Thaw

Neighbors. Pt 2

Astrids P.O.V

A knock sounded at the door.

"Hun, can you get the door?" Rosa poked her head out of the kitchen.

"Yea, I got it." I stood up from my place on the table where I was currently working on my version of Spiderman's costume.

I walked to the door and swung it open to reveal a pretty woman, and behind her... Peter?

"Hi, I'm May! You must be Astrid!" The lady held her hand out. I re focused my attention on her and not the boy with the dropped jaw .

"Nice to meet you! Come in." I shook her hand then moved out of the way so they could enter.

"May! Good to see you darling!" Lorenzo greeted.

I watched awkwardly as everyone met and had their little greetings.

"What a handsome young man you have!" Rosa said as she and Peter met.

"This is Astrid, our granddaughter, I think she's your age." Rosa gave me a knowing smile and 'introduced' me to Peter.

"W-we know each other, from school." Peter blushed a crimson red.

"What are the odds!" May smiled brightly. 

"Yea..." 

"Well, why don't you guys head over to your room." Lorenzo suggested. 

"Uh, s-sure." I walked ahead and Peter followed dumbly.

"Astrid, take your sketchbook to with you please, I have to set the table."

I grabbed it off the table and continued down the small hall to my room.

"This is it." I sighed and wandered into my room. I put the notebook neatly on the table and sat on the chair. I swiveled around on it and watched as he walked around, observing.

"Neat room."

"Thanks,"

"So this is kinda weird..." He said after a moment.

"Tell me about it." I snorted and opened my sketchbook up to the page on Spiderman's suit.

"What are you working on?" He leaned over my shoulder to get a look at the page.

"Its for fun." I shrugged.

"What, uh what is it?" He asked carefully.

"A suit."

"For w-who?"

"It's kinda obvious, don't you think?" I leaned back and peered up at him. He looked anxious for some reason. When he didn't say anything I spoke up again.

"It's what I imagine an updated version of that spider persons suit to look like." I explained.

"Y-you like Spiderman?" His face paled.

"He's intriguing, i'll give him that." I joked.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I just wanna know who's behind the mask. I mean, you have the Avengers, everyone knows who's behind the armor and helmets and suits. But with Spider Man, well, he could be anyone."

"There's probably a reason he keeps the mask on." Peter fidgeted with his hands.

"Well, yea. He probably has a life outside of being New York's newest vigilante. Some people choose to keep their job and private life separate, I respect that." I shrugged.

"Exactly." He smiled and sat down on my bed, stroking Roxy who purred at the touch.

A while later