Scarlet Romance

"Accidentally" falling in love

There isn't another man I consider my own more than the Scarlet Spider.

Many don't know this about him, but I am his biggest secret yet. I watch him save the world with the other spiders and can't help but think I made a good choice with picking my boyfriend. Once you get past his tough exterior, there's a big heart that will do nothing, but protect me from harm. Even after learning about his past, I still harbored feelings for him.

But how did I meet the Scarlet Spider? That, my friends, is a good question! It was a rainy day in New York City...
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"I love you mom, thanks for checking up on me."

A girl with long black hair down her back, blue eyes, and pale skin walked with her phone up to her ear. A red umbrella was keeping her nice and dry as the rain around her fell in an almost rhythmic pattern. The girl wore a crimson raincoat with matching red rain-boots. Her blue jeans were getting thoroughly soaked, getting her chilled to the bone. She shivered, pulling the edges of her coat up.

My name is Valencia. I've lived in New York for most of my life and always found myself lost on the streets. I'm a senior in high school, I live with my mother, and love to read. I work at the Central Library downtown and take the bus to Midtown High every day. To say living in the city was boring is an understatement. Superheroes travel down these streets a lot, the most notable one being Spider-man and his teams. Say what you want about him, but I don't him as a menace. I see him as a person who stands justice and freedom.

"Valencia, please make it home soon. I'm cooking beef stew tonight and it's better hot." Her mother said over the receiver. Valencia licked her lips at the prospect of her mother's cooking warming her up and nodded.

"I'll be home soon. Just walked out of the corner store to pick a few things up." She turned down the alleyway and looked cautiously around. Even in the streets there was always trouble around every corner. She had to be careful.

"I just hope you aren't going down any dark alleys. Things have been getting really crazy lately so I want you to be safe!"

"Relax mom, I can handle myself." She beamed proudly. "I am a New Yorker after all. We've survived the crazy before."

Just as soon as I said that, a large body landed right in front of me with a loud THUMP! I backed away, shrieking a bit into the phone.

"Sweetheart, is everything alright?" My mom's voice sounded frantic on the other end.

"Yeah, just a body falling from the sky. No big deal..." I muttered, crouching down to examine it. "Wicked..."

"Valencia you better come home in one piece!"

I had to hang up before she busted a vein or snapped at me. The rain was really coming down harder as I rolled the body over to see who(or in this city; what) had just fallen in front of me.

From it's muscular built, I assumed it was a male. His body was covered with a red and black jumpsuit, black arms and shoulders, red the rest of the body. His face was covered with a black mask with red eye holes. He was groaning loudly, seemingly in pain. He reminded me of Spider-Man a bit, but with a different color palette. I placed my umbrella on the ground and hastily tried to help him out. I reached for his mask and started to tug it off.

SHINK!

It's a good thing I reacted fast enough or I would've been cut open. A blade-like thing came out of one of his fist and almost impaled me. I backed away as he sluggishly tried to get up on his own.

"What...the..." He was trying to form a coherent sentence apparently. I watched as his red eye holes turned towards me. "Who the heck are you?"

I blinked. "What the heck are you?"

"I asked you first punk." He pointed his blade at me, pressing me deeper into the wall. "Talk now and I just might let you live."

"Well aren't you the gentleman?" I muttered, eyeing the blade cautiously. "I'm Valencia and your in New York. I found you after falling from the sky and tried to help you out."

His eye holes narrowed. "What do you mean "I fell from the sky"? I was just in Doctor Octopus' lab and then..." He groaned again, falling onto me in exhaustion. Blushing, I looped my arm around his and tried to help him up.

"Your hurt, I forgot to mention that."

"Gee thanks. That would've been great to know before you let me fall."

"You know I can always drop you. I didn't have to save you, but I did."

That made him shut up. I smirked as I started to bring this Spider-man/Wolverine copycat down the path to my house. I could hear his soft breathing as we walked, my umbrella covering us both.

"By the way, what do they call you? I'm pretty sure you have a name."

"I don't have a name." He growled, looking down on the ground. "But they call me the Scarlet Spider."

"Scarlet Spider huh? Cool name bro."

We walked the rest of the way home in silence, my curiosity growing ever so with each step.