𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑁𝐸𝑊 𝐴𝑉𝐸𝑁𝐺𝐸𝑅 - Peter Parker

Chapter 17

Tony cleared his throat, and looked down at the table. I could tell he was thinking about something, and then suddenly he decided to speak.

"It's weird actually... When you yelled at me, I could hear in your voice, how... How broken you were. I don't usually open up to feelings and all that stuff, but I felt something there... I don't know. It's hard to explain."

"Tony... I want you to know how grateful I am. I mean you've taught me more than anyone in my life has ever done. I've only known you for a month or something, and already it's like... Like you're my... I don't know, like... dad?" I wasn't sure about saying this, but it made me feel a lot better, when he smiled. My dad never really was my dad, he was more just like a boss. That's why when Tony had torn down those walls my dad had made me build inside, it was a whole new world for me. He was the first person to talk to me about how I really felt. Not even my mom had directly talked to me like that. She had more just given me those looks, or come up to my room with some tea, when she knew I was sad, and the fact that I thought that was just how it worked is gruesome. It's not how it works.

"Yeah... Maybe." Tony said, and smiled wider. I smiled back, but my eye was suddenly caught by something else. I looked out the window of the restaurant and saw someone. A man. He was looking straight at me, without hiding it. When we made eye contact, he just smiled. What. The. Fuck.

"What are you looking at?" Tony asked. My attention was lured back to Tony, and I didn't know what to do. He turned, and looked out the window, and so did I. He was gone. In those two seconds I had looked away, he was gone. That was weird but it was probably just a coincidence. I thought to myself. Tony turned back around, and looked at me.

"It was nothing, just thought I saw something." I said, and we both forgot about it. We walked out, and talked a little. We decided to walk a little around the small shops, and maybe just browse a little. Tony and I were checking out some fruits, and decided to get some, but it wasn't that easy. Tony wanted the best red apples he could get, and only about three of them were shiny and red. We were debating whether we should just get the green ones, or just settle for the three good red ones. While Tony took another look at the apples, I looked across the street, and spotted a cute little antique store.

"I'm gonna check out that store across the street." I said and pointed at it. He turned his head and looked at it, and then looked back at the apples.

"Okay sure." He said, and I started walking. I looked for cars, and ran over the street, when the coast was clear. Not a lot of people were in there, but it was a small store so it was understandable. I nodded at the little woman behind the counter, and smiled. She nodded back, and I started looking around. The bell from the door rang, meaning someone else had entered. I didn't bother to look at who it was. I spotted a beautiful necklace, and was about to pick it up, when someone quickly grabbed it. I was just about to say something, when I turned around, but I was silenced, by the sight of who was standing right in front of me. It was him. The man that had looked at me through the window. He walked up to the counter, and put a ten dollar bill on the counter, and then walked out.

"Hey!" I yelled, right before the door closed behind him. I stormed out after him, but he was nowhere to be found. I decided to go to the right, and turn into an alley. I looked around, but suddenly someone from behind slammed me into a wall. I landed down on the ground, with my head bleeding and thumping. A hand then grabbed my hair behind my head, and pulled up my head. I clenched my teeth in pain, from both my head and the strong grip, on the back of my head. I had made a mistake in the beginning by not being prepared, and now I was too weak to fight back.

"Nice to finally see you FQ938." The man said.

"Who are you?" I struggled out, while his grip on me got stronger and stronger. I gathered the strength I had, and tried to rip myself out of him, but it was no use.

"I was sent here to inform you that we know all about what you're doing, and what you've done. Sooner or later we will get you, whether you like it or not." He said in a hard tone, and then threw me down, making my head slam down on the concrete. My sight became blurry, and my head was spinning. Luckily I could see him walk away. I tried to lift my head, but failed. The last thing I heard before passing out, was Tony's blasters warming up, and then firing.

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