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For anyone who is confused this takes place around about the time Peter goes to Oscorp to visit Dr Curt Connors where he is then bitten by a genetically modified spider and then realises he has superhuman powers on the subway home :)

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The skies were a misty dark black by the time I was walking up to the familiar red door of my parents' house. As I scrambled for the keys in my pocket, I noticed something strange. The house was eerily dim; there were no lights on which was unusual if my parents were home like they normally were. The place seemed empty.

I inserted the cold key into the lock and opened the door before slowly stepping inside. I was being silly, they had probably just gone out for dinner but every noise and creak of a floorboard seemed to give me a prickly shiver. Closing the door behind me with a soft thud, I quickly flicked the switch on the lamp expecting to see a burglar or some deranged physco waiting to mug me. Instead it was only the familiar sea blue hallway lined with painted pictures of flowers hanging on the walls.

I breathed a sigh of relief and made my way into the kitchen, setting down my coat on one of the chairs I stopped and noticed a small white envelope sitting on the table. Not knowing what to expect I picked it up and opened it to reveal a letter in my mother's handwriting, it read…

Evelyn,

By the time you get this your father and I will be on a plane to London. We are sorry to surprise you like this but don't worry we have received an opportunity regarding the new species and it would be stupid of us not to take it. We will be gone for a month and we have left money for you under the biscuit tin in order to cover any bills or things that you need.

Your father has left a lot of his important experiments here and we cannot stress enough how important it is that no one touches them. We ask that you would please not tell anyone why we have gone to London; you are a smart girl, I am sure you will think of a cover up.

If I am correct and you are reading this when you have returned from the library, then you will be joined by your Aunt Lily shortly. She will be staying in the house for a while, so don't worry you won't be alone for long.

We will miss you very much, please take care of yourself Evie.

Love your mother and father. x

I sat down at the table with the letter still in my hands. Gone? They hadn't even told me. Not one mention of this trip, had they not thought to tell me at dinner yesterday evening? Surely, they must have been planning this in advance; they couldn't have left so suddenly. I dropped the letter on to my lap; it wasn't like them to be so rash, something must have happened regarding the species, something that required them to fly the whole way over to London.

''Hello?''

I jumped in fright at the sound of a female's voice; I was too engrossed in my thoughts to have heard the front door opening or the sound of heels coming down the hallway.

''Evelyn?''

I looked up to find my aunt's blonde head peering around the doorway; I could smell her perfume and the mint of her chewing gum from where I sat. I forced myself to smile but I must have looked like I was in pain, ''Hello aunt Lily,'' I replied before peering down at the folded paper on my lap again.

''Are you okay?'' she asked placing her car keys on the bench and taking off her leopard print coat.

I wasn't okay. ''It's just a shock having them leave so suddenly,'' I murmured,

''I am as shocked as you are,'' she replied, ''your mother phoned me this morning, she seemed like she was in a bit of a hurry,''

''A hurry?'' I frowned,

''Yes,'' my aunt took a seat opposite me at the table, ''probably just didn't want to miss the flight,''

I nodded but I wasn't convinced. Hurry? My mother was never in a hurry, she always had things planned right to the last minute even the very second the post man was due to deliver our letters. My parents were always relaxed…well apart from when it came to the safety of their work.

I could feel Lily's eyeliner rimmed eyes on my face as she searched it for emotion but I didn't care, my eyes were still scanning the carefully written letters.

''How about a nice cup of tea?'' she said finally with a sigh,

I looked up, the idea of a cup of tea sounded appealing right now; maybe it would take my mind off things.

'Please,'' I smiled,

''You go put your feet up in the lounge, I'll bring them right in,'

''Do you know where everything is?'' I asked, getting up and sliding the letter into my pocket,

''Yeah, sure the kettle is right over here,'' she said, making her way over to the sink,

''And the tea leaves?''

''Please this house is full of leaves.''

I passed on her remark as a joke as I made my way into the lounge and curled up on the sofa. Perhaps I was overreacting about the whole thing, my parents went away on a business trip and they would be back soon- no need to worry.

While my aunt fumbled about the house, no doubt looking for some mugs or the jar of tea leaves, my thoughts averted to Peter. I wondered what his Aunt and Uncle would say about the bruise around his eye; I couldn't help but think about him. He was probably in his bedroom now, working on his essay. I could see him concentrating on a book, running a hand through his brown hair. Gah, my parents had just left for a month and I was thinking about a boy. I resorted to turning on the TV but the only entertaining thing that was on was MTV Cribs, man I hated that show.

''Here you are,'' my aunt said, entering the lounge with a cup of tea and a glass of red wine for herself,

''Thanks,'' I smiled taking the mug in my hands.

My aunt took a seat on the arm chair nearest the TV, ''Ah I love this programme!'' she exclaimed taking a dainty sip from her glass. I chuckled and raised the mug to breathe in the hot steam. I paused; there was something strange about the smell, something very strange. It smelt sweet but sharp at the same time, the scent made my nose tingle. I shrugged it off; perhaps she had used my mom's herbal leaves, the ones she kept for special visitors. Not wanting to offend my aunt, I began to drink the tea despite the strange smell and almost clear colour.

After drinking half of the hot liquid, I began to feeling incredibly odd. I felt light headed like I was high on some sort of drug and my hands were cold as though the blood supply had been cut off.

''Something wrong?'' My aunt asked looking over,

''Um no,'' I shook my head; I couldn't tell her the tea was disgusting I would offend her. She returned to the programme, humming along to the theme tune.

As I downed the last gulp with relief, I felt something in my mouth. Spitting it out, I saw in the bottom of the mug a blue root. I wasn't an expert but it didn't belong to any tea my mom owned. My stomach started to tie into knots, spiralling knots like squirming roots. My hands felt like I had been gripping on to ice cubes for hours and my eyes started to seep, my vision going murky brown around the edges.

''Where… di-did you get the t..ea from?'' I managed to say, my throat burning.

My aunt didn't remove her gaze from the screen, ''A cabinet in your father's office…I think, that's where all the fancy tea leaves seemed to be,''

I blinked in shock, it couldn't be…

''I'm going to bed,'' I said quickly before weakly standing up,

''Suit yourself.'' my aunt shrugged.

Leaving my empty mug on the sofa I half ran into my father's office, my sight blurring as colours blended into each other now and again. My hands were shaking franticly now and I couldn't feel them, my head was flashing like a burning light bulb was trapped inside.

The office door was open, his notes, his desk; everything had not been touched except for a certain glass cabinet. My trembling hands pushed the already open doors to the side, they ravaged through the tiny pots, the pouches of soil, my eyes managing to scan the shelves even though my vision pulsed.

I stopped suddenly, my breathing uneven as my body tried to maintain its oxygen levels, there in the corner of the cabinet the lid of a clear jar had been removed. A clear jar marked 'Species Unknown DNA'. The sample leaves from the discovered species my parents had been working on were gone; all that remained was a single blue root similar to the one I had just spat out.

Bit more of a dramatic chapter haha :-) what will happen next ooo