Hi all! So, apparently I had way too much fun writing. When I realized I was on page 8 for the new chapter, I figured I needed to break it up. Therefore, this is not the last chapter but fun things still happen. I decided to release this since I finished a big school project! Enjoy!

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"Okay." Peter said with the utmost seriousness. "Are you ready to try this?"

Kate let out a breath and nodded. "I think so." She said.

"Do you remember what to do?" He asked.

"I should feel insulted by that." She replied with a roll of her eyes.

Peter grinned and held out his hand as Ned watched them. Kate mirrored Peter as they performed the complicated handshake that he and Ned had come up with. As it ended, Ned cheered and both Kate and Peter smiled.

"You are officially one of us." Ned said.

"You're both such dorks." Kate laughed shaking her head. "But you're my dorks." She smiled at them affectionately. "Now come on, this Death Star isn't going to build itself."

They were sitting in Peter's bedroom just hanging out. Peter had finished his detention for the day, and Kate didn't have to be back at the Tower for a few hours, so she and Ned had waited for Peter before the three went back to his apartment. May was still at work so they had the place to themselves. Things were definitely nowhere close to normal again, but it was getting there.

"So, Ned, did you decide who you are going to ask out for Homecoming?" Kate asked as she assembled her given section of the Death Star LEGO set.

"No." Ned looked nervous. "I don't think I'm going to ask anyone."

"Why?" Kate said looking up. "I know Betty would definitely say yes if you asked her." This was true, Betty had recently been hinting that she was interested in Ned.

Ned shuffled, a blush forming on his face. "I thought we were all going as a group?" He said.

"We are." Peter said. "But that didn't change when you thought I was going to ask out Liz."

Though Ned knew that Peter had his suit taken away because of the ferry incident, neither Peter nor Kate had told Ned what happened at the Tower last week, including the kiss. They hadn't elaborated on their current relationship status because they still hadn't had time to talk about it, but while Kate had been gone Peter had made it clear to Ned that he wasn't interested in Liz anymore.

They put the last pieces together and Ned handed Kate the little Emperor Palpatine to put on top of the structure. After that, they moved out to the living room to watch a movie.

Ned got a text from his mom asking him to pick up something from the store on his way home, so he had to leave, and that left Kate and Peter alone to finish watching the movie. It was the first Hobbit movie, so captivating as it was, it was long, and there was a lot that had been unsaid between Peter and Kate.

"I know that we didn't get to really talk after the Tower." Kate said softly, fiddling with a loose string on one of the pillows on the sofa. "And I understand if you don't want to go to Homecoming anymore—"

Peter's head snapped in her direction. "Kate—"

"I mean, adrenalin was going, we both thought I was leaving…" Kate continued still not looking at him.

"Kate—"

"I almost fell to my death—"

In a move mirroring what she had done to him, Peter reached out and (mindful of his strength) turned her to face him, capturing her lips with his own. It took only half a second for her to melt into him, her head tilting back a little to make the kiss easier.

…

Peter's heart sped up as she leaned into him, hands sliding up his chest as he gripped her waist gently with one hand, the other tangling in the hair at the nape of her neck, pulling her closer. When air became necessary for both of them, he pulled back slightly.

"I meant everything I said." Peter spoke quietly. "And if you still want to go with me to Homecoming then there isn't anything else stopping us."

The smile that Kate gave him was breathtaking and he couldn't resist closing the distance between them to kiss her again. The sound of the lock on the door clicking was the only thing that caused them to break apart again.

Before May had even turned the doorknob, Kate had moved to put a little bit of space between them and was casually leaning her arm against the back of the sofa, legs curled beneath her like nothing out of the ordinary.

"Oh, hi Kate." May said with a bright smiling seeing the teen. "I didn't know you were here."

"Yeah, Ned and I came over to watch a movie." Kate said easily. "You just missed him."

May nodded as she set a bag of groceries on the counter.

"You need any help?" Peter asked tilting his head back to look at her.

"No, I got it." May said.

May put food in the crockpot (a recipe that Kate had given her) and went to take a shower while Peter and Kate finished the movie. After a little bit, Kate scooted closer so she could rest her head on Peter's shoulder.

Glancing down, he could see her eyes already starting to close. He could only imagine how tired she was. He rested his cheek against the top of her head, feeling his own eyes drooping closed.

…

Kate stirred awake feeling warmer than normal. Thinking that Lucky had fallen asleep on the bed, she started to shift but then froze realizing she was not in her bed and someone had their arms wrapped around her.

Looking up, she paused seeing Peter asleep on the sofa (his sofa), his arms casually closed around her. At some point their had shifted so they were both laying down, Kate wedged between Peter and the back of the couch, head resting on his chest. Someone had placed the blanket from the back of the couch over them.

Freezing, two realizations hit her at the same moment. 1) May must have covered them up which means she saw them laying in this quite intimate way, and 2) it was well past the time that she was supposed to be back at the Tower.

Carefully, Kate grabbed her phone from her back pocket and looked to see her messages. There was just one from Natasha.

May texted and said you were asleep. Call if you need a ride. – N

Feeling relieved, Kate put her phone away and just stayed in the quiet of the dark living room. As much as she knew she should move and head back to the Tower, just listening to the steady rhythm of Peter's heart and the quiet of the apartment, she found she really didn't want to. It was surprising to her how safe she felt here, and she really didn't want that feeling to end.

It was around 1am, so the trains would be full of weirdos at this point and she wasn't going to make Clint or Natasha come get her this late, so it wasn't hard to talk herself into just letting her eyes drift closed again, curling a little closer into Peter's arms.

…

Kate was sitting on the floor in the living area Saturday night, the contents of her backpack spread out on the coffee table. She was throwing out items that she didn't need, and she was repacking it before school while half listening to the movie that the others were watching.

Only Sam, Wanda, Vision, Bruce, and Tony were in the Tower tonight. Thor and Loki went home for a couple weeks, Rhodes was on a mission, Steve and Bucky were in DC, and Clint and Natasha were out on a date tonight.

Tony walked in holding a cup of coffee, talking on the phone. It sounded like he was talking to Pepper. "Okay, I will take care of it…when have I ever messed that up? Okay, okay!" Tony said. "I love you too."

Hanging up, Tony sat down with a sigh. He looked up. "Kate, how would you like to play an actual intern tomorrow afternoon?" He asked.

Kate looked up curiously. "Why?" She asked.

"Because I have two meetings tomorrow and I need an assistant." Tony replied.

Kate thought about it. "Okay." She said with a shrug. "But it will cost you."

The billionaire looked at her suspiciously. "Cost me what?"

"A car of my choice Saturday night." She replied. "It's homecoming at school."

Tony's eyes lit up and he smiled. "I can do that." He said. "Just not one of the vintage models."

"Deal." She replied and went back to organizing her backpack.

"So, who are you going with?" Tony asked after a minute.

Kate looked up at Tony but could see heads turn out of her peripheral. "It's gonna be a group going. You know I'm pretty sure the whole school will be there." She commented lightly.

Tony raised an eyebrow, grinning at her diversion. "And were you asked by anyone to the dance?" He asked.

"Yes, by a couple people actually." She had 12 offers since she had gotten back.

"And what have you said to these offers?" Sam asked looking over.

Kate put the last of her small items into her backpack. "I broke many hearts this last week." She replied coyly.

"But many is not all of them." Tony said having caught on a long time ago to the way she talked when she wanted to hide something.

Kate shrugged and stood. "I'm gonna go to bed." She said. "Gotta get some sleep if I'm going to be a good assistant tomorrow."

She left them quickly and went back to her floor. Lucky looked up from his spot by the balcony and thumped his tail lazily on the floor. "Come on boy." She called. "Let's go to bed."

Getting up, he raced ahead of her and jumped up onto her bed, tail wagging in 5th gear.

Kate giggled and crawled under the covers and getting comfy. She pulled out her phone as Lucky curled up in a ball at her side while she idly rubbed his ears. There was a text waiting for her.

Sleep well — P

She smiled at the simple gesture and texted her reply quickly before setting her phone down and rolling onto her side, falling asleep quickly.

Waking up to her alarm, Kate sat up and stretched. It was only 0400, or so her clock flashed at her, but she had to get in her workout early because she was just too busy later in the day. Lucky was up with her, bouncing and happy as a clam. Rolling her eyes, she went to get dressed.

As she exited the bedroom, she saw Natasha was already up in her workout clothes.

"Good morning." Kate said brightly.

Natasha smiled as Lucky ran around them. "I thought I would join you on your run this morning." She said.

Kate nodded though that set off a sense of foreboding in her head. Clint and Natasha normally didn't get up early, at least not this early, if they didn't have to. Especially, considering they had gotten back really late last night.

Grabbing Lucky's leash, she attached it to his collar, and they headed to the elevator. Kate had just planned on running in the gym this morning, but since Natasha was coming with her, they decided on going out for a run instead.

Central Park seemed to be the place that Kate ended up a lot. She liked all the trees, it reminded her of one of her favorite places from when she was little and traveling around with Clint. It was also peaceful this early in the morning as she and Natasha slowed to a walk, Lucky trotting beside her easily.

"I wanted to ask you this before Clint got involved." Natasha asked getting straight to the point. "How serious are things between you and Peter?"

Though she shouldn't have been surprised by the question, it still made Kate pause. She hadn't said anything about even liking Peter to anyone, and really, they had kissed a few times and were going to homecoming together but what does that equal to as far as seriousness goes?

Natasha pulled out her phone. "May sent me this the other night." She said.

Kate looked at the photo. She was resting her head on Peter's shoulder, his cheek was against the top of her head and they were both asleep, half sitting up. It was nowhere close to the position they had ended up in later on, but it was still closer than anyone had really seen them. "We were just really tired." She said honestly.

"I know." Natasha said nodding. "But that doesn't answer my question."

"Honestly, I don't know how to answer your question." Kate said. "Peter did ask me to homecoming, even though we are going as a group…and I really want to go."

Natasha nodded. "Just don't rush into too many experiences okay." She said carefully.

Kate nodded understanding. "I promise." She said.

Natasha pulled her into a tight hug, and they started heading back to the Tower.

Letting Lucky off his leashed once they were inside, Kate went to take a shower and start getting ready for the meeting. When she came out, toweling her hair dry, she heard voices. Inching closer to the door, she listened quietly.

"She's fifteen." Clint complained. "She's too young to have a boyfriend."

"It's one date and it's in a group at that." Natasha said replied.

There was a pause. "I don't like the kid." Clint replied.

Kate suppressed a laugh at the petulant tone he had adopted.

"No, you don't like that Kate is interested in a boy." Natasha replied. "Besides of all the guys that she could possibly have picked out there, are you really going to complain about it being someone as sweet as Peter?"

Kate didn't see it, but she could picture her brother's expression as he just grunted in acknowledgement. Grabbing her pre-picked outfit, she went back into her bathroom to get ready. She pulled on the black dress with a white edge to the skirt, a black blazer and paired it with black heeled booties. She straightened her hair out and tied it into a fishtail braid that draped over her left shoulder. She walked out seeing Clint and Natasha sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

"You look nice." Natasha said.

"Thanks." Kate said giving them both a hug. "I'll be back in a little while."

"Hold on one second." Clint started to say as she walked to the elevator.

Kate looked back. "I have to go chase Tony out of the lab or he'll be late for the meeting." She said.

Clint started to say something, but Natasha spoke over him. "Have a good day." She said. "We'll see you when you get back."

Sending her a grateful smile, Kate waved and got into the elevator. It didn't take her long to find Tony and in typical fashion, he had not been watching the time and was not ready for the meeting.

After a brief argument that involved threatening to call Pepper, Kate had successfully chased him out of the lab to get ready and she went down to the lobby to fetch the ones coming for the meeting after FRIDAY informed her of their arrival.

Scanning the already busy lobby, she spotted the one she was looking for quickly, having memorized the face this morning. She walked forward, putting on a polite smile.

"Mr. Osborn?" She asked politely.

Norman Osborn turned and smiled. "Yes." He acknowledged, shaking hands with her. Kate was somewhat surprised to see a teenage boy standing with him, but it was quickly clarified. "And this is my son Harry."

Kate nodded a polite greeting, clasping her hands in front of her. "My name is Kate, I'm one of the interns at Stark Industries." She said. "If you'll come with me, Mr. Stark is waiting."

They followed her to the elevator, and she keyed in for the business conference floor.

"How long have you worked here Kate?" Mr. Osborn asked.

"Only a few months." Kate replied lightly. "It's just after school work."

"And where do you go to school at?" Mr. Osborn continued.

"Midtown Science." Kate said.

Mr. Osborn smiled. "Wonderful." He said. "I hear they have an exceptional program."

Kate nodded. "They do." She agreed.

"I considered sending Harry there last year but decided against it." Mr. Osborn said. "He goes to private school."

She recognized the name of the school he mentioned, it was one of the schools that was on the list after Midtown when Tony brought the idea to Clint, however, as she listened, Kate felt a little bad for Harry. The poor kid was already quiet, face hidden under a mop of black hair as he stared at the ground, and his ears turned red the minute his father mentioned him. He had no interest in being there. As he glanced up briefly, she caught his eye and gave him a kind smile.

Once they arrived on the proper floor, she led them down a long hallway to the biggest conference room that had the best view of the New York skyline without being at the top of the building.

If she was honest, she was expecting Tony to not be there, but as soon as she opened the door she saw him standing at the floor to ceiling windows, dressed in impress and not remotely showing that he had been up for the last twenty four hours in the lab.

"Ah, hello Norman." Tony said walking forward to shake the other man's hand. "And, Harry. Glad you could make it as well."

Kate stood back and watched as they interacted. She was curious about the man who owned the company that manufactured the spider that had given Peter his abilities, but so far, he seemed like any other guy.

I wonder if Peter told Tony where the spider came from?

As the meeting began, Kate learned the reason for it. Tony was taking offers for people to buy the Tower. And apparently it had been in the works for a while now.

Once the meeting was over another assistant came to take Norman and Harry back to the lobby. Harry cast a brief look over his shoulder before they left the room.

Kate turned to look at Tony. "When was this decided?" She asked.

"It's been in the works for a while." Tony said. "But after the most recent attack on the Tower we all agreed to move everything back to the compound."

Kate chewed on her lower lip, but she didn't have time for further questions as the door opened. She looked up with a practiced smile on her face as an assistant lead a man and woman through the door.

Tony seemed happier by their presence. "Reed, Sue, glad you could make it." He said.