Spider-Man & Avengers Short Stories

Best Holiday Season Ever!

Hey Guys!

Happy Holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or something else, I hope you had an amazing day, and your holiday season is going great!

This is just a short oneshot to celebrate the holidays, so I hope you enjoy it! Sorry for the backup, a ton of the Oneshots have gotten really really long (I'm talking over 5000 words) and it's hard to finish them up, but they are coming!

INFO NEEDED: Thanks didn't happen yet, and Civil War never happened. Peter is close to the Avengers and May and Peter are staying with them for Christmas.

P.S: I have a new favorite song, it's called Apple Pie and it's by Colorado Straightedge. It's really good, so if you can, go listen to it! :)

On With The Story!
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PETER POV:

It's Christmas Time, my favorite time of the year.

I love Christmas because it's the one day out of the year where I absolutely under no circumstances can feel sad about my family not being here. My birthday, okay, they don't get to see me grow up, their birthday's, okay, I'll admit it, I usually cry when I realize what day it is. But
Christmas is the day that I force myself to be happy.

It was really hard the first few years, but I realized that they wouldn't want me to feel sad or sorry for myself. I am always going to remember them in the memories I keep, but they would want me to make new memories and tell them about those memories when I see them again. I still feel a small hole in my heart when I look at all the decorations, but I see it as a way to connect with them later on and remember them now instead of never making fancy new memories and wallowing in my self pity, even though there are days when I stay home from school to do just that.

I live my family, old and new, and I see Christmas as a way to honor the past and present as well as making room for the future. The day is not just about the presents under the tree, but the family and friends that surround you and the memories you make by spending time with loved ones. It is about the fun you have and reminiscing the past while enjoying the present.

This is why I love Christmas. I love spreading joy around me, and when I can help someone out on Christmas Day, I will.

I have had so much to be grateful for this past year: Mr. Stark took me in as his mentee and an honorary Avenger after finding out my identity, May was okay with my being Spider-Man, I started dating MJ, and all the Avengers like me too, they even invited us over for Christmas at the Compound, and I'm not even scratching the surface of what I am grateful for.

The truth is, I don't even want anything this Christmas (even though Mr. Stark will probably go overboard with presents), I just want to be around the people that have wiggles their way into my family. I woke up this morning in my bed at the apartment and stared at the ceiling for a minute, letting my thoughts from the previous night settle. I let my mind drift to my parents and uncle briefly, whispering to myself: "I hope you guys are watching, and I wish you could be here. I love you guys."

I feel a slight warmth enter my body, and I take it as my parents way of letting me know that they will always be here by my side and that they all love me. I know that if it had been their choice, they wouldn't have gone, but everyone has a time, and unfortunately, their time ran out before they could watch me grow up, and I had finally come to terms with that.

I stretch my arms out of bed, entering a different mindset and hopping out of bed, smiling as I think of what today will bring. I look down at the Rudolph onesie I had slept in and considered changing before deciding against it and just throwing on a long sleeved shirt and some jeans to cover it up before we got to the Compound, it was a three hour drive after all, and I wanted to take a short walk before we left.