Along Came A Spidey

CHAPTER 13

The Pre-Winter Formal Chapter

"We're going shopping for the dance, right, Sanya?" Betty asked as a desperate worst case scenario measure since everyone else had rejected her proposal.

I rolled my eyes. Does she not know me?

"I love you but no." I focused my attention to the Captain America video that was playing. How tacky. Ned, Betty, Peter and I were in detention. Ugh. Michelle was here sketching us.

Betty and Ned had been making out during class hours, so the second Ms. Branagh saw them it was 'off to detention'.

Peter and I were here due to anger, not love. Eugene had been making lewd comments about me and kept spouting bull about Peter. Peter finally cracked when he called me the 'hottest piece of a** that had ever given it to him' and then proceeded to beat the hell out of him. He might have killed him if he'd lost control but unfortunately he was completely in control of his spider power.

As for me, I'd punched and kicked Flash where the sun doesn't shine cuz he...I can't even repeat what he said about Peter. It was that bad. Even thinking about it makes me want to go to the nurses' room, pick him up and throw him off the Empire State Building. We got two weeks' detention.

"Michelle, got a date for the dance yet ?" Ned asked, attempting to make small talk to divert the attention from his girlfriend's smoking ears.

"No one whom I like is available. I'll solo, if I do decide to go." She said as she drew Betty's red face.

I felt so guilty when she said that. It's all my fault that she isn't going with the guy she likes. What should I do? A lightbulb flashed in my head. Figuratively, of course.

"MJ, why don't you come with Peter and I? Since you can't go with...I mean, since you don't wanna go with some random guy...." I almost slipped up. I'm a good liar but horrible at keeping secrets.

"What?" Came from both Peter and Michelle. Peter looked slightly annoyed and disappointed but Michelle just looked surprised.

"We'll all go as friends! Great idea, right?" I said, mostly to myself. It already felt like a stupid idea.

"Um, thanks. I'll go. If you don't mind, Peter?" She asked tonelessly.

"Who am I to argue with the most brilliant girl I've ever met?" He smiled and looked like a puppy as he ran a hand through my hair. Idiot. Freaking adorable idiot. I'm trying to make her feel better and you're. not. helping.

I had to act normal, though.

"You only say that cuz I beat up a guy for you  Sp-Peter." What is wrong with me today!?

"Only a little." He smirked as he went back to fiddling with the arm of my shirt and I went back to messing up his hair. I had no idea MJ was watching us with eyes full of pain.

"MJ, you mind if we meet up with you at the dance?" Peter asked as he lay his head on my lap, hummimg the Star Wars theme.