Chapter 2

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Peter woke up first in the morning. He watched as Felicia snuggled closer into his body. He was surprised that she even wanted to be close to him considering how bad he smelled after two days of not showering. Slowly creeping out of the bed, Peter left Felicia asleep.

Peter got dressed and left a note for Felicia. First thing he did was head straight for the library. He was able to rent an old apartment in Crime Alley with Tony's name. They really checked for nothing in this city. As soon as he was done he walked back to the firehouse. Felicia was still asleep. Now cuddling the pillow and muttering his name in her sleep. Peter began to pack up their few things into their backpacks.

Peter walked over to the bed and leaned down to Felicia. "Time to get up Felicia, we have to move into the apartment." Felicia raised her head slowly. Her hair was a mess and she left drool on the pillow. "Apartment?" Felicia was visibly confused. Peter chuckled. "Yeah apartment. Get ready so we can actually move in." Felicia grabbed onto him and pulled herself up. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and grabbed her clothes. Peter blushed, he forgot she was naked under the blankets.

Felicia and Peter finally made it to the apartment. There was one old bed, a dirty bathroom, a dirty kitchen, and no electricity. No wonder they didn't have to see the apartment before renting it. The rent was $200 a month. It was cheap, dirty, and small. Peter had dealt with worse in his life. Felicia didn't complain surprisingly. She was used to being rich and having a ton of money.

Peter and Felicia both went clothes shopping. They both got a pair of new shoes, and a new outfit. Life sucked. They both had to take an ice cold shower after they got back to the apartment. Peter went shopping for food. Both of them knew how to cook and Peter thought it would be fun for them to do together.

Peter had Tuesdays and Fridays off. Felicia had Saturdays and Thursdays off. Felicia left for work and Peter stayed back at the apartment.

Peter was bored. He walked to Gotham Academy and was able to change his and Felicia's address for the scholarship. Afterwards he walked down to the library. That was when Peter had a genius idea.

Peter ran down to the store and immediately bought everything he could. He was gonna make him and Felicia phones. Everyone had one, and they needed them. Peter started working at the library. He had been working on it when Barbara wheeled her way over. "What are you working on there Peter?" Peter looked up surprised she asked. "I'm trying to make a phone. I need one for school and can't afford it." Barbara hummed in acknowledgment. "If you need anything, just ask for it. I'm pretty good with tech and I have a friend who would love to help."

Peter couldn't ask for help. She had no reason to help him. No one should help him. "It's alright Barbara. I'll be fine by myself." Peter smiled reassuringly and watched her wheel off. Peter put his head back down and got to work.

Peter got back to the apartment at 7:45 and immediately got to cooking. Felicia would probably be back by 9:20 and he told her he would handle dinner. It wasn't anything crazy. He made cheap Mac and cheese chicken. Felicia was happy with it though. Today was the easiest day. The night ended with them cuddling in bed.

It was the next morning when Peter and Felicia got their acceptance letters. They had to go in sometime this week for uniforms and had to start next week. Felicia still hated the idea of going. "Why did they have to make us younger? I was ready for college. I was ready to be an adult and now I have to deal with shitty high school again." Peter sighed. There was no way to make her happy. "Maybe it will be good. If you go into it thinking positively, you might enjoy it more." Felicia scoffed. "Yeah right Peter. It's gonna be four years of shit again."

The day had been going well. He was able to work on his phone, his job was easy and it was almost over. Instead he watched as the front window exploded and four died with clown makeup ran into the store. Peter watched as they ran into the back to grab money from the small safe.

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