Endure and Prevail | Peter Parker [DISCONTINUED]

eight | "sixers are inside my house"

"When you care about someone, you protect them from the pain they go through."

Rosalinda Keyes moved her pen swiftly against her notebook, jotting down the facts and formulas that her Physic's teacher, Ms. Warren was currently writing down on the board. The sound of someone whispering beside her made the young brunette lift her head up from her notebook and turn towards the culprit.

"Hey?" Her eyes met Peter's soft brown eyes, the boy sitting in the empty desk next to her.  "I didn't get the chance to ask you, how are you feeling after, ya know, last night?  It must've been scary for you."

Rosie shrugged her shoulders, quickly glancing at Peter who had a concerned look on his face before returning her gaze back to the whiteboard, jotting down the notes Ms. Warren was writing on the board.  "I mean, it was scary but I'm fine."  She reassured Peter with a small smile.

Peter was beyond relieved that he was there at the right time.  He wouldn't know what he would if he lost Rosie.  If he lost her, it would feel like he lost a part of himself.  Rosie is one of the most important people in his life, and with his new abilities it is one of his priorities to make sure that she is always safe.  Rosalinda Keyes was like a sister to him.

He also mentally thanked detective Watanabe for giving Rosie her contact information. 

Peter asked the detective to contact him, Spider-Man, when his friend would call her about anything so that he could be there to help her.  He also thinks this is the chance to get know Rosie in another way, hoping the girl would open up to the masked hero in a way she wouldn't do with him as Peter Parker. 

"Mr. Parker?" Peter was torn from thoughts from his teacher's voice calling his name.  "Care to explain what the law of inertia is?" The brown-haired boy shook his head, biting his bottom lip as he tilted his head to look past his teacher, seeing the vocabulary term written on the board.  "Oh, it's an object of equilibrium that does not change its motion."  He answered correctly, receiving an satisfied smile from Ms. Warren before she returned her attention back to the board.

"Nice job Pete." Rosie smirked, noticing her friend lowering his head down to hide the hint of blush forming on his cheeks.

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"Oh my god!  So you met Spider-Man?" Gwen Stacy gaped, her and Mary Jane sitting across from Rosie at their lunch table with Peter, Harry, and Ned sitting next to the three girls.  "Yeah."  Rosie confirmed, taking a bite of the school's spaghetti. 

Ned and Harry were talking about the latest drama that is going around the school while Peter pretended to be listening even though he was using his heightened senses to listen to the girls' conversation, intrigued by their topic.  "Is he hot?" MJ questioned and Rosie shrugged her shoulders.  "I don't know.  He was wearing a mask."  "But what about his voice?" The blonde asked, "You can tell someone is hot by their voice."