Hello, this is my first story. It's something like a prologue to the movie "James and the Giant Peach". It tells us some thing between
Mister Centipede and Miss Spider, I mean, who didn't notice anything between these two characters?
Hope you like it! ;D
PS: I do not own any character or the movie, I do not own anything
The harmony was installed in the peache's seeth, and everything was going as planned, I mean, almost everything... Mister Centipede still didn't get tired of annoying Miss Spider. But anyways, she was already used to him and to his insolent acts. In a warm Spring afternoon, the Spider was cleaning the living room so that when James came back from school, it'd all be clean. It was almost all cleaned up, until the Centipede came through the door.
His cigarrete was spreading ashes all over the house. "Centipede, would you mind throwing away the cigarette, please? I just cleaned up the house for James..." said Miss Spider with her marvelously enchanting french accent, trying to be as polite as she could. "C'mon Love Legs, you know I need these!" ansewred the Centipede while putting the cigarrete in the right corner of his mouth. "No, it's my final word, now go outside unless you throw that thing away". Miss Spider was starting to get mad, landing on Centipede a cold look, she was by the door holding the broom with both of her hands.
"Okay, okay Spidey, no need to get mad! Imma go outside". He said. "And you know that if you miss one of these you can ask me for one, Angel Fangs" Added the Centipede, now giving her a comforting smile. The Spider couldn't help giggle quietly.
When the Centipede was heading the door, he smacked Miss Spider's bottoms while she was back to her work with the broom. She gasped and immediatly turned into his directions and slapped him. He silently exited while he was laughing. She layed on him a bully look but when he was already outside and the door was closed, she giggled, yes, Miss Spider giggled. She oddly appreciated the other insect's gesture, not understanding why but she did. Ten minutes later, James came in the place's frontyard. "Hello kiddo, how was school today?" asked the Centipede. "It was really cool, we did a very intresting project in the art class!" ansewred little James,
while his eyes were brighting like two new born stars. "Great... hum... Look, Miss Spider cleaned up the house for you, maybe you should thank her, Jamie.". "She did? How nice from her, you can be sure I'll thank her, she is so nice to me! See you in a while Mister Centipede, I have some homework to do, so I better do it before dinner time!"
The oversized insect petted the boy's head. James came in the seeth. "Hello James, how are you?" asked the arachnid, looking dearly to the boy. "It was great Miss Spider! Oh! And thanks for cleaning, you did a great job!" thanked the little human. " Oh thank you James... " returned the spider, wondering how did he noticed that so fast... She also informed the boy that she was going to do dinner earlier and requested the boy to go call the Centipede to help her, as always, and he mostly denied this task as any other. The boy immediatly ansewered affirmatively. So he went to the frontyard, and did to the many legged insect the question. The Centipede hesitated a bit, and finally nodded really fast saying " Okay, okay.. I will be there in a minute", he winked the boy and immediatly threw the cigarette to the dirty soil while walking in direction to the house. He had his entrance in the kitchen. " You need me, Spidey?" "I'm surprised you came, and you don't have that irritant cigarrete, how impressing!" The spider looked at him with a sinic look, and seconds later continued her sentence... "Anyways, can you prepare the salad while I'm doing Jame's soup?"
The Centipede nodded affirmatively and, surprisely didn't say anything. He prepared the salad. And once in a while he poked the spider's arm with his elbow. He did that some times, and at the beggining, the arachnid sent him a cold eye, but after some pokes she started poking back and smiling. And it seemed like they were being nice with each other... It was just a little innocent game but both recognized that it had some meaning... The dinner was ready. The other beings reached home harmoniously and went through the door in a very nice parade. They were immediatly sent to the table, the dinner was a delicious salmon with salad. "What a delicious salad, Miss Spider! You're getting better and better with the recipe!" affirmed the respected Mister Grasshopper. "Mister Grasshopper, I'm affraid you're thanking the wrong person..."
recognized the Spider. "The lady's telling the truth, pops! I did the salad." interrupted the Centipede, with a proud look on his face. The Spider giggled, and this time she showed it. When the Grasshoper recognized he was wrong, he kept quiet. At nine o'clock it was James and Ladybug's bed time. After saying everyone Good Night, they went to their roooms. The Grasshopper, the Earthworm, the Spider and the Centipede stayed in the living room to watch television. The Centipede was waiting untill the Earthworm and the Grasshopper went to their beds so he could apolagize to the Spider about the "Smack".
"I'm going to bed... I'm so tired, I had the most tiring day. Good Night, everyone" said the spider while she was going up the stairs. The Centipede opened his mouth as he was about to say something, but closed it very fast... He was disappointed. But he didn't quit, he knew he had to do what he had to do!
"I'm going to sleep too. Cya folks tomorrow!" He said. When he was fastly walking to the stairs the Grasshopper grabbed his harm and said "There, my dear friend, don't try anything stupid." The Centipede winked and walked very fast to the stairs. He ran in the hall untill he got into Miss Spider's Room, a forbidden place for a everyone.
"Hey Angel Fangs would you mind if I came in?" The Spider walked with her several legs to the door. " What do you want at a time like this? And try not to be so loud, you're waking up the others!" "Fine, fine... I just wanted to apolagize about that scene of myne, when I smacked... You know. Hum... It was rude, I'm sorry."
The spider laughed quietly. The Centipede didn't understand her gesture but he smiled as well. She got serious again and said: " Hum... This time I'll let it pass by...". She smiled again and when he was about to turn his face she gave him a peck on the cheeck. He blushed."That was sweet but don't get used to this." she said, smilling.
The Centipede went back to his room, very, very satisfied with her reaction. I mean, a kiss? That's awesome for a guy like him! On his way he thought "How lucky I am, getting kisses from a beautifull lady so easily, maybe I should smack her more usually".
It ain't that bad, is it?