Chapter Two - Making My Way

After what was literally the worst nights sleep of my life I couldn't feel my legs. They were so cold they had gone numb, frantically trying to get some warmth back into them I rubbed them quickly. When this didn't work I attempted to get up and do some exercise, feeling relief when my legs did what I wanted them to do.

I stretched, hearing muliple cracks from all over my body and smiling when the relief was instant. I rolled my feet around and wiggled my toes before climbing down the fire escape, avoiding the old woman who kept looking out of her window. I stumbled on the landing but other than that I think I did rather well.

I shoved my hands in my pockets and searched around for anything that might help me, feeling a bit of relief when I pulled out a twenty dollar bill. I walked into the nearest resturant, my mouth started watering as the smell of food wafted through the air, I didn't even realise my eyes were shut until someone snapped their fingers in front of my eyes.

"Hi there, sweetie" An elderly woman stood in front of me, smiling like I was the best thing in her life. "Would you like something to eat?" I nodded, following her to a table where she handed me a menu. I ordered the first thing I saw was cheap enough for me, which happened to be pancakes, handing back the menu my eyes flickered to the counter where there was a help wanted sign.

"I would also like to apply for a job here" The woman's smile widened as she walked back to the counter, shouted for a 'Joe' who walked out of the back room, she guestured in my direction and Joe's eyes lit up. He smiled over to me and made his way over.

"Hello there sweetpea, my name is Joe and I heard you'd like to work here" I nodded me head and smiled. "Well the position is waitressing, do you have any experience?"

Hell no "Yeah, I waitressed through my junior year" Joe's grin widened and I congratulated myself on my lying skills.

"Perfect, you got the job. And here comes Susie with your pancakes" After a brief chat about my working hours and pay, I was left to eat in peace with Susie occassionally stopping to chat. I left soon after I finished my pancakes, which Susie told me were free, and made my way down the street.

I caught a glimpse of myself in a shop window, and noticed how I looked in good condition even after yesterdays storm. I smirked, my awesomeness would never be dampened.

My eyes flickered upwards as I saw the mysterious man swinging down the street, people were gasping and shouting, but one voice managed to cut through all others 'It's Spiderman!"

I snorted, if that wasn't the stupidest name in the entire world I didn't know what was. I shook my head and backed out of the crowd that had formed, at least i'd never had to see him again.

I caught the eye of a group of men who were standing next to an alleyway, they looked like typical gangsters, smoking and hollering at every woman that walked by, and it seemed as if I was going to get the same treatment, so before they even opened their mouths I turned and walked the other way.

Looking upwards as I felt the first drops of rain hit my face, I didn't notice the footsteps behind me, but someone else did.

I didn't notice the shadow that kept the group of men away from me, I didn't hear their muffled screams as they were strung up in a web and I didn't notice as the 'Spiderman' followed me up to my newly found rooftop. And I didn't notice that he noticed when my foot got caught on the ground as it went through, I landed on my face and glared down at it, pulling my foot free and ignoring the now throbbing pain.

I stood back up and glanced at the nearest solid surface, which happened to be the edge of the roof as it was slightly raised. I took a deep breath and pressed my finger tips against it. They went through to the other side, I gasped and leant over a bit more to catch a better glimpse but it seemed that I leant too far and I tumbled straight off the edge, my new found ability was completely useless.

Before I was even a quarter way down the building something tugged me back upwards, I looked up to be greeted with the masked face of Spiderman, he kept pulling his web upwards and soon enough I was pulled over the edge of the roof.

"You should be more careful" I looked up into his masked eyes and smiled gratefully, I noticed that his arms were resting either side of my body so that I was trapped against the ledge. He seemed to follow my eyeline and removed his arms so that I could slide out, brushing past his body.

"Thanks" I coughed awkwardly "For, uh, saving me" I was pretty determined not to look at him "How did you know-"

He chuckled, cutting me off "I was in the neighbourhood"

I nodded, coughing awkwardly once more. "What are you doing on the roof?" I froze.

"I like high places, when it rains" I blurted, hiding a wince at the horrible lie. He didn't seem to notice anything wrong and nodded, head twisting quickly as he seemed to be listening to something. He lunged for me, there was nothing I could do as his body barreled into mine, he twisted us in mid air so that he was underneath me, making sure that I didn't feel pain when we landed.

I lay there, on top of him, panting not quite realising why he had done that until I saw the enormous lizard type thing that was staring at us on the opposite side of the roof. I was shoved off Spiderman as the lizard lunged, I screamed as I nearly went over the edge of the roof but was caught, quite literally, in a web.

"Holy crap" I muttered as the two started fighting. I attempted to get out of the web, it was starting to creep me out a little, but before I could Spiderman was thrown into an opposing wall, quite clearly dazed and the lizard made it's way over to me.

Uh oh.