The Day Before The Trial

The trial was in less than 24 hours, and it was pretty scary for both Peter and Megan. The rest of his life would be determined, and the thought of it was unsettling. It could go two ways: 1. Peter was found not guilty or 2. Peter was found guilty and thrown to jail for god knows how long. Nobody knew how this would end, and they wanted to know but also didn't at the same time.

Despite Megan having work today, she called off pretending to be sick. This was the first time she had ever done this and she wasn't sure how she managed to pull it off. Maybe her fake coughs were that convincing to Billy.

Right now Peter and Megan were laying on his bed, not doing anything. Just laying there beside each other with unbearable silence.

"Peter?" Megan said to break the silence. "Are you scared? Ya know, for tomorrow?"

"I hate to say it, but I am." Peter replied. Of course he was scared. Scared shitless as a matter of fact. Sometimes he wished his life was normal, but then he probably wouldn't have Megan, and who knows what he'd do without her.

Megan wished she was in his shoes for a day, just so she could truly understand him. In a way she did understand Peter, but not completely.

Their hands brushed against each other, and it felt like they were at the Charles bridge all over again. The feeling of hands being held still remained new to them.

"Hey." She turned to her side, facing him. "Everything's gonna be okay. You have the evidence you need and there's no way that people won't believe it."

"I hope." He sighed.

Megan grabbed his hand, intertwining her fingers with his. "No matter what happens, I'll always love you."

"Whitney Houston is quaking." Peter joked, trying not to laugh in such a serious moment.

"Come on!" Megan rolled her eyes. "I'm actually being sentimental!"

"You were basically asking for it!" He chuckled.

"Peter!"

"How about we forget about this and just cuddle?" Peter asked.

"Seriously?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Seriously."

"I mean, I guess," Megan shrugged. "but I've never exactly cuddled anyone before, so um, yeah."

"Me either." Peter replied. "I crave intimacy as much as I fear it."

"Wow, same." She said, actually relating to him. It's not so often that Megan can relate with Peter, mainly because he's, well, a superhero.

"Well the way you initiated the first kiss back in London says otherwise." He smirked, making her cheeks a small tint of red.

"Shut up." She turns her body to the other side, initiating that she'd be the little spoon, unless Peter said otherwise, which he didn't. "Let's just cuddle. And don't get too weird."

"Considering that I've accidentally been on top of you before, it can't get any weirder." Peter said. That sure was a moment for them.

"Oh my god, shut up and cuddle me." Megan groans.

"How Megan of you." He laughed a little.

"Oh, hush."

"You know I love you for it."

"I know, I know."

•••

2 Hours Later

The two had ended up falling asleep while cuddling, still in the same position as before. Peter had his arms wrapped around Megan with his head buried in her messy hair (with a bit of snoring and gibberish here and there) while Megan slept comfortably with Peter's arms around her.

"Meg." Peter whispered, moving his right hand to her face, poking her cheek. "Megan."

There was nothing from her, as she remained dead asleep. So, Peter decided to do something he would probably regret later.

"Tickle, tickle, tickle- FUCK-" In a swift move, Megan elbows Peter in a spot that would definitely hurt, and he fell off the bed in immense pain.

"Stop!" Megan stood up on Peter's bed. "Don't touch me there! This is my no-no- Peter?"

"Ow." Peter groaned, laying on the ground.

"Oh god." She rushed to his side, feeling incredibly bad for what she did. "I'm sorry-"

"I deserved it." He said, barely being able to say it.

"Knock knock!" It was Michelle and Ned, who had food and drinks in their hands. "Velma and Scooby have arrived!"

"Wait, why am I the fucking dog?" Ned asked Michelle, a bit offended that he was being compared to a cartoon dog.

"Don't ask questions." She sassed. "We brought Sadie's to go!"

"Sadie's?" Megan stood up, leaving Peter there on the floor. "Did you get me a milkshake?"

"By a milkshake do you mean a death by chocolate milkshake with extra chocolate chips? Because yes, yes I did." Michelle replied, handing her the milkshake.

"You know," Megan said as she grabbed the cup. "I'm surprised you two are still friends."

"Why's that?" She raised an eyebrow, oblivious as to why her and Ned would stop being friends.

"Cause MJ stole your girl!" Megan exclaimed.

"Eh." Both Michelle and Ned shrugged. Clearly there were no hard feelings.

"What am I to you guys?" Peter said out of nowhere, still lying on the floor. "Chopped liver?"

"Yes." Michelle deadpanned.

"What did you do?" Ned asked Megan.

"He tried tickling me so I elbowed him without thinking." She answered, pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. He should've known not to tickle her in the first place.

"Yikes."

"Oh, look, a voicemail from Flash." Peter announced with his phone in hand.

"Flash?" Everyone set down their food and drinks and sat down on the floor next to Peter.

"Now you guys care." He rolled his eyes as he sat up, although it hurt a little.

"Shut up and play the voicemail." Michelle yelled, slapping Peter's arm, causing him to wince a little.

"Can I get a pretty please?" Peter said, trying to put on his best puppy eye look.

"Please," She gritted her teeth. "now show us the voicemail before I eat the food I bought you."

"Fine." Peter whined then pressed play for the voicemail.

"Hey. Um, it's me, Flash. I am, like, so sorry for being such a dick to you for all these years. I can't believe I was bullying Spider-Man the whole time! Anyway, hope all goes well in court. Oddly wouldn't be the same without you, Penis Parker. Wait, I just called you Penis Parker. Shit, pretend I didn't say that. Maybe you could answer some Spidey related questions if you're not in jail? I don't know. Later!"

The voicemail left pretty much everyone in the room speechless. Flash? Apologizing? It was almost like the simulation was glitching or he actually turned a new leaf. Who knows, crazy shit happens these days.

"Wow, that's character development at its finest." Megan said.

"Like in fan-fiction?" Ned perked up once when heard the words character development.

"Um, sure, Ned."

"Can we eat?" Michelle asked randomly. "I'm starving."

"Please."

•••

The entire group (except for Peter, but that'll be revealed soon) munched down on burgers and fries, also downing their milkshakes quickly.

"Man, I have never had a better burger." Megan said as she took the last bite of her burger.

"We been knew that Sadie's is the best." Ned chimed in, having just finished his milkshake (which was cookies and cream, by the way).

"Ned, that is so 2019." Michelle rolled her eyes. It was 2023 now, so everyone had missed out on all the phrases and memes.

"We weren't even alive in 2019!" He snapped (but not really).

"I hate that you're right." She sighed.

"I'm still not over the fact that One Direction came back and I wasn't even alive for it." Megan interrupted, changing the subject.

"Same!" Michelle exclaimed. She kept it hidden to most people, but she was a huge One Direction fan. "And they've released like 2 more albums since then."

"And they went on tour too!"

While Megan and Michelle were going off about One Direction, Ned noticed that his best friend had barely took a bite of his food, and he seemed like he was on the verge of crying. "Peter, are you okay? You've barely touched your food."

The two girls turned their attention to Ned and Peter, just now realizing this. "Peter?"

"I'm fine. I'm just... so scared for tomorrow." Peter replied, holding back the tears he had been keeping for days. He wasn't okay, and he didn't want to admit it, even to his closest friends. Just the other night he was crying to aunt May, and she hated to see her nephew so upset.

"We know you are, you have every right to be." Megan reassured him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I don't know what I'm gonna do if they send me to jail." He begins rambling. "What would happen to May? God, what would Mr. Stark think of me if he were here?"

"Pete-"

"I don't wanna go to jail, guys." After he said those words everyone went to hug him, doing the best they could to comfort him. His sobs were easily heard, and it pained all of them to hear him so upset.

"Shh, everything's gonna be okay." Megan whispered as she ran her fingers through his hair. "We'll be there for you. Always."

•••

Bonus Scene ??

Long after Ned and Michelle went home, it was left to Peter and Megan, and Peter couldn't keep his mind off of his breakdown earlier. "I'm sorry about crying like that."

"Why are you sorry?" Megan questioned. "It's okay to cry, especially with what you're going through."

"I guess, it's just kinda embarrassing, ya know? I feel like a baby." He sighed. Even in 2023 it was still "not manly" for a man to cry. As messed up as it is, things don't seem to change.

"Well then you're my baby." She cooed, lightly caressing his cheek.

"Awe, thanks." Peter blushed.

"I should probably get going." Megan stood up. "My mom will probably freak out and think I'm dead if I don't get home."

She quickly put on her shoes, grabbed her belonging's, kissed Peter on the cheek with a quick "love you", and began to make her exit.

"Hey, Meg?" Peter said, and Megan stopped in her tracks. "Hm?"

"What if I'm gone tomorrow?" He asked. As much as he didn't want to think of the possibility of going to jail, he couldn't help but do it. Peter felt like the entire world was against him, and right now they were.

"You know I'll always be there for you." She replied. "What was ours will still be here. You always have a place in my heart, Peter."

"You too."

"Remember something for me, please?" Megan asked him before she actually left this time.

"Yeah, sure." He answered. "Of course."

"Remember that I've always believed in you."

•••

Next chapter is the trial!! Are y'all scared 👀

Also a bitch watched Newsies for the 27382738th time and honestly Something To Believe In is SUCH A PEGAN SONG!! I would've never realized it if Peter wasn't at risk of going to jail-