Spider-Man x Michelle Jones

Chapter 1

"So Peter gotta ask. What's your problem with Michelle?" asked Ned Leeds as he played a video game on his Xbox One console in his bedroom. "She's a pain in the ass Ned I thought we already went over this?" said Peter with frustration etched into his voice as he kept his eyes glued to his laptop screen programming new features for his artificial intelligence known as Karen. "I know we have went over this but she's my friend and so are you and I want you two to get along," said Ned as he paused his video game and focused his attention on his best friend.

"Look Ned I know you really want me and Michelle to get along, but it honestly is never going to happen. She always makes fun of me, she broke my arm when I was ten and to top it all off she pushed me off of the swing set when we were little and knocked out my two front teeth! So there is absolutely no way on God's green earth that I am going to try and be friendly with Michelle Jones!" said Peter with a slightly raised voice. Ned held his hands up in defeat, "Okay I understand, you guys hate each other...jeez."

"Thank you for understanding Ned," snapped Peter as he closed down his laptop lid, "I'm going on patrol." Ned didn't say anything but nodded and watched as his friend put on his mask and removed his clothes to reveal his Spider-Man suit in it's very classic red and blue. "Do you need your guy in the chair?" asked Ned with some hope in his voice. "Not tonight Ned, I need some time alone," said Peter as he placed his clothing into his backpack and slung it over his shoulder. "I'll see you tomorrow Ned...and sorry about getting all snappy," said Peter as he approached the window. "Yeah I understand. I shouldn't have pushed you for an answer," said Ned in response as he approached his best friend and held out his hand. Peter smiled beneath his mask and did his special handshake with Ned.

"Stay safe Spidey," said Ned with a mock salute. "Will do bud," saluted Peter as he opened the window and jumped out swinging across New York. "Peter there is a reported break in two blocks from here I have placed it on your HUD," said his AI Karen in her normal chirpy voice. "On it," says Spidey as he swings in the direction of the robbery. He stops and looks through the window of an apartment to see a man holding three people at gun point.

"COME ON DUDE HURRY UP OR I AM GONNA HAVE TO KILL THESE TWIRPS!" yelled the guy with the gun. Another man entered the room holding a duffel bag filled with items, "Hey calm down man, this place ain't got that much stuff worth a damn. All I got was these laptops and some jewelry." Spider-Man slowly climbed through the open window and leaned against the wall casually.

"So you guys doin' robberies in my neighborhood? Now that is dumb," said Spider-Man  making the two guys look at him with shocked faces. "What you never heard of Spider-Man before?" chuckled Spider-Man as he webbed the gun and the bag out of their hands. The men gulped as Spider-Man webbed them to the wall.

"Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can. Spins a web any size catches thieves just like flies look out here comes a Spider-Man!" sang the wall crawler as he webbed the men up. The men looked terrified, "Okay so when you go to prison are you two going to reform and become model citizens?" asked Spider-Man as he leaned against the wall next to them. They both nodded with scared looks on their faces.

Spider-Man turned to the family that was being robbed and instantly felt himself go pale, it was Michelle Jones and her family. "Uh...you guys okay?" he asked in a slightly deepened voice. Michelle's eyebrows were furrowed in concentration as she studied the Spider-Man before her. "Thank you for saving us Spider-Man," said Mrs Jones breathlessly as she stood up and brought the hero into a hug. "Uh n-no problem ma'am," answered Spider-Man awkwardly. When they broke apart he looked towards Michelle and her younger brother, "S-Stay in school kids." Spider-Man then proceeded to jump out of the window and swing out of the apartment.

Peter swung through New York with thoughts of worry plaguing his mind. What if she recognized his voice as he fought webbed those guys up? What if she realized he was Spider-Man and told everyone? He jumped onto a building and perched over the ledge looking out at the city below him. He watched as the people of New York moved around doing their own thing and living their own lives.