Leaving School
Peter woke up to the sound of his alarm going off and groaned loudly before lifting his head up a bit. The curtains started to open, indicating that F.R.I.D.A.Y. had realized he was awake.
"Good Morning Peter," She said softly and Peter smiled while he got out of bed and started going through his closet, "Boss wants to tell you that Happy wants to leave a little early so that he can run some errands."
"Thanks, F.R.I.," Peter said and rushed to the bathroom, "I'm taking a quick shower, and then I'll be done so that we can leave."
He started the water and then jumped in before quickly washing his hair and body and then jumping back out to brush his teeth. He threw on the clothes he picked out, grabbed his book bag, and then ran out of his bedroom.
"Hey Kid," Tony said with a smile when Peter ran into the kitchen.
Happy was sitting near the counter and sipping at his coffee while he had a newspaper held in the other hand. In all honesty, he looked like one of those dads that you would see on tv. Peter grabbed the toast out of the toaster and ignored Tony's argument about how that was for him and stuffed it in his mouth.
"fank yov," Peter said, trying to talk around the bread. (Thank you).
Tony snorted and went to make a smart remark when there was a ding from the elevator and Pepper walked into the kitchen.
"Thank you, sweetheart," She said while grabbing the other piece that Tony had toasted.
"Everyone tells me to eat but then they steal my food," Tony mumbled to himself as he grabbed the bread back out of the drawer and then aggressively put them back into the toaster.
Pepper smiled at him and then kissed his cheek and this time taking a drink of the coffee in his hand.
"You have a meeting that you have to come to with me," She said and then handed him a folder before kissing Peter on the forehead and leaving through the elevator once again.
"Alright kiddo," Tony said and pushed him toward Happy who was currently putting on his shoes, "I'll see you later today."
"It's Friday, Mr. Stark," Peter said, "My class and I will be staying here tonight remember."
"Oh yeah," He mumbled to himself and then ruffled the younger boy's hair, "Then I'll see you like an hour or something."
Peter nodded and then ran to the elevator where Happy was patiently waiting for them to finish their goodbyes. Honestly, they took way to long in doing them but everyone allowed it considering their last goodbye wasn't that great.
"Alright, Kid," Happy said when they pulled up outside of Peter's school, "I'm running to take Pepper to the airport, and then I'm running a few errands so I won't be there to greet your class at the door. Just let Marvin know if there is any trouble."
"I'll be fine but thank you Happy," Peter said and swung his backpack over his shoulders and waved goodbye.
As Happy was driving away Peter stopped halfway up the stairs.
"I thought Pepper said she and Tony had a meeting later today?" He thought to himself but then shrugged, "Oh well, maybe she meant a different day."
Peter met up with Ned in the hallway and together they walked to Peter's locker. Ned is almost always there before Peter because his mom works early in the morning.
"So my mom said she gave something to May before she and Spencer went to their little vacation spot," Ned said and he waited for Peter to put everything away and grab what he needed.
Peter paused lightly and then started where he left off. Ned's mom worked for one of those big companies but she never really said which one. Often times she would bring the weirdest things for May and him since the two females have known each other for a while.
"Probably one of her random gifts from Africa," He stated and grabbed his first-hour book, "The coffee she gave May actually helped a lot with her stress, May doesn't just leave me with someone else so she probably gave her more of it."
"That's true," Ned replied and then they both started walking towards their next class.
They had to go to their first class and then they need to head to Mr. Harrington's class so that they can leave and spend the whole day at the compound. Peter already knew most of the things that they would be doing considering Pepper gave him a run down so that he wouldn't be surprised when other interns came up to him.
"Welcome to Mathematics everyone," Mrs. Norris said with a happy smile and went to great detail on what they would be doing for this class period.
She touched down on how they would be doing anything tomorrow so that those on the field trip won't be behind and some of those not going looked jealous at the two boys that would be leaving. It was supposed to be kept secret from the rest of the school but someone must have been too excited and let it slip.
"Peter, Ned," She said while handing them a couple of packets, "These are for Miss Jones and Mister Thompson and I would really appreciate it if you could give them these."
Peter stole Flash's before Ned could even think about taking it instead, he would much rather handle the awkwardness that is Flash. He still hasn't mentioned anything about the field trip to Peter or really anyone, there are even rumors going around that he stopped hanging out with a lot of people.
"Thank you boys," She said and went back to the front of the class to finish the lesson before the bell finally rang and Ned and Peter rushed out the door.
They passed MJ who was calmly walking next to Cindy and waved at the two girls before racing ahead. They pushed against each other to get into the classroom and stopped momentarily when they heard someone scoff behind them.
"What are you two doing blocking the doorway?" Flash asked with a glare, "Other people have to get into the room so that we can have the review."
Ned and Peter moved out of the way and watched as Flash didn't give them a second glance before walking in and sitting in a random seat. He pulled out his phone and waited for Mr. Harrington to come into the classroom while everyone else just kind of waiting for him to pop up and start bad mouthing Peter.
"What's going on here?" MJ asked when she got to the door and saw Ned and Peter just staring at Flash.
"We don't really know," Ned replied and then carefully stepped by Flash to take a seat in the back.
Peter watched as MJ shrugged and followed the boy inside. He stood there and looked dumbfounded. Sure Flash has been quiet for the past couple of weeks but he really thought that he finally would have snapped at one of them for being in his way.
"Peter move aside please?" Mr. Harrington asked with a stressed smile as the boy just stood back in the doorway again.
"Right sorry," Peter stuttered while blushing as he moved back near Ned, MJ, and Betty.
"Alright class so what we'll be doing is getting on the bus to get there and then we'll have about an hour and a half before we arrive," Mr. Harrington explained, "Once we get there we will each be handed a bracelet that will act as a pass, please don't take it off."
He stressed the idea that they would be picked up by security or someone living at the compound of they were seen without a bracelet. That would just cause unnecessary paperwork for both parties so they were expected to be on their best behavior.
"We'll go through a full-body scan and then there will be people to search the bags and make sure that you don't have any weapons," Mr. Harrington continued before Cindy's hand shot straight into the air.
"Will there be females to check our bags?" She asked, referring to the rest of the girls that were in the class who looked a little uncomfortable.
"Yes," He answered, "The girls will go to one side and then the boys to the other. I don't really know what else they have planned so let's all get onto the bus and make our way there."
Everyone cheered in excitement and some of them rushed out the door while others took their time.
"This is so exciting," Ned gushed as he jumped slightly.
Betty smiled and grabbed the boy's hand while giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"I think it will be interesting to run into Mr. or Mrs. Stark," She said, "MJ and I came up with questions about how they'll contribute some of their money to the community being rebuilt after everything that happened."
"They've set up some programs for people affected by the blip to find jobs and receive money for food and products that they need," MJ commented and immediately got into a discussion with Betty about it.
Ned and Peter smiled at the fact that MJ seemed to find someone that could hang out with her and talk about some of the problems she saw with the government and other things she thought needed changing.
"Nice of you to join us," Abe said when the four got on the bus, "We thought we wouldn't be able to leave for another three hours."
Peter laughed and took a seat in the front so that he could rush out of the bus before everyone started pushing their way to the front. He wasn't paying attention to who was already in the seat so he was surprised to look over and see Flash giving him a confused look.
"Hi," Peter said awkwardly and Flash rolled his eyes before pulling a gum pack out and offering Peter a piece.
Cautiously Peter reached over and opened the pack before taking one and popping it in his mouth.
"If you fall asleep you better not snore," Flash warned before turning to the window and putting his earbuds in.
Peter looked in the mirror at the front of the bus and almost laughed at the face he was making after the interaction.
"I am so fucking confused," He thought to himself as they pulled away from the school.