MJ's POV

Liz and I haven't hung out in a while so we decided to hangout with Betty at her house. My mom dropped me off and Liz practically dragged me into her room where Betty was waiting for us. "Hey Betty." I greeted.

"Hey MJ." She greeted me back. We started talking about movies, our projects in very vague detail, then crushes. Liz was bugging Betty about her crush on Ned then Betty turned the tables onto Liz about her crush on another boy from a different school named Daniel.

Then they turned to me expecting to tell them everything about Peter. I'm not that desperate for him to be my boyfriend, we're just friends but I can't help but like him.

"C'mon MJ." They begged. Except I shook my head, besides they know almost everything. I really didn't want to talk about Peter. I just wanted to hang out with my friends.

"Fine don't tell us." Liz said, smirking. We now only have a few weeks to turn in our projects. This'll be fun. I honestly hope everything works because if it doesn't both Peter and I will look like fools.

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Peter's POV (but in third POV.)

Peter and MJ have become really good friends. He thinks she's super cool. She doesn't care what others think about her. Him and Ned were walking through downtown and decided to go get a little something from the café.

After apologizing profusely to Ned about his latest Instagram post Ned forgave Peter. It was just a joke so the two teens were able to laugh about it later. They walked into the café ordering some coffee. "Peter don't look now but Flash is looking at us." Ned whispered.

Peter turned his head slightly and saw Flash staring coldly at him and Ned. He put his attention back on his best friend and proceeded to talk to him. They got their coffee and left the café what they didn't know was Flash and his buddies were following them.

They turned the corner and were stopped hearing Flash's voice. Peter rolled his eyes, "Oh would you look at that Parker's girlfriend isn't here to save him."

"I mean it's all fake anyway no one would date this dweeb." Flash mocked.

Peter was really getting tired of Flash being a jerk he needs to just shut up and mind his own business. "I'm sorry, Eugene, but.."

He chuckled quietly to begin, then finally the phrase, that would cost him a whole lot of damage in the end came out...

"I don't kiss and tell." Peter said that to indicate how many girls Flash has gone out with but broke up with because he was "bored".

Peter's eyes were usually warm but now they were cold and hollowed looking. No emotion. No expression. Just utter defeat he didn't know how everything went wrong.

Flash didn't say but his rage was evident. He pushed Peter against a brick wall in an alley. While Ned was held back by his friends. He repeatedly punched Peter in the face and kicked him.

Ned was shouting for them to stop but they weren't having it. They were enjoying beating his friend to a pulp. "This is what you get for what your girlfriend did!" Flash yelled.

The pain was seething and burning like he was on fire. When Flash was bored he stopped he and his friends left. Ned rushed over to the battered and bruised Peter.

He picked him up and since they were only a few blocks away from the Stark Industries tower that's where they were headed. Ned was worried, in that moment he felt powerless his friend was hurt and he couldn't do anything about it.

They finally got to the tower, Ned told F.R.I.D.A.Y. Tony's AI to inform the billionaire of what happened. Tony met them at the elevator seeing that Ned couldn't carry Peter any longer.

Tony scooped the 16 year old up into his arms and brought him to the med wing because let's face it he's always injuring himself while building new innovative tech. They met with Dr. Bruce Banner who immediately started treating Peter.

He needed to work on Peter alone so Tony and Ned left the room. "Ned what happened? Because one minute you two are at the café and the next my kid comes back beaten!" Tony exclaimed.

"Peter and I ordered coffee when I noticed Flash was looking at us but mostly at Peter we got our coffee and started to leave when we left Flash and his friends must've followed us and they were saying things." Ned explained.

"What things?" Tony asked. He felt bad for Ned. The kid had tears streaming down his face. In fear for his best friend.

"T-they were talking about Peter's girlfriend but Peter doesn't have one. Our friend MJ stood up for him one day and they've been taunting him about it ever since. Because she's a girl having to defend a boy." Ned continued.

"I'm sorry Mr. Stark I tried telling them to stop but they didn't I'm so sorry." Ned started to cry again Tony wore a saddened expression and hugged Ned telling him it was going to be okay.

Soon Bruce came out and told them Peter was okay and that he'd wake up in a few hours. He had multiple bruises and cuts but no internal bleeding or fractured/broken bones. Both Ned and Tony were relieved.

Two hours went by and Peter woke up May was called and when she got there Ned told her everything. As Peter sat up in the bed everything hurt he felt as if he was hit by a train.

Nobody informed MJ but they couldn't worry that Peter needed to focus on getting better. MJ would want that for him, besides he would tell her in the next few days right now he needs sleep.

A few days went by and Peter was cleared to go back to school when he got there MJ was worried he told her that he wasn't feeling well. Except she didn't believe him so obviously she was going to question him more.

They sat in silence all throughout their classes Peter was a little groggy and sore. MJ knew Peter felt horrible. Peter was wearing sunglasses in broad daylight, in school. So obviously something was off about him.

Once their free period came around MJ found Peter in the hallway talking to Ned and Betty. Really he was being a major third wheel to their terrible flirting. MJ grabbed Peter's arm and took him to the choir room which was thankfully empty.

MJ got straight to the point, "Alright Parker what's with the sunglasses in doors are you a vampire or something?"

"I'm not a vampire MJ, nothings wrong." Peter replied.

MJ stood there unfazed, "If nothings wrong, take off the darn glasses."

"I don't have to listen to you!" Peter exclaimed.

MJ crossed her arms, "You're a terrible liar Parker take off the glasses if you're "totally" okay."

Peter scoffed and shook his head taking the glasses off to reveal a black eye. "There, you happy now?"

"What happened to you?" MJ asked.

"Just hurt my eye." He said emotionless.

MJ scoffed, "Yeah no kidding Sherlock, but seriously what happened because like I said before  you're a terrible liar."

Peter sighed she was not going to let this go away she would just keep pestering about it so he spoke. "Ned and I went to the café to grab some coffee when Flash and his friends saw us once we left they followed." Peter explained.

"And this was the end result." MJ concluded. Peter nodded and sat down.

"He was talking about you and I made a remark which he didn't like so he taught me a "'lesson" I really despise him y'know."

"Same he honestly has nothing better to do with his life that's what makes him even more of a boring person." That made Peter laugh at least he's feeling a little better.

"You know what he did was assault and battery right? He could go to jail for that." MJ said.

"Yeah I know Aunt May wants to press charges. I honestly don't care about what happens, at least we'll be left alone." Peter said in relief.

"Yeah by the way we should get back to class and then out of this place."

"Agreed if you wanna hangout after school tomorrow we can head back to my apartment." Peter said.

"I'll text my mom right now." MJ replied.
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The End of Chapter 6