Title: Dysfunctional Family

Summary: Story before Spider-man. This story is from MJ's point of view about her home life, school life and noticing that invisible boy at the back of the pack. I'll chuck in some close moments between MJ and Pete.

Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters except for those who aren't actually in movie.

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

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Daddy pulled up in front of the new house. It looked better than the old one, especially because the old one was falling apart. We even had a backyard in this new home! Daddy had promised that this would be a new beginning and he even made a new years resolution not to drink.

We all got out of the car and I saw a woman and a little boy about my age standing in front of the house next door. I watched the little boy in interest, he turned around and said something to his mother. She smiled down at him and patted his head. No-one's ever done that to me, I thought.

"C'mon." Daddy said and pulled me into the house. I complied, looking back at the boy before walking into our new house. It smelt weird, there were two smells. One was a hospital smell and the other was a sick smell. I looked back to my Mommy and her nose twitched as she walked inside, a sign that she smelt what I smelt too.

"Home sweet home," Daddy said and I looked up at him but he didn't show any sign that he smelt what Mummy and I did.

"Daddy this house smells funny." Daddy grabbed my arm harshly and pulled me up to his face.

"Funny huh? So I guess that this house," he glanced around him, "isn't good enough to meet your standards?" He'd gone red and was now half yelling,

"Well I'm sorry that this was all I could afford because your Daddy is poor and he can't afford a house that doesn't 'smell funny'." I winced, he was going to hit me it was imminent. Then I heard a hesitant knock at the door and Daddy pulled away and looked at the door in frustration and then shot Mommy a poison look. She came to life suddenly and opened the door a crack.

The woman from next door looked through the crack and she and Mommy exchanged some quiet words before Mommy shut the door. Mommy leaned on the door and there was a moment of silence.

"What?" Daddy yelled and I jumped at the sudden noise. Mommy looked at him and realised what he wanted,

"She just came to welcome us to the neighbourhood." Daddy seemed stuck then, as if he couldn't find anything to say then he said finally,

"Okay." Then he remembered me and looked down at me and then dragged me by my arm.

"Noo, I'm so sorry Daddy. I'll never do it again, I promise. I'm so sorry Daddy." But Daddy kept dragging me and my eyes teared up and I couldn't see where we were going, all I was aware of was the pain in my arm which I was being dragged by. I shut my eyes, the pain wouldn't go away.

Then he stopped and I opened my eyes and saw that he was fiddling with a key ring with his left hand, still gripping onto my arm with his right. Finally he got what he wanted and unlocked the shed door with great difficulty but he never let go of me and past the point where he was gripping me was going numb.

He opened the door and threw me inside the shed. I fell on the soft dirt on the floor and scrambled to my feet to see the shed door close with an enormous bang and leaving me in the darkness.

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AN: Hey, sad story this...o well...damn father...can't think of anything to say...cyaz next chapter....u beta review!

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