Disclaimer: I do not own spider-man or any of its characters. I do own Jesse Parker.

Chapter 9: The Party

"Just call me when you're ready to be picked up," said M.J to Andy and Jesse. They had picked Andy up on the way.

"Sure, mom," replied Jesse following Andy out of the car. They quickly walked up to the front door and rung the doorbell.

After a couple of seconds the door was answered by Jason. "Parker, Switzer," said Jason. "Come on in."

Jesse and Andy followed Jason through his house and out back to the party.

"Nice back yard," breathed Andy. The back yard had a pool, hot tub, food and drink table and a ping pong table.

"Yeah."

"Did you bring a swimsuit?"

"Yep."

"Well let's get in."

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The Lizard crawled through the sewage pipes, desperately looking for a way out. He searched frantically until he came upon a ladder leading up. Acting on instincts, he latched onto the wall and crawled upwards.

He emerged in the middle of a road, caught in a bright light. He hissed at the light and jumped to the side. He quickly dashed into an alley and dived behind a dumpster. He kept moving through the shadows of the alley, thoughts of all the people who had hurt him swimming through his head... until it came upon one person.

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Jesse and Andy dived into the pool, soaking up the cool, relaxing feeling it brought.

"Hey, Jess," Andy said as he emerged. "I think I saw Carmen over by the food table."

Jesse glanced over and sure enough, Carmen was standing there in all her angelic like beauty. Carmen had long blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and a very pretty face.

"No one's talking to her," Andy whispered to him. "It's the perfect time to make a move. She just broke up with Billy Sanders." Sanders was captain of the basketball team.

"You think so," Jesse asked.

"Yeah."

"Ok."

Jesse swam over to the side of the pool and got out. He casually walked over to the food table and "accidentally" bumped into Carmen. "Oh, sorry."

"It's ok," Carmen replied. "Hey aren't you Jesse Parker."

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"You sit behind me in German."

"Oh yeah, so uh what's up."

"Nothing really," she said.

Right then his spider sense went off. He saw a hamburger (medium rare) flying right at him. Jesse's instinct was to duck but then the burger would hit Carmen. So he let the hamburger hit him.

"Food fight," somebody yelled and as we ALL know, nobody can resist a food fight. So immediately everyone started grabbing food and throwing it at each other.

"Get down," Jesse said to Carmen pulling her down right as a hot dog flew by right where she previously was.

"Thanks."

"No problem," Jesse replied grabbing a hamburger and nailing the kid (who hit him) in the face.

"Nice arm."

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(After the party)

"That was fun," Carmen said to Jesse as they walked out to the front yard.

"Yeah."

"Thanks for not letting any food hit me."

"No problem."

"I think that's my mom," Carmen said. "See ya later, Jess."

"Yeah... see ya," he muttered waving after her.