SPIDER-MAN IMAGINES

Not Enough (Part Three) | Peter Parker [TH] / Ned Leeds / Flash Thompson [TR]

The next day, you opted out of sightseeing. Your excuse was cramps, but you knew that Ned, Peter, Flash, and MJ certainly wouldn't buy that. After all, they knew the mess that you were in. But you went downstairs at the end of breakfast and grabbed the rest of the muffins, took them back up to your room, and then ate those and drank the flavored waters that were in the vending machines in the ice room. 

Luckily, no one tried to come up to visit you. 

Not until that night. 

But all afternoon, you were bothered by so many text messages, and they were all from an unknown number. It was clearly Flash. You didn't have his number but for whatever freaking reason, he had yours.

All of the texts were different apologies. He sent several every hour - begging you to forgive him.

And to be honest, you wanted to. But your heart felt so incredibly blocked up. The three people you trusted had hurt your feelings in a matter of two days. And two of those three had left you behind without so much as a second thought. 

(But Flash didn't leave you behind, you left him.)

(But what he did to you-)

When there was a knock on the door, you nearly screamed. All you wanted to be was alone - didn't you make that clear?

You opened the door just a crack. "What?" you muttered. 

Ned was standing there. "Hi," he said softly. 

"Ned," you said, swallowing thickly. "I just want to be left alone today, alright?" 

"I will leave you alone," he said. "But you - you shouldn't let us ruin your vacation. I know. I know we screwed up, and apologizing is never gonna be enough. Best friends aren't supposed to hurt each other but I definitely hurt you and so did Peter and - and so did Flash."

You rolled your eyes. "Flash definitely isn't even a friend."

Suddenly, your door was pushed open a little more. You jumped back, catching it with both of your hands as Flash stepped in front of Ned. 

"Dude, I know what I did was horrible, but it wasn't all just me trying to tick Parker off, okay?" You tried to shut the door on him and he stepped in the space between. "No! Listen to me, okay? That's all I ask - listen to me. I never wanted to hurt you. Yeah, that was a total jerk move but... let's be honest, I've been a jerk until I started hanging out with you. And maybe I only did start talking to you yesterday but I've liked you for a really long time."

You blinked at him. "But what you did-"

"Was horrible, yeah. I know." He sighed. "If I could take it back, I would. It certainly wasn't worth it, even if it did make Peter jealous. Because really... it just made you miserable and that wasn't what I wanted to do. I just - I'm sorry."

You blinked and nodded. Stepping backwards, you said, "Do you want to take a walk?" 

"Yes," he said quickly. 

"Okay. Wait here and I'll get my shoes and a jacket." You shut the door on him gently and then turned around, pressing your back to the wood. 

You took a deep breath, then you went to get your shoes on.

//

"Everything is a mess."

You and Flash were stepping onto the sidewalk, walking side by side. It was raining a little, and with both of your hoods up, you were glad that Flash couldn't see your face. 

"I'm sorry I added to it," he said. 

"I... forgive you," you said. You looked at him.

"You do?"