Jamie walked up to the school. The first day of October brought a cool breeze, causing Jamie to shiver as she walked into the courtyard. By now, the some of the leaves were to turn from green to a bright crimson red.
Harry walked up behind Jamie greeting her.
"I haven't seen you in a while," Jamie told her friend.
"Yeah, I was stuck on a business trip with my dad."
Jamie gave Harry a surprised look. "I forgot you are rich Money Bags," Jamie said.
Harry laughed at Jamie's comment . "Is that my nickname now?" He finally looked up at Jamie's hair noticing the Snow White streak in her hair.
Jamie noticed his eyes wandering to her hair. For a seconds, Jamie tried to think of something clever to say, but Harry opened his mouth before she could say anything.
"Is that new," Harry asked, "it looks cute!"
Jamie was dumbfounded by Harry's words. She thought the odd looking white strip snow white strip in her chocolate brown hair was the most hideous thing. Jamie's cheeks turned a bright pink as the complement finally settled. "I-It's cute?"
"Ring!" The bell rang causing all the students around them to disappear behind closed doors, leaving Harry and Jamie alone in the hallway. I was silent for a moment before someone said a word.
"I better get to class," Harry said, running off in his direction of the school.
Jamie walked through the lunch room, her tray in her hand, she walked up to Liz and Mary Jane having a very loud discussion.
"Come on MJ, Homecoming is in a week and you still don't have A date," Liz cried out. "I think I might just go alone this year," Mary Jane relied.
Liz gave her best friend a small glare before she spoke. "Come on, this is your last homecoming. I heard Harry just broke it off with Celia!"
"If you keep nagging me then fine," Mary Jane said.
Liz jumped up and gave a big cheer causing everyone in the to look at her. She awkwardly sat down as the eyes pierced her. "You're the best," She whispered to MJ. Liz's went to Jamie. "Are you ready for homecoming?"
"The only fancy dress I have is from Prom last year at Bridgewood but I grew a few inches so it is kind of small on me," Jamie to them.
"What about the purple one you tried on yesterday," Liz asked.
"I don't have that kind of money."
Mary Jane looked up at Jamie's hair noticing the white stip. "Is that real," She asked.
Jamie's cheeks turned a bright red as she spoke. "Yeah it is."
"Cool," Liz said. "I've always wanted to dye my hair black but my parents won't let me."
As Liz spoke, another student sat down. He had blond hair and blue eyes and a letterman's jacket. To Jamie he looked like the stereotypical jock and popular.
"Hey!" Liz gave his a big, hug. "Where were you yesterday?"
"Coach made us run extra laps because Tommy screwed up the play in practice," He told her. He looked at Jamie the back at Liz.
"Who's the New Girl," He rudely blurted out, angering Jamie.
"Flash this is Jamie," Liz introduced the two. "She just moved here about a week ago."
"Hey," he said, slightly lifting his hand to wave to Jamie then immediately placed it back down to kiss Liz on the cheek.
Jamie walk into Daily Bugle Communications, sad. As she walked in, she Peter was walking out. She threw herself in front of him blocking his way out of the Bugle.
"Hi, he said, surprised to see Jamie in a the mood mood she was.
"Hey." Jamie gave a fake smile but it disappeared. "I need someone to talk to but I have to see my uncle first. Can you wait a few seconds"
"S-Sure," he stuttered.
"Thanks!"
Jamie walked past Peter, straight to her uncle's office. When she opened the door, Jamie received a happy greeting from her uncle.
"Your mother said you weren't coming today," Jonah cried, standing up to give his niece a hug. Jonah wrapped his arms around Jamie.
"I came to ask you favor."
Jonah looked at his nice, letting go of her. "What do you want, anything is your!"
Jamie gave a large sigh before she replied, "Money." This caused Jonah to moan. "I just need money for a homecoming dress," She told him.
Jonah grumbled, handing his niece a ten dollar bill.
Jamie looked down at the small paper bill. "It's a homecoming uncle J.J."
"Then how much is it," He asked. Jamie whispered the amount in her uncle's ear, causing him to groan again. "Take it." Jonah handed his niece a small plastic credit card.
Jamie looked surprisingly at her cheep uncle and received the card. Jamie hugged Jonah, looking back outside the glass walls of her uncle's office, she notices Peter awkwardly wait for her. "I'll return this as soon as I can," Jamie told her uncle. "Thanks you!"
Jamie rushed out of her uncle's office and to Peter. "Sorry about that," she she apologized. "I need to head to the mall, wanna come?"
Peter replied with a small head shake. Fallowing her out of the bugle.
Jamie and Peter walked into the mall, a cent of new shoes and Starbucks filled the air around them. Today the mall was full of people, mostly girl's shopping for their last minute homecoming materials. Jamie spotted the the a small butique close to the entrance of the mall. Grabbing Peter's arm, she rushed to the boutique, looking through all the racks of clothes until she found the one she had tried on from the other day.
Jamie marveled at the beautiful purple dress. she looked around seeing that was the last one of it's kind, in the store. She checked the tag, seeing it was on sale.
"Oh thank god," Jamie sighed in relief
Quickly, Jamie bought her dress, so she could talk to her friend.
"Sorry about that," Jamie apologized, as they walked out of the boutique.
"It's fine," Peter said. "So, you're going to homecoming?"
"Yeah, M.J. said I should go. She said it's a good chance to meet people." Jamie laughed at this comment.
Peter looked at Jamie with surprised eyes. "M.J. told you?"
"Yeah," Jamie said, "She had invited me to her lunch table and we have been talking since." Jamie lead Peter into an arcade. "I also meet Liz Allen, Glory Grant, and Flash Flash Thompson, who seems like a total tool."
Peter laughed at Jamie's comment.
"I'm guessing you don't like Flash?"
He awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "He's been my bully for as long as I can remember."
The two walked up to a token machine and Jamie placed her the ten her uncle gave her into a token machine, receiving a large about of gold tokens. "So am I right about the whole tool thing?"
Peter nodded his head, looking down at the large about of coins, "Did you just put a ten in?" His supposed tone did not alarm Jamie but only make her laugh. It seemed that she kept surprising her friend.
"It's the only cash I have on me right now," Jamie replied, "I also have a feeling we are going to be here for a while.
Jamie and Peter played the arcade games to their heart's content. Each time, Jamie beat Peter in everything from racing to shootings hoops. by the time they ran on tokens, both were starving and headed to the food court.
"How are you so good at video games," Peter asked setting down their tray of food.
Jamie looked down at the tray of food as memories of her father flooded her head, causing her mood to sadden. "My dad and I used to go the arcade every sunday. Sunday was one of the only days he was off of work so I loved sunday. When we were down at the arcade he used to spend every cent he had on him on tokens so we could play together. We would be at that arcade for hours, sometimes we wouldn't come home until after dinner time. My dad would always beat me in everything and I got so angry, but I didn't care since it was still fun."
"Your dad seemed like a good man," Peter said, taking a sip of his beverage.
"He was."
Jamie opened the bag sitting on top of their tray. Inside she pulled out the fries. "Are you going to homecoming," Jamie asked.
"No."
Jamie took a frie from the large pile. "Why not?"
"Puny Parker doesn't exactly get dates to homecoming," Peter replied. "And there's always a Battlestar Galactica marathon the night of homecoming."
"You are such a nerd, Jamie giggled. "But I can not let you miss your last homecoming. We can go together."
Peter looked surprisingly at Jamie as she took another fri from her large pile.
"We can go a friends, that way it isn't totally awkward for both of us," she explained.
Peter still did not like the idea, but knowing Jamie she wouldn't take no for an answer. "Fine," he said.
"Yes," Jamie cheered.
