Time wasn't in our favor - Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) x reader

Chapter 4

"What took you guys so long?" Ned asked. Nobody in the room spotted the small smirk on Peter 2's face. As the oldest in the room, Peter 2 could sense the undeniable chemistry between Y/N and Peter 3, but decided to say nothing.

"Sorry, we got distracted. And he never had Sam's ice cream before, and I reckon I can't let him forever live on without experiencing it," the girl justified, taking the food bag out of Peter 3's hand and setting it on the table.

"Oh, that place is amazing," Peter 1 commented before opening the bag and pulling out a sandwich, handing it to MJ. Before we knew it, everybody had dig in.

"So are you guys all done with the other cures?" Y/N asked.

"Yeah, we just finished."

"That's great. Now all we gotta do is lure these guys someplace, right? Try to cure them, while they try to kill us, and then, send them home," Peter 3 summarized the whole operation.

"So are you gonna go into battle dressed as a cool youth pastor, or do you got your suit?" Peter 3 asked, his eyes immediately flickered to Y/N to see her reaction to his joke. Seeing her crack a smile, Peter 3 immediately mirrored it. Something about the sight just brought him absolute joy.

As an answer, Peter 2 pulled down his collar slightly, revealing the suit underneath.

"Good," Peter 3 muttered.

"Look, this is where we're gonna do this, okay? It's isolated, so no one should get hurt. We draw them there with the box, it's the one thing they all want." Peter 1 stated.

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"So...Peter 3 huh?" MJ asked. She along with Ned and Y/N were standing in front of the portal, looking at the statue of liberty.

"Peter 3 what?" Y/N played dumb.

"Oh come on, we're not blind."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Ah, so you're still in the denial stage," Y/N playfully rolled her eyes at this.

"Well, I think you should wish your Peter good luck," of course Y/N didn't miss the deliberate "your Peter." At the same time, she didn't protest either. Rather, the girl only shook her head lightly as she walked through the portal.

"Peter?" after calling the name, Y/N realized that it wasn't going to be helpful.

"Spidey? Peter 3? Empire State dude?" Y/N decided.

"Hey, wassup?" Y/N heart stopped when she heard the voice from behind her. She jumped, turning around in shock.

There he was, hanging upside down without his mask on. But something else that was occupying her mind was the distance between their faces.

"Uhm...MJ thinks I should wish you luck," Y/N muttered, her eyes indiscreetly flicked to his lips.

Peter smirked at that.

"So I guess...good luck..." Y/N muttered. She internally scowled at herself for letting a boy unable her ability to speak properly.

"Thank you, Y/N/N," Y/N smiled at the nickname.

The two stood - well, one of them hanging upside down - in silence.

"You know...usually after a damsel in distress is saved, she gives her hero a reward," Peter cheekily commented, watching as Y/N cheek tinted pink at his words.

"And well - I kind of saved you earlier," Peter muttered.

"From the wicked and reckless skater. Oh! The most dangerous villain of them all," Y/N sarcastically spoke softly. Peter nodded eagerly at this.

"Mhm...and what exactly are you looking for in terms of 'reward'?" her hands quoted the word, watching as his eyes flickered to her lips.

"Well...usually they give the hero a kiss..." Y/N laughed out loud at this. Clearly, this Peter was bolder than the one from her world.

"Cheeky, aren't you, Spidey?" she teased.

Suddenly, her laughter died down as an idea sparked in the girl's mind.

"Stay still..." she muttered, leaning in towards the boy.

Peter's breath got caught in his throat as he heard her instruction. Any trace of joking was gone from his face as he stared at Y/N. The girl leaned closer, stopping right before their lips came into contact. Peter closed his eyes at this. Her hands touched the side of his face, caressing it lightly. The only thing Peter could hear at that second was his heart thumping against his chest, as if to free itself from him and into her delicate hands.

Her lips touched him.

However, unlike his expectation, they touched the corner of his mouth, not touching his lips at all. Peter released a shaky breath at this. It was filled with contentment, yet, selfish wanting. At this point, Peter could not deny to himself that he wanted more of Y/N.

The thought of hurting her soulmate flew out of his mind. Any bit of him that was capable of resistance evaporated.

Touching her was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you - his mind mused.

Peter opened his eyes. Y/N was now steps away from him, smirking teasingly with her arms crossed, clearly enjoying his flustering state that she had created.

The two stared at each other for a while. Him, still shaken over the little contact she gave him. Her, slowly admitting to herself that she was falling for heartbreak and couldn't care less.

"Dressed for the party, huh?" Peter gestured to her red bandana.

"....Yeah...yeah, I did." Y/N muttered. She did dress for the occasion and wore a red bandana. However, she wore it specifically with him in mind, and he could tell. The corner of his mouth curled up at her reply.

"Maybe I'll give you another reward if you manage to save my New York city," she continued.

"Wow, what an incentive. I guess I have no choice but to win now."

"You better, Peter Parker."

The two of them grinned at each other with adoration.

Perhaps the lewd flirting partially came from their time ticking away, slowly coming to an end.

"Anyway, I should leave you now. You got some saving to do...Stay safe, yeah?"

For you, I will. - his eyes whispered.

"Yeah, definitely."