author note: trigger warnings for bullying/believing what the bully said.

peter's pov. . .

     I hate crutches. they're so annoying and I used a homemade ex-ray I made that showed my leg had healed, I dont know exactly how it healed if I had to guess it was from that spider.

     I couldn't believe what had happened last night, I had met, THE Tony Stark and ate dinner with him and the Avengers! it was like a dream come true

     I used my crutches (gross) and left my room, my aunt may have told me she had to work in the ER that morning so I wasn't surprised when I didn't see her. my stomach growled and I was hungry. . . but there was only enough food for dinner and so I left the house and hopped to school without eating breakfast, I'll be able to have lunch at school, it'll be fine.

     while in class I made sure to keep my mouth shut and not correct Flash, I'd let the teacher do it, flash couldn't hurt her.

     "What happened?" Ned, my best friend asked.

     "i-i got hit by a car."

     "WHAT?!"

     "Mr., Leeds. if you have somthing to say you can say it to the class."

     "s-sorry ma'am."

     our teacher when back to teaching and i turned to ned.

     "i was running from flash and didnt realize i was in the road. guess who hit me."

     "who?"

     "guess."

     "Mr. stark."

     "tony stark?!"

     i nodded, "well, more like his driver."

     "no way, did you meet the other avengers?"

     i nodded, "Mr. banner casted my leg."

     "no way! that's so awsome. man, i wish i got hit by Mr. starks driver."

     "no you dont." i said, "it hurt. a lot."

     "yeah. . ."

     "alright class. on my desk there are forms you can fill out for an internship at stark industries. forms need to be turned in by the end of the day. peter, I'd like to speak to you before you leave."

     uh no. that isn't good. 

     the bell rung and i nervously packed up my stuff and headed to the front of the class.

     "yeah, ma'am?"

     "take this." she handed me one of the forms, "you're a smart kid peter, i think you should apply."

     "o-okay. I'll think about it. thank you ma'am."

     "of course, have a good day peter."

     "you too ma'am."

     i left the classroom and headed to lunch but first i needed to go to my locker and put the paper for the internship away, I'd love to get the internship but. . .i dont know if i deserve it.

     just as i was about to close my locker i was pushed against the ones next to it. flash was staring at me angrily.

     "you better not apply for the internship. its mine!"

     "i-i wont!" i exclaimed, "i promise."

     "good. and just to make sure you dont-" flash grabbed the piece of paper and ripped it up, "now get in there."

     before i could protest flash forced me in my locker (luckily leaving me my crutches.)  and closed it trapping me in.

     "poor puny parker, stuck in a locker." flash laughed, "did you really think you had a shot at winning the internship? did you really think tony stark would pick someone so weak and pathetic to work with. such an idiot."

     flash walked away and i couldnt help but start to softly cry. flash was right, why did i ever think i could win the internship. I'm just puny parker who couldnt even save his uncle. 

Tony's pov. . .

     "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO HAVE INTERNS?!" i yelled at pepper Potts, my girlfriend and  personal secretary.

     "i mean, I'm going to be spending the night sorting through highschoolers who all want to work with you and i am going to pick one for you and you are going to deal with it. got it?" 

     i mumbled and she got angrier.

     "got it?! better say yes or no coffe."

     "no coffe?"

     "no coffe!"

     "alright! alright! what does an internship do?"

     "you'll have whoever is picked come every Tuesdays and Thursdays, while they're there they will do research, build, basically work. its as simple as that."

     i groaned like an annoyed child, "fineeeeee."

     "good."

     pepper walked away from me and i returned to my work. whoever pepper picks better be good enough.

peter's pov. . .

     "peter? is that you?" i heard a voice asked.

     i recognized the voice as to be my teacher, the one with the slips for the internship.

     i thought about no answering but then, "yeah. . ." i squeaked.

     "peter, what's your code?"

     i told her my code and soon the locker door popped open. she helped me out of the locker and i sat out the floor, my leg was killing me.

     "what happened? who did this too you?!"

     "i did it." i lied, she looked confused so i lied more, "i was climbing in to grab somthing and accidently closed the door on myself.

     i gave her one of my innocent sheepish smiles and prayed she believed me. i dont think she did but she didnt pressure me into telling.

     "alright. . . we'll, school is over. do you have your slip?"

     i shook my head, "i lost it. but its okay, i dont think I'm going to turn it in."

     "nonsense." she said, "I'll give you another form and you'll fill it out. okay?"

     "uh. . .i-" i really wanted to do the internship but flash would kill me if i took it away from him. . . "okay."

     she helped me up to a standing position and we headed to her room where i sat in one of the first desks and started to fill out the form. i was still filling it out when miss Potts walked in.

     "hello miss warren. I'm pepper Potts, we talked about the internship."

     "hi pepper." she said, "i have just one last student I'm waiting for. he lost his form and got stuck in his locker."

     miss warren gestured to me and i smiled embarrassedly and waved.

     "oh, okay. I'll just wait right here."

     another few minutes passed and i got out of my chair and handed miss Potts my paper.     

     "I'm done." i said, "I'm sorry you had to wait."

      "it's quite alright. have a good day."

     "you too ma'am. bye miss warren."

     "bye peter."

     i made my way out of the school just as rain began to fall down hard. i didnt know what to do. i couldnt walk home in the rain with my cast, but i couldnt stay at school aunt may would be worrying too much when she got home. and what about aunt may?! she cant walk home in the rain! she'll get a flu!

     "do you need a ride?" i heard i voice asked next to me.

     i jumped and turned to see pepper Potts standing next to me. i was pretty certain my mouth was gaping wide and i hope it wasnt.

     miss Potts raised her eyebrow and i snapped out of it.

     "s-sorry. i-i think I'll be okay. i just need to wait for the rain to stop so i can walk home."

     "how about happy gives you a ride? no one should be stuck out in the rain."

     i thought about it, "alright."

     i followed miss Potts to the car where i was helped into the back seat.

     "again?" the man, who i presume is happy, asked, "why is it i always see you when I'm driving?"

     "what do you mean happy?" miss Potts asked, "when have you met peter before?"

     "tony didnt tell you? yesterday i hit the kid when driving home. his fault not mine."

     "its true." i said when pepper looked horrified, "i ran into the road and didnt realize it. I'm okay though."

     "i hope they brought you to a hospital."

     "the infirmary at the tower. i met the avengers."

     miss Potts put her hands on her head, "i cant belive this. how did you get home?"

     "my aunt and i walked. thats how we get around everywhere."

     "you walked?! i am defiantly talking to tony about this!"

     "NO!" i exclaimed, "dont! its okay! Mr. stark didnt know."

     "okay. . . well, we're do you want happy to take you?"

     i told her my address and happy started off. we arrived at my apartment and i gave them a quick thank you then headed inside the complex.

pepper's pov. . .

     "tony is in so much trouble when we get home." i said after peter entered his apartment.

     "i figured. but doesn't looked familiar?"

     "should he?" i asked.

     "he's peter parker."

     i gasped, "the kid from nine years ago?!"

     happy nodded, "yep."

     i couldnt belive this, what a small world was this.

     we arrived at the tower and i went straight to the avengers floor where i knew tony would be with the rest of the avengers playing thier annual video game night.

     "Anthony Edward stark!"

      "oh no." i heard him say he then turned at me, "yes misses?"

     "you hit a child yesterday and didnt tell me?!"

     ". . . how did you find out about that?!"

     "i met him when i was picking up the internship papers."

     "do you know. . .?"

     "that he's peter from so long ago? yes. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU SHOULDVE TOLD ME! YOU'RE LUCKY THEY DIDNT SUE YOU!"

     he rolled his eyes, "I'm sorry. . . next time I'll tell you."

     "you better hope there isn't a next time!"

     i then stormed off. i had internship resumes to look through.

     they were all the same. all of them said the same exact things in just slightly different ways, the only one that was original so far was a kid named Eugene "flash" Thompson. but that kid had an bigger ego then tony and that was somthing no one wanted to mess with.

     there was only one left. this one better be promising. 

     alright. . . seems like I've found our new intern. 

author note: i hope you guys liked this chapter!!!!!!! it was super fun writing it!