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Valencia regards the news anchor with a look of distaste. Peter sits down next to her.

"Just ignore them. It will pass over, eventually." He tells her.

"So, Jim, it looks like the newest Avenger got a girlfriend!" The news anchor reports delightedly.

"And now she gets to know the Avengers too! Maybe I should date one of them!" The talk continues. Ever since Peter was officially made an Avenger, lots of attention has been focused on him. He's new, young, refreshing. And now people have noticed he has a girlfriend. The screen switches to show a picture of Spiderman and Kinetic fighting alongside each other.

"Not an ideal date, but certainly exciting." One of the anchors reports. "It really just makes us wonder who's under the masks."

"Peter, this isn't good." Valencia says quickly as the screen turns to infomercials.

"I never said it was. I'm already getting too much attention I can't handle, Tony's really strict about the Monday night interviews, now they're gonna want me to talk about you." Peter says.

"Not just in that way. Look at how they're advertising you. You and me. We're the young guys. You're the young Avenger. You're new, they keep telling us that."

"So?"

"By repeating the same stuff, you know, saying you're young, new, that's not the only meaning someone can get from that. You're young, the Avengers look down on you like older siblings, or even parents. That might even imply you're not as skilled as the other Avengers. That you and possibly me are the best ways to get at the Avengers."

"I'm very skilled."

"I didn't say you weren't. I'm simply saying all this attention is making you look naive."

"I think you're thinking too much."

"I think I've been held hostage one too many times to let myself pass this up. You rarely go out with all the Avengers. I often go out alone. The right plan and some quick thinking- we're toast."

"You have a point, but we're some of the best. You and me. No one can get us that easily."

So she believed him.

Sorry it's so short! Just a quick chapter to leave you in suspense for a very big chapter to come! Also: I will not be updating this story until sometime in the second week of July. Just want to let you know in case you are waiting for an update. (aka my summer is getting really busy)