\/BWD's Corner: Well, it took me a while, but I finally was bitten by the plot bug! So, here's a shiney new chapter for ya! :D I hope you guys don't kill me for not updating like I should... but I found out... I actually have a LIFE O.o Which is weird... And I'm graduating high-school soon so... My last day is the 8th and I graduate the 15th! I'm so excited! That my be the reason I've updated, lol! Anyhoo, enough about me, ONWARD TO TEH STORY!

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Spider-Man hissed in pain and tried to wiggle free, but to no avail. Dammit… And today was such a good day too… He thought as a cracking sound echoed around them.

His piercing scream echoed off the walls as his arm was dislocated and he reacted without thinking. His foot connected with Venom's abdomen, knocking him loose. He whirled around, mind hazy with pain, and launched himself to the guffawing villain. His usable fist crunched into the beasts face, crushing the bone underneath his unrelenting rage.

Venom hissed in pain, shoved Spider-Man from him and leaped back, crouching and lightly touching his face.

He started laughing again. "You think that pitiful att-" He never finished his sentence as he was pummeled by a barrage of kicks, punches, head butts and sharp knee kicks that struck with such devastating force, the sound of breaking bone echoed off the walls of the buildings the two were fighting atop of.

Spider-Man skipped back a few steps to survey his prey, breathing heavily. His body pumped with adrenaline. He felt like he could take on the world and win. He felt... He felt...

Pain.

And lots of it.

He cradled his stomach as wet, warm blood gushed forward. With a shaky breath, Spider-Man glared at the crazed new enemy.

"Well, look what I found!" The red symbiote cooed. He flicked his gaze from the bleeding hero to his 'brother'. "A beaten old man and a dying human! How quaint." Carnage curled his claws close to his face and gave an insane giggle.

"Leave us!" Venom snarled, throwing his arm in front of his face in rage. "Spider-Man is OUR prey! You have no right to butt into our fight!" His mouth opened wide, exposing all of his jagged teeth, as if to use his fangs as a way to scare off the other symbiote.

Carnage tsk'ed the darker alien. "Come now! It looked like you could use a hand, so I wanted to extend an invitation to my dear brother." He said the word sarcastically and Spider-Man stood up on shaky legs.

He swallowed thickly, choking back blood. As the two continued to throw veiled insults at each other, the blue and red clad male stumbled from the scene. Not a great day for New Yorks Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man... Peter thought as he cradled his tore stomach and dislocated arm against his belly as he used his good arm to swing to the nearest hospital. Hopefully they accept Spidey-Cards... Even he grimaced at how... ugh, that one was.

Kagome sighed angrily and stared out the window. She listened with half an ear as Shippou went on and on about her next 'gig'. "-and it shouldn't take too long... But, that is if the camera guy doesn't start droolin' over you again." He finished up with a nod.

His bright green eyes blinked open when he didn't hear Kagome's usual 'SHIPPOU!' comment when he made a dirty joke at her expense. "Earth to Kagome-chan!" He said and tugged lightly on her lengthy black hair.

She blinked and turned her glazed stormy blue eyes at him, staring blankly for a moment. "What?" She asked intelligently.

The kitsune sighed heavily and shook his head, plopping down next to her on the sofa. "Nothing, nothing." He said and cuddled up to her.

Kagome instantly started to pet his furry ears absently. "Do you think we could invite Peter-kun to the shoot?" She asked thoughtfully.

Shippou hummed quietly for a moment at the special, loving treatment. Lazily opening his eyes, he yawned, exposing his lengthy fore fangs, and shrugged his shoulders. "Don't see why not. I mean, you do really like him, right?"

The priestess-turned-model smiled softly. "Yeah, he reminds me of Houjo-kun kind of... In the sweet, down-to-earth kind of way... And you, too. He cracks jokes left and right."

The fox arched a thin red brow. "I crack jokes? Yeah, sure, and Kouga's the brightest crayon in the whole fucking box."

Kagome smacked his head in between his ears lightly. "That wasn't very nice." She admonished and shifted around to get more comfortable in her seat. She closed her eyes and smiled lazily, fingers threading through his thick hair as they teased his ears.

Shippou scowled and curled his head into her hand, a soft whimper leaving his throat. "Ka-go-meee!" He whined, bottom lip sticking out unhappily.

The miko giggled lightly, flicked his nose playfully, and gripped one of his ears between her forefinger and thumb. "Whaaat?" She opened her eyes and looked out the window. Her gaze flitted from one twinkling city light to another. Gods, I miss Tokyo... Kagome sighed dreamily and let her fingers trail away from Shippou's ear to rub down his brow, over his cheekbone and under his chin.

The fox knew the instant when Kagome started to touch him softly that she was distracted by something. "Oi, you okay?" He asked and squirmed around until he was lying on his belly. He watched as Kagome blinked at the question and turned her attention to him.

She tapped his nose with a tender smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking over my date." She sighed happily.

Shippou narrowed his emerald eyes at the mention of the other male in her life. "Oh, yeah... Him... You did do as I instructed, right? You did eat a salad after puking your guts out... Right?" He poked her belly, scowling.

Kagome swatted his hand away, scowling right back. "I'm not going to ruin my esophagus by binge eating." She said and rubbed the spot he poked. "And ow! Bite your nail off next time you want to poke me!" She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and hugged him tightly. Her legs slipped up and locked around his waist as she giggled. "HEAD LOCK!" The priestess cried out and tightened her hold on his head.

Shippou choked momentarily before gripping her arm and, using only a bit of his strength, loosened her hold on him. "That's so not fair!" He cried out and flipped over in her weak human hold. "Now, REVENGE!" He pulled her shirt up just enough to expose her flat belly. He dove down and blew onto the tender flesh, making a loud raspberry echo around the large, nearly empty apartment.

The priestess squealed and jerked around the couch, pushing at the immobile slab of fox on top of her. "SHIPPOU-CHAN!" She cried out before petering off into another peel of laughter.

The front door opened and Shippou sat up, blinked slowly and jerked back before an expensive vase could hit him in the face. "Whoa! What where you throw that shit, Kouga-chan! You could have hit me!"

"Would you keep it down? Some of us have had a very fucking bad day!" The black haired male snarled, red slowly entering his striking blue eyes.

Kagome crawled off of the couch and made her way, cautiously, over to the volatile wolf. She held out her hand and tilted her head away slightly, showing her submissiveness to him. His demon was closer to the surface than what she would have liked.

Said wolf sniffed the hand lightly before he wrapped his arms around her body tenderly and hugged her close. "Sorry..." He said and nodded to Shippou, who nodded back. "You okay?" The question was directed towards the female who smiled lightly up at him.

"Yup!" She patted his chest, stepped back and looked him over. "Same question, only for you." Kagome grabbed his hand and held it comfortingly.

He snorted and tilted his head to the side, a heavy blush staining his cheeks. "Ayame wants me home soon, she's gonna have her next litter in a few days. The fox said I could catch the plane back to Japan tomorrow, already got the tickets. First class 'n' everythin'."

Kagome smiled happily and hugged him tightly. "Oh! I'm so happy for you! I hope you arrive in time." She kissed his cheek and let him walk back to his room.

Shippou flopped onto the couch and patted his belly.

Kagome rolled her eyes and yawned. "I'm gonna head off to bed too." She said sleepily. "Night, Shippou-chan." She murmured, rubbed her eyes, and dragged her feet to her room.

Shippou watched her leave silently, his foot tapping to unheard music. Next week... Parker is getting a major interrogation. Then he'll get killed by Kouga when he gets back in a couple months and everything'll get back to normal. He thought before shifting onto his belly and pillowing his hands under his head.

Kagome nervously shifted from foot to foot as she waited by the elevator. Her anxious blue eyes flicked over to the revolving glass doors for the familiar blob of brown hair. By the Gods, it took me forever to get him on the line! His aunt sounded nice, though... She thought and let a brilliant smile splash across her face as she saw Peter Parker make his way through the entrance.

He looked just as nervous as she felt (probably more so, actually), so when they made eye contact Kagome crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out momentarily. Hope no one snapped a shot of that. She thought absently and met him half way so he wouldn't have to deal with Sherry, the overly perky secretary. She quickly looped her arms through his.

Neither noticed the dark, interested blue eyes that watched from the window. The hulking mass of bulging biceps and quivering pectorals slipped into the building. He made his way over to the desk and handed the secretary the official looking pass before getting the photography card. He headed up to the elevators and pressed the 23rd floor.

Kagome grunted when the designer tightened the corset-like top, tied it off to where the bow was barely showing and ran her fingers over the black lace and red cloth. "Now don't you look charming, darling." She said in a sweet, gentle voice.

The priestess smiled sweetly to women and looked at herself in the mirror. The top was constricting, though not enough to hurt her in any way and was a deep red with black ribbons criss crossing along the front. Lace traced along the sleeveless top and bottom. The skirt flowed freely down to her mid-calves where the sheer black material floated down an inch or so more that the red cloth. Laced boots covered the rest of her feet.

Kagome chanced a look over to her possible boyfriend and smiled happily to herself. He looks so happy. She thought, resting her finger on her red lips only to reprimand by her make-up artist.

Peter was in heaven, for the most part. Even though he had to have an ass-load of stitches and he now had medical bills out the wazoo, he would live to fight another day! And he was a quick healer, so that was always good. What hurt the most was when they had to pop his arm back in place. Ugh, don't want to go through that again.

But the worst part was having to lie to Kagome. When she asked what was wrong with him and how come he couldn't give good hugs, he explained he had got into the crossfire of a gang fight. She had cooed and buttered him up, asking if he needed anything, a latte, an ice pack, a new tummy (the last one had him chuckling) but he declined everything. He didn't want to be a burden to her. To which she answered it was no big deal and she could afford that kind of thing. Again, they had shared a good light laugh.

Holy crap, that's Richard Warren! God, what I wouldn't give to meet Cindy Crawford, or have taken her picture... He had never been around such greatness that was pure human! He was squirming in his seat to meet the renounced fashion photographer, but he had to stay calm, cool and collected. It wouldn't do to embarrass Kagome this early into the relationship.

He turned his eyes onto said girl and nearly went cross eyed. She didn't look the same that was for sure! Her hair, which was normally free flowing, and wavy was stuffed into a large wig. The wig was spiky and had a greenish tint to the black color. There were too long forelocks that hung near her breasts and were striped, red and black. A brilliant red bow was stuck in the mass of thick 'hair' that spiked out stylishly.

Her eyes are what really struck him though. With the dark make up that swooped around the lid and made a fine ark down the nose and at the outer corner of her eyes, fading to a soft red, the blue of her own eyes stuck out like neon at night. And the temporary butterfly tattoo that covered her left eye was elegant and cute at the same time. Her lips were a dark red. Over all, it made for a hell of a photo shoot.

Kagome made her way over to the set, where Shippou was holding a delicate looking pair of-"Fairy wings?" Peter couldn't help but ask as he scooted closer to watch the action unfold.

The redhead arched a thin brow. "Yes. We are doing an ad for 'Enchanted Wings' The Fragrance." He said and helped the model slip on the extra accessory. The wings looked delicate, easily breakable. Perfect for Kagome. She twirled for a few seconds, giggling happily.

"Now, be careful with this." The ad campaigner said as he handed the perfume bottle to Kagome. "This is expensive stuff." He stepped back and nodded to the cameraman. "I think we're ready."

Peter swallowed thickly and shifted his weight to the other foot. This would be his first time at a major fashion shoot like this... And it was exhilarating! Not like when he was fighting and adrenaline was pumping through his veins but... still, similar.

He watched as Kagome closed her eyes, took a deep breath in and within a second, lost all of her happy-go-lucky personality and gained a sex appeal that had him staggering back a step or two. She cradled the perfume to her chest and tilted her body towards the camera slightly. Her head angled itself downwards as she looked through her thick lashes at the camera.

And it went on like that, for twenty shots. All of them were pure perfection in his opinion. Even the one where Shippou had messed her up and she had burst out laughing.

It amazed him that... that... that something like that would want to date him. Sure, he had dated Mary Jane but she had known him from kindergarten through college. They had that knowledge of each other that could only be achieved from prolonged presence in the others life.

Now, though, she was finding her love in Harry. It stung a bit (okay, a lot) but he was really happy for them! They were getting married soon and everything. He was even Harry's best man... But it hurt that his two best friends were getting hitched before him... And he was still single... But hopefully not for long! Peter thought and had to keep his victory dance to himself.

Kagome had to go back for hair and makeup and then change out of her costume to put another one on. It seemed tedious and annoying. But, it was her life. And he would have to get used to it, hopefully. He really liked Kagome, as a person. She was kind, she was well mannered. She was one of those girls you could (and would) happily take home to your mother (or aunt, in Peter's case). Kagome was the sweetest girl he had ever met.

Peter's eyebrows disappeared in his hair as he got an eyeful of Kagome's next outfit. It looked like nothing but a large long-sleeved shirt with dark blue sleeves and a small denim vest. But, as he peered closer, he could see the tiny black shorts underneath the white shirt. A gaudy, multi-jeweled necklace hung around her neck that she was fiddling with at the moment. Two fat, metal bracelets hung heavily on her hands, nearly falling off.

Kagome stepped onto a different set and was handed the new product 'Simple Earth' Female Musk. And, once again, the female gave a captivating performance. One that had Peter eager to snap shots of her for himself.

It took a short amount of time to get the perfect shot, but Peter was no less disappointed.

Checking his watch, the male nearly went bug-eyed. Two hours? Oh, crap! I gotta go. He stood up and jogged to the best of his ability to Kagome. "Hey, uh..." Peter swallowed and kicked his feet awkwardly. "I gotta get my Aunt and help her with some stuff around the house... I don't want to be rude or anything but..."

Kagome nodded her head, waved him off and said happily. "Oh, you were free to leave the minute the shoots started!" She giggled and tapped his uninjured shoulder. "Tell your Aunt is said 'Hi', alright?" She winked at him and watched as he raced away, as fast as his wounded body could take him.

She sighed softly when he disappeared through the elevator doors before shaking her head and heading into the dressing room to change and get ready for her last shot of the day. She had a go-see scheduled later this afternoon, so it was a light lunch, then off to the wonderful client meeting. "Yay..." Kagome said sarcastically, waving her hand in the air quietly.

Peter sighed heavily and rubbed his stomach. Ugh, next time, Spidey, don't gloat when you could be ambushed. He closed his eyes and waited for sleep to over-take him. But, it seemed fate wanted to be a bitch and kick him in the balls tonight.

Something tapped the recently cleaned panes of glass on his window. He rolled out of bed as best as he could as to not irritate his wounds. And what he saw nearly had him screaming in surprise and rage.

"Carnage!" He snarled before he patted his face, surprise blooming on the tanned skin.

The symbiote pushed open his door after unlocking it and settled on his windowsill. "Hello, Spider-Man." He said civilly. Which was weird. Out of the two insane symbiote's, Carnage was by far the biggest nut-job Peter had ever seen. And boy had he seen some!

"What do you want?" Peter hissed, muscles bunching and jumping in anticipation at a good fight.

A crazy smile spread across his gooey-red face. "Oh, nothing." He slipped further into Peter's small apartment. "Just, here to deliver a message!" With that, he pulled out a familiar bracelet and dropped it on the Web Slinger's bed. "Bye bye!" Before Peter could call out his name again, Carnage vanished through his window.

Peter flicked on his light, flinched at the sudden brightness, and meandered over to his bed. He picked up the trinket and filled his lungs full of air. "Shit." Was hissed lengthily through his teeth. "SHIT!" His mind raced. When could they have found out about her? How? Dammit! This is why none of my relationships work!

Peter shook his head to dislodge the stray thought. Spidey's got bigger fish to fry then the how's and why's! All there is is the what's. What's Venom doing to do with Kagome, what is he going to allow Carnage to do? That thought alone could scare him.

Kagome smiled softly and nodded as the gentleman that went by Eddie Brock talked to her about how wonderful Peter was and how he was always one to stick by his friends no matter what. "-and that's our Pete." He said with a light shrug. "Anyway, what about you? What do you like about Peter?" He seemed generally curious and the priestess tapped her chin lightly.

"I like almost everything about him. He's nice, he's smart, he's unique..." She trailed off when Shippou stepped towards them to tell Kagome that she would be needed soon.

The shoot when on as planned, no one interrupted, no one went home sick. Everyone was happy that the day was finally over.

And after all of the go-sees, getting the clients and eating healthy, Kagome was rewarding herself with a little bit of ice cream. Oh, Baskin Robins, how I love your mint chocolate chip! She hummed to herself and walked further into the house, towards the balcony. She slid the door open and walked onto the patio, ice cream cradled against her bosom.

"What are you doing, eating that stuff?" Kagura asked, making the priestess jump slightly. She was taking a long drag from her cigarette, magenta eyes half closed with boredom.

Kagome huffed angrily and sat down in one of the lawn chairs. "I'm rewarding myself for a long day's work, that's what I'm doing! And you can't make me not eat it." She stuffed another spoonful into her mouth to prove her point.

The wind sorceress rolled her eyes and threw her legs over the side of the balcony, kicking them lazily. "Like I would." She murmured and blew a smoke ring. "It's Shippou that keeps up with your diet, not me. I just make sure you both don't make the company look like its hired retards and or crackpots."

The raven smiled at Kagura, took another bite, and relaxed in the seat. She felt her move back into the house, heard the door click close and set her empty bowl on the ground next to her. She threw her arms above her head, stretched and went completely boneless on the seat.

She was drifting in a sea of laziness. After a good bath and some fattening ice cream, Kagome was always lazy and not so in tune with the world around her. So it was logical that she didn't sense the odd energy until it was too late. Black wiggling tendrils wrapped around her half-awake body. She squirmed a bit but didn't dislodge them completely... Not until it jerked her from the chair and onto the ground in one firm tug.

"WHAAH!" Kagome cried out, grabbing a hold of the chair to keep her from falling all the way to the ground and possibly bumping her head. Her body went on full alert as she felt the gooey mass slither further up her body. "SHIPPOU-CHAN!" She yelled as she was jerked closer to the edge of the balcony.

Gathering her miko ki in her hands, Kagome slapped the sludge. It shook against her before large bubbles started to blossom from it. It sizzled and started to grow more, spreading from her ankles to her knees.

Paniking, Kagome zapped it again.

And it only grew larger, hungrier for her unique power.

There was a soft thud that went unnoticed by Kagome, but not Kagura and Shippou, who had raced to the glass door. "KAGOME-CHAN!" They both cried out, smashing through the glass both in rage and in fear for the young priestess's life. But before they could help her, the large hulking mass of black slammed its fists into them both and sent them crashing back into the apartment.

And since Kouga was gone, there was no one else to defend our poor miko.

Kagome struggled and squirmed, zapping the gunk repeatedly.

Another creature landed on the balcony and watched Kagome curiously. "Would you look at that...? She's a breeder!" He cooed, dropped down next to her, and touched her cheek lightly.

Only to jerk it back with a shrill cry that pierced the night and awoke the other occupants of the neighboring apartments.

Venom glared darkly at Carnage who was cradling his wounded hand. "Can you not keep your trap shut for more than five minutes?" He snarled before jumping back and away from Shippou, who had come back with a vengeance. "And you! What the fuck are you?" He stared at the undisguised Shippou, whose furry red tail was flicking back and forth in agitation.

"Your worst fucking nightmare..." The fox leaped forward and swiped at Venom's head. "You get that shit off of Kagome-chan, NOW!" He bared his lengthy fangs, hoping intimidation would work.

But, to no avail. All it did was make the symbiote cackle darkly. "That's not going to work, faggot boy!" Carnage jumped onto Shippou's back, dug his claws into his throat and flicked his wrist.

Blood spewed across the balcony as Shippou gave a startled gurgle. He staggered, trying to stay on his feet. Already, the blood was stopping and the wound healing from the inside out.

He jerked around and slashed deep into the red beast's chest. Blood and symbiote goop splattered the ground, staining it crimson.

Carnage let loose another deafening yowl of pain, clutching his wounded chest. "You, you hurt me!" He said and started to shake with rage. He bawled up his fists and raced towards the pissed off kitsune.

"And we are leaving!" Venom grabbed up their lax package and disappeared over the balcony, swinging away to their hideout.

"KAGURA!" Shippou called out. She groaned and leaned up, shaking her head to wake herself up faster. "KAGURA, THEY STOLE KAGOME-CHAN!" Her magenta eyes flashed open before thinning out dangerously. She pulled a feather from her topknot and threw it in the air. The wind picked up and she settled onto her Ariel Transportation.

She followed after the black humanoid figure silently, until he landed on top of a building and settled Kagome's prone body down. He turned around suddenly and shot a volley of odd white bullets. Kagura yanked her feather out of the way before forcing it in a fierce dive. She swerved and dodged the random shots until she was close enough to jump off and land on the building. "Give me back Kagome-chan and I might go easy on you." She warned, pulling her fan from her back pocket.

Venom bared his jagged fangs and stepped forward, claws clicking together lightly. "Why should we? She is our prey, our weapon against the treacherous Spider-Man."

Kagura slid open her fan a bit and the wind started to pick up. "I don't care what your reasons are, just give her back." She took a threatening step forward, glaring darkly at the creature.

The symbiote shook his head and shot out a line of webbing, trapping her feet to the ground. He then captured one of her hands and tried to jerk her forward.

A glowing crescent moon shape blade cut the line before he could succeed. Venom's spider sense flashed and he barely moved in time to miss the burst of arced blades. They cut into the concrete and sliced at the brick walls where the male used to be.

"Fuujin no Mai!" She cried out and waved her fan, sending out another wave of cutting winds. Gods, I haven't had this much fun in a long time! She thought and let an excited grin slip onto her normally stoic face.

Venom breathed heavily and scaled another wall. The symbiote was hissing in the back of his mind not to leave their precious cargo behind. "But, I can't get hit by those blades! Did you not see what they did to concrete? And the bricks?" It whispered it's answered and Eddie scowled, but dropped down to the building below him. "I guess... Just don't do anything too wild." As he let the symbiote take over his mind and body, Eddie's gut twisted in fear. He hoped he wouldn't die tonight...

Spider-Man was on cloud nine. Not only was he healing better than he thought he could, his aunt had met a really nice guy that had a steady income and could help her with the bills. And to top it off? Kagome had called him and asked him out next Monday. He was so glad it was a later date and not one in the morning. He couldn't miss work again.

And, it seemed no one was out trying to break into anything or steal something from someone! What a day, what a day! Maybe my luck's changing... He thought and instantly regretted it. There was a loud crack close to him that echoed off the building walls that was followed by an insane cackle that he would know anywhere. Maybe Carnage and Venom are trying to kill each other again. He thought and, being cautious, went to investigate.

What he saw had his eyes widening behind his mask. "Holy..." Carnage was getting the stuffing beat out of him, it seemed. And by a guy with a fluffy tail and cat ears on his head, too. Well, now the Cat-Guy was getting beaten... No, Carnage... Wait, scratch that, Cat-Guy. Please don't be another super villain. God knows New York doesn't need another one of them! Spidey thought before moving in for a closer look.

Carnage had the smaller guy down by the throat and was flexing his claws, going in for the death shot. Can't have that, can we? The Web Slinger thought and shot out a line of webbing to grab a hold of Carnage's hand. He jerked back and watched as the red symbiote stumbled away and twirled around to look for the source of the web line.

"SPIDER-MAN!" He snarled out and grabbed the string, tugged his arm back and watched as the cable went slack. He let loose a shriek of rage, only to stumble forward and cry out in pain when the Cat-Guy crashed onto his back and sank his fangs into the symbiote's neck. His body rippled as he was flung back, a line of red symbiote connecting them momentarily.

Cat-Guy shook his head, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and spat out the red, gooey substance. "Disgusting." He murmured and Spider-Man paused. He knew that voice... And the language (well, how it sounded anyway).

Carnage slammed his fists onto the building's roof and watched as the ground cracked beneath his fists. Not enough to break it through completely but enough to scare the Web Head. "Shit." He said before he could stop himself.

The tall ears on top of the mutant's head swiveled over to him and he peeked over his shoulder quickly before turning his attention to raging symbiote. Cat-Guy hunched his shoulders and, to Spider-Man's surprise, started to shrink as he raced forward.

The creature that landed on Carnage's chest wasn't human in the least. It was a wolf-sized fox. It clamped its fangs deep into the crimson symbiote's face, ripping at the gooey substance and tearing away a good chunk.

Carnage shrieked in pain, thrashing around wildly to get the steroid-fed animal.

Its paws pushed harshly into his chest as he jerked away. He landed next to Spider-Man's hideout, glowing emerald eyes staring at him silently.

Its prick ears flicked around to catch the sound of Carnage crashing onto the ground with a loud, pained grunt. It then trotted slowly over to the downed symbiote. A ripple went down its back, like a flickering flame had moved across his body, before the fox launched itself back onto the crimson creature.

Carnage squirmed and jerked around under the onslaught of teeth, claws and unyielding rage that coated the foxes every snarl and hate-filled growl.

Spider-Man swallowed thickly as a thought fluttered across his poorly connected brain. Should I help Carnage? He quickly shook his head to get the thought away. No, I shouldn't. He's bad news for New York... But... The red and blue clad hero punched the wall angrily. His conscious wouldn't leave him be. "Damn it..." Spidey grumped and stepped out.

"Hey, I appreciate what you're doing but we can just stick him in jail for doing whatever he did to you, alright?" He slowly approached the frozen fox, who had thick alien muck covering most of his thick red fur. Its ear swiveled around to listen to his approach before it turned to look at him.

The dark green eyes that glared back at him had Spider-Man pausing mid-step. "Hey, now, whatever he did, you don't need to take your anger out on me." He crossed his arms over his chest and pouted under his mask.

Spider-Man stumbled back as the fox started to ripple and expand unnaturally. A human body quickly took the place of the fox's form and the face that our hero stared at in surprise smirked back at him. "Sorry, can't let this shit-fuck live." Shippou sniffed with a roll of his thin shoulders. "He took something that he needs to be punished for. Kagura-baba's already gone off to fetch it." The mutant cracked his knuckles and turned back to the retreating symbiote. "GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!" He cried out in Japanese, before racing forward and slamming his fist in the back of Carnage's head.

Spider-Man rubbed his temple's in exasperation. Why didn't I see that he's a mutant before? Great, I wonder if Kagura's one too... And Kagome... He shifted his weight to his other foot and watched as the fox mutant grabbed a hold of the unconscious symbiotic creature.

Shippou sniffed slightly and jerked his hand back as the alien substance tried to latch onto him again. "Disgusting vermin..." He hissed before flicking his wrist and lengthening his claws. "Now you die!" The redhead slashed his hands down, only to be stopped by a thin line of webbing that attached itself to his wrist.

"Hey, now, don't go doing that!" Spider-Man chastised. "Let's take him to the mental institution. They got people there that can take care of him."

The fox bared his lengthy fangs at Spidey. "No." Was all he said but before either of them could do anything more, Carnage's fist connected with Shippou's chin and sent him sailing through the air. He gave an insane giggle, waved his fingers at Spider-Man and was gone over the edge of the building before Spider-Man could react.

Venom twisted and turned, dodging the deadly blades as he moved towards the frustrated female. "Can you not hit a moving target?" He taunted and let his long tongue stick out at her teasingly.

Kagura closed her fan and started to twist her wrist in a circular motion. "Ryuuja no Mai!" She called out and watched as a disorienting tornado twisted and twirled around the surprised creature.

"What manor of attack is this?" He questioned before dodging another wayward blade. He continued to move and contort his body to get away from the deadly weapons.

The wind sorceress said nothing as she forced her winds harder and shot off another volley of crescent moon-shaped weapons.

There was a sudden cry that had her hand halting. Her head whipped around to stare at the jerking and squirming body. "KAGOM-CHAN!" She cried out and raced over to the crying female. "Oh, gods, Kagome-chan! Are you alright? Where does it hurt?" She reached forward, intending to help, only yelp in pain and cradle her burnt hand against her bosom. "Kagome-chan?" She whispered fearfully.

The miko looked terrible. Sweat was beading and dripping from her forehead while her inky black hair stuck to her face in thick clumps. She was shivering like she was cold, even though it was pretty warm out tonight. Her body was jerking and distorting awkwardly as she moved around on the rooftop. Her mouth opened and Kagura stumbled back as a thick black substance started to bubble and froth.

Her whole body gave one last violent shudder before she went completely lax on the ground, head rolling to the side, away from Kagura.

The female gulped thickly and held out her hand again. When Kagome's miko ki didn't come out and zap her again, she rested her fingers on the priestess's clammy skin. "Oh, Kagome-chan, what's wrong?" She asked, hoping the raven would answer her.

A large hand gripped her shoulder and threw her away. "We are not done with you yet!" Venom snarled, his lengthy tongue slithering out of his mouth like a snake. He flexed his clawed hand, forming a fist and bared his fangs at her angrily. "Come at us!" He roared, only to stumble forward as someone hugged him from behind.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" The voice was soft, thought loud, and echoed off of the building walls. The hands that held him were so tiny and felt so warm against his skin. And the vibration he felt with the other symbiote... Venom shivered under her gentle hold.

"Why should we?" He whispered, tilting his head back to look at the tear-filled white eyes.

"She's my master's friend..." The other whispered and Venom's own white eyes widened.

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HBWD's Corner: Well, here's the third chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed it, cause I know I did! I had to research some stuff and I thought it would be cool to show you guys stuff on Richard Warren: ( www . top–fashion–photographers . info/richard–warren . html) take out the spaces, please!

Kagome's 1st outfit: ( winningphotography . co . uk/user/image/gothic . JPG) and hair: ( www . lanimilbus scenerant/scenehairexamples . jpg) and makeup: ( ecx . images–amazon images/I/515EisXzjxL . _SL500_AA280_ . jpg) and wings: ( farm4 . Static . Flickr 3179/2395246556_584a4edd78 . jpg)

Kagome's 2nd outfit: ( z . about d/fashion/1/0/w/l/2/siennamiller . jpg) and hair: ( z . about d/fashion/1/0/w/l/2/siennamiller . jpg) (only black, not blonde) and makeup: au natural

And now that that's out of the way! I hope this long chapter appeases you for just a little while longer! I should be out of school by the 8th so... (shrugs) Hopefully you guys can wait that long for me to update my other stuff! I promise I haven't forgotten about them, it's just that I've been so busy, getting a new job and with the oncoming graduation and what-not! Please bear with me a little longer! (covers eyes and cowers in corner) I hope you all will like this chapter, and it's one of my longer ones, so... ENJOY! :D

Translations:

Fuujin no Mai – Dance of the Wind/Blades

Ryuuja no Mai – Dance of the Dragon/Snake