So I've decided to do an AU series of MJ and Peter's first meeting. I'd love to hear any ideas you guys have! They'll probably all be fairly short, and all include the famous MJ line: "Face it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!"

Peter's doodling on the cover of his binder. He's set for this class. He probably did all the dissections they'll do this year when he was twelve. He'll still enjoy it, sure, and it'll be an easy GPA boost. Connors is a nice guy, and a great teacher. Maybe if he's really, really lucky, Connors will grant his unanswered prayers and make his lab partner Gwen Stacy, a very pretty blonde girl and the one threat to Peter's valedictorian status. For once, he wouldn't have to do all the work, and he might even get a date out of it.

Connors calls his name. He's reading off lab partners. "Pete—you'll be with Mary Jane here."

Peter looks up, trying to not to look disappointed. Then, wow. He's so not. The girl has long red hair flying behind her as she stands up to sit next to him. She's wearing a fuchsia sweater that should clash horribly with her hair, by all laws of reason Peter has been taught, but instead it brings out the bright flush of her cheeks and the shining green of her eyes.

"Hi, I'm MJ!" she chirps. "I can hand you test tubes and stuff. I'm sorry, science isn't my thing, but I'll help."

"That's, that's good," Peter stammers out. "Scienceis my thing," he grins at her. "We've got this."

She winks. "Face it, Tiger," she says, "You just hit the jackpot."