Complicated

By FairyDustCloud

Disclaimer: I do not own Spider-Man.

Author's Note: Hi, everybody! Sorry for the slow update. I'll try to update more quickly. I'm glad you all enjoyed the first chapter of Complicated. I'm going to take a moment to reply to my reviews:

The Cure- I'm glad you liked my fanfic!

Funness- Thanks! I try my best to have clear grammar and spelling. And yeah, I know that Zach is kind of creepy. I purposely made him that way.

bubbly gal- It's great that you enjoyed my fanfic. I'll take a look at your fanfics once I finish this chapter.

getfuzzyfan04- I'm so happy that you love my fanfic.

Jedimaster Igor- I understand what you mean. I don't really like OCs, either, but Zach is only here to move the fanfic along.

hpdancer92- They're all in high school. I can't believe I forgot to include that.

LordLanceahlot- I hope this update was quick enough for you.

NightMage- Lol. Yep. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Lady Suneidesis- Wow. I think you're one of the few (if not only) people that actually like Zach.

CellDotter- Why do you hate Peter and MJ as a couple? I think they're really sweet together.

Well, on with the fanfic! Enjoy!

"Hey, Peter," Mary Jane said, placing her hand on Peter's shoulder. "What's up?"

"Nothing much. I've been busy taking pictures of Spider-Man for the Daily Bugle," Peter said, leaning against his locker.

"Speaking of Spider-Man, how's everyone's favorite hero doing?" MJ grinned.

"Well, he was up late last night dealing with Black Cat," Peter replied.

"Oh. Uh, is there anything going on between Spider-Man and Black Cat?" MJ asked. She couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

"I'm not sure," Peter said, and he really wasn't. Sure Black Cat flirted with Spider-Man a lot, but she had never indicated anything more serious.

"Oh," MJ said, softly. She suddenly took a deep interest in staring at her shoelaces.

"Hi, MJ," Zach said, walking up to her.

"Hey, Zach. By the way, this is Peter," MJ looked up and motioned towards Peter.

"Hello," Peter said curtly to Zach.

"Nice to meet you, Peter," Zach smirked, extending his arm. Peter and Zach shook hands, both trying to squeeze the other's hand until one of them gave up. Seeing this battle of endurance, MJ immediately intervened.

"Uh, okay then," MJ said, gently pushing the two apart. "We better get to class. See you around, Zach."

MJ grabbed Peter's arm, and they both walked towards English class. MJ turned around to quickly wave at Zach and then turned back as she chatted joyfully with Peter.

Zach slammed his fists against the locker behind him.

"That Peter guy is getting in the way of my being with MJ," he scowled. He angrily ran his hands through his hair (causing a few girls nearby to giggle and gush over him) and trudged towards his chemistry class.

After school, MJ and Peter walked out of the high school together.

"Hey, MJ," Zach said, forcing himself between MJ and Peter.

Peter rolled his eyes. 'Zach pops up everywhere MJ is,' he thought, bitterly.

"MJ, I was wondering if you wanted to go and grab a drink with me," Zach asked.

"Well, actually, Peter and I were going to go catch a movie later," MJ said. Zach narrowed his eyes at Peter.

'Once again, he's in the way,' Zach thought.

"Oh, no," Peter said, slapping himself on the forehead. "I completely forgot that I have to tutor someone today."

"You do?" MJ asked, disappointed.

"Yeah. I'm really sorry, MJ. Can I take a raincheck?" Peter said.

"Sure," MJ replied.

"Well, I guess now you can hang out with me, right?" Zach asked, smirking.

"Of course," MJ said. "Bye, Peter!"

Peter watched enviously as Zach escorted MJ down the block.

After a few more minutes, he quickly remembered that he still had to meet Felicia Hardy and ran back into the school.

Peter dashed up the stairs while mentally slapping himself a thousand times. How could he forget about the tutoring session? And he ended up not being able to spend time with MJ. Worse was that MJ would be out with Zach, a guy he totally didn't trust.

Peter burst into the library only to be met by harsh "shushing" from the librarian.

Peter looked around for Felicia. He finally found her at an empty table in the back of the library. Peter couldn't believe he was actually tutoring Felicia Hardy, the richest girl in the entire school (not to mention that she also had a bombshell body.)

"Hey," Peter said as he swung his backpack onto the table.

"You're ten minutes late," Felicia snapped, tapping her watch.

"Sorry. I almost forgot about our meeting, but all that matters is that I'm here now. We should probably start the tutoring session right away since I know that you must be eager to learn," Peter said, flipping open his science textbook.

"Right, Peter," Felicia said, sarcastically. She couldn't help but chuckle at his geeky charm.

"So what do you need help with?" Peter asked.

"I don't understand what these formulas mean," Felicia complained, pointing her painted finger at a question in the textbook.

"Oh, that's easy," Peter said as he began to explain the formula in simple steps.

"Wow, I actually get it," Felicia said afterwards, surprised. "You actually enjoy this stuff?"

"Who wouldn't?" Peter replied, sincerely.

"Are you for real?" Felicia laughed. Peter was different from other guys, in a refreshing and good way.

Felicia scooched closer to Peter, so close that Peter could feel her warm breath on his neck. Peter squirmed uncomfortably.

"Thanks, Peter," Felicia said as she stood up. She ran her hand up Peter's arm and then left the library.

"Eh, no problem," Peter said, slightly confused.

Meanwhile, Zach and MJ were at the coffee shop.

"What? You're kidding me. You had a boyfriend in first grade?" Zach laughed.

"As crazy as it sounds, it's true. It all began when he put a frog in my desk with a sloppily cut out heart that asked if I would be his valentine," MJ smiled. "I screamed at first, but then he gave me his lint-covered candy, and everything went okay afterwards."

"How romantic," Zach snickered. "But I can see why you had boys after you even in first grade."

MJ blushed slightly and took a sip from her iced latte.

"Whoa, we've been talking for almost two hours," MJ gasped, looking at the clock in the shop. "We should probably get going."

Zach quickly paid for the drinks and then walked MJ back home. Once they reached MJ's front door, MJ turned to look at Zach.

"I had a really good time, Zach," MJ said, smiling.

"Me, too," Zach said, softly. He leaned over to MJ and brought his face closer to hers. Once their lips were about to touch, MJ turned away.

"What?" Zach asked. "Didn't you have a good time?" He didn't understand why MJ rejected his kiss.

"I did. It's just that... It's just that I'm not really looking for a relationship at the moment," MJ said.

"No, it's because of Peter, isn't it?" Zach growled.

"Peter? What? No, he has nothing to do with this," MJ said, although she knew that what she had just said was a complete lie.

"Whatever," Zach said, angrily.

"Good night, Zach," MJ said, walking into her house and shutting the door.

Zach stormed away. 'Peter's the heart of the problem. I know it,' Zach thought, clenching his fists. 'Oh well, I have the perfect idea to get near MJ.'

What exactly is Zach's plan? Plus, it seems like Felicia is going to give MJ some fierce competition over Peter. Let's not forget about Black Cat and Spider-Man. And then there's the constant lingering question about whether or not MJ and Peter will finally get together. To find out the answers to these questions, tune in to the next chapter of Complicated!

Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed this fanfic. Please read and review. Thanks!