10 Promise

"Y/N!"

"Right here, fuckboy."

She hit him quickly, with hard and sharp knuckles, across the jaw with the precision of an athlete. She snatched his collar and reared back her arm as if to hit him again. Peter didn't doubt she would. And the minute Peter opened his mouth and spoke, she smacked him.

"I love you. I never said it because-"

"Wait, what?" Y/N gasped. She dropped his collar and he fell.

"Could you stop with that?" Peter moaned. "Please, calm down." Y/N complied, first by helping him back up. She pulled her hands to her chest, seeming even a little shocked herself as to how far she'd gone with her revenge.

"I love you." Peter repeated. "I love you so, so much more than I wanted to."

He looked her dead in the eye, eyes wide open, heart wide open, and completely vulnerable.

"I never wanted to believe it. I still don't want it to be true because I don't want to lose you as well. I love you."

Y/N's face tried to decide between a smile and a glare. It chose neither, and instead she leapt forward and kissed him, hard. Applause came roaring up from the crowd that had gathered around them, interested in the fight. When he reached up to hold her face, she pressed her hand against his. He stopped to breathe, and she collapsed into him, breathing sweetly. He hugged her tight, like protection.

"Promise you won't leave me lost again?" She whispered.

Peter smiled, caressing her head and gently untangling her hair. He planted a kiss on her forehead and she started to cry.

"I promise."