(OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NOT DATE CLICHE!)
PETER PARKER WAS A FUCKING DORK AND JACKIE LOGAN COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK HE WAS CUTE IN SPITE OF IT WHICH SORT OF PISSED HER OFF BECAUSE SPIDER-BOY WAS HER FRIEND AND FRIENDS DON'T FIND THEIR FRIENDS CUTE EVEN WHEN THEY WERE.
When Jackie Logan had discovered Spider-boy's secret identity only a few days prior the two had spent the night getting to know one another. Jackie had found out about his Uncle Ben's murder and how that was what made him into the hero he was, and he found out she not only knew all the words to the Bohemian Rhapsody but she also really liked Chinese food.
Which is why that Saturday he decided to take her to NY Noodletown, a Chinese restaurant on Bowery he'd heard good things about. "As friends," he clarified, rushed and slightly pink as he hung half out her window and half on her fire escape.
"Okay, so what, you can do a spot on Yoda but you hate Star Wars?" Jackie laughed, she used her hand to cover her mouth and as she dipped her head forward, her hair to create a curtain around her. The pair had just ordered their food- Jackie had ordered Lo Mein with Oyster Sauce and tender greens while Peter had gotten himself Kung-po Chicken -when they wandered off the topic of how a few weeks prior Peter had joined his school's Decathlon Team in hope of looking like a "normal civilian", and onto the topic of how despite making very obvious Star Wars references, he didn't actually like the Si-Fi movie series.
"I-Well-See-" he explained, "Me and my friend Ned do this movie thing every other Friday and when it's his turn to pick-"
"He picks Star Wars?" Peter nodded. He was pink- well his face was -Jackie attributed it to the heat of the restaurant.
"Don't worry, my friend Max is the same way with the Princess Bride." Peter opened his mouth to respond when a waiter carrying two drinks came over and set them on the table. Jackie looked up at the older male and smiled, "Thank you."
The waiter flashed her a closed-lip smile, "Your food will be out shortly."
"Thanks," Peter piped up, pulling his coke closer to him while Jackie grabbed her glass of Sprite. The waiter dipped his head forward as a silent 'Thank you' before spiriting off to another table to take a large groups order.
Jackie couldn't help but roll her eyes at the obvious group of tourists. Tourists were nice and everything but not only were they were always too loud but they also took up too much space on the train, and stopped short on the sidewalk at the most inopportune times; she understood that they were vital to the City's income but honestly, they sucked.
Jackie looked at Peter, "So what were you saying?"
"I was saying somet-oh right, I don't think I've ever seen the Princess Bride." Jackie's jaw comically dropped.
"What? No way, how have you never seen the Princess Bride?" Jackie demanded, her fingers curling around the edge of the table as she leaned forward. Peter shrugged.
"I dunno." Jackie rolled her eyes again, only this time she smiled when she did, her tongue peeking out from behind her teeth as she did.
"Next time you come over after you know-" it was too crowded to say the word patrol "-Then we can watch it. I have it on DVD." Peter found himself nodding,
"Yeah, su-" he stopped short when he saw a heavy Hawaiian boy peering into the window adjacent to where their table was, looking at him surprised. Jackie followed Peter's line of sight,
"Who's that?"
"Ned."
Jackie's eyebrows came together, "You're friend Ned?" Peter nodded. "Not that I'd mind-" it was a complete and utter lie, Jackie did mind but she'd rather eat chalk then ever tell him that, "-But did you invite him or something?" Peter looked Jackie and shook his head.
"No, I-uh-wanted to hang out with you." Jackie really didn't want to blush, but yet she found herself turning a vibrant shade of red.
"You can go say hi, I'm not going to rush off the moment the food comes and stick you with the check," Jackie told him when she and Peter saw Ned motion for Peter to come outside for a moment.
"Really?" Jackie nodded now knowing that Spider-boy hadn't sprung a complete stranger on her. She didn't mind, Peter leaving for a moment would give her a moment to collect herself and remind herself that he was her friend and blushing and finding him cute was not okay.
Peter flashed her a grateful smile- which did not make her heart speed up -before getting up and walking out the door to see what his friend needed. Jackie had only just leaned back in her chair when a familiar face walked through the door.
"Fuck."
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"Ned," Peter hissed grabbing his friends forearm and dragging him away from the window, to the side of the building, "What are you doing here."
"You said you couldn't come to practice because you had a date-" Peter, turning a bright shade of pink, looked at his shoes; a pair of worn out converse.
"I didn't say I had a date," he mumbled. Ned shot him a look.
"You said you couldn't come to practice because you were taking a girl- who I've never met -out to lunch."
"As friends," Peter said, his ears burning hot. Ned rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. Peter was his best friend and as his best friend Ned had learned a few things about him, one of which was that Peter was pathetic when it came to girls, it was just a fact of life. A very sad fact, but still, a fact.
"Sure," Ned said sarcastically. "Anyway, I just came to see if you were telling the truth."
'Because you never do anymore and you keep ditching me,' went unsaid. Instead, Ned asked what her name was.
"Jackie," Peter said, not realizing he was smiling, "Jackie Logan, she goes to Eleanor Roosevelt." Ned couldn't help but feel happy for his friend, ever since his Uncle Ben had died he hadn't been the same Peter Parker who liked to hang out after band and robotics, he'd been Peter-I-Ditch-My-Friend-All-The-Time-Parker.
Hopefully, Jackie Logan would help bring back the Peter he knew.
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"Hey Jacks." Jessica Jones was a PI with superhuman strength and an alcohol problem. She'd been one of the people to end up on her fire escape, though she'd ended up hungover, not missing a limb like Wade or bleeding to death like Mr. Matt and Peter had been.
"Hey Jess," Jackie smiled. She loved Jessica, she did, but unlike Wade, who Jackie viewed as a big brother, Jessica acted more like a concerned aunt- and at times a frantic mom or a chilled cousin. Telling her she was out with a boy none of them had vetted- even if told her said boy was a fellow vigilante -would probably have the older female leading Jackie out of the restaurant by her arm.
"What're you doing here?" Jessica wondered.
"Eating. My friend stepped out for a moment. You?" If she could leave before Spider-boy got back it would be great.
"Working." At least she wouldn't be able to drag Jackie out without making a scene and losing her target.
Jackie raised a brow. "You mean spying?" Jessica stuck her tongue out at Jackie.
"Mature. Anyway, who're you watching?" Jackie wondered.
"White guy, business suit, I'm supposed to see if he's cheating."
"Do you think he is?" Jessica gave Jackie a very unimpressed look.
"They always are." The waiter from before walked over with two large, steaming plates, one with Kung-po Chicken and the other with Lo Mein. As he set the dishes on the table he shot Jackie a questioning look.
"My friends outside," she said kindly. "Thank you."
"Have a nice meal," the waiter said, flashing her another tight-lipped smile. Jessica, with a fork in hand, went to reach over to pull Peter's food closer to her, only to have Jackie slap her knuckles with her own fork.
"Unless you're going to pay-" Which Jackie knew she wouldn't, "-Hands off."
"Fine," Jessica huffed, crossing her arms as Peter came back in.
Fuck.
He raised both brows as he approached the table, his confused gaze flickering from Jessica to Jackie and vice versa. Jessica's lips thinned as she looked at Peter, her arms crossing over her chest when he stopped in front of the table.
"Who're you?" Jessica asked in a very combative tone. She shot Peter an unimpressed look.
"Jess," Jackie said, "That's my friend. Peter." Jessica did not look amused. Not that Jackie expected her to. She was an overprotective, currently man-hating, bisexual who had been telling Jackie for months "Guys suck."
"Pete," Jackie said, her voice slightly strained, "This is my-" Aunt? A friend who's twenty or so years older? "She's from my fire escape." Jackie tried not to look at Peter's lips as they formed an O-shape. His face lost a little color when he noticed the dirty look Jessica was shooting at him.
"She was also just leaving." Jessica looked at Jackie who pointed at the guy she was supposed to be watching walking out the door.
"We-" Jessica said to Jackie, standing up, "-Are going to talk."
"Alright." As long as she brought brownies she could talk Jessica down from whatever plan she'd come up with. Jessica moved so Peter could sit down; she glared briefly at the boy before looking at Jackie once more.
"With Murdock." Fuck. "Tonight." Double fuck. Once she left Jackie looked at Peter who looked slightly freaked out by Jessica and smiled, "So was your friend okay?" Peter looked up at her and thankfully smiled back.
"Yeah. So, have you tried your food yet?"
"No, I was waiting for you." And just like that, it was like they'd never been interrupted by his friend or her overprotective super-human pseudo-family member.
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SPIDERMAN HOMECOMING'S OUT!!!
(I haven't seen it and I won't be able to until my glasses get fixed but still!)
Sorry for the late update guys, I'm running around taking tests and registering for classes
(COLLEGE!)
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