Lowkey decided to upload the first 2 chapters instead of just the first :)
Disclaimer: lol, like I have the skills to own any part of spiderman.
"Deep down we both knew you were trouble by design"
"Sooooooo, how's your science class?" I asked.
"Fine."
"You're taking chemistry right now correct?"
"Yes... and?"
"So how d'ya like it?"
"Can you maybe not harass me about my school life?" My younger, blonde haired companion asked.
I slightly sipped my hot chocolate, trying not to burn off my tongue. Todd, whom I guess you could call my younger brother of sorts, laughed as I failed miserably. His unblemished, unfreckeld face (of which I'm totally not jealous of) crinkling, his blue eyes lighting up with mirth. I groaned, mourning the loss of some taste buds that would regenerate within two weeks anyways. The weather had been getting progressively colder and it had been so windy and nippy it could rival Chicago, the supposed "Windy City," though it's not called Windy City for the weather surprisingly. Regardless Todd and I were having small talk. Hehe. More of I was interrogating him on how school's been and him attempting to avoid the subject.
Our conversation was interrupted by the coffee shop's door being opened, the welcome bell swaying violently as cold air drafted into the cozy shop. Both Todd and my head's swiveled around to observe the new customer. Lo and behold it was leech… I mean Harry, although he looked more distraught than even when he was digesting my outfit at our first meeting. My eyes drifted to outside the shop, drawn to about 10 reporters and females overall taking a peek into the shop rather obnoxiously.
Well, didn't guess leecher creature to be a popular boy.
I didn't think much of it as he sat down at a table nearby and ordered some coffee with a reluctant sigh, opting to instead go back to my conversation with Todd.
"So sport," I broke our silence, "have you made any friends in school yet?"
"Please don't ever call me sport." It was cute when he glared at me.
"Alright champ, but answer the question already." Oh his cute glare became even more malicious. I held back a snicker.
"Don't call me champ either," he paused and I was about to say another thing but he beat me to it, "and to answer your question before you call my something weirder, I've made acquaintances," I frowned at him, "I don't really need or want any friends Ada." I could feel the fake crocodile tears coming.
"Oh but kid!" ("Never call me that either" he said but I ignored it,) "you need some prosocial interaction with people other than myself and come on, friends are fun!" I finished it off with a cheesy ass grin. Todd copied my grin mockingly, oh he was up to something.
"Speaking of friends how d'ya know the guy who just entered?" Todd asked conspicuously, an evil grin still littering his features, "don't lie either, I could tell you recognized him."
Damn why is he a prodigy child? My grin twitches but stayed plastered on my face.
"He's a friend of Peter's who I had the great pleasure of meeting last week," I replied.
"Oh so you don't like him?" Todd guessed, really stated though, "and you were the one to just go on about friendships," I sweat a bit, "funny, your dislike of him makes me convinced not to be friends with people," I paled.
Crafty little punk that ass… in a thought process I would later regret, I responded.
"What you sayin' punk? That friends aren't good because they'll most likely think bad things behind their backs?"
"Oh yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying miss hypocritical Ada, and that they don't seem to really help each other out either" damn he had me cornered. In a motion I would also, later very much regret, I abruptly stood, making sure to peek outside to notice the few girls left stalking leech who were luckily distracted by their phones.
"Oh I'll prove to you, you little shit, how great friends can be," I angrily crushed our hot chocolate cups and threw them in the recycling, ignoring the howls of laughter coming from Todd. By this time Harry had seemed to notice us and looked at me with a bit of disgust, probably from our loud disposition, the distraught look only growing as I marched directly over to him, Todd staying back and fiddling with his sweatshirt in an attempt to hold his laughter. At least this time I was wearing actually jeans and converse instead of sweatpants and slippers.
"Hiya Harry," I said with a clipped tone, he seemed to hold back a scowl, "so I noticed you got some fans stalking you, do you want to escape them?" I inquired, gesturing to the few girls left seeming to get into some hissy fight with themselves.
"I think I can manage Adeline if I remember correctly," I groaned at his rejection and took a look back at the grinning devil that was Todd. I groaned again and turned back to Harry.
"Look I need to prove to that punk kid over there about friendship and in order to make my point I need to help you out, now considering you seemed to have trouble getting away from those groupies and I need to leave anyways I'm offering you a successful way to avoid your fans, can you just accept it?" I glanced down at his coffee cup, it was empty, "you're done with you drink anyways." Harry glanced between the two evils, rabid fangirls (if their fight was any tell to their characters), or big bad wolf me. He sighed.
"Fine, take me to Oscorp, but you do realize you're not getting anything from me after this right?" He responded. I nodded.
"I could care less about getting anything back, I just need to prove something," I paused, snickering as I continued, "just think of it as a kind gesture from the heart," Harry chuckled a bit at that too, putting his coat back on and standing to follow me. We made it to Todd and I glared at him.
"Since you're the one who came up with this you're going to distract the groupies alright?" I grated out. Todd shrugged.
"I don't know what you're talking about, this was all your idea," my glare grew in intensity, "alright alright I keep the groupies occupied so you can escape and I'll meet you back home alright?" I nodded in approval.
"Well?" I snapped, "what are you waiting for?" Todd laughed even harder at this, but quitted the shop to distract them.
Damn him for enjoying my pain. I turned to Harry, watching as whatever Todd said got the attention of every female. He let out a cheeky grin to me through the window and I knew it was our chance. In such an annoyed state I didn't realize I had grabbed Harry's arm and literally started dragging him out of the shop.
I led us in the opposite direction of the groupies, turning into an alley as soon as I came across one. Growing up in New York City with a rather lenient mother led one to a lot of urban exploration in my younger days, and considering I had to know NYC to keep Peter safe as spidey meant knowing every crook and cranny of NYC. I knew how to navigate in the alleys and I how how to do so efficiently, meaning in about 30 minutes we would reach Oscorp's headquarters. We had escaped any possible threat of the fangirls and had settled into a nice New Yorker walking pace when I finally realized the foreign object I was clutching in my hand.
Shit since when did I grab his hand? I thought about it for a moment. Double shit I grabbed it in the coffee shop! A blush immediately littered my face and I dropped his hand abruptly, letting him catch up with me.
"Hehe sorry about that, I honestly didn't notice myself grabbing your hand," I refused to look him in the eye, embarrassed at my loss of awareness. He seemed to wave it off but didn't really say anything about it. A couple minutes of silence passed before he spoke up.
"So explain to me again why you offered this nice, from the heart gesture?" He piped, I laughed at his wording.
"Well that kid with me," I turned to make sure he was paying attention, "he recently transferred schools and so far he hasn't made any friends, or at least none that I've noticed, and I feel bad for him," Harry raised his eyebrows in a gesture for me to continue.
"Friends are important you know? Everyone needs at least one non familial like friend to talk to, hang out with, and just sincerely trust enjoy right?" I didn't pay attention to so if he nodded or not before continuing, "and so I've been trying to push him to make some friends, at least one." My face changed here.
"That punk though, boy is he good with manipulation, he basically cornered and taunted me into showing some sort of friendship with you to avoid the topic as soon as he figured I knew you," I gave Harry a sheepish smile here, "sorry for dragging you into it and acting super annoyed."
Harry's eyes widened, only a bit, in what I'm guessing was surprise at probably my violent mood swing. He couldn't have been surprised by my worry for Todd and apology that's for sure. The rest of the walk was rather silent and we reached Oscorp in practically no time (or at least it felt like it, wonder why). As soon as we reached the entrance I gave a wave and turned to walk away.
"Wait a moment," Harry clamored unexpectedly and I turned back around to face him, a three feet max distance between us, "I can't have you walking home yourself after performing this 'kind gesture' right?" I paused and shrugged.
"Ehh don't worry about, it's only midday and I've walked home from around here tons of times before, thanks for the offer though Mr. Harry Osborn," honestly it really wasn't hard to figure out who he was. This time he didn't protest as I started walking away.
And that was only our second meeting.
~Fin chapter dos
ExTRA HO POV after Ada leaves.
Harry felt strange. It was the first time anyone had ever truly helped him and asked for absolutely nothing in return. Hell she didn't even ask for a ride home! Granted she only helped him to prove some point to her brother, although they looked to different to truly be siblings. Speaking of which it was stranger yet to see her interact with the boy. Oh he had heard most of their conversation beforehand and he surprising didn't mind being used to demonstrate her point. But he had heard with the way the two spoke to each other. No doubt they were extremely close, regardless of the banter they exhibited. Adeline's not so subtle worry for the boy only emphasized their closeness. Although Harry would never admit it aloud he almost wished he had a similar relationship. All his life people had only ever wanted him for his money, his fame, his power, or his company. Just once would he like to experience someone that didn't care about any of that, instead caring for him as a person. He sighed to himself here.
Like that would ever happen.
But maybe with her? Some part of Harry would whisper, and he'd think about how she didn't actually look like a slob this time and how her sheepish smile when apologizing to him lit up her face and quickened his heart if only a bit, how he had laughed at her unexpected banter with her brother and how her concern for her brothers friendships warmed Harry even.
Maybe indeed.
ExTRA ExTRA Todd pov.
Todd walked back home leisurely, his mind straying to his sister and the other guy. Not that she noticed in her annoyed state (he pat himself on the back for that), but this "Harry" was different from other guys she interacted with. He almost didn't notice at first, the subtle judgement in the guys eyes as she walked angrily over to him, but once they started talking (no matter how annoyed his sister probably sounded) he noticed the subtle things. Normally guys would treat his sister as well, just another guy. Her demeanor was to straightforward and stubborn for most to recognize as anything but, but this Harry did. He looked at her, Todd couldn't explain how, but differently. Like there wasn't a bro feeling immediately, like there was a possibility of something more, and Todd didn't like it. It didn't help when the guy complied with his sisters demands almost immediately, and that a lightly amused (condescending as well) smile plagued his face during the verbal banter with Adeline too. Todd wasn't lying when he said he didn't really need friends, all he needed was his sister, she was the one who helped him out when he was having a rough time and so far she was the only one smart enough to keep up with his banter. Why would he need anyone else when he could hang out with her? Even Todd realized that he had grown protective of his sister, he didn't want to see her get hurt from a guy again, especially not one like Harry Osborn.
A/N This chapter for me is a complete mess, I didn't really know how to make Harry and Ada interact in their own and I felt like they needed at least two interactions here and there to settle in a friendship right? So this turned out pretty unrealistic and weird probably but whatever, were in a superhero universe anyways. So there'll be one more run in one and then there'll probably be them hanging out or something. Just so you know the actual asm2 plot will kick in later when they're already closer and such so don't worry I will get there! Also tell me your thoughts on the more drabble like approach as opposed to a solid story, I know it's a blessing for me but I'm curious how others are taking it. Thanks a million for reading and toodle loo till next time!