She focused but it was something she couldn't bend. She felt her nose getting wet, but didn't stop trying.
"Go beyond the invisible. See the threads that are all around us, the forces that rule our world, weaved like infinite, invisible cobwebs. You can pull at the small threads, you can bend them to your will".
Rose tried to visualise what he said. She pictures tiny, almost invisible threads above the card and pulled at them.
Her surprise made her lose concentration but for a moment the card levitated above their hands.
"Wonderful. See? You can do it. You can do so many incredible things" he picked his card that had fallen to the floor and placed it back to his belt.
She wiped her nose, then threw her arms at him and kissed him.
He welcomed her in his arms, replying with the same hunger and need.
Rose didn't realize they were moving until her back bumped against a set of shelves, shaking all its content.
"Sorry" he said with a chuckle, barely leaving her lips.
"No. It's great" she kissed him again like he was the oxygen she needed to breath.
He pressed against her, making her legs wrap around him.
It was a wonderful storm of emotions to drown into.
She heard that he was enjoying it too. Their movements, the frictions between their bodies made him growl and the sound was so arousing that she just wanted to give everything to him.

"Peter" she forced herself to say, before she couldn't stop anymore.
His lips had moved to explore and tease her neck, his hand had slipped under her shirt and was touching the bare skin of her lower back, slithering under her pants.
He stopped, noticing the mess they were "Is it too much?".
She was going to kill herself for what she was about to say. But she needed to linger on the little bit of reason left in her "I don't know. Maybe we're going too far".
"I guess you're right" he pulled back brushing the back of his head "Damn".
He looked so cute that it hurt her heart.
"No, come here" she pulled him back against her and hugged him "I think it was alright. I was just so overwhelmed".
"You are overwhelming" he hugged her back and they stood there for a while. It felt perfect.
Then instead of letting her go, he started to swing, making her dance with him.
He hummed something, some sweet song she was familiar with.
So they danced and it was just so natural, so right.
What could ever go wrong?
In the back of her mind, Rose knew that that pure happiness couldn't last forever. And she wished to bend time to her will. So she could be stuck with him in that little moment for eternity.

A/N

Wednesday 19th July 2022

"A caged bird named Peter" should be the title 🥺
At least finally he got some fun, he deserves a little happiness. They both do.
To picture his character, I had to think a lot about how hellish his existence had to be in the lab. A recent backstage video mentioned that he didn't get to see the sunlight for 20 years.. since he was kidnapped by Brenner, then hidden in the lab, and then sent to the Upside Down by El.
And well, that little thing is just so heartbreaking. No wonder that he was so very very angry.
How many common things did he miss? Did he miss the touch of the rain, the feeling of walking of grass, hanging out, going shopping, playing some outdoor sports,... I mean his life had been stolen for many years: his teenage years, his 20s and 30s.
And then he just wanted to be free.
Maybe he would have stopped feeling angry and just enjoyed a free life.
Instead he was forced to become Vecna.
At least I'm glad it's just fiction, I would hate that someone, anyone, would go through so much 😭
So I wish you all to stay safe, stay free, and be yourself 💕