"Hey, it's good to see you," Peter said as he and Harry met up at school. "are you okay? Are you still sick?"
"I'm better now," Harry shrugged, having spent the last two days getting used to what he was able to do. Thankfully he had gotten his sense under control, he had also learnt that he had full control over any spider that he came in contact with, plus he could stick to anything with any part of his body. There may or may not have been a period of time when he stuck his skateboard to the skin of his back and tried to roll down his wall before catching himself just before he was about to hit the floor, that also may or may not have stopped after he got it wrong one time and landed on his shoulder. "how are you doing?"
"Eh, same old, same old," Peter replied just before Gwen arrived.
"Hi guys, Harry, are you okay now?" She asked in a concerned voice as she raised her hand and placed it on Harry's forehead. "Peter was telling me that you were sick. I don't think you have a temperature."
"I was," Harry admitted as she removed her hand. "but I'm better now and put your hand right back there please."
"What? Why?" Gwen blinked.
"Because it felt really nice," Harry answered honestly before grabbing her hand and putting it right back on his head. "hmm, your hand is so soft. Is that a new perfume you're wearing?" He asked curiously.
"Um… yeah," Gwen nodded, staring at him oddly. "thanks for noticing." She added, not entirely sure what else to say.
"Oh, you're welcome, I just think that…" Harry's words were suddenly cut off by his body suddenly freezing, before he could think, he felt his arm snap up and catch a basketball that had just been about to hit him in the side of the head.
"Whoa!" Peter blurted out while Gwen had taken a step back. "That was awesome, dude."
"Um… thanks," Harry blinked before he tossed the ball to a couple of kids that had rushed towards them and apologised for nearly hitting them. Once the kids were done saying sorry, the trio began walking into school. As they did so, Harry couldn't help but think about what had just happened, it was such an odd experience. It felt like his entire body had frozen just before he felt a tingling sensation in his head, the next thing he remembered was his arm shooting up to catch the ball. 'This is so weird.' He thought to himself.
"So, you're sure you're alright?" Gwen asked.
"How sure are we talking about?" Harry asked.
"Like, a 'hundred out of a hundred' sure?" Gwen suggested.
"Completly sure? Don't be ridiculous," Harry scoffed. "I don't even know what's wrong with me at this point. I just have guesses about what's going on."
"Well, what's your best theory at the moment?" Peter asked.
"The fucking nargles are back at it again." Harry blurted out without thinking.
"What are nargles?" Gwen asked, looking about as confused as Peter was.
"Um… nothing," Harry coughed. "I think it's probably just some virus or something, it'll go away soon."
"That's what you said about Flash," Peter reminded him before gesturing to a nearby wall where Flash was laughing loudly with his best friend, Kong. "and I remember you saying that in middle school, yet he is still here."
"Unfortunately." Gwen huffed.
"Yeah, well… I can always hope," Harry said with an amused snort.
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"I totally aced that chemistry quiz," Gwen said with a smug look on her face as they left the science classroom.
"I did too," Peter quickly replied before pausing in thought. "actually, I might have gotten the twenty-third question wrong, did you guys put half a gram for it as well?"
"Yep," Harry confirmed with a smile while Gwen nodded in confirmation.
"In that case, I think I did get it right," Peter said with a pleased smile. "what about you?" He asked Harry. "Do you think you did well?"
"Oh, well, I'm perfect, aren't I?" Harry said casually as he shrugged his shoulders.
"I'll take that as a 'yes'." Peter rolled his eyes.
"Yo, Puny Parker," A voice called, causing the three to stop and Peter to groan.
"Puny Parker," Peter repeated mockingly. "honestly, you would have thought that he would have thought of something new by now."
"I would've hoped that he had realised how much he sounds like a caveman when he says it." Harry sighed before the three turned around to find Flash and Kong running up to them.
"What do you want?" Peter asked in an annoyed voice.