Darla was suddenly thrown up on a platform and there were tons of men and others cheering. She saw all of them pining to get her and she felt like she was going to throw up. The smell of beer and alcohol filled the air and she began to cough, hoping whomever bought her wouldn't kill her.

"Now one thousand for this pretty lady!" The man said, now pushing her.

"That's too much," a man growled.

"Way too much!"

"Sorry but that's her price!" The man ordered.

"I will take her off your hands." A deep voice growled. Everyone spun around and gasped as Venom landed on the platform and stared hard at the man. "Any objections?" He hissed.

"No! No objections!" He gasped. "H-Her price is a thousand dollars."

"Interesting. Too bad I won't be paying you a single penny." Venom snarled, now bearing all of his teeth.

"That's fine! That's fine! Take her! I don't care!" The man screamed, now running for cover.

"Good," Venom smiled a fanged smile and then turned to Darla. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her harder. He then picked her up and began to climb up a nearby wall; the men just stared in complete shock, feeling afraid of making one single movement. Everyone knew that Venom was not a person to deal with.

A few miles away, Venom placed the girl down on the ground and waited until she could compose herself. She was crying and sweating all at the same time.

"Now what are you crying about?" He growled.

"They almost killed me!"

"But they didn't. Now go on home with the rest of your rich and high society family." Venom said, now balancing on a nearby pole.

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't?"

"I'm bankrupt. I-I don't have anywhere to go now." She said, now tearing up again.

"Quit crying; join the crowd sweetheart. We all are low on money and don't have anywhere to go. Only the strong survive in this city." Venom said angrily.

"But you can at least help me find the police station! I refuse to let my secretary place me in an orphanage!" Darla pleaded.

"Listen to me, this is none of my concern. I have other business to attend to and I have no time for…why are you sweating so much?" He said, noticing her weak stance and sweat.

"I haven't eaten all day; I'm beginning to feel sick." She said weakly.

"Don't you dare faint on me!" Venom growled, now landed off the pole near her and swinging her up in his arms. "I'm gonna take you across the street; knock on the door and let those people help you."

"Venom, please don't leave me alone here. If you stay with me and help me regain my fortune, I will give you all of the gold and jewels you can imagine." Darla pleaded.

"How can you give me that when you don't have any money and they have frozen your assets?" He growled, rolling his eyes and adjusting her in his massive arms.

"My father had some hidden banks and money hidden in some old mansions in Arkansas! He purposefully hid them there so that we would know about them in case of emergency." Darla said.

"You better not be lying to me Darla," He hissed.

"I'm not. I promise I'm not!" She said, now tears rolling down her face. For a split moment, he felt a twinge of guilt and ran his strong and rough hand down her face.

"Calm down; you're gonna make yourself sick if you keep this cryin' up! Relax."

"How can I relax when I've lost everything?!"

"Well if you have that much gold and jewels hidden then we will make a good team. First things first, you need to be well enough to lead me to where we want to go. I guess I have no choice; you'll be coming with me to my home."

Darla's eyes widened at that statement; she wasn't sure if she would be safe in Venom's house! But she had no room for discussion; the great alien began swinging and soon Spiderman was swinging beside them!

"DARLA! Thank goodness you're alright! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Get lost Spiderman!" Venom hissed. "She is with me now!"

"What?! What do you mean with you?! She needs to go home, her secretary has been looking for her!"

"No! She just wants to put me in an orphanage! Venom is going to help me reclaim my fortune!" Darla said quickly.

"What?! He could kill you!"

"If I wanted to, I would have already!" Venom hissed, now shoving at Spiderman with his large hands. Spiderman shoved him back, but then Venom quickly dodged.

"Ah ah ah Spiderman; you can't fight me with this dame in my arms," Venom hissed mockingly.

"I'm not a dame!"

"Quiet and let me concentrate!" Venom responded harshly.

"You don't have to yell!" Darla growled.

"Listen, if I'm gonna help you, you do what I say!" Venom said, now angrily looking in her eyes.

"Guys should you really be arguing when we are swinging 20 stories above the city!" Spiderman interrupted.

"You stay out of this Spiderman!" Venom growled, turning to him. He then turned back to Darla and narrowed his eyes. "You listen to whatever I tell ya!"

Darla angrily pouted and turned the other way.

"Did I anger the spoiled brat?" Venom hissed, letting his long tongue tickle the sides of her ear.

"How dare you?!" She yelled, now slapping him as hard as she could. He didn't even flinch; if anything he began laughing.

"My my what a temper; it appears I will have to break you of that before we begin our journey!"

"Spiderman!" Darla yelled, now feeling Venom tighten his grip on her waist.

"Spiderman don't interfere!" Venom said, now covering her mouth.

"I won't let you harm her Venom." Spiderman said, now trying to grab the girl, but Venom shoved him off. Suddenly, screams and sirens began to sound! The Green Goblin was attacking a few civilians; Venom cocked a curious brow.

"Well Spiderman, it appears you will have to rescue her another day!"

Spiderman still tried to grab the girl, but he couldn't get her from Venom. He then had no choice! He had to leave her temporarily to stop the Green Goblin.

Darla frantically began to squirm and wiggle, trying to get Venom to let her go.

"Stop struggling Darla," Venom said, now landing in an old abandoned apartment complex. He climbed through the window with her and then tossed her on the bed. Chuckling, he climbed up after her.

"C'mere," He chuckled evilly, seeing her scramble to get away from him.

"Don't hurt me!"

"I'm not interested in hurting you; you need to be taught a lesson for slapping me!" He said, now grabbing her ankles and pulling her near him. He then gently straddled her legs and used one massive hand to keep her arms pinned above her. "Hope you're ready…"

"Ready for AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed, as his long massive tongue came out of his mouth and began exploring her neck and ears.

"Mop Meamimng Marla," He said, muffled because his tongue was hanging out.

"Y-You're gonna eat me!" She panicked. He ignored her and let his tongue now gently caress her cheeks! "This is so gross! Let go of me!"

"But why? Doesn't my tongue feel soooooooo comfortable," He chuckled evilly, now pulling his tongue back in.

"That was so cruel! You're so rude!" She huffed, but squeaked when he put his head down near her.

"I'm only rude when someone doesn't know their place. If you want help, you must do what I say. Tonight was a warning." He whispered, making her cringe. He then noticed her top button was open on her dress. Mischievously, he used a claw to completely pop the button off!

"Stop that!" Darla yelled, now trying to hit him again, but in defense he turned and clawed at her, making a nice size gash in her arm, not deep, but painful.

"I told you about knowing your place child!" He bellowed. But Darla didn't respond; she weakly got off of the bed and ran to a corner. She placed her arms around her and sat in complete silence, but he could hear faint crying.

He then noticed her wound was bleeding more and he remembered that she was already not feeling well to begin with. If not treated, it could get infected.

"Darla, come here."

"Leave me alone," She whispered angrily.

"Stop crying and c'mere. I need to see your wound."

"You mean the wound you made!" She angrily responded. Narrowing his eyes, he ran a hand down his face.

"No money or jewels is worth this," He hissed to himself. He then got off the bed and knelt down, scooping her up in his arms.

"Put me down!" She weakly pleaded.

"Stop struggling and let me see that. You women always put yourselves in such terrible situations." Venom growled, now licking her wound gently. It stung, but after a few minutes it was feeling better. His licking soon was soothing on her arm and she felt herself gently going to sleep. But her eyes opened wide when she felt the same rough tongue, not wet in the least, licking her cheeks. Surprised, she hid under a nearby blanket. Hearing his deep chuckle, he threw the blanket off and began licking her again.

"Stop trying to hide from me."

"S-stop it!" She demanded.

"Why?"

"B-Because I don't like it!"

"Then why are you laughing?" He asked, now feeling her giggle as she tried to push on his massive chest. He ignored her pushes and began the long licks again, now gently grooming her wound once more. It was gonna be a long night!