CHAPTER 3 IS HERE GUYS! ENJOY! (I still don't own any of these characters.)

MJ P.O.V.

My alarm clock is literally beeping as loud as it possibly can. Not like it's an actual person that's trying to wake me up, it's programmed to do that. I put an end to the loudness and stretch my arms out. Well, summer is over, and I'm not that happy about it.

However, senior year should be really fun. I get to relax a little bit more, because our teachers really don't want to assign us a lot of work solely based on the fact that they don't want to grade all of it so that's a pro. Most importantly, I can focus on my drawings, all the books I want to read, and my boyfriend.

Before it was really hard for me to actually accept that, but a whole 3 months of summer and we've been doing a lot of stuff together. Now we send each other a whole bunch of pictures and say goodnight when we go to bed. It feels really nice.

I finally get up from my bed and I stare at the outfit I want for school. Yep, this is what I want to wear and I'm sure of it. I pick it up from the chair and I walk to the bathroom to change. Betty got me this dress out of nowhere and even though I thought it was bizarre, it fits my style so I decided to make it my first day of school outfit. Even though the first day of school isn't that big of a deal.

I've done this for 12 years now, none of them are more special than the other. On that note I start putting the dress on. It's a white and yellow flower dress with half sleeves. Yep, this is my style. For the shoes I decided to go with my black combat boots because I love them, and a white sweater because from what I remember, all of the classrooms are cold.

My phone starts ringing, and of course I already know it's Peter. I go over to my phone and answer it.

"Hey Peter. How many Star Wars episodes did you watch with Ned?"

"Just one, they're posting the rest of them today so yes, we went to sleep after the first one. Are you ready for today?" Even he's hyping this day up.

"I mean, yeah. It's nothing new, I know this school like the back of my hand."

"Well, Ned has been up for awhile and the only thing he's done is use the bathroom so…"

"HEY, I'M WATCHING THE RECAP OF STAR WARS AND I'M GETTING READY AT THE SAME TIME!" I smile to hear Ned in the background.

"Okay, let me know when you get here Peter. I'll be ready, and I have muffins and yogurt for breakfast."

"Ooooo yes! I love the muffins!" He really does. With all the crime fighting he does, he really is a hungry guy.

"I know you do. So what else did you and Ned do last night?" I ask as I put my phone on speaker so I can sit down and tie my shoe laces.

"Uh, we talked about stuff. Like about school and if him and Betty were going to get back together." Which is something that I completely forgot about. Who knew a bad mix up on an airplane could put two people together that fast? I didn't really think Ned was a relationship person, but the trip brought everybody's true persona on the table, including mine.

Admitting to Peter how I felt about him was the most nerve wracking thing I've ever done, and I don't let a lot of people know everything about me. That says a lot about Peter Parker.

"Well, I've seen Betty text him a couple of times when we hung out this summer, so I can see where that would come from." Because it's true. The time that Betty insisted on me to go to the mall with her, and I was trying to ask her for advice on how to shop, but the only thing she could hear was the things she wanted to send Ned inside of her head.

So much for having friends that are girls for once. So much for having any friends actually, because sophomore year I didn't want anybody to even talk to me.

"Okay MJ, I put my clothes on and I brushed my teeth already. Now I just have to make sure Ned isnt getting distracted with the Star Wars recap.

"Peter!" I hear May's voice in the background. All of a sudden I can hear a slap through the phone."Uh, Peter is everything okay?"

"Nice catch! Your Peter tingle is really starting to work now!" I can't help but laugh. Every time I go to Peter's house she always mentions his sensing powers and Peter tingle always makes me laugh. For some reason I thought he got slapped, but I'm glad he just caught something and I got to hear Peter tingle before I went to school.

"Sorry about that MJ. May gets really satisfied when she sees that my senses actually work."

"Hey, no need to apologize. I love talking about the senses. Anyway, which flavor muffin do you want? I have banana, blueberry, chocolate, and I've never had the mixed berry one but I got it for pure fun." I gather all of the muffins that I left in the grocery bags with the yogurt included.

"We can try all of them and see. I'm down for a taste test this morning. Hey Ned, we gotta go!"

"I'm coming dude I'm coming!" Ned says from the background."Okay MJ, we're leaving my house now. I'll be there in like 10 seconds."

"Okay, see you then. Bye."

"Later." He hangs up the phone, and I just sit here in complete silence. I do live in an apartment by myself. Well, I have my 26 year old cousin who lives with me too, but it's just the two of us. She can be cool sometimes, but I know she had the biggest problem when my parents shipped me off to live with her. Like a 16 year old girl is the most annoying thing to deal with.

Look at it from my perspective. A 26 year old woman who complains about everything is pretty annoying and I'm sure other people would agree. Anyway, she's at work right now and then she stays out until 3 am, and that really cuts into my sleep when she burst through the door like a maniac. That's pretty much the only reason why I live by myself the majority of the time, but Peter gets to come around anytime without us being interrupted.

I came to realize that she hasn't even met Peter. At the same time we've been dating for 3 months and she's the last person I want him to meet. She's only cool sometimes.

I go over to the window and see Peter's really pretty red car pull up in front of the apartment complex. I take my backpack with the muffins and yogurt and I head downstairs. When I walk outside, I see Peter has Ned riding in the backseat, and he seems pretty occupied by playing a video game. I open the car door and Peter smiles as he takes the muffins out of my hand and my backpack to put in the backseat.

"Hey guys." I get into the car, close the door, and put my seatbelt on. I wish Peter and I could just swing to school together, but we all know why that would never happen in a million years.

"Hey MJ, did you watch the Star Wars episode?" Ned asked, knowing that I don't watch those web shows as much as him and Peter do.

"No Ned. I wait until all the episodes come out and then I can just watch all of them on my own time instead of having to wait for more episodes. I want to see the characters in crisis as soon as possible."

"So do you care if I give out any spoilers because I have to talk about what happened last night."

"Dude! That was the biggest plot twist I've ever seen!" Peter turns back to Ned as the car slowly starts moving.

"Hey! They post the rest of them today, do not ruin the whole show for me. You two can talk about that stuff with the millions of classes you have."

"Oh yeah, Ned we have like 4 classes together dude."

"That's what's up." They bump fist with each other. I'm glad I have classes with the two of them this year. In the past we didn't have any together but now that we hang out all the time, it was predictable that we would want classes together for our last year. As long as they don't spoil things for me that is.

"All three of us get to be together for the majority of the day. That's the really cool part." I find it really funny that Peter has his hands perfectly placed on the wheel. His hands are clenching on the wheel and he's driving like he just got started. He's had his license for awhile now so you think he would be a little laid back by now and he would start driving with one hand because apparently that's what the cool people do.

I'm glad he doesn't because Peter isn't those typical popular kids. He likes Star Wars, science, universe theories, and he's the biggest nerd ever. That's one of the things I like about him.

We just got into the parking lot in Midtown High. They're some kids starting to walk across the campus, but we always get to school early just so we don't have to rush and risk being late.

"Here we go. Senior year is in full effect as we know it."

"Yeah. I can't wait for them to announce what our senior trip is. Due to what happened last time, trips are my favorite thing about school now." I smile at this, because I know for a fact he's not talking about the hero work he did when we were in Europe.

He parks perfectly and right in front of the school. Ned takes all the bags that the different flavors of muffins and yogurt are in and we all get out of the car.

Peter goes to the back and gets my backpack. I don't really need him to carry my things because it's obvious that my arms aren't broken, so I take the backpack for him because he is not my assitant.

"Thanks. So, which flavor are you guys interested in trying?" I ask them as Peter closes all of his car doors on his side, making sure he locked the car a million times even when he knows he did.

"I'm really digging the banana this morning with the strawberry yogurt." Ned says.

"I want to try all of it. I'm pretty hungry right now." Like I said, a hungry guy.

"Okay, let's find a table guys." We walk in and see that the cafeteria is open. By the looks on people's faces, people are already trying to be strategic about what tables they're going to claim for the rest of the year. That is what I hate about high school. It's a seat that people created so people can sit. They clean the seat every once and a while and people want to claim it like it's some legendary seat that has nice cushioning and it has a whole bunch of benefits for their butt. Super annoying.

The three of us sit at the table that's close to the exit door so we don't have to shove kids just to get to class when the bell rings for first period. Ned puts the muffins down and I start taking the boxes out. As soon as I put the mixed berry one out with the yogurt, Peter is already trying to open it up and try it. He takes a bite of it and I look over at him to see his reaction.

His whole face lights up and he's already going for a second bite."The mixed berry one is really good. Try it guys." He says as he's trying to finish chewing. Ned already got his banana nut muffin and his strawberry yogurt so I take one of each muffin and then I'll decide on what my breakfast will be.

I pinch a piece of each muffin and I try each of them one at a time. The mixed berry one was fine, but the chocolate muffin is my favorite. I take the blue rasphberry yogurt and hope the flavors don't make a bad combination.

"You like the chocolate one the best?" Peter asked as he sees me pick the chocolate muffin."Yeah, I really love chocolate." I say as I take a bite.

"Hmmm, that's interesting to know." He says with a smile on his face. Oh here we go, the typical Peter Parker smile."What the heck are you even thinking about right now?" I ask him. He just smiles to himself as he keeps eating.

"You'll have to see." He says. From my peripheral vision I see a familiar blonde approaching our table. Ms. Betty Brant herself.

"Hey guys!" She says all cheerful like. Things turn really awkward when Ned notices. For me at least."Hey Betty. How was your summer?" He asked. Well that seemed pretty normal. I'm actually really surprised right now as Peter's eyes are trying to be as big as the entire muffin, looking from Ned to Betty.

"My summer was actually really good. I was able to start applying for colleges and hopefully get some results back early so I can be the first to pick out my dorm and schedule for new student orientation. How about you guys? How was the rest of your summer?"

"Uhhh, it was pretty cool. After the trip I got a new car, I still haven't decided on what college I want to go to but overall pretty good." Peter says and he takes another bite. I remember him saying he's still not sure about college period. Of course Betty still doesn't know about him being Spiderman, but that's the main reason he doesn't know.

I mean Peter is apart of so much more now, and now that Tony isn't here and Peter plans on stepping up a little bit more, he's had a set job from the start. College isn't really necessary for him on a financial stand point. Of course, Betty doesn't need to know all of this so we just leave it at undecided.

"Oh, well I hope you find a school that you feel will suit you the most Peter." She says and has a big beaming smile on her face."Thanks Betty." He responds with a smirk. You can tell he was trying to cover the real reason.

"So Betty, we never exchanged schedules over the summer, what classes do you have?" I ask her."Oh yeah, let me see." Betty pulls out her schedule from her backpack and hands it over to me. I start looking at it and Peter leans closer to my shoulder to see the paper too.

"Oh, we have 3rd period and 5th together. Cool." I hand her the schedule back. Betty puts it back in her backpack."Really cool. I can't believe we're actually seniors now and we get to do all of this stuff together. This is going to be the best year yet."

"I know right. I'm hoping to play more video games in class because they aren't going to give us a ton of work to do this year." Peter says. The bell starts to ring and everybody is starting to make their way to class.

"Well, it's time to get this part of the year started. We all have first together, so we'll meet up with you later Betty." Ned tells her. Overall, pretty normal conversation."Okay. Later guys. Betty rushes past other people that are walking out of the exit doors. She has to make it to do those really weird school announcements everyday.

"Well that was pretty normal Ned." I say as I'm throwing the boxes that the muffins were in away."Yeah, we didn't have a bad break up or anything so it's bound to be normal." All of a sudden, I can feel Peter's fingers caressing mine and it leads to us holding hands waffle style.

Well this is something else. I mean, we've held hands in front of people from school, but that was SOME people from school. We're surrounded by the entire student body at this point and the fact that we're holding hands in front of all these people indicate that this is really it. We are really boyfriend and girlfriend to everybody who sees us now.

And I don't have a problem with it whatsoever.