Old Man Steve's conclusion

Planet: EARTH

3rd July Year 2008...

New York...

Forest Hills, Queens…

Midtown High School…

After the bus arrived at the school gate while everyone wants to get down from the bus before others like this is the end of the world Bruce is not moving from his seat as if he is not going to get down from the bus and if he can he will stay on his seat till the school ends and return home from here at least that is what Peter can think of looking at his relaxed expression.

"Bruce we are at the school. " Peter got up from his seat and said with a smile looking at Bruce.

"Yes, I can see that. "Bruce nodded his head with a confused face thinking 'Does he think I am blind or what?'

"Aren't you going to get down as well? " as if understanding Bruce's thoughts Peter inquired.

"Of course I will. " Bruce said with a serious face while not understanding why would Peter think he won't get down from the bus.

"But the way you are sitting on your seat with such a relaxed face I don't think you have any intention of getting off the bus. " Peter said looking at him still not moving from his seat and even making himself more comfortable now that he had got up from his seat.

"Oh, that is why you are looking at me like that. " understanding Peter's thoughts Bruce let out a chuckle and explained "If you were in my place you would also do the same thing as me and wouldn't move like everyone else out of the bus in a hurry and sit like me but I guess you don't understand why I am sitting here which is why you are in such a hurry.  "

"Then why not explain to me why don't you move in a hurry like the rest of us and sit here with such a relaxed face? " Peter asked with confusion hearing Bruce's confidence not understanding where does it come from.

"Well if you request me so much how can I refuse you. " Bruce said with a smile then asked "Tell how much time is left for the first period to start? "

Looking at the watch Peter replied with a confused face "It's 8:30 in the morning and our first period will start at 9.00 so we still have almost 30 minutes. What does it have anything of with you sitting here? "

"You will understand very soon. " Bruce said with a mysterious smile then asked "Your section might also have assigned seat for you if I am not wrong. "

"Yes, my seat is fixed for this whole year. " Peter said with a nod.

"Then tell me how long would it take you to arrive at your seat from here. " 

"If I hurry it will take me around 2 to 3 minutes. " Peter replied after a proper calculation.

"So if you don't rush and sit here for everyone else to get down from the bus and walk to the classroom comfortably than how much time do you think you will need? " Bruce asked with a calm tone.

As Peter heard Bruce's questions without answers he started understanding something which he had never thought about, Because for all his life just like everyone else he had been following for the way the previous generations way doing thinks but even when he felt he understood what Bruce wanted to explain he still decided he should answer "If I go to the class without hurrying in a relaxed way and there is no problem even then the highest time it would take me us 5 minutes, not more than that.  "

"So after all that hard work of pushing everyone, rushing out, running all the way with a worried face, getting stressed-out and sometimes offending others it's all just for a few minutes. Tell me Peter is really worth it to do all this or do you think sitting here till everyone leaves than going slowly is the right decision. " Bruce asked with a confident smile staring at Peter.

"Now that you put it this way. I think you are right we shouldn't rush just to save a few minutes, after all, we would still have enough time left. " Peter said with an enlightened face than looking back at the empty seat he said " and now that I understand the truth about it then I should also sit and wait for everyone to leave. "

As Peter finally understood Bruce's thinking he decided to take everything less seriously and do everything with a calm mind so he can get everything done in better order and so he sat on the empty seat beside Bruce with a smile.

Looking at Peter sitting beside him Bruce abruptly stood up and asked with a confused face "What are you doing? "

"I am relaxing just like you and waiting for everyone to get out of the Bus. " Peter explained with a smile not understanding why would Bruce ask him when he himself was the one who enlightened him.

"Yes I can see that but why are you relaxing now? " Bruce asked while talking his school bag on his back and standing up from his seat and looking at Peter with a perplexed face

"Hey, why are you asking me the same thing I asked you just now? "Peter asked with confusion upon hearing Bruce using the same tone and same face as him when he didn't understand the truth of the issue.

"Sigh≈ " hearing such foolish words Bruce announced with a serious face, "Look around us Peter the bus is already empty. If you wanted to relax than you should have relaxed and start waiting for everyone to leave before they left not after they are all gone. "

"You are right the bus only has the two of us now. " Peter mumbled after looking at the empty bus-only leaving the two of them and asked with a complex face "We should start moving and get down right now. Shouldn't we? "

"Yes, we should. " Bruce yelled out with a serious face, not understanding how can someone like "Spiderman" be so dense but one thing he forgot is that even with all his intelligence Peter is yet to become Spiderman and he is too young unlike him who has two Lifetimes worth experience.

"But I really wanted to relax after learning the truth a little bit. " Peter said with a wry smile looking at Bruce's serious face and standing up from his seat.

"Let's go out first and don't worry about that because now that you know the truth you will get that chance in the future but if you don't move and use your time in the wrong place at the wrong time then… " As Bruce and Peter went down the bus Bruce started clarifying his words to Peter.

"Alright… alright, I understand what you mean and from now on I will take note of the way I spend my time. " after hearing so much Peter couldn't stop himself from shouting and finally getting out of the bus.

Bruce who is left alone in the Bus looking at the handsome young teenage face smiled then clenching his first tightly promised himself "Now that I have returned back in my teenager body with all my knowledge I will use it to the best of my ability never do something that will make me regret in the future ever again and if possible… "

Peter who is already outside the bus and started walking away from the bus foud Bruce isn't with him and to know what he is doing came back to the door of the bus and shouted "Bruce are you coming? "

Bruce who is deep in planning came back to reality hearing Peter's loud shout and said with a laugh shaking his head "Coming... " 

With that, Bruce and Peter went inside the school building.

Old man Steve who was standing outside the bus and listening to their conversation said with a smile looking at their back "No wonder this little guy would always sit aside and watch the show in the name of giving us an opportunity to defeat the bad guy before taking action himself and now that I heard his conversation with Spiderman I can clearly understand where did his habit of fooling around and joking in the time of dangerous battles come from. "

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After entering the school building and walking to the locker room Bruce and Peter did some checking before going out of the locker room.

As soon and they went out of the locker room they heard someone shouting "There you are puny Parker. "