HIDE AND SEEK! ( p.parker )

five | jealousy, jealousy

hide and seek!

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"We're going to the party!" Ned excitedly argued with the red-haired girl.

"We're not going!" Juliet annoyingly exclaimed, making hand gestures as they all reached Peter and Juliet's apartment.

"Peter! Buddy!" Ned cheekily smiled, grabbing him by the arms as Peter stared at Ned with a lifted eyebrow. "House party. Liz. Inviting us, it came out of her own lips. Chance to popularity. Chance to swoon Liz and make her yours." He whispered as if he were hypnotizing him, the three teenagers walking into the apartment.

"Oh— oh my gosh." Juliet stared up at the ceiling, face—palming. She shook her head, looking over at Peter. "Peter..."

Peter looked at his friends in thought, and let out a sigh. "Fine." He spoke, reaching and pressing the elevator button.

"Yes!" "Ugh!" Ned and Juliet both exclaimed in different emotions at the same time.

"But, not for long." Peter pointed his finger at Ned, giving him a stern look.

"And if Peter doesn't wanna use his suit..." Juliet pointed her finger at Ned also, giving the same stern look as they all stepped into the elevator.

"Cool, cool!" Ned excitedly spoke, ignoring his friend's warnings. He turned to Peter, setting his hand on his back, "go ask your mom," he turned to Juliet, doing the same to her, "go ask your uncle, and I'll go get ready!.. well, gotta see if my Nana let's me go."

Peter immediately looked over at Juliet at the mention of her uncle, watching as she looked down.

She had become so overwhelmed due to the overthinking, the jealousy, the worry and the sadness that had been building up in her all day. It felt like everything was just coming at her without stopping, and she didn't know what she was gonna do.

The elevator began to move upward, and a small silence filled it. At that moment, a sharp, warm, tingly feeling began to grow in Juliet's palms, causing her heart to begin to race.

Oh no, not now.

I need to tell Peter about my powers; even Ned, too.

But my powers can't go off right now—it could hurt them.

The feeling is getting stronger—

Calm down, Juliet!

Ned's expression softened at the sight of his friend's expressions, not knowing what made them upset. "Or not."

Juliet snapped back to reality, the tingling feeling in her palms slowly going away. A wave of relief swept through her as the powers went away, and she turned to look at Ned. "It's okay, it's just, uh..." she looked down for a moment, swallowing the lump in the back of her throat. "My uncle left last night. Hasn't come back since."

Ned's nervous grin fell immediately, his brown eyes flickering from Juliet to Peter, feeling bad for bringing him up. "Oh... oh, I'm sorry, Jules." Ned softly spoke, opening his arms to her and engulfing her into a gentle hug.

Juliet pressed her lips together as she rested her head into Ned's shoulder, feeling Peter watch her as she tried blinking her tears away.

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry.

"It's okay. It'll be okay, I'll figure something out." Juliet quietly spoke as she released from the hug. "We can still go to the party if you want."

"Don't worry, Jules, we're gonna help you." Peter spoke, setting a hand on her shoulder.