In Deep Water (Peter Parker x Reader)
The bell had just rung telling you it was finally time to go home and watch your favorite television show. You happily walked to your locker to grab the books you needed for the weekend.
Unexpectedly, a few of your friends came up to you as you were shutting your locker to invite you to this awesome lake party you'd heard about around school, and you accepted before they could even finish asking if you wanted to come. Your couch could wait.
You spent a lot of time around the water, it was one of your favorite things. Your father had taken you to his family's lake house ever since you learned how to swim, needless to say you were really excited for this party.
The four of you decided to hang out until it was time to go. As you were walking Flash came up behind you asking if he could join in on your plans, which you found strange because all he ever does is torment you and a select member of the group. But you could tell as soon as he started walking with you guys, he was just there for your other two girl friends.
The two girls ran off like bunnies to go obsess over their outfits, making sure their hair and makeup was done to perfection. Probably trying to impress Flash, which you had no intention of doing. You wanted nothing to do with that mess, so you stayed out in the living room with the two guys to avoid being dragged into any drama.
"Hey Parker, is Ned coming to the party?" You asked.
"He said he'd pass on this one, he prefers lighter crowds when it comes to boats and water," Peter replied.
"Oh, that's unfortunate. He sure is fun to have around..."
"I can't tell what makes him more of a loser, going to the party or not going," Flash responded in a monotonous tone.
"Hey! Don't talk about him that way, he's a good guy! You exclaimed.
"As you wish," Flash rolled his eyes at you. You heard him say something else under his breath but you couldn't make it out completely, although you tried your hardest to block him out because all he ever has to say to you usually involves name calling or insults.
You made you're way over to the bay window in the living room, leaving Flash to sulk in the kitchen, and sunk to the ground to try and hide yourself from him. Your attention turned to Peter across the room playing with his fingers, staring intently at the ground.
You had been friends with Peter for as long as you can remember. Although as of late, he had become more distant and it was really hard to keep his attention during a conversation or even get him to talk to you at times.
You were taken out of your thoughts as Peter briskly walked across the room grabbing a deck of cards from the bookshelf, and sat down across from you. You instinctively split the deck in half, as evenly as you could, and flipped your first card over.
"What game are we playing?" Peter questioned.
"Slapjack, have you ever played?"
"Actually no I haven't..." Peter shrugged.
"Okay it's exactly like it sounds. All you have to do is take turns flipping your top card over with me and wait for a jack to show up and slap it. If you slap it first you take the pile of cards and whoever takes the whole deck wins. I know it's a stupid game, but I thought it would be an easy pass time while waiting for the others. Plus I'm really imagining the jack is Flash's face so it'll make me feel better," you reasoned.
"No, it's not stupid," Peter said as he flipped his first card over. You focused on the game noticing that Peter had really fast reflexes. The jacks were no where to be found, and the speed of the game increased.
"Are there even any jacks in this deck?" You exclaimed.
"Just gotta keep looking." At that a jack appeared and you both went to slap it. Your hand ended up underneath Petersâ and you quickly put your free hand on top of his. You noticed how warm and comforting his hand felt, but quickly pushed the thought away as he made eye contact with you.
"Y/n, oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to slap that hard, I got so excited when I saw the card and..." Peter trailed off. Your mind went blank seeing him worry and care for you, and your hands stayed in the position sandwiched between Peters's.
"No no it's okay that's the game, this was just a reflex I guess," you gestured toward your hand on top of his.
"Ooooooh, Parker hit a girl Parker hit a girl," Flash chanted.
"Go away Flash," you yelled at him.
"Feisty Y/n, wow my bad. I'll just retreat to this nearby kitchen," he taunted.
Peter took your slightly red hand and held it in his rubbing slowly over the irritated skin. You were taken out of the moment when your two girl friends ran down the hall and loudly announced they were ready to go, Flash whistled and led them to the door.
"Great timing," Peter said under his breath as he put the cards away. He helped you up and offered you his arm to link in his as you walked out together, you were ready for a great night.
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Flash insisted he drove over any other transportation idea. His dad had rented a SUV since his convertible was too small for the five of you. Flash spent most of his time focused on the girls rather than the road. You could tell that this was going to be a bumpy ride. Peter could sense that you were nervous as you sat up as straight as you could and gripped the edge of the seat to the point where your knuckles turned white.
Peter set his hand palm up on the center console that separated you. Without thought you quickly took his hand in yours and squeezed tightly.
"Don't let go, please," you pleaded. Peter stroked the back of your hand with his thumb which was enough to comfort you.
Peter wondered why you were so anxious about the ride, but didn't want to ask in fear of upsetting you. He snuck glances at you when you weren't looking, noticing the tears welling up in your eyes. He'd never seen you like this before. He always saw you as the strong, independent individual you were.
On the other hand, you knew you looked like a baby in front of Peter which embarrassed the heck out of you. You wanted to tell him why, but thought it might just be an excuse so you stayed quiet. But at the same time, Peter hasn't been there for you as of late so you felt like you didn't need to explain yourself to him. Although, if he really cared he would've asked a long time ago.
You have had a strong history of distracted driving in your family and always got emotional whenever you saw it in person and was reminded of the memories. Specifically of your dad who was involved in an accident which led to the selling of your lake house for there was no one to care for it. Sadly, you weren't bold enough to speak up about those issues and kept to yourself. Â
With the thoughts of your dad and Peter swirling around in your head, you thought to yourself how things have changed. Peter was the closest friend you had, but you realized that he actually probably doesn't know you that well. This was enough for a single tear to fall down your cheek, which led to many more tears. You turned your head towards the window to try to hide yourself, but Peter was very well aware that you were crying.
You were taken from your misery when Peter tapped your hand to show you the view. The lake was huge, and the sun reflected so bright off the water. You began to relax at the sight and then the car stopped. You turned to look at the house and your eyes went wide.
"Woah, this is so cool. This is way different than my cozy apartment," you said aloud.
"Yeah no kidding Sherlock," Flash snarks at you. You don't even listen to the two boys bicker as you were just awestruck by this mansion like house in front of you. You were used to the one story little quaint houses along the water where you were from, but this was amazing. It just looked so modern, like it was supposed to be in a movie.
You walked toward the music playing in the backyard and was greeted to the smell of hot dogs and hamburgers. The patio was converted to the dance floor for the night, and the beach area was full of laughter.
You wanted to venture inside to explore, but thought it might be rude as everyone else was outside. You heard an announcement from the DJ that a pontoon ride was leaving soon for whoever wanted to go and swim in the middle of the lake.
You were taken out of your thoughts when Flash forcefully took your arm and dragged you to where Peter and the girls were.
"Hey, stop! Let go of me!â You screeched as you pried his fingers off of you.
"Whatever you insecure little goody two-shoes," he said as he pushed you into the bush behind you. Your blood started to boil and you felt yourself charging at Flash, but before you could get your hands on him you felt a strong pair of arms hold tightly around your waist lifting you off the ground.
"Woah woah woah, Y/n calm down, you're fine!" Peter said as you resisted against his grip.
"I can't take it anymore, let me at him!â You almost screamed. Flash made faces at you claiming you were overreacting. You soon became limp in Peters arms. It wasn't worth it to fight anymore, he was way too strong. Peter turned you around so you weren't facing Flash and held you by your shoulders steadying you. Your gaze turned to the ground, ashamed at what you just did.
"Just ignore him. Hey, look at me, it's okay" Peter almost whispered taking his thumb under your chin guiding your head to look up at him.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" You questioned with tears in your eyes.
"Oh come on Y/n, you know why. Let's go for a ride, maybe that'll lift your spirits."
You didn't exactly like that Peter avoided your question but nevertheless you followed him to the dock. Flash and your girl friends followed close behind down the path. You noticed that there wasn't just one pontoon, there were three. They also didn't look like pontoons, they looked like mini yachts. What is this place and who owns it, like seriously?
Peter pulled you aside so you wouldn't get trampled by the people that came out of nowhere impatiently filing onto the boats. You stayed in silence looking out to the water admiring the sun that was just about to set.
"I'm so sorry Y/n, ummm I-I have to go," Peter stammered.
"Wait why? Where are you going?" You asked.
"I'm sorry, I'll be back," Peter shouted as he ran back up towards the house. You were shocked by his sudden urge to leave, kind of angry actually. Flash shouted your name for you to get on the boat, kind of like a parent would scold a child, and you found your way to your friends, focusing on the humming of the engine taking you away from the house.
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Peter watched as the boats departed from the dock. He felt incredibly guilty and selfish for leaving you, but he was convinced that he was needed elsewhere.
He frantically ran through the house, stripping off his clothes, and into the Spiderman suit. He found himself on the roof of the mansion overlooking the large body of water. He put the mask on and Karen's voice came to life.
âGood evening Peter, where are you taking me tonight?â The AI questioned.
âYeah Peter, where are you taking me tonight? I sure hope itâs not anywhere outside of this near friendly neighborhood,â a male voice cockily calls out from behind him, âWhat the hell do you think youâre doing?â
âMr. Stark... What are you doing here? Ummm I just was checking out the view,â Peter tried to play off.
âNo no, you were about to do something stupid again. First off, I own this house. Second, remember last time when I took the suit away. Youâre better than that,â Tony remarked.
Peter broke eye contact and looked out on the water. He could see the boats off in the distance. Peter saw a strange ripple in the water, sensing something was wrong, and quickly excused himself from Tony, and headed towards the scene.
âHey kid, get back here!â Tony shouted feeling responsible for Peter, yet laid back at the same time letting him do his own thing. âTeenagers these days,â Tony remarked to himself as he took a sip of his drink.
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"Hey loser, where's your swimsuit?" Flash asked you as the boat picked up speed.
âYeah, we're gonna jump in," one of your friends yelled over the engine. It seemed that was almost a cue for both of them to strip out of their glamorous outfits, revealing their bikinis.
"I honestly don't know why you took so long to get all dolled up, your makeup will most likely be ruined in the water," you say.
"We've got this all figured out Y/n, what a party pooper!" The other exclaims as they both turn to Flash and scoff over you.
You roll your eyes and look out on the sparkling water. You don't know why you even tried having friends and going to parties. You just wanted to fit in, but now you were just all too angry. It didn't seem fair that the people you thought cared about you, treated you like crap.
The wind started to pick up, and being close to the water, you felt a little chill go down your spine. You climbed over the back seat of the boat to sit closer to the engine. All you really wanted was Peter by your side, even though you were a little angry with him too.
You hated the mindset you were in, thinking that the world was working against you. You knew that it wasn't. You turned to look back at your so called "friends" to find them missing from where they had left you earlier. You had no time to process what came next.
"One... Two... Three... Yeah!!! Woohoo way to go Flash," one girl shouted.
In that sudden moment, you felt your spirit disconnect from your body and into total darkness. You began to sink farther and farther into the depths of the water, completely helpless.
Flash had been brilliant enough to think that pushing you off the back of the boat would be a great party trick. But instead, you had hit your head on the edge of the deck during the fall, leading you into unconsciousness as you continued to drown into the cold nothingness.
The boat sped away as you thought you were left to your doom. It felt as if you were being encompassed by warm arms and life was closing in on you, taking you to its end. Your body felt light as a feather, like you were flying through thin air taking you up and away.
You suddenly began to feel incredible pressure on your chest. Your lungs were on fire and you immediately turned over on your side and began a coughing fit as your eyes fluttered open.
You tried to sit up but it felt as if a ton of bricks were weighing you down. You were on some sort of beach, but you couldnât see your surroundings all too well.
Someone was rubbing soft circles on your back, you then became aware that you were being cradled by them for support. You looked down to your side to see red and blue fabric surrounding you. You felt overwhelmed and confused, your heart was racing. Your mind was overloaded with confusion and curiosity. You felt your vision start to blacken, and you were yet again taken away to your unconscious state.
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Peter carried you back to the house and found a bedroom on the main floor to suffice as a recovery room. He took his mask off, and set you down on the plush mattress. You looked so peaceful, but he was worried. He paced back and forth across the room, not knowing what to do to help you. He know that you were fine, that your body was just in shock, but nevertheless he quietly panicked.
He eventually convinced himself pacing wouldnât do him any good, and found himself standing between you and the window looking out on the water.
You on the other hand had woken up moments ago. You were frozen.
âP...Peter?â You questioned to get the unfamiliar maleâs attention.
âY/n, Iâm so glad youâre ok!â Peter exclaimed with too much excitement in his tone, prancing to your side. He took your hands in his and helped sit you up on the edge of the bed. You looked like a deer caught in headlights.
âY/n, whatâs wrong?â
âYouâre Spiderman?â You looked up at him.
âWhat do you mean? How would you come to that conclusion?â You pulled at his suit and grabbed his mask from the night stand.
âWhy didnât you tell me? How could you?â You said with tears overflowing your vision.
âY/n, I couldnât. You wouldâve gotten hurt. I had to keep it a secret. I couldnât bear to lose you, I wouldnât be able to live with myself,â Peter half whispered.
You couldnât listen to it anymore. You didnât understand why you were feeling so many things. Your blood rushing through your veins, your skin tingling, your throat burning. You never were honest with yourself until this moment, you cared immensely for Peter Parker. By hearing this, you heart was torn to shreds.
Your instinct was to stand up as fast as you could and move as far away from him as possible. At the sudden movement, you went light headed and your legs gave out on you. You kind of forgot you just underwent a slight drowning incident.
Before you could even hit the ground, Peter caught you in a swift motion bringing you to stand up straight with barely any room between the two of you. His arms around your waist, and your arms wrapped around his neck to try and balance yourself.
You heart thumped so hard you swore Peter could hear it. Your breathing quickened, and before you could even think, the space between you was closed. His lips were so soft, dancing upon yours. His touch made you feel at ease, but yet it was so electric.
The kiss was broken and you rested your head on his shoulder. You had no idea how to address what just happened or your past with him. You didnât know how to explain.
âPeter?â Your voice was muffled by his suit.
âI love you too, Y/n. Always have.â