Lovebug ── PETER PARKER¹

31. Mood Killer

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        "So, are you gonna tell us what happened?"

          Following the visit to Peter's, Luna decided an emergency lesson was in order as she needed a way to let out all her emotions. So she ran to Liz's house, seeing as she was releatively close, and texted Mia and Esther through her phone to meet them there. As per usual, the girls arrived before their beloved teacher, meaning one of them had to take Luna's hits in the meantime. And lucky for her, it was Mia's turn.

          Luna was hopping in place while Mia stood in position, Liz gearing up in the corner of the room with a frown. She couldn't help but notice how eager the girl had been to get started, which couldn't be a good sign. But she also couldn't seem to think of what could have gone wrong seeing as she wasn't crying when she arrived at her house, yet she was in possession of the book once more.

          "Nothing important," Luna rushed out, her leg swinging to hit Mia. Mia let out a huff at the impact, but kept in position, ready to take more. "I got the book, that's what matters."

           Liz narrowed her eyes at the girl, "You're lying."

         Luna's head snapped to her, "Am not."

          "Your eyebrow twitched," Liz retorted, instantly shutting the girl up. "Exactly. Spill it now, Moonie, or I will go to Parker myself." It fell silent for a second, Mia even letting her guard down for a moment, expecting Luna to blurt everything out. She was given a harsh awakening when the girl proceeded to swing her fist, making her stumble back. "Luna Maya Giraldo, I will text him right now."

           Luna still didn't respond, her gaze settled solely on Mia as she tried to decide on her next move. Liz let out a huff at this, unstrapping her gloves before stomping her way over to her bag. Luna, out of pure panic, blurted, "We almost kissed." Instantly filled with regret, she swung her foot, successfully knocking Mia to the floor with a scream. Letting out a breathe, she turned to Liz, who was grinning widely.

           "We almost kissed," she admitted shamefully, shoulders dropping in disappointment. "But, I blew it."

          So many things were rushing through her mind as Peter's eyes shut, and he tried to close the distance between the two. None of them seemed to be not wanting to do exactly what he was trying to do, because if Luna Giraldo's first kiss was going to be anybody, she'd want it to be Peter Parker. But in a span of a few seconds, everything seemed to turn itself around.

           The slamming of a door made Luna jump, Peter's eyes flying open at this. "Peter?" The two shared a look as the voice of May rang throughout the house, and when his door opened, Luna practically fell off of his bed.

         Way to make it not look suspicious.

          May seemed shocked, eyes widening as they landed on the beet red girl resting on the floor. "Luna? Peter didn't tell me you'd be coming over today."

         Luna's blush only seemed to intensify as she caught the pointed look May sent her nephew, Peter biting the inside of his cheek to stop from grinning. Had May not came home, he could guess what would have happened, and that was enough to make him feel like he accomplished something. "Right, sorry, I forgot," he admitted bashfully, his hand reaching to rub the back of his neck.

           "I was actually just going," Luna cleared her throat, quickly grabbing onto the book that'd been disregarded for the time being. "It was nice to see you again, May." The woman smiled fondly at the teenager, Luna returning the smile before her eyes trailed over to Peter. The smile he'd been trying to hide was slowly revealing itself, making the girl lose her breathe. "See you in school, Peter," she squeaked out, rushing out of his bedroom.

            May's eyes followed the girl as she practically ran out of the apartment before turning back to Peter, an awestruck smile on his face. "Did you do it?" She asked excitedly.

          "Almost, but she didn't try to stop me," Peter grinned, his aunt instantly matching his grin before holding her arms out for a hug.

         "You got cockblocked by his aunt?" Liz asked incredulously, shaking her head. "You should have waited till she left and finished what you started."

          Mia let out a noise of protest, shaking her head once she got both girls' attention. "Aunt walking in is a total mood killer, there's no way it would have been the same." She made a good point, but that didn't mean Luna regretted her decision to leave any less. She got halfway down the block before considering turning back around and just kissing him, but yet, she continued walking to Liz's house, cold hands resting on her cheeks in an effort to cool them down.

          "So what does this mean?" Liz asked the question each of them had been wondering. What did it mean? Though he didn't explicitly state it, Peter made it pretty clear that he had feelings for Luna in the way she had for him. And they'd been inches away from liplocking. So what was going to happen when they see each other in school on Monday?

          "It means next time Luna sees Peter, she's giving him that kiss," Mia decided, raising her hand when Luna opened her mouth to protest. "Ah, ah. You are kissing him, Luna, or you'll keep pushing this back until the spark is gone. I don't care if it's in the middle of a crowded subway cart, or the football field, or in the hallway. When you see him, you are kissing him. End of discussion."

            Luna frowned, because as much as she hated to admit it, Mia was right.