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"THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT!" May says, getting a round of applause from the crowd and I stand behind her awkwardly in the metallic Spider Man suit.
After I confessed to her about who I am, I've been coming to her fundraisers a lot, which has been helping my stress a little bit and getting my mind off of Mr Stark's death. As much as I try to mask it up with weed and the odd drug, I actually am traumatized by what happened on that battlefield. No 17 year old should ever have to see what I saw then and it scarred me for life.
"And of course, thank you to our very own Spider Man!"
May moves away from the mic and nods at me to say something, so I reluctantly go over towards it. I clear my throat and the feedback squeals, making me wince.
"...Thank you Miss Parker for having me...and thank you guys for having me." I say, smiling awkwardly, although they can't see it.
When the applause ends, me and May go backstage and I'm finally able to demask myself.
"That was amazing." I say as May gives me a high five.
"That was great!" She squeals. "I felt like I was a little stiff, though, Like I wasn't in the pocket."
"No, I thought you did good."
"Yeah." She smiles. "Actually, it was you who was a little stiff."
"Well...I felt that too." I chuckle.
"It's fine." May laughs. "Did you get your passport?"
"Yep." I nod.
"Mini toothpaste?"
"Yeah."
The door creaks and I quickly put the helmet of my suit on to cover my face from whoever it might be. Then, I take the mask off when I notice it's just Happy coming in with a large check signed by Pepper Potts.
"Hey, sorry I'm late." He says, walking towards us. "You look nice, May. New dress?"
"Yes." She blushes. "Thank you."
"Anyway," Happy says after staring at May. "The reason I'm late is because this was misplaced. Can you believe it? It's enormous. I mean, not the amount, the size. The amount's pretty nice too, she's generous."
"I think I'm going to change the Sterno under the vegan lasagne." May says, taking the check from Happy and she smiles at Happy. "Spider Man, go shake hands."
"Will do." I chuckle as she leaves the room.
"Heads up," Happy mutters. "Nick Fury's going to call you."
"Nick Fury's gonna call me?" I repeat. "Why?"
"Because he probably has some superhero stuff for you to do. You're a superhero, he calls superheroes."
I groan inwardly because this couldn't be worse timing. The Europe trip is tomorrow and I planned to have a total crime fighting- free vacation with my friends and Jordyn. This was the perfect break I needed from being Spider Man and I won't let Nick Fury ruin it.
