Author's Notes: Once more, I like to thank everyone for the reviews and such. I just hoped you all love the built up I am trying to create. I tell you, it is all part of a bigger plan. I just hope this chapter will please you all with some little peeks of the plot. After this chapter we are going to have a bit of a time skip to move up to about Valentine's day. Yes there will be romance, but I don't think it will be the kind you all will think it is.

I don't own any of the characters, just the plot.

CHAPTER SIX: DRAWING LINES IN THE SAND

"This is pointless, Chuck," said Logan as he turned the X-van into a street.

It was a typical suburban neighborhood in Queens on a Friday afternoon. All the houses along the street looked the same, and given the population of New York, not doubt that the living out this way gave the people a break from the busy city life.

Charles Xavier nodded his head as he could see Logan's point in the matter. He normally wouldn't dare take such a step with someone that wasn't his student. But the reason they were here was cause there was a chance that thee venture wasn't as pointless. But Xavier had this feeling that they had to take this step in order to help Mr. Parker as he knew there was something that troubled the young man.

Since his students mentioned the young man a few months ago, Xavier had thought that Cerebo malfunction, didn't detect a new mutant appearance. After an update of the system and saw to any other bugs, Xavier attempted to track down Mr. Parker once again. There was no sign of him as a mutant once more which caused more confusion. He didn't bring it up to his students as it would cause them unneeded worry.

Ororo brought up the possibility his power could have cause him to stay hidden, but from what Scott described in the single battle they had, Mr. Parker seemed to have the abilities of a spider. That couldn't the cause of his non-detection. That brought Xavier to find out more of the young boy.

It was the basic stuff during in research that he was able to add in some pieces together. At a young age, he had lost both of his parents in a plane crash, and then three months ago he had lost his uncle to a burglar. Could have Eric found the young man at a moment of despair and used it to his advantage?

He wouldn't put it pass his old friend when they drove up to the home of May Parker.

"She going to wonder what the heck we are doing here," grumbled Logan, "You should have brought Ororo for this. She is good with people."

"Someone had to stay with the children when they get home from school and I don't think they might have recovered with this morning training session."

Logan didn't say anything as he helped Xavier up on to the porch. With a knock on the door, an older woman who seemed to be in the middle of chores as she rubbed her hands with a towel opened the door "Hello, is there something I can help you with?"

"Is this the residents of Peter Parker?" asked Xavier.

"Peter? I am afraid he is away for school right now," she explained, "Is there something I can help you with?"

"It is ok if my colleague and I come in; we have something we wish to speak to you about, Mrs. Parker."

"…I suppose," she said as she opened her down to allow the men inside, her eyes narrow down at Logan, "Please remove your shoes, I don't want dirt to be drag through my clean house."

Logan snorted, but the woman glared at him which caused him to pay a bit more attention as he moved to take off his boots.

Damn woman. He wouldn't let her push him around.

"And put those dirty things outside, please."

Logan didn't really pause as he did so.

Damn...

Peter couldn't remember the last time he slept in on a Saturday. Normally he got up before anyone else and escaped to the local library to get out of the house and only come back to sleep. But last night after they went to Burger Bomb, they headed out to the movie theater to catch a show. But none of them had money so they had to sneak into the theater. Peter never sunk into the movies before but it seem to be a thrill for himself.

They went through the backdoor and dove into the first theater before someone could spot them and caught them. Pietro seemed to be in charge of snacks as he disappeared and brought back popcorn and soda for them all. While it was fun, Peter felt guilt as they never did buy any of it. But given that they ended up in one of those romantic comedy films, he didn't feel that bad.

They made jokes about the movie for most of the time. Loudly he could add as they annoyed half the people that were more focus on the movie than those that used the film as an excuse to make out in the dark. They were kicked out soon enough when they started to throw their unpop popcorn at those couples.

It was fun and Peter couldn't remembered the last time he had laugh so hard or so much as they finally came home to the boarding house. It was late and he crashed on to his bed and didn't get up until late morning. Maybe cause of the fact that he didn't really have friends back at Midtown as who wanted to hang around with Puny Parker.

Todd and Fred where already up in the living room with the Saturday morning cartoons on awhile Lance munched away on his cereal and looked over the newspaper, "I see the dead lived again."

"Shut up…" mumbled Peter and grabbed up his own bowl. Lucky there was some milk left as he poured them both and started to munch down on his breakfast of champions.

"Before I forget, your aunt called."

"What?!" spat Peter as he almost chocked, "Why didn't you wake me?"

Lance shrugged his shoulder, "She didn't want to wake you," he said.

Not really the answer he wanted as he moved to the phone only for it started to ring a in coming call. Maybe that was Aunt May? Yeah, she could be trying to get him again. He reached over and picked up the phone and thought he would hear her voice on the other line.

"Hello Peter."

That…That wasn't Aunt May.

The blood drain from his face as Peter felt this overwhelm feeling to be sick at the familiar voice of Magneto. Why…Why was he calling? He hadn't done anything wrong; he hadn't said anything at all to anyone? Oh God! What happen to Aunt May!? Did the bastard do something to her? So many thoughts run through his head as he could barely speak at on the phone.

"It is nice to see you are awake now. It has come to my attention than your aunt had some visitors the other day. This isn't something you know about, correct?"

Aunt May had visitors? What? "Huh?"

The chuckle from the man pushed away what courage Peter had left, "I see…but it seems that you have yet to show that you are indeed with the Brotherhood, Peter. One fight doesn't prove as we saw with Rogue. We can't have this. You must make a choice, and you know which one you must side with. After all, we do know what happens if you don't."

"Yes…" mumbled Peter, a dark look came across his face as he gripped the phone in his hand, "I…I understand."

"I am glad we have reached an agreement. I trust you to do what needs to be done."

"I swear Kurt, if you continue to eat those, you are going to need to get new pants," said Scott.

It was late Saturday night and the students of Xavier and they were on the town for dinner. Well…most of them as Jean was out with Duncan, but Scott didn't want to think about it. It was no argument where to go as Kurt pushed to head out to Burger Bomb to feed his addiction. Kitty protest the whole way when they drove in and ate at the Burger Bomb. At least the salad calmed her down, as much as she swore the dressing had this burger taste in.

"I can't help it. It's so good," whine Kurt as he munched on another burger as they drove up the main road to the mansion.

"Eww, gross," whined Kitty at the mess he made.

"Dude! Don't get it on me," protest Evan as he pushed Kurt away and more to Kitty's side of the car.

"Not on me!" said Kitty as she pushed the blue back away from herself.

"Do not make me turned this car around," protest Scott.

"Scott, we are almost home, what's da point," said Rogue in her spot in the front seat, glad to not be in the back.

Than what happen was sudden as the car jerked to a stop in the middle of the road. They all let out a scream at the reaction as Scott tried to get his car under control as it turned quickly at the sudden stop. He put on the breaks and the car stopped. What damage happen to the car was nothing compare to human life, he turned to everyone else with him.

"Everyone ok?"

Everyone let out moans of pain from the sudden stop as they tried to straight themselves out to see if any of them were hurt. Rogue was the first one to recover as she sat up in her seat before she watched a shadow dropped on the roof of the car, "Scott!"

He didn't have time to react as his sunglasses were pulled off his face from a web line. He quickly closed his eyes to prevent anything from being blasted away if he dared to open his eyes. He needed to have his sunglasses or his visors to be any use to anyone.

"Don't you know better than to be driving with sunglasses at night, could cause an accident."

That voice….

"Parker!"

The teen in question was crouch on the roof of the car in his Brotherhood outfit as he held Scott's glasses in hand and looked them over, "Seriously, this is a problem if you are out of business without your pretty shades. Very weak"

The X-Men reacted to the attack as Kurt teleported out of the car to grabbed Scott's sunglasses but before he could appear, Peter reacted quicker to leap of to the side. The two continued to play their little game of tag as Kurt continued to teleport to get the drop on Peter, but only for each attempt to be dodged. It was as if Peter knew where Kurt was going to appeared and attack beforehand.

"Don't worry, we will get them back," said Evan as they all piled out of the car.

"Be careful, we don't know if the other members of the Brotherhood are here," said Scott, gripped the stirring wheel. He had this feeling of helpless as he couldn't do a thing as he couldn't open his eyes. He could hurt one of his friends.

Kurt started to slow down by now. All the teleporting was started to take a drain on him with all the small jumps in order to get a hold of Scott's glasses. It started to take a bit out him. Peter seemed to be able to continue as he moved and dodge with ease as the two started to grow between them. The blue boy could only last a bit longer, Evan knew that when he created a few spikes, "Duck Nightcrawler!" he shouted as he let them flew through the air.

With the warning, Kurt ported out of the way, but Peter moved faster and fired off two web lines at the spikes to catch them. With a twist of his body, Peter spun the lines with the spikes and fired them right back at the X-Men.

"Duck!" screamed Evan as he and Rogue dodge one and Kitty phase through another, but it travel on through and struck the right through the hood of the car.

"Peter! What da hell! What are you doing!" demand Rogue. This wasn't like him, what did he have to gain from this? He never seemed to be like this.

"Think of this as a statement," he growled as he stood up with the glasses in his hands, "I am tired of you and your professor trying to get involved in my life! I am not going to sign up with your human loving prep club so for once any I am going to make it clear."

Ok what…Why bring up the professor?

"Fuck off!" shouted Peter. He took the sunglasses in hand and broke them in half. He tossed the remains on the ground before he turned tail and run, disappeared into the shadows.

"I'll get him!" shouted Evan and he and Kurt ran on after the teen in question as Kitty picked up the sunglasses as she and Rogue joined back Scott at the car.

"Sorry Scott," said Kitty when she gave him what remained of his sunglasses.

"It's ok," he said with a sigh. He wasn't happy as Scott hated to have been out like that or that he couldn't have helped the others. Not to mention his car was going to need major repairs. The professor wasn't going to like this, not one bit.

But at least Scott could say he was right about Parker.