The Month Peter Parker Learned Humility
Chapter 2: Sunday September 2nd
"Thanks, May, for making sure I stay on budget for my school supplies", Peter happily told May. "Well, you had a Reed Richards budget; you just had to figure out how much lunch money you want to start the year off with", she replied. "I guess you're right there, but you especially helped out with the surprise!" "What surprise, Pete?" "The surprise for MJ, May! The little necklace for her to wear on the first day!" "Petey, you shouldn't have!" MJ says as she walks into the house, holding shopping bags of indiscriminate stuff.
"MJ! I thought you were gonna come by later for dinner", Peter surprisingly notices. "I got a little surprise for you too, Tiger. But not for ya first day of school. So close your eyes first." "Mary Jane, what did you do for my little Peter?", May asked, holding her hand against her hip. "I can't get you a Fantasicar or a Cerebro. However, I can get you something just as good! Stick out your hands and open your eyes." She then places a big, black box inside the palm of Peter's hands.
"What is it?", Peter asks. "Open it, silly!" He opens it to reveal a folded piece of paper, with a Spider-Man logo sticker holding it together. A pair of Broadway tickets and bowtie lay inside. "Woah! You got tickets to Washington?! But how? I thought that show was impossible to get into", Peter exclaimed in a flabbergasted matter.
"When one of your runway friends doubles as a weekend extra, the impossible becomes very possible. Now go put on that Hawaiian shirt from last week, Tiger, and let's have a REAL date!" "You mean now?" "Yeah, ya ding dang ole dingle dangle! Sorry if I'm taking him from your Sunday dinner, May, but I can't not treat him if I can."
"…No hanky panky there, both of ya! You're both teens, not adults at the end of the day. And Peter, remember you gotta come back early for tomorrow's Avengers ceremony; if you still insist on doing it", May dryly replies. "We will, May. I'll drag him over here myself if he gets too slick!", MJ replies as the two head out towards the Great White Way. "Ben, I swear, you would love little Mary Jane if you could see her now!", May gleefully whispers as she looks out towards her kitchen window.
As this hot New York afternoon transformed into a cool, crisp Manhattan night, MJ and Peter's dinner and a show date had come to its end. "Well, Tiger, what'd you think of my little late-night surprise?", an excited MJ asks Peter on the train ride home. "The only thing 'little' about you is—" "Don't even finish it if you know what's good for your social life." "—is your limits for generosity!" "Better! Glad you liked it, and I'm especially glad that Spidey got to stop that crazy shooter before shit could have gotten ugly." "When duty calls, duty calls. I'm just glad no one got hurt, from what I could see." "For now, yeah. Washington was pretty good, too!" "Surprisingly good. Who would've thought that not even gunfire would make them break character?"
"It sucks that we couldn't see the whole show, tho", Peter sighed. "Luckily, tho, Spider-Man can accept rain check tickets as a thank you for stopping terrorists." "Tiger Cub, you sly, sly boy!" "I guess that Parker luck can help out every once in a while." MJ gives Peter a quick, yet powerful, kiss on the cheek.
END OF CHAPTER 2
