Peter got home that night still thinking over his decision to go with Gwen. He felt a little guilty, like he wasn't supposed to be dating someone with MJ around.
"What? MJ probably only sees me as a friend anyway," He said to himself. "I should've just said no, I know something's gonna happen. She'll get the wrong idea." He said, sighing. He really liked Gwen, just not on a romantic level. Mary Jane was the one for him, whether she loved him back or not.
"Petey, you gotta move on. You can't wait around your whole life." He said to himself. "Fine, I'll just go to this thing with her, but I'm not going to do anything else with her unless I decide I really like her." He threw his coat on the ground and pulled out his spidey mask.
"I think a good swing around the city will help me burn off some steam."
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Gwen paced back and forth in the cafe. It was close to closing time, almost 10:30. She leaned against the counter and thought again about Peter Parker. There was something about him that she liked. Maybe it was the nerdiness, or the awkwardness, or the graciousness that he had. She hadn't asked him if he had a girlfriend, but then, she assumed someone like him wouldn't. Hopefully that would change, she thought. She really felt differently about him, unlike any other guy before. Gwen began to turn out the lights and wondered what the upcoming dinner party would be like with Peter.
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It took a while until Peter realized where he was heading. This was the street that Mary Jane lived on. He felt like a stalker, following her all the time. He swung up and landed on the same building across the street from her apartment window. He stuck to the side, facing forwards and holding on with his fingertips and feet. She was reading a book with her back to him. He squinted, but could not make out what book it was. Finally, she threw it on the floor in frustration. She stood up and walked around, as if looking for something to take her anger out on. She walked towards her telephone and picked it up as it rang. She frowned into the receiver and looked like she was in the middle of an important conversation. She sat down on the bed and twirled the cord around her fingers. She then broke into that million-watt smile and seemed to laugh, after saying a good-bye and placing the phone back on her desk. It pained Peter immensely to sit here, watching her. He wondered if they would ever be together, but then brushed that off. He knew that his friend, Harry, had a crush on her too, although nowhere near the intensity of Peter's love for her. Harry was everything any girl would ever want, and Peter, well, he was the braniac with barely enough money to pay half his bills. She sighed, and collapsed on her bed. She looked troubled, and Peter saw a single shimmering tear roll down her cheek as she closed her eyes. Peter instinctively raised his hand to fire a webline over to her apartment, but stopped. Spider-Man hadn't even met Mary Jane before, she would be terrified if some weirdo in tights appeared in her apartment balcony. He watched her for a moment, until she finally pulled her covers out and turned out her light. Peter felt awful. Mary Jane was distressed and there was no one there for her. He didn't want to disturb her as Peter Parker if he came barging in at 11 PM, so he decided to come see her first thing the next morning.
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Mary Jane lay in bed thinking about Peter, again. She thought of Peter and the blonde girl and another tear fell from her green eyes. She always thought that she would be able to end up with Peter, like something out of a fairy tale. She hadn't anticipated this.
To top it off, Harry had just called asking if she wanted to go to some party his fathers company was having. She accepted, as she usually did. It was better to have fun with a friend then sit alone and mope around because Peter had a girlfriend. Mary Jane wasn't used to being turned down. On the contrary, the guys usually asked her out and she was the one to say yes. Peter was different - she loved him because he loved her for who she was and not what she was. Had he forgotten her so quickly? Or had he never loved her to begin with?
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"What! Some escaped hospital patient and you're telling me we don't have pictures!?" Jameson roared. The entire office barely noticed, it had become the norm of the bugle to have an enraged Jameson shouting at some poor employee.
"Well... Mr. Jameson, I wasn't anywhere near there, and it was the middle of the night..." Peter tried to explain. He didn't even know what Jameson was talking about, much less a hospital break out. All he knew was that he'd called Peter at the crack of dawn demanding that he get into the bugle pronto.
"Well get down there and get some pictures of the aftermath! Ben Urich will go with you and get an exclusive, Ben!"
"Yeah?" He said, popping in through the door.
"Get down to the hospital and get an interview with the doctors present last night. Bring Parker with you, and make sure he gets pictures!" Peter and Ben exchanged uneasy glances, and Jameson waved them out of the office.
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Peter jumped in the passenger seat of Ben's car and felt elevated as Ben got in the other side. He was actually working with a real reporter in his first three to four weeks at this place. He felt like the little amateur next to this guy.
"Uh, Ben? Do you know anything about this?" Peter asked tentatively.
"Just what I heard from across the office. Apparently some scientist broke out of a hospital during the night. The doctors were working on him, some kind of surgery. We'll find out more when we get there." He said. Ben obviously was almost as confused as Peter.
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Mary Jane felt like a jealous fool. She was on her way to the cafe that Peter worked at so she could hopefully see what this girl was like. That is, assuming she was working there right now. She spotted it around the corner and jogged across the street and up to the cafe.
"Hah," She said triumphantly. She was there. She must work around the clock, this girl. Mary Jane opened the door and walked in. She supposed she could get breakfast here, if they served it.
"Hi there," The girl said to MJ as she walked in. Mary Jane tried not to look annoyed and instead used her skills as an actress to plaster the perfect smile on her face and answer with a cheerful, "Hello!" As she sat herself down near the window.
"My names Gwen, How can I help you this morning?" The girl said, approaching MJ with a notepad. Gwen, eh?
By leaving my guy alone.
My guy?!
"Ummm.... Can I get some french toast? And... a cup of coffee, would be great, thanks." MJ said, quickly making something up, hoping they even had french toast.
"Alright, It'll be right up,"
"Ugh, what am I doing? I should be happy that Peter found someone." She whispered to herself.
She watched Gwen go into the kitchens with her order and sighed.
"Sometimes I can be so pathetic it's hardly funny." She said, watching the traffic out the window.
A/N: I feel like this chapter was a little short, so I'll try to lengthen the next one to make up for it. Sorry that not much happened! I had to put all this stuff somewhere!
Thanks for all the reviews and suggestions! :) R/R please!
Also, sorry if chapters are up slow, I've got some other fics that I'm doing at the same time now so I might be a little later than usual...
"What? MJ probably only sees me as a friend anyway," He said to himself. "I should've just said no, I know something's gonna happen. She'll get the wrong idea." He said, sighing. He really liked Gwen, just not on a romantic level. Mary Jane was the one for him, whether she loved him back or not.
"Petey, you gotta move on. You can't wait around your whole life." He said to himself. "Fine, I'll just go to this thing with her, but I'm not going to do anything else with her unless I decide I really like her." He threw his coat on the ground and pulled out his spidey mask.
"I think a good swing around the city will help me burn off some steam."
---
Gwen paced back and forth in the cafe. It was close to closing time, almost 10:30. She leaned against the counter and thought again about Peter Parker. There was something about him that she liked. Maybe it was the nerdiness, or the awkwardness, or the graciousness that he had. She hadn't asked him if he had a girlfriend, but then, she assumed someone like him wouldn't. Hopefully that would change, she thought. She really felt differently about him, unlike any other guy before. Gwen began to turn out the lights and wondered what the upcoming dinner party would be like with Peter.
---
It took a while until Peter realized where he was heading. This was the street that Mary Jane lived on. He felt like a stalker, following her all the time. He swung up and landed on the same building across the street from her apartment window. He stuck to the side, facing forwards and holding on with his fingertips and feet. She was reading a book with her back to him. He squinted, but could not make out what book it was. Finally, she threw it on the floor in frustration. She stood up and walked around, as if looking for something to take her anger out on. She walked towards her telephone and picked it up as it rang. She frowned into the receiver and looked like she was in the middle of an important conversation. She sat down on the bed and twirled the cord around her fingers. She then broke into that million-watt smile and seemed to laugh, after saying a good-bye and placing the phone back on her desk. It pained Peter immensely to sit here, watching her. He wondered if they would ever be together, but then brushed that off. He knew that his friend, Harry, had a crush on her too, although nowhere near the intensity of Peter's love for her. Harry was everything any girl would ever want, and Peter, well, he was the braniac with barely enough money to pay half his bills. She sighed, and collapsed on her bed. She looked troubled, and Peter saw a single shimmering tear roll down her cheek as she closed her eyes. Peter instinctively raised his hand to fire a webline over to her apartment, but stopped. Spider-Man hadn't even met Mary Jane before, she would be terrified if some weirdo in tights appeared in her apartment balcony. He watched her for a moment, until she finally pulled her covers out and turned out her light. Peter felt awful. Mary Jane was distressed and there was no one there for her. He didn't want to disturb her as Peter Parker if he came barging in at 11 PM, so he decided to come see her first thing the next morning.
---
Mary Jane lay in bed thinking about Peter, again. She thought of Peter and the blonde girl and another tear fell from her green eyes. She always thought that she would be able to end up with Peter, like something out of a fairy tale. She hadn't anticipated this.
To top it off, Harry had just called asking if she wanted to go to some party his fathers company was having. She accepted, as she usually did. It was better to have fun with a friend then sit alone and mope around because Peter had a girlfriend. Mary Jane wasn't used to being turned down. On the contrary, the guys usually asked her out and she was the one to say yes. Peter was different - she loved him because he loved her for who she was and not what she was. Had he forgotten her so quickly? Or had he never loved her to begin with?
---
"What! Some escaped hospital patient and you're telling me we don't have pictures!?" Jameson roared. The entire office barely noticed, it had become the norm of the bugle to have an enraged Jameson shouting at some poor employee.
"Well... Mr. Jameson, I wasn't anywhere near there, and it was the middle of the night..." Peter tried to explain. He didn't even know what Jameson was talking about, much less a hospital break out. All he knew was that he'd called Peter at the crack of dawn demanding that he get into the bugle pronto.
"Well get down there and get some pictures of the aftermath! Ben Urich will go with you and get an exclusive, Ben!"
"Yeah?" He said, popping in through the door.
"Get down to the hospital and get an interview with the doctors present last night. Bring Parker with you, and make sure he gets pictures!" Peter and Ben exchanged uneasy glances, and Jameson waved them out of the office.
---
Peter jumped in the passenger seat of Ben's car and felt elevated as Ben got in the other side. He was actually working with a real reporter in his first three to four weeks at this place. He felt like the little amateur next to this guy.
"Uh, Ben? Do you know anything about this?" Peter asked tentatively.
"Just what I heard from across the office. Apparently some scientist broke out of a hospital during the night. The doctors were working on him, some kind of surgery. We'll find out more when we get there." He said. Ben obviously was almost as confused as Peter.
---
Mary Jane felt like a jealous fool. She was on her way to the cafe that Peter worked at so she could hopefully see what this girl was like. That is, assuming she was working there right now. She spotted it around the corner and jogged across the street and up to the cafe.
"Hah," She said triumphantly. She was there. She must work around the clock, this girl. Mary Jane opened the door and walked in. She supposed she could get breakfast here, if they served it.
"Hi there," The girl said to MJ as she walked in. Mary Jane tried not to look annoyed and instead used her skills as an actress to plaster the perfect smile on her face and answer with a cheerful, "Hello!" As she sat herself down near the window.
"My names Gwen, How can I help you this morning?" The girl said, approaching MJ with a notepad. Gwen, eh?
By leaving my guy alone.
My guy?!
"Ummm.... Can I get some french toast? And... a cup of coffee, would be great, thanks." MJ said, quickly making something up, hoping they even had french toast.
"Alright, It'll be right up,"
"Ugh, what am I doing? I should be happy that Peter found someone." She whispered to herself.
She watched Gwen go into the kitchens with her order and sighed.
"Sometimes I can be so pathetic it's hardly funny." She said, watching the traffic out the window.
A/N: I feel like this chapter was a little short, so I'll try to lengthen the next one to make up for it. Sorry that not much happened! I had to put all this stuff somewhere!
Thanks for all the reviews and suggestions! :) R/R please!
Also, sorry if chapters are up slow, I've got some other fics that I'm doing at the same time now so I might be a little later than usual...