Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Well, folks wanted it and you got it! Another chapter! As for the suit, no, its just a simple all black suit. Though this is not going to go down a dark path because that kind of thing is played out.

It was the next evening when Felicia 'Black Cat' Hardy gathered up the courage to go and find a certain Spider. Hoping he was okay and knowing it was probably a horribly bad idea to go find him considering his last words to her, but she just had to somehow make it up to him. Her actions being something she was truly regretting and the guilt being something she rarely felt but certainly did in this instance. While she had kept something of an eye on her favorite Spider while away, Felicia hadn't really kept too close of an eye on him. But after that heart breaking moment with him at the graveyard… Felicia had eventually left the area and while incognito, had learned that her favorite Spider had practically pushed himself to his limit the past month while dealing with a crap ton of escaped Ryker's inmates.

There was even a line of thought he hadn't really slept considering the even more wild hours he was spending out in the city fighting crime and what not. There was even a story going around that him and some Captain of the Police had gotten into a screaming match over the fact he wasn't taking care of himself either and part of Felicia had wondered if that was just a story or really and truly something that had happened. Especially since his relationship with the NYPD really hadn't ever been the best. Oh Spider… I just hope you're willing to listen to me…

Naturally, the one place the man would be at would be that Watson girl's place and there was a spark of jealousy in her. But one she quashed down as now wasn't the time for that. Nervously, and my was that a feeling she wasn't one to associate herself with, she knocked on the door and it wasn't long before it opened. "Um… Hi?" Greeted a young African American boy.

Who seemed confused on the proper way he should greet her. "Hello. Is Spi-… Is Peter Parker in by any chance?" Asked Felicia while thankfully catching herself in time before accidentally outing the man.

"Uhh… Yeah, yeah he is. Hey MJ! Someone's here to see Peter!"

"Well bring them in!" Called out the Watson girl and the kid moved aside to let her in.

"I'm Miles. Miles Morales."

"Nice to meet you, cutie." Teased the Thief and grinned inwardly when the kid blushed.

Miles pushed past it however and brought her to the living room, where it seemed some packing was happening. "What the Hell are you doing here!?" Snarled out Peter as he caught sight of Felicia, making for a rather nervous Miles in the process!

And now that Felicia was looking at the man who had her heart, she could easily see how much thinner he looked. How he seemed to be holding himself in a way that implied he was hurting somewhere. How he had bandages wrapped around his hands. Implying that he either had done something recently to hurt those or they had already been hurt for sometime. And given some of the stuff she'd learned earlier on, Felicia was willing to bet they'd been hurt for sometime as it is. Focused as she was, she never realized that Miles had been taken out of the room thanks to MJ thinking it was a good idea. "I… I came to see you, Spider. To apologize."

"Apologize? For what? Not being able to keep me dangling like a worm on a hook a little while longer?" He asked with an angry sneer on his face.

One that wasn't natural for him in her view. "No! I swear, Spider! I never should have lied to you like that, I realize that now."

Did she ever realize it…

He snorted in disbelief at that but said nothing as he went back to his packing. "I know you don't believe me, Spider, and I guess I wouldn't believe me either. But had I known the entire situation, I never would have lied to you like that. There may not have been a son… But there was my mother and I couldn't let Hammerhead hurt her or worse. Even if we do sometimes have a rocky relationship with one another." Cat told him with a soft voice.

Peter was silent for a moment before speaking. "Regardless of whether or not you knew the whole situation. Not lying and just being straight from the very beginning would have been the best option, Felicia. But… Its you so I guess that would have been too much to ask for."

She flinched at that as it hurt like Hell and knew that somehow, someway, she had to fix that and a lot of other things. But Felicia just wasn't sure how to go about doing that. As never had she truly seen the aftermath of her decisions until now and it left a bitter pill for her to swallow. "Peter? We need to get going if we don't want to miss our flight." Came Mary Jane's voice, breaking the silence of the place that had happened for a short time.

Confusing Felicia in the process. "Flight?"

"Yeah, I'm… I'm leaving for awhile."

Felicia's eyes widened at that as she never ever thought he would have done something like that. Not with how responsible and dedicated he is. And suddenly, that look of exhaustion came back to him and it broke the Thief's heart. "You could say its a well needed vacation. MJ pretty much convinced me I need this before I end up snapping and when I thought about it… She was right." He told her with little emotion in his voice.

"The fighting, the betrayals, Aunt May's loss… I need this."

Even though Miles wasn't necessarily happy as he had wanted to learn how to be like him. But thankfully, he understood and the two of them had come up with a plan that would see him learn some fighting skills from one of the X-Men. A plan Kurt was thankfully all too willing to go along with and agreed that his training would be a lot less harsher then what Logan's would be. "I'm… I'm shocked, Spidey, I really am. But I can tell you really do need this. And part of its my fault and I am so sorry for that. I really am."

Peter let out a sigh as he picked up a bag. "I'm sorry, Felicia, but part of me just doesn't believe that apology." Replied the highly worn out young man and it made her flinch.

But she reasoned it was understandable even if it did suck as tears wanted to spill free from her. Felicia watched as he shut off his phone and left it on the table. "Is… Is that a good idea?"

"Probably not. But I can't heal if I have that around me, keeping me worried about things here in the city." Came the honest reply and it made sense.

And unable to keep herself from doing it, Felicia launched herself and hugged him tightly as several tears came down her face. But he did nothing as she hugged him, hating herself all the more for her manipulation of him having finally been a breaking point for him. But thankful this hadn't caused him to go off the deep end thanks in part to the Redhead getting him to agree to leaving for awhile to deal with things without crime fighting in the way. Wordlessly, Peter pulled away, grabbed several more bags and made his way towards the open door where Mary Jane and that Miles boy was waiting on him. The Redhead just glared at her. "I don't trust you in my house, so please, get out."

The coldness in her tone made the Thief flinch and quickly did so while shooting an apologetic look to Peter as she left. I swear I'll make this up to you, Spider. Somehow, someway.

She honestly hoped that his time away would be truly good for him as a guy like him definitely had earned it several times over.

Author's Notes: Hope folks enjoyed! I have thought about continuing this in a separate story where Black Cat takes over in Peter's absence and deals with issues like Hammerhead ala the DLC content. Not sure when I would get around to that however. R and R!