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Chapter 6 (Alternate Ending Part 2)

"Sis, you up?" Jeri nudged his sister.

"Huh? What's up Jeri?" Jo mumbled as she woke up slowly and a yawn passed her lips.

"TJ's still asleep…" Jeri pouted. "I want to play with TJ."

"Jeri, is Peter up?"

"Yeah, he's in the shower…"

"Did he send you to wake me up?"

"No, but I heard water running and you and TJ were asleep, and I was bored," Jeri pouted.

"Go see if Peter will play with you, I'm getting some more sleep…" Jo grunted as she snuggled up to something warm beside her.

TJ just grinned and ran into the bathroom, startling Peter into a surprised yelp, "Jeri!"

"Hi Peter! Sis didn't want to get up and I want to play! Will you play with me, please?"

"As soon as I'm done with my shower, okay squirt?" Peter sighed.

"Okay!" Jeri bounced out of the bathroom and into Peter's bedroom, waiting for him to play. But all little boys get bored easily; he began to go around the room and accidentally found Peter's Spiderman suit. "COOL! Peter is Spiderman and my sister is a Kitsune! Cool!"

"…" Peter heard and found himself staring with something akin to shock and horror.

Not hearing enough noise, Jo woke up, "Okay, what's wrong? Why is everyone so quiet?" Jo looked from Peter, wrapped in only a towel, to her brother holding a Spidy suit, "Jeri, hand Spiderman his suit back."

"He's really Spiderman?" Jeri stared up at Peter with adoration.

"Pete, I think you've got a fan," Jo laughed.

"Um, yeah…" Peter looked worriedly at her.

"Jeri, can you keep a secret from everyone?" Jo winked mischievously at Peter. Jeri nodded eagerly, "Then you can't tell anyone that Peter is Spiderman. It would ruin his secret identity, and then he'd tell them about me, and then the government would experiment on both of us, and then you wouldn't be able to see either of us ever again." Jo pouted dramatically.

"I promise never to tell!" Jeri stared at his sister bug eyed.

Though, they never planned on having TJ walk in just as Jo had explained that Peter was Spiderman, "I promise, as well."

Everyone turned to TJ in shock at seeing him awake, "Um, hi TJ…"

"Jo, can we talk?" TJ pulled Jo out of the room.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I really need someone there for me right now… and I was wondering if you would…"

"TJ, what are you askin me?"

"Look, I… OH FUDGE IT! Will you be my girlfriend?" TJ closed his eyes and winced repeatedly as he waited for her reply.

"Really? You mean it?" Jo asked him.

"I meant what I said," TJ whispered, his eyes still closed. Suddenly, he felt a pair of lips on his. His eyes opened in surprise. He sighed when they parted, "So is that a yes?"

"Yes." Jo grinned back at him as he pulled her in for another kiss.

"Ah hm!" Peter cleared his throat, "Didn't you have plans to go somewhere with your brother and your new boyfriend?"

"Oh, right… Um, we'll be in Hell's Kitchen if you need to find us…"

"Why are we going to that place?!" TJ gaped at his girlfriend in shock.

"Well, I think we need to talk to a lawyer, and I've heard all about this specific law company that takes on clients cheaply, and if the judges don't deal with the clients justly… let's just say that someone takes the law into their own hands.

"What?!" Jeri stared at his sister in horror. "You mean we're going someplace to get whoever killed TJ's dad, dead?!"

"No Jeri, we're actually going to (A) force mom to either choose us or her boyfriend (B) find the right guy and (C) ask for the guy's help."

"Are you serious?! That's your attack plan?!" TJ stared at his girlfriend in surprise.

"No my name is not Sirius, but I am completely serious about this plan."

"I don't think anyone could stop her, so you may as well just go along with it," Jeri piped up, causing everyone else in the room, but Jo, to stare at him.

"You're right, Jeri, they couldn't. I'm determined to do this. Let's go Jeri. You coming TJ?" Jo took her little brother by the hand and led him out the door.

"I'd better go and make sure she doesn't do anything too stupid," TJ sighed. "See you later Peter."

"So, who exactly are we going to see… Superman? Batman?" Jeri asked excitedly.

"Jeri, A) Superman is in Metropolis, and B) Batman is in Gotham! Not New York City! We're doing exactly what I told you, we're seeing a lawyer. I just have a few little internet connections that give me a bit of inside information."

"You mean that reporter… for that weird magazine?" Jeri wrinkled his nose in slight revulsion.

"Jeri, that reporter just happens to pay me for some of the town gossip from school and in Hells Kitchen, don't go thinking lowly of him," Jo scolded her younger brother.

"Wait, are you guys talking about the same reporter that wrote that article about crocs being in the sewers?" TJ raised his eyebrows in hope.

"Yes, Ben Urich… Why?"

"You've got to introduce me to him! His writings are almost as good as books!" TJ stared hopefully at his girlfriend.

"I'll think about it," Jo shook her head in suppressed mirth. "Well, that didn't take too long!" They stood in front of doors bearing the title 'Nelson and Murdock.'

"Well, HELL-LO gorgeous!" a man whistled loud enough for Jo's sensitive fox-ears to hear.

"Is this Nelson and Murdock attorney's office, or am I at a club for perverted old bastards?" Jo growled at the whistler.

"Excuse my friend, I'm Matt Murdock, and he's Franklin Nelson. He was just leaving for his hair appointment," Matt chuckled.

"Good luck with that one Matt, you're gonna need it…" Nelson whispered to his partner.

"Actually, he's the only one I'm will to talk to," Jo replied smirking as she shut up the older man.

"Yeah… I'm leaving now!" Nelson nearly ran out of the building as if the hounds of hell themselves were on his heals.

"I take it you don't particularly like my partner's manners."

"No, Mr. Murdock, I do not. My name is Katherine Johanna Banks, but I go by Jo. My brother is Manuel Jerimiah Banks, but he goes by Jeri. My brother and I need your help."

"Who else is with you?"

"My boyfriend, TJ Hampton. He was afraid I'd get a bit emotional if I came with only my younger brother as company."

"So, why do you need a lawyer and who recommended that you come to here?" Matt Murdock questioned.

"Mr. Murdock, I believe we have a mutual acquaintance, Ben Urich. He told me a few interesting theories about you… and I believe that you can help my brother and I deal with our mother."

"Your mother?" Mr. Murdock seemed a bit surprised.

"She has an abusive boyfriend that hits us. I've taken myself and my brother and removed ourselves from the home. Technically, it's illegal for both myself and my brother to run from home, but we're willing to do close to anything to get away from the situation. Right now, we're living with a friend of mine. He's not your average everyday hero, kinda like you and I aren't normal average everyday people."

"What do you mean by that?" Murdock frowned as he reached for his staff. A secretary waltzed in and took her seat.

"Mr. Murdock, to be perfectly blunt, that was the legal reason we came here. If that boyfriend of hers gets my brother or me again…" Jo's voice implied that something bad would happen to the man who harmed her or her brother.

"I'll help any way that I can," Mr. Murdock promised the girl he couldn't see.

"I need to tell you something, but I can't say it around normal humans," Jo whispered at a level she knew only Matt Murdock could hear.

"How…" Murdock whispered back startled.

"Meet me on the roof, tonight. I'll come alone. It'll be raining," Jo whispered to the blind attorney.

"So, does this mean that you'll take their case?" TJ Hampton asked nervously.

"Yes, and I'll do my best to put that man away. I hope will take my card and cal me if he finds you?"

"Of course we will, Mr. Murdock. Thank you for your time and for listening to our problems," Jo took the blind lawyer's hand and shook it.

"So, did you get them?" Nelson was back.

"I have two new clients," Murdock replied.

"Are they innocent?" Nelson laughed.

"We are!" Jeri kicked Nelson in the shin as they excited the building.

"You may even have a third client, Mr. Murdock," TJ replied emotionlessly. "If you can help my girlfriend and her brother."

"I will keep that in mind," Mr. Murdock replied with a smile.

"So, how are a couple of kids going to pay for your services?" Nelson groaned as he sat down holding his aching shin.

"Cash, of course," Jo replied. "Though I don't see where that is your business, Mr. Nelson. If it weren't for Mr. Murdock's impeccable manners, I'd have left as soon as I heard your whistle."

"You whistled at my girlfriend?!" TJ growled, "WHAT KIND OF A SICKO ARE YOU?!"

"TJ, calm down. We're only dealing with Mr. Murdock, not his partner," Jo placed her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder and managed to get him to relax. "I apologize for his loudness, Mr. Murdock; TJ's father was recently murdered."

"I hope you except my apologies, Mr. Hampton. I also understand what it is like to have your father murdered."

"Yeah, well… thanks," TJ sighed tiredly.

"Goodbye, Mr. Murdock, we'll call you soon," Jo smiled at the blind man as the three of them walked out the door.

"CASH! We're going to be paid in CASH!" Nelson squeaked out in shock as the reality finally hit him.

"She smelled like… forest… and spider webs…" Matt Murdock frowned.

"Huh? Didn't catch what you said, pal," Nelson blinked in confusion at his partner.

"They're innocent."

"Joy! Well, at least they're going to pay…" Nelson grumbled and began to work once more with the papers on his desk.