"And the winner is..." The microphone screeched in proximity to the speaker and an extra moment was wasted between the announcement.
You couldn't stand waiting. It was already obvious you won. The judges had spent over 45 minutes interviewing you and Peter about the scientific process, how he had made the sensor, and what you feared. It totally WASN'T pigeons, you had told them that multiple times. With fingers crossed you looked over at Peter and gave him a strained smile and he simply nodded. He wasn't worried, you had this in the bag.
"Sorry, the winner is..." Mr. Paine, one of the judges coughed into his elbow.
"Just hurry up!" You whisper hissed in annoyance.
Peter rolled his eyes at you and inwardly chuckled. In the two and a half weeks you spent preparing for this moment he had gotten used to your impatience.
"Peter Parker and-" You couldn't here your own name as the microphone screeched yet again. "Please come up and claim your reward!"
You grab Peter's hand and drag him up as you accept the large check made out to the both of you. Peter held the small trophy over his head and smiled before pulling you into a tight hug.
One beat, two beat, three beat- your heart pounded and it felt like eternities within the second that you clung to each other. "I knew we would win!"
"No duh, you're brilliant- and you had my help" Peter teased.
"Yeah, yeah." You blushed and looked at the yearbook photographer as they snapped a quick picture. Peter had an arm slung half haphazardly around your shoulder as he grinned at you and then at the flashing lens. If this was how it would turn out, maybe you should enter contests with him more often. The victory hug made it worth all the hassle.
/A-N:Sorry for the super super slow updates, I've had school start and I ran a summer camp. I'll try to be on more regularly to update and I'm going to start work on an actual Civil War fic soon! I also have PSAT coming up so that will also have an effect, and I'm grounded so it may be a wait. Not as much of a wait as this one was, but it may take a while.