Turning into an alley, he looked around to make sure no one would see him, and then with a swiftness that he had gained from years of experience he lept from the ground onto the wall and charged upwards, until he flew off the wall and landed with a slash on the building top. Smiling for the first time that night he closed his eyes to enjoy the feeling of the rain on his face. His moment of happiness however was broken by someone clearing their throat. "that was cool."

CHAPTER 3

3 HOURS AFTER THE RADIATION EXPLOSION

Venom slowly exhaustingly dragged himself through the sewer pipe, thanking his ancestors that he didn't have a nose. It had been 3 hours since his host Eddi Brock had died. 3 hours since he had been hit with radiation, and 3 hours since he had lost his chance to harm Spiderman. But that didn't concern him now. No what mattered most to him was that he find a new host. He had toyed with the idea of Jameson from the bugle. But he had discarded that idea long ago. Eddi or not he still hated Jameson, and besides his voice was just too loud. He had toyed with the idea of finding a super villain and then merging with them but again his current state prevented that. He was not up for fighting a super villain. Pausing to lean against the inside of the pipe Venom let out a low sigh that made the air warble.

Why had parker done this? Why had he severed their bond? Of course in the back of his mind Venom knew why. He had sought to control parker, to make him his own slave. Just a body to use, nothing more. He could not blame parker for severing from him. but his time merged with Eddi had taught him what parker must have felt. Brock had not seen him as a friend or as an ally. He had seen him only as a tool. Several times he had tried to leave Eddi to find a kinder host and each time Eddi had found him and punished him. The symbiote shuddered from the memories of pain Eddi had inflicted on him. No, now he wished he had never even touched Eddi. He could hardly imagine what had attracted him to Eddi in the first place.

Eddi's anger had been so strong he had though he could use that to make parker see that he needed Venom. Needed the power he gave. But Eddi sought only to destroy Spiderman destroy the man who had ruined his life. And when Venom had realized this he had tried to leave. He had tried to get back to parker to try and warn him of Eddi's anger. But Eddi had stopped him. had trapped him in a glass tank and had subjected him to awful sounds and had said if he ever tried to leave he would be destroyed. But that had not stopped Venom from trying to leave. But Brock had gotten smart and over the years he had built 'insurance policies' to prevent Venom from leaving. One such policy was a bomb under parker's house. With the press of a button Venom could lose his host. So Venom had been relatively good and had not angered Eddi enough to warrant him using the policies although there had been several close calls.

Even as he sat there in the pipe probably miles away from his original host he felt sadness creep into his mind. Eddi had been horrible beyond cruel. But……. He had been there. Shaking his head Venom began to continue onward until he reached the place he had been looking for. Without Eddi's human eyes to guide him it had been harder to find but eventually he found the place Eddi had called his home. A large cave jutted into the wall in front of him. The cave was huge maybe half a mile big. He should know Eddi had used him to carve it out of the New York bed rock. In front of the cave water fell from large drainage pipes, creating an eternal waterfall. Slowly exhaustingly Venom pulled his tired form into the cave and up to a mini-fridge, Eddi had kept. When Eddi had been alive the fridge was mostly filled with a beer.

Venom shuddered at the memories. He hated beer, it tasted horrible and it made him see thing. Thing he wished to forget. When Eddi had been alive Venom had kept him alive, Eddi himself only ate, maybe once or twice a week. He had relied on Venom to keep him alive. Opening the fridge Venom recoiled slightly at the sight of beer cans and bottle but what he wanted was worth this. Hurling the bottle and cans into the air Venom watched in delight as they exploded upon hitting the ground. But his smile widened when he found what he wanted. A small vile with a bluish gel inside. Grabbing the vile Venom crushed it and watched in fascination as the gel began to be absorbed.

The gel itself was artificial adrenaline. Brock had used it to keep Venom from the sweet release of death several times. But now it would be used to help him and not keep him trapped. But it would not be enough. Turning around to look at the cavern Venom felt for the first time in years a sense of peace. His tormenter was gone and he was free. Free from Eddi free from his anger free to merge back with parker. Slithering over to the wall Venom could only gaze at the pictures Eddi had lined them with. Pictures of Spiderman of his feats, his heroic deeds. Sighing Venom felt his body go limper a sign of happiness to his people. Parker was better, different than all the other human's he had ever come into contact with.

He had been……………………………………………..kind. even to Venom, he had not abused his new abilities but had instead tailored his way of fighting to his new found strengths. And even when he had discovered what Venom was, he had not been overly aggressive in removing him. Yes he had used sound waves and yes they had hurt, but they were not the blinding pain, they could have been. They were the kind that just shook him until he lost his grip. No Peter parker was different to Venom. He was beautiful, kind, caring, and……. Venom felt his skin turn a slight reddish color, in reaction to his last thought. He had been about to think…. sexy. It was true. Peter parker was sexy. The though made Venom's head spin slightly and a moment later he closed his eyes. He was going back; back to one of his first memories with parker. Parker had been kind. He had not forced Venom to stay bonded to him 24/7 like Eddi had. He had let Venom roam his room and sleep under his bed which Venom found more than comfortable. No Venom had been happier with parker. Happier to live with happier to help and happier to be with parker rather than Eddi.

FLASHBACK

Opening his eyes he found himself unbounded with parker and peeking out from his home under parker's bed. He was watching, watching parker change. Watching him change out of his day clothes and into his pajama's. as Peter's shirt hit the floor, Venom felt his form begin to shake. The spider bite had changed him, he had parker's memories from before and he could see the change in him. Instead of skinny arms parker's arms were not thick and muscularly, not to the point of being disgusting but to the point that it made him look very attractive. But he was pulled from his thoughts when a soft 'thump' beside him told him that Peter had taken off his jeans. Strong legs met Venom's gaze, making him shiver at the thought of him being pressed against them. But parker was still changing now and a moment later Venom thought for sure he would explode when off came Peter's boxers.

Only one word could describe Peter at that moment. The only thing that Venom could muster was…….godlike. With a deep sigh Peter turned and simply fell into his bed with a soft 'thud'. For several minutes Venom lay there under the bed shaking with want. He knew his host was cute but damn!!!! he wanted to touch that skin to be pressed against it. Not the clothing parker wore but his actual skin. Still shaking Venom slowly emerged from his place under parker's bed. He wanted to touch parker, to caress that beautiful body, to feel his host's skin. Slowly he could feel his own form changing, becoming a human like form. Standing over parker he could only bite his own tongue in want. His host was a god, so beautiful and caring. Slowly shakingly Venom reached out with his newly formed hand and after several moments of hesitation, he touched parker's back. Venom felt his body flutter and a faint ripple passed over him. Parker was soft, so soft to the touch.

But the memory was fading now. Changing, time was passing and desperately Venom fought to keep himself close to this time. The moonlight shining through the room shifted and when it finally stopped, the moon had vanished and the sun was out. Venom found himself back under parker's bed and still trembling from want. Above him he heard parker moan and then slowly beginning to wake up. The moment parker's feet touch the floor, Venom made his move. Shooting out from under the bed he wrapped himself around parker's legs and began to attach himself to parker's skin. In less than a minute parker was covered head to toe in Venom. Who could only shiver with happiness. This was where he belonged. With parker against parker's skin. Holding him in a way that no one else would ever be able to.

END OF FLASHBACK

Venom felt a small amount of sadness as the memory ended. He had loved parker he had known that since that night. Since the first time he had touched parker's skin he had known, that he loved him. but parker didn't see that. Curling up in front of the wall Venom closed his eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. Hoping that he would dream about parker the person he loved.