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May, MJ, Gwen, Michelle, Maddie, and sight for sore eyes, Ned were there for the little party that they arranged for my supposedly return back to the land of livings, in a sense that is, after all, we had to stick to the coma story for the time being. But man, does it feel so nostalgic to come back to a full house. Everyone was all smiles.

The girls cooked some nice good food and snacks for us to enjoy and MJ put up her old jazz music which filled the home with good vibes. Yup, all seems perfect, like nothing has changed much and life goes on, the way it used to be. Furthermore, it's kinda good to see them getting along just fine. A happy harem means a happy life for everyone.

I had a nice plan in mind, but they just had to invite Ned today. Well, it's not like I hate him or anything, it's just that I wanted some lonesome time with my girls. Anyway, since he's here, I might as well catch up to what he has been doing in his grandma's home all this time, only to come back now.

"You are really doing great, Peter. It's nice to see you up walking again, instead of seeing you inside a big tube filled with liquid," Ned remarked, giving me a friendly pat on the back.

"Yeah, glad to be out of there. And I heard you used to visit me every week... Thanks, man. But enough about that, how was the time you spent on your grandmother's farm? From what I heard it's a pretty lonesome place in the middle of nowhere with barely any people around. Had fun?" I asked while chewing on some chips.

"Oh, dude, that was a whole lot of experience," He chuckled as he reminisced. "Look at me. I'm all slimmed down and I'm pretty sure I got some packs. Seesh... Work and work all day till night. They are expanding the farm and you know how it is, hard work, eat some food, sleep some more, and repeat. The good part, I'm all buff now. Have a look."

And so, Ned flexed his not-so-impressive biceps and chest with a proud and confident smirk. But he did indeed get slimmer than before. "What can I say, manual work."

"Nice dude. Hit the gym next for a few months and maybe it'll start shaping into real abs. You are gonna get very popular with the cheerleaders at college next year," I encouraged him as Ned's expression turned into a slight frown as if he was considering it seriously.

"You think so?" He asked.

"For sure!"

Ned nodded, "Maybe I'll do that! There is no better way than to make the move at this moment."

"Hit the iron bro... Hit the iron when it's hot."

"You are right. I'm gonna do it. Yup! This week I'll join the gym." He fist bumped as I joined in on his confidence, "Dude, it's gonna happen! By the way, I heard from Gwen about Flash. That lunatic really got crazy in the end, huh?"

"You have no idea. He assaulted Liz and even pulled a knife on her. If I wasn't there to save her... Maybe something worse could have happened."

"Lunatic," Ned commented as we both nodded.

We talked a lot, catching up on the old and recent events that happened in his absence. Then we came to Harry's situation.

"Man! I can't believe that Mr. Norman was the Green Goblin and human experiments... Dang! I swear I never expected that," Ned commented with a disturbed expression and that is understandable.

It wasn't surprising. People sometimes don't know what kind of demons they got residing inside themselves until they come out and wreck shit.

"Yup! Now, everyone is saying that Harry went overseas for some kind of treatment, but that's all we know about him. That guy should at least contact us, right? I mean, I get it. After everything his father put him through, he needed to stay away from all that was there and focus on himself, and recover. It was necessary but still. He should have at least let us know where he is. It's like he just disappeared," I sighed and added, "But still... Man, poor, Harry."

Ned looked a bit sad, hearing that, "Yeah, man! That's not so cool. We are best friends... or were best friends, so... What the hell, bro? When he comes back, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind. How dare he tell us if he is fine or not? Some friend..." He replied before grabbing a plateful of chicken nuggets.

The rest were either chatting amongst themselves or having their own conversations. Everyone was pretty much contented with the moment we have at present.

Gwen and MJ joined us and brought canned sodas.

"So, Ned. You told Peter about Erica, yet?" Gwen asked with a sly smirk.

"Wha-No! I told you it's nothing like that," Ned stuttered, trying to avoid eye contact.

Gwen and MJ burst out into an epic fit of snorts and snickers and that brought others' attention towards us.

"Erica, huh?! Ah! I see, that's why the change and all," I teased him a bit and made a smirk as Ned just pouted in irritation and chomped a mouth full of a chicken.

"Yep. She asked him for a study session. With the exam coming up... But, Ned is still hesitating, isn't he? Aw, how adorable. It's your first girlfriend!" MJ grinned, joining my side to tease Ned a bit further.

"Huh, she is not my girlfriend. But she does not seem that bad to begin with... I mean, she is really beautiful and kind-hearted and oh! she's very smart. Definitely top class and pretty talented too, with such a nice physique, like she could probably ace most sports... Oh, what the heck am I even babbling on, Pete? I need help. I don't know what to do or how to speak to her. Out of nowhere, she asked me for a study session at her house and I don't know what to do," Ned said frantically as he grabbed onto my arm like his life depended on it.

"Okay, chill, buddy... It's just a study session, calm your horses a bit," I gave him an assuring smile, "Besides, what are the chances that it's going to be more than a simple study session? Just be a man and go. Take it one step at a time. Don't rush things. It could be a test. She might want to check your personality and the kind of man you are. So, don't jump in even if she gives the green signal. Control yourself, and be patient. Follow your instinct and things should go just the way they should and there isn't a need to be nervous at all."

Ned calmed and cleared his throat before nodding, "True... I can control myself. It's just that I am nervous as hell. Well, I guess, I'll prepare myself mentally. I just don't want to leave a bad impression on her."

"Why don't you just start with a simple conversation? If she invited you to her home, then you two must have spent some time together, right?" Michelle chimed in from behind. As usual, she was reading a book, with her legs up on the sofa. She looked at our little conversation group and also said her piece, "So, go with that. Don't try to butter up her too much or else she might think you as a creep. Keep it short and simple. Then, shift the conversation to studies. That's all you should do. Not a thing more, not a thing less."

"She has a point," MJ shrugged.

Ned, though hesitant, smiled. "Yea, I'm gonna try that. Simple and sweet and no butter, or I'll become toast!"

"Exactly," Michelle gave him a small thumbs-up and went back to reading her book.

The three of us looked back at Ned, smiling. We always supported him with everything he was in the past. Even so, this time we believed that Ned might finally have a good time in his life.

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After dinner, we stayed up late, playing some games. Yeah, I'm pretty rusty so it was like everyone ganged up on me and beat the heck out of me. It was pretty fun overall, so, yep, it was a good night overall. I could have used my spidey power, but where's the fun in that?

Everyone slowly got tired, it was almost 1: 30 AM.

I showed Ned his room since he'll be staying the night.

"Goodnight, Peter," Ned said as he hopped into the bed.

"Goodnight, man..."

After that, it's time to have some fun. Now, whose room should I enter?

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