Bitten

Chapter 19

     I exited the room to see a broken table, Theo being pinned to the wall by Scott, Isaac on the floor with blood at the corner of his lips. "What the hell happened?! I'm gone for what? 5 minutes? And all hell breaks loose!...I loved that table by the way." I said pulling Scott away from Theo. "I thought I told you not to kill him? Hmm?" I asked sarcastically. "I think you should've said it louder." Theo said. I rolled my eyes. "And you aren't helping dumb-ass. Now sit down and shut up before I kill you myself." I said threateningly. "There he is. That's Void Stiles." Theo said. His eyes had gone pitch black when he said it. I slammed my fist into his face knocking him to the ground in an instant. Theo went unconscious. "There. That shut him up. You guys happy or should I beat his face into a bloody pulp like you guys would have done? Huh?" I asked aggravated. "We wouldn't have done that! We would have beat him over the head with a baseball bat and then beat him into a bloody pulp, but your method was much better. I like how you executed it." Peter said. I shot a glare at him. "I don't like that look." Peter said. "Good, because if you ever see it again...it'll be the last face you see before I slam a wolfs-bane laced stake into your chest." I said. "Ouch! You'll go to great lengths to cause me great pain won't you?" Peter said mockingly. "You have no idea." I said walking into a different room.

     "Peter? Dude what's up?" Scott asked as he sat down next to me. "I'm fine. Scott." I replied. "Sure you are." Scott stated. I sighed. "It's just this thing with Venom. Another mystery to solve and another person to save." I answered. "You? You hate mysteries. Every time there was something horrible happening you always hated having to solve them." Scott said. "Exactly....but I solved them, didn't I?" "Unhappily." "Still counts." I said. Scott rolled his eyes. I got up from my seat and went to the front door of the house and opened it. "Where are you going?" Lydia asked. "To think. Alone. Where I don't have to tell anyone to shut the hell up." I said coldly. I walked out and slammed the door shut behind me.

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     I was standing on the rooftop of a skyscraper looking over the city. I sighed as my hair fluttered around because of the wind. "Hey." A voice called out. I stayed silent. "You just ignoring me now?" "I'm sorry." I said apologizing. "What's wrong?" the voice asked. I turned around to see Felicia in a blue dress standing on the edge of the roof. She hopped off and walked over to where I was standing. "Peter? Are you okay?" Felicia asked. "No! Nothing is okay. Alright! I have some demon inside me. The guy who just murdered my aunt in cold blood has a demon and some type of alien parasitic organism inside of him and he expects me to help him. New York is expecting me to also be Spider-Man but I can't. I can't be Spider-Man. I can't help New York. I can't help Theo let alone me. I can't even protect my family. So....no...I'm not okay." I explained on the verge of tears. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Stop! Peter...you are one of the greatest people that I have ever met in my entire life. You can't force yourself to help everyone that has a problem because you think they are expecting you to. You can't save everyone, Pete. There's a darkness inside you that I can see is doing physical damage to you, your friends, and family. But, Red...you have to keep going. There will be a light somewhere to guide you." "Felicia...I've trued going forward...it didn't work. So, I ran. But that didn't help me any more than moving ahead. It's like I'm playing a game of chess and I have no more moves. No where to go. My friends are trying to help but...they're just making it worse. If they hadn't brought that damn symbiote to New York, my aunt would still be alive!" I said while tears rolled down my cheeks. I tried to walk away from Felicia but she grabbed my arm and pulled me back. "You can't just walk away from your problems...it'll just get worse and worse until you can't take it anymore!" Felicia stated. "What if that's my only option?" "Find another way. There's always another way." "You sound just like my friend Scott." I said hanging my head. "You have a smart friend." Felicia stated. "Do you have any idea what it's like to look at your friends knowing that a few years ago you were the reason your best friend's first love was killed or how your ex-crush's love interest was killed? Do you have any idea what that feels like?" I asked her. "No. I do know what it's like to feel like you have no one to turn to." Felicia stated. "Have you been hanging around Captain America?" I asked. "No...my expertly given advice is a specialty of mine." Felicia said with a smile. I smiled. "Hey! You smiled. That's progress, right?" "What were you doing on the rooftop? Spying on me?" "No. I just came back from a dinner gala at Tony Stark's house." "You're joking right?" "No. I snuck in. Helped myself to some fancy jewelry." "Ah. There's the reason." I said with a sidelong smile. "You're unbelievable." "Thank you. I've been told that it's one of my finest qualities." I said. Felicia laughed...which made me laugh. "Why did you laugh?" Felicia asked smiling. "Because you laughed. Is that weird?" I stated. I sighed. "I don't know what to do, Felicia." I said. "It's okay not to have all the answers, Peter. I seriously need you to promise me to not kill this Theo. Got it?" Felicia stated. I nodded. Felicia turned away from me. I watched her gracefully walk away. I stuck my hands in my jean pockets. I hung my head, stared at the roof and smiled.

     I was suddenly pulled by Felicia and her lips pressed against mine. At first I didn't know what was happening and then realization kicked in and I pulled her closer to me and kissed her back harder. We stopped to take our breath as we leaned against each other's foreheads. Felicia smiled. "That-that was...uh..." I started. "Just shut up and kiss me again, Webhead." Felicia stated. I smiled and kissed her again. "You have no idea how long I have been waiting to kiss you Red." Felicia said between breaths.

     I heard a deep rumble beneath my feet. I pulled away from Felicia's lips and walked to the edge of the building. "You hear that?" I asked. "It sounds like a quake." Felicia said. There was a loud boom below us and a wave of fire blew out from below us. The building collapsed. Felicia and I fell off the roof. "Felicia!" I yelled. I shot my web at Felicia and caught her and slung her to a different building ensuring her safety. I hit the ground hard with a loud thud. I groaned. "Peter!" Felicia screamed as she cut the web. I slowly got up out of breath. "SPIDER-MAN!!!" A voice screamed. I looked up to see a figure with an RPG. "I have NO idea what the heck you're talking about." I said getting to my feet unsteadily. "Sure you do. Spider-Man. Peter Parker. Stiles Stilinski. Dylan O'Brien...whatever it is you go by. You know exactly what I am talking about." The man said. "Who are you?" "Oh Webhead. I'm just a fellow freak in a red suit." "Yeah. A fellow freak in a red suit who happens to have an RPG." "What this? Ignore this right now. This isn't important right now. You are." "Who are you?" "A guy who kills people." "Gee that really helps...I can see that." I said sarcastically. "Okay. Well, first things first. I'm an assassin. And you Spidey...are my target." "Still haven't told me your name." I said walking towards him. "Do I have to?" "Kinda. Wouldn't be asking for a name if I knew it." "Really? The suit doesn't give it away?" The assassin asked. He sounded disappointed. "Not really." I said shaking my head. The man sighed. "Well, where are my manners. Let me introduce myself..." the man said aiming the RPG at me. "...the name's Deadpool." He said before firing at me. I widened my eyes and jumped into the air barely dodging the missile. I looked at the assassin freaked out. "Why'd you do that?" I asked running at him. I kicked him in the chest and sent him flying. "Kid. You wouldn't understand." "Believe me. You wouldn't understand half the things that I deal with nearly every day of my life." I countered. Deadpool punched me in the gut and kicked me in the face. "Like what?" "Believe in werewolves? Demons?" I asked. "You watch too much Supernatural, kid." Deadpool said before jumping into the air and aiming a gun at my head and firing.