1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

the amazing spiderman

i don't own asm or any related content

this fic will focus more on harry and oc than peter although peter will be involved

day one

she was only in new york for a short time to help james settle in, and then she would go back to england where she felt far more comfortable. it wasn't that new york wasn't an amazing city, it was spectacular and she felt safer in new york than in london. new york had spiderman, she felt she could sleep easily knowing that there was a superhero who would come to her rescue if anything should happen.

the only thing that frightened tanya about new york was the one monster spiderman had not yet been able to defeat, the green goblin. many rumours speculated who the man beneath the monster was but tanya didn't care, she knew that he would be as twisted as the monster portrayed him to be.

james had moved from england to accept a job placement as oscorp industries and had asked tanya to come with him whilst he got accustomed to the city. they had known each other since they were young children and were very close friends. tanya often got the impression that he was interested in something more but she ignored it.

james started his work as oscorp immediately, leaving tanya on her own from day one. he had his furniture but nothing was unpacked so she decided she would make it her task to turn the apartment into his new home.

she woke up as he was leaving for work, rolled over and glanced at the clock to determine the time was 7am. she considered going back to sleep but knew that if she did then she would get nothing done and never get over the jet lag. so she forced herself out of bed and crossed to the mirror next to the window, as she rolled up the blinds she studied her hideous appearance. her

ight, blonde hair stuck up at the back and sleep gummed at her eyes, she rubbed the sleep away but it didn't make much difference. she knew the only way to fix this was a long, hot shower.

after ten minutes of rifling through boxes, she found 2 towels and headed for the bathroom. it took a further ten minutes to work out how the shower worked and to find the things she needed. once she was finally happy she stripped off her pyjama bottoms and baggy shirt and climbed under the water. it was hotter than she expected but she didn't mind, she could live with that. even after she'd washed her hair and body she stayed standing under the water until it grew simply warm instead of hot. it was only then she decided to get on with her day.

she twisted her hair up into one of the towels and dried herself with the other before holding it around herself as she walked back to her room. she picked out her favourite victoria's secret panties (lacy but practical, giving her a boost of confidence) and a

a to match (extra confidence). knowing she would be spending the day ahead cleaning and sorting through boxes she opted for her faded blue jeans and green tank top. she tousled her hair a little before scraping it back into a ponytail to let it dry naturally. once she was happy with her appearance she left the bedroom and ventured into the box jungle that was the rest of the apartment.

she never ate

eakfast, she was never hungry. she normally began the day with a jog but was unsure of the city so wanted to orientate herself first and possibly find a nearby gym that she could go to once every few days. but now she did begin in the kitchen, this was always the easiest place to sort. she organised utensils and plates and mugs and cups into their various new homes and plugged in new equipment. she reached lunch time and realised how hungry she was in comparison to how little food there was in the apartment.

she returned to her bedroom to apply a little mascara and lip gloss and gathered her purse and phone into a bag. she pulled on a plaid shirt over her tank top and buttoned it up hallway, it wasn't cold enough for a jacket in september. she picked up her keys on the way out and left the apartment.

the air wasn't cold but it wasn't warm either, it was refreshing. the sun gave her just enough warmth whilst the chill of the air kept her wide awake and alert. she remembered that james had given her a place to get groceries just around the corner but at that moment she was more interested in finding a small café or something to get something to eat. she knew that if she walked just up the road a couple of blocks and turned a right then walked a few blocks more, she would be at central park. she decided it would be a nice idea to check out the park as it would be a good place to go jogging in the mornings.

so she began the walk, it was a nice day and a lovely city. occasionally she overhead people talking about spiderman and about the green goblin and assumed it was a normal thing to talk about in this city. to the people that lived here these heroes and villains must have seemed almost normal, they were a regular part of their lives. in england they didn't have anyone like that, they had the villains but no heroes.

central park was closer than she realised and soon after she'd begun her wandering she found a place that sold hot dogs and cheeseburgers. convincing herself she would spend extra time at the gym to burn it off, she bought a cheeseburger and ate it whilst walking through the park. she decided that she loved the park, and would definitely jog through it every morning.

once she had finished her burger she purchased a map and put it into her bag so she could map out her route. she then walked back the way she had come and found the supermarket she could shop in to buy groceries. she piled her cart high with groceries, knowing she was only there for two weeks but james would still need to eat and he was the kind of person who would forget to buy groceries and actually eat them.

she managed to get them into enough bags so she could carry them back to the apartment and was grateful it was only a short walk.

once back in the apartment it was nearly 2 o'clock. it took her an hour to put away the groceries and a further two hours to finish in the kitchen and get the dining area into a considerably decent state. at five she was hungry again and knew that james would be hungry too upon his return from his first day. she decided to begin cooking an early dinner, ready for when james came home.

she recounted the groceries she'd bought and decided on a pasta in tomato sauce with sautéed vegetables and

ead. she set to work quickly and was serving them onto plates as james walked through the door, loudly exclaiming that he had survived his first day at oscorp industries.

"i'm home! i'm alive! i have not yet died!" he yelled as he walked into the kitchen/dining area. tanya turned around and grinned at him.

"how was it?" she asked excitedly and he leant against the side of the counter.

"it was tiring. i don't think i've ever been so tired in my life."

"that'll be the jet lag." she replied, turning around and continuing to serve up dinner.

"oh yeah probably." he smiled at her.

"dinners ready." she said, turning back around and handing him a plate.

"ooh aren't you a good little house wife?" he joked with a wink and gave him a mock glare.

"you call me that again and you won't be able to eat. what did you do today?" she leant against the opposite counter as she tucked into her own meal.

"they introduced me to their project and told me what they wanted me to be doing. they told me that it was a top secret project so you can't tell anyone…"

"if its top secret then should you really be telling me?"

"who do you know to tell?"

"true, continue."

"well, a lot of speculation has been flying around that our boss, harry osborn, is actually the green goblin! but apparently it's not his fault, like he accidentally injected this serum into himself because he was dying and he thought it would save him but whatever. anyway, he doesn't want to continue being this crazy, green hobgoblin so he's hired a team of scientist, of which i am one, to come up with a cure. that's what i'm doing. i'm working on a cure."

"you said it was speculation?"

"well it's not speculation that i'm working on a cure. it is speculation that it's for our boss who no one sees anymore."

"harry osborn is the green goblin? the harry osborn? i don't believe it." she said with a shrug as she continued to pile pasta into her mouth.