A/N Hey, guys. I'm back with the twentieth-ninth chapter of this Peter and MJ drabbles series. First of all, I want to apologize to you guys for not updating because I've been really busy with the final exams and I started my holiday break this week. Second, I want to thank some of you for sticking around this story because I feel really excited to see what the third movie will have in store after that major cliffhanger in the mid credits scene of Spider-Man Far From Home. In this chapter, MJ surprises Peter on his birthday with the help from Aunt May, Ned, and Betty. So sit back, and enjoy this twentieth-ninth chapter.
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Chapter 29: Happy Birthday, Peter!
Today was another normal day in Queens. It's been a few months after Tony Stark's self-less sacrifice to save the world from Thanos, Peter continues protecting New York in his mentor's absence. The students in Midtown High continue to pray and hope that nothing bad will happen since the Avengers were no longer around to protect the world from threats. One day in Midtown High, Peter was at his locker getting textbooks for his class. While he was getting the textbooks, MJ surprises him.
"Hey dork," she greeted him.
"Hey," he responded.
"It's your birthday today. I can't tell you what I'm planning," said MJ.
"I know it's my birthday today," said Peter.
MJ frowned, not expecting to hear any voice coming from her boyfriend.
"What's wrong, Peter? You should be happy that it's your birthday today," she reminded him.
"I know. But this is my first birthday since Mr. Stark had saved the world and if he was still around today, we would be celebrating," he said.
MJ pulls Peter in for a hug.
"I know you miss him. But that doesn't mean you have to be really sad since he's not here anymore," said MJ.
"Mr. Stark would've liked you, MJ. And you would be hearing him ranting about me all day long," said Peter.
"Peter, today is your special day. And I don't want to hear any sad tone coming from you. So you are gonna be happy and celebrating. That's my final answer," she said.
"Okay, fine. Anything for you," he said.
Peter had been celebrating his own birthday since the passing of Uncle Ben and it would always be Peter and Aunt May celebrating Peter's birthday. And this was gonna be his first time celebrating his birthday after Tony's passing.
A few hours later, after the school ended, MJ brings out her phone and texts Betty and Ned.
MJ - Guys, today is Peter's birthday. We should surprise him.
Betty - It's Peter's birthday today? I didn't know that.
Ned - Doesn't Peter usually celebrate his own birthday with Aunt May?
MJ - Well, he does. And he told me that this is his first time celebrating his own birthday since Tony Stark's passing.
Ned - We all know that Tony Stark sacrificed his own life to save the world. But I do agree with MJ. We need to hold a birthday party for Peter.
Betty - That's a great idea. But we need to go talk to Aunt May and ask her to help surprise Peter on his birthday.
MJ - Okay, great. I'll text you guys on what we're gonna need. But we need to keep Peter away from the apartment so he doesn't know we're gonna surprise him.
MJ puts away her phone and walks to Peter's apartment. After walking out of the elevator, she knocks on the door and May answers it.
"MJ, good to see you. What are you doing here?" May asked.
"I need your help on surprising Peter because today is his birthday," MJ responded.
"Oh, my gosh. I forgot today is his birthday. Is there anything you need me to do?" said May.
"Would you mind going to the grocery store to buy a birthday cake? And I do hope that Peter will like it," MJ suggested.
"That I can do. What about Ned and Betty? What are they helping out with?" asked May.
"I haven't told them on what we're gonna need. I'll tell them right now," said MJ.
MJ pulls out her phone and texted Ned and Betty in the group chat.
MJ - I need you guys to get the birthday sign and some balloons. Can you do that?
Ned - I'll get the birthday sign. But we can't let Peter know how old he is gonna be today.
Betty - I'm on getting the birthday balloons duty. Ned and I will be at the apartment once we got the things we'll need to surprise Peter.
MJ - May's already on getting the birthday cake duty. Let's hope that we won't screw this up because today is Peter's birthday.
MJ puts away her phone and heads out of the apartment to go with May to get the birthday cake for Peter. A couple of hours later, after getting the birthday cake, MJ and May walk back to the apartment where they meet Ned and Betty at the lobby.
"Looks like we got everything we need to surprise Peter," said Betty.
"Let's head up before he comes home," said May.
Ned pulls out his phone and his eyes widened after reading the text message he received.
"We better make it fast because Peter's on his way home," Ned suggested.
The group quickly takes the elevator and runs to the apartment suite and got started on setting up the the decorations and May uses the lighter to light up the candles on the birthday cake and MJ quickly turns off the lights and the group goes to their hiding places.
After a few minutes, they hear keys rattling and the door opening. When Peter steps into the apartment, he turns on the lights and the group comes out of their hiding place.
"Surprise!" they all shouted.
"Wow! What's the occasion?" asked Peter.
"It's your birthday, Peter. You should be happy," May responded.
"Happy birthday dude," said Ned.
"Thanks. But you guys didn't have to do this for me," said Peter.
"It's your birthday. Besides, all of us should be celebrating today," said Betty.
MJ walks up to her boyfriend.
"Happy birthday, Peter. I didn't want to ruin the surprise. So, I planned everything," said MJ.
Peter wraps his arms around MJ and kissed her.
"I love you so much. You know that, right?" he asked as he pulled away.
"I know. It's your special day. And I didn't want to make you feel more sad since Tony died," she said.
"Thank you guys so much. I don't know what I do without you," said Peter.
"All right, everyone. Let's gather around and sing the birthday song to Peter," said May.
May places the birthday cake down on the table and they all started singing the birthday song to Peter.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Peter! Happy birthday to you!" the group sang.
Peter blows out the candles and smiles for the first time in his life. He then hears the faint voice from Tony in his head.
"Happy birthday, underoos. I really wished that I would still be here and celebrate with you on your special occasion," said Tony.
"Thank you, Mr. Stark. I really miss you a lot," said Peter.
And that's the end of the chapter for now. So what did you guys think? And has anybody watched the new Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker? If you guys watched the early screening, lucky you. For those who read the spoilers before watching the movie, shame on you. I watched it and I loved it. If you guys watched the movie, let me know what you guys think on the reviews section and please keep it spoiler free for those who hasn't seen the movie yet.
