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Mischief in the Making
Chapter 4
"Ah hah!" Peter Parker pumped his fist happily as he stared at his computer, "Wait a moment… Kitsune means fox… Yohko means fox demon or enchanted fox… So, she's calling herself 'fox' in Japanese?"
"Hey, Spidy."
"Huh?!" Peter turned around and stared at Kitsune.
"I told you that I'd find you, remember?" Kitsune laughed.
"I'm sorry, you must be…"
"Mistaken? Nope, I can smell you. Thanks for telling me what my name means," Jo chuckled.
"So, you can smell me?" Peter winced.
"Yup!" Jo grinned as she came in from his window and sat down on his bed. She kept grinning as she pulled off her baseball cap. Peter blinked in surprise when he saw her ears, but he was shocked that she wasn't wearing a mask.
"Why aren't you wearing a mask?" Peter frowned.
"Well, technically, I am. It just doesn't look like I am," Jo chuckled. "I did a bit of research, and found that I can create illusions. However, since you're being nice and all, I might show you my real face… eventually."
"Great, so you know me, but I don't know you," Peter grumped.
"Believe me, you don't want to know my home-life," Jo sobered out of her joking mood. "We really come from different backgrounds. I feel as if I belong more in Hells Kitchen."
"Your life can't be that bad… and you'd be talking with Dare Devil, not me. Common, I bet your life isn't that bad," Peter tried to cheer up the girl that was wearing an illusion of a slightly overweight blonde.
"Really? Let's see you put up with a drunk and abusive man, an only too willing to submit to anything 'that her boyfriend says' mother and I've got to protect my…" Jo felt her nails elongate as she closed her eyes in anger. "Nice try," Jo sighed, as she made her claws shrink back to normal size.
"I wasn't trying anything," Peter blinked in surprise.
"Well, then I guess you're just too easy to talk to," Jo grumbled as she sat on the windowsill. "One of these days you'll probably get the whole story from me, without you saying a word."
"Are you okay?"
"Is it bad to hate your mom?" Jo blurted out.
"Huh?!" Peter stared at her in surprise.
"Is it bad to hate your mom for not caring enough to get you out of a bad situation? Is it bad to move out of the house and take someone precious with you, so that they never have to deal with what you did?" Jo began to let tears fall from her eyes, and hugged her knee close to her body, as she revealed her deepest thoughts to a complete stranger.
Peter felt his heart tug as he crouched down and hugged her, "I don't think you really hate your mom, you just hate the situation that she's put you in. I think it's good that you got that other person out, and it's only natural not to want anyone go through the same pain that you did."
"Thank you, Spiderman," Jo hugged the man that she saw.
"No problem, but when I'm not in costume, I'm Peter Parker," Peter chuckled.
"I'm…"
"Don't worry about it," Peter gave her a small smile as he pulled away.
"I ought to go back home, before anyone misses me…" Jo blushed. "I'm sorry about getting your shirt all wet…"
"I told you, don't worry about it," Peter Parker looked up, and watched in shock as her illusion vanished to reveal a medium height girl, with shoulder length black hair, and emerald green eyes. "Um…"
"My name is Katherine Banks, but everyone calls me Jo," Jo aka Kitsune smiled at Peter softly and jumped out the window.
"So, her name is Jo," Peter chuckled.
I know it's a bit rushed and a bit too sappy, but I do have an idea of where this is going, and Jo had to break down or else she'd show her identity when she got extremely injured. Please review! I know I've been slacking a bit, but most people seem to like my story "Not Taking Anymore."