Spider-Widow

Chapter three: It Felt So Real

Ned and Nathaly climb up onto the roof. "Finally, some privacy! It is crazy down there!" said Ned.

Nathaly noticed that they ruined their moment, "Good." "Wait, no you're happy for them! You're happy that they're together! Move on! For fu-"

"Nathaly?!" Nathaly stopped arguing to herself and looked at her friends who had worried looks on their faces.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Peter asked the brunette softly.

Nathaly nodded, "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"Because you just gripped your apple a little too tight." Ned points out.

Nathaly was confused before looking at her right hand seeing her crushed apple in her hand. "Oh!" She was surprised that she was so angry at herself that she crushed an apple with one hand.

"So, I was thinking, when we get into MIT, we should live together." Ned said, trying to get the attention off of Nathaly.

"Yeah, for sure." Peter said.

"Yeah, I'd love that." MJ says.

"I better not be picking up your legos on the floor, Leeds. Because if I step on those things I will smash your head through the wall." Deadpanned Nathaly as she lay down and resting her eyes.

Ned turns his laptop to show the MIT webpage a video of students playing frisbee on the quad.

"This is gonna be us."

"Yes, minus the frisbee. And smiling." MJ says. Nathaly chuckles and points her foot towards MJ's direction and bobs it up and down saying she agrees.

"MIT's obviously the dream, but if we match up our backup schools, then either way we'll all be together in Boston. New school. New town. I can Spider-Man there." Peter says. "I mean, they have crime in Boston, right?"

"Yes, yes they do." MJ says.

"Yeah, wicked crime." Ned adds.

Nathaly groaned in agreement as she was starting to fall asleep.

"Yeah, so it'll be like a fresh start."

MJ sees how sincere he is, how much he wants this. But she's skeptical.

"What's up?" Peter saw the look on his girlfriend's face.

"I don't know, I just feel like if you don't-- If you expect disappointment, then you can never really get disappointed." MJ hesitated.

"Come on." Peter takes her hand. "It'll be a fresh start. And we'll all be together."

"Yeah, no you're right, yeah. Fresh start." MJ smiles at her boyfriend.

"Yeah."
Ned cluelessly takes their clasped hands -- another romantic moment spoiled. "Fresh start."

"We should head down." Peter says and they all agree.

"Nat?" Ned nudged her. "Nat!" Ned accidentally slapped her too hard

"Ow! What was that?" Nathaly immediately sat up.

Ned's eyes widened and hoped she wasn't going to kill him and behind him MJ and Peter also had their eyes widened.

"I-I don't know." Ned said honestly.

Nathaly stood up and looked over at the edge, "Imagine if I jumped off a tall building." Then looked at her friends with a smile, "That would be a cool way to die."

"No, it isn't." Peter said immediately, making his friends and girlfriend look at him.

"C'mon Pete, she was joking." MJ smiles at her boyfriend but he didn't smile, he had a very stern face.

"She still shouldn't be joking about that. Let's get you down before you actually jump." Peter grabbed her from the arm and pulled her where the ladder was.

"I know where it is. But it would be easier to get down there." Nathaly said as put on her backpack on her back again.

"What would be an easier way to get down?" MJ asks the broken brunette.

Nathaly smiles innocently, "By jumping off the building."

"Will you stop, Nathaly!" Peter snapped, making them all jump. "Stop! Just stop! What makes you think that's funny or cool?!" Yelled Peter.

"What is going on with you, Nathaly? Lately you haven't been yourself ever since London!"

"Nothing, Peter! Why do you care if I jump off a building?! You're going to be there to save me anyway?!" Nathaly snapped back.

"Nathaly, that's one of my fears! I'm scared I won't be able to save you on time! Nathaly you're my best friend and if you die I'm going to blame myself for not saving you in time!" Peter bursted.

"Peter?" MJ snapped her fingers in front of him, making him flinch back. "Hey, are you okay, dude?" Ned asked him.

"What happened?" Peter asked as he looked around his eyes and landed at Nathaly who was holding her backpacks. "I said a joke about me jumping off a building but you just zoned out. Honestly you had the audacity to do that." Nathaly flipped her brown hair over her shoulders and then climbed down.

"See you guys down there." Ned says and then follows Nathaly down.

Peter looked around him, still fazed by what just happened. That was all of his imagination? "It felt so real." He thought of himself.

"Hey, Peter?" MJ brought him back to earth. "Are you coming?" Peter nodded and followed MJ down.

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(A/n: again I'm sorry this is another short chapter but I did say try. Bye love you all 3000!)