Power

Pizza

"Hey, Peter!" I get in the school bus and sit next to him. My legs are sore and I groan in pain.

"Hi! Oh, are you okay?" he replies, concerned.

'Yeah...Nat made me train for 2 hours yesterday and my whole body hurts".

"Oh...that really sucks. Anyway, I was thinking about passing by the Avengers Tower after school today".

"Really? Oh, that's great! We could buy some pizza on the way...and bring a video game!"

"Sure! I'm so happy you'll be part of the team! I'll try to pass by more often, so far I've been really busy".

"Well now you have a good reason to come!" I say, smiling.

He blushes.

"Yeah, I guess I do..."

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The rest of the day goes great, even math class. The teacher didn't mind that I left the class on Friday, since I caught up on the material during the weekend. We didn't even get too much homework and we left an hour earlier since the Physics teacher couldn't make it to class.

When we got out of school, I went with Peter to the pizza place down the street and bought 5 pepperoni ones to share with all the Avengers. We took the bus to the Tower and entered the living room.

"Hi, everyone!" greeted Peter.

"Hey, kid! Haven't seen you in a while!" said Tony cheerfully. "You're hair looks awful, by the way".

Peter brushed a hand through his wavy hair.

"Uh...thank you, Mr. Stark" he mumbled. I tried not to laugh.

"Greetings to you, spider child!" said Thor in his deep, loud voice.

"Thank you, mister Thor" he replied.

"So you're also friends with Hannah?" asked Nat.

"Yeah".

"Do y'all smell pizza?" asked Sam, entering the living room.

"Spidey! What's up, man?" he said when he saw Peter.

"Hi, Sam. We brought pepperoni pizza!"

"That's...basic" commented Loki.

"So we're cutting you off the list, then?" I asked as I opened the cardboard box.

"Well, I suppose I could try a slice of this...strange Midgardian food" he said, poking the crust with his finger.

"Ok, but try not to kill the spirit!" I said.

"I could kill a person instead. Would that be more appropriate?"

"DEAR GOD, NO!!"

The Avengers dug happily into the pizza and, for a while, all you could hear was their satisfied munching. The pepperoni was crispy and salty and the crust was fluffy. Peter finished quickly and I only ate a couple of slices. I then pulled out the video game from Peter's bag and hid it behind my back.

"Well, Peter and I have homework to do...So, excuse us". I said, winking to him.

"Wait. What's with the uh- the wink?" asked Tony. "You kids better leave the door open".

"Ew, Tony!" I said.

"Mr. Stark!" gasped Peter in shock.

"That's not what we-" I started.

"A-ta-ta-ta" he interrupted me, pointing a finger to us. "My tower, my rules".

"Do you always have to point out that it's your tower?" said Steve, rolling his eyes.

I ignored both of them.

"Come on, Peter, let's go!" I said.

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We played Minecraft on the PS 5 in my room.

"Peter, stop riding the pig!" I say, laughing.

"But it's fun! Come on, try it!"

"I'm good" I say, killing the pig and turning him into a porkchop.

"Noooo, Jeffery!" whined Peter.

"Let's build a house and you can get a new pet pig" I laugh.