"Hey what's up?" Tony asked as he exited the elevator with Natasha close behind.

"Uh, nothing! Nick just left." Peter quickly answered, feeling uncomfortable and somewhat scared after what Nick told him. 'Hail Hydra', those two words echoed in his brain. He knew what Hydra was, mostly. Well, not really. All he knew is that they're bad and Steve Rogers fought against them. But if the director or SHIELD says that, that isn't good, right?

"You alright?" Natasha tilted her head, getting a better look at Peters worried face.

"Uh, yes- yeah I am," He stammered, getting up from his stool, "I'm gonna go to my room, I got...homework."

"Okay, alright then, uh be down by seven, movie night!" Tony called as Peter quickly scurried out of the room.

"Somethings up with him." Natasha quickly commented.

"I mean, he just met Nick Fury, I'd be kinda scared too." That was true. Whenever it was your first time meeting Nick Fury, he purposely made himself even more intimidating than he is, (he's very intimidating).

"I suppose, but he's not acting scared. He's hiding something. Something Nick probably told." Tony nodded, not replying for a minute.

"I'll keep an eye on him." Tony replied and went off into his lab, leaving Natasha alone in the kitchen.

•

As soon as Peter got to his room, he ran to his desk, flipping open his laptop.

"Hydra, Hydra, Hydra." His whispered to himself while typing in things about Hydra. Not much had came up, or they were just long articles Peter didn't want to read.

"Why would he say that?" Peter sighed, slapping his hands on his forehead. Sure, he knew what Hydra was, kinda. All he really knew it was bad. He was going to learn it in 8th grade, but the state made it illegal for schools to teach about Hydra. He slammed the top of the laptop shut and threw himself down on his bed. He was tired, but not tired. He wanted to take a nap, get rid of the yawns, but every time he tried closing his eyes, they just opened up.

"Ah, whatever." Peter sighed and unplugged his phone from the charger. It immediately lit up, showing all the unread texts. Most of them were from Ned or from when his aunt died. He decided to text Ned back, feeling bad after ditching him at school.

(Peter) hey sent 4:52pm

(Ned) 'Hey'??? Dude that's all I get? Received 4:54pm

(Peter) im so sorry man abt today. i didn't mean to be so mean to you it's just flash talking about my aunt like that just made me really upset. also thanks for standing up to flash, i doubt he actually listened tho sent 4:55pm

(Ned) I understand, I probably should have been a little nicer...haha. Also flash is suspended. One of the gym teachers saw what happened and flash got sent to the office!! Received 4:56pm

(Peter) flash is suspended??? how long?? 😧😧 sent 4:56

(Ned) Okay well, he may or may not be actually suspended...I just made that up 🤫. I think he is, at least I hope he is. Received 4:57pm

(Peter) he should be expelled, gone from our lives!😂 sent 4:57pm

(Ned) Okay trueeee! God, we should hang out again, like go get sandwiches again or something🥪🥪🥪 received 4:58pm

(Peter) hey im having movie night tonight. i can ask tony if u can come over and then sleep over sent 4:58pm

(Ned) Can't sleep over, but I can probably stay till like 11 received 4:59pm

(Peter) thats fine! imma go ask tony if u can come over sent 4:59pm

(Ned) Sweet! Received 5:00pm

Peter turned his phone off and rushed out of his room. When he got in the elevator, he kept on telling FRIDAY to make it go faster, although she'd always respond with, "Peter, this is as fast as it can go."

Once Peter left the elevator he ran out into Tonys lab, calling out his name.

"What, what, what?" Tony perked his head up at the sound of his name being repeated.

"Can Ned stay over tonight, well not stay over. Like he goes home at 11 or something, cause he's busy tomorrow." Peter smiled, while still catching his breath.

"Um, I don't see why not, but tonight is movie night, are you gonna miss out on that or is Ted gonna join?" Tony set down a tool, giving more attention to the kid.

"It's Ned, and yeah he's gonna join us." Peter corrected, causing Tony to roll his eyes.

"Alright, just tell me when he's coming." Peter nodded and ran back to his room in excitement. Once he got back to his room, he flopped back onto his bed, grabbing his phone.

(Peter) you can come over! movie night is gonna be awesome! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Sent 5:06pm

(MJ) uh what? Received 5:08pm

(Peter) oh shit! wrong person😬🙄sorry sent 5:08pm

(MJ) right, whos the special one coming over? ❤️❓Received 5:09pm

(Peter) what? it's just Ned  sent 5:09pm

(MJ) 🤨😏😏Received 5:10pm

(Peter) what?? 🧐🧐Sent 5:10pm

(MJ) i always knew u and Ned had a thing going on🤷🏽‍♀️ received 5:10pm

(Peter) what?? no?? god ur actually kinda annoying sometimes 🙄🙄🙄 sent 5:11pm

(MJ) mhm received 5:11pm

Peter rolled his eyes, but chuckled. He knew MJ was joking, but he still hated her. He changed the contact to Ned and told him the news. Ned replied with excitement and told him he's gonna be there at 5:30. Peter was really happy, extremely happy. He hadn't hung out with Ned in so long and Ned always made him feel better. He knew what jokes to exactly tell and what to do whenever he was upset. They were best friends since childhood and been through almost everything (the one thing they haven't been through was heartbreak since they gonna be single for life, admit it we all know it's true)

•

"Mr. Parker, it appears your friend is here." Friday said out of no where, scaring Peter.

"Ah! Jeesh, you scared me." Peter put his hang against his beating heart.

"I apologize. I do advise you get your friend, or he may freeze out there in this cold weather." Friday responded.

"Alright, thanks Fri." Peter got up from his bed and left his room.

"Hey kid, Ted is here." Tony called to Peter when he left the elevator.

"It's Ned," Peter corrected, "and yeah, I'm getting him." Tony simply replied with a nod and Peter rushed to the front door. While waiting in the elevator going down to the first floor, he tapped his foot, waiting for the doors to open and him to see his best friend once again.

When the doors opened, he ran out and quickly opened the glass doors, allowing Ned into the warm building.

"What took you so long?" Ned shivered.

"Do you know how many floors there are in this damn place?" They both laughed and went back into the elevator.

"So what are we doing? Just watching a movie and then I go home?" Ned asked.

"Uh, yeah. But we don't start movies until like 7 or 8, so we can just hang out in my room for a while." Ned nodded and they waited in silence for the elevator ride to end.

When the smooth doors slid open, Peter ran out and Ned hesitantly followed behind, gawking at everything.

"This is Ted?" Tony asked, smirking.

"Uh, sir, it's actually Ned." Ned replied, still amazed by everything in the room.

"Yes, yes I know that." Tony chuckled, "Uh, I'll just have FRIDAY tell you when to come down for the movie." Peter nodded and him and Ned scurried off to Peters room.

"Dude, this is actually this coolest place! How are you like not all amazed about it?" Ned scoffed, looking at the rare and probably very expensive paintings on the hallway walls.

"Yeah well, I've been here for a while. But there's some parts that freak me out. Tonys and Bruce's labs are crazy! They build freaky shit and everyday it's different." Ned laughed, although he wouldn't be able to understand exactly what Peter was explaining.

When they got into Peters room, Peter immediately moved all the dirty clothes on the group to one corner, then flopping onto his bed. Ned observed every little detail in his room. The paintings, furniture, decorations. Everything caught his attention, causing a gasp every now and then. Peter sat on his bed, laughing at Neds amazement. He remembered how he used to be like when first coming here. He had basically the same reaction as Ned.

"So, what do you want to do?" Ned finally said, after his little amazement session. He was sitting on Peters desk chair, moving back and forth.

"Uh, I dunno. What can we do?" Peter asked.

"Seriously? We are in the avengers facility! There are thousands of things to do! This place is huge!" Ned acted like he was just told something really offensive.

"Well yeah, but a lot of this building is either storage, SHIELD stuff or places I'm not allowed to go in." Peter shrugged, thinking of fun things they could do.

"Okay well, should we just sit up here and wait for the movie?" Peter just nodded, leaving the room silent.

"Oh dude! I gotta show you this! I accidentally texted MJ instead of you, it's so weird!" Peter jumped up, reaching for his phone. He opened up the messaging app and scrolled through his and MJs texts. Ned reacted differently at different spots. He handed back his phone, laughing and then digging for his own device hidden in his pocket. He showed him an app about science and Peters attention was caught quickly.

For the next hour or two, they continued talking, changing subjects almost every second.

•

"Guys?" Tonys knocked at the closed door. Peter got up, letting him in.

"Yeah?" He asked.

"You guys...coming?" Tony asked, feeling a little dumb and crazy.

"Uh, oh shoot!" Peter spun around and read his digital clock, which said  9:16pm.

"Did you not hear FRIDAY?" Tony asked, suspiciously and worryingly.

"Uh no, we didn't hear it- or her- or yeah." Ned stuttered, while Peter quietly laughed at him.

"Hm, I'll look into FRIDAY later then. Well the movies ready, so, come down. Also bring a few blankets and maybe a pillow or two." The two teens nodded and Tony left them.

"Dude, FRIDAY was only not working when she got hacked by HYDRA. Do you think Tony got his AI hacked?" Peter asked, immediately jumping to conclusions.

"What? No, it's probably just broken or something. I mean, no one can hack into Tony Stark, so you know, it's probably nothing." Ned assured him. Peter just shrugged and grabbed a handful of blankets. Ned took two pillows and they left the room. They didn't say much in the walk or the elevator ride. When they got down to the common room, the avengers greeted them both. Ned got highfives from everyone and was ecstatic. Peter put the blankets on the opposite side of he couch Tony was sitting on. He flipped himself over the back of the couch and Ned walked over and sat next to Peter. Peter took his blanket and Ned used a extra blanket that Peter barely used. They draped a longer one across both of their legs and where finally comfortable.

"Stark!" Clint  shouted, "Can I start the movie?" He reminded Peter of a little kid asking for a little treat or toy.

"Yes, I told you, once the kids get down here, you can start the movie." Clint just nodded and pressed play on the remote. When the movie theme song started, Peter recognized it immediately. He looked up at the screen and saw Star Wars. He wasn't sure what movie it was yet, but was eager to find out.

While watching the movie, everyone was covered in blankets, despite the heat being on high. A few of them actually shivered, but were most likely sick.

Peter began to get tired and dreaded to fall asleep on Tonys arm, but Ned was here. He couldn't leave his friend just awkwardly sitting there with the Avengers. So, Peter fought the tiredness and made his way through the whole movie without falling asleep.

•

"See! I told you you'd like it!" Clint yelled at Natasha, right after the movie ended. Everyone was either talking, on their devices or sleeping as the end credits played. Peter and Ned talked about the movie, and Ned was super excited about a numerous of things.

"I just watched Star Wars, with the Avengers!" He whisper yelled. Peter just chuckled and nodded.

"I mean, I'll be here for a little bit, so you'll probably watch a bunch of movies with them." Ned dropped his mouth, causing Peter to laugh.

"Hey kid, Happy can take your friend home now." Tony snuck up behind Peter and put his hand on his shoulder. Peter looked behind to see Tony standing.

"Uh, yeah. We'll go get his things." Ned and Peter both got up and went towards his room. They grabbed Ned's jacket and phone then came back downstairs. Happy was waiting at the door. They waved goodbye and Ned followed Happy quietly out to the garage.

"What time is it?" Peter asked, laying back down on the couch. Tony then sat beside him, looking at his watch.

"11:58. You should get to bed." Tony glanced over to Peter, who was laying face down into the couch.

"I don't go to bed at midnight." Peter complained, having his words muffled into the couch cushions.

"Yeah but I sure as hell know you're pretty tired." Tony softly laughed, rubbing the kids back.

"I'm not tired." Peter began to sit up and placed himself next to Tony, leaning his head against him.

"Right, right," Tony chuckled, "oh also, there's a press conference- party thing in two days, I want you to come."

"What happens if I don't come?" Peter mumbled.

"Uh, well that wouldn't happen cause I'd force you out, but also all the reporters would be pretty pissed."

"Why?" He leaned his head up, glancing at Tony.

"I gave an announcement that I got something huge to say. Of course then all the huge reporters will come and all the photographers and everyone else, and of course if the big thing isn't there, then I'd say most of those people would be mad." Tony rambled on. Peter heard some of it, he was mostly just tired, but trying not to fall asleep. He let out a long yawn, causing Tony to wrap his arms tighter around him.

"Not tired?" Tony joked, Peter just nodding his head in response.

"I'll let you sleep on the couch, but don't be mad if Thor or Nat wakes you." This time, Peter didn't respond. He managed to drift himself into a deep sleep within seconds. Tony just laughed and carefully laid him down, covering him up with the blankets that were there. He kissed his forehead, leaving the room and going to his lab to fix whatever bug that FRIDAY got infected with.

Sorry for a slower update, I hope this doesn't seem rushed. Also I got spotify premium and I'm so happy!! Alright see you whenever (??)