Super Human? •PETER PARKER 2•

Chapter 4

Walking back into the apartment after all my classes felt like I was walking with bricks on my back. I couldn't tell if it was the massive amount of books I'd just purchased or the fact that Felicia might be awake this time. I really didn't want to tell her I knew she was Black Cat, but I didn't know how to move forward without her knowing that I know. I walk into the apartment and see the lights are off and the place is empty. I see Felicia's door is closed, but it normally is. I go over and wiggle the knob, it's locked. That means she's either in there with a boy, or she's left for the night. By the look of the kitchen I can tell she's not here. The peanut butter is back in the cupboard and the whip cream is sitting in the fridge shelf where it belongs. I huff loudly. How was I gonna go out with her if she keeps avoiding me. I then think back to what she said to Peter last night. "Same time tomorrow?" I ask no one, repeating her words. I decide to go back up on the roof. That's the most logical place they'd meet back up after a big museum chase. I start to wonder if maybe I should go to the Smithsonian.

"That's perfect!" I say to myself. "I can see all the action start to finish and follow them." I'll never understand where this habit of talking to myself has suddenly come from and why I cared so much, but here I was running back downstairs and buying a ticket online to the museum. I suddenly realize I don't know which building the action will take place. The Smithsonian is huge and has different subsections and buildings. I sigh and just buy a three day ticket for all of them. Maybe I'll go back in my downtime. I assume she has a thing for art, but maybe she wants something bigger. Like a cat or something from the stuffed animal area in the history building. I hop on the subway to get to Smithsonian's campus.

When I get there the place is surrounded by police. Damn it! I'm too late. I run up to a cop. "Hey what's going on?" I ask him.

"Another thief trying to steal valuables," the cop says. "Please step back ma'am."

"Officer you don't understand I'm here to meet my friend she's probably trapped in there! I need to know what's going on," I say turning on my panicked voice. My acting has gotten a lot better since I did a couple plays my junior and senior year of high school. Also helps all the lying I did when I did work with Spider-Man.

"Alright miss calm down," he says dryly, but also comforting. It's an odd mix in his voice. "What we got is a 324 guys with small guns trying to take over the museum in order to steal something. Happens a lot," he explains.

"So why are you out here?" I ask.

"Spider-Man's taking care of it," he says smiling lightly. "Now please ma'am, behind the tape," he says pointing to some caution tape. I nod and step behind it with a crowd of reporters. I look around and see a small light coming from the roof. I look around and decide I need to get in there.

"What am I think?" I think to myself as I sneak away to get up on that roof. I jump on a nearby building and find a shadow that will hide me from anyone. I tumble onto the history building and sure enough there is a tiny cut out in the roof. I slide down into the hole and see Spider-Man and Black Cat fighting.

"Didn't know we had a dance lesson today," Black Cat says with a slight purr.

"Yeah well I thought we'd sign up," Spider-Man says through throwing punches that she dodges. She flips herself away from him and jumps up on a railing near by.

"Listen Spider, as much as I love our little dates. I think it's time for me to scram," she says sweetly. "That darn cat style you know?" Spider-Man turns and sees one of what I assume to be her thugs getting up. He runs over and quickly taped him down with webs, but when he turns around Black Cat is gone.

"Crap," he says to himself. He walks a little forward debating on weather to go after her and then stops. "Edith," he says. I furrow my eyebrows.

"Yes Peter," a woman says to him through his suit. I suddenly learn he has a new suit lady.