Wow, another quick update! Yay!

It's raining, and I'm listening to Skinny Love by Birdy. And Paper Scars by Lovedrug. Perfect writing conditions!

Story Stalkers: Gah! Wait... if you strangled me, then I would die, and you wouldn't get another chapter. Might wanna re-think that. XD

"I love you." She whispered.
He held her in his arms as if he'd never let go. Both of them were so confused and less than an hour ago they'd been so alone they didn't know what to do. He was so filled with joy he was almost frozen in place, hardly comprehending what was going on except for the fact that she was there. That she was breathing and beautiful and alive. Tears fell down his cheeks. He smiled. The first genuine smile for months after the one accident he'd never forget. Not until now.
"I- I'm so sorry... I tried to catch you- I didn't I-" He stammered.
"It's ok. I'm here. I'm ok." She whispered through pursed lips as she leant forward to hug him. "I'm ok." She said it like it was an accomplishment, because it was.
"I love you too. I love you so much." He said instead.

They rest of his family watched thorough the doorway, all anxious and relieved, and over all; just confused.

"How?" Tony asked, running the possibilities through his head.
"Otto said they where doing tests at Oscorp..." Bruce drifted.
"They're up to something." Clint said, moving from the door and walking down the hallway.
Everyone turned their heads to look in his direction as he took off, unsure of what he was doing. Natasha followed him, leaving Elli to stand alone with the rest of the group in the doorway. Jane leaned forward and shut the door, and the rest of the group left. Elli stood at the door silently, staring at the slightly peeling white paint on the wood. Her hand itched towards the knob, but instead she withdrew it, gazing down at the floor. She looked at the ceiling proudly, and then sat on the other side of the hallway to wait.

On the other side of the door Peter helped Gwen into a sitting position on the bed.
"Do you- do you think you can walk?" He asked, holding out a hand for her.
She nodded, saying, "Yeah, yeah. I think."
She slid off the sheets, her feet touching the soft carpet. She stumbled, her other hand landing in his palm to steady herself. She looked at her feet, amazed at the feeling of walking for the first time in seven months. She looked back at Peter, a gasp of delight escaping her lips as she wiggled her toes.

She looked at the windows and the golden beams of sunlight that filtered through. She watched the way the light cast on the tan color floor and made the room warm. Her sea blue eyes zipped around the room, taking in everything. She edged towards the window. Peter walked with her, making sure she was balanced, but she soon was walking on her own. She gazed at the skyline of the city as the sun set low over it. And she smiled. A short sweet smile that made her companion smile as well. She blinked as the smile grew wider. She put a hand on the glass, as if she didn't want to break it. Suddenly her smile faltered.

"What's wrong?" Peter asked, his eyebrows furrowing softly as her gaze fell to the streets below.
"They used the spider venom. And-"
"What?"
"And it worked."
"What do you mean... it worked?" He tried cautiously.
"I'm- I'm like you now. I think I am."

Gwen turned to look at him, her face a hardened look of concern, confusion and just plain fear. Suddenly someone knock on the door. Peter moved to open it, but the door was opened from the other side.
"Hello...?" Elli entered the room as if the floor was covered in quicksand. She peered through a the crack between the door and the wall, her features bent into an impish grin.

"Hi." She waved when Peter pulled the door open.
"Hi." Gwen waved back from her spot near the window. "I have a problem."
"She was just telling me." Peter added.
"They used the spider venom on me." Gwen said, rubbing her arm.

Elli's eyes grew wide. "Wha...?"

Gwen nodded solemnly. Elli's face twisted back into a grin.
"Try and climb the walls."
"What?"
"Here," Elli demonstrated. "It's a test."

Gwen glanced at Peter, who just smiled encouragingly and gestured forward. She walked slowly towards the wall, like it might explode at any second. Gwen placed her palm on the wall, and then the other. Soon she was on the ceiling.
"I- I can... ha!" She exclaimed.
Peter grinned, unsure if he should be worried or not.

"Sergei Kravinoff. I wondered when you would be arriving." A voice calmly stated in the shadows.

The man who was being addressed grunted, shrugging his shoulders as to level the animal skins draped around his shoulders.
"Aye, and what must be your favor?" Sergei's rich Russian accent bounced across the walls of the room. A heavy scowl was set in his face, almost as if it would stay there permanently.

"I have seen you are a great tribute to the sport of hunting yes?"
"This is true."
"Than I ask you one thing." The man stepped out of the shadows, revealing a pinstriped suit and a fedora perched atop his head. "Bring me the Spiders of this concrete jungle."
Sergei grinned maliciously.
"Alive."
The smile faltered.
"But, there may be an extra... companion of theirs. You can do whatever you wish with her. I have no need for her anymore."

Sergei nodded, and with the click of his tongue across the roof of his mouth a full grown lion stepped to his side. He knelt down, extending his arm to reveal a slip of fabric in his palm. The lion sniffed it a few seconds before bounding off.
"Where one is;" Sergei grinned as he followed the lion, "The others shall surely be."

"Your on the ceiling!" Tony exclaimed, nearly spilling his cup of coffee.

Of course, he was addressing none other then Gwen Stacy, who crouched on the ceiling.
"We gotta get you a costume. And a name." Elli said as Tony called for JARVIS to get Clint and Natasha.

"How about Arachnae?"