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17 - GET THE BOY

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ALISSA'S PAST TIME SEEMED TO BE EXPLAINING WHY SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH PETER. She had long accepted the fact that she had a crush on him, and that her friends already knew it, even if she still tried denying it sometimes. The boy was undeniably her cause of her near heart attacks whenever the boy did something that made her heart beat louder and beat more often than was healthy. Maybe she could have been in love with Peter, but she felt she was far too young to think that, and she avoided and denied it.

"So," Brian began, nudging his sister with smirk, "Whatcha you gonna do about Peter?" Alissa, who'd been in the middle of doing Physics homework in the public library down the road from the high school, tore her eyes from her packet of unfinished questions, blankly blinking at her brother. "What? You're seriously not just gonna keep looking at him like some creepy, lovesick girl, are you?"

Alissa scoffed and twisted her head, resting it on her hand with her elbow propped on the wooden table. As it was Brian's last day of his suspension, he had nothing to do as he finished all of his own assignments. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, warm rays beating down on the city of Queens, and yet, he found himself accompanying his sister at the library.

It was quite large, books strewn across the main floor, and the upper two floors. It was funded by Tony Stark, and books came frequently; the librarians were quite fond of him. Alissa didn't mind him, she liked all of the Avengers, but she didn't pay attention to them, and she wouldn't pay attention to Queens wannabe Avenger, either.

"I don't look at him like some lovesick teen," Alissa said, offended. Brian pursed his lips. "I don't." Alissa quickly lowered her voice when she heard it echo amongst the many shelves. "I look at him like anyone with a crush would."

Brian dramatically rolled his eyes, slightly pushing his chair back so it was balancing on the two back legs, his hands holding onto the edge of the table so he didn't fall backwards and hurt himself. His hair was tangled, but the curls made it hard to tell; he never really did anything to tame his mane.

"Yeah, like he's the only person you can see," Brian said, a small smile appearing on his lips. His eyes flickered to one of the books in the aisle across from them.

Alissa's brows furrowed together, noticing how Brian no longer looked amused, but like he was lost in thought; it was as if he'd fallen into his own kind of trance, thinking of someone who makes him feel the way that Peter made Alissa feel.

"You look at him whenever you get the chance. He makes your heart flutter when he walks into the room. His smile lights up your entire day. Anything he does makes you smile, and when he starts laughing, you can't help but laugh too. . ." Brian's voice dragged off, blinking several times. He looked back at Alissa, blushing at the stare he received from the girl.