"Caught in the Web of the Spider."

My jaw was dropped in shock, "I-I didn't think was that famous."

"So is it true?" Rouge asked, "do you really work with the FF?"

I nodded, "yeah, well, I mean I used too but...not since the Doom incident."

"Wait, do you know Spider-man?!" Kathy suddenly asked getting on her feet.

I looked around, Jean and Logan were holding back laughter while Xavier and Storm just smiled. I looked at Kathy and shrugged, "kind of. He pops in once in awhile, says hello. He and Johnny go out and fight crime a lot, so I don't really see him much."

Kathy's eyes start to sparkle, "oh my god, oh my god! What's he like? Is he single? Is he ugly under the mask? Does he like make the webs? Does it come out of him?"

I blinked, I turned to Jean, she looked like she was going to pop a blood vessel struggling to hold back her laughter. I sighed, "I don't really know him that well. I have never seen him without the mask, but he seems nice enough."

"Where is he right now?" Rouge asked.

"What do you mean?" Kathy asked sounding confused.

"We haven't seen Spider-man in over two months," Rouge explained sipping a cup of black coffee, "so is he dead or what?"

"What?! He can't be dead! He's Spider-man!" Kathy cried out before turning to me, "right?! Right?!"

Everyone looked at me, waiting for an answer. I sighed, "he's gone. I don't know when he's coming back...if he's coming back."

"No way," Kathy slumped into her seat looking defeated, the people who knew my secret identity however, well they just looked worried.

"Peter, you're not thinking off...off-" Jean asked, her thoughts worried.

"-Killing myself? No, but I don't know if I want to continue being Spider-man," I replied back before turning to my meal and eating quietly.

I turned to Logan, "have you spoken to Steve lately?"

Logan nodded, "we have. He's still shaken up, but he's getting better."

I nodded, remaining quite as slowly the others began to speak. Kathy began to yell at Kurt for stealing her phone while Jean and Scott were whispering while the shades wearing boy kept glaring at me.

"Peter, perhaps now would be an excellent time to begin," Xavier spoke up as soon as I finished.

I nodded and got up, "lead the way. I'll see the rest of you later," I waved at them following Xavier into his office, a few doors down.

We entered a majestic room, fancy and huge. He rolled behind his desk and motioned for me to sit down before him.

"Now then, why did you ask for my help Peter?"

I sighed, "it's….difficult to explain."

"Does it involve Spider-man?" he asked.

"Yes, but not just him," I sighed, "it's my whole life...you see, ever since Doom came...I've been afraid."

He raised an eyebrow, "afraid? Afraid of what?"

I meet his eyes, "of dying. Which is funny considering I can't die. Especially now."

"I'm sorry? I don't follow Peter. Why do you think you can't die?"

I sighed, "did Logan and Jean tell you what happened? How Doom broke me? Leaving me inches away from death?"

Xavier nodded, "yes...when they told me they could save your life I didn't hesitate to allow them use of the Black bird."

I nodded, "thanks for that...anyway, the process to save my life needed a little of Logan's blood to help me heal myself. But it did a lot more than that, it gave me his powers," I held up my right hand and slowly my stingrs tore through my skins.

Xavier's eyes went wide as the blood soaked black bone claws came out of my hand. I winced in pain, I was still not used to this. I showed him my hand, "I gained Logan's powers as well. All of them. Meaning..."

"You can heal from virtually any injury," Xavier concluded looking at my stingers in surprise.

"Exactly," I drew my claws back inside. I showed Xavier my hand as the tears in my skin the claws made slowly healed itself up. I sighed, "so I know I can't be hurt, or at least killed. Yet...I'm afraid to put on that costume. And when I woke up from my coma fully healed I was angry, so angry. I wanted to get Doom back, but the moment I heard about Felicia...I don't care about him."

"Felicia is your-was your girlfriend," Xavier corrected himself.

I nodded, "yes. Jean told you about her?"

"Jean had some...choice words for the woman. She was enraged at what she had done. She told me she assaulted you, yes?"

I shrugged, "yes, but it wasn't anything too bad. She just tased me...honestly, the worst is that she didn't let me come with her."

"What do you mean?"

"She's the Black Cat, you remember her right?"

Xavier nodded, "yes, the young woman who was with you when we went after Wyndham."

"Yeah. And remember the thief that helped us get into the blacksite?"

"Her father if I recall correctly?"

"Yeah. Anyway, she and I have been trying to figure out a way to get him out for some time now. When suddenly she was offered help in doing just that. I told her it was a trap but...she didn't listen. When Doom attacked me SHIELD and everyone else was put on high alert and focused all their attention on Latveria, giving Felicia the perfect chance to save her father and get away with it."

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