So, some mixed reactions to "Who Are The Avengers" the tv show driven spin-off to this. Will be returning to that fic before too long, but don't want to let this fall to the wayside. For those who keep asking "Where is Who Is Iron Man chapter 2?" It'll be a few days. I've got a few days of long work shifts, I don't have another day off until Monday, and I often don't have the energy to write after work. It's coming, don't worry.

This note is just for . Obviously you won't have seen "Who Are The Avengers" didn't want the fic to be buried on here, since it's in a series with this work, it's on A03 under that name. It's a separate fic, but focusing on the tv shows whilst this one will focus on the movies. It's also set AFTER the NWH part 2 chapter, so Peter-1 is in it.

Need to bump this word count, it was tied exactly as last chapter, why it keeps uploading last chapter in its place I think.

At college, Peter had his stuff knocked around and walked into Doctor Connors, who said his class was finished, and Parker was late, again. He told Peter if he wanted to be there, just be there. Peter needed to sort himself out, get a work-life balance. Peter said he was going to write his paper on Otto Octavius, Connors said he was a friend of his, and Peter had better do his research.

"How are you so unorganized?" May asked with an amused tone.

"In my defence, Spider-Man duties took up alot of my time!" Peter-2 defended himself.

"Octavius? The tentacle guy from the other one?" Rhodey asked sharply.

"He hasn't gotten them yet, but yes." Peter-2 nodded. "This is not too long before I meet him for the first time."

Peter headed to May's to find Harry and Mary Jane there, to celebrate Peter's birthday. Harry said Peter didn't return his calls, and asked how the bug was, as May said the less seen of Spider-Man the better. Peter asked how Oscorp was, Harry said he was about to make a breakthrough on fusion with Otto Octavius, ending with him inviting Peter to meet the man.

"Harry and MJ are back I see." Peter-3 smiled.

"What's other me going to do this time?" MJ wondered.

"He's really obsessed with Spider-Man, isn't he?" Steve frowned.

"He does blame him for his dads death, as far as he knows, Spider-Man killed Norman, doesn't he?" Sam reasoned.

"I can agree with my other self, the less said to antagonise two friends, the better, even if she's unknowingly insulting you." May explained to Peter-2, who nodded.

"I understand what she was getting at, and I agree, the one person not needed in that was Spider-Man."

"He's offering you the chance to meet your hero?" Tony smiled, glad Harry had some priorities right at least.

"Yeah, he was a good friend." Peter-2 sighed.

"Was?" Ikaris asked, being ignored.

Harry said that Mary Jane was into Peter and he should try rekindle something with her, as Harry pressed about Spider-Man and Peter wanted them to leave it in the past. Peter stayed late and found May asleep, covering a letter of foreclosure she had received. Peter woke her up as she told him not to worry about it, before the topic got onto Ben, and how they both missed him.

"Is he trying to help wingman you? I thought he liked her as well." Ned asked.

"I think he just wants his friend to be happy. He's a good friend, apart from the obsession with Spider-Man." Abe reasoned.

"It does no good to hold onto hate." Thor mused. "It blinds you to all that is truly important."

"Poor...me." May blinked, unsure of how she was meant to address that herself. "I miss Ben myself, every day. He was a great man and he always did he best by us."

The two Peters nodded, fully agreeing. Ben had always had their back, even when he seemed to be hard on them, they both knew it was to help them in the long run.

Peter took out the trash to find Mary Jane still there, next door. They talked as she tried to come onto him, Peter then awkwardly backtracked on it, asking if she still lived in The Village. She said he was a mystery as she cupped his face. She then wished him a happy birthday as she left. She then turned to say she was seeing somebody now that she liked, as Peter congratulated her. Peter then said he would come see her play the next night, promising to be there. She begged him not to disappoint her, as he said he wouldn't.

"Why is she there? I thought she hated her home life, the first videos seemed like she did." Cindy frowned.

"She was just visiting." Peter-2 assured her.

"Wait, she was flirting with you before revealing she was already dating someone else?" Happy asked, feeling disturbed by it.

"We had a discussion about this a few years later. We aired it all out, I found out why she did what she did." Peter-2 said simply, refusing to elaborate further when the others looked over at him.

Peter got back home to have his landlord, Mr Diktovich, ambush him, Peter promising to pay his rent when he got his next paycheque. Diktovich's daughter wished him well, as Peter headed to bed. Waking the next day to a knock at the door, Diktovich was there to ask for rent again.

"This guy is very determined to get his rent out of you, isn't he?" Bruce asked.

"Surely your world has laws against harassment?" Matt questioned.

"Mr Diktovich wasn't bad really, he genuinely cared for me even, in some way." Peter-2 told them. "I was all over the place at the time."