She had left a message on his answer phone to meet her at 8 in a new club that had just opened. She told him she just wanted to see what it was like, moving on quickly but he was still unsure, he wasn't really a club person. He wasn't worried or anything, its not that he was insecure like him avoiding parties at high school, he just remembered how often when he was in a crowd of people something went wrong and he had to leave. Tonight he hoped would be different. Pulling on his carpenter jeans he pulled out an Armani T-shirt his Aunt May had won for him at the local bingo hall. It was kind of tight but he couldn't see anything else which would make him look 'semi-casual' as MJ had instructed him to dress. Pulling on his jacket and grabbing his keys he soundlessly shut his door and floated down the stairs to avoid hassle over his financial state by the landlord
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Mary Jane sat in the new club staring at the doorway. It was only 7.47 but she had been sat in this booth since 7.39, intensely counting down the minutes until she saw him. Being oblivious to everything and everybody but the doorway she hadn't noticed how she was drawing attention from guys around the room, single and spoken for. Stiring her straw around in her class of coke she sighed. What if he isn't coming? What if he's let me down, or he' off web slinging? Biting her lip she wondered why she had thought that, it was impossible. Maybe it was just a fantasy or something; after all she was fond of Spiderman, very much so. The thought of him and the man she obsessed over being the same would be so strange it would be…?
Looking up she saw a guy standing over her. About 6.3 he was tall, blond an oozing an arrogant look.
"Hey there good looking, you remember me?" He smirked, slightly twirling his beer bottle between his fingers.
"Should I?" She replied with a false tone of inquisitiveness. She got this a lot, especially in places like this, from guys like him.
"Kent Foreman, you always did have a short memory Mary Jane"
"Kent? My god, I've not seen you since I was 10! How are you?" It was her 'boyfriend' from years past, whom had grown a lot.
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Peter ambled in with his hands in his pockets, it had just started to rain as he rounded the corner, and by rain he meant doomsday downpour. Wiping the water from his face he scanned the scene for MJ, his heart flicking about seeing her. Spotting her in the corner he noticed she was talking to somebody, a guy.
Peter wasn't sure what to make of the situation. He was tall and good looking, chiselled jaw and all. Was he bothering her? Should he go over and break his neck? Whoa, maybe I'm letting this get to me. He didn't like the thought of MJ being with anybody, but he knew that was selfish. He had turned her down; maybe this is what she wanted. Maybe he should just leave now and let them talk. The guy looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place him in his mind. He noticed her eyes roaming, maybe she was bored? His chest sparked into life when he saw her face light up when she saw him. He smirked goofily, as she smiled that awe inspiring smile of hers, and he started towards the booth she was sat in, trying to ignore the looks from the tall guy and his friends whom were observing his 'progress' with the beautiful redhead.
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Just as Kent was about to ask if the seat was taken opposite to her Peter dropped down with a thud, drenched on the outside of his coat. MJ tried not to laugh, knowing by his look that Peter probably hadn't heard her ex ask if he could join her, which she thought was typical of Peter, he had a way of being blissfully unaware of things like that, yet at times she almost believed he had foresight, the amount of times he had reacted to things with lightning reflexes, like that time in the cafeteria when she had slipped and he caught her before she lost all her dignity and social standing.
She Could see that Kent was very angered by this, he never did like Peter too much, and Peter didn't quite know where to look when he realised it was somebody who used to pick on him as a kid, which is why MJ dumped him, as harsh as that can be for a 10 year old, and she could see that both remembered these facts well. She could see that he was going to resort to what he knew best, being a bully.
"Parker, your in my seat" he spat, talking down to the man she loved, which created fire in her eyes and knowing Peter would sit there and take it she was going to rip into…
"Really?" He replied without even bothering to look at him. Something about the tone of Peter's voice quelled any sense of pity she had felt for him, and she was now quite eager to see where this went. She remembered how Flash ended up after trying Peter out.
"Yeah, now MJ and I want you to clear off Parker, now" He smirked, his mates laughing. This infuriated MJ, she hated anybody talking for her like her mother had done to her father, especially something derogatory towards Peter.
"Mary Jane?" Peter looked at her, and she saw a mischievous glint in the eyes she admired so.
"I'd prefer you to say Pete", She stated, now both of them were pretty much ignoring Kent, whom was becoming progressively more annoyed.
"You little…" Kent grunted, making a lunge for Peter's throat, who had seen it coming a mile away. Gripping the taller man's flying wrist as he continued to simply sit and ignore him, he added just enough pressure to fall short of snapping the bone, and then twisted it and slammed it onto the booth table, jarring the glass of coke just enough for it to stay upright.
"This isn't school Kent, now run along" Peter said bluntly, but with it was laced with self satisfaction and a warning if it wasn't heeded that Kent wouldn't like a second attempt. The blonde man was crying, his teeth gritted as he nodded frantically, before Peter released him and gestured for him and MJ to take their leave of this new club, as the barman was beginning to looking anxious.
Mary Jane looked didn't look back as she followed Peter out of the door, wondering how on earth he had changed so much from the time when Kent would have laid Peter out with ease.
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