Author's Note: HIYA GUYS! I'm back from Comic Con and i have to say WOW it was amazing. Again, sorry for the long update times but i had so much school work along with everything else i am trying to fit onto my schedule. nonetheless, here is another chapter for Spidey! This chapter is a lot more focused on the reason i love Spider-Man so much, because of his human side. The problems of your average ordinary everyday teenager are just as important as his problems as the spectacular, the amazing, the unstoppable Spider-Man. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, because it's just the start of another huge twist situation. P.S. I MET STAN LEE! TOOK A PIC WITH HIM! HE'S AMAZING!
Chapter 12: A Day In The Life
Peter walked nervously down the street leading to Gwen's house. In actuality, he hadn't really held a conversation with her for about a week with all of the hero stuff going on. He knew that she caught some negative feelings about him not really being around. Even Harry could see that something was wrong with her.
Alright, Pete. Today you won't be doing any hero stuff at all. Today is all about Gwen. If anything goes down, Anya and everyone else will have to take care of it Peter thought to himself. Of course, he still felt that if he saw something happening, he would simply have to intervene, so the best he could do was hope everything went according to plan.
Peter knocked on Gwen's door and stuffed his hands in his grey hoodie's pocket. After about two minutes of waiting, the front door opened and standing there was the old janitor that worked in her building. He had balding grey hair, large, old-style glasses, and a simple white mustache.
"Hey, how's it going, Stan?" Peter asked as he shuffled his way through the door. Stan nodded with a smile.
"It's going. Let me guess, you're here to see the beautiful blonde, Gwen Stacy. Am I right?" Stan asked. Peter nodded before Stan put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Word of advice from the one above all. A hero is not someone who can save the world a million times or take down any threat he faces. A real hero is one who keeps the one's he loves in his heart at all times, and tried his hardest to make a difference in the world. 'nough said." Stan patted Peter on the back and then made his way out of the building. Just then, Gwen opened her door and stopped just in front of Peter with her hands clasped together in front of her.
"Um… hey." Peter said quietly.
"Hey, Pete. So… where were we going again?" Gwen asked. Peter brought his hand to the back of his head and smiled.
"Well, I have the entire day planned out so we can have a bunch of fun! A movie, the carnival, and then dinner! What could be better!?" Peter shouted. Gwen gave him a half-hearted smile and then walked with him outside. He tapped his hand onto his back pockets and made sure that his tiny journal and wallet were there and then grabbed Gwen's hand.
"So, I hear there's a Spider-Girl in the streets now. How did that happen?" Gwen asked. Peter shrugged his shoulders.
"I honestly have no idea. I would say a radioactive spider bite, but those things aren't exactly roaming in people living rooms." Peter said. Gwen giggled and then looked up at the advertisement with Spider-Man swinging across the city. Peter had really made a name for himself even though he just started with the whole hero thing. She was proud of him…
The movie theatre wasn't too far from Gwen's place, so they got there relatively quick. Peter had it all planned out. He knew that Gwen had always wanted to see the hot new romance coming out called Midnight Serenade. Peter walked up to the stand.
"Two for Midnight Serenade, please."
"Sorry kid, all sold out."
"WHAAAAT!?" Peter shouted. He jumped back and looked up at the rest of the movies showing and knew that there would be nothing else that she would like. Everything else was action and comedy, but no romance.
"Damn it. Come on man, you've gotta give me something. My girlfriend has been looking forward for a romance movie for a while. I need this! Help me out!" Peter pleaded. The ticket man thought for a moment and then his eyes widened.
"Well, we do have a new movie that came out. A less known company made it, but all the reviews are so good. I'm sure your babe will love it! It's called Shama-lama. That'll be 16.79." he said. Peter smiled and gave the man his money.
"Alrighty, let's go on in." Peter said with a smile. Gwen nodded and then walked inside of the theatre with him. It took a bit long to find the actual room where the movie was held, and when they did, it's wasn't particularly crowded at all. In fact, there were only four other people in there that all seemed to be together.
Peter and Gwen sat down and waited for the movie to start. All of the previews were good, but long, so there was time to talk.
"So, how's it going?" Peter asked. Gwen shrugged her shoulders and leaned back on her chair.
"Everything's going great. A bit bummed that summer is going to end soon, and I really need to get a job before college starts up. What about you?" Gwen asked. Peter shook his head and sighed.
"Well, you know how it all. Bumps and bruises everywhere, and I got the life scared out of me the other day fighting fish bowl head. But other than that, I guess everything's good. I just wish we actually would have been able to internship at Oscorp. Ever since the attack, it's been mostly slow running with no need for any additional help." Peter said. Gwen nodded and then the room got darker.
Alright, nice romantic movie, dark room, romantic. Romantic. You've got this peter, you've got… wait…. What is this?
The screen clicked on and immediately foreign music started playing and the scene of a field full of llamas played. They were all frolicking with other llamas, but there was one who was all alone. His name was… Shama.
"Oh god, please don't tell me this movie is about Llamas!" Peter shouted. After an hour of horrid music and even worse scenes of llama love, Peter and Gwen had no choice but to leave for fear of vomiting and dying from extreme brain damage. It was darker outside, but it was still early.
"Sorry about that… I had no idea." Peter said. Gwen shrugged her shoulders and then followed Peter as he walked. Then he heard her stomach growl, and a bulb sparked in his head.
"Say, why don't we have dinner early?" Peter offered. He looked over and saw that Joe's Pizza Palace was right across the street and smiled. He remembered going there all the time with Aunt May and Uncle Ben. They had the greatest pizza in all of New York. And Gwen LOVED pizza. It was the perfect place to go.
"Come on. Let's eat there." Peter said. Gwen grabbed his hand and they ran across the street into the restaurant. It wasn't crowded, but there was still enough room for them to grab a seat. The lights were dimmed, and the music was low as well. It really brought a romantic mood to the evening. Peter saw a smile creep across Gwen's face.
Yes, success! He thought to himself. They sat down and ordered their food and drinks as soon as possible. Now there was more time to talk, so things were starting to look up.
"Is everything alright Peter?" Gwen asked. Peter looked up at her confused and then nodded his head.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Why do you ask?"
"It's just that… you know the whole hero thing. I'm sure it can be tiresome. I just want to make sure you're not killing yourself over it all." Gwen said. She took Peter's hand and his heart skipped a beat. It was nice having her hold him, but he knew what he was doing.
"I can handle myself Gwen. I do this almost every day. I haven't had a real challenge yet." Peter said in a cocky tone. Gwen sighed.
"Everyone needs help sometimes Pete… Even you. Even Spider-Man." Gwen said. Peter nodded. They both remained silent for a long while until the pizza came. Half was chicken and bacon, the other half was pineapple. They hadn't exchanged a lot of words during the dinner, and when they did, it wasn't much to mention.
"You know I can take care of myself Gwen. I don't know why you worry so much." Peter said. Gwen glared over to him.
"I'm serious. I've seen so much already, I doubt I could lose to anyone."
"Is that so?"
"It is so! I'm stronger than I look Gwen, I'm faster, smarter, and stronger than the ones who try to hurt the innocent." Peter said.
"And I'm not saying you're not. All I'm saying is that you don't have to go at this all by yourself. And you don't have to do it ALL the time. There are other heroes."
"Yeah, but none like Spider-Man. Iron Man and Captain America won't save the teenage girl from being taken in an alleyway in time square. Hulk isn't gonna save a little girl from a crumbling building. It's up to Spidey to do the things that other heroes don't bother to search for. Even if something simply, he HAS to be there, Gwen. Don't you see?" Peter exclaimed. Gwen groaned.
"Okay Peter. Whatever you say. Whatever makes you happy..." Gwen said.
Man, I thought today was gonna be great. This is turning out to be horrible. I think she's mad at me… Peter thought. He sighed and finished his pizza. Once they were out of the restaurant, it started to rain. Peter didn't bring an umbrella, but luckily Gwen was prepared. Before he could even speak, Gwen pulled him close underneath the umbrella and started walking with him.
"Oh. Um… thanks." He said. She didn't say anything, just continues walking at her wn pace.
"So um… I guess we're off to the carnival now?" Peter said, trying his best to smile. It wasn't working.
"Just… just take me home Peter…" Gwen whispered. Peter nodded, his heart and throat already feeling as though the hulk had smashed them. The entire walk was filled with silence, and Peter stood at the bottom of the steps as Gwen slowly walked up them. She turned just before going inside and looked at Peter.
"Goodnight…" she said. Before Peter could say anything, she closed the door. It started raining harder than before, and he only had on his light hoodie. It wasn't nearly enough to shield him from the rain, so he ended up running home.
Just my luck. My only day taking off of the whole super hero gig and I get in a fight with my girlfriend. Way to go Peter, you blew it again. Ugh… whatever. Time to get out of here and start swinging. Screw walking. Peter thought to himself. He marched angrily into a nearby alleyway and quickly changed into his costume. He zipped into the air and sped through the city. He had no idea where he was going to go, but he didn't want to go home just yet. That would mean staying in his room alone and having sad thoughts creep into his head. And he didn't need that right now. After all… his Spider-Sense was tingling.
Gwen locked the door behind her and when she turned into her kitchen, she saw her mother sitting at the table with Harry.
"Whoa, Harry. What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Oh, hey honey. This nice boy came by earlier looking for you. He said you guys were good friends." Gwen's mother said. She nodded and then hung up her umbrella.
"Hey Gwen." Harry said. He stood up and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.
"Hey Harry. Um, come on over here. My room is just down the hall." Gwen said. She lead Harry to her room and closed to door. She was surprised to see Harry here, but after fighting with Peter and having a not so good day, she couldn't really express her shock.
"So. I came here for some reason, I have no idea why, but I just had to come." Harry said. Gwen was busy unzipping her bag and pulling out her journal to write in. After all, there were so many emotions running through her head right now.
"Well that's cool. You know you can stop by anytime. You've been around for so long, helped out so much and-"
"Gwen…" Harry interrupted.
"Yeah?"
"I… I have no idea how to really tell you this. And I know it's probably wrong and sick and stupid but I just have to get it off my chest. You'll probably think I'm crazy and… hell I think I'm crazy right now too, but-"
"Haha, Harry, just tell me what you want to tell me." Gwen said. There was a long moment of silence until Harry finally walked over to her. She looked up at him and could see the nervous look on his face. And then…
"Gwen. I love you..."
