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Peter POV

"I don't know Peter, it's gonna be awkward, it being my first day and all." Y/N says, looking up towards my highschool, obviously concerned. Y/N's my younger brother, recently expelled from his previous highschool for fighting. He's similar to me in every way, though he doesn't like Nerdy stuff, at least publicly anyways.

I sigh and shake my head as kids pass by us, entering the school. "Nah, no way, everyone will like you, probably," I say, jogging up the steps with Y/N beside me.

Before Y/N can respond, a car rolls by behind us, and a loud, annoying voice rings out over the murmuring crowd of kids everywhere. "Sup' Penis Parker!" The voice quips, Y/N turns around before me. Just to catch Flash Thompson driving his car down the front road of the school, laughing loudly to himself.

Y/N begins to walk towards him but I stop him, putting my hand out in front of his chest. "Stop, You don't wanna get expelled again right? That stuff stays on your record.." I say, turning back around to jog up the rest of the steps.

"Yeah, like I'd get into any good schools anyways, that's why Aunt May sent us to two totally different schools Pete." Y/N responds with a solemn look as we glide our ways through the halls, avoiding moving bodies as we make our path towards Y/N's locker.

"Dude, stop being so down on yourself. You got this!" I say enthusiastically, punching him in the chest lightly as we reach his locker. He looks up at me and smiles slightly, then turns to his locker to open it up before a voice rings out from behind me. "Peter! Y/N!" I hear a voice call out, I look over my shoulder to see Ned scampering down the hall quickly, brushing into bodies as he makes his way towards us. I turn back to Y/N as he finally finishes opening up his locker for the first time. "Besides, you already made one friend right? You hang out with me and Ned sometimes." I say, he sighs again before looking up at me.

"It's not like I have a choice, since we sleep on a bunk bed in the same room. You guys are really nerds." He murmurs, stuffing multiple extra notebooks and binders Aunt May bought for his new school into the light blue locker.

Ned reaches us and slides beside me and onto the locker, leaning onto it as he begins to speak, "Hey Peter and younger brother of Peter, Guess what I got yesterday night."

"What's up?" I question, turning to look over at him. He smiles gleefully, like a child who just got a lollipop. "I got us a five thousand piece Star Destroyer Lego set." He responds, continuing to smile.

Y/N peaks out from his locker, "Told you so." I look over at him then back at Ned, "Can I swing by later so we can do it?" Ned questions, I sigh loudly as Y/N closes his locker. "Sorry," I say, gritting my teeth, "Stark Internship."

It's a lie, I've been using it as an excuse lately to go out crime-fighting, but lately there hasn't been a lot of crimes happening in Queens, New York.

"What about if I come by and do the bones of it an-" Ned begins to say but gets cut off by Y/N.

Y/N gazes behind us and down the hall where Liz Toomes walks alongside two female friends, "Who's that?" Y/N questions, turning to look at me.

"Liz.. Liz Toomes." Ned answers before me, also turning around to gaze in amazement.

"You guys are already a bad influence on the New Kid." A voice says, Y/N turns around to look at the girl who speaks, it's MJ, leaning against what you presume is her locker. She's usually quiet but can speak up and be nice, though it's unusual for the Latter.

Before any of us can speak, she turns around and walks away down the other side of the hall, people step aside as she walks through the crowd. Y/N turns back towards us, fidgeting nervously. "Who's that?" He asks again, obviously interested this time.

"MJ. She's in Debate Club with me." I answer, Y/N looks off towards the corner where she was last seen, he thinks for a moment before jogging forward, I'm ninenty percent sure he's going to his first class to make a good impression on his classmates, right?

"Don't you need our help getting to class?!" I yell out towards him, he turns around as he begins jogging backwards. "Nah, I'll figure it out!" He yells back as he turns the corner of the hall, continuing his jog.

"Did he really just leave us to go and try to find MJ? Ned asks rhetorically.

"It seems so, it seems so Ned." I respond back, in a jokingly disappointed voice.

Your POV

12:00 PM

You really couldn't find MJ so you just went to your classes until lunch, that's that's when you saw her again sitting at Peter's table. "So is she just everywhere?" You question, looking over at the girl on your left who sits further down the table, she reads a book with a black cover but you can't quite make out the name.

Peter nods, "Uh yeah, I guess," He says, though his attention isn't fully on you, he gazes behind you where Liz hangs up a sign about the Homecoming dance coming up. "Is that a new skirt Liz's wearing?" Peter asks Ned, his head in his hands, he turns to look over at Ned as he responds.

"Yeah, but never with that top." Ned responds, also gazing at her in amazement. You shake your head and sigh, is this the regular routine for Peter? Just stare at Liz constantly.

Peter shakes his head, pushing the thoughts of Liz away. "We should probably stop staring before it gets creepy." He says, sighing.

You hear a sound to the left of you, similar to a book being closed and sat down on a table. "Too late." MJ says, turning her head to look at the three of you. "You guys are losers."

"Then why do you sit with them?" You question, genuinely interested.

"I have no friends." She answers awkwardly, she picks up her bookbag and slides her book into it before flinging it around her back to where it rests on a singular arm.

"I can see why." You say, scoffing. With an attitude like that you aren't surprised she has no friends.

She shakes her head, "See you around new kid." She says, getting up from the table. You're not sure if you hurt her feelings or not but a pang of sympathy and guilt passes through your gut. You want to get up and apologize but she's already up and away before you make up your mind.

"Smoove." Ned says sarcastically, you shoot him an angry glance.

You sigh, "I'll get around to apologizing to her at some point." Ned scoffs lightly as lunch begins to end.

After lunch ends you head off to your last class while your brother heads to debate club or whatever it is to argue about the weight of elements and things similar to that.

The rest of the day is boring; you honestly can't wait to get out of class and finally sleep in your bunk bed without worry. Peter has been out late almost every night (Allowing you to sleep) since his last Stark Internship, although he doesn't say it outright you believe he likes going out and watching over the city, even if there is no crime.

Though, that's where you and him are total opposites, you support your brother; yes, but that doesn't mean you approve of it. Him going out and risking his life is dangerous enough for his health, not talking about the stress he probably has balancing two lives, especially in High School, the most important years of our lives. You could go on for hours about the problems but you just genuinely care for your older brother, like anyone else would.

You look up at the clock, you didn't even realize time passed by so quickly. Time passes quicker when you're alone with your thoughts, or you think so at least.

By the time you look around your surroundings, everyones already outside the class and at their lockers. Without another thought; you get up and exit the classroom, once again, you float through the bodies of students till you reach your locker.

You open it and grab your backpack out of it, sliding your chrome book and books into it quickly, not waiting to get home.

"In a hurry?" A female voice says to the right of you, it's obviously MJ, you almost forgot about the entire lunch accident as you went about your day, you look over at her sadly as she stands in front of her closed locker, her backpack thrown around her shoulder. You frown slightly and look over at her nervously. "Yeah.. I just wanna say I-'' You begin to say, but she shakes her head and interrupts you.

"Nah, it's alright. I was being rude anyways." She says, smiling awkwardly. There's a dull, awkward silence before she stretches her right hand out towards you. "I'm Michelle Jones, MJ for short." She states, waiting for you to shake her hand.

"Y/N.. Y/N Parker." You respond, grinning lightly as you shake her head.

She laughs lightly, almost like there was no tension before. "You're weird.. I'll see you around new kid." She teases, walking away from her locker. That felt like the most normal conversation you've had all week and it made your cheeks flush. That's never happened before. What type of feeling is that You, You watch her exit the school then exit after her, heading to your relaxing home, most of the time.

The walk home is peaceful, except for the occasional angry driver or cab driver in a hurry. You finally make it to your apartment building where you live with Peter and Aunt May.

You open the loud, creaky wooden door and slither in through the crack, careful not to alert Aunt May. You creep to your bedroom door and open it silently, you've had practice sneaking in and out. Slowly but surely, you finally make it to the bunk bed, you collapse on the bottom bunk with exhaustion. You stare up at the bottom of the top bunk for a moment, registering everything that's happened today.

Is this all your life's going to be from now on? Going to school then passing the time in your room alone?

That's too philosophical for you right now though, you close your eyes and rest your head on the white sheeted pillow as sleep overtakes you.

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