"Peter!" MJ came running with a worried look on her face. Well, can't blame her. She probably saw the explosion and heard the gunshots. "Are you ok? Are you hurt somewhere?"
"Don't worry. I am fine," I smiled taking out my wallet, "Found it near the alley. Must have fallen when we were running."
She sighed in relief hugging me tight, "Gosh! I was so scared!"
"Yeah, me too. Thankfully, the police arrived just in time," I lied hugging her back. Ok, this is new. Hugging MJ feels nice. Her soft body pressing against mine... Woah! Calm down, Pete... Calm down...
"Let's leave this place, shall we?" I suggested.
"Oh, ahem..." She cleared her throat letting go of me blushing, "Sure..."
She sure looks cute when she blushes and this is the first time she hugged and showed concern for me like this. Well, it kinda feels nice.
We walked back home with an awkward silence surrounding us. The day started good for me, but not for her. I wanted her to smile and get all those bad thoughts off her head, but in the end, trouble found us, and I made her worried. Haaa... Why can't things go perfect?
"Peter, thanks..." MJ spoke breaking the silence as we reached our houses.
"For what?"
"Thank you for being there with me today..." She blushed a little, "You are a good friend, Peter... And, I had fun today despite what happened."
Friend, huh? Well, it's a start... I smiled nodding my head. "No worries... I enjoyed today too... We should do that more often."
MJ smiled nodding her head, "I will wait for your call then." She giggled walking inside her house.
"Hey," I called stopping her.
"Hmm?" She turned around with a smile on her face.
"Do you want to go to the movies in the evening? Of course, if it doesn't snow again..."
Her eyes sparkled nodding her head, "Sure!"
"Cool. I will pick you up at 7 then." I grinned.
"See you later," She waved goodbye closing the door behind.
Wow! What's happening to me? I touched my chest. My heart is beating too fast... That slight smile in the corner of her lips... Her sparkling eyes... That giggle... Everything feels mesmerizing... It's different from when I was with Gwen and Michelle... Different feeling... Different emotions... Is this because of the muscle memories of this body? Or could it be that his memories are affecting me...? Either way, I need to calm myself before meeting MJ in the evening. Can't act weird and ruin everything...
The rest of the day went by in a flash. I did some chores around the house. The fuse again went off, so I fixed it, again. After I win the lottery in a few days, I will do some fixing around the house and buy some new stuff. Aunt May deserves the best after taking care of me all these years. Then, I finished my homework which was actually very easy since I already knew most of the topics. After lunch, I helped May to clean up the dishes, she also joined me.
"How's MJ doing?" May asked drying the dishes as I washed them.
"She's good... Though, she's still struggling with family issues."
"That poor child. Her dad must be going through a tough time. Having no job and losing his savings isn't something easy to handle."
"He drank and gambled it away. You don't call that having a tough time," I replied with a frown on my face.
"He wasn't like that at the beginning... After his wife's death, he fell into depression and started drinking and gambling... Poor man..." She sighed shaking her head.
Well, I know how it feels to lose someone close. At least I can understand that feeling because even in this body, whenever I think about Ben Parker, I feel sad and a weird feeling grasps my heart. Maybe this sadness belongs to Peter Parker and his feelings towards Ben are transferring to me...?
"But how can he torture his own daughter? Shouldn't he be more mature?" I complained handing over the last plate to May. "I mean, he should take care of her instead of cursing her. She is the only family he has left and I doubt the last thing his wife would have wanted is to see her daughter suffering in the hand of her drunkard husband."
She didn't reply sighing, looking at the plates in her hands. May loves MJ, so it must be hard for her to see MJ suffer every day.
"He needs a psychiatrist, doesn't he? And they can't afford it now..." I muttered wiping my hands.
May nodded her head.
"Let's say I get lots of money and if I pay for his treatment, she would feel bad? Do you think that I am helping her out of pity?" I asked leaning against the kitchen sink and crossing my arms over my chest. I didn't get the chance to make many friends in my previous life due to those lunatics. Anyway, right now, with my friend suffering daily right before my eyes... I just... I just can't stay still and watch her suffer... I want to help her out.
"You want to help him?" She asked putting the plates back into the cabinet.
"Not him... But her... She's... She's important to me..." I stuttered scratching the back of my neck.
She chuckled smiling, "I see. Let me ask you one thing, are you going to help her out of pity?"
"Of course not! She's my friend and friends help each other, don't they?"
She nodded her head patting my shoulder, "Then, it's fine. Helping someone out of pity is wrong, but helping your friend isn't... If you really want to help her, then you should. Just don't forget to discuss it with her before helping. Otherwise, she might misunderstand you..." She advised.
We finished cleaning the dishes and May went to relax while I decided to check if I had any more new hidden powers apart from the regular spidey power and those claws... So far, I got the organic web, spider sense, super strength, and agility. I can also stick to things, but that's basic... Apart from these and those claws, I wonder what else I have...?
Since I was bitten by approx. eighteen spiders, maybe each spider gave me its unique power...? Plus, I took that serum. It's a fucked up mess, but I will figure it out sooner or later.
Although it seems funny, I tried various signs to check, you never know when another ability pops out... Wow! Talking about pop, organic webs shot out from the tips of my fingers just now. Hmm... Cool! With a bit of focus, I was able to detach them. They aren't sticky but elastic... Could come in handy sometimes... I wonder how strong these new web threads are.
I threw two web shots sticking them to the wall, creating a swing-like structure. I jumped on it testing its durability and it was pretty stable. I did a couple of jumps on it and it looks pretty durable. Then, I opened the drawer with my web, pulling out a knife from it. I tried to slice it with the knife, but it didn't work. I increased the pressure trying to cut it, yet failed. Well, this web is stronger than steel... Good to know.
What else...? I have no idea how to figure it out... Guess I will find it out on the go.
[7:00 PM]
Luckily, no snowfall till now. I checked the weather forecast and it said the snowfall won't continue until next week. So, hopefully, I can enjoy without any disturbance.
After freshening up, I wore my black shirt and jacket with blue jeans. I combed my hair, sprayed some perfume and checked my image in the mirror. Looking cool as always. I grinned grabbing my phone and wallet.
"Going out, Peter?" May asked. She was reading a book in the living room.
"Yep. Going to watch a movie with MJ," I replied wearing my shoes.
"You have enough money for the snacks?" She stood up, keeping her book on the sofa.
"Yeah, I am good. Saved a bit. Don't worry," I smiled opening the main door. "You close the doors properly and sleep early ok?"
"Hahaha... Stop acting like a grownup. I am the adult here..." She laughed.
I chuckled waving her goodbye. I closed the main door locking it. Then, I rang MJ's bell waiting for her.
It didn't take long before she opened the doors. Damn! She looks beautiful! Her red hair tied in a ponytail. She's wearing a grey jacket, black jeans, and a blue scarf wrapped around her neck...
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