Spider-Man: Clone Wars

(10) Blood Draw

It was only Monday & May already had to excuse Peter from school, for reasons she knew nothing about, but Peter begged, pouted, & whined until he finally convinced her with his puppy dog face & quivering lip.

Peter didn't sleep, he worried & thought too much. He grabbed his wallet & backpack before he sprung off, he took a train to Empire State University to see Dr. Warren.

He had a lot on his mind since last night, he was laying restlessly in bed trying to sleep, but his worry about the Jackal was much more severe than his need to sleep.

He worried for New York & everyone in it, Jackal escaped & hasn't been seen since he rescued Miles, Kaine, Nate, Ben & the other two kids that passed away in the hospital.

Peter overthought everything, even his normal overthinking lead to more overthinking. Peter thought about capturing the Jackal all night, then it leads him to think about all of the kids that passed away & how they did, which leads him to think about how his blood killed or mutated the kids, which only made him feel worse overnight.

"Is Miles Warren in his classroom", Peter asked the secretary at the office desk. He gripped his backpack tightly over his shoulder & kept a small, yet nervous, smile on his face.

His lack of sleep was taking a toll on Peter, he didn't even notice his shirt was buttoned in the wrong holes, his socks didn't match, & his eyes were beat red.

"He's in the main lab", The woman said, noticing Peter's shirt & eyes. "You need a visitors pass before entering the school building, do you have one already"?

Peter shook his head, probably looking crazy. The bags under his eyes were huge, his hair was messy from the wind & rain, & rain droplets ran down his forehead & face.

"I'm thinking of applying to this school", Peter lied, he had his eyes set on Harvard or M.I.T. or even New York State. But he knew she wouldn't let a random person onto school grounds with no reason for being there.

The woman quickly started typing on the computer, putting in Peter's name & number on his pass before printing it out & handing it to him to be on his way.

Peter quickly fixed his shirt as the woman was printing his pass, he rubbed his eyes & tried fixing his wet & messy hair.

Peter shoved the small slip into his shirt pocket over his heart & forced his way into the large student body, barely escaping the crowd of students to get to the main lab.

He walked into the brightly shined room. The walls, floor, & desktops were white & shimmering in the light. The lights beamed down the onto the lab & the room was completely silent, until Peter let the door shut. But even then nobody looked up to see him.

There were a few students spread across the room wearing lab coats, dress pants & shoes, safety goggles, & gloves.

Peter felt displaced, he was wearing a blue & white plaid shirt, a light blue shirt with a lettuce pun on it underneath, dark blue jeans with small rips on his shins & knees, & grey, black, & white Nike shoes.

Peter scanned the room, seeing some of the students working on projects until he finally spotted the taller professor. He walked up to him.

"Dr. Warren", Peter asked as he stood behind the man. Dr. Warren turned around, surprised to see Peter.

"Oh, hello Peter, what brings you here", Dr, Warren greeted him, he started walking away from the student he was helping & Peter followed suit. They walked to the corner of the lab, away from the students.