Chapter 20
Wade sat at the small round table glancing around the shop. This place wasn't his style. It was small, decorated like a with vintage nicknacks and plants. They served organic food, nothing he'd usually eat. Most of it he hadn't even heard of. But it was quiet with little to no popularity. It was a great place for them to hide and just close enough for Peter to stop by from school. He was dressed in his civies, looking out the large windows in the front waiting for Peter to appear. He had missed seeing him. They'd sat together just a few weeks ago but it felt like months.
He had it bad.
There was a small ring as the door opened. Wade blinked up at the man who walked in. Dressed in a faded navy sweater, white color peering out from the v neck, old brown leather jacket on his shoulders that looked much too big. A pair of jeans faded blue jeans and fresh navy convers on his feet. He stomped on the small mat clearing the snow from them. Wade couldn't look away from his face, rosy from the cold. His brown hair it's usual mess on his head.
Peter spotted him almost instantly. He grineed and waved making his way to the table. "Hey."
"Hi," Wade murmured near breathless.
"Didn't peg you as a glutten free, dairy free, non gmo kind of guy," Peter smirked shrugging the leather jacket off.
Wade grinned pulling his hood lower on his face, "it's quiet." Peter hummed glancing down at the menu on the table. "I asked for soda and go lecuted," he pouted.
Peter laughed flipping it over to read the drink menu. "Tea then?"
"I want a coke, not leaf water." He jolted when his hood was lifted. Peter had two fingers pinched on the end, lifting it just enough so that he could see the other's eyes.
The student smiled, eyes filling with amusment, "Leaf water is good for you."
"So I've been told," Wade grumbled. The younger chuckled letting the hood go. A waitress came over with a pressed smile asking for their order. Peter asked for tea and rice cake, she looked to Wade as if daring him to ask for soda again. He just said he'd have the same as Peter.
"How's the case going," the student asked reading the label of the hotsauce on the table. At least that's what Wade thinks it is.
"Things have been quiet lately. I haven't found anything yet." He had been looking for any leads on a man named Max but it seemed like it was a fake name afterall.
"How are you," Peter asked putting his elbow on the table and his face in his hands.
"I was missing you, it's all good now," he smirked lifting his hood enough to look Peter in the eye.
The other man blushed with a small smile, "I missed you too."
Wade swallowed pulling his hood back down. The waitress came back with their orders. The cake was bland and dry, Wade left the rest on his plate giving it a face. Peter chuckled taking a sip of his tea. "What've you been up to?"
"Nothing much. I spent christmas at my aunt's house," he said putting his leg out to show his shoes. "She got me these."
"Thought those were new," Wade remembered the old torn ones he used to wear. He was about to get him some on his own.
"Nice sweater," Peter said pointing to the red sweater Ellie had made him.
"Thanks, it was a christmas present," the merc said smiling at it fondly. The talked about their christmas vaugly, Peter moving his chair closer to the other man's halfway through effectivly making the merc blush as bright as his sweater. At some poing they both had their hands on the table. Wade's slowly inching closer to Peter's, twitching every so often as he was stopping them from touching. Peter was the one to grab his hand first. Their fingers intertwined as he talked about a thesis he was working on.
"Want to go for a walk," the smaller man asked. Wade agreed and they walked just a few blocks to the park. It was almost empty do to the cold. Both of them stood close together still holding hands. Wade shoved them into his his hoodie pocket.
"No way, Bowser would totally beat Donky Kong."
"Okay okay," Peter laughed giving in on that one. "What about Zelda and Palutena?"
Wade hummed, "their pretty evenly matched. I'm gonna say Zelda, just cause she's kinda a badass."
"I can accept that. Link vs. Clou-"
"Cloud."
"Ah, you did not just dismiss my boy like that," Peter said stopping on the snowy sidewalk. "You know Link would kick his ass."
"Only becasue he's got long range advantage."
Peter pouted, "that's what makes him the best."
Wade laughed, "if it was just a battle of swords I'd say Cloud."
"I'm still with Link."
"We'll play next time then. I'll Super Smash your bubble butt into second place."
Peter's face changed shades but he laughed until he was wheezing. "It's on." He looked over noticing how Wade was staring he brought his free hand up to his face selfcautiously. "What?"
"Nothing you're just really cute when you're smiling." The shorter man's face went even darker as he lifted his collar up trying to hide. The merc reached up to skim his fingers over the collar keeping Peter from hiding. He looked up at Wade as the scarred man let his warm hand cup his cheek.
Peter leaned into his hand, "you're warm." Wade pulled out his other hand and held the other side of his face. The student chuckled putting his hands over Wade's.
"Gotta keep the geek warm."
Peter pouted again reaching up to cup his face too. "Gotta keep the giant man child warm."
Wade let out a bark of laughter crowding closer to Peter noticing how cold it really was. The student's warm hands made a chill run down his spine. They were both chuckling as they stood toe to toe trying to warm up. Peter was peering up at the taller man though his lashes still blushing. Wade suddenly realized how close he was, how the other could see his face clearly, he was touching his skin. He swallowed about to step back when Peter's hands dipped further lacing them behind his head.
Peter's eyes looked between Wade's as he moved up to his toes as if giving him time to move. But Wade couldn't even if he wanted to. Those big brown doe eyes only pushing him further into the void until their lips touched. His whole body went warm, the cold fizzed out against the warmth of his lips. One of his hands disappearing into Peter's wild hair, the other dropping to wrap around the smaller's waist. Dragging him close and upward so that he could keep him up instead of Peter's toes.
Peter's arms wound around his neck tilting his head so that they kissed deeper. Wade was timid, he wasn't the first to move, not the first lick forward, but when Peter did to let him know it was okay he made sure it was something the brunnet would never forget. His tounge curling up against the roof of Peter's mouth, tilting the man's head back. Wade was lost in it. Peter tasted like mint and honey and it drove the merc wild. He didn't want to pull away until the taste was ingraved into his mind.
And Peter gave back, they parted for a second to breath before Peter was kissing him again. Tounge pressing forward, one hand spayed out on the back of Wade's head. When they parted again Wade's knees were weak, his arm around Peter's waist slowly lowering the smaller man. Still close enough to be breathing in each other's air. Peter's fingers idly carresing the back of the merc's head. They stared at each other for a few seconds before chuckling. They took a step back from each other Wade was the first to speak, "do you want me to walk you home?"
"No it's-" he was cut off by a ring. The lose of his hands made the merc shiver. Peter looked at the phone screen and answered with a warm, "hello?" Wade turned to give him some privacy. "Hello? Aunt May?" There didn't seem to be an answer. "Aunt May are you alright?" Wade glanced at Peter just as he went tense. "Who the hell is this?" Wade furrowed his brows taking in the sudden change of posture. Peter turned, voice low as he spoke. "If you hurt her I'll- put her back on! Don't- Hello?! Hey!"
"What's wrong," Wade asked.
Peter turned to him wide eyed, "someone called me on my aunt's phone. Someone...someone took her."