Who're You Gonna Call?

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New Students weren't a new thing for Midtown High. It was an extremely well known STEM school and there were new people every year. This year was a little different though because they'd been approved to offer off campus boarding for students who lived a little further than midtown. Peter had briefly looked into it but he was quick to discover that his scholarship stipend would not cover it and opted to keep his usual route which involved the subway. It was probably better that way anyway. He didn't need anyone else discovering he's Spider-Man.

However, that didn't save him from being contacted by Principal Morita himself with a request that he join the student welcome committee which was just a group of students that were to act as tour guide and show the new students around the school. He was promised it would look good on his college resume and if there was something Peter could do to help earn himself a scholarship he was going to do it.

...

Except that the other student that was asked to act as a tour guide was none other then Flash Thompson. He got to the building at ten ten (fifteen minutes after he was supposed to), saw Flash standing by front doors and thought: 'Yeah, this seems about right.' Flash looked up at Peter approached and rolled his eyes.

"Great. Now I've gotta do this with Penis Parker." He groaned. Peter sucked in a breath. He wasn't exactly thrilled with the arrangements either but he had exactly five minutes to get over himself and the new students would arrive.

"You couldn't even be here on time, why would Morita choose you?" Flash asked. Peter shrugged.

"Beeeecause I have the highest grade point average?" Peter pointed out. "At least, that's the reason he gave me. Sounds fake, really." Flash shot him a look.

"Whatever. I'm giving this tour, you keep your mouth shut or your dead." Flash threatened. Peter's lips thinned and he just nodded. That was gonna be a little hard for him but he wasn't up to challenging Flash this early in the morning. It was just a quick tour of the school with Flash and then he could leave and go do something else until school started tomorrow.

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"You have your lunch?" Uncle Peter asked as Phoebe sat in the back seat of the car, sorting through the stack of papers on her lap. It was an itinerary for the day. Short, but it helped Phoebe focus and understand what was going on. She lived for lists and organization, meanwhile thriving in absolute chaos.

At Peter Venkmans question (the Peter Venkman, who was recognizable even all this time later), Phoebe nods and holds her bag up.

"And you're going to call us when you're on your way back to Rays store, right?" Aunt Dana asked, smiling softly at her niece. Another nod from Phoebe and an inhale of breath, holding it for a beat or two as she watched a small crowd form at the doors to the school. "Nervous?" Dana spoke again, looking at the younger girl with concern. Phoebe turned to look at Dana, considering the question with her usual stoic expression before speaking in her usual, even tone.

"Inside, I'm freaking out," she admitted, smiling a bit self-consciously.

With that, she got out of the car and adjusted the messenger bag on her shoulder, the Ghost-Busters logo faded but still visible on the front. It wasn't brand advertising; Phoebe Spengler just supported what her uncles and late grandfather did.

With another wave to the Venkmans, Phoebe heads up the state and listens as names are called. When it gets to Phoebe Spengler (yes, that Spengler), Phoebe raised her hand and spoked.

"Here."

And then she ignored the way the people started staring and whispering, glancing briefly at her two tour guides before looking at the teacher in charge.