Irondad & Spiderson

Harley Part 2

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A few days passed by and before Harley knew it he was in the back of a cream colored Audi with Happy driving and Peter chattering excitedly beside him. Harley was nervous but that was to be expected. He was joining a new school in the middle of the year. Just moving schools is stressful enough but its a lot tougher starting later. But Tony and Pepper and Peter had all assured the nervous kid that everything would be fine.

After all, Harley had already been introduced to Ned and even MJ. Not that he would admit it but he kinda had a crush on the outspoken girl. He and Ned had hit it off immediately and both Peter and Ned did their best to prevent him from being a third wheel. Surprisingly, it didn't seem like anyone was excluded, which Peter was grateful for. The small group of friends already had a few inside jokes and made plans to meet up together outside of school at least once a week. There were no secrets between the three (not even spiderman) which worked in Peter's favor. He now had two friends that would assist in upgrading the suit and be his 'guys in the chair'. Plus they would help cover for him if there was an emergency during school.

But nonetheless Harley was still nervous. It was kinda hard to tell if it was a good nervous or a bad nervous. It might've been a combination of both but the only person who could really tell us is Harley and he didn't know either.

The new kid was soon pulled from his thoughts as Happy pulled the gorgeous car to the sidewalk a few blocks from the school. The exasperated chauffeur was big on safety and privacy so parking away from the school was a better way to ensure Peter's secret (both spiderman and living with Tony Stark) were kept secret.

Both teens hopped out of the car with a wave goodbye to Happy, who just ignored the farewells. To the boys it seemed like he didn't like them but it was actually the opposite. The problem was Happy actually did like them but he doesn't like showing emotions so he hides them. But whatever.

It was only a two minute walk to Midtown High School (five with heavy traffic) so the two arrived on school grounds with plenty of time to spare. Peter walked Harley to the office and then led him to his locker, which just so happened to be directly beside Peter's. They also had the same schedule but that was just a coincidence (*wink wink*).

The two strolled into their English class and found seats in the back of the room beside Ned and MJ. Ned instantly perked up at the sight of his best friends and gave an excited 'hi' in greeting. MJ didn't look up from her book (The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis) but waved a hand to the boys. Harley blushed at the gesture and stuttered out a 'hello'.

The bell rang as Peter and Harley took their seats, the chatter in the room quieting slowly into silence as Mr. Ramsbottom walked into the room. He was a young teacher, with a head full of light brown hair and he also wore a suit. The man could be compared to a young Harrison Ford and most of the girls in the class had a large crush on the attractive and well-spoken teacher. Peter rolled his eyes at the sight of the swooning girls and turned to explain what was going on to Harley.

But of course, Mr. Ramsbottom had to see the two whispering in the back. So he called them out.

"Mr. Parker, Mr.- I apologize. I have yet to meet you. Do you mind telling me your name?"

Harley blushed a bright red as his classmates stared at him. Thankfully, he didn't stutter as he said "Harley Keener, sir."

Mr. Ramsbottom smiled at the address, before continuing on. "Ah. Mr. Keener. You must be our new student, are you not?" Peter hadn't noticed before but the English teacher had a slight British accent. No wonder the girls liked him so much.