Spider Man: Duty And Loss - Chapter 127

*Yawn*

Felicia would like to sometimes call herself a morning person, with before and after school activities as well as training with Natasha in the mornings, she was quite used to waking up in the early hours most mornings after having little sleep.

That didn’t help her though on Sunday mornings, the one day where she usually had nothing to do except lay back in bed and loose herself to her dreams…hopefully ones that involved a certain brunet, possibly a bed and a lot of…. Web fluid… Yes her fantasies were out there.

So it was with struggling legs that she forced herself up at 10AM? and prepared herself for the day, with school on the next day, meaning she couldn’t sleep in then, the only 3 things she could look forwards to were; Peter’s dumb grin when he walked through the doors shortly and saw her, the fact that after next week she would be on break again and could have a few more lazy days and finally curling up on the couch later in the evening, hopefully resting her weary legs up on Peters lap.

She was debating in her head if she could somehow convince him to give her a foot massage while she was at it, her hopes were pretty high. A sad pout here, a nice smile there, and she could usually get him to do such small things, of course the banter would be appreciated when it came as she turned on her most sensual voice while she was trying to convince him.

They would one up each other, bringing out the funniest reactions from both of them, sometimes he would win their verbal jousting and cause her to break, but it was all part of their building relationship. The thought brought a small smile to her lips.

Quickly brushing her teeth in the communal bathroom that was pretty close to her room, though she did wonder why they all had to share the same floor and bathrooms, Stark had said something about Captain America himself saying it develops teamwork….or something like that.

Felicia didn’t mind, sometimes when Peter was tired in the morning, he would walk out without his shirt on, or have it only half covering his body, she liked having a bit of eye candy in the morning, a thought she knew was shared between herself, Laura and though she didn’t want to admit it, Natasha, she had caught her eyes lingering once when it happened.

He may have still been malnourished when he came in, but he had been putting weight back on and the training helped to make the sight one for sore eyes. ‘Ahh, the days when she would grapple with ‘Spider-man’ as she tried to escape his sticky touch.’

Shaking her head to pull it out of the gutter, even if she just wanted to wake herself up, going to the elevator, she ran into no one else as it slowly ascended up to the common room. That was a bit unusual, but Felicia figured that Peter and Laura would be asleep, while the others would have already passed through.

Rubbing her eyes slightly as she grabbed a bowl and some cereal, she poured a generous amount of milk in before moving over to the lounge. The others that were awake, which included Natasha, Clint, Steve and Tony, the last one surprising her a bit, were scattered around the room, making her way to the couch she sat down, careful not to spill anything.

Everyone sent her a small greeting as they each had their own breakfast, Steve taking a bite out of a piece of toast, while Tony chomped on a small stack of waffles, with the two spies having a balanced meal of orange juice, fruit to the side, sausages, eggs and toast.

A small hint of jealously passed through Felicia’s eyes as she looked down at the last two plates, Clint was one hell of a cook and usually cooked for both him and Nat in the morning. Though he would sometimes cook for everyone else, he would always make sure there was a plate for his ‘partner’, and by damn when she had first tried his cooking, she had nearly cried.

Reaching down for the remote Felicia quickly flipped on the large TV in front of her as she flipped over to the news channel. Though the others would sometimes watch TV, they usually instead talked about other matters, like missions, bad guys, hydra and old times shared between each of them.

So it was the first time this morning that any had seen the news and the first words out of the admittedly beautiful presenters lips drew everyone’s attention. “Top story this morning, the first re-sightings of New York’s own Spider-Man confirmed last night! With no concreate sightings in the last few weeks, rumours had been high that something might have happened to our cities own hero, instigating a small spike in criminal activity.”

The spoon that was half way to Felicia’s lips stopped for a second and the words registered in her mind, while the others in the room moved a bit closer to hear more. “Though no concreate pictures of said vigilante have surfaced this morning, the major spike in arrest incidents, a total of 48, over last night, all but confirm the hero has once again returned. And if he never left he sure has found his second wind!”

The anchor gave an award winning smile as she talked on with passion in her voice, it could easily been seen that she was a huge supporter of the web head. “With 15 robbers apprehended, 23 muggings stopped, 3 attempted r.a.p.es halted and 7 nightly altercations resolved and handled, the city can sleep easier now that he is back on the streets!”

Felicia’s eyes widened as she heard the number, even for Peter that would have been a long night, not to mention that so much had happened. The small sound of the elevator opening made her turn her head thinking it was Peter, but in the end it was Laura that walked through the doors. Grabbing a small snack to eat as she moved over, she didn’t say a word as the rest greeted her, before turning back to the broadcast.

“I would personally like to thank Spider-man right now on live broadcast, one of the attempted r.a.p.es last night happened to a close cousin of mine, after hearing what happened this morning I can’t stress enough how glad I am that the big apple has someone like Spider-man watching over us. So if you’re watching I just wanted to say….thank you.”

The words brought a small smile to Felicia’s lips as she knew she would mention this to him later. A few more smiles came to the lips of those present at the presenters words as the news moved onto the weather.

With Laura saddling up next to Felicia with her own little snack, the girl sent a small glance over before she was about to say something. The words died on her lips though as the news, that had been showing the weather, quickly changed back to the same female presenter, though she had a small frown on her lips.

She kept her tone business like and professional as a small red breaking news message rolled below her image. “Breaking news, Reports are coming in that Super villains, Electro and Shocker have been spotted and are causing havoc and wanton damage down in Manhattan Mall on west 33rd street. There has not yet been a sighting on Spider-man, but the area is currently being evacuated. Police are setting up a cordon but all are advised to stay clear of the surrounding blocks and to if at possible stay home if you live near the affected area. There will be more updates as soon as we get them!”

Food thoroughly forgotten Felicia sprung to her feet as she went to toss her food out, Laura quick on her heels. The other avengers didn’t move for a few seconds as they watched the girls go. Shooting each other quick looks, it was Tony that first spoke up.

“Do we go help? Doesn’t Spider-Man usual deal with such B-rate super villains?” Felicia stopped in her tracks right away as his words registered. After everything that had been going on over the last few weeks, she had forgotten that Tony, while he could have phrased it differently’ had a point in a way. Though she had been training with the avengers and they were like Peter, super heroes that saved the day, they had never been one to deal with such situations.”

There was a small conflict within her mind, though if she were being honest with herself she wasn’t sure what she was actually debating. Her fists clenched unconsciously as she mulled over what she had been taught over the last few weeks.

She wanted to be with Peter, she wanted to change how she had been, ever since that night at the party, ever since she had found out Peter was Spider-man. Ever since she fell in lov…started to like him and realise the sort of person that would be by his side, she had only had one goal when it came to being Black Cat.

Black cat might not have been a villain, but she had definitely not been a hero, with the gifts she had been granted, with the power she had been bestowed by her father…..well it was like Peter always used to say.

With great power comes Great Responsibility.

The old black Cat was gone, had been gone for a long time. It was time for Black Cat the Hero to finally make her appearance!

Letting the tension go from her hands she turned to Tony with a look of determination, but was beaten to the punch before she spoke. “It doesn’t matter if Spider-Man usually deals with them.” The voice was quiet but garnered the attention of all those in the room.

Captain America Stood tall and looked out in to the city as his voice carried his conviction. “There are People in danger, people that need help.” He stopped for a second as he looked at everyone in the room. Felicia, Laura, Clint and Natasha were already standing and ready to go, while Tony was the only one still looking as if he wanted to eat his waffles and was sitting down.

Looking everyone in the eye before finally landing on Tony, the two starred at each other for a second before Tony let out a small sigh as he stood up. “Alright, Alright, stop with the eyes damnit…” Mumbling as he tapped a new holo screen that appeared before him. “Besides I needed to have another chat with the arachnid after last time.”

Giving a small nod to himself Steve let a small smile appear. “Avengers! Gear up!” That was all that needed to be said as the others quickly moved out of the room, Felicia felt a smile tug at her lips as she moved to the elevator. Everyone but Tony left the room to grab their gear while, he called in the Quinn Jet for quick transportation.

As the elevator started to descend Natasha was the first to speak up. “Has anyone seen Peter today?” Surprisingly it was Laura that responded. “I went to check if he was up before going to the lounge he sounded tired when he responded, said he was going to sleep in for a while longer.”

As the doors opened onto their shared floor, Steve quickly turned to Felicia his mind already in commander mode. “Hardy, quickly go and wake Peter up, tell him to hold down the fort and what’s happening, once you’ve done that gear up as fast as you can and meet us on the roof. The more time we spend the more damage those villains will do. Hopefully Spider-Man Shows up before we do and reduces the damages.”

Felicia almost wanted to face palm as she knew exactly where ‘Spider-Man’ was. ‘Asleep damnit!’ But only got out the words., “Ok Cap”, before moving off. For some reason she just knew today was going to be hectic.