Alright, alright, simmer down. Put down the pitchforks and dose your torches…..
First and foremost….A MASSIVE APOLOGY FOR ALL YOU READERS!
I AM SO SORRY! I have finished my contract up north about two weeks ago and after three days on a bus I have been resting up and job-hunting, Every time it seems like I've gotten close to updating and the writer's block has passed, a possible job opportunity has presented itself and I have had to apply and or go to a function.
And story creator justimtaylor48 has been, much like our web-slinging hero, dealing with issues of the academic and relationship kind.
I appritaite your patience and understanding, and all the love this fic is getting despute not entering the 'meat' of the story. Once again, justimtaylor and I are welcoming co-writers so that we can get this story out much faster. If you're interested, please PM me.
Enough rambling; on with the story
The Teens with Attitude, Spider-Sense Awakens
"We have a new student joining us for the next month." The teacher announced as Peter stood in front of everyone. "All the way from the Big Apple."
None of the students really looked impressed. Heck, most weren't even paying attention. Peter was actually grateful for that; the less attention he drew here, the easier it would be to slip in, investigate and move out.
"Why don't you tell us about yourself?" The teacher asked.
"Name's Peter Parker, Queens." Our hero started. "I am a science geek…that's pretty much it. Sorry."
He couldn't exactly say he was a superhero, right? He wasn't rich like Tony, or a war hero like Captain America….
"Not a problem." The teacher smiled genuinely. "Please. Take a seat."
Peter did so at the only available chair, just as the teacher began to bring up the science fair.
"Mr. Parker?" The teacher announced. "I see you'e already met your partner; Ms. Anne Hart. Anne-Hart, you have to pass this."
Peter then realized what had been said:
'Wait, what? A partner?'
And just like that, things got complicated.
Just then, the bell rang and the students got ready to leave. Wanting to be nice and get to know his partner, Peter started to talk:
"So, um…"
"Look, just do the work, get us a passing grade and leave me alone. You'll live longer."
She then raced out of the room.
"Okay, nice meeting you too." Peter weakly waved back, then turning his thoughts on the 'actual' reason he was here
'What the heck am I going to do?'
SMPR
After that first class, Peter went to his new/ temporary locker, his mind still on what the heck he was going to do for his project.
'If I'd been by myself I could do almost anything. But now that I have that cheerleader on my back, I have to dumb it down…'
He was so wrapped up in his thoughts, Peter didn't noticed two boys, obviously bullies, making their way towards him
'I could try and pass of my web-shooters and web-fluid as something….nah, too obvious. And I don't know enough about the energy around this place Sides, Mr. Stark would probably…'
Suddenly, a sensation filled Peter's head; a ringing of sorts. The world suddenly grew smaller, yet clearer. He saw a fist was heading towards him.
He ducked just in time, glancing up to see the bullies
'Of course.' He realized. 'New kids a nerd, they're not going to leave me alone.'
The bully reached backwards to throw another punch, and the ringing filled Peter's head again. And even though Peter saw the fist coming, something told him that wasn't what he should be concerned with. The ringing grew louder and louder, the sense of danger growing and growing as Peter saw the bully smiling and looking off Peter's shoulder.
Through the corner of his eye, Peter realized there was ANOTHER bully, moving to kick him from behind. He quickly dodged, letting the other attacker kick the first in the face. They started yelling and each other, and Peter tried to creep away, only for the ringing to start again just as he somehow saw one the bullies moving to grab him.
With the reflexes a crime-fighter like himself would develop over few years, Peter grabbed the bully's hand and flung him to the ground
"Sorry!" He apologized before the ringing went off again and he bobbed and weaved under a series of punches.
"Stop dodging and let me hit you, nerd!"
"Yeah…how about no?" Peter smirked, getting a chuckle out of the other students.
"What is going on?"
All turned to see the Principal had stepped out of his office. Peter was about to try and explain before the ringing came again and the fist was mere centimetre from his face. He then grabbed it and stopped it.
"The new kid was kicking their butts!" One student noted
"No, I wasn't!" Peter begged. "I was just dodging, sir!"
The Principal didn't seem to care
"Detention. 1 weekend."
SMPR
In spite of all that, Peter wasn't really concerned about getting detention. He'd use the time for his project…once he figured it out.
His mind focused on the ringing that ahd saved him from reliving his pre-spiderman days
This had never happened before; a sense of danger filling him mere milliseconds before something happened?
That could be a useful little….
What could he call it?
'Think I'll call that Spider-sense.'
He then realized how dumb that sounded. Spiders don't have any means of sensing danger beyond their own senses, right?
'I'll come up with another name later.'
"How'd you do that?"
The asker was a boy Peter had seen in his AP class, and when he;d answered mpst of the teacher's questions before him, had struck our hero as the school's main nerd.
'Play up the big city kid look.' Our hero mentally told himself.
"Well, you pick up a thing or two when you're bullied since pre-school." He half-lied, inwardly adding: 'And fight crime whenever you can.'
"You know, eat your veggies."
The two chuckled at that before shaking hands.
"Peter Parker."
"Billy Cranston."
The two new friends didn't notice that Jason had seen the whole thing
"I think I like him even more now."
And Jason was not the only one, as a girl in a yellow shirt had also seen the whole thing go down.
SMPR
Peter arrived at the next class a minute or so late, which did not impress the teacher.
"Oh, lighten up teach." One student, Zack, smirked. "New kid just broke down a stereotype. Shouldn't an english teacher like you be giving him props for that?"
The class burst into laughter, and Peter shook his head as he sat down
"Not bad, geek." Zack smirked and whsiperd to Peter. "Seriously, got some moves on ya."
Peter began to feel hope. Maybe Angel Grove didn't have too many jerks or pricks after all
"Then again, about tie one of you fought for yourself." Zack laughed.
'Oh great. He IS a prick...Well, at least he's not Flash.' Peter mused. It was in the delivery of the line.
And yet….? Maybe Peter was imagining it, but something about Zack seemed like him.
SMPR
"Peter! Hey, Peter! Over here!"
Peter saw billy waving over to him at a table and, with a trya of food made his way over.
"How you holding up?"
"Not too bad. Got a cheerleader for a science fair partner, got detention for self defense and got laigehd at for that by…"
"Zack, right?"
Peter nodded.
"Yeah…he's kind of a jerk. But Kimberly? Oh man, I feel sorry for you.. Watch your back Parker,"
Peter rose and eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Apparently, rumor has it she punched out her boyfriend's tooth." Billy whispered.
"THEY PUT IT BACK!" Kimberly suddenly shouted, despite not even being in the cafeteria. But someone else did.
She wore a yellow shirt and had wavy, shoulder length hair. Her skin was tanned and her eyes….Peter could tell something about her, but wasn't sure what.
Peter felt his heart skip a beat, and Billy noticed.
"Oh, that's Trini." Billy noted. "I wouldn't try if I was you."
He leaned in and whispered:
"I don't think she even likes guys."
Evidently, Zach didn't know this as he walked up and gave her a flirty smile, which went ignored. He tried again, and she tripped him.
"Come on, baby…" Zack smiled with the confidence Peter and Billy had seen on WAY too many popular guys to count. "Why eat alone when you can…?"
"I'm not into pretty boys. They sparkle too much." She said bluntly, then arched over and ate lunch alone.
'Okay, that was funny.'
Peter mused, then went back to lunch.
SMPR
The day was finally drawing to an end.
Between dodging bullies and dodgeballs while still trying to figure out how this 'spider-sense' worked, meeting new students and maneuvering through unfamiliar hallways while trying to figure out how to come up with something for the fair that would help get his scientific career going but still help Kimberly pass and look 'do-able' for a high school student….it was safe to say Peter Benjamin Parker was exhausted.
He was surprised and honestly a little disappointed he hadn't seen much of Jason, but glad to have seemingly made a friend in Billy. To say nothing of not having been bullied yet still coming across and a 'normal' nerd.
Peter chuckled at the idea of the word 'normal.' What was that, he wondered.
"You're the new kid, right?" Trini noted, not really asking a question.
Peter was surprised this girl even knew he existed. Then again, being the new kid, he really shouldn't have.
"Um, yeah. Peter Parker at your service."
"Kwan. Trini Kwan." She smiled back. "Well, as a fellow new kid, and a veteran one at that, let me give ya some tips…"
"Head down low? Don't draw attention if you can?"
She rose an eyebrow.
"I have a strict father-figure." Peter white-lied
SMPR
"Oh, he's going to pay for that one." Tony twitched
"No he won't." Pepper smiled knowingly. "And by the way…does he know you installed a camera and microphone into his jacket when he wasn't looking?"
Tony wisely did not comment.
SMPR
"Well, you kind of blew that out when you stood up to those two jerks." Trini mused, a smile on her face. "Nice moves, by the way…for a nerd."
Peter knew that was coming. Admittedly, it didn't hurt as much as it could've…
"I've been picked on since preschool, you pick up a move or two." He repeated just as a car began to honk.
"There's my dad, better get going. See you around, Parker." She smiled as she left.
"See you around." Peter replied back
Billy gave Peter a look that seemed to be both knowing and surprised.
"…What?" Peter asked. "…What?"
"You just got her to talk to you." Billy explained. "She talks to NO ONE."
Peter just shrugged.
"Hey Billy, where's the town library?"
"Oh, I'm on my way there! Just follow me."
And that's what he did.
SMPR
When Peter got back to the Scott's family home, still without an idea for the science fair, he saw Mr. Scott and Jason were out, but Mrs. Scott and Jason's little sister Pearl were not.
"Hello there Peter, have a good first day?" Mrs. Scott asked as she prepped dinner.
"Pretty good yeah." Peter nodded. "Anything I can do to help?"
She shook her head with a smile and shooed him out of the room while she cooked. Peter made his way to the living room and began his homework, wishing for inspiration to come to him.
He then noticed Pearl was looking at him with intense interest.
"Um….hi?"
Pearl looked at his homework.
"That looks hard. Do you go to a super-smart school?" She asked
"Kind of." Peter explained, realizing that this little girl, that probably was the best way to describe Midtown High School of Science and Technology. "My school focuses more on…building or finding stuff that'll change the world."
"So you're like a superhero?"
That got a chuckle out of our hero.
"I been called a lot of things Pearl, but never that." He smiled. "You like superheroes?"
She nodded happily
"Any favorites?"
"Spiderman!"
…
That took Peter for a loop.
"Really?" He asked. "What about Iron Man? Scarlet Witch?"
Pearl shook her head
"They're cool, but he's always helping people." She explained.
Peter realized she did have a point. It's one thing to save the world and fight aiens, and its another to just save people from muggings and tehifs…but in the end, they were still heroes.
"Well, I'm sure he'd appritaite hearing that." Peter smiled, messing up the gorls hair and making her giggle a bit.
"Mr. Peter?" Pearl asked
"Peter's fine."
"Mr. Peter, are you going to call your mommy and daddy?"
"Oh, that's right! I should probably give Aunt May a call!"
He then dashed over to his laptop and sent her a skype request. Sadly, it seemed she was at work, so Peter left a message.
Then. Figuring since he already had it on, Peter decided to give Ned a call.
"Hey, how's it going in Crstyal Cove?"
"Angel Grove." Peter corrected Ned. "And nothing too much out of the ordinary yet, basic school with all the cliques and drama."
"Any troubles yet?"
"I got a partner for the science fair." Peter started. "She's a cheerleader. Leaving me to do everything. Living with a cool guy though. And already made a friend in a fellow brainaic. But sadly, there are indeed jerks in this school; I got detention…"
Ned gasped
"…I didn't hit anyone! Just bobbed and weaved."
Ned then let out a sigh of relief before he gave his friend a devious smile
"And?"
"And what?"
"Somebody caught your eye?"
Peter was quite for a minute.
"This one girl named Trini. Kind of a loner, mentioned she's a veteran new kid. Billy's pretty sure she's not into guys….but she and I did have a conversation
"Got a pic of her?"
"No, I don't have a pic of her." Peter reacted in shock and mild disgust. "For crying out loud Ned, I just met her, I'm not a stalker!"
"Well can you describe her?'
"Why are you so interested?" Peter asked.
"You're my best friend and you look and sound like you did before a certain person who shall remain anonymous relocated after a certain web-slinger defeated an aviary thief. I just want to see what kind of person gets your interest."
And so, with a sigh, Peter told his best friend about his so far one interaction with a girl he may or may not have developed a crush on after just speaking with her.
Ned was quiet for a full minute before smiling again.
"Well Mr. Parker, you clearly have a type."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Peter asked
"Oh, nothing, nothing!" Ned assured his best friend. "Just now I have an idea what to look for in the next girl for you when this inevitably doesn't work out."
…..
…
"Okay, That right there? That actually hurts." Peter frowned.
"Just calling it like I see it."
"And by the way, you kind of sounded like the kind of guy who treats girls like objects." Peter added. "Not going to get yourself a girlfriend with that attitude."
"And you have?"
Peter did not reply.
"So, you..?" Ned started.
"Tonight." Peter cut him off, not wanting to risk anyone hearing about why Tony had sent him over. He then ended the call just as Jason's father called them to dinner.
SMPR
It was around 1 in the morning when Peter decided to sneak out to investigate the energy. He opened up his suitcase for the frst time since he had come to the city and spied something that he knew shouldn't be there:
The new suit Tony had given him.
Peter knew he hadn't packed this. So then who….?
He decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth and slipped into it, admiring how it felt and throwing a few punches. It feit like a glove.
"Hello, Peter."
Peter, recognizing the voice of Karen, shushed the AI, not wanting to wake anyone.
"Not to worry, only you can hear me. Now…shall we go investigate those energy readings?"
Cracking open his window, he leapt into the air, fired a webline and made his way
To be continued….