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Peter is walking in the halls with MJ and Ned as he walks up to his locker and opens it and a note falls out but he doesn’t notice until MJ points it out.“Loser there’s a letter in your locker.”She grabs it and holds it between her fingers before giving it to Peter.“Peter do you have an admirer?! or maybe it’s from the avengers!”.Peter quickly shushes Ned before turning around and giving a nervous smile to the few stragglers who turned to see what the commotion was as Peter turns back around.“Shush! Ned you can’t go talking about them so loudly and there’s no way it could be from an admirer do you remember who you’re talking to?.”Ned gives Peter a apologetic look as he realizes what he said.“Okay I don’t have all day open the note” MJ says before rolling her eyes.“Fine Fine!.” Peter says quickly opening the letter and reading it aloud to them.
“I saw you three and wanted to be friends, im Isabella if you want to be friends meet me at first street at 3:30 pm today and don’t be late and if u don’t, i don’t care what u do with the note.” As he finishes reading it and his looks at Ned and MJ with a pleading look in his eyes“No way.”“Absolutely not.” MJ says agreeing with Ned.“Oh come on! it could be fun we could meet a new friend!”“Or it could be that dickhead flash messing with you.” MJ says back as she lazily crosses her arms over her chest glancing between the two boys infront of
her.“Yeah man this could be one of flash’s stupid jokes! I don’t think we should go…”Peter gives pleading looks to both of them before giving up and grabbing his noise canceling earbuds from his locker and shutting it.“Im gonna go whether or not you guys come it’s up to you” Peter retorts back as he grabs his bag off the floor and starts walking away.“Hey come back here! we aren’t finished talking!” MJ quickly says after him grabbing Neds arm and speed walking towards Peter.“lalalala im not listening to you MJ!!”“Pete I swear to god-“<
p>“Heyy hey heyyy let’s not get violent MJ!!” Ned quickly says trying to prevent a argument.“Shut up Ned.”“Shut up Ned.”“Oh!… okay”Ned says rolling his eyes————-/p>
At 3:20 pm Peter is sliding on gray sweatpants and a black shirt with a science pun on it and black converses as he’s repeatedly checking his phone to see if MJ or Ned had responded to his numerous texts asking them if they were coming which they had not and Peter let out a disappointed sigh.He doesn’t know why they won’t come I mean they literally have no other friends except each
other.
He grabs a $50 bill and leaves a sticky note on the compound fridge saying he’ll be back at 4:20 and not too worry as he took the elevator downstairs and left the tower.Peter is walking down the street with one headphone over his ear listening to music as he goes to the place the note said to meet at and takes a seat and waits.
ten minutes laterPeter is scrolling on his phone not noticing the person walking up to him till the person speaks.“Well your early”Peter didn’t jump.he didn’t.<
p>“O-Oh yeah are you Isabella?”The person Peter is speaking to has waist length knotless braids in with a bit of pink peaking out and is wearing sweatpants and a black long tube top and
is currently holding a ice cream cone.“No shit? you think I just walk up to a stranger and say oh your early?”Peters blushes a bit as he quickly collects him self before replying“I got your note you, you said you wanted too be friends?”“You and your friends look interesting and innocent I wanted to see what the deal is and i’m
also new here”Peter relaxes a bit as he learns Isabella is new here and he could possibly start this friendship by showing her around“I could show you around if you like Isabella?”Isabella quickly finishes her ice cream cone and looks Peter up and down before getting a smug smile on her face“Maybe later wanna go shopping?”This makes Peter brain freezes as one he’s only had $40 and he hasn’t ever hung out with a girl who wasn’t MJ and he realizes he’s been staring at her for a bit too long.“So im kinda only have $40 right now…..and I wouldn’t want you to pay for me.”Isabella giggles a bit and smiles at Peter before grabbing his arm and pulling him out of the spot they were meeting at while dragging him to a nearby
mall before turning back to him and telling him.“Its fine my daddy’s like crazy rich and every time I go out I have to spend at least $300 or I get in trouble so technically you’ll be helping me out!”she says cheerfully and having a look in her eyes that says she won’t take a no for a answer Peter reluctantly says yes.“…Fine I guess but not too much on me okay!” Peter says feeling a bit guilty and a light tingling warning sensation in the back of his neck from his spidey sense but he chalks it up too nerves.Isabella grins and nods her head before pulling Peter to a clothing store before stopping once more.“Also just call me isa or bella kay?”“Sure is-bella..?”“…We’re work on it…”Isabella and Peter walk into the store and Peter’s eyes immediately glance over to the baggy jorts as Isabella look over to see what he looked at and tugged on his arm over too that section.“I personally own like 10 pairs of jorts do you own any?” Isabella says as she’s looking through the jorts on the rack.“Nah I don’t really own any…”At that Isabella turns to him with a grin on her face before grabbing three pairs of different colored jorts and grabbing Peter’s arm and pulling him to the back where the dressing rooms are.“Here! go try these on!”“W-Wait im not sure these are my size size or anything and jorts are really expensive-“ Peter quickly begins to ramble about the price and them not fitting as Isabella just rolls her eyes and shoves him into the dressing room and closes the curtain.“Shut up and try them on!”“Bella!”——-—four hours later.Peter and Isabella leave the mall with four bags in each one of their hands and a couple of wrapped food in the bags as they are laughing at one of Isabella random stories from her childhood as Peter
does the same.“Hey what time is it?” Peter ask as he realizes the sun is going down and his phone is somewhere in the bags.“Uhm hold on” Isabella’s says as she’s check her watch as her eyes widen before looking at peter.“It’s 7:55…. I was supposed to be at home at 5:50…” Isabella says worrying as they both stop walking and she drops one bag to check her phone to find twenty missed messages and five missed calls from the contact “Daddy❤️”.Peter does the same but finds various missed messages from the Avengers ranging from the contacts “Mr.Stark!”, “Auntie Nat”, “Really cool Metallic guy” and other avengers.“Shit!” they both say at the same times as they realized their phone was on DND and they were basically ignoring their family.They make eye contact before grabbing the bags they dropped and looking at one another.“Well this was really fun but I think we both have to go..” Isabella says with a hint of guilt in her voice as Peter nods too her words as they began too walk the opposite ways before Isabella calls out.“Oh wait! Here’s my number!” Isabella says jogging back to Peter and writing her number in his phone before flashing him a smile and saying goodbye as Peter smiles back and tells her to messages him when she gets home as they spilt ways.———-—
With PeterWhen Peter arrives back at the tower the moment he sets foot in the elevator with his shopping bags Friday announces to the worried Avengers that Peter is safe and unharmed but is tired as the avengers collectively let out a relaxed
sigh.“That damn kid is gonna be the death of me.” Tony says as he runs his fingers through his hair and sits on a stool at the island table in the kitchen with the other avengers as where Wanda’s had started stress baking,Natasha had started sharping her knives and other various weapons and Steve had began rubbing Bucky’s non-metal arm as well.
When the elevator doors open and Peter had stepped out and taken a few steps it was surprisingly dead silent for a few moments before all hell broke loose.“Where were you?!”“Do you know how worried we all were?!”“Where did you even go!?”“Pete you cannot do that!!?”“STOP IT!” Peter shouts at them and they go quiet as they are about to scold him before Peter begins rambling.“Listen I was given a note in my locker and it was someone wanting to be friends with me and then Ned and MJ didn’t wanna go so I went alone which the note on the fridge says what time I would be back and I know it says 5 but honestly I lost track of time and it was honestly really fun and I made a new friends and got new clothes which you all have been bugging me about getting new clothes-““You know what I don’t care why you were where you were buddy. You lied too us,you had us all worried because you wouldn’t answer your phone I honestly was pretty close too sending a suit out too go find you kid.” Tony says as he stands up and walks towards Peter and guides him to the couch where the rest of the avengers have gathered as Bucky and Steve sit on the love chair while the rest of the team sit on the other couch or the couch were Peter and Tony are getting seated at.“Kid.”
“Also she’s really nice like really nice”
“Kid!”
“Yeah?”
“Peter who is this girl?” Natasha asked quieting down everyone
.“Oh we just met today but she’s really cool!” Peter responded“You went out for over two hours with some random girl you just met?” Natasha said raising an eyebrow and siting up straighter.“W-Well when you put it like that it sounds bad but she goes too my school! and I think her dad is like the founder of something! and it’s not really a big thing she couldn’t hurt a fly really!..” Peter stuttered out in a panic.Bucky sighs and moves his legs off of Steve’s lap and he sits straight almost mirroring Natasha.“Kid you don’t know if she could be a spy or assassin and you didn’t even tell us you were meeting up with someone or going too a second location.” Bucky says as he looks a bit disappointed in Peter.“Im sorry okay? I didn’t think that far and I should have and I apologize! it won’t happened again I promise!”At his words the team relaxes a bit more and Nat leans back against the couch and Bucky relaxes a bit moving his hand to be interlocked with steve.“Its fine kiddo but did you at least eat?” said Tony as he places a hand on Peter’s shoulder.“Yeah we had some really good Thai food!! also we had ice cream too.” Peter happily says with a
goofy grin on his face replacing the gloomy and irritated expressions that he wore just moments before.“Well I’m glad too know your okay Peter but please don’t do that again.” Wanda states as she gets up and makes her way to the kitchen as Clint also follows her but not before patting Peter’s back and then ruffling his hair.—————
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Peter had started distancing himself from the Avengers and while MJ and Ned noticed just a couple months after meeting his new friend. The team noticed only a few weeks after when Peter became more distant and less cheerful and charismatic like the Peter they knew and loved.The New Peter was a bit more standoffish and seemed to always be to busy to go to the Avengers game night or movie marathon days when he used
to not be able to miss it for the world.Peter also started becoming easily more unpredictable and irritable whenever he was home which was almost never anymore.Only when during one of their Avengers movie marathon nights Peter and Isabella come stumbling in laughing while shushing each other at 11:30 pm when he was supposed to be back by 9:20 pm.“Peter, where the hell have you been? It's 11:30 and Avengers movie marathon! you used to live for these things! hell you're the reason we even started having the damn things!” Tony stood up from where he was seated and made his way to the two teenagers who were trying terribly to conceal their giggle .“Peter- Isabella- what the hell is wrong with you two?!”Tony shouts at the two as Peter glances to find Bucky also getting up and coming over there and finding the same angry and frustrated expression on his face as well.Tony sighs as he looks at Isabella before shaking his head and running his fingers through his hair before speaking.“Bella please go home, just go back to the lobby and i’ll have Happy drive you home.” Tony says looking at her as she nods her head and turns to leave but not before looking at Peter and sharing a glance full of sympathy before she steps in the elevator and leaves.“Peter what happened today?” Tony says as he has a worried but stressed look on his face.“ Mr.Stark We went to the amusement park downtown and lost track of time. That's it, it won't happen again I promise!“This is happening a lot more often kid.” Sam says as he’s still sitting on the couch but is now turned to where he can see Tony,Bucky and Steve confronting peter.“We don’t wanna see you hurt Pete. and you’re missing curfew, you missed it three times just this week this is definitely not just a one time thing and you’ve also been missing the team activities..” Bucky says with Steve rubbing his non-metal shoulder while he’s nodding along to what Bucky is saying.“I know and I'm sorry! I really don’t mean too!”Peter says averting their gazes and fidgeting with his fingers.“It's okay kid, just this can’t keep happening over and over.” Tony says as he walks over to Peter and places an arm around his shoulder and guides him to the couch where he is sitting in between Tony and Sam as Tony puts the blanket over his,Peter's and Sam’s legs before pulling Peter's head into his shoulder and kissing his forehead and ruffling his hair.Bucky and Steve also make their way back to the love seat and get all cuddled up together as Natasha is starting up the movie they were previously watching as Peter whispered questions about the movie almost the whole time to Tony or sam.————Two Days Later.Peter had started skipping classes whenever he felt like it or after a long mission and usually it was with Isabella. This time was no different.Peter and Isabella are skipping AP English deep under the bleachers just sitting on their phones before Isabella puts her phone down and opens her bag and pulls out two clear baggies filled with something.“Hey Peter, have you ever had anything?” Isabella asked while holding the baggies behind her back.“What? had what?” Peter asks confusedly and sits up to lay his back on the gym wall while putting his phone face down.“Ugh are you really gonna make me say it?” Isabella asks with fake annoyance in her voice tilting her head to the side a bit while relaxing her shoulders.“Ask what Isabella?? I really don’t know!” Peter says, laughing slightly confused.“Like weed or stuff like that Pete!” Isabella says while pulling the baggies from behind her back.Peter eyes widen and he is immediately moving over to sit by Isabella and puts his hands over the baggies shoving them to the floor with Isabella’s hand still holding on the bag.“Isa! you can’t just have that much in school, no in general?!” Peter says looking around to make sure no one saw it.”Chill Peter no one saw it wanna try some?” Isabella says with a smile on her face.“Hell no! Bella, this is really bad for you, like bad bad!.” Peter says as he looks at Isabella worriedly.“Petey you are literally Spider-Man and you have all As and plus you’re an Avenger if any one deserves this it’s definitely you!” Isabella says as she begins opening one of the baggies.“W-Well Isabella we really shouldn’t be doing this…especially in school!” Peter says warily but not as opposed to the idea as he was at first.“Cmonnn Peter don’t be lame!” Isabella says with a pleading look in her eyes as she puts her hands together.“Isabella I really don’t think this is a good idea..” Peter said once more as he could feel his restraint slipping and the want to do something spontaneous and fun for once slowly creeping in its place.“Peterrr….~~~” Isabella said dragging out his name as she shook the baggie around in his face just
slightly.“Ugh fuck it.”Peter grabbed one of the baggies from Isabella’s hands and said “what type of drug is it?”“It’s weed nothin that can hurt you!” Isabella said giggling as she licks her fingers and puts them in the bag and licks the weed off of her fingertips as Peter watches her moves and copies her.“I don’t feel anything Isa..” Peter said disappointed.“Well duh you're just licking it. Here I’ll show you how to make a blunt.” Isabella said before taking out a blunt and demonstrating how to unroll one and roll one.—-——Later That Same Day.Isabella and Peter are walking out of the school giggling as Isabellas arm is linked around peter’s arm and they are both high out of their minds stumbling a bit as they reach the staircase and while going down them Isabella gets distracted by something and accidentally trips and falls down the rest of the four steps as Peter’s tries to catch her but doesn't succeed by a long shot.After a few moments of silence both of the teens immediately burst into laughter as Peter is covering his mouth trying to control his laughter and trying to help Isabella while she is struggling to get up even with help.Ned and MJ watch this scene with confusion and a hint of jealousy at watching this new girl come and almost completely take Peter away from his family and friends.“It wasn’t even that funny..” MJ says to Ned as they are watching from a distance.“Whatever MJ, he picked his friends and it’s not us..” Ned tried saying with anger in his voice but it only came out as sadness and frustration.“Loser Peter still likes us,He talks to us all the time in classes well whenever he’s actually there but still!.” MJ says coming to Peter defense.“Whatever man… we haven’t hung out in a month, that's the longest we've ever not hung out since we met…” Ned says in a voice filled with sadness.MJ pats Ned’s shoulder and places both of her hands on his shoulder before turning him the other direction away from them and towards his house.“It’s okay nerd, I'll walk you home..” as the again was silent but not unnoticed by the both of them. MJ says realizing how it was always Peter walking him home and now it’s her.
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Peter and Isabella are now walking to the tower, still a bit high but not enough to the point where you can smell it on them or their eyes are red.“Man, that was fun, we should do it again Pete!!”“I hate to say this I really do but we should do it again..” Peter agreeing with her.“Oh my god! goody two shoes Peter Parker is gonna do weed again?!” Isabella said, putting a hand over her heart and taking a gasp.“Oh my god shut up!” Peter says trying to cover her mouth.“Never!” Isabella said throwing her head back laughing.—————At the TowerIsabella walks in first and waves to Sam who is sitting on the couch in the living room as he gives her a peace sign back before Peter walks in behind her.“Hi Mr.Wilson!” Peter said happily.“Hey kid, how was school you two?”“Good.!” both of them said at the same time to which Sam raised an eyebrow.“…Hmm… okay don’t stay too late Isabella you know how tony gets!”“I won’t Sam!” Isabella replies as Peter and her take off their shoes and head to Peter's room.Peter opens the door and leads Isabella into
his room before shutting the door and dropping his bag as Isabella does the same before he is flopping down onto his bed as Isabella immediately makes a quick jog to his closet.“Isaa you already have like three sweatpants and even more shirts what more do you need???” Peter groans out in a sarcastic tone.“If you must know, I need a shirt that I can crop for tomorrow! it has to be red and i know you have tons of that.” Isabella says, turning around and giving Peter a fake glare before beginning to rummage through his closet.“I want my stuff back you know!”“Yeah yeah whatever!”“I mean it!”Peter rolls his eyes as he grabs Isabella's bag and opens a smaller pocket to find more weed baggies.“Wow.”“Wow what Pete.” Isabella says still clueless and looking for different shirts.“Pete?” Isabella says turning around and seeing Peter holding her bag and holding the other weed baggies in his hand with his jaw slightly ajar.“W-wait Peter put that down!” Isabella immediately tries grabbing it out of his hand but fails as he instead jumps and stick to the ceiling holding the baggie close to his chest.”Asshole give it back!” Isabella says as she’s trying to jump and reach him until she begins standing on top of Peter’s bed and reaching out as he crawls to a point in the room to where she can’t reach him.“You were holding out on me!”“I was not! you had just started I wasn’t trying to kill you!”“Go fetch.” Peter says with a smug smile on his face as Isabella eyes widen as she realizes what he means and is immediately spitting out protests against him throwing it and spewing out empty threats.“Peter I swear to Thor if you throw that- PETER” Isabella exclaims as Peter throws the baggie to the other side of the room where the trash can is just barely missing the trash can causing Isabella to dive for it and grab the baggie.“Oh my god i’m gonna kill you Peter!” Isabella says getting up and throwing the baggie on the bed as Peter immediately crawls to the door and starts running out of the room.“Nah don’t run now!” Isabella says chasing after him.———-Couple Hours later.Peter and Isabella are in the compound's living room with Isabella's feet on Peter's lap with various snacks around them and a cover covering both of them as they had both fallen asleep as the rest of the team walks in on the scene.“Hey I thought she went home hours ago?”
“Huh I thought so too..” Bucky said walking over and peering over the couch to see them sprayed out and sleeping peacefully.“I don't wanna wake them, I'll feel bad.” Wanda said as she also peered over at the two before stepping around the couch and using her powers to lift the fallen pieces of food and bowls to the kitchen and trash can.“Does her dad know she’s here this late?” Steve asked Tony Looking at him getting a cup of coffee.“I already told her dad when I saw she didn't leave at 9.” Tony said not even glancing at Steve's direction and grabbing the now full cup of coffee and walking to the table with his other hand full of documents and reports that needed to be filled out from their most recent missions.“God i'm tired…I'm heading to bed goodnight you guys.” Bucky spoke as the rest of the team said their goodnights before Bucky grabbed Steve's hand and pulled him to the elevator and pressed the button to their floor.“Yeah going to sleep my ass.” Clint mumbled under his breath when he saw Bucky taking Steve as Wanda let out a chuckle at his words before also saying good night and leaving to her and Visions floor.“Tony.”“what Clint.”“Can you order me a pizza?”Tony had side-eyed Clint before sighing and pulling out his phone.”Last time I do this for you barton.”“Oh and ask for extra olives!”“I know dumbass.” Tony replied, rolling his eyes as he placed the order and set his food back on the table and continued filling out reports.——-—Two hours later.Tony is still at the table as the rest of the team had gone to bed for the night and Clint’s pizza had arrived and been eaten and leftovers had been left in the fridge.Pepper steps out of the elevator to find a hunched over tony with a pencil in his hand and multiple cups of coffee surrounding him with files and paper strewn across the table some even on the ground as Tony was fighting the urge to go to sleep.“Love…” Pepper said with a softness to her voice as she walked over to tony and gently shook his shoulders awake while guiding him over to one of the many love chairs before back to the mess he created and grabbing the multiple mugs and putting them in the sink before walking back over and grabbing the finished and unfinished paper and setting them on different piles.She walked over to where Tony was sitting to find him already fast asleep as she sighed lightly before sitting next to him and grabbing a blanket that was thrown on a different couch and covered the both of them before snuggling up close to Tony and falling asleep herself.The Next DayPeter woke up first to see Pepper and Tony cuddled together and Isabellas feet on his lap as the place was much cleaner before he fell asleep.He looked around for a bit to realize that 1.Isabella hadn’t gone home and 2. there was no more mess around them and 3 there was a note on the desk with his name on it.“Pete I know once you realize she didn’t go home you gonna freak out about getting her home without her being in trouble. Don't worry I texted her dad letting him know she’s asleep and gonna stay here.”
-Love TonyPeter sighs in relief after reading the note and moves to get up as his feet knock over Isabella's open bag and from the very top pocket a pink shiny thing rolls out.He bends down to pick it up to find it bedazzled with the words “VAPE” in black and pink. His eyes widen at the sight and he just stands there for a few scenes before glancing back at Isabella and Tony sleeping before pocketing it and walking to the bathroom.Peter locks the door behind him and twirls the item in his hand. He’s heard of vapes and stuff of that sort but how can it actually have a negative affect you on him…? is it bad that he doesn’t care about that…?Peter takes a hit and immediately starts coughing before slowly stopping and taking another hit much more slowly and coughing a lot less before someone knocks on the door.“Shit!”“Pete?” Bucky's voice calls out from behind the door with a tint of worry in his voice.“Y-Yeah?”“You okay in there?”“Yeah i’m fine! I'm coming out now.'' Peter says slipping the vape into his pocket and gently smiling at Bucky before walking away quickly back to the couch where Isabella had woken up and saw her bag strewn on the floor and her vape missing and
immediately knew Peter had it.Peter sits down and the two don’t say a word before Isabella breaks the silence.“Do you have it?”“Yes.”“Why?”“I d-don’t know..” Peter said a bit guiltily.“Did you tell anyone?”“Of course not!”Peter replied as Isabella let out a sigh and threw her arms around his shoulders and gave him a tight hug before they were told by FRIDAY to go downstairs as breakfast had been made by Wanda.———————-
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Few weeks had passed since that day Peter had first hit her vape and during the morning Isabella had stopped and pulled Peter aside.“Hey Pete sooo I know you don’t like parties but there is this really cool one today and I really want to go to but the problem is I don’t wanna go alone…” “No.” “Please!! I know you don’t want to just come pleaseee it will be a lot of fun!” Isabella said, making puppy dog eyes at Peter and clasping her hands together in a praying sort of motion.“I can't because today is a Friday which also happens to be a lab day.” Peter deadpans before turning around and trying to walk off. Isabella grabs Peter's arms and turns him back around and says.“Ditch it! Or maybe just tell him you have to cancel!” “No way! I haven't missed a lab day uh ever!” “Please Peter!!” Isabella said as Peter sighed loudly before rubbing his hand over his face and replying. “I'll think about it if you stop bothering me?.” “Thank you,thank you!!”Isabella jumps up once before hugging Peter and running off to class. “That's not a yes!” Peter calls after her before sighing and hearing the warning bell going off as he turns around and walks to class. Two class periods later Isabella and Peter are sitting in the back of the class passing drawings back and forth while Ned and MJ are just a row in front of them and keep glancing back. Isabella takes notice of this and nudges Peter's desk to get his attention before leaning over and whispering in his ear.</ “Hey Pete, is there something on my face?”This causes Peter to look over and shake his head. “Good thought so, Can you explain why your friends have been glancing back for the past twenty minutes and whenever I catch them they act like they are writing even through when I went to ask Ms.A something I looked and their paper was blank.” Peter faces screws into confusion before noticing them staring before quickly turning back around. “Huh, that’s weird.”Peter says, turning to look at Isabella. “That's what I'm saying! it’s kind of creepy if you think about it.” Isabella says before seeing Peter's annoyed look and shrugging. Two minutes later Isabella is sliding Peter a note. Peter grabs the note from her hand and quickly unfolds it under the table and reads it. “Sooo about that party??😛”. Peter immediately crumbles it up and throws it back at her when the teacher isn’t watching and rolls his eyes before nodding his head. Isabella's face immediately lightens up and she shows him a thumbs up excitedly before turning her attention back to the teacher only to notice MJ was watching the whole time and giving her what could be classified as a dirty look from both parties. ——— After class Isabella and Peter were walking in the halls before MJ and Ned stepped in front of them and started talking to peter. “Peter, can we talk? like now.” MJ said while Ned nodded alongside her. “MJ! Oh uhm i’m kinda busy right now..”Peter said with a confused look in his eyes as he glanced at Isabella and she glanced back while shrugging her shoulders. “Peter it’s serious like now.” Ned spoke after seeing Peter's not gonna budge. “Chill dude.. sure i’ll guess.. I’ll see you in last period Bells?”Peter said with exasperation in his voice as he turned to Isabella. “Yeah yeah..”Isabella said, turning around and walking down the hall. The second Isabella was out of earshot Peter started to fire questions. “What the hell was that for?” “What? Dude, you've been ignoring us for the last two months!” Ned said, stepping closer to Peter with a tired and worried expression. “I have not!”Peter immediately began defending himself. “You have! you’ve been ignoring our calls and texts,leaving us on read at that,you’ve been doing things you would have never even thought about doing and you never talk or sit with us at lunch what’s going on!? Did we make you mad or something!?” MJ said as she took a step closer to Peter with an angry and worried look on her face and as Peter tried to say something and MJ cut him off. “Ever since Isabella came around it’s like we or your family don’t exist!” Ned said, raising his voice not that much to attract attention since there were only a few people left in the hallways. “That's not true!” Peter desperately tried defending himself. “It is! You completely shut us out! you even ignore us in the hallways!” MJ said, crossing her arms over her stomach. “Listen, I still love and care about you guys but Bella it's different! she gets me like REALLY gets me.”“Oh so we don’t get you anymore?!” “ No actually! I've changed,okay maybe you guys should too. I don't wanna spend my teenage years building legos all the time and she gets that and when you guys can too come and find me!. I'm going to class.” Peter says, turning away and ignoring the two calling after him. ——— Peter walks in late muttering out a quick apology to the teacher before taking a seat in the back of the class and resting his head in his arms while staring at the whiteboard. Peter begins wondering if he actually had been ignoring them and his family for most of the class as the teacher drilled on about something that Tony had probably already taught him. He stares aimlessly at the board until a worksheet is given out and Peter quickly grabs it and starts working on it until the end of class. p>When the bell rings Peter immediately grabs his bag and heads to the door before the teacher calls his name and asks him to stay after class. Once’s everyone has left Peter is standing in front of the door staring at the teacher as she begins talking with a worried look on her face. “Sweetie what’s going on? You used to love this class and now you're barely here and you're showing up late and you have a low C in the class when you used to get straight As what’s going on?” Mrs.Kim says showing Peter his recent test scores and looking at him expectantly. “I-I don’t know Mrs.Kim it’s just things are different I guess.”Peter said shrugging his shoulders with his hands in his pockets. “Sweetie this isn’t you. You barely pay attention in class anymore.. I called your name three times today to answer something and you just stared at the board until I moved on. that’s not like you at all.” She says before taking a few steps closer and resting a hand on Peter's shoulder. Peter eyes widen just a bit not even recalling being called on once neither less three times. Peter shrugs the hand off his shoulder and mumbles a sorry and a shitty excuse and leaves the room ignoring the Teachers call for him to come back. When Peter walks in Isabella immediately waves him over to their desks that are combined and in the corner of the classroom as Peter lets out a small smile and walks over and sits down and Isabella takes one look at him and knows he’s not okay.“Oh Peter what’s wrong? Is Flash bothering you again? cause I swear I can punch him in the face again for you!” Isabella quickly tries finding the problem, making Peter giggle a bit before calming her down. “Im good Isa just a bad day like really bad day I just wanna sleep through this whole class. do you have anything on you?” Peter says, trying too divert the conversation's attention too anything else.“Pick your choice Petey boy I have baggies, a cart, a flash, and Elf bar!” Isabella says, unzipping her bag and looking at Peter with a soft smile on her face. Peter looks at her with a relieved smile on his face before replying.” Uhh Cart and flask please and you're an angel Izzy” “Oh you’re having an extra terrible day to have both! Well the flask is half empty since I kinda let Madilyn K have some but it's vodka diluted with coke and the cart is watermelon flavored!” Isabella says enthusiastically but also quietly while grabbing the two things from her bag and re-zipping her bag as she handed it to Peter under the desk. Peter grabs it from under the desk and quickly turns around chugging a bit of it but not all the vodka and taking a blinker before exhaling and fanning the smoke away before passing it to Isabella. “Nice saving any for me asshole.” Isabella says pouting before doing the same as Peter but taking two blinkers instead of one. “And I'm the one who is having a bad day?” Peter said watching Isabella take the two blinkers and vodka. “Oh shut it Flash was being like the worst dick ever so obviously I slapped him and I got in trouble! so now I have to sweep the science lab for two week!.” Isabella says while putting the items back into her bag. “Yikes..that’s sounds rough” Peter responds turning to see the teacher is starting class as peter sits straight while leaning a bit back down into his chair as he pulls out his phone and AirPods and gives one to Isabella as she leans her the back of her head against the wall and puts her feet on Peter’s lap. < p>Isabella nudges Peter with her foot as he glances over and sees her signaling his phone and start checking his messages. Messages: Isa🎀:Pete the party is today I need actual proof that’s not a note bc I could have been imagining it and it’s at 9pmPeteypie:bro.Isaa🎀:!!< p>Peteypie:fine. I Peter Parker hearby declare that’s I’m going to a party with my fellow companion Isabella Bridge.Isaa🎀:Oh you’re so annoying!! Now pay attention smart boy.Peteypie:🙄—————Peter puts his phone back into his pocket as he goes back to attempting to write his notes but doesn’t get far as he’s is as high as a kite at the moment and Isabella is also using her phone but her forehead is resting on the desk and her eyes are closed as Peter snorts quietly at her actions and is greeter with a middle finger from her. “Bella.” “What.” “Hey uh what gram is this?” “I think like 5 or 4 gram.” Isabella says moving her head to look at Peter. “Your joking right?” “…No..?”</ “I hope some very very bad things happened to you.” Peters says annoyed and slightly angry———-—- After class Peter and Isabella are leaving the school grounds as Isabella suggests texting Tony saying he can’t make it to the lab day because of studying. “You should text him since you know your not going orrrr just stand him up!” Isabella suggests doing a full body shrug “Yeah no. Izzi you're so mean sometimes!” Peter says, shaking his head and leaning against a wall and starts texting Tony. “Hurry up, I wanna get highhhh Petee!!” Isabella says, dragging out the word and jumping and spinning around before dramatically falling onto Peter's shoulder. Peter finishes texting Tony and rolls his eyes at Isabella behavior. before pushing her off him. “Wow! The audacity!” Isabella says one hand over her mouth and fake shock. “You're so loud! I wonder how nobody has caught on yet and cmon this alleyway has no camera and is all spooky and dark.” Peter says pulling Isabella into the alleyway. “Oooo spooky alley!!” Isabella says, laughing a bit before letting herself be dragged by Peter before walking far enough into the alley to start taking stuff. Isabella reaches into her bag and pulls out a cart as they take turns hitting it a few times before leaping the alleyway in a hurry. “Just Go !Go! Go! Go!” Peter says while trying and struggling to zip up Isabella's bag while running to Isabella house as she is questioning as to why they are running. “I hear Bucky and Sam’s heartbeat lets go!” Peter quickly utters out as Isabella eyes widen and she quickly readjusted the straps to her backpack and began running a bit more seriously and faster. “You could have started off with that!” Isabella says while trying to run as the high is just hitting her and hitting her hard as she is stumbling quite a few times before reaching her home and she struggles to unlock her gate before finally getting it open and rushing inside her house. Both teens are panting by the time they get inside the house and Isabella slides down the wall to sit on the floor as Peter just stands there catching his breath before beginning to laugh hysterically. “ Oh what’s soo funny Peter ?!” Isabella says after she hears the first giggle come out of Peter’s mouth but begins to laugh to after she realizes Peter is ignoring her words. “You can’t run for the life of you!” Peter says in between laughs. “What yes? I can!” Isabella says now laying on the floor laughing. “You kept stumbling and panting! that’s not something a person who can run does!” Peter stands up straight while looking at Isabella as they both calm down from their laugh attacks. “I’m high bitch sue me!” ——————-They both walked to Isabellas room as she leaned down and lifted the rug revealing the spare key. “Isa,that's such a basic spot” Peter said as he walked in behind Isabella. “Shut it.” Isabella quickly said unlocking her room door as she passing her sleeping cat in the hallways and bent down and gave the cat a quick scratch behind its ears. Peter went to sit on her pink bean bag chair as he threw his backpack next to him and Isabella went to sit at her vanity. “So when does this party start again?” Peter asked. “It starts at 9:30 but everyone knows to be there at 10:35 or later so we have plenty of time.” Isabella answered as she got up and made her way to her closet pulling it open and looking for an outfit. “Bro. I only have too slutty or not slutty enough things.” Isabella complained as Peter went on his phone too do god knows what. “Just wear the black dress.” “Long or short one?” “Definitely short.” Peter said furrowing his eyebrows at the suggestion of the long dress. “Kk but what are you wearing?” Isabella asked, turning around with the dress in hand throwing it on her bed as she plopped down next to peter. “Some jeans and a shirt I don't know.” He shrugged, not even glancing at Isabella. “Oh hell no, here.” Isabella said getting up and grabbing her bag and taking out baggy black pants and a white button up shirt throwing it at peter. “Wear that with some jewelry like a bracelet and necklace or whatever you have. Oh and don’t button it all the way!” Isabella said while walking over to her shelf and turning a glittery pink box around and opening it to show multiple Alcohol bottles,Carts,Vapes and other stolen murchandise. She grabbed the box and brought it over to Peter and placed it in front of him as Peter finally glanced up from his phone and his eyes immediately widened. “Holy shit! Where the fuck did you get all that?!” Peter said loudly, instantly sitting closer to the box and looking back and forth with Isabella and the box. “Some I stole,Some I bought but wanna pregame at 8:40 and leave at 9:10? Isabella asked which Peter immediately nodded too. “But could I just hit it once? Please?” Peter asked, looking at Isabella with puppy dog eyes. “Ugh Fine you fien. But only one Pete you already had some earlier!” Peter grabbed the cart and hit a blinker before exhaling and coughing only twice before sitting back down. “Dumbass I said only one hit not a blinker!”Isabella said, snatching the cart from Peter’s hand and hitting is shoulder while placing it back in the box. “You should have been more specific!” Peter replied defensively while clutching his right shoulder.. Isabella rolled her eyes and just smacked Peter on the arm before getting up and walking over to the vanity where she began doing her makeup for the party. —Around 8:45 Isabella finished her makeup and turned to get Peter's opinion. “What do you think??? I tried something new!” Isabella said with a nervous smile on her face as her makeup had rhinestones on the top of her eyelid and glitter on her inner contents with light blue eyeshadow and dramatic Manuha lashes and lipgloss. Peter Immediately nodded and complimented the look. “It looks really good, Isa! go put on the dress I wanna see the whole look!” Peter said in a shooing motion towards the bathroom as Isabella giggled, grabbing the outfit and heading into the bathroom to change. Couple minutes later “Hurry up!” Peter shouted from his lying down position on the bean bag. “I'm coming out Jesus!” Isabella said walking out and doing a twirl showing off the black mini dress that is strapless with slits on both sides as her box braids are styled with two chunks going to the back creating a droopy crown like look with her edges being on full display and one braid on each side being pulled to the front. “You look great Isa!.” Peter said while clapping his hands. “Well, Ger ready Peter! We leave soon and we still gotta pregame!” Isabella said while sitting down on her bed and grabbing the alcohol and carts. “Finally!! Okay i’ll only be like twenty or thirty minutes unlike someone!” Peter responded getting up from his spot on the bean bag and grabbing the clothes Isabella had set out for him and going to the bathroom while nearly missing the pillow that was thrown at his head./p> Isabella sat down on her vanity and began fixing her edges as she heard Peter's phone buzzing on the desk she glanced at it before calling out to Peter. “Pete! Your phone's buzzing!” “Answer it! I don't care!” Peter shouted back. She shrugged before putting her edge brush down and grabbing his phone to see the contact name was “Mr.Stark!!” “Pete, It’s Stark!” Isabella yelled to Peter and got no response. Isabella shrugged and answered the phone putting it on speaker while setting it back to rest on the vanity. “Peter? Hey kid you canceled our lab day which by the way it's totally not cool but-“ “Yeah, I'm not peter.”“Who- oh Isa! Why do you have Pete's phone?” Tony said with a confused tone in his voice. “We are getting ready right now.” “Still doesn’t explain why he can’t come to the phone and I thought you guys were studying?.” “Well he’s in the bathroom and I'm not. and we were but now we are going to get food! anyways what did you need Tony?” “I wanted to know why he canceled lab day since he hasn't been answering my texts!” “We are hanging out.” “Yes I can see that but WHY on our lab day you have him all week and weekend.” “Tony we are hanging out that’s all you need to know.” “Uh no excuse me missy im his half legal guardian I think I deserve to know where he is.”</ p>“He’s with me and he’s safe and he will call you back when he can buh bye!” “Wait- Bella don’t you dar-“ She hung up the call and turned Peter’s phone off just as Peter emerged from the bathroom. “Hey what did Mr.Stark want?” Peter asked, walking over to Isabella and placing his chin on her head. “Oh nothing, he was wondering why you weren’t there.” She said as she fixed her false eyelashes. “And what did you tell him?” “That you were with me and to fuck off.”Isabella said with a smirk on her face. “You didn’t actually…right?” He says raising. a eyebrow. “Of course not Pete! God your so gullible sometimes” Isabella said looking up at him while laughing lightly and getting up too grab the box of mostly illegal stuff. “ Well I wouldn’t put it pass you and Isa that’s not very funny!” Peter said standing up and pushing the two bean bags together and sitting down on one as Isabella brought the box and did the same. “Okay, What first drugs or alcohol?”Isabella said opening it and looking at peter. “Uhmm a shot I haven’t tried this type of alcohol yet.” Peter said grabbing the first bottle he saw.“Pete that’s Pink Whitney let’s put that down and grab something else..! ” Isabella said grabbing the bottle from Peter and placing it back in the box while she grabbed beer instead. “Here take this but only drink a bit. We don't want you to be blackout drunk when we arrive and no more cart, Then we gonna leave kay?” Isabella said, grabbing the tequila and cart for herself as she pushed the box back under her bed. Isabella grabbed two shot glasses and placed one in front of Peter and one in front of her lap as she poured the two different alcohol into the glasses. “Let’s do cheers!” Isabella said, picking up the shot glasses as Peter did the same and they clinched it together while saying cheers before downing them at the same time. Peter immediately gagged but finished it and laughed a bit as Isabella laughed at his gagging. “God I love tequila, Anyways let me hit the cart really fast.” Isabella said already grabbing the two shot glasses and putting them to the side and grabbing the blueberry Night flavored cart. “Okay, hold on Pete!” Isabella reminded him as she took a blinker and coughed slightly after. “Why can’t I have one?”Peter said, with a confused look on his face./p> “Uhm cause you’ve had way too much today so no!” Isabella said after coughing.Isabella grabbed the carts and slid them in her bra while winking at Peter letting him know they were definitely gonna use more of them at the party, making Peter giggle a bit. “Okay okay let’s go now! It's 9:55.” Peter said, getting up and grabbing Isabella’s hands and helping her up as they turned off the lights and Isabella fixed the fake bodies sleeping in the bed as Peter opened the window and jumped from the two story house. Isabella walked over to the window and looked at Peter waiting to catch her. “Are you sure this is gonna work Pete, Like we can just like make a rope or something!” Isabella whisper shouted down to him as he shook his head and did a ‘cmon’ motion with his hands. “I’m literally Spider-man I’m not gonna let you fall!” Peter whisper shouted back. Isabella took a deep breath and climbed feet first out the window to the point where she was not sitting on the ledge but ducking under the window and being fully out and the only part of her still inside is one leg and the hands holding her. “Pete, I swear to everything if you don’t catch me.”Isabella yelled to Peter, not loud enough to wake anyone up.“I won't just jump Bella!” Isabella jumped down letting out a loud yelp like scream as she fell down and Peter caught her in his arms as she was holding onto his neck tightly before hopping off of Peter.. “We are never doing that again.Ever.” Isabella said fixing her dress and began walking to the front of her house and into the street with Peter by her side.”Oh it was not that bad!.” Peter said ,rolling his eyes at her antics. —
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Isabella and Peter arrive at the place the party is being hosted at around 10:23 and Peter is instantly having doubts which Isabella takes notice of quickly.“Peter absolutely not.” Isabella says, shaking her head as she grabs his arm.“Look at the place! it looks like a abandoned place that some kids decided would be a good party spot!” Peter said with a doubtful look on his face.“Peter Benjamin Parker. We set up fake bodies,snuck out,I jumped from my two story home, and got you an outfit and we already pregamed. there’s no way in hell we are leaving when we just got here!” Isabella said almost yelling over the loud music..“I- fine! But we are leaving at 12:50. and I mean it Izzi.” Peter said, rolling his eyes.Isabella grabbed Peter's arm and led him into the building Peter immediately was hit with the smell of alcohol and various drugs as he and Isabella made their way through the house seeing people ranging from the ages of 14-30 everywhere.“Hey Peter imma go see which old guy I can get some money from.” Isabella said letting go of Peter's arm and looking at him.“You have your phone,Apple watch,Stark tag and bracelet?” Peter said, stopping her from leaving.“Pete, I don’t have the air tag but I have everything else!.” Isabella said, smiling nervously.“You're killin me Isa.But fine you get 40 minutes to go do your thing.” Peter said as he unblocked the way for Isabella to go as she smiled and waved bye to him as she walked over to an old guy leaning on a countertop and began talking with him.Peter made his way over to the kitchen and opened the fridge to find it filled with edibles and alcohol.“ Fuckin jackpot!” Peter exclaimed, grabbing vodka for Isabella and tequila for himself as well as a
random plate of brownie covered with tin foil.Peter made his way to the supposed living room even though it had a hole in the floor and was poorly made, scanning the room for any sight of Isabella.His eyes found her eyes as she said bye to whatever man she was talking to and made her way over to Peter with a grin on her face.“Hey girlie!” Peter said, showing off the items he collected.“Where the fuck did you find that??” Isabella said with a confused look on her face.“The fridge.” Peter said, shrugging as he sat down and patting the seat next to him.Isabella sat down beside him and gestured to give her the vodka before just grabbing it herself and taking a swig straight from the bottle.<p>Isabella immediately spat it out and began coughing and grabbed the tequila from Peter’s hand stopping him from having any.“That shit is not vodka and if this isn’t then sure as hell that’s not tequila!” Isabella said, grabbing both bottles and walking over to the hole in the floor and dropping them in it hearing both of them shatter as it reached the concrete underneath.Peter rolled his eyes and went over to the makeshift drug bowl and grabbed two red pills and two blue pills as he then made his way back to Isabella.“Here, try this.” Peter said as he looked around and grabbed an unopened water bottle that was on the floor.“What is it?” Isabella said, grabbing one red and one blue pill and looking at Peter curiously and cautiously as Peter shrugged and popped both in his mouth and followed up swallowing some water.“Pete I know I'm the reckless one but I don't think that was a good idea..” Isabella said, dropping the pills and grabbing the water from him as she stood up and grabbed Peter’s arm.“Cmon Pete i’ve think you’ve had enough fun.” She said as she grabbed Peter and threw his arm over her shoulder as she helped him walk to the backyard and began ducking around the other drunk adults and teenagers.“Ugh! Watch it!” A female voice was heard as they bumped into multiple people and muttering out apologies from both parties as they pushed their way through while trying to find the hole in the fence they came in from.Isabella spotted it first and slowly walked over to the hole with Peter now stumbling a bit as he started giggling.“The fuck is so funny?” Isabella said, glancing at Peter before rolling her eyes and shoving Peter through the hole first before ducking and falling into the hole's side and successfully getting through.“No! I wanna stayy!” Peter whined when he realized he wasn’t in the party anymore and pulled Isabella's arm causing them to both fall onto the concrete ripping a small hole in Isabella’s dress.“Peter! God you can’t do that!” Isabella said as she slowly regained her balance and saw the rip.“Peter you ripped my dress!! You know this is my favorite one.” Isabella said, pouting and looking down at the rip as Peter had fallen on the ground and was just staring into space while giggling.Isabella hooked her arms around Peter's armpits and lifted him up and threw his hand over her shoulder.“Damn bitch the hell did you take?” Isabella says panting as Isabella accidentally makes a left and they begin making their way to the tower.Peter shrugged himself off of Isabella to rest at a bench that just happened to be in direct view of the compound's living room window.Isabella follows Peter lead and sits next to him resting her head on his shoulder as he leans back and Isabella pulls a cart from her bra and takes a hit before Peter snatches it from her hand.“Wait Peter I don’t think you should.” Isabella replied worriedly at how careless Peter was being and grabbed the cart back from him causing him to whine and try grabbing it back.“Give itt!”“No! your already drunk and I don’t know what the fuck you took that your metabolism couldn’t get out.” Isabella said raising her voice slightly and shoving the cart back in her bra. “ You need to calm the fuck down Peter!.” Meanwhile at the Compound. Clint had just picked a Disney movie and was complaining about how Steve was taking too long.“Oh my god could you be any slower?!”Clint whined as Natasha smacked his arm and rolled her eyes.Steve had just finished grabbing the two massive popcorn buckets and other requested snacks and placing them on the table when something or someone caught his eye.“Hey where is Peter?” Steve said, staring out the window and looking down.“He's at Bella's house, why?” Tony says pausing the movie they were watching.“You sure Tones?” Nat says also noticing the two teens on the bench in the distance arguing.“Yes i’m sure. they are both sleeping safe and sound at Bella righ- Oh what the fuck.” Tony say standing up and looking right at the two teens shouting match. Clint stands up and sticks his head over Steve’s shoulder.” And what is she wearing? that dress is horribly short.”“Well let’s go find out.”Tony said angrily as he made his way to the elevator with Steve,Natasha,Clint and Wanda on his tail. Back With The Teens. “Give me it! I paid for half of it!” Peter said angrily.“No, you're too drunk! and I don’t know how those pills you took will react with the cart!” Isabella said, taking her feet off of Peter's lap and sitting facing him.“Ugh! you used to encourage this, why are you being so b-boring now?” Peter said annoyed while rolling his eyes and folding his arms across his chest.“I’m trying to help you! You are worse than me Peter, get that through your thick skull!” Isabella shouted at him pointing a finger at him.“You know that’s a lie!””Oh do I know? Really Peter, think about it! you are taking random pills,trying to take a hit when your already fucked up and you were trying to drink random shit you found in somebody’s fridge and me, ME having too tell you no and and noticing it wasn’t actually alcohol!” Isabella said shouting and stumbling to get up while grabbing onto the handrail to steady herself.“You showed me this shit you can’t be mad!”Peter said weakly, trying to defend himself.“No. No, don't blame this shit on me.” Isabella said, shaking her head and stumbling over to Peter and grabbing his jaw with her hand harshly.“Peter, you are NOT me. I drink responsibly ,i smoke responsibly, I don’t do fucked up shit just for a moment of bliss unlike you I know my FUCKING LIMIT unlike you! maybe you might have done it reasonably at first but now your so fucking reckless! you don’t care about your life anymore Peter no you only care about the high.” Isabella said, almost spitting in Peter's face, voice laced with venom.Peter shook his head denying everything she said as the five avengers had just come into hearing distance and were about to intervene before Peter burst into tears immediately stopping them in their tracks.“Fine maybe I am what you say but you can’t p-play the fucking victim.You showed me this! YOU made me this way and now you’re pissed at what you created that’s not fair!” Peter said stumbling up face to face with Isabella while sobbing as Isabella’s high quickly wore off and released Peter’s face.“P-Peter…” Isabella stuttered out before wrapping her arms around Peter's neck and crying into his shoulders as Peter's hands immediately followed, wrapping his hands around her back and crying into her hair.Only thirty feet away the shocked avengers stood heartbroken and confused as what slipped by them this whole time as Wanda broke the silence.“I think we should leave them for now..their emotions are all over the place and we won’t get any correct answers from this in this state..”
“Wanda’s right tones we can talk about this tomorrow with them.”Steve said, placing a hand on Tony’s shoulder and gently redirecting him to the tower as he compiled a bit too easy for the four hero’s to be comfortable.Wanda threw a glance behind her shoulder and locked eyes with Isabella as she nodded and followed after the team as Isabella slowly realized they had just witnessed the whole thing and dug her head into Peter's shoulder.———————Isabella and Peter somehow make it through the backdoor with the help of her little sister and are now back in Isabella's room with a tense silence.“Peter..” Isabella starts off saying but Peter quickly puts a hand up and shakes his head and goes to the bathroom and locks the door.Isabella lets out a heavy sigh before making her way to her vanity and clicking the lights on and slowly taking off her makeup as tears run down her face at the thought she could lose Peter from her evil words tonight.When she’s done she walks over to her dresser and grabs one of Peter’s old sweatpants and a shirt of her own and quickly changes as she then walks over to her bed as Peter finally leaves the bathroom with tear streaks down his face and his pupils dilated.Peter and Isabella share a look of understanding before Peter slowly makes his way to Isabella's side and tucks himself in her bed and throws an arm around her waist.“I love you Isa...”“….I love you too Peter.”As the two teenagers descend into a deep sleep dreading having to wake up and deal with the consequences of their actions.
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The two teens were awoken by Isabella’s Mother knocking on the dog and yelling at them to get up as Peter was leaving.“Ma were up! jesus..” Isabella said, stretching lightly and roughly shaking Peter awake as he groaned in annoyance and slapped Isabella’s hands away.“Get up Peter..!” Isabella said, getting out from under the covers and throwing a pillow at Peter's head.
Peter responded by flipping her off and turning over only to end up falling off the bed and onto the hardwood floor.“Fuck..!” Peter exclaimed loudly.Isabella immediately laughed at Peter's misfortune and walked away to her bathroom leaving the door open just incase Peter had to puke which thank Thor she did as not even a couple seconds later Peter was sprinting over to the toilet to throw up.“Hah that's what you get for being an asshole last night.” Isabella mumbled out as she held her toothbrush with her teeth as she tied her braids into a terrible low and loose bun.“Isabella please actually shut the fuck up.” Peter said with his head hanging over the toilet bowl and one of his arm supporting him up as his other hand was running his fingers through his hair.“You are mean when you're hungover.” Isabella said as she spit out her toothpaste and washed the rest that ended up on her chin. Meanwhile Downstairs. Tony and Steve sat on Isabella's parents couch with a cup of tea awkwardly as Her mom was smiling before clasping her hands together and patting her lap.“I have to get to work but I trust you will look after those two right?” She said with a serious yet
comforting look in her eyes.“Yes Ma’am.” Steve said with a nod as the woman got up and waved goodbye before speed walking out of the door.“Why didn’t you tell her?” Tony immediately said as the door shut closed and the receding heels
clicking were gone.“You didn’t tell May. Why should I tell her mother who looks stressed enough?” Steve said not looking at Peter but glancing back between where the woman was just sitting and the staircase.“I would have and you know that. May is very stressed and has a lot on her plate at the moment and she doesn’t need this too.” Tony responded back shaking his head slightly as his eyes also found their way to the staircase.Tony and Steve fall back into a tense silence
as one person is blaming himself as the other person is blaming their past actions and himself.“Steve.”“Don’t.”“But what if because I-““Tony.It wasn’t your fault. He knows the dangers in drinking and smoking, he just..doesn’t care anymore.” Steve said, grabbing Tony’s shoulder,
snapping him out of the trail of self blame.“I know how your feeling tones. The whole team is feeling the same way. How could we let it get this bad?” Steve said in a comforting manner.<
p>Before Tony could get another world out the two teens made their way downstairs and immediately froze when they saw the two sitting on the couch.“M-Mr.Stark what are you doing here?” Peter stuttered out as he stood frozen.“Both of you sit down.” Tony said looking at the them with a look in his eye that was telling them both they weren't getting out of this.The teens slowly made their way to the couch in front of Tony as Isabella sat down first and Peter followed shortly after.Tony coughs into his fist and begins talking.“So last night..what happened?”Immediately Peter's eyes widen at the reminder of last night and his brain starts trying to come up with different excuses but none of that matters since Isabella speaks up.“I saw you guys. And I know you heard what we said..” Isabella said with her eyes averting Peter and Tony.“You didn’t tell me this Isabella?!” Peter raised his voice slightly in panic.“I didn’t want them to know and you knew that!” Peter said accusingly.“I had too, you don’t get it! You were going too far and it’s not like I planned for them to see us last night!” Isabella said, defending herself but still not making eye contact.“Oh no I get it! You were too scared to tell me so you ran to my family!?” Peter shouted getting up and walking to the kitchen as Tony,Steve and Isabella followed after him.“Peter please! Let's talk about this!” Isabella said pleadingly.“She’s right, kid let’s go and sit down and talk about it.” Steve tried to reason with Peter but failed miserably.“Shut up! This isn’t fair!” Peter shouted at all of them as he ran his fingers through his hair as Isabella cornered him to the counter.“Peter,Stop it!” Isabella yelled out grabbing Peter's wrist.“Look, they already knew before I even told them anything! This was bound to happen Pete!” Isabella said slightly loosening her grip on Peter which was a mistake.Peter immediately shoved her off of him causing her to stumble back and fall on the floor as he just walked past her without even sparing her a glance.“Peter!” Isabella yelled out quickly getting up and following Peter as Tony and Steve had a silent conversation with their eyes knowing this was going to be much harder than any of them thought.Isabella grabbed Peter's shoulder and spun him around before yelling at him.“You do not get to shove me around and scare me Peter, thats not fair! We both knew we had to stop or we were gonna end up dead! but you didn’t care about yourself so I had too!” Isabella yelled at Peter as she had anger but also guilt in her eyes.“IT WASN'T YOUR PLACE!!” Peter yelled back, shoving her hands off him and frantically looking for a way out of this.“Kid there’s no way out of this.” Tony spoke immediately, seeing the way he tried to find an escape.Tony made his way to Peter as the two teens were to focused on arguing with each other. Peter didn’t realize Tony was right behind him until he had wrapped his arms around his chest, trapping his arms at his sides.“Get off of me! Don’t touch me! Stop it!” Peter yelled at Tony as he tried to escape his grip but was fruitless.“Kid cmon please calm down,PETER!” Tony yelled getting Peter out of his frenzy and to look at him.“This isn’t fair and you know it! Why are you doing this..?!!” Peter said as tears filled his eyes and his voice broke as he succeeded in getting out of his grip and immediately crumbled to the floor in a heap.“Peter! Cmon please stop..” Isabella said as she sat down in front of him and her hands found their way to Peter's face as she cupped his face as tears began falling from his eyes.“Cmon Peter please...let them help you..” Isabella begged as her eyes showed nothing but sincerity and guilt as she watched what she created crumble right down in front of her.Peter shook his head as more tears filled his eyes and fell. “Izzy I can't…Not without you.”“Then I'll go with you. I'll be there with you every step of the way but this can’t go on any longer Petey…We both knew that.”——————After they all left Isabella’s house they headed to the compound with Steve driving and Isabella in the passenger seat as Tony and Peter were in the back seat with Peter's head resting on Tony’s shoulder and his fingers lightly playing with Peter's hair.“..Mr.Rogers can we stop at a gas station please?..” Peter asked, breaking the tense silence in the car.“…Sure queens..” Steve said, making a left and pulling into a random gas station close to the compound.“I’ll be quick” Peter said as soon as Steve parked the car. “I'm going with you Peter.” Tony says unbuckling his own seatbelt and making a move to get out of the car.“Oh you don’t have to Mr.Stark I’ll just be a minute.” Peter says placing a hand over the car door preventing Tony from leaving.“This isn’t really a choice kid, I’m either going in with you or you're not going in at all.” Tony says tilting his head to the side slightly and moving Peter's hand and leaving the car as Peter sighs but follows shortly after.When the door clicks shut Isabella speaks up.
“Hey Steve?...”“Yeah Izzy?” Steve says, rolling his head to look at her.“Do you think I can get better?” She asks, staring out into the distance.“What? of course you can.” Steve said, shaking his head and turning to actually face her.“Please don’t say that carelessly. Like actually do you think I can get clean? andPlease don’t lie to me.” Isabella said, leaning back in her chair and picking at her fingernails.“You want me to be honest?” Steve says as Isabella nods her head and rolls her head to face him.
“Yes. I know you can get clean izzi ,Yes it might be hard and you might relapse but that’s okay. You have the whole team’s support behind you and if you feel like you can’t do it anymore, You come to me okay?.” Steve said as Isabella looked at him with tears in her eyes before quickly blinking them away and nodding her head.—————————-When Peter and Tony came back the teens had been giving each other guilty glances the whole ride there and in the elevator to the Living room floor.The doors opened and Peter was in front of Tony and Isabella in front of Steve with their heads hung low as they quickly noticed that most if not all of the team was present and spread out on the multiple
couches that they were currently being led to.Peter sat down first as Isabella followed after sitting next to him as Tony and Steve sat on the opposite sides of both of them practically caging them in.Rhodey had coughed in his hand before speaking up.“So.. what's been going on with you two?” breaking the silence as he laid his hands in his lap already giving the teens a knowing look that the whole team had been informed last night.Nat speaks up next “I Knew something was going on but I couldn't tell what. Peter, I thought this was an innocent thing you were doing, not drugs and alcohol.” Nat said bluntly as Peter winced at the lack of nickname and disappointment coming from her.“Kid,what started this? I know it had something to do with Isabella but what was it?.” Tony spoke up and the use of her full name made Isabella bow her head even lower and stare harder at the floor as if it had personally offended her.“Nat-“ Isabella started speaking before quickly being cut off by Natasha.“Natasha. You have to earn back the right to that name and frankly you're not even a bit close.” Natatsha eyes harden just a bit as they both made eye contact before breaking it and Isabella whispering out an apology.Wanda spoke up and offered a comforting hand to Isabella’s shoulder knowing the bond that Isabella and Natasha has- well had as she offers a weak smile.Peter Sits silently for a while before speaking
up.“Isabella might have had a hand in helping me start but it was my choice to even take it. I chose to take it just to try it and got a-addicted. That's not entirely her fault.” He said his voice cracking a bit at the words that’s tasted like poison to say but pushing forward and finishing what he had to say.Isabella glanced at Peter with a slight shock on her face from him defending her but being met with a guilty look back and Peter mouthing “I’m sorry for pushing you.” before turning his head back around.“Peter I get your wanna protect Isabella but you have to tell the truth.” Clint said, sitting forward from his position on the couch that’s was just to the side of him.“I am telling the truth! Just because she’s had given me a taste doesn’t mean you all get to gang up on her!” Peter said, realizing what was happening and trying to stop it before it escalated into that.“Pete, It’s fine..” Isabella said quietly, trying to slightly calm Peter down by resting a hand on his shoulder.Tony rolled his eyes and turned to face peter.
“Peter, stop. this has gone on for too long and not to mention highly illegal?! For God sake you're sixteen Peter! Both of you! Actually Isabella you're fifteen, which is worse!” At the man’s word Isabella averted her eyes and glanced at Steve only to find a
disappointed look.“We get it okay! You don’t need to repeat it damn...” Isabella mutters the last part under her breath as she rakes her hands through her braids and puts her head in her hands that are on her lap.Steve places a supportive hand on her back and makes eye contact with Peter before looking back at Tony.“Peter I- just go to your room and you know I will have to inform Aunt May about this.You too Isabella go to your room and don’t think your father and mother won’t know about this.”They sigh as Isabella gets up first and Peter follows after her but ends up glancing back to see all of the teams disappointed faces before tears fill his eyes and instead of going to his room he makes a detour and knocks on Isabella's door.“I'm in my room okay?!, leave me alone!” Isabella calls out from behind the door with a raspy voice.
”It’s Peter..” he says as it’s silent for a couple seconds before the door opens and and arms are around his neck and he freezes.“I'm sorry,Im sorry, I’m sorry,I’m sorry, Im sorry ,I'm so sorry Peter.” Isabella’s Jamaican accent peaking through as her voice cracks and Peter’s shoulder and shirt begins to become drenched with tears.Peter wraps his hands around her waist and Isabella backs them into her room and shuts the door as her knees give out and they both slide to the floor with Isabella on his side, her arms around his neck and head on his chest sobbing as Peter has his hands around her waist and his head buried in her
hair crying.“It's okay. I forgive you.” Peter says as more tears begin to fall from the both of them and they are both unaware of FRIDAY telling the team that they are both in Isabella’s room and are in distress.——
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After the lecture from each team member a couple days go by and Tony is in his lab tinkering with one of the many Ironman suits until Friday give him a notification.“Yes baby girl?” Tony says not bothering to put down the hot wielder.“You have ten missed calls from “Aunt hottie”.“Shit..!.”Tonys says dropping the wielder and digging in his deep Lab coat pockets for his phone and turns off silence and his phone immediately starts buzzing as he gets a call from May and he immediately picks it up.“Hello May…” Tony says putting the phone to his ear with a slight nervous tone in his voice.“Where the fuck is peter?! I went to Izzies house and they said you had them-!.”May’s voice comes from the phone, hoarse and angry.“There is something going on with Peter and Isabella.” Tony cuts her off with a now guilty tone.“What happened now? Does it have to do with Spider-man? And if so, why the hell is Isabella involved? God what happened Tony!”“May it’s not anything to do with that.We uhm recently found out that they were…doing drugs and alcohol behind our backs.” Tony says, rubbing hand over his face and sighing.“What?.. No No No Tony I think you’re confused Peter would never! he hates alcohol and all that stuff!” May denies as her voice is now filled with disbelief and confusion.“We were all shocked to find out that both of them were doing it as well and were doing it whenever they would hang out..but they are both in Peter's room. We did a search on both of their rooms at your house and the tower to make sure nothing was there and um…“And? and what Tony!.” May yells in a voice seeping with worry and a hint of anger.“We found a lot of stuff in Isabella's room, not so much in Peter's room but there was still some alcohol and weed in his room..”“I-I have to go, I'll call you back.” Mays says as Tony hears her sniffling and tries to comfort her but gets shut down quickly.“May it’s ok-““DONT. Don’t say it’s okay b-because it’s not okay! They are not okay for God sake! We live in the same house and I didn't even notice! Oh my god! Tony, we are horrible! They were struggling and we were ignoring all the signs…!” May cuts him and her voice begins to waver and break as her accent becomes heavier.“Hey none of that May. We didn’t notice and yes that’s our fault but we’re gonna help them the best we can okay? we’re not horrible people, they just hid it really well..okay?”“…Okay…i-i’ll call you back later.” May hangs up and leaves Tony in silence except for the faint sound of AC/DC playing in the background as Tony makes his way over to his desk and hunches over and burrows his head in his hands.——————————Natasha makes her way to Isabella room and does her special two-three-two knock and waits for Isabella to let her in.Isabella opens the door a bit and peaks her eyes out which are now red rimmed and puffy and she has tear tracks running down her cheeks and a bit of crust on the outer corners of her eyes.“May I come in?” Isabella nods and opens the door just enough for Natasha to squeeze in and close the door behind her.“By the way uhm Pete’s in the shower so uh...” Isabella says sitting on her bed with her knees pulled up to her chest.“So make this quick? Sure. I wanted talk about what happened a few days ago and I wanna..apologize for the way I acted.” Natasha says sitting on the bed near Isabella but not touching her.“It’s fine Natasha-.““No. No it’s not fine and we both know that Bella. You didn’t deserve the way I treated you. Natasha cuts her off and begins to speak again.“Also you can call me Nat, It was silly of me to ever revoke that privilege from you in the first place and Bella I'm sorry, I was angry and confused on why you or Peter would do something like that and acted on that.. I said hurtful and rude words too and I realized that after Bucky had pulled me aside. but Bella, you're not weak. I said that out of anger and I've never thought you were weak or a bad person and I shouldn’t have called you that and for that I'm really sorry.” Natasha said looking Isabella in the eyes as Isabella mouth was left slightly ajar with tears filling her eyes.“C-Can I hug you? plea-“ Isabella was cut off by Natasha bringing her in for a hug and bringing Isabella’s head to rest above her chest as Isabella’s arm found their way around Nat's arms and was
quietly crying while Natasha held her in such a motherly way.Natasha begins playing with her hair and shushing her calmly as she brings one hand around Isabella’s waist and brings her onto her lap and Isabella immediately curls more into her as the shower turns off and footsteps can be heard moving around.Couple minutes later and Isabella isn’t crying as much but is still on her lap and Peter’s walks out of the bathroom with slightly damp hair and gray sweatpants and a raggedy shirt as he stops in place and takes in the scene in front of him before making eye contact with Isabella and nodding his head before leaving to the room.After Peter had left the two sat there in silence the only noise being made were Isabella’s sniffles.“I’m sorry Nat..”“For what малыш?” Nat turned to look at her.“I got Peter into this mess.I introduced him to everything and even encouraged him..” As soon as the words left Isabella’s mouth Nat froze for a second.“Now we didn’t know that it was you who completely influenced him but I did have a suspicion.. buy why мапыш…?“What?” Isabella said looking up confused.“You knew it was wrong. So why would you push him towards it?” Natasha's words made her sound like a disappointed parent learning that their child had stole something from them.“I-I don’t know.. I guess I wanted to have someone suffering with me….I…I didn’t want to be the only freak at school anymore I thought that if someone was like me we would be..uhm better? I don't know..”Natasha just nodded at her words knowing her silence said everything that Isabella needed to know.———————- Peter opens his room door with his phone in his hand and closes the door with his foot as he walks over to his desk and sits down, putting his feet on the chair in a fetal-like position while playing some random game and popping a lollipop in his mouth.Thirty minutes had went by and Peter hears a knock at his door and takes the stick out of his mouth and throws it in the mini trash can before calling out .”Come in!.” as he doesn’t look up to see who it is before the door closes.Peter looks up and immediately freezes.“Please get out.” Peter’s voice said laced with something like anxiety or fear.“Kid I just wanna tal-“ Tony tries to say before being cut off and by putting his hand out as if he was talking to a wild animal.“I said get out! Mr.Stark please I don’t wanna do this right now..!” Peter said, dropping his phone on the desk and and putting his feet back on the floor with a anxious and fearful look in his eyes.“Kid, We can't keep ignoring each other..”“Yes we can. If I want to then I can.”“Kid that’s not how this works.We are gonna have to talk at some point and we both know that.” Tony says, stepping closer and putting his hands down.“STOP! I said get out! I don't want you here right now!” Peter says stopping him from taking another step as he gets out of his chairs and turns his back to Tony.Tony seized this opportunity and rushed at Peter and grabbed him in a hug wrapping his arms around Peter's upper body preventing him from leaving.“Stop it! I don't wanna talk…” Peter says at first resisting but after a few seconds he melted into the hug and hugged him back with tears springing to his eyes.“I didn't want you to be mad..Please don’t be mad at me,I'm sorry..” Peter says, turning around and burying his head in Tony’s chest as Tony’s hand is gently raking through his hair and Tony gently guides them to sit on the floor as Peter breaks.“I just wanted to be a part of something…I didn't mean for this to get that bad I swear! I just wanted a release..I got stressed out and I didn't know what to do…the Lab work didn’t help and patrol wasn’t a big enough distraction anymore and I just couldn’t do it anymore. I'm sorry Mr.Stark I really am..” Peter says crying harder as more tears soak into Tony’s shirt.Tony is patting Peter's hair and rubbing his hand up and down his back comfortably as Peter's cry’s begin to die down till just a few stray tears here and there.“Its okay kid..i’m not gonna lie and say I wasn’t extremely pissed when I found out because I was.But not anymore you were struggling and felt as if that was the only option you had and that’s not okay. We are gonna work on that.The three of us and the team are gonna help you every step of the way. I promise you, You won’t be alone again.” Tony says pulling away from Peter to look him in his eyes before placing a kiss on his forehead and pulling him back into a shorter but tighter hug.“Now c'mon let’s get off this floor, my knees are gonna kill me.” Tony said jokingly, making Peter let out a small laugh as they both got up and Tony's knees popped.“God you really are old” Peter says trying to get some normalcy back as the team had been walking on eggshells around him for the past week.“Shut it kid.But you wanna go down to the lab? I'll even let you mess around with one of the Suits?” to which Peter nodded his head, having a small smile on his face as they both left the room.—-—————————-Days passed after the interaction and Isabella and Peter slowly mended each others and began to hang out with each other like how they used to before the ‘incident’ as the team calls it.Peter is laying in Isabella’s room with popcorn on one side of him and candy on the other as Isabella is laying at the foot of the bed and they are watching Hamilton before they hear a knock at the door.“Who is it!” Isabella calls out.“It’s me clint!” Clint says with a hint of nervousness in his voice.“Uh come in..!?” Isabella says confused and glances back at Peter only to be met with the same look on her face as Peter shrugs.Clint opens the door and closes it behind himself and stands there awkwardly for a few seconds before coughing into his hand.“So Isabella I wanted to talk to you about...that night.” Clint says looking at Isabella but not making eye contact.“Oh..! Uhm sure what’s wrong?” Isabella sits up and sits crisscrossed“Uh the outfit you were wearing that night was very revealing and short...”“Oh uh.. it was a party dress but it got ripped pretty badly so I had to throw it away..” Isabella says looking even more confused.“Well I’m glad it’s gone, it's just your 15 and that outfit was something Nat might wear on a mission..”“Oh I mean..I don't really see what you're getting at..” Isabella glances back at Peter with a confused look.“It wasn’t age appropriate that’s all. and I just wanted to see if we could put some restrictions on what you wear, Not completely of course since we aren’t your parents! Just like small ones..” Clint said sitting on the edge of the bed.“Did the team ask you to do this?”“Yes.”“Hm okay well I mean.. I could wear less revealing clothes but almost my whole wardrobe is like crop tops and mini skirts. That's just how I dress..”“You don’t have leggings or sweatpants?” Clint raised an eyebrow at.“Of course I do! That's a dumb question but not many and most are like matching sets or just old stuff.”“Okay…okay I could work with that but we are gonna have to buy you new clothes missy.” Clint said getting up from his spot on the bed and his knees cracking just a tiny bit as he froze and slowly turned around too face Isabella.“Don’t say shit.”“ Damn you’re old.” Isabella said with a smug smile as Clint rolled his eyes and speed walked out to the room.“Surprised he can even walk that fast.” Isabella mumbled under her breath making Peter snort and kick her lightly.“Stop being mean and move your big head out the way I can’t see.” Peter said, holding the remote pointed towards the TV.“Shut up you rat.” Isabella said, laying next to him and snatching the remote from his hands.“Hey! it’s my turn!” Peter complained.“Boo hoo it’s my room and I wanna watch Gilmore girls.” And at that Peter accepted his defeat and rolled his eyes.——————————
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Two months had passed since the night of the
incident and the two teenagers had slowly but surely gotten better with the teams and their friend’s help. Peter had talked with MJ and Ned and the two were pissed at him but nonetheless accepted his apology and helped him on days where he felt like he needed someone who wasn’t going to constantly bring up his mistakes or make backhanded comments. Isabella had cut contact with most of her friends and apologized to Ned and MJ as well and the two haven’t forgiven her fully but are working towards being more civil and maybe even becoming friends with her. On days like this when Isabella felt like nobody really understood her and her issues or if she was too scared to leave her bed as if she did she would hurt or scar Peter like she did before the one person who was able to get through her thick skull was the one and only Peter. Peter sits beside Isabella as she’s turned away from him, refusing to look at him as if her gaze would cause him immense pain and he would run away from her forever. “Bella, can you please look at me?.” Peter asks as desperation seeped into his voice as he has been at this for almost an hour now. “Go away Peter.” “No. I'm not leaving till you at least drink and eat something. You are practically starving yourself!.” “At least I'll be skinny.” Isabella says with the first huff of humor all day. “Okay that was not funny. Like at all because we both know that you actually used to mean that. So it's not funny.” Peter says, staring at the lump that was named Isabella under the covers. “Whatever.” “Bella what’s going on? I mean I get bad days, we all do but this is like a regular thing now!” Peter finally snapped. “…It’s not a regular thing..” “It is bella! I mean this is the third time this week!” “W-We were actually having a meaningful conversation before you ruined it with that.” Isabella said dryly and with a voice crack. Peter sighed and got up from his spot on the bed and made his way around so he was standing over her as he ripped the covers out of her grip revealing her disheveled and almost matted curly hair and deep under bags. “I’m sick of this self-pity shit Isabella. Get up and go clean yourself up and get something to eat or I’m not talking to you.” Peter said, crossing his arms over his chest. The two had a staring contest before Isabella inevitably rolled her eyes and let out a noise of complaint but still made her way to the bathroom and making a show of slamming the door behind her. “I’ll be back in two hours! If you need help with your hair, Have FRIDAY get me!.” Peter said while leaving her room. . -———————————— After two hours Isabella had showered,Finished her skincare, And managed to tame half of her hair and put that part in a bun before asking FRIDAY to get Peter.Peter opens the bathroom door after knocking and walks behind Isabella.“I was called?”“Yes you were called. Help me with my hair.” Isabella said while rolling her eyes.“Uh Woah! Can you say the magic word?”
Peter responded, grinning.“You know what-“ Isabella turned around with an annoyed expression.“Okay Okay!” Peter said, raising his hands in surrender and making a show of grabbing the spray bottle and leave in conditioner.Isabella rolls her eyes and turns back around towards the mirror and quickly parts a section of hair for Peter to detangle as he gets to work almost immediately.After a few minutes of silence Peter speaks up. “Your hair is real pretty, you know?”Isabella nods.“I know how you felt before about them.. and just know it’s beautiful I mean I like my curls but yours are….”Isabella raised an eyebrow in the mirror warning him of his next choice of words.“Unique. Kinda like Greek goddess curls..” Peter says accidentally pulling too hard on a section.“Ow Peter!”“Sorry sorry!”“...thanks Peter.” Isabella said looking at him through the mirror as they made eye contact and she realized just maybe they could really be best friends again as Peter gave her a small smile before getting back to work on her hair. . —-———————————— The team came back from a mission around 10:50 pm and was greeted by the sight of Isabella asleep with her head in MJ’s lap and MJ asleep with her head resting on a pillow with a random rom-com in the background and snacks scattered and a lamp knocked over.“What the fuc-“ Sam started before being interrupted by a hand hitting his arm and pointing him to the two sleeping girls.“Shut it up skippy.” Bucky said, walking past him with a slight smirk on his face.“Oh so that’s how it’s gonna be? You know what you little shit-!” Sam's voice is noticeably lower as he gives chase to Bucky.Steve ignores them and goes to turn off the TV and wake them but is stopped by Tony.“Let them sleep, this is the first time they haven’t been heavily passive aggressive to each other. ” Tony says grabbing the blanket that had been flung on the floor and placing it over them.Steve spares one more look at them and hesitantly leaves the room and heads to his own.Tony,Nat,and Bruce are the only one still in the common room when they are alerted by Friday that Peter has returned from patrol.“Isn’t the kid still on lockdown? Why is he in the suit?” Bruce questions as he looks up from where he was washing the few dishes that’s were left around. “I’m about to find out. Babygirl, what window was it?” Tony looks up from the Stark pad he was using.“The 90th floor boss.” FRIDAY responded almost immediately.Tony took the elevator down to see Peter with his Spider-man mask on the floor and his head resting on his hands.Tony grabbed the mask from the floor and made his presence known by making his footsteps heavier than necessary as Peter head snapped towards him.“M-Mr.Stark..!” Peter said, surprised.“Kid, I thought we talked about no patrol until you got better.” Tony said placing his mask next to him and moving to stand in front of Peter but not tower over him.“I-I know but I did get better! I've been clean for a three months!.” Peter said, casting his eyes to Tony’s disappointed face.“I know but you uhm..just had relapsed before that.” Tony said placing a hand on Peter's shoulder but it was shrugged off only a few seconds after.“Okay? I've gotten better! I even helped Bella today! Doesn’t that show for something?” Peter said pleadingly almost begging.“It shows that you put other people before you and you are doing it now by going out there.” Tony explained and not getting upset or annoyed.“Peter, you can’t save others if you don’t save yourself. And if you won’t save yourself then I will.” Tony said, placing his hand on both sides of Peter's face and making him look him in the eyes.“Hypocrite..” Peter mumbled out after a few tense seconds.“Your right kid. but do as I say, Not as I do.” Tony replied cheekily back.FRIDAY interrupted the two with Peter’s health status. “Boss, Peter seems to be suffering from a sprained ankle and multiple bruises on his sides as well as a suspected concussion.”Peter immediately tried downplaying the extent of his injuries but was stopped almost immediately after by Tony grabbing his shoulders and steering him to the med bay while nodding his head.“Let Dr.cho hear it because I don't wanna hear it.”. ————————————————
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Isabella lay awake in her room as the clock hits midnight and she just turns over and sighs. Her mom didn’t want her in her house after the ‘incident’. She couldn’t be trusted enough to be left alone in her room so she was sent to the compound and she had also apparently ruined her reputation in the neighborhood so she had to go. The team hadn’t let either Peter nor her out of the compound since Peter snuck out on patrol which was mind you two weeks ago. She even tried using the excuse that she wanted to take her braids out and have them redid and Tony got a braider to come to the compound and do it for her. She couldn’t sleep and didn’t feel like even trying too. She sat up right on her bed and let her back hit the backboard as she began scrolling through her messages with her old friends. She knows she should have blocked them. She just couldn’t build up the courage to press the daunting red button as after she hit it then she would really only have Peter. Don’t get me wrong I love Peter with my whole heart and soul but I also loved being popular..I liked having a ton of friends even if they were terrible for me. I liked feeling wanted. She sighed and began scrolling on her phone again until a couple minutes later there was a knock on her door. The special knock that only her and Peter had. “Come in!” She yelled. Peter opens the door and walks in, shutting it behind him and then making his way to her bed. “I’m so bored.” “Oh my god! I thought it was just me! I can’t stand being in here. Don’t get me wrong I love it here but I need to get out!.” “That’s exactly how I’m feeling!!.” Peter said, running his fingers over his face as he flops onto the bed right by Isabella’s feet as his lower body hangs off the bed. “I couldn’t even use the excuse that I needed to get my hair redone just so I could get out of the compound! I can’t do this anymore Pete.” “But you do know Izzi they’re just trying to look out for us..” “I know but it’s too..much I can’t handle the constant coddling.” Isabella said, running her fingers through her braids before bending forward and putting her head in her hands. “Peter I can’ttttt. I need out.” Isabella said as she laid down in a starfish position as she propped her feet up a little better on her headboard so her head was next to Peter as she had a pout on her lips. “Wanna sneak out??” Isabella suggests. “Are you crazy??? They just began to trust us.” Peter looks down at her with his eyes narrowed. “Peter, I can't stay here.It’s so…I don’t know the words, I just need a break. Please?” Isabella said, sighing and running her hands over her face. “…Man…” Peter said resigned as he stood up from her bed and wiped his palms on his pajamas pants. “Ugh fine..But only an hour. Meet me in my room in thirty minutes.” Isabella threw her hands up with a smile on her face and practically leaped out of bed hugging Peter tightly while mumbling thank you. “Thank you thank you thank you..!!” She said before letting go. “I’ll go get ready now.” The two parted ways as Peter went to his room and Isabella went into her walk in closet. Isabella grabbed a black tube top with some bedazzled words on it and a pair of dark washed bootcut jeans with a little bling on the back pockets and also grabbed multiple rings,Bracelets and the necklace that her father had given her before she was kicked out. She quickly changed and ran her fingers through her braids detangling the curls at the end of her braids as she stood in front of the full body mirror. She adjusted her top by pulling it up one last time and then left the closet to go grab her black tote bag and pack it with her Stark AirPods,a Stark phone,Stark Watch and her Juicy couture wallet. Yes she had all the stark products.No she did not get them willingly. As after Tony saw her old apple products he immediately became offended and shoved the products in her hand.I still don’t know where my old stuff is. Isabella opened the door and looked down the hallways both ways before slowly creeping out and down a few hallways till she reached Peter's door. She did her special knock and the door immediately opened just enough for her to squeeze through. Peter was wearing a white button up shirt with a few buttons undone with a white cardigan like sweater on top that had black lining close to the edge with light washed slightly baggy jeans and a cross bag filled with his Stark AirPods,phone,his wallet,and some granola bars. Isabella closed the door behind her and looked Peter up and down before a smile appeared on her face. “Seems like my hard work has paid off! You're not dressed like a total nerd!” Isabella said with a slight teasing tone in her voice to which Peter just replied to her with a roll of his eyes. “Yeah well you literally stole all my science puns shirts and made them off the shoulder. So shush.” Peter said walking to his balcony and sliding the door open gently. “Hey! I apologized for that and I still think they look cuter on me and you now.” Isabella shot back following after Peter. Peter slid his balcony door open just five feet as if he slid it any further FRIDAY would have alerted Tony and the team and he also would have set off like thirty thousand security protocols. “Kay you go first bells.” Peter says making sure that the “fake him” hadn’t been messed up and looks like him as he placed a fake wig on the pillow to make it more believable. Isabella turned sideways and slid her way through the crack, tripping a little as it was a tight squeeze but she successfully got out. Peter followed after her with ease as he slid the door till it was only three inches open and you wouldn’t be able to tell it was open unless you were standing directly in front of it. Peter breathed in the chilly and crisp air of New York as cars drove by from below and music filled the streets barely audible from how high up they were. Isabella looked over and down the edge of the railing from the balcony. “Don’t you sometimes miss how free we were?” “What do you mean…?” Peter said, walking up to stand beside her. “I obviously don’t miss how I felt back then but…I-I sometimes miss how we just…went wherever we wanted to and as we pleased. No rules,No restrictions. Just leaving and coming back...” Isabella said with a somber look on her face. “I-I do..before I met you I didn’t do anything. I didn’t go out except for Spider-Manning and if it wasn’t doing that I stayed inside with May or Ned. And God did it get lonely sometimes. Especially on nights when..I just couldn’t think straight and my body didn’t feel like its own. So yeah… I miss feeling like that sometimes but it’s not good for us you know..?” Peter shook his head and put a smile on his face. “Enough sad shit. We came out here to get one last taste of freedom without drugs or alcohol. Let’s enjoy it okay?” Peter said, grabbing Isabella's wrist. Isabella glanced up and matched Peter's smile as she nodded her head and wrapped her arms around Peter's neck and he wrapped one arm around her waist and leaped over the railings and descended down to the city before shooting out a web and swinging off. ————————————— Isabella laughed, throwing her head back as Peter laughed with her as they were both walking down the side of the street with a hotdog in Isabella’s hand and an ice cream cone in Peter’s. The two had previously stopped by two food trucks after they saw the puppy that was sitting outside of the food truck in a lousy dog bed with a couple of small blankets strewn around her. Isabella couldn’t just walk away without supporting the poor dog so she bought a Hotdog and as the Owner was turning around and getting her order off the rotating hot dog stand she had placed two $50 bills in the tip jar before also paying for her meal. While Peter had been too busy fixing the fallen blankets and gently petting the dog to notice this small act Isabella had done and so when he bought a drink he used his card and added a $40 tip. The two had begun talking about the dog and when it came up how Peter had tipped and Isabella had a shocked look on her face. “I did too! Pete, I gave him $100!” She said excitedly. “Wait oh my god! We just gave him $140! No wonder he kept saying thank you and if we were sure!” Peter said with a smile on his face. “Oh my god! that is so crazy! I guess we really are alike.” Isabella said laughing and throwing her head back. The two teenagers continued down the street until they stopped to watch a band that was playing as there were three people who looked no older than they were. One who was singing,one who was playing the guitar and one more backup singer. The two clapped as the song ended and they both dropped a $20 bill into the hat as all the artist's faces immediately lit up and they began glancing at each other with barely contained excitement. “Thank you so much for supporting us!” The lead singer said with a huge grin on her face as she tucked her hair behind her ear. She had long brown curly hair that was tied back in a ponytail with a few pieces in the front and was about 5’4 with beautiful brown skin and multiple ear piercings as she was wearing a skirt with dark patterns that reached her ankles and a basic black tank top with multiple necklaces varying of different crystals and four to five bracelets on each of her wrist and her fingernails were painted black with three rings on each hand. “What’s your band name? You guys are really good!!” Isabella asked while she pulled up her tube top once again. man I really gotta get some tape. The backup singer spoke up. He was a 6'1 white man with long blonde hair that reached his shoulders and had a septum and lip piercing that were both black as he wore a black long sleeve shirt covered by a red short sleeve graphic tee on top with dark washed baggy jeans and red dirty converse as he wore a necklace that had the candy glass thingys from that one old movie Coraline. “Oh We’re a band called “lost kids”! Our lead singer is 17 and her name is Eunice! My name is Leo and I’m 19 and that’s our guitarist LeeLee! She’s 18.” Leo says pointing to each member with a soft smile on his face. “Hello!!” LeeLee calls out waving at Isabella as she waves and says hi back. LeeLee is a lightskin girl with beautiful long braids in that reached her lower back as she was adorned in a off the shoulder long sleeved black and white striped shirt with medium washed shorts with black tights on under it with knee-high converse and a long cross necklace and a her black tote bag on the floor next to her. Eunice stepped up and gave Peter their flier with their next booking,time,place,and socials. “Here! You guys are our second fan of the day! Thank you so much for stopping by and donating it means a lot to us.” LeeLee said with a smile on her face. “Anytime!” Isabella took the flier and waved them Goodbye as the two both walked away looking down at the filer. ————————————— A couple hours later and the two got tired and are now climbing back in the tower. Peter helped Isabella back over the railing and he lightly pushed open the door only to see Natasha and Clint laying in his bed waiting for them. They both freeze as Clint glances up as he sits up and has a disappointed and worried look on his face as Natasha's face is stoic but her eyes are filled with worried and disappointment as well. “Where were you two! Do you know how lucky you guys are that we didn’t tell Tony?” Clint says, shaking them out of their stupor as they both glance at each other then back to the floor. “Well? We are not leaving to tell you why you were out and where you both were.” Natasha says standing up. “I-I it’s my fault. I convinced Peter to come along but we didn’t do anything I promise! We just walked around and got food!” Isabella said cutting off Peter before he even got the chance to speak. “Izzi! No it’s my fault as well she didn’t entirely convince me I had wanted to leave the tower just for a hour before she even asked me. I lost track of time..” Peter said immediately trying to counter what she said. “Stop. I get you wanting to leave for a breath of fresh air but you gotta tell someone.” Clint said cutting them off from any more debates. “He’s right. We wouldn’t know where you are or if you are relapsing. If you two feel like this again and just need to leave. Leave a note or text me or Clint so we know where you are.” Natasha spoke up, walking over to the two teens and placing a hand on their shoulders. “I’m sorry Nat…” Isabella said with her eyes casted down. “‘I’m sorry Clint…” Peter said, glancing between the ground and his face. Clint walked over to the two and hugged Peter pulling him into his chest and rubbing his back slowly. Natasha did the same with Isabella but rubbed her head and rested her chin on top of Isabella's head. Peter immediately hugged Clint back, wrapping his hands under Clint’s arm to grip at his shoulders. Isabella wrapped her arms around Natasha after a few seconds as she just gently let her hands rest around Natasha’s waist. The two switched so it was Isabella and Clint hugging and Peter and Natasha hugging. The four broke apart with the worry gone from their eyes but the disappointment just a slither of it in their eyes. “Let’s get you to bed Bella.” Natasha said a bit sternly and softly as she wrapped an arm around Isabella’s shoulder and guided her out of Peter’s room. “Go to bed kid. It’s 3:30 am and you have online school tomorrow.” Clint said gently, grabbing Peter’s bag and placing it in his chair before slightly pushing Peter towards his bed. “I’m going..! I’m going! Geez” Peter replied laughing. Peter sat down and untied his shoelaces and slid them off throwing them on the floor before sliding under the covers. “Goodnight kid.” Clint said walking to the door. “Night Clint.” Peter replied back while closing his eyes. ————————————