The Spider

Chapter 44: The Ancient One

"ARGH!" I heard someone yell.

"What?" I blinked the sleepiness away and pushed myself off the couch. I looked around, why was I on the couch? Wait...oh, right, Tandy...Tandy!

I jumped out and ran up the stairs heading into my room where I found May and Tandy looking at each other with confusion and shock in their eyes.

May snapped to me, her eyes wide, "Peter, explain."

I groaned, "One above all, help me."

Breakfast:

May placed the plate of extra large stack of waffles before us and sent me a glare at the back of my head. Though I could feel it just fine.

"Sorry," I sighed.

"You better be," May hissed.

"May, maybe you should give him a break," Ben chuckled, "he did do all this for someone else."

"That may be Ben, but he cannot just bring a random girl home after going out to a party?! I thought the worst!"

"That he finally had a girlfriend again?" Richard scoffed.

"Yes! And he did something horrible as to have a one night stand!" May cried, making Tandy blush red.

I sighed, "come on Aunt May, you're embarrassing Tandy," I moved to grab a waffle, only for May to slap my hand away, "hey!"

"No," she glared before placing a bowl of dull looking oats before me, "this is for you. Tandy can have the waffles," she said, smiling gently at the girl, making her feel comfortable.

I grumbled, "this blows. Do the right thing and I get punished," I ate a spoonful of oats, "huh...honey. Nice."

"Of course, I'm looking to punish you, not torture," May smiled as she sat down next to Tandy and turned to the girl, "now then dear, tell us a little about yourself."

The girl blinked, "I-I don't really know what to say. I-I like to shop, I guess. Before I ran away I actually wanted to be a model."

I smirked, "well in that case I know two girls who you'll get along with like a house on fire. Wait...oh damn it!"

"What's wrong?" Ben asked.

I groaned, "I just remembered, I lost a damn bet...you guys wouldn't happen to have a pink shirt I could use could you?"

Richard raised an eyebrow, "yes...what was the bet?"

"Flash bet me that he could pick up a chic before I did," I shrugged, "I personally think he still didn't win, since his date was totally drunk, but whatever, I'm not going to argue."

"Drunk? My, was she alright?" May asked.

I nodded, "yeah, Liz had Johnny take the girl back home, I think. I didn't really pay attention after they took her away."

"Peter, you really shouldn't go such places," May whispered in a worried tone.

"Oh relax May," Ben chuckled, "you know it's rare that the slugger goes out in the first place itself."