Chapter Four: You're Amazing, Gwen.

Note: This is a somewhat fluffy chapter, but it does have some plot points in it. And yes, the title and part of the chapter is taken from the show "The Spectacular Spider-Man, which is an awesome show by the way.

Daniel had been withdrawn for the past week or so, reflecting on the death of his father. He didn't feel any guilt over what he had done, nor did he feel really good about it either. He did have it coming; it's just like teasing a dog until it bites, only on a much grander scale. More like physically abusing the genetically mutated super-psycho. He reflected not only on the death of the one he hated….but also how he had become what he truly was, a child of the Symbiote.

Christmas Eve, 11:30 pm.

A white-haired boy ran through the streets at a top speed, he knew he would get beaten for this later on but he didn't really care at this moment. He had to run, had to get away. Had to get away from this monster that controlled him, there was nowhere to go too. The only family he had that was kind to him was on the other side of the world. Any other child would have run to a friend's house, Friends? What the hell were those? Daniel didn't have any friends, they took one look at his snowy hair and crystal blue eyes and they thought he looked like a vampire. Then they heard him talk, most people in Sweden knew English as a second language. He knew it fairly well, but his accent rendered him incomprehensible for years, they constantly laughed and made gibberish noises which attempted to mock his language. He was running so fast he barely noticed that he was deep in Central Park, headed towards a tree.

He banged head-first into it and fell, cutting his arm on the bark. He didn't notice it until he felt something….creeping up on him. He looked down at the bleeding arm and saw something moving on it, a closer look at it revealed that it was black and red, and moving. The twelve-year olds eyes widened as the substance started to envelop him, it had already entered his bloodstream through the cut and was bonding with his very DNA. It had already started to envelop most of his body, he opened his mouth to scream but it got caught as the substance entered his mouth. He succumbed and blacked out as the creature consumed him whole…...

When Daniel awoke, he felt….different. He looked down at himself and saw that his skin was….black and red, and that he had claws on his hands. He looked down at his feet and legs and saw that they were also black and red, and that his feet no longer belonged to a human, they looked like those of a….dinosaur. He looked in a puddle of water and saw his face….he had no ears, no nose and no eyes. That didn't make sense because he could see, hear and smell even better then he could before. He had a mouth that was full of sharp, sharp-like teeth, he tried to scream but all that came out was a hiss. He ran again, but this time it felt good to run….he ran faster than he ever had before. He was going to run into another tree fairly quickly, the only chance of him avoiding it was to jump. He jumped and he leapt over three trees in one bound. He no longer ran because he had too, he now ran because he wanted too. Whatever had attacked him he was sure as hell thankful for it. He stopped running and concentrated on returning to his original, human body.

The substance transformed itself again, but this time into the black and red trench-coat, boots and jeans he had been looking at on Amazon. Apparently this creature affected his brain too because not only did he have superpowers, he could shapeshift into the clothes he liked….and, he felt different. He felt healthier, stronger, without fear. Now human again, Daniel walked through an alley without any sort of fear. He could take on the world with one of his clawed hands, his father? Yeah, bring him on. He was so lost in his newfound emotions that he didn't even flinch when someone slammed him into a wall and put up a gun to his head. He couldn't tell what he was asking for, but to be honest he didn't really care. He had learned this move back in fifth grade. Crouch down and pretend like your preparing to do the deed and then WHAM, you punch him where it hurts and then run like hell. But Daniel wasn't going to run, he didn't feel the need to transform but he brought out the sharp teeth, talons and claws.

"What are you doing?"

The man asked with disgust in his voice, he looked up, smiled and SCREECHED in a voice he didn't even know he had. He kicked the man hard and leapt back, clinging to the wall like….Spider-Man. This was another power he didn't know he had, but not important at this time. He lunged for the man with another screech, his claws and talons digging into his chest and his fangs clenched around his jugular vein, he nibbled on it once out of curiosity, then another, then another and then another. He soon found that manflesh tasted very, very good. He began consuming it rapidly, like an animal. He then moved his way down to the brain, he ate it even more ravenously and not only did it taste amazing, he felt it rejuvenate him and heighten his senses even more. After a few hours all was devoured except for the bones, which had been cleared of marrow and the hair. Daniel stashed it in a nearby dumpster and walked away without a care.

"Hey, Daniel?"

someone asked, he recognized the voice as that belonging to his friend Gwen Stacey.

"Yeah?"

he asked with a far-off tone as she sat down beside him. "There's….something I need to talk to you about." Daniel titled his head in curiosity, "What is it?" Gwen thought for a couple of seconds until she said "I just wanted to say….thanks again for dinner." Daniel nodded in appreciation "I agree….it was amazing." They both paused for a second until Daniel said something that was monumental for both of them.

"You're amazing, Gwen."

She blushed, then she got serious as she leaned over, closed her eyes and kissed Daniel full on the lips. He eagerly returned her kiss as he put his hands on her shoulders, she responded to this by wrapping her arms around his neck. After about five or so minutes they pulled away from the kiss, staring each-other dead in the eyes until Gwen smiled and set her head on his shoulder.

"So, we're together now?"

Daniel asked "Well, seeing as how well you took it. Yes." Daniel smiled brightly and held her until the bell rang.

"Hey, bro. The bus is here, we gotta split!"

He was running over to them to pick his adopted brother up, but he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Daniel cuddling Gwen Stacey. He pulled him up and as they walked away, Peter clapped Daniel on the back.

"Nice, bro."