Be There For You {Book Two}

Breakthrough Birthday

*Idk when this will be out so whenever it is out, how are you? Nothing much has happened with me. idk if it was in my last A/N or if you read it but this timeline is out of sorts with our irl timeline but we're just going to have to deal with it. This takes place in December btw!*

*Okokok don't yell at me! So here's my random update: So January passed! Up it was alright, I got reconnected with an old friend which I don't think I have the words to express. I also have another infection! Yay! It's a skin one this time which is perfect. My back aches are getting worse. But on the plus side (after being physically bullied into it by a friend) my hair it getting healthier and is going from slightly wavy to lightly curly thanks to me buying a different shampoo. Life is pretty overwhelming atm ngl but im getting by. How are you guys? Strikes are mad! Literally can't go to skl sometimes from it. Love you all!

No One's POV

It was the first day where Peter's absence didn't out-way the feeling of happiness. Gifts at been opened, 'thank you's' had been shared, and smiles exchanged. Breakfast was full of waffles, fruit, sugary sauces, and other sugary pastries. Steve tried to get everyone to eat some more healthy, but Sam stuffed a cinnamon roll in his mouth and ran off before he could finish. Even Harley was beaming, he'd been dreading have to spend his 17th birthday without Peter but now, with Sofia spraying squirty cream at Tony, with Wade desperately trying to put little bits of fruit on Tony's hair with Rhodey, and the rest of his family cheering a muffled 'Stephan's going to eat you up!' in the background, made Harley feel better.

There had already been three 'Happy Birthday!' songs along with lighting candles on anything in a two-meter radius and they had only just passed 10AM. "Hey, I think I'm just going to put these away." Harley gestured his gifts to Tony -who was still wiping away chunks of fruit and cream away from his face- who just nodded and let Harley slip away with no notice. Harley thanked Frigga under his breath before taking the bag of presents to his room.

Every gift he got was personal and thoughtful. A painting Sofia had painted of all of them in their princess dresses, a set of engraved blades of the initials of himself, Sofia, and Wade (Harley noticed the empty spot of where Peter's initials would have been but did not comment on it) from Natasha, a piece of paper signed by Natalia Romanoff saying 'Get Out Of Natasha's Rage Card' from Clint, a new base guitar from Stephan, a new grand piano that he could put in his room from Tony, a big box of new, posh, water colours from Steve, a new easel from Bucky, a new polaroid camera from Sam, a special addition, signed, copy of Red White and Royal Blue from Wanda, a informative book on the world's greatest artists from Vision, a pillow that looked hand made with the words 'I'm so heterosexual I'll fuck your dad to prove it' on the front from Wade, a pair of red Jorden One's from Bruce, a royal goblet from Asgard from Thor ("Stark told me you liked magical things-", "I said Harry Potter, Thor!"), the Marauders Map from Alice ("Remember what we were all going to go as for Halloween?"), a dark blue leather chair for reading from Pepper, and a PS5 from Rhodey ("Its an excuse for him to hang out with you more!", "Shut up Tony!").

All his presents were well thought of and he loved every single on of them, however, the only thing he wanted more than anything was to be able to see Peter, one last time.

The feeling of emptiness hadn't left Harley yet even though when he was with his family and he felt fuller than ever, especially when he would be beckoned over with his new favourite calling: "Papa! Papa! Come here!"

"Urm, hey, could you tell the others that I'm just going to bring some of these," Harley gestured to the present pile, "to my room. I- I just need to a minute."

Bruce smiled at him, "Yeah of course, but why don't I take them, and you go to the music room to try out the new piano? I think Tony got someone to bring it there so Bucky didn't throw Sam into it." he said while picking up the bags. Harley considered it, maybe it would be nice to play something to get my mind of things.