Ellesmere's POV

The silence in the room was deafening. Wanda stared at the hole in the ground with Mjolnir carefully settled in the middle of the crack.

"What on earth happened here? "She asked, her German accent unmistakable in her tone. She kept looking from Peter to me expecting an answer but we both kept utterly silent.

"How did this get here? "She asked again going to stand next to Peter. The crack demarcated them from me.

She turned her lingering gaze to Peter. He swallowed hard. I raised a warning brow at him signalling him to keep shut about it.

My heart pounded in my chest. If the room had been any quieter, the pounding would have been likened to the music in a disco hall. My palms itched badly, I wanted to hold Mjolnir again. I tucked my hands quietly around my waist.

"Nothing. We don't know what happened. The hammer flew out of its case and. . .just landed on the floor like that. "Peter explained relaxing as he did. He didn't want to look suspicious. I mean, Wanda could read minds but I made sure to block Peter's so she couldn't get in.

Her gaze turned to me. I nodded in support of what Peter had said. I prayed she was half as gullible as I thought.

"Then why do you look so shocked and extremely quiet when I came in? "She asked. She was pushing it. Definitely not as gullible.

"Are you kidding? That hammer could kill someone with just one hit. It's not normal that it just flew out of its case. Anyone in our place would be shocked. Especially since Thor's not here. "I said wiping the nervousness off my tone.

She stared at us for a while. Her stare wasn't as threatening as Natasha's no matter how hard she tried to make it, not even close. Natasha's stare could skin a live crocodile. She finally took a deep breath, I guessed she bought the story.

"Okay. I'll call Vision and tell him about this. You can both leave now. "

I raised my eyebrows. Was the witch ordering me? .

Peter walked up to me and pulled my arm slowly even though his face was still cramped up in shock. I almost forgot he saw me lift Mjolnir.

We walked silently out of the room. As soon as we got to the elevator, he looked at me with a lot of questions in his face, it was practically written all over him.

I pushed the button for the fourth floor and folded my arms in front of me. The itching had stopped the minute I'd walked out of the room.

"How did you do it? " Was all he said without looking at me. But I know Parker, he gets easily excited about stuff. I bet he was screaming like a teenage girl who sat next to her crush in class on his inside.

I breathed deeply, racking my brain for a lie to tell but I knew I wasn't getting away that easy.

The elevator dinged and the doors opened. I strolled out leisurely then turned sharply halting a surprised Peter.

"can you keep a secret? "I asked. He looked undecided, I raised a brow. He fidgeted under my hard gaze. "Not just any secret, Peter. You have to keep quiet about what you saw today. You can't tell anyone not even Thor. "

"Okay but you gotta tell me what's going on and who the hell you are? "He straightened up looking me dead in the eye.

I made to open my mouth to speak then thought of something. Tony's AI system was active, Friday could possibly record whatever I was going to say and replay it to her boss. The mouth on that bitch!! .

"We have to go somewhere else. Talking around here isn't safe. " I said pulling him this time.

We got into Jane's Ford and drove off. The restaurant we stopped at was new, named "The Under Nutter". There weren't many people and I appreciated that. I checked my watch. It was 8:29pm so we still had time till everyone came back to the Tower.

I ordered a milkshake and pretzels, they were for free though, while Peter had a cheese burger . We sat opposite each other eating in silence for a few minutes.

"I'm not from around here! "I said breaking the silence as I placed my shake on the table. Peter looked up at me, he wasn't quite surprised at what I'd said.

"I thought as much. You don't look like someone from Brooklyn."He said sitting up straight. I relaxed my arm on the table battling within myself on whether to release the bombshell.

"You see, I grew up in America, yes but I'm not from here." I took a breath watching his reactions to every word I said. "Earth. I'm not from earth. " I finally said it. One down, two to go.

Peter let his burger slip from his hand as it fell with a plop into the plate. He quickly regained his composure, nodded then crossed both fingers on the table in a business like way. He wanted me to go on.

I was starting to get nervous as a lot of negative thoughts ran through my head.

What if he doesn't keep your secret?  What if he tells everyone? What would happen then? We could just run a pole through his chest and bury his body in the woods. A voice in my head suggested. I shook my head trying to ward off such thoughts even though at the moment they sounded enticing. Stop it Ellesmere!!

"I'm from Asgard!! "I said in a whisper but he still heard it. His mouth stretched into a wide "O" or a "U" rather. He looked at me without blinking. I snapped my fingers in front of his face causing an unintended spark to fly off my fingers. He jolted back to normalcy. Two down, one to go.

"You're what? You're an alien too? Are you one of them? " He asked the last question quietly leaning close to the table such that his chin almost touched the top of it.

"No, i'm not. "He took a deep breath then leaned back in his chair mouthing a 'Thank God '. I gave a half sour smile, "That's not all. "

He tilted his head slowly raising his brows almost up to his hairline.
"Jane's not my aunt. She's my mother! Thor's. . . .my. . .father!! "

Peter's eyes bursted out of their sockets that time, his mouth went wider than an O. Almost as wide as the New York Stadium. He ran his hands through his hair. It was probably hard for him, accepting what I'd said as it was hard for me saying it.

He went dead silent for a long while lost in thoughts. I played with the pretzels in my plate watching him closely from the corner of my eye.

"Is that why you've been overprotective of him? The bomb incident? He's the reason why you took sides with the Avengers right? I heard you weren't much of a fan but somehow you seemed to change all of a sudden."

I nodded at what he said. He nodded too. He probably understood but it felt so amazing getting it off my chest.

"Does he know? "

I bit my lip, "No, he doesn't! "

"You won't tell him? "

"No, Jane doesn't want that. It's too risky. If the aliens find out that he's my. . . That we're related, they might decide to use us to up their game." I said pushing a strand of hair from my face. It was getting darker and darker by the minute and people began to increase in number. New York was more lively at night than during the day.

He nodded again. "So it's just you, me and Jane that knows about this? "

"And Anne. Aside us, no one else does. And I'd like to keep it that way please. . . For the sake of everyone's safety. "

"Okay. I won't tell anyone. " I could breathe properly. I gave a small laugh then took his hand. Involuntary action. Before I could pull away, he tightened his grip, then squeezed my hand gently.

"Thank you so much Peter. It means a lot. I really appreciate it. "

I managed to slip my hand away and silently prayed that the conversation would take a less awkward turn and the Avengers had good news about Jane's and Thor's whereabouts.

"So how did you do it? Lift the hammer, I mean? " I knew he was itching to ask me that. I laughed a little and he did as well.

I shrugged "It's not that hard. I just picked it up the same way I'd pick up a normal hammer."

I looked at him but he was staring intensely at me with a serious face. "What is it? "

"Now I know where I've seen your looks before. You two look exactly alike, same hair colour, same eyes, stature except yours is a lot feminine, same strength and speed. It's wonderful. You're like a copy of him. "

I smiled. Genuinely, at what he said. Everyone I knew who knew the secret said we looked alike, it wasn't like I didn't believe them, I just found it frightening sometimes.

"I am. I just don't want him to get hurt on my account or have someone else hurt him. Or Jane. I want to protect him the best I can but now he's gone and there's pretty much nothing I can do about it but sit and wait. I really hope he's okay and Jane too. "

"He'll be fine. He's the god of thunder. Anyone who messes around with the god of thunder gets a taste of thunder and and his daughter's extremely dangerous EC" He said laughing as he picked up his burger.

"when I get my hands on those godforsaken aliens, heaven knows what i'll do to them if I find out they hurt my parents. " I said with so much determination, it startled me.

"I don't get it. He's been with us for a long while now. Why didn't Jane at least try to bring you to him? "

I sipped my shake, "She said its bad if he gets to know my real identity. And come to think of it, whenever I'm around, that's when trouble finds us the most. "

Just then, Peter's phone vibrated. He picked it up, looked at it then showed it to me. It said "Captain America ".

I sat up straight, my adrenaline pumping rapidly. He took the call and after a few minutes, put the phone down.

"They've got a lead. We have to get back to the Tower right now. "He said. We both stood up and bolted out of the restaurant.

Peter knows the secret now. Phew!!  It was hard for Elles to spill the beans but it has happened anyway.

Things are gonna be a lot depressing for her from here on out. Daddy's gone missing now so it's gonna be hard. Do give her a soothing rub on the back, kay guys?

I'm still looking forward to a picture of Elles y'all. Help a friend out. Thank you as you try.

Have fun....

Lots of love ❤❤❤
DuchessRI