Call me by my name

Chapter 5

Pe ends and we head home, I check my phone on the way and noticed aunt may had replied saying she would be out and had done as I asked.

"Alright, Nova" I say when we reach my front door. "First things first, this is only short term until we can prove to Fury, we can tolerate each other" He scoffs but I ignore him and continue. "Second, don't mention anything to aunt may. She doesn't know I'm spiderman and can never know. Third of all, I have villains I take on by myself. You can't get involved with stuff, hero or civilian especially, that is unless I need you. Which is highly unlikely because the only thing you bring to a fight is your massive ego".

"At least I can throw a punch, web head!"

"Nova, you... throw a punch? Pfttttt" I start cackling and laughing at him. "Y-you have to be kidding. Your so funny". I open the door and let him go in first. I watch him take in the house, judging and speculating all of its features. He instantly walks over to the mantel, to where the picture of uncle ben, aunt may and I stand.

"Is this your uncle?" He asks and looks back at me, sympathy in his eyes. In a strange reaction though, I scowl at him and snatch the picture and shove it in my bag.

"Yes, and its none of your business" the detest in my voice is thick, and I don't know where it had come from, but I know it was uncalled for. Which why I'm taken by surprise when Nova nods and turns around to explore the rest of the house.

I watch him turn into the corridor and out of sight, and I pull the photo out my bag. I could feel hot tears start to prickle behind my eyes and I swallow hard to keep them hidden. I place the picture back so aunt may wouldn't notice, and follow Nova into the kitchen.

"Um, there's some banana cake in the fridge if you would like some?" I ask, and nova raises his eyebrows in surprise.

"O-okay. Sure?" I nod and walk over to the fridge, pulling out the plate with left over cake on. By tomorrow a new batch will be made, as its aunt mays favourite snack and it keeps her busy with something to do. But if I recall correctly, she wasn't too keen on the cake, but it was uncle ben who wanted to eat it every day. Aunt may made him some all the time, and we kept the tradition, it helps made us feel less empty I suppose. I guess over time she had grown fond of it. I give him a slice and cut my self one too. "Here".

He takes the plate and smiles. We sit down together at the table, in silence.

"i-i sorry for talking about your uncle. I was curious and I didn't think of the aftermath".

"Sam, its fine. I shouldn't have reacted like that". I take a spoonful of my cake and look back up to see buckethead staring at me. "What? Do I have something in my teeth?"

He shakes his head, and ponders on whether he should tell me or not, but decides to do so. "You called me by my name"

"And? Its your name, bucket head. You're not too bright, are you?" he shakes his head, and frowns. "Eat some cake, its aunt mays speciality. Then ill show you the upstairs". He nods and we finish our cake.

We walk upstairs, me taking the lead. "This is aunt mays room" I point to the door closest to us. Before walking into the room next door. "This is yours" He nods, and throws his stuff in a corner.

The room itself is pretty plain, with light blue walls, white bedding and oak wood furniture.

"Its nice, a bit small for me. How do you clean up the whole superpowers problem in case you accidentally make a mess?" Nova asks.

"I don't make a mess" I lied. "But if you do, SHEILD will probably clean it up for us". He nods.

"Where's your room?"

"Across the hall, but you have no reason to see it" Nova raises an eyebrow, challenging me. My eyes widen and as soon as I know it, he had flown pass me and was in my room. "NOVA!"

I run into my room, to find him laid on my bed. My heart rate is rushing and I can feel something become slightly tight.

"Don't lay like that on my bed, you look like you're a hooker" we laugh and he gets up and walks around my room. Staring at the little details of my room that even I don't take much notice of.

"Nice room, web head. Bit dorky, don't you think?" he looks at the pictures on the wall, medals and certificates of things I have won. Pictures of my family and friends. I walk up behind him so I can grab an unfinished can of Pepsi that I left next to the picture.

In surprise, he turns around and stares at me. His face inches away from mine.

"W-what are you doing web head?" He stammers, but I don't respond. I'm too busy staring at his lips, wanting to taste them so bad.

Wait what? Im sorry but what did I just think. This is buckethead were talking about! Ew! I'm not gay. What the hell peter? You can't think this!

I shove nova away from me and stand back, holding the can in the air for him to see. "Just grabbing my can but you were in the way"

"You couldn't have said excuse me or waited?"

"No," I try to think of an excuse but all I come out is with this "It's my room, I shouldn't have too. Now get out! Go unpack your stuff or something"