Spider-Man: Keep No Secret

Simple Flirtation

"Hey, MJ", Peter said, he caught Michelle's attention in the hallway. "I was thinking that we could get some coffee next week if you want".  

"Ooh, coffee date", Ned said.

"Ned, shut up", Peter whispered as he turned around to face Ned. Ned rolled his eyes & started walking to class.

"What's he going on about", Michelle asked?

"He's caught up on this theory that I like you, he's just being dumb", Peter said, he looked down at the ground to avoid the blushing embarrassment that was coming.

"I'm not even going to question it", Michelle said as she shook her head. "So, uh, what are you doing after school today"?

"I have to go home & finish my homework, then I have some work in the lab that I have to finish", Peter said. Ned sat back down at the table.

"That sounds fun", Michelle said. "Could I come over"?

"Is it a date", Ned asked as he circled around to spy on them & see what was going on. Michelle punched him.

"I'd love for you to come over, but I have too much work to do & I can't really have anyone over until it's done", Peter lied, he didn't have a project to work on, he wasn't even going to do his homework. Bruce was going to run some tests & then Peter was going to go out as Spider-man.

"Okay, we can just hang out some other time", Michelle said with a smile on her face. She walked away as the bell rang.

Peter & Ned went to spanish class, it was in the opposite direction from Michelle math class. Peter turned back & saw Michelle walk away.

"I thought you said you weren't going to do anything on Michelle", Ned said as they walked to spanish class.

"That was a few weeks ago", Peter said. "I changed my mind, I thought I was just going to get over her, but we just continued to talk & get closer & hang out all the time. Now I think I really really like her, like not just in a crush way, like I like like her".

"Well if it comes with any comfort, I'm rooting for you two", Ned said as they walked into class. "Plus, with your charm, it's basically shooting fish in a barrel".

"Thank you", Peter said questionably.

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"Alright, Peter, these are going to record your vitals as you swing around the city & stop some crime", Bruce said as he placed paper thin monitors on Peter's torso. He put one over Peter's heart, two over his lungs, & the last on Peter's temple.

"So... I'm good to go", Peter asked?

"Go do your thing, stay safe", Bruce said as he waved Peter off.

"Thanks, bye", Peter yelled as he ran out of the lab & up to his room.

He took the stairs instead of the elevator, he quickly learned that he was more likely to evade running into someone if he took the stairs, too bad that wasn't today.

"Peter", Steve asked? "What are you doing"?

"The elevator was talking too long, so I thought I'd just take the stairs", Peter said. He walked up the stairs & walked passed his father.

"What's on your head", Steve asked? Steve inspected the monitor on Peter's temple.

"Do you remember my asthma", Peter asked? "I just had an asthma attack down in Bruce's lab & he put this on my temple to record the amount of blood & oxygen getting to my head, he said it's helpful to know the lowest amount of oxygen that is getting to my brain before I have an asthma attack".