Bitten

Part 3: Chapter 1

4 and a half months later

I woke up and started getting ready for school. It was senior year now. I was shirtless, bandaged (from last night's encounter with a certain silver-haired female cat burglar), feeling down, quiet, bummed, and other sad feelings I guess. Seeing my dead girlfriend, Gwen in what I believed to be what Kira told me years ago, Bardo. To be in the state between death and rebirth. Anyway, I guess seeing Gwen made me realize how much I missed her. I mean before Cass showed up. I would visit Gwen's grave every single day. Now? I haven't visited it since Cassie showed up. I changed that. I went back to my regular routine. Speaking of Cassie, we broke up. Yeah, I guess me putting myself in constant danger and high risk of death was dealbreaker for her. I mean that is agreeable. Since the arrest of Vulture, I've come across more villains. That Russian guy who still wants my beautiful, beautiful head mounted on his wall, Kraven, is back, well was anyways. He's back in jail though. I fought a man who loved dressing up like a rhinoceros for some odd reason. (Hey, if the giant 10 foot tall muscular man wants to dress up like a rhino, let him do it...I learned that the hard way. My back still has bruises the size of pizzas.) Lastly, that cat burglar. She calls herself the "Black Cat." She's pretty I'll tell you that. Very pretty. I don't know what it is but her white hair is mesmerizing and gorgeous. Good God! Pete what the fuck?! I thought shaking the thought away. Aunt May knows about me now...yeah...that didn't go so well for me...or my ass in which she kicked to the moon and back. Can't say I blame her though. I mean how would you feel if you found out your nephew was the one and only friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Oh and my dad is in town...he came to stay for a while until I graduate from Midtown High. So that's cool.

I walked out the house after waking Scott up. Just so happens that Scott and the rest of the pack moved to New York. There are worse dangers in New York than in Beacon Hills apparently. I sighed as I waited for Scott to exit the house and get in the jeep. I got dizzy. Ever since I was basically brought back to life I've been getting dizzy spells, panic attacks, hallucinations, a voice in my head, and the return of a not so friendly guy...the Nogitsune. Me version not the ancient mummy version. He's been haunting me since that night I died. I shook my head. Scott walked out the house and hopped into the jeep. "Ready?" "Duh." I replied. I backed the jeep out of the driveway and headed to school. "Peter...We still haven't found ths fourth part of the list yet." "What?! It's been nearly 5 months! How has it not been found yet?" I asked surprised. "Well...we haven't...anyways...you talk to that new girl." "What new girl?" "Felicia Hardy. The girl with the streak of silver in her hair. Wears skintight black leather clothes." "Ohhh that new girl. No why?" "Just wondering." Scott asked with a mischievious smile. "Scott? What did you do?" "Nothing...I won't tell you." I rolled my eyes.

We arrived at school and got out of the jeep. We walked inside and my was buzzing like crazy. It wouldn't stop. It's been doing ever since I died and came back to life. I feel like I'm constantly in danger...even when there is no danger present. Peter....I looked around. It was the stupid voice in my head again. "How are you doing right now? Feeling terrible? In danger? Dizzy?" "Go away!!" The voice laughed, "Not until I'm through with you and everyone you love and care about is either dead or in so much pain that they wished they were dead." "Who are you?" "That is the question isn't it. Guess you'll have to wait and find out." The voice laughed and was gone. Why is this happening to me?

I walked into class and saw the new girl sitting in the desk next to mine. She's pretty...and familiar. I shrugged and sat down next to her. She looked at me and flashed a smile. I smiled back. "I'm Felicia." The girl introduced. "Peter." I said looking at her. "I know. You're in most of my classes." Felicia said. "Oh." I said. I looked towards the front of the room. I saw a glimpse of the back of someone's head...a head I know all too well. I stood up, grabbed my bag, and ran to the figure. "Gwen?!" I asked. The figure walked out the classroom. "*Sigh* Peter Peter Peter. You should have known better. Gwen's dead. She didn't care about you. She only cared for your powers." "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!" I screamed shutting my eyes tight. I opened them to see the classroom was filled with all of the that have been killed in my life. I saw Ben, Allison, Aiden, Gwen, and Captain Stacy. They were all staring at me blankly. I couldn't breathe. My eyes fluttered. I fell backwards into the wall dropping my books. They all changed to Gwen. "Pete...you killed me." "No. No that's not true." "Why? We could've went to London. We could've been together. " "You weren't supposed to be there. You didn't listen to me. You would still be alive if you had just listened to me! Now...you're dead...because I couldn't get to you in time. Gwen....my heart is darkened because you died. I have one small smidge of light in my heart. That's for your memory. Your death haunts me every night." "Peter...I wouldn't be dead if you knew what you were doing." Gwen said. I couldn't breathe. "I can't. I can't. I can't breathe." "Let go. Peter. You know you want to." Gwen said leaning towards me. Her lips brushing mine. "It will all be over soon." Gwen said. "Stop. This isn't real. You're not really here. I'm not here." "Bugboy. It's really me." "No! NO! This is fake. Wake up Peter. Wake up. Wake up! WAKE UP!" I screamed pressing my hands to my ears to block out the angelic and beautiful voice of my dead girlfriend.

I screamed myself awake. I continued screaming. "NO! NO! GWEN! GWEN!" I shrieked. Arms were wrapped around me. I was crying. I calmed down a bit. I looked around. I shuddered and trembled in fear. "Gwen?" I heard a voice ask. I turned to see Scott with his arms wrapped around me keeping my arms to my side. I nodded. "Want to talk about it?" Scott asked. "I'm the reason she's dead." "Hey dude. It's not your fault. Gwen did what probably thought was the right thing to do." "Then why is she haunting me still? Since I came back from being dead. I've been becoming more and more like the Nogitsune again. The hallucinations, the night terrors, the voices, the ghosts, and the sleep paralysis. Scott...what if I become the Nogitsune again?" "That's not going to happen. Maybe the spirit never truly left you. Maybe it's still a part of you. A part of you that you can't ignore. A reminder of what troubles you have endured." Scott said. "Still feels like shit though." "I don't think being possessed by an evil fox spirit years ago was ever the ideal definition of a fun time, Peter." Scott said with a chuckle. I laughed.
"You know Isaac is seeing someone at school?" "Seriously? Cool." "The thing is he talks about her all the time." "Okay. And?" "He won't give me her name. I ask for it and then he shuts up." "Weird. Why talk about a girl you're going out with constantly and then refuse to give out her name?" "That's what I said!" Scott said throwing his arms in the air. I rolled my eyes and turned over onto my side. Scott got into his bed on the other side of the room. I fell asleep shortly after.