DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no one from Spiderman. I am just a poor college student who also happens to be a Spidy fan and this just happens to be a fanfiction that my mind came up with that I feel like sharing with other fans. I make absolutely NO money from this. It is merely for fun and hopefully the enjoyment of other fans. Please don't sue and fans please enjoy.

Note: I am partial to the Ultimate Spider-man series of comic books and most of my Spiderman knowledge comes from there so I guess what I'm getting at is this Fanfic is in that 'Verse' if you feel the need for it to be assigned to one… but anyone who hasn't read any of those comics can still understand what's going on pretty easily… I mean, when you get down to it, the base line for the Spiderman story is the same: Peter bit by 'special' spider, tries making a bit of cash with powers in wrestling, Uncle Ben dies and changes things, Peter becomes Spiderman (and he also gets a job at the Bugle [first for photographs of spiderman and later to help out with web technical stuff - one of the differences] under
Jameson who doesn't really like Spiderman, etc… The one thing I do want to state for this fanfic is Peter is in highschool (changes in age are what I find to be one of the most common differences between Spiderman stories)… Well that's about it. I hope you like this little fanfic and please review when you are done reading – Keajo.

Title: ID

Chapter 1: Behind These Hazel Eyes

"Jameson! That is not something you joke about."

Surprised at the harsh tone emanating from the normally quiet teenager, the editor turned, ready with a frosty remark, but the words never left his tongue. His anger melted away as the older man glimpsed the eyes of the child standing defensively in front of his desk. In that moment, Jameson saw something in those brown, no... hazel eyes he had not expected to see in one so young. A look he had only seen before in war vets and those who had been through extreme trauma. Jonah realized then that this boy had seen much more hurt and suffering then any one person should, though he could not understand how or why. Sure the kid had lost family, but hasn't everyone? Other then that Jameson couldn't really think of anything else extra-ordinary about his young freelance photographer's life. What gave Parker's eye that gleam of one who had seen so much of the darker side of life? The editor saw his reflection shining back at him in those eyes and noticed with awe that, for an instant, the person looking back at him was not a boy anymore, but a man. Jameson wondered at how, after working with this teenager for more then two year, he had missed this side of Peter Parker? How old was Parker anyway? 16? 18? There is no way a boy that young should have piercing eyes like that. Jameson found he couldn't remember Parker's exact age other then 'teenager' and that fact saddened him a bit, though he would never admit it. The editor of the Bugle had grown quite fond of his freelance photographer even though the boy seemed to be on good terms with the Spider. Looking back to those hard hazel eyes Jameson found himself wondering; when did this scrawny kid get so tough? Not knowing it, Jameson would find out the answers to his questions later that night, although when the time came he would no longer wish to know…

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"Get down!"

The shout came preceding a blur of red and blue. Ducking as the figure of Spiderman flew over his head to tackle an adversary, Jameson couldn't help wondering how he had gotten into this mess. It had been a normal evening up until the moment he found himself hiding on a roof in the middle of a fight between the web-head and the costumed freak the media had dubbed Rhino, but what could he say. A scoop was a scoop.

The sounds of the fight continued in the background of Jameson's thoughts. He looked over to see Spidey land a particularly good hit on Rhino's jaw. If he didn't know better the editor would have thought the masked menace would have made a good ring fighter. Oh wait, thought Jameson sarcastically, He's already tried that.

The fight seemed to be almost over with the Spider looking like he would come out on top. Thank the lord Jameson found himself thinking before he could stop himself. Great! Now I'm cheering for him. Can this day get any worse? The editor of the Bugle fumed. This incident was definitely not good for his blood pressure.

The Rhino managed to get in a solid hit sending Spiderman flying backward. He crashed into a wall leaving it in rubble but a beat later was up again dusting off his costume. "Hey watch it. These threads don't come off the rack you know."

The cocky voice issued from under the red mask making Jameson cringe. Where the hell did he get those quips from? They were just so annoying. Everything about the Spider was annoying. The costumed hero just rubbed Jonah the wrong way.

Rhino angrily charged at Spiderman, but ended up crashing head first into the remains of the wall as the Spider leaped up into the air gracefully to twist and land perfectly on Rhino's back. "How you doing down there? You don't look so well." Which was the truth. After running head first into a mostly solid concrete wall, Rhino didn't look well at all, but he still had a little fight left in him.

As the villain shook his head to clear the stars circling his vision, his opponent crouched on his back and patted his shoulder. "Awe poor Rhiny. I'm sure we could schedule to continue this at a later date."

"You're so dead." Rhino twisted and swiped his arm at his annoying little adversary, but to no avail. The Spider was too quick. Sensing the danger, he jumped at the last moment and gave an infuriating laugh as he flew through the air to again land perfectly a little ways away. "Aw the poor little Rhino can't even hit something when it right on top of him."

Practically done for but, blind rage spurring him on, the larger man grunted before charging at the closest person he could find: Jameson.

"No, Jameson!"

The editor had no time to act before the villain was bearing down on him. Jameson was knocked aside an instant before he would have been trampled by a blur of red and blue. He fell to the ground as he herd Rhino run into another wall. There was another noise from somewhere in the background; a pained gasp, but it was drowned out by Rhino's crash.

From where the editor had fallen he leaned over cautiously to look toward where the Rhino had gone down, finding that the man had knocked himself unconscious. Good riddens.

The editor threw his now crushed cigar away with a curse. Picking himself off the ground, Jameson brushed the dust off his suit only to find one sleeve had a long rip in it. So much for this tux, he thought grimly. I wonder if I can sue.

Dropping the sleeve disgustedly Jameson raised his head to look around only to find himself alone on the roof besides the big unconscious lug in the corner. Where is that masked menace anyway? the editor wondered surveying the scene with a critical eye. Right about now he should be gloating or something.

It was then a moan sounding from somewhere succeeded by a series of pain filled gasps, chilling Jameson's blood. Oh no… Had someone else been up on the roof and gotten hurt? Damn the Spider always getting into fights that end up getting normal people hurt.

Frantically the editor tried to locate the source. It took a moment searching through the rubble to find what he was looking for, but when he did he froze. The sight shocking him speechless.

TBC…

Thank you all for reading. I hope this first chapter of this fanfiction has managed to peek your interest at least a little. The competition out there for readers in the Spiderman fanfic community seems to be pretty intense and so I really appreciate your stopping by. Seriously, there are simply so many Spiderman fanfics out there... it's amazing… Anyway, this is my first attempt at a Spidy-fic and I hope it was satisfactory… I would really appreciate some reviews and feedback especially since this is my first piece. It only takes a second and it's really helpful, inspiring, and just plain really fun for me to receive… all I do ask is please don't flame for no reason. I am totally open to constructive criticism/feedback, but there is a reason the word constrictive is before the word criticism… whining 'just because' is not wanted. I also want to note that my Spidy base is not that extensive… I have read, as I stated before, some of the Ultimate Spider-man comics, other Spiderman comics I have managed to borrow from the library and friends, a few of the Spiderman novels, watched some of the cartoons/animes though I can't really tell you which ones and the recent-ish live Spiderman movies. If I mess something up horribly in this story, like a character way out of... well, character, I'm sorry, but I do wish to say I am trying really hard to keep this story realistic in a Spidy sort of way. Thanks again for everyone that read this and I hope to see you in the next chapter.

P.S. For a little extra fun most all of my chapter titles are inspired by songs or lyrics within a song that I generally like (although sometimes inspired by other media like popular movies etc…)

Title: "ID" is an ending song of one of my favorite animes "Saiyuki"

Chapter title: "Behind These Hazel Eyes" is sung by Kelly Clarkson