Love Bug || Spiderman Fanfiction

fourteen || "parties aren't really my forte"

Throughout the day I could feel myself zoning out and thinking about that kiss between and Peter. Despite it occurring almost 12 hours ago, the feeling and the intimacy we had kept returning to me and whenever I saw Peter, my mind wanted to experience the kiss again and that would cause my cheeks to begin to glow a subtle shade of pink.

After my Physics class which I shared with MJ, I felt her pull me to one side and into the girls toilet where we were alone, "What's happened between you and Peter?"

I look at her in confusion, "What-"

"You keep staring at one another but not at the same time, and every time the two of you are together, you both blush as if you have a secret or something!" She exclaims as if it's obvious, which it probably was by the way she was explaining our behaviour.

"Was it that noticeable?" I queried as I feel myself biting my little finger nail out of nerves.

"No, I'm just a very observant person," she admits to me with a small smile, "But I did notice it and now I want to know what the hell happened? I didn't even know you two were that close?"

I sigh out of defeat, knowing that if I didn't admit to it, MJ would persuade it out of me in any way she could, "If I tell you, you can't judge me, ok?"

"Already have but I'll try not to," She admits bluntly, causing me to chuckle aloud.

"Fine," I collect myself before looking at MJ with a small smile, "Peter came with me to my dads funeral yesterday for emotional support. He came back to mine to support me and we ended up... kissing..."

"Knew it," She smirked as she leant against the wall.

"Then why did you ask me?!" I blurt out with a laugh.

"To confirm my suspicion and I was right," she smiles, "The way you two were looking at each other before lessons this morning, I could tell something had gone on."

"We both like each other as well," I tell MJ, and that was when her mouth opened in shock.

"Really? I thought it was just a thing of the moment not actually-"

"No! I didn't kiss him for the hell of it!" I cry out, hitting MJ playfully in the shoulder, "I was an emotional mess, sure, but not enough to not kiss without a meaning behind it! I'm not that sort of person-"

She smiles at me before pulling me into a hug, something I completely unexpected from MJ and her, from what I had seen of her before, closed off personality, "I'm so happy for you!"

I smile in response as we exit the bathroom and head for the dining room where Peter and Ned were already seated and chatting to one another. Peter spotted me almost instantly, looking directly at me and smiling happily as a small blush once again spread across his face, "Hiya Katie, hiya MJ," he greeted.

"Hey Peter," I greet back as me and MJ sit opposite them.

"Are you guys going to Flash's party tonight?" Ned asks the table aloud and I look up from my phone and laugh, earning a look of confusion from Ned.

"Parties aren't really my forte," I tell the group with a small smile, "I'm more a stay indoors and do nothing kind of girl."

"Didn't expect that from the niece of Tony Stark who's renowned to hosting frequent parties," Ned comments with a head tilt.

"Well just because we're related, doesn't mean we like the same stuff," I remind Ned as I take a sip of water from my water bottle, "Why, were the three of you going?"

"Thinking about it," Ned replies whilst Peter shrugs his shoulders.

"My Aunt is trying to convince me to go," Peter tells me, "She says it'll be a good 'social event to get me out of the house'."

"She isn't wrong," Ned reminds Peter as he rolls his eyes in response.

"I'll think about it, maybe," I tell the boys who smile at me, "I mean, maybe I should try to get parties into my forte since, if Ned is telling the truth and my Uncle does host a lot of parties, I should practice at one-"

"You can always crash at my place tonight too afterwards," Peter blurts out, both of us going bright red as both Ned and MJ look at him, both of them smiling as if they knew. I mean, I knew MJ knew, but did Ned know too? Did Peter tell him about us?

I couldn't help but smile back, "Sounds good, I'll tell Happy to collect me from there tomorrow noon."

It was almost on queue when I felt someone stand behind me and put their hands on my shoulders, "Are you guys talking about my party?"

I quickly shift out of Flash's hands and look at him disgust, "Don't touch me like that again, yeah?" I tell him with annoyance as I feel Peter also give him his own dose of dirty looks from his intrusive actions.

"Chill out, Stark," Flash tells me, though there is no annoyance in his voice and he gives me a smile which I respond with a roll of my eyes. He pretends to ignore my eye roll as he continues to talk to the rest of my friends, "So, are you planning on coming or not?"

"Yes we are," Ned responds with a smile and nod, "All 4 of us."

"I'm only going to seem somewhat social," MJ quickly adds before Flash can pipe up again.

"And you're Uncle is allowing you to come?" Flash asks me with a small smile. He tries to put a hand back on my shoulder but I shrug it off quickly before he has a chance, "I thought you would be unable to set foot in any place not Stark approved-"

"Look, my Uncle may be high maintenance, but he isn't a total ignorant pick as people try to make him out to be," I tell Flash with yet another eye roll, "So keep your opinions about my family to yourself, yeah?"

Flash laughs nervously as he backs away, "Whatever Stark. Can't wait to see you tonight," He walks off back to his friends who were all laughing and as I watch after Flash, I turn away and back to my friends with another eyeroll.

"Wow, you really just shut Flash down like he's dirt!" Ned responds with a happy smile, "You have so much more confidence than us."

"I guess I just know how to get people to listen to me," I shrug before laughing, "Now that's a quality I gained from my Uncle."

Ned laughs and Peter smiles at me happily, "So you're really going to go tonight?"

"Why the hell not?" I respond, my view changing completely from my original one five minutes beforehand, "I've never been to a high school party, let alone an American one, so let's try it out!"

"Great, I can't wait to see you there," Peter smiles, the two of us making eye contact, eyes gleaming that we'll get to spend more time together.