[IC] Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter looked up after her response. He often lost himself in his passions like science and photography. her look just showed love, and Peter still wasn't used to her making those faces at him. When they were back in middle school it was usually towards the other kids, and he'd usually tease her about it. Now there was no teasing, but he did give a smile and small laugh, not at her, but just because he was happy. With one arm he brought it around Lexi, pulling her up so their faces were next to each other. He used his other hand to position the camera facing them. "Alright, on three." He stated.

"One..." He clicked the button, "two three." He laughed, hoping it caught her off guard. he liked to take pictures of people off guard. He liked the natural look of things, not scripted. "Okay, okay. Evil Peter is gone. One... Two... Three." He took the pictures of them smiling, and just like she did three months ago, He tilted her head to face him, and he gave her a kiss. The snow falling and the background would make this picture of them kissing seem like something off one of those romantic movies. It was nice having the night to her and only her, and not the city as well.

[EasilyAmused]

The laugh wasn’t a ‘oh my god Lexi you look ridiculous’ laugh like he would give her back in middle school when she would give longing-eyes to boys she thought she wanted to be with. Isn’t it funny how wrong she was back then? But now, she couldn’t be happier. Even sitting next to Peter, he was still a good head taller than her so even as she sat up straight, he had to slouch a bit to get their faces next to each other as he held out the camera. During his count down, she twitched her nose to get rid of the on-coming sniffle she could feel and that’s when he snapped at his extremely quick ‘two three’!

“Hey!” She said in a playful tone. She should have known and now he has a picture of his girlfriend scrunching up her face in an attempt to stop it from bothering her. Typical goofy Peter, always catching her off guard; should she have expected something else, nah. “Evil Peter’s never gone, he lays dormant and waits for his moment to attack me with random snapshots of me doing… whatever.” Of course she had to say ‘whatever’ because narrowing down exactly what Peter took pictures of when it came to people, places or things could best be described as ‘whatever’. ‘Do whatever’ was his favorite phrase to say to her when she’d model for him. It’s funny how ‘whatever’ turned into some pretty good shots.

The kiss he gave her should have melted all the snow around them and brought upon spring. She completely forgot that he was snapping photos of them kissing much like she took when they first got together. Only this time they weren’t above time square, he wasn’t in his suit and she had super powers too. Sure it was a bit different but one thing surely didn’t change; and that was their feelings for each other. Lexi pulled back from the kiss before she was tempted to knock him to the ground, the last thing she wanted was to mess up his camera and brand new lens. Laying her forehead against her boyfriends she gave him a cheesy playful grin. “So my parents are out of town for a convention this weekend. Do you think you want to come over and spend a night or two?” Her grin turned into a playful biting of her lower lip; sure sometimes it was controllable and sometimes it wasn’t but this time, it was on purpose.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter almost lost his grip on his camera during the kiss, but thankfully his Spidey powers gave him an extra hand in holding on to things. When informed about her parents being out of town, he raised his eyebrows, and smile on his lips. "Well I will have to! I can't leave a lady in potential danger being in a house all alone..." Peter said with a laugh, and when she saw her bite her lip, it was official. He WAS going to spend the weekend nights with her. It was the only person he would want to be with at night (The cops were friendly on parole as Spider-Man, but there was something about Lexi that made him feel more at ease).

With a couple more of his favorite "not scripted" shots of Lexi with his new lens, they were both up, and cold. Although it would have been faster to just swing back home... it was much warmer to take Lexi's new car. He just prayed that nothing bad happened tonight, so they wouldn't have to leave the warmth of the Rogers' house.

[EasilyAmused]

“Potential danger?” Lexi asked playfully as she danced a hand up her boyfriend’s arm that was holding him up and now his camera. “The only danger I can think of is being left alone in the house without my beloved boyfriend by my side.” She said with a nod, knowing full well that the city could call them out at any minute to do something around the city but she didn’t care. It just meant she got more time with Peter, even if he was dressed as Spider-Man… which still wasn’t a bad thing.

After a bunch of unscripted photos they climbed into her car and started back down the road. “Do you want to stop by your house so you can get some supplies? Do you want to swing home and pick up stuff or are you fine with what you have in your backpack? I mean if I have to wait before I can feel all safe and protected so you can have a fresh change of underwear I completely understand.” Her voice was full of teasing and playfulness that could only be done with him. She could pick on him just like he picked on her but it was all in good fun with a twinkle in her eyes, a smirk on the right corner of her lips and her bottom lip curling under from time to time, it was all for fun just like it had been for years. This, this was the break she needed.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter laughed at her remark, starting to take the first steps of their walk in the snow. "Well its settled. I have to spend the night for a bit." Peter stated. During the walk back to Lexi's car Peter would stop them, saying that this was a good picture spot. He didn't know if it bugged her, but Peter would know she would appreciate them when she saw them later. The car ride was much warmer than the outside, and asked if he wanted to stop at his place. "Well.... I mean, the melting snow is soaking my clothes, including underwear." Peter admitted with a smile. The more she smiled, and laughed, and bit her lip, the more and more he wanted to get close to her and just stay warm... They made a quick stop to his house, grabbed some clothes, and without Aunt May asking him where he was going, he climbed back in to her car.

"Yeah, definitely need to stay at your place for a bit. Aunt May has some friends over. I barely escaped without them saying how much I've grown..." Peter said, clicking his seatbelt on.

[EasilyAmused]

Lexi couldn’t help but laugh at his comment about his underwear. “I feel you my dear I really do.” She could relate. A lot of tucking and rolling gave way her pants allowing some of the cold snow to get inside of her jeans. But aside from wet underwear they both were grinning ear to ear and laughing a lot. It was a good date day for their three month anniversary. This little fact may not seem like much but for a crime-fighting-superhero-couple-who-have-been-wanting-to-date-forever, it was kind of a big thing.

Parking at the curb in front of Peter’s house, Lexi watching him walk out tilting her head slightly as he did so. God he was so handsome and always has been so it was surprising to her that she never thought of trying to do something with him sooner. But better late than never because never is regrettable. Being with Peter is something she would never regret and it’s about time (as Aunt May would put it). Checking her reflection in the mirror she fixed her hair to the best she could before freshening up her makeup and tossing her bag into the back seat as he returned and climbed back into the car. “Oh Peter my how you’ve gone.” Lexi said in her ‘mocking old ladies’ tone. “You’ve been eating your vegetables and drinking your milk. Boy you’ve gotten tall. Those eight hours of sleep a night is really doing good for you. You’ve turned into a handsome young man, a young lady would be lucky to have you… if only I was thirty years younger…” Her voice was playful and teasing but the twinkle in her eye said she was pretty sure Aunt May’s friends would be saying those things as soon as he left. And let’s face it, Lexi was very lucky to have a man like Peter, and a friend like Peter.

“So I’m curious.” She began, a starter always to something that could lead to asking for information he might not want to give her. “Did you know what I was getting at when I spoke about the hero’s reward on my rooftop? The night of the interview.”

[Jones Sparrow]

"Peter, you're so skinny! What do you feed all your food to the dog?" Peter said in a old lady voice. "We don't have a dog, miss Grace." Peter replied to himself in his regular voice. "How's your solar system project going along, Peter?" The old lady voice returning again. "I finished that five years ago, Mrs. Ruth." Peter replied again, predicting how the conversations would have gone after Lexi gave her own. He looked over at her with a smile, then out the window as they started to drive. He was cold, wet, but very happy and excited to spend the night with just Lexi.

Then she asked the question. He looked over at her, an eyebrow raised. He remembered the night very well, it was the first night for many things. It was the first time he had an interview. The first time he had been flirted on by a girl... and the first time he kissed a woman (he wasn't counting the one where both Lexi and Peter were five). "What you were getting at? What do you mean?" He asked, now curious himself.

[EasilyAmused]

His surprise to her question surprised Lexi in a way. Her face scrunched into one of thought as she attempted to process the best way to explain the situation to her very smart yet slightly stupid boyfriend. “Every story is typically written with the basics,” She began, enjoying the first time that she could teach Peter something instead of the other way around; hey there was a first time for everything right?! “A girl, a problem and someone coming to save her; and at the end of every story, the hero who saves the girl, gets a hero’s reward for saving the damsel in distress. A kiss.” She said with a nod as she turned another corner and pulled in the driveway of her house which looked like something on the cover of a post card from a small town.

“Basically we lived a story but there were two heroes instead of one and really no damsel in distress so I guess that’s not the best example. What I’m really asking Peter is…” She turned to him in the seat as she put the car in park and unbuckled her seatbelt. “Did you know I was going to go in for a kiss that night? Or did I catch you by surprise?”

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter listened, and now understood what she was getting at. She seemed to enjoy the fact that Peter was now clueless in something, because she couldn't get that small hint of a smile off her face as she spoke about it. She pulled up to her house, and turned to face him, asking the question. It didn't take long for Peter to get an answer out of his mouth. "I didn't know what I was expecting. You talked about Spider-Man as if you idolized him, which was true I guess... I didn't expect to kiss you. I wasn't hoping that you would kiss Spider-Man... It happened. I wasn't going to take advantage of your, or lead you on." He paused. "Okay, I might have the second encounter. But that's when I knew I had to tell you."

He unbuckled himself, and put his forehead on hers. "So no, I did not expect a hero's reward that night... But to be honest, I'm glad I did, especially and only for you." Peter said softly, giving a smile. He wasn't here to take advantage of Lexi. he wasn't there to claim her for his own. He was just the dorky kid who somehow fell in love with his best friend, who also happened to be out of his league. He loved her more than he could ever love a person.

[EasilyAmused]

At their second encounter he welcomed the rather obvious coming kiss. The more she thought about it, the more she was glad that she did kiss him; it seemed to have given him the courage to kiss her on prom night. Their foreheads resting against each other's, she gave him a tender soft loving smile. "I wish I didn't have to see you so banged up when I found out you were, well you but unless you had planned to change and shoot some web at me that wasn't the silly string all the children's toys are made of; I'd think you had seen me kiss Spider-Man and were just making fun of me..." Can you blame her? With Peter's jokes about him being every girl's dream, he might have just done it. "Not that I'd think you were lying about it, just so we're clear. But I don't think, at the time, I could picture my beloved Peter Parker..." Her hand rose up, placing gently against his cheek softly rubbing his cheek bone, "risking his own life to protect the city." A small happy sigh left her. "You truly are amazing. My amazing Spider-Man but more and most importantly, my amazing Peter...Parker..." With that she leaned in and enveloped her lips into his.

The kiss lasted a while before a chill came over the small but due to the snow and Lexi's body suddenly reminded her just how wet they both were. She slowly pulled back from the kiss and sighed, "As much as I love kissing you my dear, I fear we might freeze to death in that pose. Personally I like being alive to kiss you. What do you say we head inside and I'll make use some coco?"

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter remembered that night rather well. The day Peter parker decided to kiss Lexi, and not Spider-Man. He also remembered that being the day where he fought his biggest foe yet, next to Doctor Connors... And the time where Lexi was in absolute danger. He couldn't help though that that night was pretty heroic... and it did get rid of that awkward moment of her thinking he was joking about being Spider-Man if he just told her.... It felt good to feel her hand on his cheek, even if it was cold. but that cold hand felt red hot when her lips touched his. She pulled back, and agreed with her words 100%

"I don't know... two lovers frozen in an eternal kiss sounds like a great photo." Peter said jokingly, climbing out of the car and walking up to her front door. He was starting to shake a bit, and he was very much looking forward to a warm set of clothes, a warm cup of hot chocolate, and a warm girlfriend at his side. He hopped in place, trying to keep warm. "I don't know whats warmer, these clothes now, or the suit in the dead of winter..." He muttered, giving a smile to Lexi.

[EasilyAmused]

“Too bad you’d never get to take the photo if it was us.” She said playfully as she pushed the car door open and her body shivered against the breeze and snow. As the two scampered up the steps, Lexi fussed with her keys through her gloves in an attempt to find the right one to stick into the house. Finally doing so she stuck it in the door and turned the lock as he commented about the suit which made her giggle, “Maybe we should look into getting you a spandex suit to wear under it. Maybe a short sleeved set of pants and shirt that you could wear under your normal clothes…” Her voice trailed off and she looked a little empty face in her classic Lexi-Day-Dreaming look.

“Sorry!” She said quickly, realizing that she was spacing and not allowing them inside. Turning the handle, a smirk moved across her face, “I was imagining you in spandex.” With that and her cheeks turning red from more than just the cold, she pushed open the door and the couple ventured into the much warmer house. Getting inside she kicked off her shoes and instantly pulled off her socks and stripped herself out of her wet jacket and sweater she was wearing underneath leaving her in a black shirt and her soaked snow pants. “Why don’t you hop in the shower first and I’ll take one after you so I can set up the hot chocolate.” With that she gave him a gentle kiss on the lips before starting into the kitchen and began to start some hot water to make the hot chocolate.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter's face turned red when she said she was thinking about him in spandex... And at that moment, he kinda thought the same way about her. They walked in to the house, she started to take off parts of her clothing. From head to toe she was absolute perfection. She gave him a warm kiss, and when she let go of his lips, he gave a nod. "Right, Shower." He said with a nod and smile. He watched her go to the kitchen, and once she was gone, he climbed up the stairs, trying hard not to leave drops of water around her very nice house. The hot water felt very very good on his cold skin... He couldn't help but think about Lexi, and her joining him in the shower, but that's all that went through his mind....

He walked out of the bathroom in a pair of pajama pants, socks, and a white t-shirt. His thick brown hair was still a bit wet as he walked down the stairs, smelling the warm chocolate from the kitchen. "Smells good. I feel warmer already." He said, coming up from behind her and wrapping his arms around her waste, kissing her neck. "Your turn for a shower, I can man the cocoa while you're away, captain." Peter kept kissing her neck as he said that, a smile on his face.

[EasilyAmused]

The temptation to join her boyfriend in the shower was high as she prepped the water and pulled down some mugs to use for the chocolate. Her bottom lip curled under as she looked over her shoulder towards the exit of the kitchen; who knows when the next time they’d be alone in her house would be… but she hesitated too long as she turned her attention back to the boiling pot of water that nearly cascaded over the edge due to her lost thoughts. She had just begun to stir in the chocolate powder when Peter slid in behind her kissing her cold neck with his warm soft lips sending electric passions of warmth through her body and her lips curled into a smile. “I’m going to have a difficult time getting to the shower if you keep doing that.” She said playfully as she got the last amount of powder into the pot and turned down the heat before turning to her boyfriend.

After a small make out session she excused herself to the shower. Freshening up in it, her thoughts kept turning back to Peter and their romantic three month anniversary which was still going on. Her back leaned against the hot shower wall and she let out a long soft sigh; she honestly couldn’t be happier. From there she went to her bedroom after and dried herself to the best of her abilities but her hair was still rather damp. Pulling on a pair of night shorts, she threw on her favorite Peter shirt and skipped her way down the stairs to the kitchen to find her boyfriend stirring the pot of chocolate. This time she came up behind him, her hands delicately tracing along his back around his waist and this time (on her tip toes) she gently kissed his neck. “How’s it coming there handsome?” She asked playfully in a soft whisper before kissing his ear and trailing back down to his neck.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter would have followed her right up the stairs and join her shower... But he was on hot chocolate duty. Damn! As he stirred the hot chocolate, he saw the milk on the other side of the counter... Pulling out a web shooter from his pocket (he never left home without it!), and shot a web at it, and flicking it towards himself. He grabbed it, took the web off, and poured a little bit in his cup. He started to mix the chocolate, feeling much warmer looking at the hot cocoa, and having that shower.

He felt fingertips on his back, and he smiled at her touch. He was surprised his Spider-senses didn't warn him of Lexi walking up behind him... Maybe his senses were so used to Lexi, that they just kinda gave up on warning Peter that she was there... Huh. Interesting. Her lips on his ear and neck was very playful, and tempting. This may be the best night of his life. "Hot cocoa is ready to drink." Peter stated with a smile, turning around to face her. "Now we just need somewhere warm to sit, enjoy the drinks, and each other's company..." His hands traveled up and down her sides, kissing her cheek. He couldn't get enough of this woman.

[EasilyAmused]

You’d think after three months, the school would be used to them dating by now. They would walk the halls hand and hand, they’d kiss each other good bye when they didn’t have classes together and it was a rarity when they wouldn’t be getting into Lexi’s car to go somewhere together. But Lexi still got comments like ‘Are you really dating Peter?’, ‘Peter Parker? That dork, really Lexi? Come on.’ and ‘This is a long running time for a joke Lexi, when are you going to stop the act?’; the last one was typically met with a verbal lashing to whatever student made the comment that caused Lexi to use some very rare foul language and anyone who knows Lexi Rogers (which is everyone in school) knows that when she curses, you’ve really crossed a line. The last comment was only said once and it was never spoken of again, which was a good thing because Lexi would probably have punched the next person who said it. And in her opinion, it was for good… no a great reason.

As far as Lexi was considered, people could think whatever they want about her and Peter being together because they didn’t need to know or understand just how happy the two were. She was blissfully in love with the man and had not issue showing it to the world or screaming it out from the mountain tops if need be. If Peter wanted to, she would. She would do anything for that man, even die for him. Her fingers tips traveled slowly up her boyfriend’s chest before sliding them into his damp hair. “Wherever my Peter wants to be works for me; if he’s feeling up for it, I’m sure we could set up my laptop to play another cheese horror movie that neither one of us are going to pay any attention to in my bedroom while drinking the hot chocolate.” Her hands gently gripped his thick, pulling his face from her cheek and resting her forehead gently against his. “Maybe… maybe not?”

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter loved Lexi for an unobtainable amount of reasons. One was is that she made him feel... human. A handsome, funny human. And not a nerdy freak. Another reason was that she was the most gorgeous and perfect woman he had ever met. Its like the angels spent extra time making sure that she looked above and beyond beautiful. She was also one of the reasons he fought crime, and kept his morals, and was just who he was. She was his rock, his love, his best friend... he would be a very different man without her. Her love for his hair made him smile as she ran her hand through the mess of it. "I think your bedroom sounds like a great idea. Perfect hot chocolate environment as well." He said with a laugh, taking both mugs of the warm drink.

Together they made their way up the stairs. He will let Lexi choose the movie, because he wouldn't care what they watched. he was more concerned about being warm, and having his Lexi in his arms.

[EasilyAmused]

Their walk upstairs was peaceful, it was just a young couple enjoying time together and not having to deal with school drama, parent’s barging in or crimes needing to be stopped. You know; normal young adult stuff. Upon arriving to the bedroom she pushed the door open only to find that the room was cold due to her leaving the window open. The chill that went down her spine was close to when Harry came and snatched her from her bed in the dead of night. While Peter settled himself in her bed getting pillows propped up comfortably she shut the window to prevent any more cold air from coming in and shivered her way over to her shelf where she kept her movies.

A shrug left her as a decision was made and she took House on Haunted Hill with Vincent Price from the shelf and went to the bedside. Sitting down she tapped her laptop that was on her end table and opened the disk drive and slid it inside. The computer automatically turned on, giving like to the rather dark room as she slid herself back against the pillows and right next to her boyfriend; in the perfect spot she wanted to be. Taking the hot chocolate from him she gave him a tender smile, “Thank you.” With that she leaned up and kissed him, making sure that she did that before pulling back and taking a sip of her mug.

[Jones Sparrow]

The room was freezing, and her bed covers were very inviting at this time. He climbed in, setting up the bed for perfect snuggling condition. He grabbed the mugs, waiting for his girlfriend, watching her go through the movies. She was obviously cold, so when she climbed in to the little warm spot in the whole room, and he immediately covered her legs in with the blanket. Peter then handed her her mug, and was returned with a very warm kiss. He held Lexi close, taking sips from his mug as well. Soon enough though, their mugs were empty. Peter stared at the screen, an arm over Lexi, their bodies getting warmer and warmer... and it didnt' take long for them to get distracted by each other... and shedding off some of the clothes for ironically being too warm... Needless to say, it was a perfect night to have a day off from Spider-Man and Catwoman.

[EasilyAmused]

The movie was good for its time but compared to what they were used to now-a-days it was tacky and cheesy. But that wasn’t the point of the movie time, the point was them being together and cuddled up they were. Finally feeling warm after a day of playing in the snow, maybe she could convince him into getting into the hot tub while it was snowing and they could relax in there. For now they worked on heating up the room together.

Sun rays peeked their way into the room and Lexi stirred softly in her bed, shivering softly. Her room was still cold but it wasn’t half as bad as when they entered the night before. Her body was curled up against Peter’s as she had fallen asleep on his chest listening to his heartbeat. A small sigh left her as she slid herself up him and gently kissed him on his lips as he began to stir. “Good morning my love, would you like some pancakes for breakfast?” Yes, they had full control of parents’ house and she had complete intention on cooking him meals!