Disclaimer: Spider-Man does not belong to me. However, everything else in this story so far is mine, excluding the red and blue spandex and New York City.

Mark Parker looked at the rows of produce with disgust. No

teenage boy likes to go grocery shopping, and seventeen-year-old

Mark was no different. "With the great power of driving comes the

great responsibility of grocery shopping," the boy sighed wearily.

At the moment, Mark was attempting to extricate a particularily stubborn piece of broccoli. After a brief tug-of-war, he managed to wrestle it from its cozy niche. Unfortunately, the rest of the broccoli tumbled down as well. "You're just a bunch of little green meanies, aren't you?" Mark muttered despondently.

Suddenly Mark felt a tingling sensation on the back of his neck, and he got the chills all over. It was a familiar sensation, a feeling he knew could mean only one thing. Someone in the store was in trouble. A scream near the registers confirmed his suspicions. Mark dodged behind a cereal display and when he reappeared, he was in the red and blue spandex so well known to his fellow New Yorkers.

Meanwhile, the girl who had screamed eyed her opponent with sheer terror. "Can it and give me the money!" the tough looking man roared.

"I-I haven't got the keys to the register! I'm just a cashier!" the girl quavered, her hand resting protectively on her pants pocket.

"Not buying it, kid! If you know what's good for you, give me the cash!" the robber barked, his patience at a low ebb.

Suddenly the girl felt a rush of air over her head and the next thing she knew, the thug was down, a sneer on his jaded face. "You're not going to ruin my hold up, Spider-Boy!" he growled, his eyes blazing.

The young superhero, crouching on top of the register, retorted cockily, "You just keep telling yourself that, buster!"

With an enraged snarl, the thug lunged at Spider-Boy, but he wasn't quick enough for him. Spider-Boy snared him with a web strand, then he spun him around and tossed him into a fruit stand. "How do you like them apples?" he quipped, his mask creasing from grinning.

"Ugh," the defeated robber groaned.

"That's what I thought!" Mark chuckled. Then he turned to the girl, who smiled shyly at him.

"Are you okay?" the boy asked in a concerned tone.

The girl nodded. "Oh, I'm fine. I've just got to get these register keys to my manager."

Spider-Boy gasped, then he replied, "You had the keys to the register the whole time? That was really brave of you! Most people would have just handed over the money right away!"

The girl blushed, then she shrugged. "The store belongs to my mom and dad, so I really feel responsible for it. By the way, that was a pretty cool thing you did yourself!"

The teenaged boy laughed, then he jokingly replied, "Oh, I was just doing a little shopping and I thought I'd lend a hand. So what's your name anyway?"

The cashier laughed, then she answered, "My name's Susan. Susan Shannon. Can you tell me your name?"

The boy shot a web at the ceiling, then he called as he swung out, "Just call me all yours!"

Susan giggled, then she said excitedly to herself, "Spider-Boy has a crush on me! Oh, wait till my friends hear about this!"

I know I didn't get to the bit about the emailing yet. It's coming, but it's coming next chapter! But do review and tell me what you think of it so far!