I left the apartment this morning for school as early as i could. I wanted to stop at Peter's house so we could walk to school together (or Peter skateboard next to me as I walk). Once we were at school we went our separate ways I strolled towards my locker and Pete put his skateboard down and stepped on it. Off he went down the hallway only to be stopped and yelled at by Mr. Hernandez. It felt good to be back to normal...or as normal as possible.
As soon as I turned the corner I saw Peter stuffing books into his locker. I ran up behind him and placed my hands over his eyes. "Guess who." I placed my chin on his shoulder.
"Uh…Anne Hathaway?" Peter chuckled and turned around. "Oh ,I was wrong. Its Gwennie!" He said sarcastically. I kissed him lightly on the lips. "Now Gwen, do you really think this is an right place for canoodling?"
"Yes." I kissed him again. "Okay ,I will see you later, the bell's about to go." I started to walk away but Pete pulled me back.
"Just 5 more minutes?" He begged.
"You might not mind being late for class but I do. I'll ring you after school." I walked down the hallway, leaving Peter to struggle putting his skateboard in his bag. I opened the door to room 23, sat down and pulled out my notebook. I grabbed my pen and doodled Peter's name all over the cover.
When school was over I texted Peter to meet me by the main door. It only took a few seconds before I saw Peter rolling down the path on his skateboard. " Hey ,Pete. How was Gym?" His answer was predictable ,Peter had been enjoying gym a lot since the spider bite had made him super human strong.
"Oh ,you know. Just like always, awesome. I love showing everyone up. It's confusing Flash a lot ,you know, me nearly beating him up everytime he walks past me. " He laughed. I didn't really like how Peter had been jumping on Flash all the time. I know its what he used to do to Peter but Pete is much better than that.
"Show off. Pete?" I took hold of his hand, "Please stop stooping to Flash's level. Its not good for you. " We started walking down the road. Peter looked deep in thought.
"I know ,Gwen. I promise." We walked in silence for a couple of minutes and then Peter spoke. "I don't know what i would do if i was no longer Spiderman. Being called to save a cat stuck in a tree or stopping a robber taking an old lady's candy filled handbag. I love being a hero." He had a proud look in his eye.
"I know. It's the thrill of the chase." Peter laughed when i said that. " What are you laughing at?"
" That's what my Uncle Ben always used to say about the horse racing."
We were walking through the inner city of New York when suddenly we heard sirens coming from every direction. Police sirens. I thought of my Dad being in one of those police cars with the sirens blaring all through the city but then reality caught up with many police cars racing through the city is rare, it looked like the entire force had just flown past us. Peter's face dropped. His laughter had suddenly disappeared and in its place was a worried look. His eyes darted from left to right and I instantly knew something was wrong. Very wrong.
"Gwen, go."
"Pete?" I turned to look at Peter but he was already running towards the nearest alley. I ran after him. "Peter!" I found him behind a trash can pulling his red mask over his eyes. I caught his face in my hands before he pulled the mask over his mouth and I kissed him." Pete? Make it home."
"Come on Gwen. Have more faith in me." I nodded and stepped back. Peter ran and started shooting webs in all directions, flying through New York City ...saving the world.
