A/N: Heya! This is for Wattpad's Fanfic Contest "Back to School". Marvel High School AU with a helping of SpideyPool romance? Yes please, right? Shh this is great, X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man and Deadpool. Always fun.
Chapter One is based off prompt One: Write a chapter in which a character is caught passing notes in class.
Peter was trying very, very hard to listen to the teacher's lecture.
Not that biology was his favourite subject. In fact, out of the three sciences –Physics, Chemistry and Biology- he'd have to say biology was his least favourite. Sure, learning about bodies and stuff was interesting, but it was much more interesting in chemistry, with explosions, and physics, with the whole 'nuclear' stuff. So no, Peter had never quite gotten into Biology.
But Doctor McCoy was slowly and surely changing his mind.
Doctor Hank McCoy was one of the teachers who made things interesting. The sort of teacher that made you feel bad when you were late to class, the one that you stumbled over apologies for. The one who added in just enough pop culture references to make things interesting.
So Peter really was trying very hard to listen to him.
The reason this was made hard had something to do with a certain Wade Wilson poking him in the ribs.
"Pete, hey Pete."
Peter refused to respond. Refused to even look at Wade.
Wade was trouble.
Wade had also decided, roughly three months ago, to target Peter.
Peter wasn't sure what it was he'd done. Maybe they'd looked at each other too long, maybe he'd said the wrong thing. Maybe it was his scent. Whatever it was, he regretted it completely.
Wade was constantly turning up, nattering into Peter's ear, making crude remarks and pop culture references.
Peter was never sure if he was coming or going.
It wasn't bullying, per se.
Or maybe it was.
Peter really couldn't tell anymore. So he did the sane thing and just avoided Wade as much as possible. Which worked, it did. He had friends - Bucky and Steve had taken a personal interest in keeping Wade away from him – citing him to be a 'bad influence'. He wasn't quite sure that they could talk, considering how close they were to Tony Stark, who'd been expelled several times.
It worked though. Ninty percent of the time he was Wilson-Free.
But then there was this class, Biology, when he could not only not avoid him, but was forced to sit next to him. They were alphabetically ordered and apparently there were no kids with the last names starting with O through to U. He still wasn't sure how Wade got into the class, spending his time doodling in his book.
Most of the time it was okay though. Then there were times like this, when Peter was sure Wade was trying to destroy his life.
He clenched his jaw and continued to ignore the other boy. He vaguely caught the word mitosis from the teacher. Suddenly Wade stopped.
There was a pause, and Peter unconsciously relaxed and leant forward, intent on single cell reproduction.
But of course, that wasn't the end of it. There was a scrunching of paper and hand dropped a note on his desk.
Peter's eyes closed. Maybe if I just ignore it, maybe if I just ignore it, if I ignore it, ignore it.
There was a jab to his ribs and Peter swallowed a gasp. He opened his eyes and frowned at the paper, still refusing to look at Wade.
Peter reached over and unscrunched the paper (because of course Wade couldn't keep anything clean).
'PeTer pAy AttENtiON TO mE'
Peter scowled. Apparently he also couldn't grasp the whole 'grammar' concept. In fact he seemed to throw in random capital letters just to mess with him. He was pretty sure that Wade couldn't normally write like that. No one could pass the first grade with writing like that.
He resisted the urge to rescrunch the paper and throw it at Wade's head. He was pretty sure that wouldn't work, though he made a mental note to try it later if Wade didn't let up.
Instead he politely and considerately wrote back (in properly structured English) 'Wade, pay attention to the teacher.'
Peter could sense the disappointment rolling off Wade.
'bUt you'Re More AttRACtive.'
Peter blinked twice.
Apparently they'd moved onto flirting. This also happened every so often. Peter just ignored it.
'Wade' He wrote, trying to convey some means of warning in the writing.
'aW SO CutE'
Peter could feel Wade staring at him now. His ears turned red.
'WADE!' He wrote again, underlining the word several times.
'sO mEAn. RUDe. SuCH A PaiN. I'M hurT.'
Before Peter could come up with a retort – one he was sure would have been equal parts witty and brilliant, he could sense a presence hovering over him, and he looked up to see Doctor McCoy standing over him, a frown on his face, and Peter felt himself curl up. Next to him, Wade stilled.
McCoy tapped the bridge of his glasses. "Passing notes, Parker? I expected better." He looked at Wade but didn't extend the same condolences. The class around them was silent.
McCoy looked at them both for a long while, then sighed.
"See me after class. Both of you."
Peter shrank further into his seat and didn't say anything for the rest of the lesson.
A/N – So, I made Beast the teacher cos I watched the X-Men Evolution episode where Hank becomes Beast. Besides, Hank's my favourite of the X-Men. I have no idea what Peter's canon favourite science subject is, but I think it's physics? I don't know.
But biology was my favourite subject in year ten (yeah, I did all three sciences too. And two maths. And an IT class. And English.) (And I was an A average student. So I know this stuff okay?) (Bio rocks) (And so does Hank) (So yes)
I suppose this could also fall under prompt Seven: Write a chapter in which a character bullies or is bullied during or after school. Sorta. Like if you take Wade's persistence as a form of bullying.
I dunno. Hope you enjoyed.