Ned's POV
I woke up cold. That was the first strange part of my day. I got up and saw my window open.

'Peter must've gone out on patrol late last night and left the window open.' I thought.

Why didn't he tell me? I was supposed to be his guy in the chair! I shrugged it off as Peter needing time to think.

I remember him saying he likes to sit on the rooftops and think from time to time.

That's okay. If it helps him grieve that's fine by me.

Second weird thing today: Peter wasn't in the living room where he was sleeping well he was with us.

Must be in the kitchen. I'd be hungry if I swung all night through New York City too.

"Hey Mom." I said walking into the kitchen.

"Hey sweetie. Did you and Peter fall asleep in your room after building legos?" She asked. She was making eggs.

"Hmm?" I hummed taking a piece of bacon. "We didn't build legos last night. And Peter went to sleep on the couch like he normally does."

"He's not on the couch. Or in the bathroom. I figured you two were in your room." She looked up.

"You— you mean he's not in any other room?" I asked. I was starting to panic. He didn't come back from patrol? Was he hurt? Did Shield finally catch him? Was he dea—

I physically shook me head. He couldn't be. Right? He had to be okay.

"I'll call the police." She said panicked.

I went back to the living room as she talked with the police.

"What the heck Peter." I whispered under my breath.

I checked my texts in case he told me anything. I only had a few from the Must Protect Peter at All Costs chat.

Shoot.

***

Ted
Hey

My Daughter
FINALLY.

Kim Possibly
Is Peter okay?!

MJ told us what happened.

Merida
We've been worried all night.

No one's slept.

FeFe
Yeah.

Merida
Tony, you NEVER sleep.

Ted
Umm. About Peter...

FeFe
Tell him I'm working out the legal stuff.

My Daughter
Legal?

FeFe
Yes legal.

Apparently you can't take kids off the street and give them a nice home.

You have to do paperwork or it's considered kidnapping.

Ted
That'd be great if we could find him.

Kim Possibly
What?!

Ted
My mom is calling the NYPD right now.

I woke up with my window open and his bags gone.

FeFe
What the heck how deep do you sleep?!

Ted
Hey! He is good at stealth!

My Daughter
Peter is really good at stealth.

Merida
Why the heck is he good at that?

Ted
He likes to sneak up on people.

Kim Possibly
I'm going out to look for him.

Any ideas on where to check?

Ted
Idk.

I think he'd get out of Queens.

Maybe Manhattan?

FeFe
I'll hack the street cams.

Merida
Tony NO.

THAT IS ILLEGAL.

Kim Possibly
So is murder but here we are.

Ted
Ummm...

Merida
Why would he run away like that?

My Daughter
Umm. I think it's complicated.

We'll have to ask him when we find him.

Ted
Yeah.

***

Peter's POV
I woke up to police sirens. I decided to suit up and help them since I don't have anything else I really need to do.

Like this I could help so many more people. And maybe I could finally clear things up with the Avengers.

I still wanted to keep my identity secret though. They would recognize me and send me back to CPS who would put me in a home and—

Yeah. Maybe it was best not to worry about that for now.

After stopping the car case I help a few people and stopped a robbery.

Around lunch I switched back into my normal clothes and bought a snack from a convenient store with the money I had.

After that I quickly switched back into my suit to and climbed on top of a near by building to eat.

I looked at all the people below. Sometimes it's hard to believe everyone has something going on that's life-changing for them but you have no clue about.

I scanned the street for anything that I could help with.

I noticed a red head slip into alley.

"Well why would you do that? You're asking to get robbed then." I  said out loud. I shook the thought. I still needed to help her. I swung over.

"You know you shouldn't go into dark alleyways right? You could get robbed or something." I said to her when I made it into the alley.

"Not now маленький паук." She said sounding quite annoyed.

"Black Widow?! What the heck is this a trap?" I asked. Why was she here?

"No trap. Just don't want to deal with you right now. Even if Fury wants us to hurry up and bring you in. Which me and Clint aren't really on board with right now." She whispered the last part but I heard it loud and clear. What was that supposed to mean?

"Um. Is the archer somewhere around here too?" I said nervously.

"No. He's on the other side of town."

"Oh! Are you guys on Avengers business?"

"Argh. No! Do you ever stop talking? I'm busy."

"Well— I um... maybe I can help you? Spider to spider? Just because you're with Shield and I'm not doesn't mean we can't help each other out." I offered.

"Just... no. I can't. Sorry. Just go okay? We still need to bring you in." She sighed. "Me and Clint, we know. We know you're younger then us and I'm not on board with that, so go."

I jumped. How? Was it my voice? My height? No. I could pass as short for a adult right?

"Oh. Ok then. Bye." I said before taking off.

A/N

So late chapter. I have something going on right now so please expect slower chapters and respect that because I'm starting school again.

Not that you guys are disrespectful about when I update chapters, I love that you guys love the story that you want me to update soon after you finish a chapter, I'm just kinda stressed right now so if I don't update every other day or miss a week please don't be upset.

Anyway I hope you guys are having a great day and that you enjoyed the chapter!