Chapter 2
To say Peter was hyper after the milkshake was an understatement. May wasn't happy with Tony Stark but she couldn't help and smile at the way he treated her nephew. Finally, Peter crashed on the couch after May had told him to sit down and watch some TV. The next day, Peter had school and his "internship". May didn't know about him being Spider-Man. God help him if she ever found out, he probably would be grounded for the rest of his life.
Peter met Ned at the front of the school when a teacher approached both of them.
"Peter Parker and Ned Leeds, the office is asking for you. Please go immediately." The teacher said as she walked off.
Peter and Ned looked at each other confused but made their way to the office. When they got there, the lady asked them what they needed.
"Uh, we are Peter Parker and Ned Leeds. We were told to come by." Peter nervously said.
"Oh yes. Have a seat over there and the principal will be right with you boys."
The two boys sat down, and both were so nervous. They had no idea why they were being asked here. After a few minutes, the principal called them in.
"Boys, have a seat." The principal said as he pointed to the two chairs in front of his desk.
"S-sir, are we in trouble?" Ned asked nervously.
"To be honest, I don't think you are, but an accusation has been made that you both cheated on your science projects."
Peter and Ned were shocked at this statement. They both immediately said they didn't and were desperate for the principal to believe them.
Peter said, "Sir, I can't risk my grades nor try to cheat. I have an internship with Tony Stark and if I were to be suspended or expelled, I could lose my internship."
Ned nodded, "Yeah and my parents would kill me."
The principal sighed, "I don't think either of you have ever been in trouble before except for one detention from Peter. I spoke to your teacher and she went through sources and said that neither of you had the same sources. You did not plagiarize either, so I don't think there will be any consequences today."
Peter decided to speak up about someone. "Sir, was Flash Thompson the one who told you this?"
"Yes, he was."
Peter didn't say anything more except walk out in silence. He immediately called Happy.
"Hey Happy."
"What's up, kid? Aren't you supposed to be in school?"
"I really need to see Mr. Stark. Do you think you could come get me?"
"Listen, I don't think your aunt or Tony would very happy if I pulled you out."
"I know but something came up."
"Don't tell me you got suspended?"
"No of course not, Happy." Peter began to get frustrated.
Happy sighed and finally agreed to pick him up. The ride to the tower was unusually silent. Happy had FRIDAY tell Tony that something was wrong with the kid and they would be at the tower soon. When they got there, Peter took his backpack and made his way to the elevator. When he arrived, Tony knew immediately something was bugging him.
"Pete, everything okay?"
"I don't really want to talk about it. Could I just do some homework for a while?" Peter asked.
"Yeah sure. Just needed a day off?"
Peter nodded silently and got his laptop out to work on an essay. Tony let him work for an hour before stopping him.
" Want to go get ice cream, kid?"
Peter's face lit up and they went to the nearest ice cream shop. After they sat down with their ice creams, Tony wanted to know what was bugging the kid.
"What happened today, kid?"
"N-nothing."
"I don't believe you. What happened to the energizer bunny that usually walks into my lab?"
Peter couldn't help but snort at the nickname. "It's just this kid at school accused Ned and I of cheating on those science projects."
"That sucks." Tony nonchalantly said.
"Mr. Stark, I could have been expelled if they believed him." Peter said.
"Kid, how many times have you been in trouble with the school?"
"Like once but it was only detention."
"See you have nothing to worry about. As for the kid who accused you, I can have him expelled with one phone call."
Peter shook his head, "No, no, please don't do that. I just couldn't go through the day knowing he would be watching my every move."
Tony smiled. "He will just do it the next day and the next."
"Gees, thanks for the help."
"Even if he does, he won't find anything. I am just happy you came to me." Tony said as he finished his last bite of ice cream.
"I hope I didn't bother you." Peter said throwing away his empty bowl.
"Never. Am I going to have to cover you for May?"
Peter's face fell. He forgot about that. "Uh…"
"We're both dead, kid." Tony said.
