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CH04: DIMENSIONS !
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— AFTER making your way down the corridors with Hobie by your side, Mao chirps once more with a giddy look. for a bird mao was awfully energetic.

Hobie has been silent throughout this whole thing which for some reason bothered you— was he mad about what happened back there?

Oh. someone's jealous.

"Everything okay?" you asked, wanting to know if he was upset or not. Hobie glanced at you before sighing.

"After all this is over with you're heading back home. Alright? the decisions been made and I don't wanna hear any questions about it." Hobie said in a stern tone.

Actually this was something you needed to hear, because you don't understand the things that you're doing is quite reckless and could cause harm to everyone.

Even possibly..yourself.

"Listen, I don't need you to talk to me like I'm some kid. okay? I'm capable of making my own decisions." You say while brushing past Hobie.

Hobie clicks his tongue at this, "Do you want to get yourself killed? love, all I'm trying to do is help you. why aren't you seeing that? this whole spider society thing is the real deal and something you have to be cautious about."  he explains.

"Hobie. who are you? my boyfriend or my father? choose." You said before walking past him.

Hobie stood there for a second before kicking a trash can near him before slumping his shoulders and following right after you.

"Miguel! my man!" You say while stepping forward, not noticing the harsh glare miguel sends your way.

Why in the hell were you here?

Hobie quickly rushes in, trying to hide you from Miguel's view but to no avail nothing works. he knows miguel is gonna be pissed. like really pissed.

"Mayday!" You say and Mayday happily giggles, jumping into your arms. Peter B makes his way over to the two or you.

"[Name]! my favorite student!" Peter B says and you quickly rush over to him, pulling him into a hug. "Peter! it's good to see you dude." you say.

Miguel must've already been introduced to miles but not in a pleasant way since you see a trash can near miles.

"Hobie," Miguel pauses. "What was the one thing I asked you not to do?" he says.

Hobie shuts his eyes closed while inhaling before exhaling, "Not to let [name] get access to the spider society. or..anywhere else."

"Okay— don't be mad at him. I did this cause I wanted to. and I'm not about to let you tell me what to do, miguel. I get it; you hate me and the feeling is mutual cause I hate you too. but I don't know what everyone has against me. I'm here with my friend miles whether you like it or not." You said while glaring at miguel, getting tired of his petty mood swings.

"Go home." Miguel said in a warning tone. you didn't reply and crossed your arms over your chest, still standing there.

Hobie glanced between you and miguel nervously. he grabs your arm gently and makes you face him before whispering.

"[Name], let's just get out of here." Hobie pleads but you don't budge.

"No. I'm tired of dealing with his attitude. he can shove that little attitude right up his as—" before you can finish Hobie quickly shushes you.

"Shh! shh! enough." Hobie whispered quickly.

You turned to face miguel again and place a hand on your hip.

Hobie leads you out the room but a voice quickly stops you, "[Name]." Miguel says, making you turn towards him.

"What?" You replied bluntly and for some reason— he gave you a sympathetic look? that was the first.

"I know you and me will never get along." Miguel speaks, "Exactly. never." You replied.

"But you have to understand the consequences of your actions. come here." Miguel gestured towards you and miles.

Both you and miles looked at each other before walking towards him.

The scenery change to a more dim one. "What's this?" Miles asks. you wanted to know the same thing.

"Something like a memory thing?" You hummed, Miguel nodded towards Hobie who stepped up, wrapping his arms around your shoulders.

"Want me to explain?" Hobie asks and you shrug, "Yeah you're the best at doing it anyway." you mumbled.

"This is basically where this connects all our lives. mostly spider people." Hobie says, then you see a hologram of a younger you.

This makes you tilt your head, "So basically miguel has been snooping into my life?" You ask with an annoyed groan.

"Can we not make this about miguel for one second, love? we gotta be serious." Hobie said in reply.

Glancing at him over your shoulder you can see a slight serious look in Hobie's eyes, "Sure. sure. sorry." You apologize quickly.

He presses a gentle kiss to the side of your head. "s'fine. but please; listen to this."

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After hobie's long explanation that happiness soon faded away from earlier. Mao— the bird you just basically adopted a few hours ago looked at you sadly, chirping in a low tone.

You clutched your head and a sharp pain lingered there. "[Name]..there's something you've got to understand. you can't save everyone. being spider-man/woman doesn't make you invincible. you can die in the process of a crossfire too." Hobie explains.

You watched as the hologram fades away, you started breathing heavily as you glanced at miguel who just looked away.

Then another sharp pain came making you clutch both sides of your head, a vision came back to you of spot destroying everything.

"It's time to go home, [name]." Hobie says as he opens the portal back to your and his dimension.

"And let spot ruin everything? I'm not just gonna sit and let everyone die, Hobie." You say quickly, "Then we'll figure something out." Hobie adds.

"Is that why your here? to let us down easy?" Miles asks as he continued to talk.

I understood miles completely. the thing is, Hobie doesn't understand me. he never will.

"You should've never came to see me." you said to hobie who frowns as he heard you say this.

"Love—"

"Don't call me that."

Hobie looks taken aback by this and feels his heart about to shatter into a million pieces, he's never felt like this with anyone before and you'd be the first.

"Miguel, are you seriously asking me not to save my family?" You asked with furrowed eyebrows.

Something underneath you clicks and before you could process it— a orange like forcefield was put over you and miles.

"I'm not asking you. I'm telling you." Miguel replied.

Out of a fit of rage you hit the forcefield, almost making it shatter. it was like you couldn't control the anger.

"Let us out!" You shouted angrily but it went on deaf ears.

Hobie turns to Miguel, "Aye! man turn that shit off." he demanded while glaring slightly at him.

"What's done is done. I told you what would happen if you brought them here." Miguel replied.

You started panicking and kept hitting at the forcefield, there was a slight glint of fear in your eyes and Hobie saw this.

"Yo, can you not see that they're scared? turn it off!" Hobie demands once again with clenched fist.

Then Hobie turns to you and miles, he glanced at miles and gestured to his palms.

"Use the palms." Hobie whispered quietly to miles, oh! that's right, the venom strike!

"I said not to call me that!" Miles shouted and the forcefield shattered.

Everyone flew back except for Hobie who smirked while shielding himself from the strike.

It was quiet as you stared at everyone, Mao chirps while glaring at miguel.

That's when you and miles both started running. Miguel got on his knees and started chasing after both you and miles, "MILES! [NAME]!" Miguel shouts.

END OF CHAPTER FOUR