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𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘰: 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴
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"Peanut Butter blast with whipped cream on the bottom."

"That's me. Thank you," Hope says taking the milkshake from the worker with a smile on her face. The girl nods at her getting back to her job as Hope places a straw in her drink.

Taking a sip Hope sighs in relief beyond happy she finally found a good peanut butter blast milkshake. It wasn't the same as the grill but it was close enough.

It's been three months since Hope has been in New York and seven months since she has been forgotten. She learned after escaping Malivore that what felt like hours was actually four months. This means technically she was eighteen but didn't even realize it.

Adjusting to her new life was somewhat difficult but after she started at Midtown High it became easier especially when she met Peter MJ and Ned.

And when MJ told her about the milkshake stand in Central Park that sold Peanut Butter Blast which is where Hope was right now.

She got one after completing her run it was her reward. Although she missed being able to run in her wolf form she still continued to run. It was peaceful.

Sometimes. When it wasn't ruined by her phone ringing and it was almost the same person which was exactly what happened now making Hope chuckle.

"Hello Peter," Hope says answering her phone as she continues walking dressed in grey seamless shorts with a sage green cropped top still slightly sweaty from her run.

"Where are you? I'm starving!" Peter questions making Hope laugh as she takes a sip of her milkshake.

"Central Park. Drinking a milkshake," Hope answers him smiling.

"Ugh! Well, hurry up. Meet me at Delmar's. I want a sandwich," Peter tells Hope who shakes her head.

"Peter it's like ten o'clock in the morning," Hope says confused.

"And! I'm a growing boy and need food! And Mr. Delmar hates me and he likes you," Peter says making Hope shrug that was true. The owner hated Peter for making some comment regarding his daughter after he made a comment about Peter's Aunt May.

"Fine. I'll meet you there in about an hour," Hope says looking down at her milkshake and mixing it up with the straw.

"Yes! And then we can go watch Star Wars! We already watch four five and six now we have to watch one two and three then seven," Peter says making Hope look beyond confused.

"That is so confus-," Hope begins to say before she suddenly bumps into someone. Literally.

Hope was about to fall down when an arm wraps around her waist pulling her close. And suddenly sparks were felt making Hope's breath stop for a moment.

Looking up so quickly Hope was surprised she didn't snap her neck she locks eyes with the clearest blue mixed with an emerald green who was just staring at her in a mixture of surprise and amazed.

Hope just stared with a mixture of surprise and disbelief. This wasn't supposed to happen.

Hope was just staring in disbelief she didn't even realize her milkshake was slipping out of her hands into a hand grabbed it and a pair of fingers touch her fingers.

Hope's head snapped towards her right to see a man with short dark brown hair with the clearest blue eyes she has ever seen just staring at her wide-eyed in complete shock.

"Y-you almost dropped that," he tells her softly stuttering slightly in disbelief before he clears his throat and begins again making shivers travel down Hope's spine.

"Ooh. Thanks," Hope whispers out looking down at her milkshake and then her two soulmates.

"Uhm...bye," Hope says turning around quickly and what she would like to call walking quickly away whole everyone else would say she was running as quickly as she possibly could.

Bucky and Steve just watch her go in shock and once they snap out of it Steve begins to chase after her as Bucky just stood there not knowing what to do.

She ran.

His soulmate literally ran away from him.

Did she know everything he has done?

Did she reject him?

Was she going to reject him?

"Buck..," Steve says staring at his best friend before sighing and looking back at where their soulmate once stood.

"Come on let's get back to the tower," Steve tells Bucky with a heartbroken expression on his face.

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Peter stood outside Delmar's Deli texting his mates as he waited for Hope. He was about to call her or a search party if she didn't show up soon.

He kept trying to call her after their conversation got cut short but Hope wouldn't answer. He thought maybe she got in a deep spot and her phone wouldn't work.

As Peter begins searching for Hope's contact he suddenly sees Hope walking towards him with a faraway look in her eyes, but what concerned him the most was that she still had a full milkshake.

Hope adored her milkshakes, and always got a brain freeze because she would drink it so fast and then pout because it was gone.

"What happened? Are you hurt? Did someone say something? Did someone do something?" Peter fired question after question heading close to Hope who looks up at him wide-eyed.

"Mhm...what?" Hope questions tilting her head at him confused.

"Hope!" Peter yells shaking Hope's shoulders and making her look at him wide-eyed.

"What?! Stop shaking me!" Hope exclaims slapping Peter's hands away who wince looking at her offended.

"I was worried about you!" Peter says making Hope sigh before groaning and throwing her head back.

"Hope...I'm worried. Is this you know I killed someone and need help hiding the body or they didn't put enough whipped cream in my milkshake type of situation?" Peter asks Hope who looks at him with a pout.

"I did something," Hope says making Peter look wide-eyed before groaning.

"Okay...we need to get our stories straight and probably a lawyer," Peter says nodding his head as he thinks about everything he needs to do.

"No! Peter!" Hope says slapping his shoulder and shaking her head.

"I might have-uhm well ran into my...mates," Hope says nodding her head with a tight smile on her face as Peter looks at her wide-eyed.

"Really?!" Peter exclaims excitedly before he stares at Hope who was twisting her necklace making Peter stop.

"What happened?" Peter asks her softly making Hope sigh looking at him.

"I might have run away," Hope says quietly making Peter just stop everything to stare at her trying to process what Hope just said.

"Like after you talked to them?" Peter asks trying to understand.

"Uhm not really. More like I stared at them and then walked as quickly as I could away," Hope says biting her lower lip as Peter nods his head.

"Right....want to go get some food?" Peter questions Hope who nods.

"Please," Hope says as the two walk into the Deli heading straight towards the counter.

"What's up, Mr. Delmar?" Peter says as Hope smiles at the owner who glares at Peter.

"Hi, Mr. Delmar," Hope says making Mr. Delmar turn to Hope with a smile.

"Hope! It's good to say you again. You want a number five with extra pickles?" Mr. Delmar questions making Hope nod.

"Yes sir. Can I have two one really flat please?" Hope asks with a kind smile as Mr. Delmar nod.

"Ten dollars altogether, Mr. Delmar tells Hope who grabs her card from her phone case before placing it in the card machine leaving a five-dollar tip.

Hope looks towards Peter and rolls her eyes seeing him Peter petting the fat cat lying on the counter named Murph.

"How's school Hope? That one's not getting you into trouble is he?" Mr. Delmar questions pointing towards Peter with a glare.

"Come on Mr. Delmar! I apologized for my comment! And you are the one who was talking about my aunt first!" Peter says making Hope laugh and shaking her head.

"It's going good and if anyone gets the two of us into trouble it's me," Hope tells the older man who smiles at her handing her the sandwiches.

"Stay in school, kid. Stay in school. Otherwise, you're gonna end up like me," Mr. Delmar tells Hope who rolls her eyes at him playfully.

"Bye, Mr. Delmar. See you soon," Hope tells the older man with a wave while the two head towards the exit Hope handing towards the exit.

"Here," Hope says handing Peter his smushed sandwich before grabbing her own. Peter shakes his head at Hope as she lifts the French bread and begins removing the pickles and eating them.

"I still don't understand why you get extra pickles when you don't like pickles on your sandwich," Peter says making Hope look at him.

"I like the taste they leave behind," Hope defends as the two walk towards the Parker's residence on 15th Street which was only a few blocks away from Delmar's.

Peter shakes his head laughing as the two walk up the stairs towards Peter's apartment. Peter unlocks the door as the two-step inside.

"Aunt May! We're back," Peter says walking towards the living room as Hope takes a bit of her sandwich.

"Hope!" May exclaims seeing the auburn hair girl smiling brightly as she heads towards her hugging her tightly.

"Feeling the love," Peter says making Hope stick her tongue out at Peter as she hugs May being careful to not get anything from her sandwich on her.

"Oh! I have this for you both. It's your pass for that field trip to Stark Industry. I signed them," May says handing both to Hope.

"Why does Hope get both of them?" Peter questions confused.

"Because you'll lose it just like you lose your backpack every other week," Hope tells Peter who glares at her playfully before looking towards May sheepishly.

"Ooh, I... uh... I need a new backpack," Peter tells May who puts a finger to her ear, disbelief clear on her face as Hope shakes her head trying not to laugh.

"What?" May questions her nephew as Hope bites into her sandwich watching this amused.

"Peter that's five," May states in disbelief as Peter nods wide-eyed.

"Hope ran away from her soulmates," Peter says quickly making Hope look wide-eyed and begin to step back trying to get out the door.

"Hope!" May yells trying to the girl wide-eyed who winces.

"Peter lost another backpack!" Hope says glaring at Peter who looks at her sheepishly.

"Oh Hope," May says hugging her making Hope confused as she looks at Peter who shrugs.

"It's okay to be scared Hope, and you'll see them again. Just take it slow. Let them know that you need time to figure it out. There your soulmates. They'll understand," May tells her rubbing Hope's back who nods her head smiling softly.

"I will May. Thank you," Hope says making May pull back and cup Hope's cheeks.

"They would be beyond stupid to not want you," May tells Hope who chuckles at her nodding her head.

"Alright Hope come on Star Wars time," Peter says grabbing Hope's hand as they settle on the couch.

"I'll order Chinese. And before you say anything Hope you are staying for dinner," May says pointing a warning finger at the girl who laughs nodding her head.

"Yes ma'am," Hope says making May smile as Hope leans back watching as the movie begins.

"I'm pretty sure my aunt loves you more than me," Peter tells Hope who laughs at him.

"Who wouldn't?" Hope asks him cheeky making Peter take the blanket from her.

"No blanket for you," Peter says sticking his tongue out as Hope rolls her eyes laughing at him.

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"Alright so security needs to be upgraded for next week with the tour," Pepper tells Tony who looks towards her confused.

"What tour?" Tony questions making Pepper look towards him not amused.

"Midtown High tour. The tour from Peter's school," Pepper says explaining as if she was talking to a four-year-old.

"Right! I remembered that," Tony says nodding his head as Pepper just gives him a look.

The elevator then opens making Tony and Pepper look to see Steve and Bucky both still in their sweaty workout clothes but both had frowns on their faces.

"What happened Capsicle? You look like someone just ran over your cat," Tony says taking a sip of his coffee while Pepper hits his arm with a glare.

"We ran into our mate...," Steve says making Pepper and Tony look at them wide-eyed.

"...and then she ran away from us. Actually ran away," Bucky finishes as Pepper looks at them sadly as Tony tries his hardest not to laugh as he sips his coffee.

"Wait wait wait," Sam's voice could be heard making Bucky already glare.

"Like she actually ran away?! Oh, I like this girl already!" Sam says laughing making Tony laugh nodding his head.

"Sam! Tony! It's not funny," Pepper says hitting both of their arms. 

"She probably just got nerves," Pepper says smiling softly at the two super soldiers.

"You'll see her again," Pepper reassures the two.

"And she might run away again," Sam says shrugging smiling brightly as Bucky glares at her.

"Monday you both have meetings with Fury due to upcoming missions. Make sure to when you come back come in through the back Peter's school is going to be on a tour," Tony tells the two soldiers who nod heading towards the kitchen for water.

"Ooh and Peter is supposed to introduce his new best friend, Hope," Tony tells Pepper who nods making Bucky and Steve pause at that name.

Hope.

❀ ༄ ❀ AUTHOR NOTE ❀ ༄ ❀
Yes, a little time jump! But it's coming up the official awkward meeting!

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! I love you all! <333