From Worlds Apart - Marvel FanFiction

II - First Day (Part two)

Thoughts started darting around my brain, almost making my head hurt. It was him. Peter. Peter Parker. What on earth was I going to do? Should I tell him who I really was? Or just pretend to him too? I felt awful for lying to everyone, especially him. I knew his secret, and he didn't even know who I really was. I hadn't seen him since Germany, but we had agreed to meet again soon. We hadn't until now, even though he wasn't aware of it. Everything hit me at once.

I realised I'd left his hand there a second too long, and his face grew concerned. I couldn't shake his hand, he would be suspicious about how cold mine was. Fortunately, the teacher walked in at that moment.

Thank god, I thought.

After the lesson had started, he whispered, "Nice to meet you, Ariana." I turned to him and gave him a grin, from which I received back a slightly nervous one.

Throughout the lesson, I was aware of his every move, and thinking about him made me anxious about what I was going to do next with the situation.

"It's hot in here, isn't it?" He mumbled. Gosh, I hadn't thought about that. I couldn't sit here in a hoodie without anyone being concerned if I was boiling but not sweating. I couldn't feel the heat, but I needed to be convincing. I took my hoodie off, before agreeing with him.

A few minutes passed before I could feel his burning gaze on me.

"What's that?" He asked.

"What's what?"

"That... mark? On your neck." I followed his eyes to where he was looking.

Shoot. That's one thing I forgot about. My bite mark. It's a crescent-shaped scar above my collar bone, just before my neck starts, that the T-shirt that I was wearing exposed.

I was lost for words.

"I...I..." I quickly pulled the cotton of my T-shirt over it. "Just a birth mark," I barely let out. He furrowed his eyebrows.

"Ok, then." He did not sound convinced.

The bell rang not long afterwards, and I've never been so desperate to get out of a building before.

***

"How was the walk over the bridge?" Tony asked me when I got in. I threw my bag on the sofa and went to lean on the kitchen island, arms crossed over my chest

"Are you serious? Peter Parker?"

"What about him?" He asked. "And that's not an answer."

"I can't believe you didn't tell me!" I screamed, ripping my wig off. I had already taken my contacts out, my orange eyes sneering at him. My dark hair was tied up in a messy ponytail. I threw the wig over to the sofa.

"Tell you what?" He answered, sounding frustrated.

I sighed. "Why didn't you tell me Peter goes to that school?"

"I didn't know."

"Of course you didn't," I commented. Tony raised his eyebrows at my statement.

"So what if he does, Dakota?" he said. I looked at him angrily.

"He's the only person outside the Avengers who knows my name, and if he finds out..."

"He'll what?"

I was didn't know what to say. I composed myself.

"Do I tell him?"

"Of course not!" Tony exclaimed. "Why would you tell him?"

I felt guilty. Very guilty. I was lying to everyone, though I was still being myself. Kind of. Ariana Wavers still had my personality, just a different identity. I wanted to get to know Peter better, and I knew it would hurt him if he found out I had been lying to him, especially after I have gained him as a friend. I decided to leave the conversation with Tony there for now. I went to my room, before retrieving my bag and the wig. I needed to get my thoughts under control.

"Don't worry about it, kid." Tony called after me. "Don't be late for tomorrow."

I grinned.

"I won't," I replied. I sat on my bed, fiddling with my hands. I had no idea what to do next. I felt like going out into the little forest surrounding the building and sitting in a tree for a while to clear my head. Overall, the day had gone fine. At least, I'd only had one slip-up, however I knew I couldn't afford to have anymore.

Little did I know what dark secrets my new High School could entail.