Spider-Man: Clone Wars

(11) Gone with the Jackal

It's been four days since Peter last heard from Dr. Warren. It was Friday now & Peter just got out of school.

"Are you coming over today", Ned asked? He shut Peter's locker as Peter pulled his backpack out.

"I have to stop over at Empire State before to talk to Dr. Warren", Peter said, he & Ned started walking down the hall. Dodging & fitting their way through the bullies & jocks of the school.

"Come on Peter, you said he would call you when he got the results, there is no reason to go over there today", Ned said, hoping to convince Peter to come to his house with him.

"He said a few days, Ned", Peter said. "And I don't even think he has my number, so even if he was trying to call me, he couldn't".

The two walked out to the pick-up zone. Ned & Peter walked side by side, trying their best to stay out of everyone's way, but there was one person who didn't want to stay out of Peter's way.

As Peter & Ned walked, Flash shoulder checked Peter, knocking Peter's books out of his hands & falling to the floor.

"Watch it, Penis", Flash aggressively said, blaming Peter.

Peter nealed down to recover his books, Ned helped Peter & whispered, "Why do you let him do that, you're stronger & smarter, Peter"?

Peter grabbed the rest of his book & took the ones Ned grabbed, stood up & said, "It's not like I can fight back, it's not fair".

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Ned got pick-up by his mother, but Peter walked home.

"Hey, May", Peter called out as he opened the door. He threw his keys in the key bowl & looked around the house for his aunt. "May"?

"What's up", May yelled from her room, she was doing her laundry.

"I'm going back to Empire State University", Peter said, he walked to May's room & saw her fold the last towel in the mountain of clean clothes.

"Do you want me to come with", May asked, she walked away from the chore. "If you're scouting you may need someone who knows the place, you know I graduated from Empire State".

"Well, I just need to speak to one of the professors that work at the University, he is helping me with something... personal", Peter said, knowing what he said came out weirder than he had planned.

"Oh, really, which one", May asked? She returned to her laundry. Resenting the work, but she knew it needed to get done.

"Dr. Miles Warren", Peter said.

"Oh, we graduated together", May said enthusiastically. She was attempting to fold a fitted sheet, but ended up throwing it on her bed. "What a small world".

"Yeah", Peter mumbled. "What did you major in again"?

"Business & communication", May admitted, she grabbed her purse & started walking out of the room.

"Don't you need to finish that", Peter was talking about the clothes.

"Yeah, but I'll get to it later", May lied, she didn't want to do, but she was going to make Peter help her when she came around to doing so. "Let's go".

May drove the both of them, but with New York traffic, they arrived at almost 5 o'clock.

They both walked into the building.

"So where are you taking Michelle tomorrow", May asked? They both walked to the receptionist in the main office & Peter showed her his visitor pass.