why not me? | irondad |

chapter 16

the morning comes quickly, quicker then peter liked anymore.

Usually peter loved early weekend mornings. He would always have morning , tea with May and talk about their whole week. Unfortunately, he'll never have that again.

May is unbearable to look at, it's like she's no longer there. Her breaths take up the whole room, it's a horrendous sound to hear.

Peter walks into the kitchen and starts making himself breakfast before leaving to his internship. It seems he's getting hungrier by the day, he's been eating 3x the amount of food he ate a couple weeks ago. He now has a more defined body, stronger legs, visibly bigger biceps, it's so crazy.

He finished his breakfast and cleaned up.

He got dressed and put on his shoes. He walked out the door and went to lock it behind him when he didn't hear his aunt's loud breaths.

He slowly opened the door unprepared with what he'll see.

There May was, her chest barely going up and down anymore. Peter ran to her side checked her pulse and quickly dialed 911 on his phone, he put it on speakerphone.

"911, What's your emergency?"

"uh um my aunt she's barely breathing i need help"

"alright, is she breathing?"

"are you- are you serious yes she is breathing GET ME A DAMN-" he cut himself off with sobs.

"okay kid, what's your address?"

"uh q-queens apartments, unit 5...please hurry"

"they are their way, stay on the-" peter hung up.

Peter sat on the apartment ground frozen in fear staring at his aunts almost lifeless body on the couch.

everything felt like it wasn't real.

Peters eyes looked ahead. He heard nothing and he felt nothing. He didn't even answer the door when Emergency Services came. He watched a tear rolling down his cheek, his stomach dropped.

this is the end.

it can't be.

nothing can save her.

don't think that!

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it was only until he was finally allowed to go into aunt mays hospital room that he realized that everything was real. It wasn't a dream.

aunt may wasn't going to get out of here.

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2 days, 3 days, 5 days.

Peter barely ate.

He could feel his phone buzzing among the days. He had no energy to answer. He lost his stark internship from not showing up. No one will ever check on him.

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"i need to check on the kid" Tony says after going through all the texts he's written to Peter.

Pepper looked up from her laptop.

"I'm sure the kid is fine, maybe he just wanted to meet you and quit after he did." Pepper said shrugging.

Tony shook his head thinking.  "i don't think so"

Tony got up and headed to the elevator. Called Happy and headed to Peter's apartment.

Once he got there he knocked on the door. no answer. He knocked a couple more times. no answer. He busted the door down and looked around "Peter?". no answer.

He snooped around a little bit trying to figure where him and his aunt could possibly be.

Nothing guided him anywhere. Until he realized he is super smart with technology and he could track phones easily.

He tracked Peter's phone.

The hospital?

Tony re-entered the vehicle and made Happy drive to the hospital...after reassuring him that it wasn't him they were going to the hospital for.

He entered the Hospital and unfortunately recieved lots of stares of awe. He walked up to the front counter and spoke to the amazed lady "Okay lady i realize i am super sexy but i don't have time for this, where is peter parker?" the lady quickly typed into the computer.

"no peter parker, we have a may parker though?"

Tony went over everything in his head quickly and it snapped into focus. May Parker.

"yes where's mrs. parker's room?"

"208 down the h-"

Tony sped walk all the way to room 208 and knocked. nothing.

jesus, this kid.

Tony opened the door and took a glance inside. Peter woke up in a panic "oh no is she okay-". Peter looked at Tony in confusion and quickly smoothed down his hair in attempt to make himself look more put together. "Hi, Mr Stark". The kid was clearly not okay.

"Hey Peter"

Peter looked at aunt may then Tony.

"Listen Mr. Stark i know you're probably mad about me not showing up and i'm sorry. Please forgive me?" Peter said very speedily.

Tony walked over to Peter and patted his shoulder "it's okay" he responded awkwardly. Tony sat down in the chair trying to figure out what to say. Peter sits down beside him.

Tony clears his throat. "What's going on, kid?" he says. Peter turns to him and then looks at the ground "cancer, stage 4" his voice wavers a bit. Tony looks at him and gives him a sad smile.

Something about Peter made Tony different. Tony hates teenagers, so why is he rushing to find out where peter was all week.

Tony's phone rang breaking the silence. Tony got up and went into the hallway and answered the call. Pepper needed him home so he ended the call and went back into the room where peter was

"mr stark, i think my aunt is gonna die."

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This sucks so badddd

ALSO MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS IS OUT WOOHOO

- n