[IC] Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

[EasilyAmused]

Of course, Mark and Angela weren’t exactly sure about what could happen if someone were to inject a serum into Lexi but at the moment, they didn’t have any time to argue. Mister Rogers and Peter were out the door and climbing into the mustang to leave. He programed the directions to the lab that Doctor Octavius was renting in New York City and began to drive.

“That Spider-Man...” Mark said, his knuckles turning white on the stirring wheel. “Somehow my daughter keeps getting into danger and that crazy guy is around, now she could die.” A tear rolled down his cheek; he, like most men, did not like showing a sign of weakness but he figured that if anyone could understand what he was going through it was Peter “Peter, when this works…” He tried to keep it positive but it pulled at his heart to think that his daughter might actually die. “Please promise me you’ll keep an eye on her when we can’t. It seems like when she’s not with us she’s with you, that way we know that she’s always safe and always with someone who loves her.” A firm nod left him, as much as he would have liked to see Lexi with Harry, Peter has proven himself time and time again that he loved Lexi and that is something that, as a father, Mark could not ignore.

The arrival at the lab that Doctor Octavius was renting was a huge five story big building, even the outside of the building looked science-y but Mark didn’t care, he was on a mission. Parking he was out of the door and climbing up the stairs before Peter had even set foot on the pavement. It was nothing against the young man; he was just in a hurry to save his daughter. Pushing open the door he ventured to the desk only to feel the presence of Peter beside him before he spoke to the little receptionist behind the counter. “I need to speak to Doctor Octavius.”

“Actually I believe he is available for a moment let me see if I can get ahold of him.” The young blonde behind the counter said as she picked up the phone. Mark began to pace back and forth much like he did in the hospital. He was losing his professional appearance by running his hands through his hair and allowing his jacket and shirt to become so wrinkled due to his moving but could you blame the poor man?

“You must be Mister Rogers.” Otto Octavius said as he entered the room and extended his hand to Mark who quickly shook it, “Ah Peter so good to see you! What do I owe the pleasure of seeing the two of you.”

“I wish I was meeting you on better terms Doctor Octavius…” Mark said before he began the story and explained what the doctor at the hospital said and how it looked on Lexi’s small body. “What do you think? I’ll pay you any amount you need for you to just try. Please, can you do anything?!”

The whole time that Mark spoke, Doctor Octavius stood with his large arms crossed listening intensely, brows pushed together in thought. His gaze flicked from Peter to Mark, than to Peter and finally back to Mark as he finished talking. Taking in a deep breathe he unfolded his arms and slid one hand into the pocket of his white lab coat and the other gently stroked his chin. “I can’t say there’s nothing I can do, but I also cannot say what I could do would be of any help, but I can try. Come along Peter, if we’ve got a short amount of time, we need to start on it right away. Either Peter or I will be in touch with in twenty-four hours Mister Rogers, we will do whatever we can to help save your daughter’s life.”

“Thank you.” He said softly before reaching over and pulling Peter into a rather unexpected hug. If anyone could understand the stress Mark was going through it was Peter so he didn’t feel weird that he hugged him. Pulling back from the hug he nodded a nod that said he was confident in Peter’s ability to save his daughter before turning around and leaving.

“I’ve been working with this serum I called S.C.S. With it being the most developed, we should proceed with that one. Come along Peter, the sooner we start the sooner we can save young Lexi’s life.” At that statement, Doctor Octavius handed Peter a spare lab coat and the two ventured deeper into the building.

[Jones Sparrow]

It was an awkward car ride to say the least. Peter was still devastated, and Lexi's father talking crap about Spider-Man didn't help him whatsoever. When he made his request, Peter couldn't look at him in the eyes. He promised himself that he would protect her no matter what a long time ago. Ever since her first heartbreak (Which was way before he got his powers, so he wouldn't have been able to do much anyway.... "I-I promise you, sir I'll do everything I can to keep her safe.... I'm so sorry..." He said, looking at him only for a few seconds before he couldn't take it anymore. He knew that his sorry sounded like he was sorry for his and her pain, but it really meant that he was sorry he couldn't help her in time.

They reached the lab that Doctor Octavius was in, and Mister Rogers was already running for the door. Peter quickly followed after him, and he stood there, staring at his shoes as he talked. If anyone could help, It would be the man in front of them... It was their only hope for Lexi's life.... Peter could never live with himself if she died. Peter jumped a bit when he heard his name from Octavius, asking him to join in... He wanted his help? Of course he did, Pete!

He felt guilty, and hurt, and angry with himself.... But before he had the ability to protect anyone, he had brains. He was incredibly smart.... Spider-Man's blood would be a factor in saving Lexi's life.... But it will be Peter Parker who will save her.

Peter followed after him, now driven and not so grieving. She wasn't dead. And he was not going to let her. He grabbed the coat, and started for the equipment. It was incredible working in such a high tech lab, with Octavius telling him what was going on with his researched. He looked bruised and shakened... Something was troubling him. Peter took breaks to call Aunt May, she saying she understood, and she visited Lexi in the hospital. He ate when he only had to, as did the Doctor... while they were hard at work, Doctor Octavius coughed. "Did.... Did He... hurt anyone else...?" The doctor asked quietly.

Peter looked over at him, he starting at a sample absently. Peter shook his head. "He hurt a lot of people, Doctor Octavius... but nothing serious... the only person..... The only person he seriously injured was Lexi..." Peter said unintentionally cold. The Doctor shook his head, and opened his mouth to say something, but stopped, going back to work.

The two great minds worked fast, and quickly, all running multiple tests, then ditching the ideas when they saw the result, and going back.... But, one last serum passed all the tests.... They did it. They could have found a way to save Lexi Roger's life.

[EasilyAmused]

There is a point between life and death that one will find him/herself at. It’s a point of floating, floating away from your body and up into the sky. Just floating, for Lexi, she was laying on her back, looking up at the sky as she went towards the clouds and beyond the means of understanding. Logic was no longer possible in her brain and right now, all she felt was peace for the first time in her life….

That was until her eyes opened, no this wasn’t the first time in her life she felt peace. She had felt this way before. Comfortable, safe and warm. That time was any time she was with Peter. Even Peter as Spider-Man, no matter the situation, she always felt like, in the end, everything would be okay. Panic started to set it as the raven haired girl sat up in surprise and looked around her. She was suddenly in a field, a lush green pasture filled with running horses and sleeping sheep. Soft and calm, even the grass under her hands felt real. She was in her clothes from before, the black tank top and blue jeans but she was barefoot. Quickly, the girl got to her feet and began to look around. Opening her mouth she attempted to shout only to find that she had no voice; for being as loud of a person as she could be, this was rather shocking. Her hands went to her throat in surprise, finding out she didn’t have a voice was stunning.

Her blue gaze moved up from her feet to the area head, the sheep seemed to stir slightly in their sleep as a man came out of the nearby forest. Lexi attempted to yell to him, pulling her hands from her throat and waving like crazy, she knew the man and the man recognized her.

“Lexi…” He said in surprise as he hurried to her. Uncle Ben looked the same as ever, still plump and happy and smiling. “Lexi, it’s not yet your time.” He said softly placing his hands gently onto her shoulders. “Don’t worry, since it’s not your time that’s why you cannot speak, just listen.” Somewhere in the mix, Lexi had begun to cry with an overwhelming mix of feelings but still, she made no sound. “Lexi, please don’t cry. I’m okay. Heaven’s beautiful, everything happy and fun and bright. I know you, Pete and May miss me a lot but we’ll all meet up again. Please, you will go back, you will live on but promise me you’ll look out for Pete. I’ve been watching him and what he’s doing is dangerous but I’m very proud of him. But he can be reckless and since you’re one of the very few who knows his secret, I’m entrusting you to look out for him. He needs guidance and if he’s going to listen to anyone; it’s you.” Uncle Ben pulled her into a hug. “Everything will be alright kiddo but…” He pushed her back looking down at her with those big soft eyes of his. “You’re going to hurt… a lot, before you get better. But you’ll be better than ever; do you understand me?” All Lexi could do was nod as she attempted to reach for another hug from the man, only to find herself falling through him. “It’s time for you to go back, you’ll wake up and it will hurt… a lot. And there’s really nothing that can be done about that but please, tell Aunt May and Pete I love them.” All Lexi could do was nod, knowing her voice didn’t work as she seemed to fade away from the scene.

BOOM! It was a crash landing into her body. Lexi Roger’s eyes exploded open as she flung herself up from the laying down position completely upright. Her body was in flames, her head was spinning, her vital signs causing the machine to explode and she let out a loud scream of pain. “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” With that she fell back onto the bed, no one was in the room and she didn’t know what wing she was in. But she could smell the horrible overuse of bleach and chemicals to sterilize equipment. Closing her mouth firmly from scream she closed her eyes tightly and winced, her arms around her stomach. She didn’t know how she got to the hospital, nor did she care at the moment, she had one thing and one thing only on her mind. “Peter?” She began to call out. “Peter?”

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter and Doctor Octavius ran back to the hospital, where they introduced the serum to Lexi's parents, and the lead surgeons. It was a very long presentation to Peter, he didn't want to keep Lexi waiting. He wanted her to live!! but after they showed the tests, and the results, and the plan, they all agreed. Most were actually baffled that THE Doctor Octavius was in the hospital... And then they had to wait. It was incredibly hard for Peter to sit there for hours. he never left though. many people suggested him to leave, but he refused. He wanted her safe... He was the reason why she was in there now... and she was now in the control of the serum that Peter made, that could kill her in a very painful death.... or revive her....

The television showed how Spider-Man saved the city yet again, how people are praying for Lexi after seeing her speech... And they all wore Spider-Man shirts... Harry was probably in an asylum getting medical care... He wondered if Doctor Octavius would be fired by Norman Osborne... If he even cared... Then he heard a scream. Peter leapt and ran for Lexi's room. It took six people to hold him back. "I gotta get in there!" He said desperately. "I'm sorry, sir, but only medical officials can go in right now!" One said. Peter stopped fighting, giving up and going back to his seat. He tapped his foot very quickly, impatiently moving, the guilt, and hope both pulling at him...

Then someone came out of the room. A nurse shortly after the screams. "She seems to only want to see..."

Lexi's parents started forward. "... A Peter..." She finished. The parents looked a bit shocked, but nodded. Peter got up, but the chair arm was still strapped to his hand. Whenever he was nervous, or overwhelmed with emotions, he lost control of his powers. He sat back down quickly, and forced his hand off it, then got up again, giving an awkward smile to the nurse, stepping in to the room.

It was a relief to see her breathing. And although she was probably feeling like crap, she still looked amazing. Peter just stared at her, unable to think of the words to say, although his mind was rushing with things to start off with. "I'm sorry." "How are you feeling?" "Hey beautiful." "You probably want to break up with me." All going through his mind...

He walked towards the bed, and stopped right next to it. His eyes teared up, shaking his head, and biting his lip. "I.... I thought... I thought I lost you..." He said softly, not strong enough to look at her in the eyes. "Because of me..."

[EasilyAmused]

The scream brought in a troop of nurses and doctors. “Peter… I need to see Peter…” She kept repeating, her head rolling from side to side as the doctors checked all the vitals to their surprise everything was returning to normal at a rather rapid pace. Her body tossed and turned in the bed as the doctors and nurses worked. She didn’t want to fight them, fully aware that they were there to help but she really wanted nothing to do with them. She wanted her Peter, and only Peter could make her feel better.

Her biggest concern was if he was alive or not. Harry went rather insane and went so far as to attack her and inject her with… something. Something weird, that apparently, according to the chatter of the doctors, was no longer in her system. The look on their faces said she should have died, which was something she was well aware of but no one would be able to get an answer to whether or not Peter was okay. “Peter…” She continued to mutter as her blue eyes closed and her head continued to toss and turn. “I need to see Peter…”

As everyone left, her eyes opened and she pushed the button the bed that made the thing rise up; it wasn’t the most comfortable thing but something kept catching her eye. Once mostly upright she squinted, her vision seemed to focus and almost zoom into what was on the wall. A small spider was crawling up it and the sight made her giggle softly; a spider… her spider… Spider-Man… Peter. Her mind trialed off, a million things going through it at once as she took in the intense sights, sounds and smells of the area around her. Everything was so strong; from the smells of the hospital room to the sounds of ticking of the machines and the uncontrollable zoom that her eyes seemed to have, seeing things closely. She could even see the wall decorations in the darkness of the bathroom as clear as day.

Her ears jerked slightly as the sound of footsteps started towards her door. There were four steps, two pairs of feet; some light, as if they were delicate and soft; the other heavy and hurried, as if worried. Blue gaze moving towards the door, her eyes instantly watered seeing Peter walk in. He looked beat up but knowing that he healed fast only made her feel worse that he had gotten into such a condition but, he was alive!

“Lost me…” She repeated softly. Reaching up she took his large hand her small one, careful not to undo the IV that was still in her wrist. “I was afraid I had lost you. You have no idea how scared I was that I’d wake up and found out you weren’t around anymore.” Tears rolled down her cheeks, tears of joy. “I’m so glad you’re alive.” A small sigh left her as she wrapped her fingers into his. “I’m so sorry I gave you such a scare. I thought I could talk some sense into Harry but I guess I was wrong…” A small sigh left her, she wanted to ask how Harry was but now was not the time. Her nose rose into the air, nostrils flaring as she tilted her head. “Oh god… they’re bringing tomato soup…” She said in dislike as she heard the light footsteps returning towards the door.

A small knock echoed as she door creaked opened. “Miss Rogers, we thought it would be best if you ate something. We have some tomato soup in a cup for you to drink, it will help. I’ll just leave it here.” The little nurse entered and placed the tray on the end table by the bed before leaving in a hurry.

“Please don’t let that spider get into the soup. I’ll have it later.” She said softly to Peter pointing to the wall across from the bed, a small black speck could be seen but there’s no way human eyes could see such detail to notice the unmoving spider. Giving Peter’s hand a small squeeze to pull his attention back to her, she couldn’t help but ask. “How am I alive? And who knew, even close to tears and shaking, when you bite your lip you still look handsome and attractive.” She said with a nod and a playful wink before flinching, the pain of the fall onto her back slowly fading. "I suppose this means you don't want to be with me anymore... I'm reckless..." She said softly, feeling as though she might be too much for him to handle after all they had been through recently, "I understand if you want to break up... I don't want you to stay with me out of pity."

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter couldn't help but give a small laugh at her comment of him being attractive, holding her hand gently, looking at her, raising an eyebrow at the detail of seeing the spider... Peter's eyesight could see it, but just enough to have the common sense that its a spider... When she started to talk about breaking up he shook his head, getting on his knees so he was level with her. "no no no... Don't apologize... It was my fault... for everything... I was supposed to protect you.... and you almost died... I would have never, ever forgiven myself for that...." there was a small pause, then he gave a smirk. "You're stuck with me for a while... I'm not letting you out of my sight..." He very gently raised her hand, and kissed it.

"and as for curing you.... some of the uh... ooze got in to your blood stream. It started to eat away at your immune system... So, Doctor Octavius and I spent a lot of hours working on a cure... Using Spider-Man's blood and Octavius' more advanced serums, and we made one... It was the only one that showed no result of death no matter what happened...." He gave a small smile. "Peter Parker's brain saved your life..."

[EasilyAmused]

“Peter,” She said softly giving his hand a small squeeze. “It was not your fault. I put myself there and I take full responsibility for being injured. I know it’s hard for you to not blame yourself, but you can’t with this situation. I tried to see if I could talk some sense into Harry but he wouldn’t listen. That is not your fault. If anyone’s to be blamed for injuring me and you are refusing to blame me, blame Harry.”

A small laugh escaped her, all she could push out as the strength in her body returned. “I wouldn’t call it stuck with, I mean after all I did say yes to you.” She said with a nod as her face blushed red when he kissed her hand. She still wasn’t used to his affectionate ways since he was the first guy to treat her in such a fashion. Unlike a lot of her ex-boyfriends, Peter was sweet, thoughtful, kind and romantic in his own quirky romantic sort of way; and that was something that she loved.

Sighing softly, a smile curled her full lips as she interlaced her small fingers into Peter’s large hand. “If I can count on one person to save my life, it’s Peter Parker. My hero.” Her voice was soft and tender with that smile on her face as her free hand reached up and placed it gently on his cheek. “You saved my life Peter, many many times and I don’t know how I could ever repay you for it. I love you Peter. Thank you.” With that she leaned forward, closing the gap between them and placing her lips against his.

[Jones Sparrow]

Lexi's words were soothing, but he didn't think he deserved that much praise... but that was Peter being modest. He was just thankful that he and the Doctor saved her life... He returned her kiss. Yet again his health factor helped him. No longer were his lips chapped, or cut from the previous battle. He did his best to hold her, doing his best to not hold on too hard, or go over a bruise, or hurt her. He was afraid he would never feel her lips on his again, or to be able to talk to her, or feel her velvet skin... Peter wasn't going to let her out of his sight. He wasn't going to let any threat touch her, or get anywhere near her. It was his responsibility, as Spider-Man, and as Peter Parker.

"Do you need anything? Food, water, extra blanket, foot, shoulder, back massage?" He asked with a grin. His mood was lifted dramatically after the kiss. He was his witty, hilarious (to himself, of course) self again.

[EasilyAmused]

If it wasn’t for Peter, Lexi probably would have gone insane in the hospital. The doctors were in every fifteen minutes checking her vital signs and blood pressure; all of them astounded that she was functioning completely after a few days of being close to legally dead. The young girl cheated death and it was because of a world known doctor and her crazy-yet-loveable boyfriend. She was a “Walking Miracle” according to all the papers but that wasn’t her reason for living.

Her patterns are the hospital was interesting. Sometimes Peter would help her walk down the hallways and she’d express that she felt lighter than normal and every time they’d have her step on a scale the doctors and nurses would look confused and write down a massive amount of notes. Peter’s personality would shine through and make some joke about her always being lighter than air but she couldn’t help but feel like there was something going on. In addition to that, her sleep schedule was on the fritz for some reason. She would sleep for a half an hour and be functioning perfectly until she got tired again. Her mom jokingly called them ‘cat naps’ but she couldn’t help but think that there’s some form of truth to that. Everyone was sure it was because of her body returning to normal from everything she had gone through… but Lexi wasn’t so sure.

After what felt like ages, the young girl was finally returned home much to the love of the press who attempted to push themselves through the police. With her parents and Peter at her side, Lexi climbed into the back seat of her parents’ vehicle and drove home much to her liking as she laid herself against Peter for comfort.

The days went by and Lexi felt more and more better, Peter still came over and a regular basis and even checked on her when he was out on his routes as Spider-Man. She even convinced Peter to join her karate classes, which she seemed to excel in a lot faster than anyone would have ever expected. The more she spent time at home, the more she noticed weird things about her. She climbed onto the scale in her bathroom only to be stunned to see the scale read 50 pounds. What the hell was wrong with her?!

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Night time was the time for people to run in a crazy fashion on the streets. Two men walked down the street heading towards an older woman. Upon arriving to her as the clock struck 10pm last night they pinned her to the cold stone wall. “Help!” The old woman cried as one of the men rose a large hand to smack her.

Suddenly a black thing wrapped around the man’s wrist and he fell backwards with an unexplainable amount of force. “What the fuck?!” He yelled as he fell to the ground with a thud.

“Didn’t anyone teach you that you should respect your elders?” A female voice said followed by a laugh. The man who had a hold of the woman looked over his shoulder to see a curvy figure standing about three feet away from his; something retracted towards the hand of the figure, shining objects reflected in the light of the street lamp as the figure stepped into the light. The cat ears on the woman’s head twitched, unless she was bald, her hair was pulled back into the headpiece she was wearing and her eye colors were hidden by the shading to protect from light across her eyes. The only noticeable thing was her lips and the smile across her face showed cat-like fangs.

“Who the fuck are you?” The two men shouted in dismay as the one who was pulled to the ground climbed up to his feet once again.

“Oh just passing through.” The figure said playfully. “Stopping crime, keeping things in line. Oh just fun things like that. Now how about you leave the lady along and step along.”

“No thanks hot-stuff, we’ve got better things to do.” One guy said and unknown to him it would be the last words he’d get out. As he swung to attack her, the figure dodged with ease, delivering a very well timed upper-cut using the man’s momentum against him and causing him to fall. Within moments she had him tied as one would die a pig in a rodeo.

Boing! The curvy figure was back on her feet and staring down the other man. The man took his chances, taking a few swings at her only to get himself tied up like his buddy. With that the figure stood up to her feet and saluted the lady before bidding her a good night and throwing her wrist, a long whip few out and the female figure was launched into the air with ease.

Going through the city had never been so much fun, the female pulled down a small flap that covered her mouth so she could laugh as she fell stories before catching herself with the extension of her whip and throwing herself into a different direction. It was no surprise where the young lady put herself; a special place where her and her boyfriend had their first date as a couple, atop Time Square overlooking the city. The woman landed on all fours as the whip retracted quickly to her, her landing was dead silent as she pulled herself up to her feet and overlooked the city. Her first time flying around the city by herself, stopping her first crime, why wouldn’t she return to the place that was one of the most happiest times of her life to begin her new journey as a masked hero like her boyfriend? Yes, Lexi Rogers was this masked person and she was happy to have found a new calling in life!

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter's days would consist of going to school by himself, since two of his best friends were in the hospital. One being injured beyond belief, being the school hero, while Harry was talked little about except when it involved with him being a freak. Spider-Man was also mentioned, and talked about not only at school, but world wide. It was hard for the world to take. But when he was a loner at school, he was idolized as Spider-Man. He would constantly swing through the city, and he was very lucky that it was calm. It seemed that all the criminals were afraid that Venom could be there, and that Spider-Man managed to take him down as well.

The times he loved the most though, were the times with Lexi. After a short time Peter's side healed leaving a scar, and everything else cleared even faster, and to his surprise, so did Lexi's injuries. He would walk and talk with her, telling her about his day, and trying to use his humor and charm to keep her from losing it in that hospital. Before long she was out, and he spent a lot of time with her. He still felt responsible for her injuries, He made sure she was safe under his watch. He missed her lips, talking in his or her room, but he hadn't spent the night with her, or had taken her anywhere via spider-man travel yet. He didn't know if she was still in pain from her injuries still.

He attended her Karate classes, he clearly didn't need it, but it surprised him on how great she was at it. Peter was happy though that she was alive, more than healthy, and his life was going pretty well.

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Spider-Man was enjoying his night. He spent most of it with Lexi. Peter was giving her lessons on things she missed while she was gone at school, which quickly ended and turned in to Peter making her laugh, and then a make out session. Now he was out doing his runs as the Web Heah. It didn't take long for him to hear a scream from a distance. He was excited now. Its been a while since he's stopped a crime! When he arrived though, what he saw was very unexpected...

A couple of very strong men were being taken down with ease by what appeared to be a woman dressed in a very attractive suit, but Peter immediately pushed that aside with a thought of Lexi biting her lower lip. He landed on a building and watched the fight, tilting his head in interest Whoever this was was more than just an inspired Spider-Man fan... As she took off Spidey landed to the goons, shooting webs at their hands and legs to make sure they were immobilized before he took off after the woman... Was she using a whip?

Spider-Man followed, impressed on how well she moved. And then she landed. Peter landed on a side of the building behind her just as silently. "Hey there." Peter Parker said through the mask, jumping on to the roof where she was, walking towards her. He now saw that she was dressed up like a cat. ears on her mask that hid her face, but it definitely showed off her body. Spider-Man was more interested on who this person was, but he wasn't planning on forcing her to tell him her name--nor did he ever expect her to. He knew he wouldn't in a million years.

"I'm Spider-Man. President of the crime fighters in leotards club. I saw you taking care of two thugs, and thought you would be interesting in joining. You get a neat club jacket." Humor was his weapon. His Spider senses weren't going off, and he felt comfortable around her, he just didn't know if that was his natural confidence, or if somehow he's met her before... he assumed the first one. "All I need for you is to tell me about yourself, and if you intend on using that fancy toy for good intentions." Peter said, arms crossed, eying her suspiciously. He was the only one who ran around in a suit these days.

[EasilyAmused]

This new found energy coursing through Lexi was something she could only describe as freeing. She felt like she could do anything! She could explore the world, stretch boundaries, see new places and help so many people! Lexi Rogers had always had an amazing drive to help people, putting herself before others was something that was not only a rare trait now-a-days but an enlightening one as well. Her parents were proud of her for standing up for the little guy (come on, how do you think Peter and her met? Let’s be honest) and putting her foot down when she needed too. Though sometimes she’d put her foot in her mouth, like at the restaurant when Peter and Aunt May, and sometimes she’d put herself in danger, like on the burning building; but in the end, if it was indeed her end, she would have been satisfied with dying, knowing she helped someone.

And now, now she had a chance to help hundreds of thousands of people! She wasn’t immortal and she wasn’t unbeatable but she held a stronger chance to help the world become a better place, for her, her family, her friends, her city and her Peter…

Speaking of the devil. The young figure turned slowly on the high heeled boot at her feet to see that she had a visitor, someone she had been seeing so much of and yet, he had no clue whom he was face to face with. The question was, how would he react to such a thing?

“Ah Spider-Man. Yes.” She said brightly giving him a small bow before standing upright and placing her small hands on her hips and cocking them to the right “President and CEO of the crime fighting leotard club, do you know how difficult it is to join? I just said ‘fine, I’ll have to break code and go out on my own.’ You…” Pulling her right hand from her hip, she wagged a finger at him; the glistening of the diamond cut into the point shined in the moonlight, not to mention the reflection of the neon lights from the building they were on. “my good sir, are very hard to get a hold of.”

A laugh left her, it echoed through the area but it was muffled by the mask hiding her full lips. A smirk moved across her face as she bowed again, this time in a playful manner. “You may call me Catwoman. Clever and creative just like Spider-Man.” With that she pulled herself upward and handle up both of her hands, the diamonds twinkling in the light. “AS for my fancy toys, being as though I have more than one, I do have good intentions for them. I’m not a bad girl. Just a rough kitty. I can play nice but every kitten has its claws. Fortunately I learned from the best so, I only have good intentions.” A smirk grew in her mask covered lips as she spoke, this time in a tone that made it almost sound like she was purring. “Do you have an issue with that my dear Spidey? I mean, I think we could work together and become quite a team.” She took a couple steps forward, her hand raising up and gently brushing against his masked covered face. Her skill with her nails didn’t even touch the fabric of his mask. “I think it could be pppuuuurrrrrfect.”

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter listened to her, raising an eyebrow at her words. "Okay, Miss. There's only room for one witty hero here." Peter said with false sterness, shaking his finger right back, but he was soon distracted by her voice, and body movements. He was by no means in love with this mysterious woman (well, he was..... but.... he didn't know that it was his love!), he was awkward Peter Parker though, so when a woman started to flirt with him, suit or not, he became the man he was before the bite. Then she brought up her toys, and started to focus on them. One was a whip, or he assumed it was... and as for the rest of her toys, he felt like she was going to be here for a while, so he'll have time to see them in action. He was then brought back to the woman and her voice when she was inches from him, he could sense her nails, so close to touching him but not. After a few seconds he shook his head.

"Sorry. I work alone... it works better for everyone... and I don't remember a nursery rhyme that says that Spiders and Cats fight together... But don't worry. I'm like that great grandma. You'll start to hate me, but I'll always be there." He used the same line a bit ago to Lexi. Little did he know that he just used it again on her. "I have a feeling that you'll be sticking around here for a while, so from one crime fighting leotard member to another, here's a something to remember. With great power, comes great responsibility." He didn't know it that would be enough, but this woman would know soon enough what that means. She will have the power to attack the weak, anger will tempt her, and big decisions will be thrown at her... He only wished that Peter made the right ones himself.

[EasilyAmused]

The small pause in their conversation before he spoke made her wonder if he had figured out who she was. She held her breath as she kept her hand against his face. But when he shook his head, her face pouted in dismay, really? He was not wanting her help at all and giving her the grandma speech.

A smirk moved across her full lips even though he couldn’t see it as she pulled her hand away from his cheek. “Oh Spidey, my dear sweet Spidey. I will be sticking around for quite a while, you can’t get rid of me that easily just by telling me no.” Her steps slowly took her backwards until her feet found the edge of the building. “I’m like that one girl in school you always pinned for but never took a chance with. You’ll forever follow me, forever wondering and the problem is, you won’t stop due to your curiosity. Curiosity could kill the cat but I promise you it won’t kill the spider.” Taking a small step up onto the ledge she flung out both of her wrists; whips extending outward three feet on each end, with that she cracked them, the sound didn’t even echo through the city because of the large amount of noise the city already was making. “Let’s play a game of cat and mouse. If you catch me, I’ll tell you anything you want to know.”

Without giving him much of a chance to protest or deny the challenge Lexi fell backwards off the building. Oh Peter was going to kill her for doing such ‘dangerous’ things but she really couldn’t help it; it was just too fun! The black figure with the gold accents flew through the city keeping a moderate speed as she went before she felt something that made her hair stand on ends, it wasn’t a ‘bad’ feeling per-say but a feeling none the less and she glanced over her shoulder to see Spider-Man was hot on her trail.

Picking up speed and extending her whips to even further lengths she picked up speed. Soon her tingling feeling disappeared and she landed on a roof of a tall building. Did she really lose him? What she didn’t realize is that the tingling had returned the second that Peter came back around her, she just wasn’t knowledgeable about her abilities to recognize it.

[Jones Sparrow]

There were a couple reasons why he didn't like to team up. He felt like he was too fast for others who didn't have the ability to swing around, although he knew that she had no problem with that. Another reason was that he wasn't going to spend the night crime fighting with what a flirtatious and rather attractive women when he had the girl of his dreams when he wasn't dawning the suit. And most importantly, he knew that whenever people were around him seemed to get killed, or injured. His Uncle, his girlfriend, his friend... People put a lot of trust in to Peter and Spider-Man. It was nothing personal to her, but if she died while fighting when she trusted him he wouldn't forgive himself.

But then he started to smirk when she talked about that girl in school, and although he was curious, that was it. She could flirt all she wanted, but Peter wasn't going to be stupid and lose the greatest person in his life. Then she jumped off the building. He laughed a bit and shook his head. "Lady, I've been the New York swinging champ for a year now." he said, running then jumping off the building, swimming after her. it didn't take long for him to catch up, and then for her to go faster.

Peter decided to use an alternate route to try and find her. He swung around a building, landing on top of it, and diving off. He guessed where she would be, or where he would be if he were swinging around. He knew this city better than anyone. And she was right where he expected. She thought she lost him, but Spider-Man had her in his sights. He strung a few webs to a water tower, and a flag pole, still holding them, he started to pull back, then he let go like a sling shot. Before she could realize what was happening, Spider-Man tackled her to the ground. They tumbled a bit, but at the end Peter Parker was on top of Catwoman, who was his girlfriend, but he had no idea.

His hands were on top of her small wrists. His masked head tilted a bit as he stared at hers. "Finally pinned down that girl at school." He referenced to her comment before the chase. "So what do I get for winning the game?" He asked, expecting her to keep to her word that she'll tell him everything he needed to know.

[EasilyAmused]

Did she really lose Peter? There’s no way. He had been running around this city for over a year, why couldn’t’ he catch her. Her small foot took a step forward as if she was ready to leave before her ears twitched, the breeze in the air changed and she turned around just in time to have Spider-Man hit her with force. But do you want to know something funny? It didn’t hurt; do you want to know something even funnier, Lexi nearly exploded with laughter as they rolled around on the ground, soon finding herself pinned underneath him; which wasn’t the first time, but he didn’t know that.

Lexi found herself biting her lower lip as she stared up at her mask boyfriend who was staring down at her; probably puzzled about whom she was and what she was doing in the city. She had to swallow a laugh when he said that he finally pinned down the girl at school; boy he didn’t know how right he was. But when he asked what he got for winning the game she spoke, a purr in her voice. “Three questions answered. All honesty and open; I’m not a liar.” She said rather simply, her playful purring tone disappeared to get the point across that she wasn’t a liar. Lexi wasn’t and her ppppuuuurrrrrrsona wasn’t going to be on either.

“But…” She wrapped her legs around his waist and with a firm tug, as soon as his legs moved, she used the momentum against him and flipped the position. Though he still had a hold of her wrists; she had her legs locked around his waist. Her fingers tapped together much like someone would do when they were mocking someone’s speech behind their back, the diamond claws sunk back into the gloves disappeared and covered by a casing that would help protect a someone who she didn’t want getting cut; like Peter or his suit, which was probably a pain to fix. “I’d call it a tie. So I deserve the same thing. Since I’m on top, I’ll go first… What’s your favorite color?” She asked in a cheesy playful choice. Sure they could roll around on the ground on the roof; hopefully he wouldn’t try to pin her down with the web, that would take away the fun and hopefully he could hear the playfulness in her voice and with her making her claws disappear, he should understand that she doesn’t mean anything as a threat.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter wasn't expecting that. he wasn't expecting to be countered, to have her legs wrapped around his waist, and for her to ask him the questions! But this felt comfortable, flirty, and familiar... No, it wasn't, don't be stupid! When asked his favorite color, he thought about his options. He could easily get out. He's fought Venom, the Goblin, and hundreds of criminals... But she showed no threat. she was playing a game. Why not play this little question game. He tried to squeeze out of her legs though. He didn't want some photographer taking a picture of this woman on top of him, and Lexi seeing it the next morning. He very much enjoyed his girlfriend, and didnt' want to lose her any time soon.

"I'm a fan of the blue and red combo. But not purple." he said casually, giving up on trying to get away from her. "My question now. Besides the whip wrists thingies, which are cool I might add, and your ability to pur, what other little tricks to you have?" he asked, tilting his head, eyeing the mysterious woman behind the mask.

[EasilyAmused]

It must be different for Peter to not be able to figure out who someone was when they were right in front of them. He figured out how Rick was, he figured out who Henry was and now he was face to face with his girlfriend and baffled that he couldn’t figure it out. It actually came down to him needed to ask her questions. Something about this was intriguing to her. “Somehow I’m not surprised.” She said playfully, her voice ringing like bells.

As he asked about her tricks she leaned down nearing her mask to his. “I have sharp cat canine teeth, I use small but tough rope to tie up bad guys which gets cut off when I’m done by a sharp blade inside my belt and I have the hardest material in the world as claws on the ends of my gloves which are retractable. I don’t want to use them but if someone gets too close and I feel like I’m in too much danger… well a kitten has claws. “ She didn’t want to toy with him in a seductive manner, because when Peter either found out it was her or figured it out; he could take it like she was trying to ‘test his loyalty to her’ by dressing up like someone else and flirting with him. That was not the case.

“My turn,” She said in a matter-of-fact tone as she pulled herself up from him. Thinking she might want to give him a small hint, nothing too big but this was just too fun. Tilting her head down to him she asked, “What is the best kind of dessert?” Would he say cupcakes?!

[Jones Sparrow]

As she talked Peter felt more and more comfortable with her... Why was this? He just met the woman! She was holding him hostage! well... not really hostage, but he wasn't stopping her! Why?! The only time he felt like this was when he was with....

"Desserts.... Ah man, anything butterscotch..." He said with a shrug. Anyone who knew Peter Parker, though, is that he absolutely hated the taste of butterscotch. "But a close second has got to be.... cupcakes." He said, a smile hidden underneath his mask. "Now I think its my turn..... May I please see your lips?" he asked as if it was normal... He would know if its Lexi by her lips... It had to be her, right? But how? The more he thought about it, the more he could tell its her voice and her body... but what about the powers? The gadgets?

[EasilyAmused]

She playfully glared at him from under her mask. Did he just ask to see her lips? Oh did he figure it out. This was all the more fun if he figured it out. A small shiver crept up her spin as she put two and two together that he would put it together but they have been talking and she wasn't changing her voice like he did when he was in his costume. A small laugh left her as she felt his hands loosen on her wrists. "Someone goes far on a first date my dear Spidey. Aren't you supposed to ask for my number than wait a day before you message? Or has the standards for dating really changed the much?"

Sitting back on his waist she took the right hand that was free and lifted up the flap that was covering her mouth revealing those luscious lips of Lexi Rogers. Her bottom lip curled under as her heart pounded in her chest. Did he figure it out? Leaning down over him, she took her finger and hooked it under the bottom part of his mask. "Does a hero deserve a hero's reward my dear Spidey? After all I am a hero; you said so yourself ." If he didn't figure it out by now, her dear Peter was dumb.

[Jones Sparrow]

Peter was hypnotized. The way she talked after his question was much more playful, the way she moved, everything! Then she showed her lips, and he knew that those belonged to Lexi Rogers, and how he craved those lips! "Well, I'm pretty sure I have the number... and as for the dates changing, I think this is definitely the first time a man with spider powers has flirted with a woman with cat powers..." He trailed off, feeling her finger on his mask. He lifted his chin so that her finger pulled the bottom of his mask up. "Oh, they do... My hero deserve a lot of rewards..." he used his free hand to lift up the rest of his mask, and leaned up a bit to envelope his lips with hers. Yes. This was definitely his Lexi... "Wait... How did you get....?" He trailed off, getting lost in her lips. He wanted to know how she got these powers, but he wasn't complaining...