Post Amazing Spider Man 2.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay Peter?" Aunt May asked him, as he walked with her down the hall of the hospital.
"I'll be fine Aunt May," Peter replied, in a soft solemn voice.
"There is food in the fridge if you get hungry, and snacks in the cupboard. Don't wait up for me."
"It'll be fine Aunt May. You just focus on your work," Peter said, kissing her cheek and walking away. As he walked down the hall, staring down at the floor. Suddenly he banged into a nurse, causing all her papers to fly to the floor.
"I'm sorry," she said, bending down to pick up the papers.
"Oh no, it's my fault. I should've watched where I was going," Peter said, looking up at her. She was pretty. She had deep brown soulful eyes, dark hair with red streaks running through it, and a really warm smile.
"It's fine," she said smiling at him. He handed her the papers he had, and was about to walk away, when she said something. "Hey, you're Peter Parker right? Ms. Parker's nephew? I'm sorry for the loss of your girlfriend."
"Umm…thanks," Peter said, not wanting to be reminded on Gwen.
"If it helps, I know how you feel. I've been looking for my boyfriend for almost 6 months now. So I know how it feels for a loved one to be taken away from you," she said, looking at him, giving him a friendly smile.
"Well, I hope you find him."
"Thanks. My name is Mara by the way, Mara Jones."
"You're from England," Peter said absentmindedly.
"Yes, I am. I guess that was obvious from my accent," Mara said, laughing.
"I like your accent. It's posh," Peter said, smiling for the first time in months.
"Well that's a first. It was nice meeting you Peter, I hope you feel better soon," Mara said, before walking away. Peter waved at her, and stared after her. She was different from most of the people he had met recently. He continued home, and decided to listen to some music. A couple of hours later he decided to do his rounds as Spider Man. Swinging from roof to roof. He was about to swing the other way, when he saw some guys following a familiar looking woman. He swung forward, following them to see if anything was going happen. Like he knew what was about to happen, he jumped in front of the two guys.
"I think the lady can get home by herself," he said. The guys got scared, and backed off immediately. He turned and saw Mara staring at him.
"Thanks for that, but I think I could have handled it," Mara said, taking out her can of pepper spray.
"I'm sure you could have, but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't make sure everyone was safe," he said, as Spider Man.
"Well thanks again, but as you said I can get home myself. Anyway, I'm sure you have more important things to take care of, than just making sure woman don't get hurt on their way home," Mara said.
"Everyone matters."
"That's nice, but I really should get home now. It was nice meeting you Spider Man, hope you get at least one night off," she said, waving as she turned and walked forward. Before he knew it, Peter was up on the roof following her home. He followed her to where she lived, finding that she lived in a terrible neighbourhood, in a tiny apartment.
"How can she live here?" he whispered to himself, before he turned around and swung away.
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It was a chilly morning when Peter decided to go and visit Gwen's grave. He stood in front of it, leaving flowers on her grave.
"So I met someone, and before you think anything, I've only met her once. Well twice if you count meeting her as Spidey. She's English. I think you would have loved her. She's the first one to really make me smile in the past couple of months, except for you of course. She's funny and pretty. Almost as pretty as you, but no one could beat your beauty. She almost got mugged by a couple of guys yesterday, but I stopped them, as Spidey of course. She's really head strong, and she's working as nurse at the hospital with Aunt May. I wish you were here to meet her, I'm pretty sure you guys would have hit it off straight away."
"Talking about me?" said a voice from behind Peter. He turned around and saw the subject of his monologue.
"Yes actually."
"Oh really?" Mara asked, standing next to him. "Well Gwen, I hope he's been saying all good things, though I've only met him once, so he really shouldn't have anything bad to say. But who knows what people could think of…and I'm babbling aren't I. Sorry Gwen."
Peter laughed, for the first time, he laughed. It was a full hearty laughed, and it brought a heart-warming smile to Mara's face.
"She loves you, I can tell," Peter said, softly chuckling.
"And she loves you too, I can tell," Mara said, softly. Peter looked from Mara to Gwen's grave and back at Mara.
"So what brought you here?" he asked Mara.
"I came here to see the graves, and put flowers on your Uncle's grave. Your Aunt mentioned the other day, that she hadn't been able to put flowers for the past two days, so I decided to bring some flowers for him. I also told him about you and your Aunt, and how strong she has been."
"That's really sweet of you," Peter said, softly.
"It's the least I could do. She brings me lunch every day, and always checks that I'm doing okay. Your aunt is an angel she is," Mara said, smiling at him.
"That she is."
"Do you want to get some coffee? Before you say anything, I'm not asking you, just offering to get coffee with you," Mara said, babbling. Peter smiled at her.
"Coffee would be great."
Well there is Part 1. Hope you liked it. There won't be many chapters in this story. It also won't be going as chapters. It is more like moments throughout the story in chronological order.
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