Hawk learned from Peter and Harry about how the two of them met while the school bus was driving towards Midtown High School.
Although he had always known.
Peter's parents, when they were alive, were researchers at Osborn Biotechnology.
Both of them were.
Due to reasons related to research, Peter's parents often brought Peter to Osborn Biotechnology to work.
It was then that Peter met Harry, and they became good friends.
After Peter's parents died in a plane crash, even though Peter rarely went to Osborn Biotechnology anymore, Harry, who already considered Peter a friend, would visit him whenever he could.
Their relationship was never severed, even when they went to high school. Although Harry went to the United Kingdom to study, they always kept in touch by phone.
And now.
Today was Harry's first day transferring to Midtown High School, so he came to find his good friend Peter early in the morning.
Harry was thrilled to reunite with his old friend, and they could even go to school together.
Peter was also delighted by the reunion, as it was the best news he'd heard in the two months since his Uncle Ben passed away.
Yes.
Ben Parker had died just a few days after summer vacation started, and because of that, New York City gained a crime-fighting Spider-Man.
When Hawk heard the news, he couldn't help but freeze for a moment, then offered his condolences.
"Sorry for your loss."
"It's okay."
Peter smiled.
His Uncle Ben taught him something with his life.
With great power comes great responsibility.
So…
In these days, whenever Peter is fighting for justice, he can always feel his uncle beside him, so he doesn't feel as sad.
The school bus drove steadily.
About half an hour later, the bus, quite full of students, steadily drove into the parking lot of Midtown High School under the control of Big-Beard Hall.
As soon as the bus doors opened, students began to disembark one after another.
"Hi, good morning, Gwen."
"L, good morning."
"Gwen, long time no see."
"Long time no see."
"Gwen, please tell me, do we have a school dance?"
"Yes, it's a tradition, Mark."
Standing in the parking lot was Gwen, smiling and chatting with students who were getting out of their cars or buses arriving from all over New York City.
At that moment.
Hawk followed behind Peter and the new student Harry, who had gotten off the bus ahead of him, carrying his shoulder bag as he stepped off the school bus.
Gwen's eyes lit up.
Just as she was about to walk over, she saw a figure suddenly appear in front of Hawk.
A woman with long, thick, jet-black hair like a waterfall.
Jennifer Chuck! (Played by Megan Fox as Jennifer's embodiment)
The sexy and captivating cheerleading captain of Midtown High School, with mesmerizing fox-like eyes, was widely noticed.
Gwen subconsciously stopped and furrowed her delicate eyebrows.
"Hey, Gwen," said Mary Jane, who had just gotten out of her car, and walked up to Gwen, patting her on the shoulder: "What are you looking at?"
As Mary Jane spoke, she followed Gwen's gaze.
She, too, saw Jennifer standing in front of Hawk, wearing a revealing outfit that accentuated her perfect figure.
"Uh."
"Jennifer."
"Wow, she's still not giving up."
Mary Jane withdrew her gaze after a look and shook her head a bit helplessly: "Is she really planning to achieve the high school goal of inviting Hawk as her dance partner every semester?"
Gwen's voice was cool.
"Not every semester."
"Hmm?"
Mary Jane was slightly taken aback and instinctively looked at Gwen.
Gwen spoke in a melancholic tone.
"For the June grade dance, Jennifer also invited Hawk, and Hawk didn't agree."
"As if Hawk would attend the dance."
Mary Jane quipped and then suddenly paused, feeling as if she'd realized something, turning her head to look at Gwen nearby.
Gwen said nothing, just squinted, watching Hawk as he walked towards them from the bus.
And…
The cheerleading captain Jennifer Chuck greeting Hawk enthusiastically.
"Hi, Hawk, happy new semester."
"Happy new semester, Jennifer."
Hawk greeted with a smile, looking at Jennifer, who had flashed in front of him with her fox-like eyes just as he got off the bus.
He had a good guess as to why Jennifer was there.
After all, in the past few school year starts, Jennifer always appeared in front of him right away to ask the same question.
But knowing is one thing, he didn't intend to preempt her.
In a word.
What if he answered too soon, and Jennifer didn't mean that?
Jennifer hooked Hawk with her mesmerizing fox-like eyes: "Hawk, you refused in ninth grade, you refused in tenth grade, you also refused in eleventh grade, now it's twelfth grade, the last year of high school, you can't refuse me this time, right?"
As the cheerleading captain, Jennifer wasn't short of suitors.
And she never missed out on any dance.
But those dates weren't Hawk.
Maybe in ninth grade, Jennifer simply invited Hawk because she was attracted to his outstanding, independent, moody, and handsome demeanor.
But after Hawk's first refusal, it seemed to become a sort of obsession for her.
Even though she knew Hawk was unlikely to agree.
But what if, if Hawk agreed, it would only enhance her allure.
After all, for the past three years, Hawk was known to never attend any social gathering-type activities.
Unfortunately, there's no what if.
Hawk shook his head.
"Jennifer, you know I won't attend the dance."
"But if you did attend the dance, you'd invite me as your partner, right."
"Yes, if I attended, but I won't attend."
"That's all I wanted to hear, Hawk."
"Goodbye."
All Jennifer wanted was that answer.
What she couldn't have, no one else could either.
That was enough; even if she didn't succeed in inviting him, she wouldn't lose anything.
So after getting the answer she wanted, Jennifer gave Hawk a bright smile, kissed him on the cheek to deepen his impression, and happily waved goodbye.
Hawk watched as Jennifer, who had arrived like a gust of wind, left in the same manner, shaking his head a bit helplessly and then looking at Gwen, who was standing not far away, before walking over to her.
Gwen smiled as she watched Hawk walk towards her.
"Did she invite you to the dance?"
"Yeah."
"Did you accept?"
"No."
"Oh."
"…"