Marvel Imagines

Rescue the Waitress [Peter Parker]

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"That'll be $3 please!" you said brightly to the old man who you'd just made a coffee. "Keep the change my dear" he said and i thanked him before heading over to the till and placing the change in our tip jar. I grabbed the sanitiser and a cloth as i walked over to a table by the front windows and began to clean it. All of a sudden i heard gun shots and a loud explosion. I instantly looked up and saw the shop across the road on fire. I gasped as i saw a man in the middle of the street with a modern day gatling gun in his hand.

I instantly ran behind the desk and pressed the panic alarm, which would send an alert to the police, but i'm sure they would've already noticed a man firing in the middle of the town. "Everybody get down! find some cover!" my boss shouted as he tried to help some of our elderly customers to the toilets where they'd be more out of harms way. I quickly ran over to the front doors and locked them at the top. I crouched down to slide the bottom bolt across when i saw two boots walking towards the door. I froze in place as i slid it across gently. I then slowly looked up and saw the man smiling down at me. My eyes widened in fear as i backed away. My heart was pumping so hard i thought it was going to come flying out my chest. "ello darlin" i heard him chuckle from behind the door. "seems like i'll have to find another way in" he said, taking a few steps back. I gasped as he aimed his gun at the doors and i quickly ran towards the nearest table and put it upright so i could hide behind it.

Bullets started flying across the room as the glass doors and windows shattered. I covered my ears with my hands but i felt small cuts from where the glass had been propelled towards me. I slowly opened my eyes as the noise stopped.

There was a deadly silence before i heard the sound of boots crunching on the shattered glass. It was gradually getting closer and closer until the table in front of me was throw away. I looked up and saw him smiling down at me. "you're coming with me" he said, grabbing hold of my arm. I winced as i scrambled to my feet as he gripped onto my upper arm. The glass was digging deeper into my arm and i felt blood dripping down my arm. He dragged me outside the shop, walking into the middle of the street.

"i said put you're weapons down!" the police blared through their speakers. Suddenly i heard a gun cocking and i felt a cold metal pressed against the side of my head. My eyes widened as i looked around.

I couldn't do anything, i was trapped. If the police tried to intervene, he'd shoot me. I inhaled deeply and closed my eyes. "if you're going to shoot me, get on with it" i muttered. The guy looked down at me before laughing. I rolled my eyes before turning around, slamming his arm upwards and kicking him in the groin. He bent over in pain and i grabbed the pistol off him. I pointed it directly at his head and he chuckled at me. "nice moves little girl" he said, standing back up and walking towards me. "don't come any closer" i warned. "or what?" he asked me. I was struggling to hear anything over my trembling body and thumping heart beat. "i'll kill you" i muttered. He smiled at me and continued walking towards me. Before i knew it i'd pulled the trigger.

Nothing happened. It was a blank. I closed my eyes in regret and sighed. "nice try" he said, walking towards me, knocking the gun out of my hand and grabbing me by the throat. I gasped for breath and scratched his hands as i was running out of air. He lifted me into the air, my legs dangling. This was the end, i was about to die. I closed my eyes and tried not to fight it.

"didn't your mother teach you manners?" i heard a young voice say. Suddenly i was dropped to the harsh concrete ground. Oxygen soon refilled my lungs. I began to breath normally again and i looked up to see some guy wearing a red and blue suit beating the crap out of the man who had almost killed me. Once he was down, the police rushed in, surrounding him and placing him in handcuffs.

"are you alright?"
I looked up and saw the man in the red and blue suit. He held is hand out for me and i accepted it and stood up. "yes, thank you" i said shyly. "i...really thought i was a gonner there" i said chuckling. He laughed softly. "well you're more than welcome, i am after all your friendly neighbour hood spider-man" he said. "that title needs some work" i said and we both laughed. "well i need to go...got superhero stuff to do" he said and i coughed slightly, nodding. "yes, thank you again" i said. He nodded, shooting a web at the building and swinging off through the buildings.

*THE NEXT DAY*

"Oh my god! we were so worried!" my friend said as i sat down at our table in the cafeteria in school. "i can tell you know it was certainly a life experience" i said chuckling. "how are you able to joke about the fact you almost died!?" one of my other friends exclaimed. "well i didn't, did i?" i said. "no, because sexy spider-man swooped in to save you" another one of my friends said. We all laughed. "nobody knows what he looks like, you can't prove that" i said, smirking. "shame nobody here looks like that" my friends said and we all laughed.

*3rd Person*

Little did y/n know, Peter and Ned were sat on the table behind them, listening into their conversation. "you're the talk of their group" Ned said. "no, spider-man is, not me" Peter said, pushing his food around his plate. "i'm going to go to science early" he said, standing up and going to put his tray back. At that time, y/n also stood up, going to put her tray back.

As Peter turned around after putting his tray back, he bumped straight into y/n, making her drop her tray and the remains of her lunch going all over the floor. "i am so sorry!" Peter stuttered. "it's fine, don't worry" y/n said, looking up and meeting peter's eyes. She stopped, her heartbeat fluttering. "sorry...do i know you from somewhere?" she asked, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. "you've probably just seen me around" Peter said, his cheeks flushing pink slightly. "well hopefully i'll see you around more?" she said, standing up. "sure, i'll try to stand out more" Peter said and they both chuckled. The image of y/n and spider-man chuckling the other day flashed through her mind, but she shook it off, placing her tray on the stand and turning around. "y/n" you said smiling. "peter" he replied. "see you around...Peter" she said, walking back over to her table to grab her bag. "see you" peter mumbled, barely audible as he watched her leave the cafeteria.

Little did she know.

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