Chapter 20
"G'morning Aunt May." I yawned as I walked into the kitchen. The early morning light was flooding the room with brightness and nearly blinding my tired eyes.
"Morning Linzy. How'd you slee-" "-ACHOO!" Peter's loud sneeze cut her off and she looked towards the stairs in worry. "Hmm. I think Peter's getting worse… I hope it's not because we kept him out so late the other night. Would you mind taking this up to him?"
She turned away from the sink and handed me a glass of green liquid that looked like juiced grass.
"Eh, sure. What is it?"
"It's my special macrobiotic shake. It's full of antioxidants and all the good stuff." She replied as she turned back to finishing breakfast.
I "hmmed" in response and trudged up the stairs.
"Hey Peter, Aunt may made you some weird macro-something shake. It looks kinda like she juiced a pile of grass or something-AHH!" the door slammed in my face, sending globs of green flying and covering me from the shoulders up. "PETER! WHAT THE HECK, MAN!"
"Umm umm, germs Linzy! You know how it is. If you get sick, who's gonna help take care of me?"
I scowled and kicked the door in frustration.
"Oh, shut up. That wasn't cool."
I turned on my heel and marched downstairs, snatching a dishtowel from an amused Aunt May and scrubbing my face and hair furiously.
"Don't. Say. A. Word." I warned her, throwing my towel down and scooping up TB.
I walked down the halls at school, holding my newest novel close to my chest as I passed the chatting students.
"Out with the old, and in with the awesome!" Flash announced as I walked passed him. I stopped and turned to him to see what he was talking about. Hanging on the inside of his locker was the front page of the Daily Bugle, worshiping the "Black Suit Spidey". I rolled my eyes and poked him on the shoulder.
"So, you're getting into this whole craze too, huh?" I asked.
"Heck yeah!" he replied. "Black Suit Spidey is the COOLEST superhero I have ever seen!"
I felt my eyebrow inch upwards.
"What about Spiderman? I thought you were his," cue air quotes, " "number one fan" ?"
Flash just shrugged and pointed to a pile of Spidey memorabilia at my feet.
"Spiderman is the past. This guy? This guy is the future!"
I shook my head and walked away so I didn't have to listen to my cousin's jealous mumbling when he popped up over Eugene's shoulder.
'I understand that, in this instance, his instincts are right. Black Suit Spidey is trouble. So, I suppose that means I shouldn't feel as bad, right? Right?! But I'm annoyed at him for covering me with green gloop. I can still feel it on my skin. Grr.'
Anyway, I was stewing over this as I stormed though the hallways, and ended up not paying attention to my surroundings. And that is how I ended up running straight into someone.
"Sorry! Sorry!" I exclaimed, stumbling backwards in embarrassment. My book flew out of my arms and skidded across the hallway, and I stared after it in horror.
"Hey, its fine Linzy. Calm down."
I looked up at the redhead and laughed apologetically. "Oh, Harry. Ugh. I wasn't paying attention. Where'd my book go?"
We looked around for a while, but my book had disappeared into the crowd.
"Aw, man! I was almost done with that one too." I pouted.
"How long have you had it?"
"I got it this morning."
He stopped dead and gave me such an annoyed look that I burst out laughing.
"You know Harry," I said between laughs, "you wouldn't give me that look if you read more."
"Yeah, sure. And if I read more, my grades would be more like yours and Peter's, huh?" He asked sarcastically. I frowned at him and put my hand on my hip.
"Probably. That, and if you studied for once in your life. What is it you do with your free time, anyway?"
He looked away and muttered something about 'being busy' under his breath.
I rolled my eyes and started walking away.
"Right, well, if you ever need a helping hand in that department, you know where I'll be."
'I mean, really. What does Harry do in his free time? He's a rich kid whose dad is always busy, and his best friend is off gallivanting in spandex all the time. Does Harry play sports? Is he a videogame nerd? Does he collect stamps?!
…
Well actually, he does seem the type to collect stamps now that I think about it…
"Hey Linzy, wait!" I broke from my musings and turned around to look at him quizzically.
"Hm?"
He stared at me blankly. "Uh, I wanted to tell you something, but I forgot what it was. Never mind." He glanced down at his outstretched arm and pulled it back in.
"If you say so." I said with a sigh and continued on towards my next class.
'For a second there I thought he was going to tell me that he's "Black Suit Spidey".'
I thought.
'I guess we're just not close enough yet.'
I leaned back in my chair and stretched, my supersuit rippling as I moved. Fury had called the team together to go over the footage from earlier that day and I'd decided to show up for the free entertainment. At the moment, black suit Spidey was holding up an armored truck. Fury paused the video as Spiderman came sneezing his way in.
"ACHOO! Owh. Sorry, that was me. I think I'm fighting something." My cousin announced as he made his way over to the table.
"Gee, you think? Just keep your distance." White Tiger replied as he sat down gingerly.
Fury eyed the two and gestured at the screen.
"This new kid looks like an up and comer. What do we know about him?"
"Not enough." I muttered dryly at the same moment Spiderman said, "Oh, don't tell me-" he glanced at me and I nodded for him to continue, "you want him on the team. Come on, you guys can't see it?"
"See what?" Nova interrupted. "A guy with a cooler costume than yours?"
The world went dark and a chibi Spiderman appeared on my cousin's shoulder.
"Hey there!" It said, " I'm your massive insecurity! Embrace me! Love me! You know you're nothing without me!"
I sighed and patted Spidey on the shoulder, causing the voice to poof out of existence.
"I think your costume's pretty cool." I said, and he looked at me gratefully. Sam huffed and crossed his arms as Fury stood up and strode over to the screen.
"The question is," he began, "where did he come from? What's his story?"
Spidey stared off into space and a thought bubble appeared over his head. I looked away and tried not to burst into a fit of giggles as my cousin's rendition of Black Suit Spidey's origin as a bad 50's tv show made Peter squeal loudly. Everyone else stared at him like he was an idiot, and he rushed to defend himself.
"Oh, gimme a break, guys. We know his story, don't we?"
They looked at him blankly and I could hear crickets chirping in the silence. I sighed and sat upright in my seat.
"You think he's Venom, right Spiderman?" I asked in my deadpan way, causing everyone's gaze to lock onto me in disbelief. "What? I've read the files. There's a chance he's this "Venom" creature."
"Venom?" snorted Nova. "R.E, there's no way! That thing was huge and this is just a guy in a suit."
"Yeah, the same suit!" Spidey retorted in my defense.
"Perhaps you may be seeing connections… where there are none." Iron Fist mused as he clasped his hands together under his chin.
I rolled my eyes and sat back in defeat as Spidey continued to try and convince the others of his theory.
To be honest, I don't think I'd believe him either if I didn't have my knowledge of the series; it just seemed too far of a stretch. Guy in a black suit shows up? Spiderman automatically thinks its venom. Well founded in this case, but if you think about it… he could've been a regular guy in a non-symbiotic suit. Ignoring their argument, I yawned and walked out of the room. Seconds later Spidey followed me out, sulking slightly because of his team's lack of support.
"Hey, don't worry about it, Spider. If you turn out to be right, at least you can rub it in!" I said as I crossed my arms above my head. He surprised me by stopping and turning to face me. In a serious tone that was slightly out of character he said,
"That's not it, R.E. What kind of leader am I if my team never listens to what I have to say? Honestly, sometimes it feels like they just put up with me like I'm some kind of annoying mascot."
I blinked in astonishment.
"Spiderman…" I said quietly, placing my gloved hand on his shoulder.
The world took on hues of grey as a thought bubble appeared over his head.
"Congratulations, Genius!" The same chibi Spiderman admonished as he bopped my cousin over the head with a cartoon-styled hammer. "You just revealed your personal issues to the competition!"
"Oh great", I heard him think, "Now R.E will think I want her to feel sorry for me…"
"Heh." He laughed quickly to cover it up. "Sorry, I don't know what came over me. Forget I mentioned it."
I frowned and shook my head.
"Don't be silly, Spider. If you need to talk to me about something you don't have to hold yourself back just because you think it makes you look bad. If you keep these problems all to yourself, they'll drain you and make your confidence waver. I know I'm not the best example … but…" I scratched my head as I tried to think of the words I wanted to use, "confidence shouldn't be something that people have the power to take from you. I know you're a great leader, and personally I think the team knows it too."
"Yeah, and that's why they ignore me ALL the time."
"Well, to be fair, Fury's right a lot of the time and you don't always listen to him. It's the same concept."
He balked at the comparison, but seemed to see what I meant. I smiled beneath my mask and slapped him on the back as we continued on our way down the hall.
"…Thanks, R.E."
"No problem, web-slinger."
At school again the next day, I found myself surrounded by throngs of squealing fangirls and Black Suit Spidey propaganda. It took all my self-control not to face-palm as I turned the corner and caught sight of Flash Thompson flaunting a tee-shirt with the new trend's face printed on the front.
"Like my new threads, Linzy?" He asked, and I shook my head in disbelief.
"Firstly, I am almost certain no one uses that word anymore. Secondly, I am NOT getting involved in this craziness."
"Aw, come on Parker-ette!" He called as I breezed by. "Join the party will ya?"
I stopped long enough to glare at him for the annoying nickname then stormed past. Geez, that guy is like an annoying little brother.
A few more steps down the hall I came across an amusing sight: a stuffy nosed Peter beckoning to me from across the lockers.
"Hey cuz." He said as Sam walked away from us with a small wave in my direction while covering his arm as though to prevent catching my cousin's plague. They'd been talking. Hmm.
"Yo, guys!"
I glanced over his shoulder and saw Harry waving as he walked towards us. I offered him a small smile while I felt my trepidation grow just a teensy bit before I squashed it down. So what if I knew what was going on. Peter and Harry took care of it, right? They'd be fine.
"Oh, hey Harry. How's it going?"
Harry frowned in concern, his eyes flashing between us.
"Wow. You look terrible, Pete. Like, really bad."
"Believe me, he knows." I sighed as I dodged another one of his sneezes.
"Hey, there's something going around, ok?!" Peter defended before his eyes caught something. "Are you wearing bling?"
I looked down as he grabbed Harry's wrist, and bit my lip as I recognized the flashy silver watch that housed the leftover Venom. Our friend shifted uneasily before placing his hands on both our shoulders and leaning forward to whisper, "Follow me!"
Before I could comprehend what was about to happen, his grip tightened and he pulled us along behind him with unexpected strength. I couldn't even protest before he shoved us into the boy's bathroom.
Instead of making a big deal about it though, I simply looked around to make sure no one was in the area.
"Harry, what's the deal?!" My cousin demanded as he looked over at me in shock. "Linzy can't be in here!"
"She doesn't seem too worried about it."
"As long as I don't get caught." I said with a shrug.
Peter stared at me for a second. " Uh… right. So again, what's the deal?"
"Oh, nothin'. Just the biggest secret you'll ever hear in your life." Harry replied with a smug grin on his face.
"Uh, Harry? You sure you want me to be here for your "Bro Talk"?" I asked, trying to let him know he didn't need to tell me just because I'd conveniently been there when he'd snatched away his confidant.
"Yeah, of course! You're my "bro" too now. It's cool." He looked me in the eyes (probably sensing my confusion), then turned to Peter.
"So, you guys know about that new hero, right? The guy in the cool black outfit?"
Peter groaned in annoyance, his voice thick with mucus. "Yeah, we've heard of him. What about him?"
Instead of answering, Harry grinned and touched his watch. Immediately black goo began to encompass his whole body, and Peter stepped back in shock.
"What is that?! Harry! No!"
"Yesss." Hissed the red head and the ink surrounded the rest of his body. Peter stepped in front of me and stretched his arm out protectively as the leering face of Venom shot out at us.
"Eeep!" I squeaked involuntarily as I stumbled backwards, nearly tripping over my own feet.
"You're-"
"-That's right! I'm the man." He glanced at me. "Sorry for scaring you, Linzy."
"Okay," Peter started before I could say anything, "Come on Harry! Take that off, put it away! Do whatever you have to do- you…you can take it off, right?"
"Sure." Harry replied. "Watch this!"
He twisted the watch and the Venom suit retracted, leaving a very cockily smiling Harry Osborn. "How COOL was that?" his smile faltered as he saw the blank looks on our faces. "… You're freaked out by it. I freaked you out."
"Geez Harry-" My cousin started.
"-I get it. But I wanted you guys to be the first to know. I'm gonna be the king of the world here! I mean, imagine how proud my dad's gonna be!"
Peter froze, and the world once again grew grey.
"Aw, there it is. Harry's always looking for Norman's approval. But between you, me, and the toilet paper, old "Stormin' Norman" doesn't roll that way." He paused, and I puffed my cheeks in and out like a fish. "You know, I gotta admit. The way he takes off and puts on that outfit is pretty cool. Probably makes life a lot easier…" He gazed off in a daydream and I rolled my eyes as he went over the numerous ways wearing his suit encumbered him. I smiled. At least I don't have that problem!
You're welcome~
T.B sang happily.
"Anyway," Peter began again, "what do you think you're doing, Harry? We both know what happened last time."
"Um, yeah, hi there guys. What happened last time? What's going on?!" I asked, feigning ignorance.
Peter turned to me.
"You remember Harry's party and the thing that attacked Spiderman on the roof?"
I made my eyes widen, then looked back to Harry in shock.
"Harry, you picked up that thing?! Not that it's not cool- it totally is- but that's SUPER dangerous. Didn't it almost destroy your house?!"
"Look guys, it's just a small piece of it. I found it and I've got it totally trained. But come on, this is the best thing that ever happened. I mean, I am the new and improved Spiderman, and everybody LOVES me!"
"Everybody EXCEPT for Spiderman. You ever think about how HE feels with you stealing his job? He's been doing a pretty good so far- he hardly needs an unexperienced replacement." I scoffed.
"Unexperienced?! Have you even seen the news?"
"Oh yeah, I have. There's always this big guy in a black suit, flexing and soaking in the crowd's adoration. I'm not saying that Spidey doesn't do that every once in a while, but he doesn't flaunt it all the time. I guess people just like arrogant bodybuilders to beat up the bad guys instead of empathetic gymnasts."
"Arrogant body builder?"
"Empathetic gymnast?"
I blinked. Was that comparison too blunt? Aww well. It fits them well enough.
"Harry, I think what she means is… being a superhero isn't so easy."
"Pfft. How would you know?"
"Tried it." I said in a flat, no nonsense tone. Both boys turned to me, blinked, then broke out laughing. "What? You don't think I could pull off spandex?"
They laughed even harder, and even I had to crack a smile. Good. All things sour averted.
Peter held his hands out to placate his friend. "But seriously Harry- and I can't believe I'm paying this forward- but… with great power, there must also come great responsibility. You know what I mean?"
Harry's face fell and he gazed into the sink mirror broodingly.
"That's not what I've been told."
My lips twisted into a scowl at the blarney Osborn had been force feeding his son.
"Harry, please don't think we're being unsupportive." I pleaded as I placed a tentative hand on his shoulder. "It's just, well, as your friends we're bound to be a little overprotective sometimes- especially if you go and get yourself involved with some mystery goo that's tried to kill us. We just don't want you to get hurt."
Mentally or physically…
I silently added.
He sighed, but seemed to take what I was saying under consideration. Peter gave me a small side smile and I figured I played the part of a good friend well.
"I get it Linzy. I really do. But all I'm asking is for you to keep a little faith in me. Can't you just… do that?"
I held his gaze for a moment, then allowed a small smile to slip onto my lips.
"…Of course, Harry."
"Thanks." He turned to Peter and his expression turned sour. "Pete, we've been best friends for a long time, haven't we? How come she can believe in me and you can't?"
"What?" My cousin said, shocked. "I do believe in you, Harry! It's just…have you even thought about what happens if you can't control this thing?"
Harry sighed in frustration.
"I'm telling you, I'm completely wired in! No. Problem. Now, I gotta go."
"Harry, wait!" Peter grabbed Harry's wrist as he turned to leave, and the redhead turned to face him in annoyance.
"I Sssaid, NO PROBLEM!"
I gasped as he shoved his way past us and stormed out into the hall, leaving Peter gaping with hurt filling his eyes.
"He…he'll be okay… right?" I asked as I rubbed my arms to fight back goosebumps.
"Yeah, don't worry." Peter said in a determined voice. " I-I'll make sure he will."
He looked at me.
"Now get out of the boy's bathroom already!"
Later that night
I took a deep breath and sat back on my hands, gazing at the stars from my perch on the roof. Aunt May was out bowling with her friends, and Peter had left a while ago to go on patrol (though of course he told me some excuse before he left. I don't even bother to remember them anymore.) so it was just me and our empty house. I smiled and began to pick out the constellations I could see, and create my own when I couldn't quite figure them out. There's a antelope, a bunny in a sombrero, a giant black figure hurdling towards me from the sky…
I shrieked and rolled out of the way, barely missing the large form as it landed on the roof where I had been lying only a moment before.
"Wha- Harry! You almost squashed me!"
"Sorry." He said, not sounding sorry at all. "Wanna go for a ride?" He extended his hand towards me, and I flinched back involuntarily. T.B was still inside, I had left him on my bed when I'd gone on the roof. But at least I still had my choker.
"No! Definitely not!"
With a demonic grin he scooped me up and tucked me under his arm, and I grimaced as the smooth feel of the Venom suit encompassed me
"Harry, please! I really don't want to-"
He ignored me, of course, and jumped off the roof, using his webs to swing towards the city. Now, I'd had Spidey carry me around a few times during our training lessons. Everyone on the team had. But this was completely different. Venom/Harry swung haphazardly, quickly, dangerously… and I didn't like it one bit.
"Take me back to the house! Please, come on!" I pleaded, but he merely laughed.
"Thisss is fun, isssn't it? Don't be ssso sscared."
"Harry! Harry, please!"
He turned sharply in the air, apparently unable to realize how badly I REALLY didn't want to be here right now. We were already over New York, whizzing past oversized advertisements and flashing lights. I ducked my head and hid my face against his chest as we suddenly went into a dive, and I heard him shoot three webs in quick succession. I looked up sharply. Directly in front of us were one of the Gargoyle robots… and my cousin, falling to the ground like two flailing ragdolls dropped from a table. Spidey grabbed onto the side of the nearest building and we barreled into the mechanical creature, Venom/Harry shielding me from the impact with his body. He crashed us into a car and stood up in triumph, holding me like a prize over his shoulder.
"Boo-ya!" He cried in his altered voice, and I covered my face with my hands in embarrassment and an effort to keep anyone from seeing who I am. Pedestrians ran, some farther away and others toward the scene, and I peeped out through my fingertips to see what I could. He used the hand he wasn't holding me with and tore off the wings of the robot, and I immediately noticed the surrounding crowd. Why do people these days have to have cameras in their phones?! Whoever invented that feature, I hate you.
"Awesome, totally awesome! Give me a smile!" One of the photographers praised, and I gulped when I heard my captor look his way. He growled a deep guttural sound. It was then I knew that Harry was already gone, and the THING holding me… was Venom.
… I'm gonna die today…
The gruesome thought kept repeating in my mind, though I tried to force it back.
How do I keep ending up in these situations?!
Somehow enraged by the camera man's actions, Venom threw back his arm and hurled the wings in his direction, almost decapitating the man in the process. In a flash Spiderman was there, and he tackled the guy to safety.
"Whosssse next?! Come on. Sssomebody." Venom snarled, and his grip around my waist tightened as a taxi screeched to a stop in front of him. I bit back a scream as the window stopped mere inches from my nose.
He picked up the cab with one hand, and held it above his head tauntingly, daring anyone to defy him. Of course we all know who did.
"Put them down!" Spidey yelled as loud as his sickness would allow him, and I knew he hadn't yet realized who I was. If he had he definitely wouldn't be acting this calm.
Venom stared him down for a second, then smirked.
"Here, catch!"
He launched the car at Spiderman and I gasped, momentarily closing my eyes in fear.
He'll be fine he'll be fine he'll be fine
My personal mantra seemed to work, for Spidey caught the cab and set it on the ground safely.
The guy just barely escaped the vehicle before Venom was running forward and flinging it aside as though it were an annoying fly, and I yelped as my cousin avoided his punches and stuck to the wall above us. My hands momentarily left my face, and I heard him gasp in horror.
"Linzy!? Let her go!"
Venom growled and tightened his grip around me, squeezing almost all the air out of my lungs as he lunged forward and sent an even deadlier strand of attacks Spidey's way.
"Don't do this!" He pleaded as Venom tried to throw him off the building. He slid down and landed, his back pressed against the hood of a car. " Let her go- remember who you are!"
"I remember!" Venom roared. "I. AM. VENOM."
He surged forward, now carrying me bridal style, and kicked at Spiderman's face, chest, shins- anywhere that could hurt him. The Spider dodged skillfully and I was reminded of the comparison I had made earlier- the bodybuilder and the gymnast. I hoped my odds of surviving were a little better than what that implied.
"Don't worry, Linzy, I'll get you out of this! Just hold on!"
"Please hurry!" I yelled, and Venom landed a blow that sent Spiderman spiraling high in the sky.
"Venom!" Spidey yelled again. "I know it's you, and I'll say it one more time. Let her go, and LET. HIM. OUT!" He swung with each punctuated word, and I stared in disgust as the black mask momentarily broke away. Harry's face poked out and he looked at the two of us in horror.
"H-help me! I-I can't-"
"-YESSSS YOU CAN." Venom finished for him. They started fighting again, made harder for Spidey since he was trying to avoid hitting me which gave Venom the perfect human shield.
"C-come on. Can't we hug it out?"
"I THINK WE'RE PAST THAT STAGE!" I screamed, unable to believe he'd even suggest such a stupid idea.
"You weren't my friend before, and I don't need you now." He flung me over his shoulder and grabbed Spiderman by the neck. " I'll ssshow you AND him, whossse the better Ssspiderman." He swung us both into the sky again, and threw Spidey onto the glass of the tower where his dad worked. I screamed as he smashed through the glass, his feet pinning Spiderman beneath him as he landed on the table in his father's conference room. Hissing threateningly at the other people in the room, he turned and faced Norman with a roar as they all fled. Spiderman tried to get up but Venom grabbed his head, leaning down to lick his face with that gross, long tongue of his. I would've laughed at his mental freak out about Venom cooties if I wasn't in a similar situation. Staring only at Spiderman's prone form, Norman didn't notice me as he asked, "What is it that you want?"
Venom clutched me tighter and I gagged as his terrible breath filled my nostrils.
"The GREAT Norman Osssborn. You'll never know. You never cared." He poised himself to strike but Spidey moved first.
"Linzy, NOW!"
I pried myself out of his grip and fell to the side, knocking my head on the table as I landed. Mr. Osborn's eyes immediately locked on me and surprise flooded them while I attempted to scurry out of the way. There were several small cuts and bruises on my skin from the wild chase, and I could feel blood sliding down my forehead where I'd nicked it on the table. I didn't exactly feel like being stared at at the moment. As soon as I was out of the way, Spidey jumped up and slammed his feet into Venom's chest, causing him to go back a few steps and giving him enough room to attack him again. Spiderman jumped up and clung to the light fixture briefly before using it to get his momentum up and kicking Venom out the window. He ran over and was about to jump out when he looked back at Mr. Osborn and I.
"Sorry sir." His eyes flickered to me. " Please take care of her." He jumped out the window and I sat up, rubbing the blood out of my eyes and groaning at the pain that flared up in my side.
"Goodness, Linzy! Are you all right?!" Norman said in concern as he approached me. He pulled out a handkerchief and knelt down next to me, wiping away my blood with the small white cloth. I eyed it suspiciously and took it from him, pretending to use it to clean my other cuts. No way was I letting this psycho keep a sample of my DNA.
"Y-yeah…" I murmured shakily when I noticed he was waiting for a response.
"How did that...thing… get ahold of you?" He asked, and his interest when he said "thing" didn't escape my notice.
"It just… picked me up off the roof of my house." I answered truthfully. "I don't know why. C-can we not talk about this now, please? I-I need to go home. I think I'm in shock."
That last sentence really wasn't too far from the truth. That had shaken me up. A lot.
"Of course, Linzy. Just let me call a car."
For once, I didn't argue. He helped me to my feet and draped my arm over his shoulder, supporting me as I struggled to walk to the elevator.
"…Please don't tell anyone about this, sir. I don't want Aunt May to… worry."
He smiled and looked away.
"I understand."
I gulped, feeling like I'd just made a deal with the devil himself. At least he wasn't the goblin yet... right?
Author's note
Hey guys! Long time no see. Long story short, my computer died and I only saved a handful of my file and one of my best friends/cowriters decided that disappearing off the face of the earth was a completely acceptable idea. This chapter's been long and coming, but hey! I was able to get this out for you guys :3 Anyway, I still don't have my own computer, but I'll try to start cranking out chapters as fast as I can on my mom's laptop. If you guys enjoyed this chapter please drop a review into that nifty little box down below. It really makes my day every time! See you next chapter, (I promise you won't have to wait this long again if I can help it!)
-R.E.
(P.s,
To a certain person whose been looking forward to "Field trip" for the longest time ever (*cough* grapejuice101 *cough*), I really hope the next chapter lives up to your expectations. I can't thank you enough for all your support and great ideas; I just have to give you a shout out instead J
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(P.s.s,
You may have noticed I skipped the episode "exclusive". It's one of my favorites, and I couldn't bring myself to touch it :D )