Let's Shake It Up (1): Wrong Number and an Internship at SI

Chapter 1: Nightmares

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It'll probably be a different day before I actually post this.
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Peter
New phone, hmm? Sure it's worth it?

???
Who is this?

Peter
Is that a joke? You can do better than that

???
Who are you and how did you get this number?

Peter
OMG I'm so sorry
I got the wrong number
I hope I didn't bother you

???
Don't stress, I was bored

Peter
Oh

(Pause)

Do you believe in telekinesis?

???
Yes
Why?

Peter
Raise your right hand.

???
You did not just throw a science pun at me.

Peter
I did!
It's been done .v.
And there's nothing you can do to stop it

(Pause)

Hello?
Okay
Bye

Two hours later, Tony got his phone back from the chicken that interrupted the only remotely interesting conversation he'd had all day. He shrugged it off and went back to work.

"Gah!"
Tony sat up in a cold sweat. Death and depression had been plaguing his sleep for months, and he didn't know how to get rid of it. Texting sometimes helped, so he grabbed his phone and scrolled down.
"Hmm..."

Peter tossed and turned. He'd only been able to sleep for an hour before his dreams turned dark.

Tony's thumb hovered over the message box.

Peter sighed. Why do I even try to get sleep on nights like this? His phone screen lit up with a message.

???
You awake?

Peter
Wow you texted back!!

???
How old are you?

Peter
15
WAIT
YOU'RE A STRANGER
ignore that message.

???
It's 2 AM
Why are you awake?

Peter
You know
Can't sleep

???
Nightmares?

Peter
Yea

???
How do you deal with them?

Peter
I think about my uncle

(Pause)

???
I have nightmares too

Peter
Wow
I didn't know it was confession time

???
Trust me, that's nothing

Peter
Then what's something?

???
You don't wanna know

Peter
I thought it was confession time!!

???
You have to say something first

Peter
You want me to tell you something?

???
Yeah, it's time for you to say something
Like why you think about your uncle instead of your parents

Peter
Oh
Well
My parents died in a plane crash when I was little
So my aunt and uncle took care of me

(Pause)

Then my uncle died

???
Harsh

Peter
I guess
But
My uncle told me something before he died and it's what I live by now

???
What is it?

(Pause)

Peter
NO WAY
It's your turn

???
Fine

(Pause)

You won't believe how many people I've killed

Peter
Try me
Oh wait
ARE YOU AN ASSASSIN
ARE YOU GOING TO ASSASSINATE ME

???
Calm down, I'm not an assassin
And why would I want to kill you?

(Pause)

Peter
Good point
But still
Assassins kill people
Lots of people

???
I know that
So do superheroes

Peter
Harsh

???
It's the world

Peter
Did you expect it to be small?

???
What?

Peter
It doesn't matter

???
We should probably go back to sleep now

Peter
Yeah
Night

???
No more nightmares

Peter
:) Yes
They're afraid of science puns
And references

Tony and Peter put down their phones smiling and slept peacefully.
Tony didn't know exactly why he'd spoken so openly, but he did know that if anything had helped it was those texts.

:3 had to throw in a ref to one of my favorite movies.
typed it up all in one sitting!! :D
I'm currently writing the seventh chapter, but who knows how long it will take for me to get myself to type it in.