After making my costume I went into the "Spidey room" to look up
past villains. I looked through many picture books to find something like
Cobra and their weakness. The closet was Venom and his costume. It stuck to
him like it was his skin, but they were two people. Cobra's one. The
symbiote costume was weak to fire, but will it work on Cobra? I had to find
more information.
The next day at school, most of lunch I sat in the library looking up snakes. Josh came in and sat down next to me as I searched hard for the information I needed.
"Hey Jill, what's wrong? I never seen you so into snakes before," Josh said looking at the pile of other snake books.
"My cousin was bitten by a poisonous snake yesterday," I said with my head still in a book.
"Jill, can I talk to you?" Josh said grabbing my hand. I looked at him. What could possibly be wrong?
"Yeah sure."
"It's about Tina," he began, "she's been acting weird lately."
"Weird? What do you mean?" I said looking back in the book.
"Well she got this new outfit, and ever since then she's acting rude and selfish."
"She always was like that," I laughed but Josh didn't even smile. This must be serious.
"Not like this she hasn't. I was thinking of dumping her…for someone else."
I looked back at him again. "Really for who?"
He looked into my eyes. There was silence for a moment as I nervously and excitedly looked back.
"Jill, you have done so much for me. Your kindness and care for me. We have gotten so close. That's why I know it's okay if I tell you this."
He held my hand as I stared into his eyes waiting to hear his final words.
"I think I have a thing for…Spidey-Chick," he said, as I looked him shocked. Spidey-Chick! Out of all people! Wasn't I good enough for him? Didn't I…wait a minute I'm Spidey-Chick! There's competition between myself and I!
"Spidey-Chick," I said calmly, "she's to busy saving the world and stuff. Do you have to have a crush on a superhero? Not that there's anything wrong about it, its just that…well can't you have a crush on someone else?"
"Someone else? Like who?"
"Well someone else, like m-"
"JOSH!" Tina said storming in the library.
"Young lady, this is a library!" The librarian said standing up from her desk.
"Hey lady, SHUT UP!" she yelled as the librarian nervously sat down. "Josh I'm late for my cheerleading practice and you're here talking to some nerd!"
"I AM NOT A NERD!" I yelled standing up. The whole library shushed me as Tina gave me an evil look.
"Why are you still wearing that cast? I thought you said you wrist healed yesterday!" Tina asked as she looked at Josh's hand. Josh's hand was healed and he was still wearing a cast? Does that mean he was trying to have an excuse to still be around me? Maybe there's hope for me after all!
"The books are still heavy," he said looking back at me, "So Jill can-"
"You don't need her anymore!" Tina yelled as she angrily picked up his bag like it was a piece of paper. Now I see Josh's point that is weird. Then I noticed a deep cut on her arm.
"Tina, where did you get that cut on your arm?" I asked.
"Cheerleading practice," she snapped grabbing Josh's arm. "Let's go!"
"Tina it's over," Josh said not moving.
"What?" Tina said confused, "what do you mean it's over?"
"I don't want to be with you anymore," Josh said pushing her away, "so you're going to have to leave by yourself."
Tina still holding his hand squeezed it tight causing Josh to fall to his knees. Josh moaned in pain as Tina squeezed tighter and tighter, and then finally letting go. I watched in shock as a saw how strong Tina became.
"You can't get rid of me that easily Joshua," Tina whispered in Josh's ear as she held him close by his collar. " I always get what I want, no matter what." She softly kissed him on the cheek and began to leave. I came over to Josh and helped him up.
"Josh are you okay?" I said throwing his arm around my shoulder.
"She was never so evil, or so strong!" He said looking at his hand, "I think she broke it again."
Suddenly Tina turned around. "Oh and Jill… watch your back. You never know when I may strike."
"Likewise," I snapped. Tina smirked and walked out.
"Jill," Josh said grabbing my hand, "when you said someone else, did you mean…you?"
I stared at Josh for a moment in shock. This is it. This is what I was trying to tell him the whole time, or what I wanted to tell him. I also wanted to tell him who I really am too. "Josh, there's something I want to tell you. I-"
Josh leaned in slowly and started to kiss me when suddenly there was a huge explosion in the hall. The fire alarm went off and I knew there was trouble. I quickly left Josh and ran into the halls. Man being a super hero can suck when you're not ready for trouble! Smoke was everywhere, and it was hard to see. I into the bathroom and quickly changed to Spidey-Chick. As soon as I got out, I heard Josh screaming for help down the hall. I ran back into the library and I saw Cobra, with Josh being squeezed in her tail.
"Josh!" I yelled as I ran towards Cobra.
"Hold on there Spick, can I call you Spick? I mean since Spiderman isn't around to call you that anymore, ha, ha," Cobra laughed.
"Shut up! Let Josh go now!"
"What's with the new style? Is it popular in the super hero business or what?"
"I am not your average Spidey-Chick anymore Cobra," I said waiting for a good time to get Josh, "I am Dark Spidey, the shadow of Spider-man; not just another side-kick."
"Well does this mean I have a greater challenge this time?"
"More then you can handle," I said as I sprayed her eyes with web again. She let Josh loose and I pulled him out of the way. Just when I was about to make fun of her for falling for that stupid trick again she pulled me towards her.
"You're not getting away with that again," she snapped at me.
"I almost did," I laughed as I tried to wiggle free.
"Ha, you can't escape. Now I'll squish you like the bug you are!"
"NO!" Josh yelled as he grabbed a chair and started swinging it at Cobra.
"Josh stop! Stay out of this!" I yelled as he swung again and again at Cobra, missing at every swing.
"She's not going to kill you Spidey-Chick!" Josh said still trying.
"Fool!" Cobra yelled as she smacked him out the way with her tail. Josh went flying into a bookshelf. Though he was hurt, he slowly got up again. Cobra slithered over to Josh and picked him up by his collar, leaving me alone.
"Why do you care for her sso much?" Cobra asked still holding him, "Why didn't you ever care for me?"
Josh and I looked at her oddly. But there was no time for thinking! The school is on fire! I needed to get these kids out of here!
"Cobra! We have to finish this another time! There's a fire-"
"Yess I know there's a fire, I started it! I wanted to send all of you to ahhhh!"
Josh was biting her hand and Cobra quickly dropped him. "Let's get out of here!" Josh said as he started to run. Then Cobra started slithering after us.
I started swinging and grabbed Josh. "You move too slow kid," I said lifting him up and started swinging faster away. In the hallway, kids were screaming and dashing out the doors. I guess that there wasn't any need for fire drills!
Josh and I swung out the door with Cobra close on our tails. We (well I, Josh rode on my back) climbed on top of the school building so Cobra couldn't find us. Cobra slithered out of the school and screamed angrily and stormed out into an alley. Josh and I sighed as we watched her go away.
"You have to go back!" Josh said pulling on my arm as he looked down in the crowd of students.
"Why?" I said looking at him, "don't you want to be with me! I thought you cared about me since you stood up to Cobra."
"That's not the reason I tried to save you," Josh said still looking in the crowd, "I still care about you but, there's someone else."
"Like who?"
"Well there's a girl still in that building that I really care about. She cared about me all this time and I ignored her for you. She still waited patiently for me, until I realized that it was her that I love."
I wanted to cry as I realized that Josh was in love with me, just plain me! He didn't love Spidey-Chick, no matter how many times she saved him. I wanted to tell him that I was Jill, but I let it go. "I understand," I said looking back at him. "I'll go save her." I swung Josh down to the crowd and ran inside the building. I ran into a corner and changed back into Jill. I ran back outside and was greeted with a hug by Josh.
"Spidey-Chick said good-bye," I said to Josh while he was hugging me.
"Jill, I wanted to tell you, I-" I stopped Josh by putting my finger on his mouth.
"Spidey-Chick told me what you said, and I love you too," I said and then kissed him. We were kissing like it was eternity, and each second felt like my heart celebrating the fourth of July. I did it. I finally won Josh's heart without telling him who I was. But someone from a distance knew who I was. A piece of my costume was hanging out halfway from my backpack.
"So," Tina said with her hand on her chin, "Jill is Spidey-Chick and I know exactly how to destroy her." But I didn't realize she knew, and I still didn't know who she was until a few days later.
The next day at school, most of lunch I sat in the library looking up snakes. Josh came in and sat down next to me as I searched hard for the information I needed.
"Hey Jill, what's wrong? I never seen you so into snakes before," Josh said looking at the pile of other snake books.
"My cousin was bitten by a poisonous snake yesterday," I said with my head still in a book.
"Jill, can I talk to you?" Josh said grabbing my hand. I looked at him. What could possibly be wrong?
"Yeah sure."
"It's about Tina," he began, "she's been acting weird lately."
"Weird? What do you mean?" I said looking back in the book.
"Well she got this new outfit, and ever since then she's acting rude and selfish."
"She always was like that," I laughed but Josh didn't even smile. This must be serious.
"Not like this she hasn't. I was thinking of dumping her…for someone else."
I looked back at him again. "Really for who?"
He looked into my eyes. There was silence for a moment as I nervously and excitedly looked back.
"Jill, you have done so much for me. Your kindness and care for me. We have gotten so close. That's why I know it's okay if I tell you this."
He held my hand as I stared into his eyes waiting to hear his final words.
"I think I have a thing for…Spidey-Chick," he said, as I looked him shocked. Spidey-Chick! Out of all people! Wasn't I good enough for him? Didn't I…wait a minute I'm Spidey-Chick! There's competition between myself and I!
"Spidey-Chick," I said calmly, "she's to busy saving the world and stuff. Do you have to have a crush on a superhero? Not that there's anything wrong about it, its just that…well can't you have a crush on someone else?"
"Someone else? Like who?"
"Well someone else, like m-"
"JOSH!" Tina said storming in the library.
"Young lady, this is a library!" The librarian said standing up from her desk.
"Hey lady, SHUT UP!" she yelled as the librarian nervously sat down. "Josh I'm late for my cheerleading practice and you're here talking to some nerd!"
"I AM NOT A NERD!" I yelled standing up. The whole library shushed me as Tina gave me an evil look.
"Why are you still wearing that cast? I thought you said you wrist healed yesterday!" Tina asked as she looked at Josh's hand. Josh's hand was healed and he was still wearing a cast? Does that mean he was trying to have an excuse to still be around me? Maybe there's hope for me after all!
"The books are still heavy," he said looking back at me, "So Jill can-"
"You don't need her anymore!" Tina yelled as she angrily picked up his bag like it was a piece of paper. Now I see Josh's point that is weird. Then I noticed a deep cut on her arm.
"Tina, where did you get that cut on your arm?" I asked.
"Cheerleading practice," she snapped grabbing Josh's arm. "Let's go!"
"Tina it's over," Josh said not moving.
"What?" Tina said confused, "what do you mean it's over?"
"I don't want to be with you anymore," Josh said pushing her away, "so you're going to have to leave by yourself."
Tina still holding his hand squeezed it tight causing Josh to fall to his knees. Josh moaned in pain as Tina squeezed tighter and tighter, and then finally letting go. I watched in shock as a saw how strong Tina became.
"You can't get rid of me that easily Joshua," Tina whispered in Josh's ear as she held him close by his collar. " I always get what I want, no matter what." She softly kissed him on the cheek and began to leave. I came over to Josh and helped him up.
"Josh are you okay?" I said throwing his arm around my shoulder.
"She was never so evil, or so strong!" He said looking at his hand, "I think she broke it again."
Suddenly Tina turned around. "Oh and Jill… watch your back. You never know when I may strike."
"Likewise," I snapped. Tina smirked and walked out.
"Jill," Josh said grabbing my hand, "when you said someone else, did you mean…you?"
I stared at Josh for a moment in shock. This is it. This is what I was trying to tell him the whole time, or what I wanted to tell him. I also wanted to tell him who I really am too. "Josh, there's something I want to tell you. I-"
Josh leaned in slowly and started to kiss me when suddenly there was a huge explosion in the hall. The fire alarm went off and I knew there was trouble. I quickly left Josh and ran into the halls. Man being a super hero can suck when you're not ready for trouble! Smoke was everywhere, and it was hard to see. I into the bathroom and quickly changed to Spidey-Chick. As soon as I got out, I heard Josh screaming for help down the hall. I ran back into the library and I saw Cobra, with Josh being squeezed in her tail.
"Josh!" I yelled as I ran towards Cobra.
"Hold on there Spick, can I call you Spick? I mean since Spiderman isn't around to call you that anymore, ha, ha," Cobra laughed.
"Shut up! Let Josh go now!"
"What's with the new style? Is it popular in the super hero business or what?"
"I am not your average Spidey-Chick anymore Cobra," I said waiting for a good time to get Josh, "I am Dark Spidey, the shadow of Spider-man; not just another side-kick."
"Well does this mean I have a greater challenge this time?"
"More then you can handle," I said as I sprayed her eyes with web again. She let Josh loose and I pulled him out of the way. Just when I was about to make fun of her for falling for that stupid trick again she pulled me towards her.
"You're not getting away with that again," she snapped at me.
"I almost did," I laughed as I tried to wiggle free.
"Ha, you can't escape. Now I'll squish you like the bug you are!"
"NO!" Josh yelled as he grabbed a chair and started swinging it at Cobra.
"Josh stop! Stay out of this!" I yelled as he swung again and again at Cobra, missing at every swing.
"She's not going to kill you Spidey-Chick!" Josh said still trying.
"Fool!" Cobra yelled as she smacked him out the way with her tail. Josh went flying into a bookshelf. Though he was hurt, he slowly got up again. Cobra slithered over to Josh and picked him up by his collar, leaving me alone.
"Why do you care for her sso much?" Cobra asked still holding him, "Why didn't you ever care for me?"
Josh and I looked at her oddly. But there was no time for thinking! The school is on fire! I needed to get these kids out of here!
"Cobra! We have to finish this another time! There's a fire-"
"Yess I know there's a fire, I started it! I wanted to send all of you to ahhhh!"
Josh was biting her hand and Cobra quickly dropped him. "Let's get out of here!" Josh said as he started to run. Then Cobra started slithering after us.
I started swinging and grabbed Josh. "You move too slow kid," I said lifting him up and started swinging faster away. In the hallway, kids were screaming and dashing out the doors. I guess that there wasn't any need for fire drills!
Josh and I swung out the door with Cobra close on our tails. We (well I, Josh rode on my back) climbed on top of the school building so Cobra couldn't find us. Cobra slithered out of the school and screamed angrily and stormed out into an alley. Josh and I sighed as we watched her go away.
"You have to go back!" Josh said pulling on my arm as he looked down in the crowd of students.
"Why?" I said looking at him, "don't you want to be with me! I thought you cared about me since you stood up to Cobra."
"That's not the reason I tried to save you," Josh said still looking in the crowd, "I still care about you but, there's someone else."
"Like who?"
"Well there's a girl still in that building that I really care about. She cared about me all this time and I ignored her for you. She still waited patiently for me, until I realized that it was her that I love."
I wanted to cry as I realized that Josh was in love with me, just plain me! He didn't love Spidey-Chick, no matter how many times she saved him. I wanted to tell him that I was Jill, but I let it go. "I understand," I said looking back at him. "I'll go save her." I swung Josh down to the crowd and ran inside the building. I ran into a corner and changed back into Jill. I ran back outside and was greeted with a hug by Josh.
"Spidey-Chick said good-bye," I said to Josh while he was hugging me.
"Jill, I wanted to tell you, I-" I stopped Josh by putting my finger on his mouth.
"Spidey-Chick told me what you said, and I love you too," I said and then kissed him. We were kissing like it was eternity, and each second felt like my heart celebrating the fourth of July. I did it. I finally won Josh's heart without telling him who I was. But someone from a distance knew who I was. A piece of my costume was hanging out halfway from my backpack.
"So," Tina said with her hand on her chin, "Jill is Spidey-Chick and I know exactly how to destroy her." But I didn't realize she knew, and I still didn't know who she was until a few days later.