Chapter 10
Peter lay in bed with his arms crossed behind his head as he stared tiredly up at the ceiling.
His eyes slowly became heavy as he thought, with a smile across his numb lips, of Samus.
My lips are numb twice in one week! Boy, I can't wait to tell Harry and see the look of jealousy on his face!.. She's an amazing kisser for both Peter Parker and Spider man! I feel terrible though.. Knowing that she doesn't know who I really am.. unless… Nah, there's no way she could find out.
Harry quietly knocked on the door as he came into the doorway. "Hey, Pete. Where've ya been? You've been missing for about a day and a half."
Peter blinked his tired eyes to stay awake. He realized that he had spent yesterday at the abandoned warehouse to bandage himself and fix his costume, and half a day was spent with Samus.
He knew that he was too tired to think of an explanation and quickly replied, "I was with Samus."
Harry cocked an eyebrow, " Oh really? Doing what?" He asked curiously.
Peter sighed and rolled over onto his side with his back to Harry and replied tiredly, "Come on, Harry. Let me sleep! I'm really tired."
Harry smirked and thought, Really tired from what exactly?
"Alright. See ya, Pete… don't forget about dinner tomorrow!" Harry turned and left the room.
Peter blinked and thought, Oh, the Thanksgiving dinner.. Aunt May, Mr. Osborne, and Mary Jane are all coming here to have the dinner.. Maybe I should invite Samus to come.
Peter smiled again and his eyelids closed.
* * *
"Now, if I were a spider, where would I have built my web?" Samus wondered the streets, trying to guess which building Peter lived in.
"Gah! There's too many damn buildings! What kind of planet is this? A world only composed of buildings?!" Samus shook her head as she sighed.
She walked past a stand, which read on the sign: Newspapers and Magazines.
Samus glanced down at a stack of grayish papers with small black and bold words covering the top pages.
She stopped and peered down at the big bold words that read: Oscorp finds Alien Space Ship near shore!
Samus glanced down at the picture to find her starship surrounded by police cars. She quickly snatched up the top paper and glared hard the picture.
"My ship! Those bastards took it!" Samus exclaimed angrily.
"That'll be tent cents, lady."
Samus turned her head to glare at the man who spoke to her in a gangster-like tone.
She tossed the paper back onto the pile, "It's alright. I'm not going to buy anything."
"Look, lady, if you're gonna just look at it, you might as well take it. Don't forget to pay, of course. I gotta make a living too, ya know?"
Samus frowned and narrowed her eyes, "I just wanted to look. I don't want to buy anything! I put the paper back, so that means I'm not going to take it!" Samus growled.
"Lady, if you look, ya gotta buy. It's the rules for buying newspapers." The man walked toward her and held out his palm, gesturing for money.
A man came up from behind the newspaper seller and placed a small silver coin in hi hand. "It's alright. I'll pay for her."
Samus looked up into the face of Peter's friend.
"Harry?" Samus asked.
Harry smiled and walked around the salesperson to sand before her.
"Hey. I was just taking a little night stroll and saw you over here."
Samus smiled, "Uh, thanks for paying for me.. I 'm kind of broke right now, so…"
"It's no problem. It's a pleasure to help you anytime." Harry answered pleasantly.
Samus slightly blushed in the cheeks, "Men here certainly like to flatter me.. Hey, um.. you don't mind if I walk with you?"
Harry shook his head, "Not at all! It'd be great to walk with you- er, I mean, your presence would be honorable."
Samus laughed, "You're too gentleman-like. It almost scares me."
Harry spoke in an apologetic voice, "Oh, I'm sorry-"
Samus shook her head, "It's alright. I'm just not used to men being courteous to me.."
That's because I was treated like someone with a high position in the Federation because everyone was afraid that I would blow them up if they said something to offend me. Samus thought smugly.
* * *
"So, Peter doesn't know who is real parents are?" Samus asked Harry as she walked beside him.
Harry nodded, "Yeah. It's what he told me… I feel bad for him. He had both his parents die in an airplane crash when he was just a kid and then his uncle dies by a mugger right before we got out of high school.. I don't know how he's coping with it."
Samus blinked in amazement, "That's a shame… I wouldn't know how he felt. My parents died as well, when I was a very young child."
Harry led Samus up a short stairway of a very tall building and stopped to turn to her. "Well, this where we live."
"We?" Samus asked questionably.
Harry nodded, "Yeah, me and Pete. We don't know how much longer we're going to stay here before we decide to split and find our own places."
Samus blinked, "Peter lives here too?"
Harry nodded again, "Yep. Why?"
"I was trying to find out where he lived!"
* * *
Peter looked up as he heard the main door open. He got up from his chair and smiled as Harry stepped through the door.
"Hey, Ha-" Peter paused as he saw Samus walk into the room after Harry.
Samus turned her head and smiled at Peter. "Hey."
"Hey.. What are you doing here?" Peter smiled and asked in a dumbstruck voice as he slowly approached her.
Samus replied, "I was trying to find out where you lived so I could come.. and see you. Then Harry found me and he showed me."
She came up to him and pressed her lips to his.
Peter blinked in surprise as Samus pulled her head away from kissing him. "It's.. quite a surprise to have you come here." He spoke softly.
Harry walked past Peter and dropped a hand on his shoulder and spoke, "I'm gonna go to bed, Pete. Night."
Harry gave a quick wink as Peter watched him leave the room.
Peter turned back to Samus and smiled nervously, "So, um.. are you hungry? We got plenty to eat-"
Samus shook her head.
"Then, uh, wanna watch a movie?" Peter asked still in his tense voice.
I'm making a fool out of myself… I'm making a fool out of myself. Peter thought anxiously.
Samus smiled sweetly and shook her head, "No, it's alright… I was just wondering if I could stay here… for a while. I got kicked out of the hotel."
I wonder where I'll be able to keep my power suit now. Samus thought irritably.
Peter's eyes became wide to the point they couldn't' go wide anymore. "Uhhh.. sure." Peter replied uneasily.
I'm sure that Harry wouldn't mind at all!.. But if Aunt May found out that a woman was staying in the same apartment with two men, she'd flip!
"You can sleep in my room if you want. I'll just sleep on the couch."
We've been on a date once when we just met each other and we've kissed for more than five hours total! Yeah, I'm sure Aunt May is going to like the idea of us sleeping in the same room, let alone the same bed! Peter thought.
* * *
Samus sat down on the couch near Peter as his eyes were nervously fixed on the television.
Samus let out a sight and spoke, "Ah, I haven't had a good shower for a long while." More like never.
She turned to Peter to ask, "So, what are you watching?"
"Um.." Peter stared at the blank screen and realized it wasn't on. "Uh, I haven't decided yet."
She just took a shower in my apartment and she was naked in my shower and she is only wearing a long nightshirt of mine!.. I think I'm freaking out… Calm down, Peter! Calm down!
Samus laid her head on Peter's shoulder.
Okay.. time to panic.
Samus ran her hand up Peter's arm and gently rubbed his bicep.
I can't hold on much longer. Peter pushed himself up and quickly hurried to his room.
He shut the door and threw off his clothes and struggled to get out of his Spider Man costume and then stuff it under his bed.
Peter quickly climbed back into his clothes and turned back to the door to see it slowly open as Samus peeked inside.
"Are you okay, Peter?"
Peter nodded nervously and replied, "Uh, yeah. Just had to do something."
Yeah, just getting out of my Spider Man costume just in case something like this happens…. She's trying to make the first move, Peter! Don't be an idiot!.. No, I can't.. We just met and..
Samus walked past him and sat on the edge of Peter's bed. She turned her head away and spoke softly, "This is strange to me.. I've never slept in someone else's bed before.. and I've never had someone to love before.."
Peter blinked in bafflement, She loves you, Peter! She just said she loves you! You better not screw up this relationship or you're a dead man, Peter!
Samus turned her head to smile at him, "I really appreciate that you're going to allow me to stay here for a while."
Peter walked toward her and sat down on the bed near her, "Hey, you can stay as long as you like." He smiled.
He could feel Samus' dark green eyes peering into his soul.
She smiled at him and slowly bent forward to place her hand on his cheek and kiss him.
Peter closed his eyes and softly kissed her. He slightly pulled his head away and asked in a whisper, "Are you tired?"
Samus opened her eyes and slowly nodded.
He's stalling and it's making me grow impatient! Samus thought in annoyance. I'll just go first then!
She suddenly threw her arms around Peter's neck and pushed him on his back on the bed. She pressed her lips into his and kissed him deeply.