[01]: Back to School

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"Don't think about it, Peter... don't think about it. She's probably reading your mind right now, don't think about it."

"I have a plan." Peter Parker sat down in front of his best friend Ned Leeds in their classroom. "First, I'm gonna sit next to Amaya on the flight. Second, I'm gonna buy a dual headphone adapter and watch movies with her the whole time." Peter said.

"Okay... um, you realize she's already your girlfriend, right?" Ned asked and Peter rolled his eyes.

"Yes, but anyway, three. When we go to Venice. First, it's where her mom was born, so she's already going to be in love with the city, and Venice is super famous for making stuff out of glass, right?" Peter asked and Ned nodded.

"True," Ned said.

"So, I'm gonna buy her a crystalized sapphire necklace because... she and her brother were born in September so it's her birthstone and... she's known as...-" Ned cut him off.

"...-The Sapphire Witch." He said and Peter nodded his head.

"The Sapphire Witch. Four, when we go to Paris, I'm gonna take her to the top of Eiffel Tower, give her the necklace." Peter said and Ned's eyebrows raised.

"Oh." He said.

"And then five, I'm gonna tell her that I love her. And then six, hopefully, she tells me that she loves me too." Peter said and Ned nodded his head.

"Oh, don't forget step seven." He said.

"Step seven?" Peter asked while taking out his pen, ready to write down whatever Ned was going to say.

"Don't do any of that." He said and Peter looked up confused.

"Why?" Peter asked.

"Because... we just got back from a five-year blip and she's been here the whole time. What if she doesn't feel the same way?" Ned asked and Peter shook his head. He was pretty confident that he and Amaya love each other, and he tried not to think it around her too much, since he knows she can read minds, and he wanted to surprise her with saying those words to her.

"Okay, look. I really love Amaya, man, okay? She's awesome, she's super funny, and we already lost five years together, so I don't want to waste anymo...-Shh! She's coming." Peter said when he saw Amaya and MJ approaching their table.

"What's up, dorks?" MJ asked which made Amaya laugh.

"Excited about the science trip?" Amaya asked.

"Hey, Maya... Yeah, we were actually just talking about the trip." Peter said.

"Yeah, and Peter's plan," Ned said and Peter gave him a look, while Amaya and MJ both gave each other curious looks, not knowing what they meant by that.

"You have a plan?" Amaya asked while looking at her boyfriend.

"I don't...-I don't have a plan." Peter stammered over his words. "Don't think about it, Peter... don't think about it. She's probably reading your mind right now, don't think about it." Amaya heard which made her even more curious.

"He's...-He's just gonna collect tiny spoons when we're traveling to other countries," Ned said and Amaya looked a little skeptical, while MJ looked at Peter.

"Like a...-Like a grandmother?" MJ asked which made Amaya laugh a little.

"I'm not collecting tiny spoons. He's collecting tiny spoons." Peter said while pointing to Ned.

"Oh, okay... well, that was a real rollercoaster," Amaya said while shaking her head which made Ned laugh a little.

"By the way, travel tip: you should probably download a VPN on your phone, so the government can't track you while we're abroad," MJ said which made both of the boys nod their heads.

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