Chapter 2
The more Peter thought about, the more obvious Tony's plan became in his mind. Tony was probably going have someone to bring the team in, get random avengers to come by and say hi to Peter, just enough to make his classmates impressed and embarrass Peter thoroughly. And Tony wasn't wrong, it would totally work. The longer Peter thought about it, the more he realized that the only way to get out of it would be to not go on the field trip. And so he planned to ask May not to go.
"Absolutely not" May cut him off, without turning around from the pot on the stove.
"Whyyyy not?" Peter whined
"Because you've had to many unexcused absences already from all your… spidey stuff." She always got quiet when she talked about his alter ego, as though she thought someone might be listening into their Queens apartment. Besides that, she was pretty ok with all of it. At first she had freaked out a bit, demanding that she talk to Mr. Stark, but after some talking to, and some consoling, she calmed down. Now, she let him patrol, as long as he was back in time for dinner. Of course May didn't know about all the times he had snuck out afterwards.
"And besides…" she said, a mischievous smile growing on her face. "Mr. Stark called me, and told me specifically to make you go, sooo" She signed the permission slip he got at decathlon practice in a loopy movement and handed it back to Peter. He groaned and took it from her before heading to his room. He fell on his bed and pulled out his phone to check his texts.
Losers (and MJ)
ItsMJ Hey, so we're going to Stark Tower.
Peter started to reply:
Spidey_peter yeah ik I was there
She got back to him quickly:
ItsMJ Come on, you clearly weren't paying attention.
ItsMJ Anyone who looked at you could tell.
Peter smiled as he replied:
Spidey_peter so u were looking at me?
ItsMJ You should just be happy I'm the only one.
ChairGuy aw you guys are too cute
Spidey_peter shut up ned
He and MJ had gone out a couple times, though it was still a casual/awkward thing really. Ned of course, was constantly pushing together like the wingman that he is.
ItsMJ Well, like I was saying, this is going to be the perfect time to put Flash in his place.
Spidey_peter if by saying "his place" u mean his grave then yea perfect time
Spidey_peter if the avengers find out he's been messing with me then they will probably kill him
ChairGuy "Messing with you" is a pretty mild way to put that
ChairGuy didn't he push you into the lockers like 4 times today
ItsMJ Well now I want to kill him, too.
ChairGuy no!
Spidey_peter thank u
ChairGuy don't kill him. Just kick him off the decathlon team. That way it's less messy
Spidey_peter wut
ItsMJ Ah yes, I like your style.
Spidey_peter guyyys plz stop
ItsMJ Chill out, I'm kidding.
ItsMJ And I mean, it's kinda nice you have all these people who care for you.
Peter cringed a that, realizing how insensitive he was being. Even though they constantly messed with him, the avengers definitely cared for him. They were like a second family to him. MJ on the other hand just had her father. Her dirtbag, drug-head father who had definitely abused her a couple times. Peter was this close to having "Spider-Man" show up and "knock some sense" into him. But MJ wouldn't want that, just like Peter didn't want the Avengers to "knock some sense" into Flash.
Spidey_peter sorry MJ I didn't mean that
ItsMJ It's fine.
ItsMJ Idiot.
And… she was back.
Spidey_peter And that's not true
Spidey_peter That no one cares to stand up for u
ItsMJ I didn't say that.
Spidey_peter Ok...just sayin
ItsMJ Anyway... what are you going to do?
Spidey_peter About wut
ItsMJ About the field trip… god you have the memory of a fruit fly.
Spidey_peter Right sry trying to forget about it
Spidey_peter Idk I guess I'll just have to bear
ItsMJ Oh my god, you'll have to just sit by while famous superheros shower you with love in front of your peers.
ItsMJ Oh have mercy on you, save you from this travesty!
Spidey_peter Sarcasm will get you nowhere
ItsMJ Tell that to the creator of Sarcasm Weekly.
ItsMJ You'll be fine.
ChairGuy Ok I'm going to go I feel like I'm barely part of this convo anyways
ChairGuy Ciao
Spidey_peter Baiiiii Ned
Spidey_peter I gtg too I got some homework to pretend like I know wut I'm doing
ItsMJ Ok.
ItsMJ Bye losers.
He shut his phone off and pulled out his binder. The boy stared at the permission slip for a second, sighed, and then put it in the binder and got out his homework. MJ was right, it was all going to be fine.