The Spider Twins: Chapter Two
Standard High School
"Jessica! Hey!" Angel Parker waved to her friend further down the hallway. She quickly ran up to Jessica. She was running a little too fast for a normal teenage girl. Richard would have to talk to her about that later. The two teenage girls squealed and jumped up and down as they embraced.
Jessica was a stunning beauty with long platinum blond hair and green eyes. She was the daughter of the cheer leading and gymnastics coach. Angel and Jessica had been friends since birth and were closer than sisters. Richard on the other hand thought she was the hottest girl in school. Well besides his girlfriend Emily of course.
"Richie! Whuzz up my man!" Richard felt his spider-sense go off. He turned around to look for danger but only saw his friend.
"Hey Willy!" Willy Jr. was tall and athletic with greasy brown hair and dark brown eyes. A picture of a large white skull was printed on his black shirt. Richie and Willie had been "partners-in-crime" since the third grade when Willy beat up a kid that would pick on Richie.
"Hmmm…I see Angel is lookin good. She still stuck up?" Richie looked at him in disgust. Willy had once tried hitting on Angel and she just laughed in his face. Of course Richie didn't blame her. Willy spent most of his time in detention or suspended. He was trouble but he was loyal to his friends. Dangerously loyal.
Angel distracted herself from Jessica who was rambling on about all the clubs they should join this year. She didn't really care about the clubs. Her afternoons were already busy enough. She looked for her brother who was further down the hall talking to Willy. She rolled her eyes. Willy always had a crush…no obsession…with Angel since he first met her. She once even caught him in her room going through her stuff after she came home from Jessica's house. She broke his left arm and gave him a black eye. He was too embarrassed to admit getting beat up by a girl and told everyone it was from playing football. She smiled at the memory.
"Angel?" Jessica snapped her fingers in Angel's face.
"Oh. Uh…sorry Jess. Blanked out for a second," Angel quickly explained. Jessica just looked annoyed and folded her arms across her chest.
"I asked if we we're still doing cheer leading this year." Angel's face lit up and began to smile as Jessica said this.
"Of course! And we're both going to make it." Jessica unfolded her arms and smiled. She grabbed Angel and gave her a big hug. Angel peered around Jessica's shoulder to see Willy staring intently at her. She balled up her fist and pointed to her eye mocking when she gave him a black eye. Getting the message he quickly said goodbye to Richie and walked off. Angel smiled to herself.
"Ewww! Get a room you two!" Emily Osborn mocked as she passed Angel and Jessica. Jessica let go of Angel and balled up her fist. Angel grabbed Jessica by the arm and shook her head. Jessica unballed her fist and frowned. Emily wasn't worth suspension on the first day back to school.
Angel knew how Jessica felt. Angel wanted nothing more than to just let loose and rip out Emily's throat. The only problem was Richie was dating the witch. Emily walked up to Richie and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled and swept her into a hug. Emily Osborn had the perfect life. She was rich, popular, and was dating the football quarterback. She had long dark red hair, green eyes, freckles, and wore her Standard High Sabers cheer leading outfit. She was any teenage boy's dream girlfriend. But Angel saw her for what she really was: a shallow, manipulative girl all wrapped up in a miniskirt.
Suddenly, the school bell rang for the beginning of first period. Angel took out a slip of paper schedule for the new semester. 'First period is…Honors World Lit with Mrs. Wilkerson. Room 113D.' she thought as she grabbed her bag and hurried to class.
Richie entered his first period class and took one of the desks in the back of the room. He threw his bag on the floor beside the desk and scanned the room for familiar faces. He recognized some of his teammates on the football team, some cheerleaders, and a few over achievers. No one in his circle of friends. 'If only Emily was in this class. Then maybe it'd be worth it' he thought to himself. He closed his eyes and waited for the first day lecture he knew the teacher was going to give. A tap on his shoulder made him peek with one eye open. Angel had taken the seat next to him and had a big grin on her face. He groaned and closed his eye once more. Another year being compared to his "perfect" sister by the teachers. Angel started talking to a tall black guy who took the seat in front of her. He had short black hair and hazel brown eyes. He was on the football team with Richie and just transferred to the school. Jason…Davis? Something like that. Mrs. Wilkerson walked in the room as soon as the tardy bell rang. She was a short, chubby old woman with short hair and a shrill voice.
"Alright class…settle down. I'm going to take attendance and then I'm going to tell you what I expect from each and everyone of you this year." Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard Richie thought. He stayed awake just long enough for her to call his name and then drifted off to sleep. Angel just shook her head in disapproval. An hour and a half later, Mrs. Wilkerson was still droning on when the bell rang and woke Richie from his sleep. He wiped the sleep from his eyes and walked out with Angel.
Next period was Honors Chemistry with Professor Caldwell on the second floor. Professor Caldwell was a tall, slender man with short gray hair, a goatee, and glasses. "Ahh…Richard and Angel Parker. Pleasure to meet you both." He smiled and shook their hands as they entered the room. "The offspring of two great scientists. I had the pleasure of teaching your mother. And heard great things about your brilliant father. I expect you two to be my star students." He winked at them and they both nodded. Richard tried not to laugh in his face. Him? A star student? Maybe when pigs fly.
Angel spotted Jessica and took the seat next to her. "Richie!" Emily called him and motioned for him to sit next to her. He gladly took the seat. The table had beakers and tools scattered across it. Luckily Emily was an honor student and could help him pass the class. That's when he noticed the students. More jocks and nerds but then he saw Danny Harris talking to Karrie Elliot. If Willy was Richie's "partner-in-crime" then Danny was definitely his best friend. Richie, Angel, Danny, and Jessica were childhood friends and knew each other through their parents. He had short red hair and in a "Justin Bieber" haircut as Richie would call it with a camera around his neck. He was the photographer for the school newspaper. Karrie Elliot was another one of Angel's friends that became part of their group during freshman year. She was also captain of the Math Club. She was short, had long messy brown hair, thick glasses, and braces. A real nerd with a heart of gold.
Emily waved her hand in front of his face. "Hello? Earth to Richie." He didn't even realize he was daydreaming. "Hey." He turned to her and smiled. She giggled and kissed him on the cheek. He could feel his heart skip a beat. Beautiful, kind, smart, and funny. He was dating the perfect girl and yet…he knew he didn't deserve her. He wanted her to be happy but she never could be with him and his secret life. He just couldn't bear to be away from her. Superheroes need love too…right? She placed her hand on top on top of his and held it there as Professor Caldwell began going over safety instructions. After Chemistry they headed to lunch then Spanish with Ms. Johnson and finally Honors Math with Ms. Winston. Nothing big really, just the normal first day stuff. After school when the last bell rang, Richie waited outside by the flagpole for Angel. He couldn't spot her through the thick crowd of people. Then he saw her exit the main building talking to Jessica as usual. She said good-bye to Jessica and walked with Richie to his car. "So…we have a whole two hours before we have to go home. What should we do?" Richard flashed his big grin. "I think we can come up with something to do to pass the time." She smiled mischievously.
Next: The Wicked White Witch
A/N: This chapter was actually pretty hard for me. I couldn't decide how I wanted to introduce the supporting cast into the story. Having major writer's block, I decided to skip it and return later on after I finished the next few chapters. Last chapter i wanted to focus on the main characters and their home life, but this one I wanted to show their relationships with their friends and teachers. A lot of plot points were hinted at in this chapter that will lead into future stories. Anyway, hope you liked this story and please leave comments. Thanks.