𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 • peter parker

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧: 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤

"you're gonna tell him." alex said as she sat down across from rose.

she had just gotten her lunch while rose was eating her lunch from home.

rose furrowed her eyebrows and swallowed. "what?"

"you're gonna tell peter you like him. on the mathlete trip." alex clarified.

rose frowned. "i can't go. i'm grounded, remember?"

"shit." alex muttered. "okay, uh...lemme think..."

rose sighed.

"oh, i know! tell him before." alex suggested.

"before? so, like, today? no. mm mm." rose shook her head. "i'll just...tell him after."

alex cocked an eyebrow. "after? really?"

"what? what's wrong with telling him after?" rose asked.

"you know exactly who's going on that trip, rose. liz allen. and you know that peter is going to try to do whatever he can to impress her." alex reminded.

"you're going, aren't you?" rose cocked an eyebrow.

"yeah, i mean, i was considering not going 'cause you're not, but mj's going, so it won't be completely lame." alex replied.

"wait, that means when you're not with mj, you can try to keep him away from liz!" rose exclaimed.

"rose—."

"look, i know liz is your friend too, but—."

"i'll do it."

"—you know peter and i belong together and—."

"i said i'll do it."

"—and i'm just not—wait, you'll do it?"

"of course i will. yeah, i mean, liz and i are friends, but rose, you're my best friend. my little rosie posie." alex said, causing rose to giggle. "and i know you're not ready yet, so i'll stall it until you're ready. but rose, i swear to god, if you don't tell him when we get back from this trip, i will—."

"tell who what?"

rose gasped and jumped.

the two girls looked over to see mj.

"oh, hey babe." alex smiled.

"hey." mj replied and sat down next to alex.

they shared a kiss and rose smiled.

"you guys are so cute."

"thanks, rose. now, what were you guys talking about? i want in on whatever it is." mj said.

"we're talking about peter and the mathlete trip." alex replied.

"ohhhh, i see. you're gonna tell peter you like him on the trip." mj smirked.

"what? no. no way. i don't like peter and, also, i'm grounded, so i can't go." rose defended.

"yeah, i'm having a hard believing you don't like peter." mj replied.

"that's because it's a lie. she's in love with him." alex responded.

"who's in love with who?" a voice asked.

the three girls looked over to see ned with peter standing behind him.

"oh, uh, no one. no one. we're just talking about girl stuff. yeah..." rose muttered.

"i want to be included in the girl stuff." ned replied and sat next to alex. "hi, alex."

alex pulled mj into her.

"hi, ned." she smirked.

ned sighed and looked down.

peter slowly sat down next to rose.

"hey, rosie." he greeted.

"hey, petie." she smiled.

"i wish you were coming with us to washington. it won't be as fun without you." peter said.

rose frowned. "yeah, me too, but i'm grounded and it is my fault. i shouldn't have followed you—spider-man during liz's party."

"well, maybe spider-man doesn't mind that you followed him. maybe...maybe he's sorta happy to know you had his back even though it was stupid and dangerous." peter replied.

rose's lips parted.

peter was...glad, in a way, that she had followed him?

that gave rose hope, a very small sliver of it.

"he is?" rose raised her eyebrows.

peter nodded. "he is."

the two stared at each other.

"so, peter, did spider-man tell you this?" mj asked.

peter turned to look at her. "what?"

"i mean, you know spider-man, right? and that was oddly specific, so he must've told you." mj smirked. "or..."

peter furrowed his eyebrows. "or what?"

"or are you spider-man." mj cocked an eyebrow.

rose looked to alex with wide eyes and alex just shrugged.

ned nervously looked to peter who looked stunned.

"w-what? me? spider-man? no, no, that's ridiculous. i'm just...i'm just peter parker." peter lied.

"yeah, you are peter parker, but i don't believe that you're just peter parker." mj nodded.

"yes, peter is spider-man and he confessed to me that he's more happy that rose followed him than he is mad." ned blurted.

"ned!" peter exclaimed.

"i'm sorry, peter. you know bad i am at keeping secrets!" ned cried.

"obviously." alex muttered, earning a laugh from mj.

peter sighed. "okay, fine, i'm spider-man."

"yeah, ned made that very clear." mj nodded.

"but you cannot tell anyone, mj, i mean it." peter said.

"my lips are sealed." mj replied.

peter let out a relieved breath and turned to look at rose.

rose gave him a nod and he nodded back.

then, they finished their lunches, the peter/spider-man talk officially being over.