10.Young Girls

(Song: Beauty School- Deftones)

(Song: Young Girls- Bruno Mars)

(Song: Andromeda- Weyes Blood)

"I'm here, I'm here, sorry I finished grabbing as much of the memory as I could" a young girl passes by me, the hologram running towards the large man glaring at me.

The bolts electrocute me as I try to keep my eyes from faltering, "I'm not going to lie this crap hurts" Venom spoke to only us as I let out a shaky breath.

"I bet your feeling it worse if it's hurting me through you."

"Nah it's light to me" he lied as I hold back a chuckle.

"Let's observe and try to find a way out of here" I mumbled under my breath.

"The year is 2024, we are only going to see in her perspective due to us not knowing her dimension if that is alright?" the girl spoke as the man nods sitting down in his chair as they begin to set up.

I shake my head, that year was... I stand up looking at their screen. A clear view for me as I let out a shaky breath, it could be after right? You know it can be December where I was drinking my life away or august where we went out for a bit to spend the night at Dante's grave, I contemplate of when this memory can be from.

"They have no right" Venom grumbled as I place my hand on my box.

I turn to the small group of three as Peter turns to me with an expression I cannot read "let's take them to the block where we keep the other villains-."

"And why would we do that?" Miguel cuts him off "this is their memory-."

"Precisely, Their memory, we don't know what's in it, for all we know it can be private if you know what I'm saying" Peter talked down to him as the other sighs.

"Or it can be them eating people and doing the wrong things."

"Kess go" Peter sighed as she nods walking away leaving me a small glance.

"If you feel so uncomfortable follow Kess, I have a job to do right now Peter and you whispering in my ear isn't going to help me at all" Miguel rubbed his head annoyed.

Peter glances at me shaking his head "sorry I don't know what's wrong with me."

"Okay November 13, 2024" Miguel spoke as my eyes widen.

"You have no right!" Venom yelled.

"If you would've just told us something I wouldn't pry into your personal thoughts" Miguel mumbled glancing at me as I began banging on the hologram case.

Please, the word almost slipped past my lips as I look at the two men watching me. I was angry, sad, and confused, but the emotion I felt even more so was scared. I can't think properly as many thoughts race through my head all at once. The day feeling so vivid within my brain as I try to regain my breath.

- "Stop that."-

"Huh?" I whispered under my breath hearing Sher's voice.

- "Babe you aren't wearing that."-

- "I feel comfortable in this" - I hear my voice loudly as I look up seeing the events of that morning on the large screen.

"No" I mumbled as I began banging on the walls around feeling my sanity slowly disappearing "Stop!" I yelled Venoms voice still disguising me "this isn't right!" I felt my eyes water.

Miguel stays quiet the eyes of his mask slightly squinting towards me feeling the annoyance radiating off of him.

"Miguel..." Peter mumbled.

"Let's see what she's trying so hard to hide" he grumbled before pressing another button on the screen feeling the electricity run through our body as I look at the large screen Sherlyn's face coming in view her bright smile catching me off guard.

- "Here how about this?"

"No, I don't like that" I shake my head rolling my eyes.

"Okay then what do you like? I mean I ransacked my closet for you then ransacked yours" she shrugged at me as I roll my eyes at her.

"It's cold outside Sher I don't want to be freezing my ass off just for a cute outfit."

"You have those thick fur tights so don't start, look just put on this cute white flowy dress" she bends down to the floor picking up one of my dresses as she begins to look for a pair of shoes to match, I look down at the fabric and sigh softly.

I knew I wasn't going to argue with her anymore for the main purpose of me being to lazy to do so, I feel a soft smile at the corner of my lips as I slide the tights she was speaking of earlier on and unzipping the soft ruffle like dress on as I glance at myself quickly in the mirror before hearing her huff in a type of victory as she stands up from the ground with brown boots that were exactly like the ones she was currently wearing.

"We can be twinning!" She squealed as she sat me down on my vanity stool before bending down unzipping the boots as I scoff before shooing her away quickly.

"I can do it myself" I look up at her as she sighs in annoyance.

"Just trying to be romantic" she mumbled as I slide the boots on blowing a piece of my hair out of my face as it blocks my view from the zipper.

"Yeah go ahead and Peter would pout if he knew" I mumbled chuckling softly under my breath as I stand up flipping my long black hair back as Sher stands there looking down at our matching shoes.

"What Peter won't know won't hurt him" she winked at me as I laugh loudly before slapping her shoulder.

"You are so corny" I turn around from her as she tugs on my hair softly before sitting me on my stool again as she grabs some of my dark red ribbon as she begins to braid my long hair in two tight braids tying the ribbons from the top, the end of the fabric is as long as the rest of my hair.

"Thanks" I mumbled.

"I remember asking my mom for a sister, not saying J is a horrible little brother or anything, but" she sighs lightly "I always wanted a sister I can play dress up with" her attention goes from the ends of my hair to my eyes as she looks at me, her expression is one I cannot read as I frown lightly worried "then I found you" she smiled brightly at me before smacking a large kiss on my forehead as I smile.

"So, you just wanted me so I can play dress up with you huh?" I joked as she shoved my shoulder softly.

"And someone I can play makeup with" Sher laughed loudly as I roll my eyes "now let's go before they stop serving breakfast I'm really craving some coffee and French toast."

I nod as she grabs my hand before pulling me out of my apartment, I take a glance back expecting to see Dante waving goodbye, but it was empty, the small smile on my lips disappeared when Sher pulls me back into reality as she begins to hum softly pulling on my arm to follow her to the elevator.

I look at her my lips slowly curling up to her voice as the thoughts of Dante slowly disappear from my head.

"So, what are you getting?" -

"Huh?"

The loud noise of my fist banging knock me out of my sweet memory as I yell in anger "you nasty bugs!" Venom yelled as I shake my head trying to get my thoughts back into place.

"There isn't anything significant here" Miguel spoke, his eyes on the screen, nothing significant, I scoff, is my memory of Sherlyn not as important to him like it is to me?

My eyes watered, I didn't want them to see the horror of the events that day, nor do I want to see them, to relive it like I did for many months after.

"Miguel-."

"You can leave now; you don't have to watch this with me... it isn't a two-man job to watch a memory" Miguel cut off Peter.

He stands there in an awkward position before glancing at me shaking his head softly before walking off the podium as he leaves the room.

- "What's wrong hm?"-

- "What?"-

- "You haven't touched your waffles- do I ask for more chocolate syrup?" Sher raises her hand as I shake my head.

"No... no I was just thinking to myself, I guess I was out of it" I tried to laugh it off, but of course Sherlyn knew something was wrong. She looks at me her smiling replaced with a frown and furrowed eyebrows, I sigh "I'm sorry I'm really trying, sometimes I'm reminded of that day."

False.

I was thinking of what happened earlier this morning. With Dante's figure not waving goodbye... I mean... ever since his passing he was always there, so why now? Why today when I finally feel good enough to dress up and go out? Was he angry with me? Is he mad I'm not mourning enough? I mean if that the case I should just go home right now... but that isn't like him at all, that wasn't his personality. I can feel my emotions begin to build up when I look down at the ring on my left-hand being covered by Sherlyn's yellow painted nails, the sun ring shining lightly as well as our childhood small beaded ring underneath, I feel myself slowly calming down.

"How about some Karaoke? Hm? Sounds fun right, like old times?" I look up at her before nodding softly as she calls to the waiter for our check as I quickly pull out my wallet ready to pay. Sherlyn quickly hands over her card and turns to me with sharp eyes "it's on me, I planned today so I pay" she mumbled at me before glaring down at my wallet as I let out a soft sigh as I try to hold back my smile at her attitude.

"Okay, I call dibs on paying for the room."

"Too bad for you I thought ahead and booked us a room for karaoke."

"So, what was the purpose of asking me?" I laughed lightly as she lays her elbows on the table as she lays on the back of her hands smiling at me brightly.

"Because I needed your attention that's all."

"Hm" I hummed as the waiter comes back without receipt as I hand him a tip quickly before sher can even reach her purse.

"Crap... you hoe" she mumbled her breath as I poke out my tongue at her as she rolls her eyes before grabbing her to go bag and my left-over waffles as I follow behind her as we begin to walk to the karaoke rooms.

Her hands wrap around my arm as she looks at me "What were you thinking back there?" she asked as I turn to her then up at the sky.

"If he's mad that I'm not as sad as I'm supposed to be" I mumbled.

"If he saw you now he would be completed devasted Vicky" Sherlyn looked at me with a frown.

"He wasn't at the door today."

"He can be with Peter you know he's meeting that old friend of theirs again."

"True" I whispered trying to keep my hopes up.-

"Peter" Miguel whispered under his breath "get that down on the file" he ordered.

"You found something, good for you, not stop looking at my memory" I said loudly as he turns to me scoffing at my direction.

"And why would I listen to you?" he growled underneath before pressing on the screen stopping the screen on Sherlyn's bright smile, I turn my back towards him avoiding her piercing gaze "who is this Sher? A friend? Or someone you turned your back to?"

I stay quiet as I ask the question to myself.

I did turn my back on her.

I felt the walls closing in on me by his words.

"Did you eat her?" I shake my head suddenly feeling myself lose my sanity ever so slightly "I'll see that for myself, Lyla get a recognition of the girls face and try to find any similar face in the other Spider-Men's dimensions."

"Got it" a soft voice rung around me.

- "How about Young girls by Bruno Mars, you know how much we loved that song when we were younger?" Sherlyn's voice rang again as I keep my back towards the screen trying to contain myself. -

- "If I can have the red mic and you take the pink one" I argued laughing as she nods quickly pressing the song as the rhythm begins to play throughout the speakers.

"I spent all my money on a big old fancy car" she sang as I look up at her from my seat "For these bright- eyed hunnies, Oh, yeah you know who you are" she winked as I try to hold my giggle back as she reaches her hand towards me as I take it as she pulls me towards her as I sing the next lyrics.

"Keep me up 'til the sun is high, 'Til the birds start calling my name, I'm addicted, and I don't know why" I shrug dramatically as she snorts out a laugh shoving me lightly "Guess I've always been this way, all these roads steer me wrong" I sing lightly belting as I try to hold back my laugh "but I still drive them all night long, all night long" Sher humming softly beside me.

"All you young wild girls" we sing together as we point to one another "You make a mess of me, Yeah, you young wild girls you'll be the death of me, the death of me" we loudly yell "All you young wild girls no matter what you do" as I repeat the last few words softer as Sher takes the louder words.

"Yeah you young wild girls, I always come back to you, come back to you" Sher takes the lead as she twirls one of my pig tails as I laugh "I get lost under these lights, I get lost in the words I say, start believing my own lies like everything will be okay" she looks at me with that same readless expression, when quickly she replaces it with a small smile "Oh, I still dream of simple life boy meets girl, makes her his wife" as she motions to her empty ring finger as I laugh lightly "but don't exist when you live like this, that much I know, yes I know" she sings her heart out as  hum lightly cheering her on "All these roads steer me wrong but I still drive them all night long, all night long."

"All you young wild girls you make a mess of me, Yeah, you young wild girls" we sing together once again as I wrap my arm around her as we sway to the rhythm enjoying the moment.

"You'll be the death of me" Sherlyn belts out.

"The death of me" I sing back to her.

"All you young wild girls, No matter what you do, Yeah you young wild girls, I always come back to you, come back to you" we sang together.

"Youuuuu youuuuu youuuu'iuuu" She sings loudly in perfect harmony repeating the lyrics 3 more times as I sit down on the bench admiring her, feeling my cheeks flushed due to the singing as I smile brightly as she turns to me caressing my cheek softly "All you young wild girls" she points to me tapping the tip of my nose softly "You make a mess of me, Yeah you young wild girls you'll be the death of me, death of me."

"All you young wild girls" She sits beside me as we sing together "No matter what you do, no matter what you do, yeah you young wilds girls" she turns to me giggling "I always come back to you, come back to you."

"God that was a workout for my vocals" she sighs looking at me as I smile.

"I forgot how fun you are" I joked as she looks at me offended.

"Well now that you are reminded we should go out again soon, I mean if you like me back" I chuckle before shrugging.

"I think we gotta see how dinner is before I say yes to a second date" Sherlyn looks at me before trying to wink as her eye cramps before we burst out laughing "I'm thinking of saying no now with what just happened" I wheeze out as she pushes me softly.

"Oh my god that is so cringey bye" she holds onto her stomach trying to catch her breath, suddenly the sound of many screams surround us, Sher looks at me worried as she quickly grabs our bags and my hand dragging us out the building as we look around.

"Crap" she mumbled under her lips as I turn to her following her eyes to the man in the red and blue spider suit swinging down the buildings as my heart sinks seeing a glider pass my eyes quickly.

My legs take a step back in fear, my breath losing itself as try to regain control of the panic attack about to take place, the glider flies away as Spider-Man follows right behind it in the opposite direction my legs were about to take me.

"Hey, hey, hey Vicky it's okay- you're okay" her hands hold onto mine as my eyes shakily look at her "they aren't near us okay? Your fine babe, you're fine" she repeated her words, her soft voice slowly taking effect as I let out a deep breath when a boom is heard a mile or two where we are from.

"Let's go" I grab her hand as I march away from the sound and haunting shriek like laugh from the so called Villian the Green goblin, I was filled with fear, but I don't want anything to happen to Sherlyn if we just stand here "before they come back" I whispered when suddenly I felt her hand slip out of mine.

"I-," Sherlyn looked at me her face blank "I... Peter" she let the words fall out her mouth "he's still at work... I should go get him, he hasn't read the past few messages I've sent for the past hour..." she whispered as I begin to shake my head.

"I'm sure he's safe Sher-."

"Vicky" I shake my head trying to hold back my tears.

"No Sher, no-."

"I have to, I have to go looking for him" she plasters on a smile as I grab onto her hand.

"It's too dangerous."

"His work is just a few blocks away Vicky, I'll be back" she continued shaking her head softly "you did this before and I let you go, now you need to let me go... Peter needs my help."

"Then I'm waiting here, I won't move till you come back" I look at her as she squeezes my hand softly "I promise."-

- "You should get to safety I won't be long."-

At this point I was now on my knees watching the horror unfold in front of me all over again, the tears running down my cheeks as I whisper to myself.

I remind myself it was all my fault.

I should have held onto her hand, I should've dragged her with me, if not the memory would only go back to the way it was.

- "20 minutes Sher that is as long as I'll wait and if not I'm going to find you."-

-Sherlyn grabs me by the shoulder pushing me lightly "don't Vicky, don't" she was looking down at the ground as she falls on the street cement "god what am I doing?" she mumbled to herself "this is to much" she gets on her knees as she holds onto my boots looking up at me as I shake my head kneeling down to reach her level "please, don't follow me" she begged her hands becoming white as she holds onto the leather, her voice was shaky and unnatural of her. Sherlyn was always calm always in control of her emotions, but as I see her now, I see myself, I see the fear in her eyes, the uneasy feeling that is probably in her stomach. "Don't come for me, I will be back, in one way I will be okay?" she looks up at me tears leaving her eyes as she forces a smile on her lips as I sniff shaking my head "you go to safety okay?"

"I'm not leaving till I know you're coming back" I whimper pass my lips as Sherlyn stands up slowly before wrapping her arms around me in a warm embrace as I try to prevent myself from begging her to stay. I knew she worried for him, I knew I wasn't going to stop her in the end, and it's okay. She needs to go with him, and it's okay. I'll wait here for her.

"I'll give you 25 top... Once that time goes by I will go looking for you" I nod towards her as she pulls away lightly rolling her eyes lightly.

"You aren't budging huh?"

"I'm not going to walk away from you, especially now" I look at her as she lets out a shaky breath "promise I won't have to go looking for you?" but before she can let any words out her mouth a loud huge bang comes from the Clock tower.

And without a goodbye or a promise Sherlyn runs away quickly towards the bang as I take a step towards her before stopping myself.

"That's not the way-."

I look as her blonde hair disappears through the trees as I am standing here alone in the quiet streets with no existence in sight. -

I bang my fist harder against the hologram trying to gain his attention to make him look away with what will happen next, too ashamed to face the past.

"You are no hero, you piece of shit!" I yelled as he glances at me before pressing something on his screen "you asshole! When I get out of here I will rip you apart! I promise you! I promise you! You hear me?! YOU FUCKING HEAR ME! ¡MALDITO PEDAZO DE MIERDA! ME OÍSTE?" All of a sudden I heard a small crack around me as I try to pin the area where the hologram could've possibly weakened when I glance towards the screen seeing the point of view of myself walking into the forest. I felt my heart crumble as I shake my head around hearing the noises all around me all at once, covering my ears in fear of what is to come.

- "Sher?" I whispered as I turn around quickly to the sound of something breaking as I try to keep calm. -

-"I saw her come this way" I whispered as I begin walking further and further in seeing the clock tower from the distance the once busy city now dead silent "come on Sher your time is up, you knew I wasn't going to stay behind" I walk closer to the clock tower as I hear it chime loudly.

She should be safe I mean it doesn't seem like Spider-Man nor the green goblin are around, right?

As I'm passing the tower I glance inside seeing a hole in the wall as I look inside "Sher-," but before I can even finish calling out her name a dash of blonde hair passes through my eyesight as I hear the sound of a squelch like thud hit floor in the middle of the tower, my eyes shakily look down as I felt the excruciating acid of my stomach go up my throat as I see her...

Her body impacted by the fall as blood slowly oozes out her cracked skull. Her blonde hair no longer the color she just got it back to but now stained with red liquid and fragments of her exposed skull, I turn away quickly as I run into the forest, my eyes foggy due to the tears streaming down my face I trip on my own two feet finally throwing everything we ate that morning as I gasp for air, feeling the tears running down my cheeks.

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"Oh no" I let out as I pull on my hair trying to regain my strength to stand back up "sher...." I cried out as I let out a shriek from within my heart "please" I whispered.-

I couldn't see anything but that disgusting mask of his as I lunge towards him my hand in a fist as I felt it connect to his face "AGHHH!" I screamed as I land as many punches as I can.

"Kill him!" Venom spoke as I felt myself closing off whatever emotion I felt before, feeling her death all over again, feeling her again.

"Sherlyn..." I falter lightly at my voice "Oh my sweet love" I felt my heart squeeze as I look at the large screen "Please" I turned my attention to the large man now tackling me to the floor holding my arms above my ahead.

-I made my way inside the tower seeing our matching boots stained, her lilac jeans and her favorite Tokio Hotel crop top covered in rips and dirt, my shaky hands reach to her already cold ones as I sniff back my tears "please" I begged softly as I raise her hands to my cheek.

I was going insane at this point as I yell in pain.

"It's so cold, huh?" blurt out in between cries as I shake her hand feeling her blood cover my face as I try to wake her, to see an ounce of life anywhere in her body "Sherlyn?" I whispered "please don't do this to me... you promised... remember? You promised..." I cry out loudly as I look up at the sky trying to find something... anything that can help me keep strength.

"You promised" I gulp as I look down at her again before petting her hair softly feeling the inside of her brain as I cry harder "you promised that you will always be here, that you weren't going anywhere... You sweared it" I brush the tears from my face softly "I knew when you promised me that you were lying- but- why... why so soon did you have to leave me?"-

"Sherlyn..." I whimpered out as I turn my head to the side feeling it squish on the cold floor as I feel Venoms goo slowly reveal my face to the large man "You are no different" I whispered as I a small tear roll down my cheek.

"You are exactly like me... A Monster" I mumbled.

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