Venomous

Chapter 6:Angry

Summary:

Peter keeps getting angrier and angrier...
Notes:

OH: I changed the ending of the last chapter because I didn't want to rush things. Just an update.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Angry

Over the course of the week, Peter and Venom began to get better acquainted with one another. Peter told Venom practically everything that had happened to him in the recent years, including the events that led up to him becoming Spider-Man. Venom was a very good listener, and he never criticized Peter for anything he had done in the past. Peter was glad to have a friend that didn't question everything he did and trusted his judgement.

Peter hadn't spoken to Ned since they had their big fight, though his friend had been texting him nonstop since Monday. Avoiding Ned at school was a bit difficult, but not impossible. They shared a few classes together, but there was no assigned seating in any of them, so it was pretty easy to distance himself from others. Peter had been sitting further and further in the backs of his classes, and had begun to pay less attention to his teachers. Venom was just so much more interesting than anything he was learning about.

The end of the week was getting closer and closer, and Peter couldn't have been more excited. He and Venom were going to have a lot of fun this weekend. Peter planned to take the symbiote with him out on patrol, as he had been doing each night since they met. Instead of riding in Peter's backpack like he did at school, Venom was allowed to ride on Peter's shoulders during patrol. Peter thought it would be safer that way.

That Friday when the school bell rang at the end of the day, Peter was gathering his things from his locker. He'd had a pretty good week, especially since he'd blown up on Flash that previous Monday. Ever since then, no one had been too keen to bother him. It was great. Of course, things couldn't stay perfect forever, so when Michelle Jones and Ned came walking up to him at his locker, Peter knew he was in for it.

"What's up, dork?" MJ asked, folding her arms across her chest.

Peter could tell that MJ was trying to be casual, but knew she was also planning on asking him why he had been such a jerk to Ned on Monday. He wasn't really in the mood to get scolded, so he simply ignored her and continued to pack up his things for the weekend. When MJ realized this, she scowled. "You gonna ignore me all day or are you gonna say hello?" She asked.

Huffing, Peter turned to face her and Ned. "Look, I'm not in the mood for a lecture, MJ," He said.

"Who said I was gonna lecture you?"

Peter rolled his eyes and turned away again. He could hear Venom whispering to him to get out of there so they could go on patrol. "I'm trying," Peter whispered back as he closed his locker.

"What?" MJ asked, having overheard what he said to Venom.

Peter glanced at Ned, who had remained quiet this whole time, not saying anything. Ned and Peter had never really fought before, so they weren't exactly sure how they were supposed to fix it. Peter didn't really care all that much, but Ned was tired of not talking to the person he considered to be his best friend. "Peter, you haven't been yourself lately." Ned knew why, but hadn't said anything to anyone. He didn't want to risk getting Peter in trouble with Mr. Stark and he also didn't want to upset Peter more than he already had. So Ned had kept his friend's secret, but he wasn't sure if it had been the right call.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Peter swung his backpack over his shoulder and turned on his heel to walk away.

Ned and MJ exchanged a look and then MJ marched right up to Peter, grabbed his shoulder and spun him around to face her. "What the hell is your problem, man?" She snapped. "Ned told me how you've been ignoring him all week, and don't think I haven't noticed how different you've been acting, either. You're not paying attention in class, and you've missed every single decathlon practice this week. You don't get to flake on us and then act like a dick for no reason."