'The Black Widow'

By Penniless.Spidey.Poet.

I give credit to my dad for the Black Widow idea but the rest is mine!!!

Disclaimer: Anything related to Spider-Man does not belong to me! It belongs to Stan Lee! I only claim Lillian James aka The Black Widow as my own! I'm only going by the movie because I've never read the Spidey comics!

WARNING: Spoilers may occur!
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Chapter Two: Meeting Someone Unsuspected

Peter Parker lay awake in his bed, staring at the ceiling. He was thinking. Thinking about...well, everything! How about his duties as Spider-Man were keeping him from the people he cared about like Aunt May, Harry, and MJ...

How he missed MJ. She had discovered he was Spider-Man and had supported him. Even abandoning her own wedding to be with him. She had loved him and he had loved her but Spider-Man had once again proved his downfall.

Mary Jane had gotten tired of not being able to see Peter when she wanted to and she had gotten fed up with all the times he missed something important. So, she had broken up with him, suggesting that they just be 'close friends'. Peter had been crushed. He wanted badly to be with Mary Jane but he just couldn't give up being Spider-Man. It was his duty, no, his responsibility.

He sighed and rolled over to see that his clock read 11:47 p.m. I can never sleep! He thought to himself. Knowing that sleep would never come he reluctantly got up and put on some jeans and a T-Shirt. He needed a breather. He walked out of his small apartment and started to stroll along the street.

He hugged his coat tighter to his body as a cool wind blew through the night. He looked around and noticed that he seemed to be the only one out. Duh Peter! It's nearly midnight! he thought.

As if by cue a young woman walked out of a nearby building, which was labeled SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER. So she's a scientist he thought She seemed kind of off balance and Peter thought that she was drunk. She walked as straight as possible but then collapsed.

Peter quickly rushed to her side and helped her up. She looked conscious but looked as if she was about to fall asleep. She had dark blond hair and wore thick glasses. "You okay ma'am?" he asked, trying to support the woman. The woman immediately tried to balance herself and look presentable. "Y-yes. Thank you," she mumbled and straightened her glasses. "You sure?" he asked. She didn't look like it. She nodded and stuck out her hand. "Lillian James," she told him. Peter took her hand and shook it. "Peter Parker," he said and smiled.

"Nice to meet you Peter. Now if you excuse me, I need to get home," she said and started to walk away. Peter got that familiar tingling feeling again and immediately caught Lillian just as she was about to fall. "I think I should help you home," he said and took firm grasp of her arm. Lillian didn't object and walked along.

After about ten minutes Lillian pointed to a building. "That's where I live," she mumbled. Peter nodded and led her inside. As he got in and looked around he saw that this was one of those fancy, high-priced apartment houses. He also saw a winding staircase.

"Do you live up there?" he asked, dreading the walk up. Lillian shook her head. "No! Just right here," she replied and pointed to a door along the way. Good! he thought and helped her along.

When they reached the door, Lillian took out a key and opened the door. "Thank you so much Peter," she said and walked inside. "No problem," he said and Lillian smiled, closing the door.

So much for a nice walk! he thought and headed home. .

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Lillian entered her apartment and immediately fell on to the couch. She looked around and then at her hand. The spider bite was slowly disappearing but there was a small red circle around it. Damn spider! she thought before she fell into a deep sleep.