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Tuesdays weren't ever busy.
A Friday afternoon could bring a bunch of dumbass kids doing something illegal and a Saturday night could bring a group of twenty-somethings drunkenly bouncing down the street, somehow avoiding any type of danger, but Tuesday never brought anything to watch over. The fact that somehow this week managed to be the least eventful week of the summer didn't seem to help either. He wouldn't want to admit it, but sometimes Peter Parker would imagine some sort of action on days like this. Although action usually means that someone's in danger- which Peter didn't really want all. Of course, with “Parker Luck” something just had to happen anyway. A scream interrupted his daydream and the lenses of his mask quickly flickered over to the source of the sound. A hole in a building seemed to be the source of the noise. It looked like someone had punched it in, a large someone actually. Another scream caught his attention again and the vigilante looked for the origin.
Venom. He was a good guy, really, but he could be hard to control sometimes. Eddie usually could usually calm him down but now seemed like an exception. Peter assumed there must've been some sort of noise that set him off, maybe a dog whistle or some sort of radio frequency. Nevertheless, Spider-Man was faced with the task to solve the problem. A few civilians fled the scene leaving a family to cower behind a car as Venom staggered over to them slowly. He looked disoriented. Spider-Man sprinted over to the symbiote, dodging any debris left on the street from the attack and shooting a web over the creature’s hands. He forcefully pulled back on the string-like substance, sending Venom towards himself. The family rushed away from the location in fear as the teen got a grip on the symbiote. Venom grunted and looked back at the vigilante.
“Don't worry, man. It's over, your safe now, everything gonna be okay, okay?”
Venom took a moment to relax and let Eddie take over. At this point, most of the civilians in the area had dispersed and went back to their day-to-day lives. Everyone seemed to be fine.
“Are you okay, Mr. Brock?”
Eddie looked around the area giving a quick nod to Spider-Man.
“Anyone hurt?” He asked, his breath shaking.
Peter shook his head rapidly and scanned the area to making sure what he was correct. A boy quivering behind a building caught his attention. Must’ve forgot one. He thought, slowly approaching the towering structure. Most New Yorkers we used to the constant chaos that occured on a day to day basis, which most likely meant that this guy was new in town.
“I’ll be right back,” he told the Eddie while swinging off to the building. Normally he'd feel bad about leaving someone alone at a time like this but Eddie and Venom usually liked solitude after a moment like this. When the hero turned around the two had vanished. He figured he'd talk to them later, after they both had a chance to collect themselves. Spider-Man turned his attention back to the boy. His legs shook in fear while he gripped onto himself. His eyes were tightly closed, he didn't even realize Spider-Man’s presence.
”Hey,” The Avenger said quietly. He held out a hand of conformation to the boy- who had opened his right eye after hearing the voice. Once his hand was accepted, he brought the boy out from behind the building, showing him that everything was fine. The boy scanned the area, his hand still interlocked with Spider-Man’s. He street was empty, the sun getting lower in the sky. The boy looked at Spider-Man and stuttered, probably trying to form a ‘thank you’ to the masked hero. Peter, on the other hand, had finally got a chance to get a look at the boy. Peter would be lying if he said he wasn't cute. Large cerulean eyes gazed back at him, overflowing with curiosity as his nose crinkled.
“Are you okay?” Peter asked for the second time that day, breaking the silence they unknowingly created. Shadows from street lights glazed upon the concrete the stir on as the sun got lower in the sky. Dirty blonde hairs fell over boy’s flushed face. He couldn't seem to form a word so he nodded instead. The two teens fell into silence once again. Peter had no idea why this was happening. He had only felt like this one other time-with Liz- and he would not allow himself to repeat the “Liz situation”.
Once again, Peter found himself daydreaming.
“Don't worry about Venom, some sort of situation like this happens at least once a week,” he laughed nervously. “But really, are you okay?”
The boy blinked and clenched his jaw, almost unable to speak. “Um y-yeah I’m fine,” he stammered. “Are you new here?” Spider-Man found himself asking. The question was vague and unnecessary but the blonde seemed to understand what he was asking.
“Yeah I just moved here from Tennessee,” he said, still shaking slightly.
His words faltering in uncertainty. Something about this kid made Spider-Man want to know more about him.
“Oh! Well if you want anyone to show you around sometime, I'm available! I know just about every inch of this city,” he explained, excitement twinkling in his voice. He didn’t realize what he had just signed up for.
“Really?” The blonde asked, the corner of his mouth quirked up slightly.
“Of course!” he gave a gentle smile, although it couldn't be seen through his mask.
The boy’s hand left Spider-Man’s. He took a pause as if he suddenly realized she shouldn’t be talking to strangers.
He stuttered again. “B-but I really shouldn’t, my mom’s probably worried about me, I was supposed to be home by now-“
“You want a ride?”
He received a blank stare from the other teen.
”Or, swing I guess,”
He paused again.
“Sure” the blonde agreed. He grabbed Spider-Man’s hand once again as they took off the ground. This happened a lot. Peter couldn’t go too long without meeting someone in need of a lift home. Especially when he went out close to nightfall. That part was normal. What want to normal was his persistence. Deep down inside him, Peter knew he should’ve just left the guy after he declined his tour of the city. It was obvious he wanted to be left alone-or he was just too nervous to give a different answer. As he dropped the boy off at his house, he had already prepared and apology for his determination to spend more time with him. However things never go to plan for Peter Parker or Spider-Man for that matter.
“Thanks for taking me home, the boy blushed as held onto the hero, swinging from a nearby ledge.
“No problem, I just want to say sorry for the-“
“There it is,” the boy interrupted as he spotted his house. With a final shoot of webbing, he lowered himself and the boy- that hung desperately into his side- to the ground.
“Here before dark” he stated to himself. He let go of the boy and walked him to his front door.
“Thanks again, for everything.”
“Sure no prob-“
With that the boy was gone. Spider-Man turned around. May wanted him back before curfew, which wasn’t for another few hours, so he figured he’d check up on Eddie and Venom. The threw a web at a nearby stoplight and carried onto to their apartment.
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Peter was greeted with a “How’d you find my address?” By Eddie, a question he asked every time the teen showed up and yet, still hadn’t received and answer. Peter has actually showed up at Eddie's apartment on many occasions due to how often they ended up spending time together. Usually Venom would go out looking for something to eat (other than people’s heads, Eddie warned him) and he'd end up scaring someone so Spidey, being as bored as he was all summer, would step in and form a conversation with the two. They had actually ended up with an unlikely friendship, regardless of Aunt May and Mr. Stark’s worries of having him near the symbiote. Eddie had been complaining about “personal space” or “how it’s illegal to follow someone home” of something like that when Peter finally spotted Venom. He was resting on Eddie’s shoulder eating a chocolate pop tart.
“Showing up unwarranted at someone’s house is illegal, Peter-“
“Hi Venom!” He interrupted the man.
“Hello Spider” Venom said though bites.
“Are you okay, what happened out there?” The two went on. Eddie through back his head in frustration and let Venom carry on with Peter. Turns out the two had heard a radio frequency (like Peter had suspected) and freaked out from there. Eddie ended the conversation saying it wouldn’t happen again and that they had it under control.
“Now, what happened to you, kiddo?”
Peter stopped to think for a second. He had left them in the middle of the street last time he saw them.
“Oh, right. I went down to help this guy standing there. I took him home.”
Eddie raised and eyebrow at the teen. “Oooohhh~” he teased.
“What? Oh no no no no, it’s not like that!”
Eddie and Venom laughed to themselves.
“So what’s his name?”
Spidey gasped.
“What’s wrong” Venom asked.
“He didn’t tell me,”
Eddie laughed at the kid’s misfortune. Venom eventually joined him.
“Hey it’s not funny! I just didn’t get the chance!” His face flushed. “I’ll just ask him,”
“How?” Venom asked.
“You’re gonna show up at his house?” Eddie asked sarcastically, still holding onto their previous conversation.
Peter hesitated and thought of an excuse.
“Well I did promise to show him around town.” He stated, although it sounds more like a question. Eddie shrugged and Venom continued eating his pop tart.
“What are you waiting for?” The symbiote asked. Peter humed thinking of a plan.
“I’ll go tomorrow.” He finished.