Fake Friends

The next day they're just sitting on the couch and hanging out, talking about what life was like before all this happened.

"One time I caught you pretending to be asleep but you were actually listening to Peter and I... in class." Bed exclaimed.

"What?" MJ asked looking surprised.

"You're not the only observant one MJ." Ned cooed.

"That also begs the question," Peter started looking down at the hands inner twined together and then looking at Ned smirking, "Why'd you do that anyways? That's not you."

"I thought I was being believable!" MJ turned to fully face Peter a somewhat shocked look on her face.

"No he's right!" Ned chuckled.

"You, sleeping in class? Really you were always reading a book or messing with something. You would've never fall asleep in class. If someone did you snort or scoff in their direction, quietly but you'd still do it."

MJ glanced from Peter to Ned who both shrugged at the same time. MJ removed her hand from Peter and folded her arms in disbelief, "Nuh uh!"

You're not the only observant one! We started to notice whenever we were at class or lunch you tried to be near us but not obvious. So we kind of started watching you because we thought it was a little strange." Peter shrugged and looked at Ned who nodded, "That is until Liz left, we all had a project together and then Peter also got super obsessed with you."

Peter was about to respond when MJ's phone started to ring. "Oh I should probably take it, if I don't she won't stop calling till I do. Go talk amongst you two."

"Michelle!" A preppy sounding voice came through MJ's phone. Peter and Ned both looked up at her with an odd look. MJ muted her mic so that the girl couldn't hear her. "It's Stacy she likes to be called T. She runs a thing where they take girls under their wings that they deem need a makeover and include them in all their social events and try to turn them into prissy princesses."

"Sounds right up your alley." Ned joked garnering a glare from MJ.

"If you don't pick up things get worse, I don't wanna even tell her."

"Emmy? Emmy!" Her phone yelled.

"What." Peter said looking really flabbergasted as Ned tried not to laugh.

"That's her nickname for me, I hate it." MJ sighed and took her phone off of mute. "Yes?"

"Did you hear what I said?"

"I don't think so."

"Were you talking to someone else?"

"Yeah sorry."

"I didn't think you had friends except for me! Oh and Thad is here too!"

"Hey Mich wassup?" Thad said getting into camera, "T and I are wondering where you've been!"

"Yes! We're worried about you Emmy! Why haven't you been at school in the past couple of months?"

Peter could hear the thick level of fake concern the girl was trying to give off, but failing. MJ tried to smile naturally. "You know all the stuff with Spider-man?"

"Yeah who doesn't." Stacy said.

"Bro he's hot!" Thad exclaimed.

"Sweetie not the time." Stacy said as sweetly as she could.

"Well I'm with him, he's my boyfriend."

Stacy burst out into laughter and Thad did as well. "Right. Peter Parker, you're boyfriend? Please! Stop trying to get attention for yourself you already have our attention! We're here to help. I know you have know friends but you don't need to make up a story about the a boyfriend too! Where are you... really?"

Peter and Ned has been whispering about different things until this point. Ned pointed to MJ and Peter looked and heard. The more he listened the more mad he got." Peter got MJ's attention and gestured as if asking if she wanted him to but in. MJ shook her head, Stacy continued to blabber and so MJ moved her head as if considering it then nodded. Peter got up and jumped over to where MJ was and wrapped himself all over her and kissed her cheek.

"Hey guys! Tracy and Sad right?"

They looked completely off guard.

"Wait is that?" Stacy looked at Peter, MJ and then Thad.

"Yes that is!" Thad said. "See he's even more attractive now!"

"Uhhhhh... thanks?" Peter said.

"Thad, babe. Still not the time."

"I'll let you know that yes MJ is with me."

"MJ? Who calls her MJ?" Thad asked and Stacy shrugged.

"Only her friends!" Ned shouted just in case they wouldn't be able to hear him.

"Who was that?" Thad asked.

"Ned." MJ said.

"Yeah so she's on the run with me. She doesn't need you bye!"

"No wait! When are you coming back?" They asked on the phone.

"I don't know." MJ said. "But I have to go. Bye!"

"Ok bye Emmy! Hopefully I'll see you soon!"

"Yeah in your dreams." MJ muttered as they hung up.