the light on the horizon was brighter yesterday

Peter made a face, a look of dread crossed his face when Phoebe started roping him into coming to the Homecoming dance. “You see, I would go but… I don’t have a suit that fits me anymore, but Ned has a nice suit. So, he can be your date,” He spoke knowing it wouldn’t work, there was no way Phoebe would let him stay home. Unless he managed to get himself terribly sick, which he could try to pull off the day before the dance. He wasn’t sure if Phoebe would believe him, she tended to be able to see straight through him when he wasn’t being honest.

“Ow, Phoebes” He whined when he felt her fingers tug on his hair, “You can’t miss the dance. Faye would kill me if I let you miss Homecoming, you know she would.” He looked up at her, she would look so gorgeous in a nice dress with her hair curled. She was always beautiful, but Peter hadn’t seen her dressed up for a very long time.

“Both of you are going to Homecoming, every kid has to go.” May spoke as she walked back into the room, the sight before her didn’t surprise her. She often speaks to Faye about how much Peter adores Phoebe, and apparently Phoebe feels the same way although May promised Faye that she would never say anything about it. She hoped with Phoebe staying there for a while, those two would hurry up and start dating.

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Faye looked at Steve, “I hope I can go see her. But they have kept me pretty busy so far, which Phoebe understands but that doesn’t make it any easier.” She told him honestly, she hoped she could see her little sister at least once every week. But right now, she wasn’t sure if that would happen, her tasks at work seem to constantly grow by the day.

Faye couldn’t help but smile when Steve agreed to explore the city with her, she has dated a few guys in the past but none of them come close to comparing to Steve. He certainly was different, in a great way. “Yes, please. I’m starving,” Standing up from the bench, she chuckled softly as she linked her arm with his.

Following him along the busy street, they headed towards the sandwich shop. Faye stepped inside first as Steve had held the door open for her, her light eyes scanned the menu board that was high above them on the back wall of the small shop. Thankfully they were the only customers, so Faye stepped up to the counter and ordered herself a sandwich with all her favourite fillings.

Stepping aside she gave Steve room at the counter if he wanted to order a sandwich for himself, “It’s nice in here.” She commented with a smile on her face, it was obvious it was a family run store which Faye loved.

@ sugarplum.
Steve nodded his head, she was right this place was good. He always found family run business always seemed to have a warmness to it. The male stepped up to the counter, automatically noticing the way the server behind the counter became really flustered. He shot him a kind smile before ordering what he wanted and paying before stepping back and waiting for his food.

"It is nice, I have always found family run shops a lot more welcoming and the food always tastes a hundred times better," Steve turned his attention to the clock mounted on the wall above the counter. "Uh... what time do you have to be back?" he didn't want her to be late, even if she was out with him he didn't want her getting in trouble. "Can't have you getting back late, even if you are accompanied by an Avenger," he said shooting her a playful wink.

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A laugh fell from Phoebe's lips as Peter fumbled for an excuse as to why he couldn't make it to homecoming and why she should just go with Peter instead, she was about to argue and tell him that suits that can be hired and if push came to shove she would pay for it. That was until May walked in and declared that the two of them would be going to Homecoming. Quickly she removed her fingers from his hair and stuck her tongue out at the male smug about the fact that May had just said he was going to homecoming.

"Peter I think I will be able to find you a suit and I have always wanted to take either your or your sister dress shopping for your homecoming and now I have the chance, there is no way I am missing it."

"I won't object to that considering I don't think Faye will be able to come and help me, with her new job and all." Phoebe looked at Peter, "You better not forget to tell Ned that we are all going together!" she said smiling at the male.

Peter huffed when May backed Phoebe up with them both going to the Homecoming dance, he rolled his eyes slightly as he looked up at Phoebe. “No, I’m not telling Ned. You have to ask him and make him swoon,” He grinned as a chuckle left his lips, he knew that Ned already thought the three of them were going to the dance but he would leave it up to Phoebe to actually ask his best friend.

“I’m sure Faye’s boss will give her some time off, if not then we can always go to New York and kidnap her for a few days.” Peter smiled knowing how much Phoebe wanted her sister to be there when she found the dress and on the night, “I actually agree with Peter on this. If Faye can’t make it because of work, we’ll find another way for her to be there. Don’t you worry about that,” May smiled as she had been planning this moment for a very long time, Faye didn’t go to many school dances and she missed her prom because she went into training for the army early.

“Now Peter you need to do homework and Phoebe, I’m sure you’ll want to unpack and get ready for tomorrow.” May said ushering them both out of the lounge room, partly so she could watch some tv in private.

Peter slowly rolled off the couch, “I don’t have any homework.” He saw the look that May shot him, “Fine… I’ll help Phoebe,” He grumbled as he shuffled his feet as he headed towards Phoebe’s new bedroom.

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Faye grabbed her sandwich was it was handed to her, she thanked the young man before she sat down at a table. She looked at Steve before checking her watch, “I still have fifteen minutes. But if I am late getting back, I’m blaming it all on you.” She smiled as she started to eat her sandwich, she pulled her phone from her pocket and quickly sent Phoebe a message while Steve was getting his food.

Hey Pheebs, I’m missing you already! Did you get to Queens safely? Are you getting settled in? I’ll come visit whenever I can, I promise. Love you.

Faye hit send before setting her phone back into her pocket, “Do you get that reaction a lot?” She asked as she noticed how flustered the young guy got when he saw Captain America in his family’s deli, she couldn’t imagine what it must be like to get noticed by strangers. She was glad that she was a no body, having attention on her always made her nervous.

@ sugarplum.
Steve smiled, "And I am happy to take the blame, I mean I was the one who asked you to join me." he said before taking a bite out of his sandwich. His light eyes watched as the female pulled out her phone and began to rapidly touch her screen. To be honest Steve hadn't really got into the whole texting thing, instead he would rather ring someone. It seemed more... he didn't know the word. But he preferred it.

"Not to sound cocky, but yeah ever since the first war with the Avengers I have most certainly become more known around these parts and people have been very forward with talking to me, some more than others. Don't get me wrong they are all wonderful people but some people take it a little too far however that guy at the counter it is my third or fourth time seeing him and he still gets flustered, I mean the first time he saw me I was afraid he was going to faint, he had significantly got better."

Steve heard Faye's phone beep, "Is that your sister?" he was genuinely interested, the two seemed to have an incredibly close relationship. It was admirable.

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Phoebe shot Peter a look, "Peter you and I both know that won't be hard. I just have to nerd it out with him and you know how much I love nerding out with that boy, I think I prefer nerding out with him more than with you. If I remember correctly he is an Avenger fan and I could talk about those men for hours... Plus we all know Ned like me more than he likes you," she teased playfully.

The truth was Phoebe loved Ned like a brother, he was so sweet and kind, yes he was a nerd but there was nothing wrong with that, she loved his level of intelligence and how he gets so excited about things, things that she might not know anything about but he is always more than willing to break it down and explain it in simple terms for her to grasp.

"Oooh I like your thinking. Kidnapping, yes! I am down!" she turned and looked at May shooting her a thankful smile. May had always been the best, like an aunty that she never had but so desperately wanted. "Yes! I should most certainly go and unpack." with that the brunette pulled herself to her feet and walked toward her room listening when Peter said he would help her unpack and set up.

Entering her room she wandered over to her suitcase pulling it open smiling down at the photograph that was resting on the top. It was one of her and Peter the last time he had come to visit her. It was a hot summers day, the two had just had a massive water fight, they were soaked in water, sunburnt and smiling so widely that it looked like it hurt. Taking it out, she dug around pulling out three more, one of her and Faye at the Statue of Liberty, on of the four of them, Phoebe, Faye and their parents outside the front of their house, and the last one was of Peter, her and Ned. She had travelled down to Queens to spend some of the summer holidays, it was the first time she met Ned.

Cradling the photos to her chest, she walked over and placed them on a small dresser before she began to remove her clothes and items from her suitcases.

The expression that crossed Peter’s face was one of horror and shock, he stared at Phoebe when she said that Ned liked her more than him. “How dare you,” He gasped looking at her, “That isn’t true. Ned loves me,” He was only joking because he knew Ned liked them both, they had an unbreakable bond and he loved Ned like a brother and… well his feelings for Phoebe continued to grow and what he felt for her already, was beyond friends.

“I like the Avengers too, did you know that I’ve met Tony Stark?” He told Phoebe as he walked into her bedroom and sat himself down on her bed, he wasn’t actually planning on helping her unpack. “So, did you go see Faye’s new job? Does she have her own office?” He asked as all he knew, Faye had an office job now, but he was certain it was still involved with the army. Or that’s what he thought Aunt May told him, he hadn’t really been listening to her.

Peter watched Phoebe closely as she found some photographs, he hadn’t seen them, but he knew who were in the photographs. “Maybe after school tomorrow, we could go buy some frames for them.” He suggested knowing how important those memories were to her, especially any memory that involved her parents.

“And you know that we can always drive to New York to see Faye, it isn’t all that far. We could plan to go on a Friday after school, and get back late on a Sunday.” He smiled as it would be a great little road trip, Ned could go with them as he hadn’t seen Faye in years.

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Faye smiled as she listened how the man behind the counter had gotten better in his reaction to seeing Steve, she found it adorable actually. People clearly loved and adored Steve for what he did for the world, so much so that when they did see him in person, it made people star struck. “At least, he is improving.” She chuckled softly, she couldn’t deal with all that attention. It would freak her out if some stranger knew who she was.

“I bet being who you are helps with the ladies,” She looked at him as she took another bite from her sandwich, she would be coming back that was for sure. She wanted to gauge if there was someone special in Steve’s life, from the gossip she overheard at work there didn’t seem to be a woman in his life. Not that it was any of her business, but she was curious.

Faye looked down at her phone and smiled seeing her sister’s reply, “Yeah. I honestly didn’t think it would be this hard being away from her, it was tough when I was in the army. But everything is different now, back then she was with our parents. Now she’s with a close family friend, I feel like I’ve let her down… because work takes up so much of my time and because having her with me could be dangerous.” If Faye didn’t love Shield and didn’t love being an agent, she would have left the second their parents died.

So, she could be there for Phoebe and finish raising her, watching her grow into the amazing young woman that Faye knew her little sister was going to be. “Sorry, that came out of nowhere.” She was quick to apologise, he didn’t ask her to lunch so she could tell him all of her problems.

@ sugarplum.
"I suppose," he shrugged his shoulders when Faye bought up the subject of women, to be honest he was normally too busy to even consider dating, that and his heart still belonged to Peggy.

AS Steve listened to her he could see the way she deflated when she talked about her sister and the fact that she had to leave her in the care of family friends. How could she say she had let her sister down from the sounds of it she was doing anything but that. She had made sure her sister was being looked after by people who know and love her. She was away working to make the world a better place.

"No need to apologise, and try not too be so hard on yourself. From what you are saying I think you are doing and amazing job. Your sister is being looked after by someone who you know and you know that they love both of you. And you are working on making the world a better place, protecting it from any danger. Really Faye you are amazing and a role model." Steve scrunched his sandwich paper up before looking down at his watch. He had better be getting the young woman back.

"Shall we go? You're break is almost over."

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"You've met Tony Stark?" Phoebe spun around once she had laid the photographs down. "Like the Tony Stark... Iron Man?" she couldn't believe it she had was friends with someone who had met Tony Stark! This was exciting news. Her thoughts were now trained soley on the fact that Peter had met Stark. This was amazing news. "Wow! That's amazing!"

When Peter said they could go and see Faye she smiled and thanked him, "No I didn't get to see her new job, I quickly came down here before she started because that was what she wanted but I am assuming she would have her own office. But don't quote me. I would love to go down and get some frames for these photos. Gotta show people these beauties," she giggled as she looked over at the first photo which was the one with her and Peter.

"I would really like that, but I think I should get settled in this place a little more before we go for a road trip to the city. Plus I want to spend time with you and Ned... and May of course... Speaking of May, has she met Tony too?" for some reason Phoebe saw Tony and May getting together, it was her OTP for some reason, it was probably ridiculous but it would be kinda cool if the two got together.

"Hold that thought," she said before fishing her phone out of pocket and read over the message from Faye.

I am missing you like crazy too Faye! Yeah I got to Queens alright, I am so tired though. But May and Peter have been so accommodating even got my own room. Peter is helping me unpack!
AND CAN YOU BELIVE HE HAS MET TONY STARK! TONY FREAKING STARK! How cool is that?
How is your new job going? Seen any hotties... :P
I hope so, Peter suggested we all come up for a road trip and see you sometime... plus homecoming is coming up it would be really cool if you could make it down and we can go shopping together... or you know I could come up and we could go dress shopping in the big smoke.
Love you :) talk soon!

"Okay I am back... now what were we saying?"

Peter nodded his head, “Yep. I’ve met Iron Man, I’m actually doing an apprenticeship with him.” He looked over at Phoebe, he knew that would grab her attention. She loved anything to do with the Avengers and he couldn’t blame her, they were amazing people or did amazing things for the world. “May has met him once, she really doesn’t like him though. I think most people just don’t understand him,” He shrugged his shoulders lightly as he watched her, maybe he could take Phoebe along the next time he did see Tony.

He had no idea when the next time would be though, hopefully soon. “The road trip can wait until whenever you’re ready,” He told her smiling as it would be nice to go into the big city, it wasn’t often that Peter left Queens. Especially now that he was Spiderman and needed to be around to take care of any crime that was happening, he also didn’t have much time between school and protecting his home.

Peter grinned to himself as he watched Phoebe’s attention move onto her phone, it was obvious she was texting her sister. Her eyes always changed when Faye was brought up, he wished he could have such a deep connection with someone. He had a strong bond with Ned, who was like a brother to Peter. Ned was family, which was important to Peter considering he didn’t have a big family left.

“You were just telling me how amazing I am,” He sent her a cheeky smirk as he relaxed on her bed, while she did all the unpacking.

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Faye couldn’t stop the flush from tinting her cheeks as she listened to Steve, and he was completely right. She knew she was being hard on herself, she always was hard on herself. But, she was doing the right thing for Phoebe, at least for now. Maybe one day it will all change, and they can find a cute apartment somewhere together, but, for now this was keeping her sister safe and that is what Faye needed.

“Thank you, Steve.” She smiled as she finished her sandwich and stood up from the table, “I should get back.” She tossed her rubbish in the bin before she heard her phone beep again, she read over Phoebe’s message and frowned when she read about Peter meeting Tony Stark. That was either pure luck on Peter’s side or something was going on that she didn’t know about.

That’s great, babe. Get an early night, you’ll have another big day tomorrow. That’s pretty cool about Tony Stark, wow!
Work is good, I’ve met a hottie but he was so far out of my league.
You can come visit and I’ll try my hardest to come see you, we can go dress shopping and I’ll take you to get your hair done.
Love you more, kiddo.

Faye headed out of the sandwich shop before she looked at Steve, “You’re friends with Stark. Does he do much business in Queens?” She asked him as she got a feeling about this, something didn’t add up in her mind. She loved Peter like a little brother, if he was getting himself into something that he shouldn’t. Faye wanted to know, so she could protect him as he was still just a kid.

@ sugarplum.
Steve watched as Faye replied to her sisters message before the two of them got to their feet and left the building, he was caught by surprise at the question about Tony. However truthfully since everything went down with the who Team Cap and Team Iron Man he hadn't heard much from the guy. However from memory he didn't think Tony had a lot to do with Queens.

Then it hit him Spiderman said he was from Queens. From the suddenness of the question Steve knew that there was something that had caused Faye to become suddenly very protective.

"I think he does a little, but not a lot... but it has been months since I have spoken to him," it wasn't a lie per say. "Why do you ask?" he could be blowing it out of the water and it could have nothing to do with what he is thinking, she could simply be interested in his business.

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"Uh huh, sure I was," Phoebe laughed nodding her head, "How can May not like Tony Stark. I mean he seems pretty cool." she shook her head. "So tell me about school? What is it like? Are there any people I should look out for, anyone I need to protect you from?" she questioned playfully knowing full well that the male could protect himself if push came to shove but it was something she always did. "Any girls I should be worried about? Any girls that might snavel you up and take you away from me on my first day?" there was a ring of truth to that question, Peter had said he didn't have a girlfriend but he never said there weren't girls that were interested in him.

"Also any teachers to watch out for? In my last school we had a really sleazy P.E teacher, I mean he was probably twenty five maybe a little older but he was such a perv, urgh! I refused to wear gym shorts, flat out. I actually bought myself the boys sports shorts because the teacher was constantly eyeing off girls." Phoebe shuddered, "But as usual there were some girls who loved the attention of a 'hot' teacher and basked in it. Blargh! I remember we had to play tennis one time and he kept coming up behind the girls to help with their swing... I swung my racket back and clocked him in the nose... of course I pretended it was an accident but he never came near me again."

Peter shrugged his shoulders, “I think she doesn’t trust him.” He spoke as that was really the only reason that May had given to him about her dislike of Tony, not that Peter cared too much about it. He had promised his Aunt that he would still be careful when it came to Tony and working for his company, which Peter was doing some of the time.

“School is fine, there isn’t really anyone I can warn you about… but do stay away from Flash Thompson.” He told Phoebe not wanting her to spend any time with Flash, or see the ways that Flash continually bullies him. “No girls either, well there is Liz Allen who I used to have a crush on. But, now not so much and there is MJ, but she’s only a good friend.” Peter had once been all over Liz, she was beautiful and smart and kind. But, for the past month or so, his feelings for her had just vanished.

He shook his head, “No. I don’t think there are any teachers that you have to watch,” He looked over at Phoebe and snorted with a laugh when he heard that she had wracked the PE teacher in the nose, only she would do something like that. “That would make your sister proud,” He laughed as he shook his head, he had missed this. “If you want to join the decathlon team then there should be a spot opening,” He told her as he had quit the team, so he could focus more on his ‘Stark Industries Internship’, or so that’s what he was telling everyone.

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Faye slid her phone back into the pocket of her pants, hearing Steve’s answer didn’t ease the feeling in her gut. Something was going on, something that wasn’t being shared around SHIELD and that did worry Faye. “Just something Phoebe said, I’m sure it’s nothing.” She didn’t want to worry Steve, it was his day off. And she didn’t have any proof that Tony was training a teenager to fight crime, it wasn’t illegal, but she did want to know how much he had told SHIELD. She had to know if Spiderman was Peter, she prayed that it wasn’t the boy she knew as a child.

Once she got back to the office, she would dig until she found her answer. She wasn’t letting this go. Walking with Steve, they headed over to where his bike was parked. She placed the helmet over her head and climbed onto the bike behind Steve, her hands finding his sides, so she could hold onto something while he took them back to the SHIELD office.

Faye tried to stop herself from thinking about Tony and who Spiderman was, she wanted to enjoy her time with Steve as she wasn’t sure he’d ever want to see her again. He probably just took her out for lunch, because she was the new girl at work and she hadn’t really made any friends in the office. That’s what she was telling herself, so she wouldn’t get her hopes up that Steve may be even the slightest bit interested in her.

@ sugarplum.
Steve nodded his head but didn't say anything further however he knew what he had to do. He had to get in contact with Tony as soon as possible. He jumped on his bike starting the engine and giving it a few revs, he felt Faye's hands on his sides and with that the two took off. He Stopped out the front of the headquarters and he felt Faye get off.

"Hey I had a really nice time... and if you are interested... or would like... or you know have time in your busy schedule... would you like to maybe go to the movies sometime... or something?" he was stammering and he knew it but it had been a while and even still he had lacked confidence when it came to asking woman out. He looked at the female, her hair slightly a mess from the ride and the helmet. "Or you know if you don't want to that is fine to..." he spluttered on the end of the sentence. He didn't want her to think that she had to join him for a date, but he decided to give her the option.

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"Oh right... fair enough." Phoebe understood nodding her head. She could understand where May was coming from Tony Stark was a well known name to many and the fact that he was now working with Peter all of a sudden could make her skeptical. She listened as Peter listed off the people.

"Okay Flash Thompson... I'll remember that..." and she planned to not before finding out what he was like to Peter because she would have to kick his ass if he was a dick. When he spoke about Liz Allen her stomach clenched uncomfortably however when he clarified that he no longer had feelings for her it eased a little. M.J she would have to meet when she got to school. As for the rest she would find out on the day.

A smile spread across her face when he made the comment about her sister being proud, "I sure hope she would... Oh the decathlon, I will consider it." she nodded her head. "Still into your science Peter?" Ever since she could remember Peter had been into his science, he had a love for that kind of thing. Phoebe on the other hand did not but she was always happy to watch Peter work his magic. Phoebe had taken more to home economics, and english. Once a week she would always cook for her family and before everything happened she could always be found tucked away in her room writing in a journal or reading a book.

Peter smiled as he laid back on the bed, his eyes still watching Phoebe. “Great,” He knew Phoebe would do well on the team, she was smarter than she realised. “Or are you going to be too busy with your nose buried in books? I’m surprised you didn’t drag all your books here with you, or did you need a truck to bring them?” He grinned as he knew how much she loved to read and write in her journal, he had tried to read books in his spare time, but found he couldn’t sit still long enough.

“I am, I think I always will be.” He nodded his head as he was still interested in science, he wanted to understand all of it, yet he also wanted to be Spiderman. At that moment he wasn’t sure if he could do everything at the same time, he probably couldn’t considering that’s the reason he quit the decathlon team. Which May was still upset with him over, but it was his decision to make and he made it. Of course, she didn’t know the truth behind his decision. Not the complete truth, at least.

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Faye smiled when Steve asked her to the movies, “No. I’d really like that,” She looked at him before she held her hand out, asking for his phone she watched as he past it over to her. She made herself a new contact in his phone and saved her number, “I’ll see you later, Cap.” She smiled as she gave his phone back to him, turning around she walked into the SHIELD headquarters. Her fingers smoothing down her ponytail as she now had to look profession, instead she felt like she was a school girl again who had just been asked out by her crush.

Walking through the large building, Faye sat back down at her desk and continued on with the work that she had to get done before the end of the day. She hadn’t forgotten about wanting to look into why Peter had met Tony, it could have been pure luck, but something was telling her that it wasn’t. Faye was going to find out what was going on, if Peter was Spiderman than that wasn’t good news. It meant a teenage boy was risking his life, it also meant Phoebe and May could be put in danger because Peter thought he was doing the right thing.

@ sugarplum.
Steve smiled widely, quickly he dug out his phone and handed it over to her watching as she punched her digits in. "Yeah you most certainly will," he nodded his head before watching as she turned and walked back into the S.H.I.E.L.D building, chuckled to himself before starting his bike up again. He drove as far away as he could before pulling over and pulling out his phone dialling the number of one person he knew would be able to get in touch with Tony.

"Hello?"

"Natasha?" he was relieved to hear the Romanov's voice, it had been a while but he hoped he could as in this favour. "Hey can you do me a favour and get in contact with Tony for me. I think he might want to get down to Queens. Make sure everything is alright, he'll know what you mean."

"Uh... yeah sure... alright I can do that... is that the only reason you called me Rogers?"

"Uh..." he stammered, "No... How are you? After everything that happened?" he was referring to when Hulk took off in one of the planes. Steve knew that Natasha had feelings for Banner and when he took of he had a feeling she was hurt more than she would let on.

"I'm fine..."

"Natasha..."

"Seriously Steve I am fine... I will do this favour for you this once next time you have to talk to him yourself... talk later."

"Yeah later," with that the two of them hung up and Steve would wait to hear back and see if Natasha did in fact get in touch with the other avenger.

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"Of course I bough them, the boot of my car if filled with them, plus a few boxes in the back," she laughed when he made the comment about her books, she had a huge collection but some she had decided to send to herself so over the next few days she was certain that there would be a few packages arrive at May's house.

"I love the fact that you are so immersed in Science, I mean if I could make sense of it I am sure I would to but to be honest it all kinda goes over my head." she chuckled to herself.

"Alright you two," May appeared in the doorway of her room. "I am going out so the TV is yours. Please I don't want there to be any blood shed while I am out, I just cleaned this place yesterday. Oh Peter Ned rang earlier I forgot to tell you but he wanted to catch up. Perhaps you and Phoebe can have him over. Anyway I am off." with that she turned walking out of the doorway. The two listened as the door closed.

"Where is she going?" the brunette asked turning to look at the male in her room.

Peter was sitting at a table in the lunch room on his own, he was already eating his lunch while he waited for Ned and Phoebe to get there. He had one class with Phoebe that morning and a few more with her in the afternoon, he was pretty sure that the classes he didn’t share with her, Ned actually shared with her which was handy especially it being her first day there. He smiled when he saw his friends heading over to him, he quickly wiped his mouth in case he had his food all over his face.

“Hey, how are you going?” He asked Phoebe once she sat down at the table with Ned, he sent his best friend a strange look when Ned pinched Phoebe’s arm. “What? I had to make sure this wasn’t all a big dream,” Ned explained himself as he was so happy that Phoebe had moved to Queens, he had missed her and now he didn’t want her to ever leave. Peter laughed as he shook his head, but he knew what Ned meant.

Part of him was still thinking that this wouldn’t last, that Phoebe would go back home after a few weeks. The other part of him knew that she wouldn’t, that she would be living in the apartment with himself and May for a while. And he couldn’t have been happier.

“We just ran into Flash in the hallway, I thought he was going to faint. He couldn’t really speak,” Ned told Peter as he also started to eat his lunch, he personally didn’t care for Flash much. But, actually speaking the guy not being able to form a sentence when he normally never shut up, well Ned found it amusing. “It must have been from your beauty, Phoebe.” Ned smiled over at her before he looked at a sour looking Peter.

Peter didn’t want to hear that Phoebe had met Flash so soon, he also didn’t want to hear that Flash was speechless when he saw her. That was the last thing he wanted to hear, he hoped that Phoebe didn’t want to now spend time with Flash. Although if she did, he wouldn’t stop her.

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Faye had been so busy that morning at the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters, she had called Phoebe earlier in the morning before she went to school so she could wish her sister luck. And to let her know if anyone bothered her, because she would drive straight to Queens and kick some ass.

Faye hadn’t had much time to look into Tony Stark and any business that he had in Queens, honestly, she wasn’t sure where to even start or if the S.H.I.E.L.D data base would have the information she wanted.

She didn’t have any friends yet that she could call in for a favour, it was all up to her to find the answers to her questions. Currently, Faye was rushing through the building as she was dropping off completed files and paperwork to the correct offices. She wasn’t running late or falling behind in her work, but the sooner she finished her work, the sooner she could start digging into Stark’s plans in Queens.

As Faye turned a corner, she hadn’t been watching where she was going, and she was in such a hurry that she took the corner sharp. A noise of surprise left her lips when she ran into someone, the paperwork went flying into the air before floating back down to land on the floor.

Faye however, wasn’t as lucky as she could feel her body tripping over her own feet. But, before she could fall to the floor and make a fool out of herself. A pair of really strong arms caught her, she couldn’t help, but notice how muscular the arms were.

Looking up her eyes landed on who had saved her from hitting the floor. Crap. “Steve…” Faye breathed out as she could feel the embarrassment settling in, why did it have to be him? She would have rather tripped then be caught by him, she wanted to impress him.

Not have him see her embarrass herself, on the second time they’ve seen each other. “You really can’t stay away, can you?” She smiled trying to ease how much she felt like an idiot right now, once she was balanced on her feet again she quickly bent down and started collecting the papers that had scattered everywhere around them.

Steve once again was back at the S.H.I.E.L.D head quarters but he was just leaving when he bumped into someone quickly he reached out and caught them before they fell on the ground. He was startled to find that it was Faye that he had bumped into. He noticed the way her cheeks flushed when she realised who had caught her. It was adorable to say the least.

"Not when there is such a pretty lady that works here," he smiled shooting her a wink before pulling her back onto her feet. Steve got down on his knees and began to help the woman pick up her scattered pieces of paper. He handed them back to her before getting back up. He could feel eyes on him but chose not to do anything about them.

"Hey are you free tonight?" okay he was being bold but to be honest he was in a bold mood. "I mean if you are, or still want to, we could go to the movies tonight." he swore he heard a woman gasp somewhere in one of the stalls. What was so shocking about him asking a woman out? What were they expecting?

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Phoebe's first day at school had been something, really something, she had received a phone call from her sister that morning wishing her luck which she found very sweet, but also pangs of pain hit her chest at the sound of her sisters voice and the fact she was so far away. However once she had seen Ned everything felt better and she had a great morning catching the bus with Peter and Ned and she even had a few classes with the guys which was a relief. They had both introduced her to MJ who seemed like a cool girl and they had pointed out both Liz Allen and Flash Thompson.

Everything had been going well and it got even better when her and Ned had been walking to the cafeteria for lunch when Flash Thompson actually saw her, he became tongue tied and couldn't say a word which she found kinda funny. She said hello and wasn't sure if he was going to pass out or throw up either way he dashed off quickly without saying a word.

"Of course it was Ned! I am gorgeous," she joked playfully jabbing him in the side as the two of them took a seat in front of Peter. I honestly didn't know if he was going to faint or vomit... it was kinda hilarious." she giggled. "What about you Peter how has your day been? Any drama occurred?"

“I think you had that effect on more guys then you know, it wasn’t just Flash.” Ned commented as he looked at Phoebe, if he didn’t see her as a sister then he would have been one of the guys drooling over her.

Peter shook his head, “No dramas. My day has been pretty smooth today,” He told his friends as he was still thinking about what Ned said about Flash, he was now worried that he wouldn’t be the only guy who had feelings for Phoebe. But he still couldn’t find the courage in himself, to tell her that or to ask her out on a date.

If he did, and she rejected him. He wouldn’t be able to face her, which he’d have to considering she was now living with him and May. He also didn’t want to ruin their friendship, because Phoebe meant the world to him. “So, what should we do after school?” He asked as he looked at Ned and Phoebe.

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Faye looked at Steve and she could feel her cheeks warm at his comment about being there because of her, she didn’t say anything back to him. As she didn’t know what to say, it had been a long while since a man had complimented her in a nice meaningful way.

“Yeah, I’m free tonight for the movies.” Faye had heard a gasp from somewhere around them, was it such a shock to people that Steve asked her out? Surely, he wouldn’t be a stranger to dates now. It did make her wonder if he had tried dating since he had been found and thawed out, he would have had to.

Finding her pen and a sticky note, she wrote down the address of her apartment and handed it to him. “Pick me up at around 7?” She suggested as they could go straight to the cinema, she felt like pinching herself. She had a date with Captain America, an actual date with a nice guy who she did like already. This didn’t happen to Faye, she had been so focused on work that she never said yes to a guy who asked her out.

And yet here she was, planning a date with a guy she had only met yesterday. She didn’t do this sort of thing.

Steve was so happy when Faye said she was free tonight, he thought she would have knocked him down especially with how she was feeling yesterday after her message from her sister. The Avenger hoped his friend had got in contact with Stark and that he was in Queens today.

"Sounds perfect," he smiled as he grabbed the sticky note from her before scanning the address. Her handwriting was neat and perfectly curved. His light eyes scanned the words and he knew exactly where she lived.

"I will be there on the dot," which was exactly what he was going to do, there was no way he was going to be late, however he had no idea what movie they were going to see, to be honest ever since he had been brought back to life he hasn't been to the movies. So the make decided that it would be up to Faye to pick the movie but he would still pay for everything. He shot her another smile before leaving the building and letting her get to work.

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"That's what we want to hear," Phoebe stated with a wide grin, she was glad that Peter had been having a good day and that nothing to serious had happened to him. She cracked open her can of soda and took a long drink. When Peter asked what they should do after school.

"What about bowling? I haven't been bowling for ages... MJ do you wanna come bowling?" the brunette asked. She wanted to make it fair two on two. She hoped the boys were as interested as she was.

"Yeah, sure," it was a short answer before she turned her attention back to the food in front of her. Phoebe grinned before she turned her attention back to Peter and Ned. "Well I think it is settled. We can get tea there or something... or do you guys have any other suggestions... I don't want to be taking over..." she felt her cheeks flushed. The female always seemed to overtake especially when she was excited.

Peter shook his head, “No. Bowling sounds fun, although after that we have to go into the arcade and get as many tickets as we can.” He grinned as he remembered every time he had gone bowling with Phoebe, they would play all the arcade games and put together the tickets they won so they could get the biggest prize possible.

“We can grab dinner there, or there are a few really good restaurants around that area.” Peter knew a few places they could get some dinner as he often went out for dinner with May, neither of them could really cook all that well. So, they did eat out or they ordered food in, most nights of the week unless May was feeling adventurous. Peter didn’t cook because he didn’t want to burn the apartment complex down.

“There’s also a really good ice cream stop, just down the street which has the best ice cream. We’ll have to go there,” He smiled as he was looking forward to spending more time with his friends, as much as he loved being Spiderman. He had missed this, hanging out with his friends and doing stuff that a teenager should.

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Faye watched as Steve walked away before she went to the last office and handed in the finished paperwork, heading back to her desk she sat down. Taking a large mouthful of her coffee, she ate her lunch at her desk while she searched through the S.H.I.E.L.D data base on her computer. Anything that she found involving Queens, she clicked on and read through.

She felt like she wasn’t getting anywhere, she hadn’t found anything that included Tony Spark and Queens. Maybe she was looking into this way too much, maybe Peter had just been at the right place at the right time when he met Tony. It could happen, but she just had to make sure that Phoebe wasn’t going to be put in any danger.

Faye even searched through what she could find on Spiderman, which wasn’t as much as she had expected. Which made her wonder, why didn’t S.H.I.E.L.D have more on the new hero? He could be doing what he has on his own, but he only seemed young and most superheroes had someone behind them. Training them and keeping them alive, is that what Tony was doing in Queens?

Leaning back in her chair, Faye rubbed her temples lightly with her finger tips. She had gotten nowhere in her search.

@ sugarplum.
(I'm gonna skip Steve for the minute... I am gonna write a little on Tony...)

Tony had received a phone call from Nat that had told him he should get down to Queens. Automatically his thoughts went straight to Peter, normally he would send Happy but he decided that this time he was going to go down there and find out what was going on. He had a feeling that Nat had been tipped off by someone and he knew exactly who.

Steve.

The male was surprised that the Avenger didn't call him himself, however he had a feeling he knew why he hadn't. He was sitting in his car Happy was driving, they weren't far from Queens now. He knew where he had to go. Looking at his watch he noticed it was still early. So instead of going straight to May's house he decided he would get something to eat and then hopefully maybe Peter would be home.

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"Sounds like fun," Phoebe smiled nodding her head, she loved the idea of going to an ice-cream shop. However Phoebe was happy with any kind of food. She had a strong love for food and she loved cooking, however since everything she had never really had a chance to do any of it, she and Faye had mainly survived off take out. Now that she was at May's she could start cooking again.

"I want to host a dinner party... do you think May would allow that?" the female asked. "I'll cook it all and clean it all up I promise... I won't leave any mess." she turned her head and looked at Peter giving him her best puppy eyes.

(I guess I’ll write Happy for a little bit, as we can’t really include Faye)

Happy drove into Queens like Tony had told him to, why they had to suddenly come all the way into Queens as beyond him. But he knew better than to ask questions about the places they went, if Tony had to be in Queens then it meant whatever or whoever was there, was important.

“Where to first, boss?” He asked as Tony hadn’t actually given him an address, so he was driving through the streets aimlessly. He would turn down whichever street Tony wanted, but it was nice if he knew in advance where they were heading.

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Peter looked at Phoebe before he shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t see that being a problem.” He told her as he continued to eat his lunch, he was starving. It would be nice for him and May to have a home cooked meal, to have someone at home that actually enjoyed and could cook, without burning it to a crisp.

He did like takeout food, but there were times now that he just wanted to stay at home and eat something a little healthier. Especially now that he was Spiderman, he had to stay in shape if he wanted to keep protecting the city and fighting criminals.

“We can run it past May tonight, but I’m sure she’ll be fine with it.” He smiled at Phoebe, he was certain if she wanted to cook dinner every night, May wouldn’t have a problem with that. As long as Phoebe wanted to cook for them.

@ sugarplum.
Phoebe nodded her head smiling as she tucked into her meal of nachos, she looked around the cafeteria. There were students everywhere she could hear Peter and Ned talking among themselves, MJ was just sitting there drawing in her notebook and Phoebe was just taking in the atmosphere. That was until it was shattered when Flash walked up to the table.

"Oh god," she muttered to herself turning her attention to the meal in front of her, she continued to eat.

"Sup Penis Parker, Nerd," Phoebe's head shot up she knew exactly who he was talking to and she wasn't going to have a bar of it, out of the corner of her eye she saw Ned curl into himself.She didn't get a chance to speak before Flash had again, "So homecoming's coming up," his eyes were locked on her, "and since you are the new girl..."

"I've got a date," Phoebe said quickly, she watched as Flash's features dropped. She instantly felt better, "Make that two dates to formal," she said grabbing both Peter and Ned's hands. "And to be completely honest I would rather pour bleach in my eyes and spend a night in hospital then go to homecoming with you. So go find other people to terrorise," with that she turned her attention to Ned and Peter smiling widely. As the bell rang signalling the end of lunch.

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"Somewhere to get food. I don't need to be at my appointment till a little later, so find me somewhere good Happy, I am counting on you," Tony said before pulling his phone out and typing up and text.

In Queens now I will check on the Kid,

Hitting send he hoped he had done the right thing because he had sent it to Steve. Closing his phone he had a feeling he wasn't going to get a reply. The male wasn't sure whether Cap had mastered the phone yet.