Quick Author's Notes

This chapter is going to change perspectives a lot. So we'll be seeing a bunch of characters this chapter. Just wanted to let you know so you won't be confused =)

Spider-Man: Black and Blue

Cooper sat in the hospital waiting room with his mom, as they waited on the news.

Cooper's dad, James, had survived the gunshot, but they were unsure on how he was. That's what they were waiting on.

Cooper had cried so much he couldn't cry anymore. He hadn't even had his powers two weeks, and he'd already let someone close to him get seriously hurt.

Cooper sat there, thinking about the events that led up to where they were now.

Cooper looked up and saw his dad fall over.

Cooper heard a gunshot and knew what had happened.

He didn't know what to do, he couldn't risk having his identity blown, so he jumped out a window.

Half a minute later, Cooper, in his regular clothes, ran around the corner. He started to go where his dad was but was stopped by a couple of cops.

"Kid, aren't you supposed to be in school?" One of them asked.

"Captain James Cale is my dad," Cooper said, ignoring the question, "please let me through."

The two cops looked at each other, then let him through.

Cooper ran up to the stretcher his dad was on.

"Dad."

His dad looked at him and gave him a weak smile.

His dad started to get lifted into the ambulance. As he did, he gave a thumbs up.

As Cooper's mom, Amanda, hugged him from behind, Cooper was hoping that his dad's thumbs up wasn't just a sign for Cooper to feel better, but that he was going to be ok.

Wayne Phillips sat in his office, working on some files on his computer.

His intercom went off.

His secretary said, "Mr. Phillips, General Fox is here."

Wayne honestly wasn't too fond of this particular General, but he said, "Send him in."

A few seconds later, a tall man with short gray hair and a Service Uniform, walked into Wayne's office.

"General."

"Wayne."

"So what brings you here?" Wayne asked as General Fox sat down.

"Well, it's about the super soldier project. It's getting close to deadline, and we haven't heard anything," Fox replied.

Wayne sighed, "I know. We're getting close though. We're almost to human trials-"

"What are you using as the serum?" Fox interrupted.

"Genetically engineered animals," Wayne replied.

Fox eyed Wayne suspiciously, then said, "One month Wayne. Then we want that serum. Or we cut your funding and move on to another company."

"Ok," Wayne said looking slightly worried.

General Fox nodded and left the room.

2 years ago

Oliver Owens was a engineer mechanic. He was a very talented man. He was responsible for making several of the military's new weapons and equipment. He also could repair anything.

One day, Oliver was called out to the field to repair one of his Anti-Aircraft weapons.

As Oliver sat in the chopper, he couldn't but feel worried, as they never called him into the field.

The chopper landed and they climbed into a military Humvee. They drive several miles until they reached the war zone. Several soldiers escorted Oliver to the Anti-Aircraft weapon.

Bullets were flying everywhere, explosions going off, people dropping dead.

Oliver started repairing the weapon. He was honestly a little angry.

Why did they fly me out all the way out here, just to fix this?

He then remembered he was the only one who actually knew how to repair it.

Put this here, that there... Oliver was almost finished.

"Grenade!" A soldier yelled. All the other soldiers scrambled out of the way.

But Oliver hadn't heard them. He happened to glance to his left and saw the grenade and gasped.

BOOM!

Present Day

Cooper and his mom were still in the waiting room. They still hadn't heard anything.

Cooper was still thinking about the previous days events.

Amanda climbed into the ambulance with James. Cooper said he'd be there quickly.

He actually went and web swung for awhile. He didn't for long though, as he went to the hospital to be with his mom.

When he got there, Cooper found his mom in the waiting room. She had been crying, but she wasn't at the moment.

She saw Cooper and said, "Hey sweetie. They just took him in for surgery."

Cooper smiled a bit and sat next to his mom.

They never left the hospital. They stayed the whole time.

Cooper slept most of the time. When he wasn't sleeping, he would go out as Spider-Man and fight crime.

Kate sat in her room, scrolling through Twitter on her phone. But her mind lay on other things. More specifically, her mind lay on Cooper Cale.

I mean sure he's a year younger than me, but that doesn't matter. He's one of the more mature people in our grade. And we're both Freshmen, that's when people usually take dating seriously, right?, Kate thought to herself.

And every time I try to mention anything about dating or something, I end up looking at his cute blue eyes and that smile. And his messy hair. Kate smiled as she thought of her crush.

But I can't mention dating to him because I don't want to seem desperate or anything. Maybe I should try making a move. I don't know. Kate sighed.

"Kate! Can you come here please?" Her mom called.

"Coming!" She called back.

Kate walked into the living room and sat on the couch. Her mom and dad were in there also.

"What's up?" Kate asked.

"Uh, your friend Cooper?" Her dad said.

Kate nodded.

"Well, his dad, Captain of the Police Force? He's uh, he got shot yesterday." Her dad continued.

Kate gasped in disbelief. She knew Cooper's dad was a cop, and she knew what could happen, but she didn't think it would.

"Would you like to go visit them later?" Her mom asked.

Kate nodded, "Yeah."

They all went their separate ways to get ready.

Cooper sat with his mom on the waiting room. Cooper figured they had been there for about 22 hours, from the time his dad got to the hospital and now.

They finished his surgery the day before, but the doctors wanted him to stay isolated overnight, to see how he'd be.

And now they just had to wait.

About 30 minutes later, the doctor walked into the waiting room.

"Cale family?" the doctor called.

Cooper and his mom got up and walked over to the doctor.

"James is doing good. He's out of Recovery and he's in his own room. He's in room #252," the doctor said.

"Thank you," Amanda said as her and Cooper walked around to find James' room

23 months ago

Oliver woke up in`a hospital bed. The last thing he remembered was he was fixing the Anti-Aircraft weapon, and then he saw a grenade. And now? He was in a hospital.

His lower body felt very strange. He looked down and noticed his legs were gone.

Oliver couldn't believe what he was looking at. Tears rolled down his face. He just couldn't believe it.

A nurse walked in his room.

"Nurse? Miss? How long have I been here?" Oliver asked.

"One month," the nurse replied.

"What happened to me?" Oliver asked.

"Well, you were in an explosion. Do you remember that?" The nurse replied.

Oliver nodded, "A little."

"Anyway, they got you out of there as fast as possible. You were airlifted here. We tried to save your legs, but it was too late. But you had somehow stayed alive during the whole thing, so we kept giving you medication to keep you alive. Again, I'm so sorry, we tried our best to save you."

"I understand," Oliver said through tears, "I just couldn't imagine life without them."

The nurse frowned, "I know. But I'll be here to assist you until you get out, ok?"

For the first time, Oliver actually made eye contact with the nurse. She was gorgeous. She had green eyes, black hair, and a kind smile.

"Alright," Oliver replied with a small smile, "And um, miss? What is your name?"

The nurse laughed, "Angela. Angela Martin."

Oliver smiled again.

Suddenly, Oliver had an idea, "Angela?"

"Yes?"

"Can you hand me that paper and a pencil please?"

"Of course," Angela said as she handed the paper and pencil to Oliver.

Oliver started working right away at his idea, his greatest idea ever.

Present Day

Cooper and his mom Amanda finally found James' room. As they walked into room #252, James saw them and smiled.

"Hey guys. How you been?" James asked.

"Us? How have you been?" Cooper replied with a laugh.

Amanda laughed as well, "Yeah I mean, James you got shot!"

"But I lived right?" James replied with a smirk, "I'm a Cale."

"And Cale's always survive," Cooper said remembering what his dad used to always tell him.

"That's right," his dad replied with a smile.

"Dad, I-I'm so sorry," Cooper said with sadness in his voice.

"Cooper, listen. There's nothing you could've done. It happens! It's what I signed up for. Don't feel bad," James replied.

Cooper smiled in response, but he still couldn't help but feel somewhat responsible for what happened.

They continued to talk for a few minutes when a knock was heard on the door.

Cooper walked over to the door and opened it.

Kate and her mom and dad were standing in the doorway.

"Hi Cooper, can we come in?" Kate's mom asked.

"Sure, come on in," Cooper replied.

As Kate's family walked in, Kate stopped in front of Cooper.

"Hey Cooper."

"Hey Kate."

Kate pulled Cooper into a big hug, which he returned warmly.

They smiled at each other and went and sat down with the others. They all talked and visited for awhile.

And the whole time, Cooper would glance over at Kate and feel some kind of warmth he'd never felt before.

20 minutes earlier

Kate and her family walked up to the front desk of the hospital.

"Excuse me? Hi, we're looking for James Cale?" Kate's mom asked.

"Yes, he's at room #252," the lady at the desk said.

"Thank you," Kate's mom replied.

They walked around until they found the room.

Kate's dad knocked on the door. A couple seconds later, Cooper answered the door.

"Hi Cooper, can we come in?" Kate's mom asked.

"Sure, come on in," Cooper replied.

They walked in, but Kate stayed in front of Cooper.

"Hey Cooper," she said.

"Hey Kate," Cooper replied.

Ah, there's those eyes and smile, Kate thought.

Kate pulled him into a big hug. She felt Cooper embracing her hug and hugging back. But she was also surprised by something.

As Kate was hugging Cooper, she felt something she had never felt when she hugged him before.

Kate could feel Cooper's abs from under his shirt! She didn't know he even had abs!

Oh my Lord! Are those abs?! Kate said to herself.

She smiled and blushed a little with her head on her crushes shoulder.

After they finished hugging, they went and sat down with everybody else.

And every once in awhile, Kate would glance over at Cooper and would feel a warmth that was stronger than it ever was before. And not just because of his muscles Kate discovered, but because he made her happy. And she was certain, Cooper Cale was not just a crush anymore.

Cooper and his mom went home for the night.

As Cooper lay in his bed, he kept thinking about how Kate went and visited him and his mom and dad. And that hug they shared. And especially that warm feeling he would feel when he looked at her.

Gosh, I can't stop thinking about her, Cooper said to himself.

Cooper kept thinking to himself for awhile, Maybe I like Kate as more than a friend. I don't know what it is, but I've just been feeling attracted to her. I mean she's smart, kind, beautiful. What's not to like? Maybe it's time we became more than just friends.

Cooper reached and turned his lamp off and shut his eyes.

But I'll wait awhile, make sure I don't rush into things.

Cooper started to fall asleep. But even as he started to sleep, Kate McCallister still lay on his mind.

Author's Notes

Ooh romance is in the air! So I'm gonna start developing the relationship between Cooper and Kate a lot through the next few chapters. So look out for that =) also, we got introduced to Oliver Owens, who we'll see a bunch more in the future. We also get introduced to General Fox, who informs Wayne his contract is almost up. (Typical I know =P) so that'll play a big part of the future. So there was hardly any action in this chapter, but trust me, there's some coming, and not just petty thugs ;).

Last thing I promise; Cooper's had a pretty easy time as Spidey so far, but trust me, things are gonna get rough.

Hope you enjoy the chapter! See ya next chapter!=)