Truth, Lies and Alibis (Peter Parker x Reader)

Part 6

I had a knot in my stomach when I woke up. Embarrassment? Anger? Disappointment? I couldn't pinpoint it exactly. But I knew one thing; I was upset. Not angry, at least not yet. Just upset.

Look it would've been fine if Peter just texted me to say 'hey sorry I can't do today im busy' but he didn't. Not to mention that it was his idea to meet up. He got my hopes up and just left me disappointed. Like an idiot.

At least I don't have to deal with him for a couple of days.

"Hey guys, it's Peter." Shit.

"Hey, uh, I was hoping to rejoin the team." He said nonchalantly. Was he serious?

"No, no way. You can't quit on us, stroll up and be welcomed back by everyone." Flash gets up in his face. I agreed, but for a different reason entirely. I needed a break from Peter's constant back and forth, it was giving me whiplash. I just needed some time on my own.

"Peter, great to have you back. Let's get on the bus." Mr Harrington says. Great, Peter's tagging along.

"Hey." He smiles at me. I was expecting more guilt on his face but no he seemed perfectly fine like nothing had happened. He had completely forgot about our meet up. That hurt more than if he was to have just bailed. It meant he didn't care enough to remember. 

I didn't want to deal with the confrontation, get mad and cause a scene. I may've put our teams headspace and subsequent performance at the decathlon at risk if I did that. So I did what I always do, pretend. "Hey." I returned a smile and got on the bus.

"Wanna sit next to each other?" He asked. I couldn't think of anything worse because I knew I would cry the minute he talked to me.

"Sorry I already said I'd sit with MJ." I lied, quickly going and sitting with her. A little to her dismay, she preferred sitting alone. I tired to avoid the confused look he gave me as he walked past.

I joined in on the practice quiz Liz was giving, getting most of them correct which made my fellow teammates happy and more confident. I, on the other hand, couldn't feel less happy or confident if I tried. I was snapped out of my thoughts

"Can I take this real quick, I'll only be a sec?" Peter asks Liz. Another thing to be mad at, Liz was so happy Peter was back and he seemed so happy to see her. I just wanted to disappear.

I was suspicious about the phone call. I would generally say no offence but since I'm mad at him, full offence Peter didn't have any friends and May was more of a texter who sent a bunch of emoji's so I was confused as to why he was getting a call. As I watched him go further to the back of the bus to Ned I realised something. He wasn't here for the decathlon, he was here on business.

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"Just go get them." Liz pushed me in front of Peter and Ned's room. "And tell them to hurry up and come down." She ran down the hallway before I could protest.

My whole 'not seeing Peter for a few days' plan had already failed on account of him showing up unannounced. What difference would it make if he were to come down to the pool, he probably wouldn't come anyway.

I went to go knock on the door when I heard voices inside. "Peter I don't know if this is a good idea, what if this is illegal?" I heard Ned's muffled voice. What's illegal?

"I can handle it Ned." Peter replied.

Maybe I read the situation all wrong, maybe Peter was a drug mule or something? Why else would Peter decide to come on this trip last minute? And now he's trying to drag Ned into this too? 

I knock on the door, a lot of 'shush' 'shush' noises, the sound of bodies stumbling, 'put it away Ned'. Or maybe they were in a relationship, that's a plot twist.

Peter swung the door open in a panicked state. "Oh, uh, hey y/n." His nerves were pricked up.

"Uh hey," I was confused by the whole situation, "um the others wanted me to invite you and Ned to- what's that?" I look at a glowing purple rock.

Ned picks it up and slams it into a drawer. "Nothing."

"N-nothing y/n. Everything's fine." Peter shuts the door a little more.

"Okay?" Not convinced. "Well the others are down at the pool and wanted me to ask you if you'd come."

"Actually, I was going to go down to the business centre to, uh, study." He scratches the back of his ear, an instant indication he was lying. 

"Really? Liz is going to be really disappointed. She said it's good for morale." I stated and his eyes lit up, of course Liz would be the only reason he would go.

"Yeah, um, m-maybe later. Bye." He pushes past me. 

"Yeah, bye." I spat. Yeah he's really getting on my nerves.

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Peter's POV

"Yeah, bye." She said shortly.

Is she mad at me or something? I thought we made up? On the bus she was really distant and avoided all eye contact all day. I didn't want to think much of it because it's not like her to ever be upset. Then again it's not unlike her to hide her feelings if she is upset. I'm an idiot.

Should I have gone to the pool? This is more important right? She's really important too. Just, ugh Peter get yourself together. Just finish this mission then you can go back to the pool to make up with her. Or if not tonight you still have tomorrow, the decathlon, walk around DC, plenty of time to make things right. Right?

Wrong. 

I was loosing my mind in this storage facility. If I don't get out soon I'm going to miss the decathlon and completely blow it with y/n.

"Should I tell y/n I'm Spider Man?" I ask my AI, Karen.

"Who's y/n?"

"Who's y/n?" I laugh, thinking of how stupid it is to be talking about her to a robot. "She's, she's everything to me. She's the most amazing person I've ever met. But I keep screwing it up, y'know? She's perfect and deserves to be told that and to feel that but, what if I'm just not enough?"

"Sounds like you don't want to tell her you're Spider Man, it sounds more like you want to tell her you love her."

"I didn't realise you were artificial emotional intelligence." I chuckle but my laugh soon starts to fade. "I can't Karen, I don't think she feels the same."

"Well, if I were her, I wouldn't be disappointed at all."

"Thanks Karen. How long we been in here anyway?"

"37 minutes."

"What?" I freak. "37 minutes that's insane! I gotta get out of here." I go into the storage container and try look for something. "Hey, it's like the glowy thing."

"That glowy thing is an explosive Chitauri energy core." Oh no.

"You mean we've been carrying around a bomb?!" I desperately start trying to call Ned. No service. 

I'm screwed.

2 updates in one day?? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Someone please kill me I'm serious please kill me I'm not writing I'm asking. Lol I really gotta be studying but like I would rather die so I'm procrastinating and writing this, I may even do another chapter today idk. 

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