Chapter 4: Danger Magnet

~ Peter's POV ~

My eyes widened as I saw her body hurtling towards the ground. The minute I practically brushed past her I was more than surprised. Who'd knew I would bump into her again as Spidey? Worse, I think I was the one who made her fall. Nonetheless I jumped after her the instant I heard the strange yelp she emitted - a little cute though. I caught her just before she could touch the ground, carefully balancing out her body with mine - if I hadn't, her leg could've been further damaged. I felt her as she gave a start, obviously not having expected to be caught. As I swung back around to the window I saw her fall from, her arms tightened around me but her eyes were screwed shut.

I landed on the wall then, feet sticking to the cement surface and used both my arms to hold onto Violet better.

"Hey, it's okay, you're safe." Her eyes shut open when she heard my voice. I raised a brow when I stared into them. It hadn't been my intention but I noticed something odd about them. The usual chocolate hue they had was gone. They were still dark, but brown wasn't the dominant shade, instead gray was. They had a dark gray color. Odd.

"W-what?" She looked down - then let out a gasp and freaked out. I don't know if it was fear of heights, the whole situation of falling, or the fact that her crutches had fallen too but she really caught me off guard. I have imagined a situation like this since I was in middle school - having a girl holding tightly onto me - but this was not how I had pictured it. Violet was petite, there was no doubting that. She wasn't a tiny elf or small, pretty much average height, but that didn't mean she wasn't thin. Her arms felt light on my shoulders even though she was practically about to strangle me; I hadn't noticed before, but she had a tiny waist, almost made feel afraid of holding her too tight; her legs weren't short, actually they could be considered ballerina legs, also very thin. I was now thanking God that she had a cast - in her moment of panic she practically ensnared me with her limbs, attaching herself to me. The only part of her that wasn't plastered against me was that leg.

"Woah! Hey! Calm down okay? I'm Spider-Man, it's not like you can fall anytime soon." I let out a small laugh as I tried to steady her so I could carry her to the window.

"Just take me to my room." She said, her voice wavering and spoke very fast. I quickly slid her around my body, hearing her small gasp as she grasped the material on my body with her small hands. She was now on my back, in a weird fashion of piggyback ride - mmm, probably would be better to call it Spideyback ride. I crawled quietly to the window, placing myself on the perch with my back to it so she could slid off my back and onto the inside of her room. She did so clumsily because of her cast getting in the way, but made it inside. I barely glanced at her as she grasped her chest and breathed deeply, as I was diving down to look for her crutches. I breathed out in relief when I found them, slightly scratched metal but still good as new. I shot a web to the spot right above her window and swung up to it, crutches hooked to my arm.

"Hey... you okay there?" She looked very pale and exhausted. I placed the crutches on the wall next to the window, hesitating for a few seconds. This wasn't just another person's room, it was also a girl's room. I wanted to go in and make sure she was alright but felt... I don't know, I guess it's just awkward because I actually know her. I noticed now the lights inside her room were flickering and dimming, I hope the light doesn't go out, I need to email photos.

"I'm... I'm okay." She said, exhaling and seemingly calming down. Then she looked up at me with dark brown eyes, "Thanks." The way she looked at me made my body tense up, making me nervous. I have seen her smile and be kind but that expression was new to me - kind of like gratitude and...

"No problem - though that danger magnet you're wearing might attract someone other than me, better be careful with that." With that I swung off, noticing the surprised look on her face before I hightailed it out of there.

She has a lot of books.

~ Violet's POV ~

Was I scared? No. Was I freaked? No. Was I frightened? Of course I was! That Spider-Man was the one who scared me! I was embarrassed when I realized I was blushing after he left. I hope he didn't see that.

I clung to him. I clung to a guy. I clung to a guy I didn't even know. Okay, so he did save me, but he caused me to fall. Then again, he was right, I shouldn't have been leaning forward like that, much less with crutches. Still, that was one of the moments in my life I never want to remember. I sighed, ruffling my hair and closing the window with a huff. Danger magnet huh?

I was getting some textbooks out of my locker the next day when I felt someone come running to me. I faked not noticing and waited until the person was close enough to close my locker. I looked to the side and saw a familiar face.

"Hey Peter."

"Hi uh... listen I'm sorry about last night - you know, the rude goodbye on the phone?" He was scratching behind his head, looking very restless.

"It's okay." Was what I said and started to walk to my next class when he came up to me.

"No, seriously, I want to make up for it." I raised a brow and looked at him. I can't tell what it is, but there's something off about him today.

"Peter there's no need for that, I understand that you were busy. Sometimes you have absolutely nothing to do, other times you're too busy, happens to everyone." His eyebrows shot up as if my answer was the last thing he had expected me to say.

"Seriously? Wow, girls are usually more...-"

"Dramatic?" I offered with a smirk.

"I was going to say 'exaggerated', but I guess it's no better." We were getting close to the classroom when he stopped me.

"I wasn't kidding, I feel bad about leaving you hanging like that - how about I walk you home today?" I blinked. Where on Earth did that come from?

"Uh... walk me home? You sure?" I suddenly felt fidgety about the idea.

"Yeah... unless you don't want me to walk you back?" He said, making it sound more like a question and frowned.

"No, it's okay, I just figured you ought to know that my mom just got a brand new car." He blinked, then blushed and started smiling nervously.

"Oh, really? Well then uh-"

" - but you're welcomed to hitch a ride with me to your house." I added, smiling lightly at him.

"Don't worry about that, I have some stuff to do so I'll be going home late." I raised a brow as I noticed I slip up even he didn't take note off.

"Wait... so you had a busy evening, yet you wanted to walk me home." His eyes widened just a fraction.

"It's not like that! I'm not extremely busy, I just, you know, won't be home til later." I nodded then turned around to go into the classroom.

"Wait, Vi!" I craned my neck to look at him.

"Coffee sound good to ya?" I grinned knowingly and laughed.

"I don't drink coffee, but I'd love some hot chocolate." Then I walked straight in, not letting him say anything else. Two things were swirling in my head, one that had been sitting on my brain since yesterday and the other being a new found discovery.

Why does that Spider-Man guy seem so familiar? Perhaps he's someone I already know - I'll have to try and figure that out later.

Lastly... did I just agree to go on a date?

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