The Unexpected [1]

Chapter 20

Peter's Pov

I groaned as I looked at my calculus homework. I grabbed the paper and went to Parker's apartment, knowing she'd know how to do it. I told May I was leaving and went to her building. I knocked on the door and an unfamiliar man opened the door. "Can I help you?" I looked at him confused. "I'm looking for Parker-" I got cut off. "Let him in, Uncle Trevor." Parker stood behind him. "He's a friend of mine. It's ok." Her uncle moved out of the way and let me in. "So Peter, what do you need?" I held up the paper and she sighed. "The calculus question." We went into the kitchen and a lady was standing there. "Oh, hello." She set down a towel on the counter. "Aunt Shelby, this is Peter." She waved and started to walk away. "I'll leave you to do whatever." We sat down at the kitchen island and she helped me with the question. "So, do your aunt and uncle live here now?" She shook her head. "No, they're just visiting. If they did move here, I'll never be able to help you with patrol and stuff. They never were happy I did when I lived with them." I nodded. "Your uncle scares me." She laughed.

"Don't worry, he won't hurt you. Unless you're Hydra, then he might." I looked at her confused. "They were S.H.I.E.L.D agents until Carter was born. Then, they retired and moved to New York." I nodded. "Oh, hey Peter." I turned around and saw Carter walk into the kitchen. "I heard my name, so what's up?" I laughed and Parker shrugged. "Nothing much." Carter nodded and sat down next to her. "Does mom and dad know he's here?" Before Parker could answer, someone spoke. "We heard our names, so what's up?" Parker groaned and put her head on the island, causing Carter and I to laugh. "I can't say anything with you people around." Parker's aunt and uncle laughed. "Come on Parker, you do it all the time." I laughed and Carter's parents started talking to us. I turned to look at Parker and she was still glaring at me. "Why are you glaring at me?" She leaned towards me and I copied her action. "I'm hoping you'll spontaneously combust." I started laughing and she started to laugh too. "What's wrong with you two?"

"She wants me to spontaneously combust, which is the weakest death threat ever." Carter started laughing and her parents looked at us funny. Carter and Parker started talking to Parker's uncle and her aunt asked me to follow her. "I get why she chose you." I shook my head. "Oh, no, no. We aren't dating. She's just my friend, that's all." Her aunt chuckled. "I didn't mean that. I get why she trusts you. You seem like a good kid. I know she's not my daughter, but I do want her to be happy. I haven't seen a smile like that from her since her parents died. You've brought back the girl that disappeared in the hospital so many years ago. I just want to thank you for that." I nodded. "It's no problem. She's one of my best friends, I'll always take care of her." Her aunt and I walked back into the kitchen and I realized I had to get home. "Hey, I gotta go before May kills me. It was nice meeting you Mr. and Mrs. Day." They said goodbye and I went home, thinking about what Parker's aunt said to me.

I was doing my nightly patrol when I saw a group of guys enter an abandoned building. "Karen, call Parker." She called her and it just rang. "Come on, Parker, pick up." It kept ringing and she never answered. "Peter, it seems Miss. Nite's suit tracker is in the building." My eyes went wide. "What? Are you sure?" Karen ran another scan. "Yes, Miss. Nite is in the building's basement." I quickly swung into the building and saw Parker laying on the floor of the basement. I ran over to her and knelt down. I shook her gently and she woke up. "Peter? What are you doing here? Wait, where am I?" I helped her up and she looked around. "I was looking for you. I found you here in this basement. Do you know how you got here?" She held her head. "These guys knocked me out when I was doing my part of patrol." She turned to get a better look at the place and winced. "Come on, let's get you home." She nodded and we walked towards the exit. "Where do you think you're going with her?" We turned around and saw the guys from earlier. "She belongs to us." Parker grabbed onto my arm and moved behind me. "She doesn't belong to anyone."

"But she does. She put our friend in jail. So we're going to treat her like they're treating him, like shit." Her grip on my arm tightened. "You're not going to do anything to her." The man snarled. "Hand over the girl." His men stepped towards us. "Not going to happen." I shot a web at the desk behind them and pulled it forward, causing the men to fall and hit their heads on the concrete. I turned around and saw a foreign emotion on Parker's face. She was scared. I followed her eyes and saw she was watching the men on the floor. "Karen, call the police and give them this location." Karen called them and I stood in front of Parker to force her to look at me. "Come on, let's get you home." She nodded slowly and teleported us to her room. I took off my mask and Parker's suit went into it's bracelet form. She started to cry and I pulled her into a hug. "It's ok Park, I got you. I got you. You're safe. I won't let them get you. I'll never let that happen." Her grip on me tightened and she buried her face into my shoulder. "They could have killed us, Peter. They could have killed you. I can't lose you, Peter. I-I just can't. I can't do that." I sighed. "And you won't. I'll always be there, Parker. Always."