Prowler

Now let me get one thing straight, I do not own Spiderman, Gwen Stacey, Flash Thompson or anyone other than my character, Daniel. I did however, make some minor changes. Like for say, Gwen's religion was not mentioned in the comic's as far as I know. I made her Jewish in this to give her more in common with Daniel, this is rated T for violence, language and references to abuse. That being said let us begin.

Chapter 1: Meetings

Gwen Stacey walked through the halls of Midtown High, her first day. Her blonde hair bounced against her shoulders as she walked, her Silver Star of David clinking against her neck. She did not know the jocks like Flash Thompson and his gang, nor did she know that the school unknowingly harbored New York City's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Not that it really mattered to her anyway; the shy blonde walked through the halls which were surprisingly vacant of people with the exception of two boys talking about something that disgusted her. She scoffed and kept walking, stopping when she heard a piano playing from down the hall it wasn't too loud but loud enough for her sharp ears to hear, she always had good hearing. As she advanced towards the room she heard that the piano was accompanied by an almost unearthly voice, she rushed towards it. As she stood outside the room she understood what the person was saying. She listened a bit longer...

Step one; you say we need to talk.

He walks, you say "sit down, it's just a talk".

He smiles politely back at you; you stare politely right on through.

She gasped, Gwen loved this song! Continuing to listen, Gwen stayed outside and continued to listen. She kind of zoned out for awhile until she got to one part of the song.

Read out a list of what is wrong.

The things you told him all along

And pray to God he hears you.

And pray to God he hears you….

Gwen gasped, defaulting the person singing had to be a boy due to his voice. Unlike some of the boys she passed as she walked, his voice was somewhat higher-pitched and very soft and gentle. She opened the door; the boy either ignored her or didn't hear her come in as he continued singing.

Where did I go wrong?

I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness.

I would have stayed up with you all night.

Had I known

How to save a life….

He appeared to be done singing, as he stopped playing and Gwen started clapping. The reaction she got was not one she expected, the boy leapt up on top of the piano crouched on all fours. He tilted his head for a second, realizing it was no threat and came right back down with his hands up. "I'm sorry, you just scared me…." Gwen stared at the boy; he was a little muscular with skin that seemed kind of pale, but nothing like a vampire. He possessed long, neck-length hair that seemed a snow-white hue. One of his eyes was a very bright green, she couldn't figure out the color of the other one because his left eye was blackened.

"Where'd you get that?"

She asked, prompting him to mess up his hair so it was covered.

"Why don't you introduce yourself first, my name's Daniel, Daniel Richards."

Gwen smiled and shook his hand,

"Gwen Stacey, so now where did you get that?"

Daniel thought for a few seconds and gave the ever-classic lie."

I ran into a pole?"

Gwen shook her head, "I don't believe you." Daniel sighed, "I don't really feel comfortable telling you just yet." The bell for first class rung, turns out they had gym that period. They said their goodbyes and went off to the locker rooms.

Ten minutes later

Gwen Stacey and Daniel Richards walked in on opposite sides of the gymnasium; Daniel smiled and waved to her which she returned. Someone punched him upside the shoulder, "Hitting on the new girl?" asked a fairly tall, muscular student with hair a little darker then Daniel's. "Who wants to know?" Daniel asked in return with a hint of a growl.

"The name's Flash, Flash Thompson."

"Great. Now why don't you flash yourself away from me?"

"You really shouldn't talk to me like that…."

"You really shouldn't be talking to me at all…."

Flash growled and tried to throw a punch at Daniel, then Gwen Stacey gasped as Daniel caught the punch and twisted his arm just enough to knock Flash to the ground.

"You done?"

Daniel asked with a calm voice, Flash nodded. He kept his cool….for about a second and then he bolted off. Gwen calmly asked the coach if she could go after him and see if he was ok. She nodded and Gwen rushed off, to find Daniel with his head against a locker, crying and shivering. She walked calmly over to him and placed her hands on his shoulders.

"Daniel, it's me, Gwen." He nodded and tried to calm down a little. "I was talking to a girl before you left, she told me that we should try to avoid Flash, he's a bully." Daniel breathed and he admitted "I don't like hurting people…."

"I believe you-"

She was about to say something else when Daniel cut her off. "That's why he gave me this…." Gwen's eyes widened when she realized he was talking about his black eye. "Flash didn't give you it, I saw you grab his arm." Daniel sighed and turned around, facing her.

"You promise not to tell anyone?" Gwen nodded, to Daniel it seemed sincere. Gwen on the other hand knew that if it was serious she would have to tell a teacher...or maybe even the police.

"Promise."

Daniel put his head down and breathed deeply, Gwen's eyes widened when Daniel whispered, ever so silently.

"My dad…."