A/N: Sorry for the late update, been busy with road trips and events. This chapter is a bit slow but it will pick up soon (: Thank you all for your reviews and favorites! It's really encouraging for me (: Enjoy!

The Peter Parker here looks like Andrew Garfield but hmm... to me Lauren looks like Blake Lively, I don't know, what do you think? (:

Chapter 2.

Lauren was woken up by her 7 o'clock alarm, she barely felt that she fell asleep in the first place. The bright morning sun lit up her room, signifying a new day. Nevertheless, memories and the adrenaline of last night still remained fresh in her mind, replaying over and over again, overpowering her other thoughts about her first day of school today. She got up from her bed and showered to wake herself up. Soon, she got dressed in a simple assemble of a plain navy baby tee with skinny jeans and converse. She grabbed a sandwich her mom hurriedly made for her and ate it while she walked to school. She was relieved that her new school was walking distance from her apartment, a good 10 minutes walk. She paid close attention to the road and the direction to school so that she wouldn't get lost so easily in this foreign city.

A few minutes later, she reached the school with "MIDTOWN SCIENCE HIGH" proudly displayed, warmly greeting both new and current students at the entrance. Lauren felt the same way she felt when she entered high school back in her hometown, she felt she could change her identity, be whoever she wants to be and have a new change; déjà vu started hitting back to her as she stepped into her new high school. Lauren kept an alert eye so that everything will go smoothly. The school was huge to her, a complete opposite of those schools back her hometown and she felt like the scenes in high school American movies magically became reality before her eyes.

Not to waste anymore time, she hurried to the office to hand in her documents. Fortunately, the office was near the entrance so she could locate it with ease. She got her timetable immediately and took note at the first lesson: English, Class 42C. She politely asked the secretary working there where was the classroom located and deemed from her clear instructions, it was easy to find.

Oh boy she was wrong. Go up the stairs twice and turn left, Lauren repeated to herself. Soon, she realized the corridor lead to science labs instead of any classrooms. Try the right, maybe she got it wrong, she calmed herself down but the classroom can't be found either. The bell suddenly rang loudly, adding boiling panic in her. Students were busy rushing to their respective classes; they walked passed Lauren even though she looked like she could need serious help.

"Excuse me." She said timidly to some boys who looked like seniors and probably knew the school like the back of their hand but they didn't hear her. "Ermm excuse me?" She said helplessly to other students but they seemed to be too busy rushing off to classes.

In a matter of seconds, the hallway was literally empty and she could hear chitter chatters of people from the closed doors of the classrooms. This is great, she groaned, what a great start. Lauren tried not to panic and paid a closer attention to her surroundings, after finding this floor out of possibilities.

She went back to the stairs again, as she was ascending the stairs and reviewing her timetable, a force so great knocked her from behind, knocking the air out of her and she slipped down the stairs. When she was bracing for the hard impact of the ground, but instead her entire weight of her body suddenly relied on the mid section of her back.

"Oh gosh, oh gosh I'm so sorry!" A deep voice called out.

Lauren felt her head spinning and heart beating ever so wildly. She soon realized that a guy that ran into her was holding her by her back and she shamefully was holding on to his shoulders. She quickly got off and stood on her feet, the guy immediately relocated the timetable and papers Lauren dropped. As soon as he found them, he quickly passed it to her.

"Oh gosh I'm sorry for running into you." He looked down at the floor, shy and embarrassed while rubbing at the back of his neck. As he lift his head up to look at her, his eyes widen in a way Lauren found it random, it was like he recognized her or something.

"It's really okay." She said while she took the papers from his hands, her head still spinning from the sudden collision. Despite what has happened, one question remained at the top of her head:

"Hey do you know where is class 42C?" She asked as if she had a speedy recovery from falling down the stairs onto his arm.

"Oh yes there's where I have to go too, I'll bring you." From there, she followed him.

Once Lauren snapped out from her dizziness, she noticed some prominent features about that guy who ran into her. He has messy long brown hair that seemed to be sticking out in odd angles, he was wearing a jacket even though it is 30 degrees, he has a lean body and he has the brownest eyes ever.

After two more flights of stairs and a turn into a corridor later, they finally reached the classroom. Lauren couldn't felt more relieved. The guy opened the door of the already started class and they both went in.

"Tardy again, Parker." The teacher retorted.

"Sorry Miss Lilith, I was just showing the new girl her classroom." He said innocently. Well, he was a little late before he bumped into her.

"Oh yes." The teacher was focusing on Lauren then she gestured Lauren to the whole class. "Everybody, this is Lauren Riley, she is new here."

Lauren managed a small smile while the class greeted her with a combination of sleepy faces and Monday blues.

"Why not you two settle down in the two empty seats over there." She pointed at the seats next to each other at the back of the class. "I'm appointing you both partners for the class too since everyone else has already partnered."

They walked to their seats quietly and the teacher resumed the class. After Lauren settled down on her seat, she felt a light tap on her shoulders.

"So you're Lauren Riley huh?" The Parker guy whispered, Lauren managed a small nod. "I'm Peter Parker, nice to meet you partner."

He extended a hand and she shook it gratefully.

"Thanks for just now." She said softly.

"Nah, don't mention it."

"Oh emm gee guys, don't mention it!" A pretty girl that invited Lauren onto her table during lunch time exclaimed, waving her perfectly manicured hands around dramatically. "I know, I've heard about the robbery at the grocery store last night."

"Well, I heard she was like a ninja." Another of her friend chimed in.

Lauren was feeling grateful that a few girls invited her to eat at their table on her first day of school but their conversation was making her nervous.

"Why what happened?" Lauren asked innocently.

"Don't you know? There's a robbery just right outside your apartment last night." The pretty girl said in her high pitched voice, she took note that her name was Amelia. "There was a mysterious girl that stalled the robbery until Spiderman came. I mean, like maybe she is his sidekick or something spicy like his love interest you know?"

"And not to mention he just scoop her off her feet after that to an unknown place." Another of her friend that she remembered as Chelsea added and they burst into fits of giggles after that.

Lauren felt that these girls fit into every criterion of the "girly popular girls" she has seen in movies. Nevertheless, she was still feeling grateful that they invited her over to their table rather than sitting alone or wandering around like a lost sheep. She tried to keep her output to the minimum, afraid that she will say the wrong things. After all, you only get one chance at a first impression right?

"Who is this Spiderman?" Lauren asked, resulting in shocked looks given to her.

"You don't know?!" They both said in a high pitched voice.

"How can you don't know? He is like the protector of New York City and not to mention…" Amelia said while quickly tapping on her phone and shoving it to Lauren's face a picture of Spiderman with his muscles obvious under his skin tight suit. "…so hot!"

"Yeah, you have to do your research on him a-sap." Chelsea said "You're in New York now!"

The bell that reminded the students that recess is over rang.

"Hmm maths, bummer." Amelia whined, Chelsea showed a sad face too. Lauren guessed that they are classmates. "Hey you, walk us to class?" She said innocently to a handsome jock and fluttered her eyelashes.

The jock wholeheartedly agreed followed them. Amelia turned around and said: "Ttyl Lauren!"

Although they were walking out from the cafeteria, Lauren could hear the jock said:"Dang that Lauren, she's hot!"

At that time, she knew she mixed with the wrong crowd.