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"Alright, this" Peter said as the door whooshed open, "is the Science Department. Its got everything from test-tubes, to microscopes, to things we don't actually know how to use and are frankly afraid to test."

The teenager took a seat and rifled around in the cabinets until he'd found a sterile lancet and a microscope slide.

"Okay, any questions before we get started?"

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Uh oh. Starfire worried that Mark would search for something like Peter's secret, when all it was was a wish for quiet conversation about something rather insignificant.

"Everything is all right, Peter," she insisted, eyes wide. "I allowed my thoughts to wander too far, I can address them later."

Which sounded even more suspicious. Great.

Well, it wasn't like there was any reason Mark shouldn't know what was going on. From Peter's perspective, he'd broken up with Liz ages before he'd even woken up.

Still, this was going to be at least a lite embarrassing. "A little while ago, I sort of, in a round-about way," he started awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck, "asked Starfire if she'd be willing to go on a date with me. I assume she's getting back to me on that."

So he wanted to tell? Already? Starfire flushed a bright red, nodding hurriedly. Best not to put any wrong ideas in Mark's head.

"Ah...yes, but I see that this is an inconvenient time! I will be very happy to meet with Peter later," she offered.

See if Mark was a cool and rational person, he could have waved the comment off, ignored it, or even just walked away. However, he wasn't that pleased with Peter before waking up and this just made it worse. He didn't say a word to Starfire (it didn't really have anything to do with her) and walked over to Peter and socked him squarely in the jaw.

"Spider-Sen-," the fist connected as Peter's internal monologue started. "Right, move then think"

Before Mark himself could react, peter grabbed his shoulder, spun him around, pinned his arm to his back, and forced the other teenager to the floor, adding quite a bit more strength than someone his size should be capable of, but not enough to really hurt.

"Mark? I know you've got a long history of doing stupid things, but you probably shouldn't be punching the person that's trying to help you."

"Peter!" Starfire yelled, her eyes flaring into their brilliant angered green before she could stop it. Starbolts coalesced in her fists, and she made sure to hover nearby in case Mark tried any funny ideas.

She said nothing, but the anger in her eyes should be clear enough in its message: You do NOT hurt Peter.

Ignoring Starfire for the moment and the slight dizzying pain, Mark slowly tried to shake Peter off. He was not happy, but more about the Peter/Liz thing than anything else. He glanced at the doorway, and he should probably leave before he hurts himself more.

Peter felt the movements. "Ohno. You're not getting up until you give me a very convincing reason for why you just punched me in the face." he said, pushing down just a little harder to get his point across.

"Yes, please tell us why you would harm Peter," Starfire chimed in. From the tone of her usually sweet voice, now hardened, it wasn't a request.

"You know why!" He was visibly angry at Peter and in his mind, rightly so. "Okay, I'll bite. You two-timing, Liz!"

Peter groaned, facepalming. "Why the hell is everyone I know from earlier than I am? We broke up. Like, three months before I even ended up on Stacy. I mean, I know I was kind of a terrible boyfriend, largely because of the very same reason I'm able to pin you without even needing to struggle, but come on." He pulled off of Mark, letting the older teenager get up.

Starfire hovered in the background. This was...an awkward topic of conversation, to be sure. So he was angry about Peter's past girlfriend...

She suddenly had a vision of Beastboy pinning her and making the same accusation about Robin. Did Peter feel it too? She kept herself on guard, wary of any more explosive events.

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