Secrets // tw x spiderman crossover ❤︎

chapter 2; the party

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I can't say I'm surprised when I see Peter again, at my high school. I had a gut feeling that he would be enrolling at Beacon Hills.

Should I talk to him? I honestly don't feel like it.

I feel horrible, and I probably look just as bad as I feel. Lately, I've been getting hardly any sleep. Too many thoughts racing in my mind.

If I wasn't so dead on my feet, maybe I would have enough decency to thank him for returning my arrow.

Speak of the Devil, he's walking in my direction. I take a few quick breaths and try and think of conversation topics.

When he gets closer, I wave pathetically at him.

He gives me a confused look, then continues walking. Right past me.

I turn around and see him say hi to Cora Hale.

Wait, what the hell? He knows Cora? And now that I get a proper look at him... he's kinda cute.

I know it's silly, but I feel rejected and utterly embarrassed. I don't know why, I barely know him.

Yet.

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The school day is over, and I feel like I can finally breathe.

I spoke barely two words to my friends at lunch, I was too stuck in my head. And I was already distracted because Cora invited Peter to our table, and he sat right across from me.

His presence... annoyed me. Peter was talking to all of my friends like he's known them for years, but he couldn't say one word to me.

Frankly, I think he's kind of rude. After lunch, I went up to him and thanked him for returning my arrow, because I'm a decent person, and he just shrugged.

He literally just shrugged.

Uh, who does he think he is? He just moved here yesterday (I know that because it was the whole topic of the conversation at lunch today) and he's already friends with my friends and pissing me the hell off. And also, he never clarified why he was wearing that outfit... thing?

All these thoughts were starting to drive me crazy.

I drive Lydia back to my house because she's been bugging me to hang out all day, and also because I have nothing better to do. If everyone  else can accept the abnormal peace in Beacon Hills, so can I. Or I can at least try to.

Our initial plan was to study up in my room, but we both decide that we don't really need to study after all. Our grades are near perfect, and I didn't even bring my books home, anyways.

Lydia and I sit in my room quietly, exchanging a few words here and there. Right now I'm restocking my ammunition and cleaning up my weapons.

"Sorry I'll be done in a sec," I apologize.

"Mmm," Lydia replies distractedly. I look over to see her smiling giddily at her phone.

I narrow my eyes at her, but she isn't looking at me.

"Why are you so smiley?" I tease, but she doesn't look up from her phone.