two sided | peter parker

XVI | intelligence

『in·tel·li·gence | noun | the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills』

"IT ISN'T FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE," Chip grunted, slamming the punching bag again with his fist as it swung violently. In front of him, Eden held the bag in place, struggling and occasionally skidding back because of the force. If he wasn't holding it, a hole would've been in that bag hours ago.

Eden twisted his heel to get a better grip on the fighting mat they both stood on. "You swear on it? Are you really sure he's cheating?" Chip stood back for a second, sweat dripping from his forehead, down his biceps and his abs. He sat on the bench briefly, bringing out a roll of bandages and wrapping his knuckles again.

"Again, it isn't fucking rocket science. The chocolate excuse? Not revealing his name? How he was slightly panicked when I brought up Y/n? That kid is nothing, but a faker. I always had my suspicions, but being Y/n's best friend, I supported and loved her. Now, this is fucking insane. He's shitty and his actions are shitty. This whole situation's shitty."

Eden's eyes popped out in surprise, an innocent laugh escaping his lips as he tilted his head. Attempting to lighten the mood, he grabbed his Gatorade bottle and took a sip. The light blue stained his lips, the flavor obviously being Cool Blue. "I think this is the most I've ever heard you talk," A chuckle came out of Chip, the boy laughing. "Oh, shut up."

It was without a doubt that they'd grown closer over time. They'd grown that sibling bond between all of them, really. Faye and Eden had grown fairly closer as well, the two relying on each other more and more fondly. On the other hand, Faye had become more involved with Y/n, the two discovering a sister relationship they didn't think existed.

"Eden!" Faye yelled, laughing softly as she jumped into his arms. Instinctively, Wisp caught her before Eden returned to normal, his sister still comfortably cuddled into him. Y/n rolled her eyes, knocking on the door frame with an amused giggle. "Boys! C'mon, Tony said he's letting us decorate the Christmas tree Faye chose."

Eden smiled, readjusting his little sister in his arms. "Alright, we will in a second. Let us shower first, at least." Faye's eyes widened with realization, the girl childishly smacking and trying to rub the sweat she had gathered from her brother onto his arms which were equally as sweaty. "Ew!" Y/n laughed softly, smiling. 

"How about all three of you take a shower? I took one this morning, so I'll just hang out in my room until then." She shrugged, Charlie childishly sticking his tongue out at Y/n. Eden set Faye down as she continued to kick her feet rapidly and whine, running back to Y/n with a small frown. "You two are disgusting!"

Charlie chuckled, taking a towel and tousling his hair with it. He let it relax on his shoulders after, his mossy eyes scanning the eleven year old with a small smirk. "It's what happens when you work out, Munchkin." Faye scoffed at the nickname, skipping away childishly to go to her own bathroom to shower.

Eden laughed, glancing at Y/n. "Keep an ear out, yeah? She tends to slip in the bath." His smile widened, copying Charlie's actions before walking away to his own room. Chip strolled over, patting her shoulder with a small grin. "I hope he knows he got that saying wrong." From afar, Eden flipped him off. "I know I did, but fuck you! Get off my back, Chip!"

He rolled his eyes, smiling at Y/n one last time before walking away. Sighing, Y/n brought out her phone boredly and went into her own room. She flopped onto the plush bed, slightly bouncing back as she scrolled through her apps. Playing some game that she didn't bother to know the name of, her head snapped up at the small knock on the window.

She opened it, Peter entering with the Spider-Man mask glued to his face. He took it off and cupped her cheek, their smiles clashing together into a sweet and soft kiss. "These moments are nice," Y/n looked up, staring up at his amber eyes. He beamed, a giggle escaping his lips as he pecked her again. "So do I."

Peter took out something, "Also, I got you a little something. Ned did, too." He passed it, there were two little gifts. One was thinner than the other and had handwriting she didn't recognize as she deemed it as Ned's. The other, was a bit bigger and had a common silver bow on it, the red wrapping on it covered with differently colored stockings.

"Thank you, Peter." She tiptoed, kissing him before setting it down on her bed. She reached over into a drawer of hers, bringing out a small little box and a gift card with it. "The gift card's for Ned. It's twenty five dollars for Amazon. This little box, is yours." Y/n paused, passing it to him with an affectionate smile as he kissed her cheek.

He laughed, pushing a strand of her h/c hair back with a small smile. "I love you," The girl kissed his nose gently, their foreheads bumping together fondly. "I love you too." She replied softly, the two jumping in unison when a knock sounded on her door. She looked back at the door, smiling. "Right, almost forgot I promised to help them decorate the tree."

Peter watched her, grinning. "I'll get going then, yeah? Merry Christmas." He said because of the day coming in just a few more days. Y/n nodded and waved, keeping the presents on the bed before fixing her blankets. "Yeah, Merry Christmas to you too, Pete." He gave a thumbs up, falling backwards out of her window as she laughed and closed it.

Moving to open the door, Charlie looked at her worriedly. "I heard the window. If you waited another ten seconds, I would've started panicking." He chuckled softly, moving past her to fully lock her window as he referred to how Faye got the virus as well. Y/n patted his shoulder, giggling. "Why would they come after me? I already have it, don't I?"

Charlie beckoned her to leave. "Got it, got it. Faye's getting impatient by the tree, you should go." Y/n smiled, not being bothered by it as she walked out first, expecting Chip to follow her shortly after. Instead, Charlie sifted through the gifts on her bed as a scowl stretched on his lips at the sight of Peter's name.