I don't own Spiderman.
Mischief in the Making
Now, I could start this entire show off with the same way every other story, I've heard, starts. But I'm not that boring. First things first, I'm not another person that was bitten by a radioactive spider. I can't shoot webs, and I don't stick to walls, but what I can do sure blew my mind…
"Mom! We're gonna be late!" a teenaged girl yelped as she tried to hurry her mother along.
"Katherine Johanna Banks!" a man growled from the top of the stairs.
"Mom! Manuel and I are gonna walk! Bye!" the teenager grabbed her younger brother and dragged them both out of the house.
"Jo, why is daddy mad at you and mommy all the time?" Manuel pouted.
"Because he thinks guys can do anything better than girls, and he's not our father," Katherine winced as she heard dishes being broken from half a block away. "There is a bit more to it, but I'll tell you when you're older."
"Promise?" Manuel, nicknamed Jeri, tugged his sister's hand as they neared his school.
"I promise, Jeri," Katherine, nicknamed Jo, hugged her brother and ushered him into the school. Jo heard an angry yell from back at her house and knew it wasn't wise to go back home today, for her or her brother.
"Hey Jo!" a guy waved from a few houses down.
"Hey TJ," Jo forced a smile. "You mind if Jeri and I stay over, tonight?"
"He at it again?" TJ's friendly face turned stony.
"Yeah. I don't know why, but he said my full name this morning," Jo sighed as she leaned her head on TJ's kind shoulder. "I don't know why mom puts up with him. I mean, she's not even married to the jerk."
"You want to stay the weekend at my place? Just you, Jeri, my dad, and me?"
"That'd be awesome TJ," Jo sighed as they continued walking to their high school.
"Good, I hate what that…" TJ's last word was muffled by Jo's hand.
"I know you do, and believe me when calling him names doesn't help," Jo sighed as she removed her head from TJ's shoulder and they walked through the school gates.
"Hey! Remember we get to go to that nature place today! That'll cheer you up!" TJ grinned.
"TJ, it's the Natural Preserve! I wonder if we'll get to see any animals up close!" Jo's eyes lit up in excitement.
"Jo, I still don't get what it is with you and animals," TJ chuckled.
"The animals are so cute! And I've never gotten really close to any wild animals!"
"Now class, make sure you stay with Mr. McNairy," the teacher waggled her finger at the group of students that would rarely listen to her.
When no one was watching, Jo walked up to a cage and saw a beautiful fox! She let the fox sniff her hand through the cage, but someone screamed about a snake, causing the fox to get nervous. It became so nervous that it bit Jo, "Ouch!" Jo shook her hand a bit, but continued on with the group.
"Many of these animals that we rescued have come from illegal labs. They have no where else to go, so we bring them here. Now if you will…"
On the way to TJ's house, "Jo, you okay?"
"My head feels a bit funny, Jeri. I think I just need to lie down for a bit," Jo nearly dropped to the ground in pain as they walked up to TJ's door.
TJ's eyes were wide, "Jo, you're white as snow!"
"She says she isn't feeling good! What do we do, TJ?" Jeri gripped his sister's arm tightly.
"I'm gonna carry her to her room," TJ gathered Jo into his arms and quickly ran to a bedroom.
"Will Jo be okay?" Jeri blinked up at TJ. "Why is this room Jo's?"
"She should be okay, squirt. And you guys are here so often, that Dad and I just decided to give her this room, and you get to share with me. Okay buddy?" TJ laid Jo down on her bed and headed to his room, taking Jeri with him.