Mark C-Thank you for all your delightful comments and insight. Yep, in time Meg will find out Peter is our friendly neighborhood Spiderman.
The Serpent-Cool name. Set in between the movies, but will gradually move through the second, hope this helps. I think you may have not notice it, because the username was new to the section. Thank you for you comments.
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Meg nervously skittered around the mall store, her fingers clenched in her navy blue shirt. Peter glanced down at his shy sister, and patted her head. "Its only a small gathering Meg." Peter informed her. Meg stopped gazing through the rack of dresses and turned to Peter with a light scowl.
"If it's a small gathering, why are we shopping for formal wear?" Meg asked him, her arms crossing in her irritation. Peter laughed at her wit with her sarcastic barb and smiled.
"Trust me, it will be fine." Peter told her, and glanced down at his watch. "Now then, shall we hurry?" Peter inquired. Meg gave him a slick upraised eyebrow of her thoughts and turned back to the dresses. Her fingers danced past several hangers, until she stopped, she pulled out the dress and showed it to Peter. Peter glanced over her, and then the dress. "Hmm, go try it on." Peter remarked. Meg sighed at her brother's non fashion sense and headed to the fitting rooms. She came out a few minutes later and waited for her brother's approval. "It's great, you are going to make a impression, now come on." Peter told her. Meg bit the corner of her lip in slight nervousness.
"Peter, I don't want to make an impression." Meg honestly told him. Peter nodded his head and waved her off. She walked back to the fitting room and changed back into her clothes. Together the siblings paid for the dress and headed out of the store. They slipped into the car and headed to the newspaper company building. Meg headed into her office as one of the editors, her transfer papers had finally gone through. Peter headed into the chief editor's room and handed over his newest pictures of 'Spiderman.' Their day was spent working honestly at their jobs.
The night was spectacular as the siblings stood outside the main mansion of the Osborne family. "Come on Meg." Peter urged to his twin. Peter entered the classy party that Harry Osborne was hosting. Meg held tightly to her brother's arm, walking nervously at his side. She curled her hand around her brother's elbow to gain her brother's attention. "What is it Meg?" Peter asked.
"I really feel I shouldn't be here Pete." Meg informed him quietly, her eyes betraying her nervousness. Peter smiled kindly at his twin, patting her clenched hand in comfort.
"You will be fine." Peter said comfortingly, and gazed around the party. Finding someone he needed to take pictures of, he turned back to his sister. "Now, I will be right back, relax." Peter told her, and readjusted his camera strap. Before Meg could get a word in edgewise, Peter was walking away. Meg sighed, and wrapped her arms around her waist in self-comfort.
Across the room was the host of the grand party, Harry Osborne talking with budding theater actress Mary Jane Watson. Though friends with the young woman, he knew he couldn't capture her heart, so he was quickly losing interest in the theater chat. He glanced around in musing of the notion of mingling and his eyes alighted on a woman he didn't recognize. Harry noticed that she was standing there alone, her beauty only heighten by her nervous nibbling of her lip. Being the dashing gentleman he was, he made his way over to the mysterious woman. However, Mary Jane Watson stopped him with a gentle hand on his arm. "What is up, Harry?" She inquired to her long time friend. Harry's attention was stuck on the debonaire woman. His eyes was currently memorizing her features before he answered. The woman, who was Meg, had long brown hair clad in a neat braid. Gently her bangs caressed her beautifully shaped blue eyes which sparkled with worry. Her form was clothed in a marvelous white slip dress, decorated with sparkly sequins.
"Who do you suppose that is?" Harry asked. Mary Jane put a elegant finger to her chin and studied the foreign girl.
"I don't know." Mary Jane replied.
"Well, I think we should go over there and introduce ourselves." Harry said and together the pair of friends advanced on Meg.
The clicking of polished black dress shoes brought Meg's attention to the approaching male. He had dark brown hair that brushed his shoulders, and wild bangs that sculpt his green eyes. Dressed in a simple, but elegant black tuxedo. He was followed by a woman of long fiery red hair, and summer blue eyes. She wore a long cream white parlor dress. Harry approach Meg with a charming smile on his face, and lifted up her hand. "Hello, I don't believe we have met, I am Harry Osborne." He said and with a flourish kissed the back of her hand. Meg blushed prettily at his manners, stunned by his masculine shine.
"No, I was invited by Peter Parker, who escorted me." Meg answered him. Jealously filled Mary Jane as she heard the statement fall from Meg's lips, the same jealously filled Harry as well. Speaking of the man of the hour, Peter walked over and slipped a calming hand on his sister shoulder. He looked over to Mary Jane, and Harry offering a smile.
"Aw, I see you met my sister, I wanted to introduce her to you." Peter said, his hand offering a comforting squeeze. "Margaret Parker, meet my friends Harry Osborne, and Mary Jane Watson." He introduced them, and Meg heard the slight catch on Mary Jane's name. "Harry, Mary Jane, met my sister Margaret Parker, or Meg for short." Peter continued and turned to talked to Harry. After Peter introduce them all, Mary Jane stole Meg away for what she said was girl talk.
Mary Jane turned to Meg, a questionable look surrounding her face, and Meg gulped. "Meg, what is your brother really like?" Mary Jane asked tugging slightly on Meg's arm. "How many girlfriends has he had?" She continued her tirade, and Meg swallowed.
"Mary Jane, I haven't seen my brother since we were separated as kids." Meg explained. She saw her new friend's facial expression falter slightly. "However, don't ever take him dress shopping, no fashion sense." Meg informed her, and the two girls shared a laugh. Together they spoke of Peter's lack of dress sense, the heroic's of the Spiderman, and many such other things.
When the girls walked off Harry looked toward Peter in good faith. "Pete, I am interested in your sister, she seems nice, and man is she pretty." Harry explained to his friend. Peter glanced toward him in good humor.
"Harry, she is my sister, I don't look at her that way." Peter exclaimed with a laugh. "However, you do know that if you hurt her, I'll have to come after you." Peter told him. Harry nodded at the seriousness of the statement before smirking.
"As if you could." Harry said, throwing a fake jab at Peter's stomach.
"Hey, I have improved." Peter defended his position. Harry chuckled with Peter, and shook his head.
"Yeah, right, remember high school?" Harry reminded him. Peter held up his hands with an expression of one insulted.
"That was high school!" Peter stated.
"Yeah, all of a four years ago." Harry joked.
"Hey, I could have improved greatly in four years." Peter offered. They both laughed once more, before they fell into the spell of remembering.
Okay, I hope you liked the chapter in which Meg was introduced to Mary Jane and Harry. Yes, we screwed with the time line as far as the four years go. Hmm, I think this will be last chapter of innocent fun, because after all New York is a city where crime doesn't sleep.
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Mayla, and W.C.B.