Runaway | Peter Parker angsty fic

Midnight PB & Js - Chapter 7

Tony and June sit in silence as Bucky and Steve get food and Bruce is on the phone with his therapist. The silence is awkward and the air is so thick you could cut it with a knife. Tony stares at June, trying to tell if this is some joke and June states back at Tony, trying to get a read on him. June feels fuzzy inside and they're having a harder time concentrating with every second, a headache is also seeping into June's head. Eventually, June looks away from Tony and the fuzziness and headache take over. They hold their head in pain. Peter opens his eyes to see Mr. Stark.

"Mr. Stark?....why are you staring at me like that?" He finally questions, breaking the silence.

"Ha ha very funny. You can quit the prank now Peter" He says, clearly not amused sith whatever he thought was happening.

"What prank? What did I do?" Peter asks.

"Do you really not remember who you are? Who's June?" Mr. Stark questioned. That's when it hit Peter. Mr. Stark was calling him Peter, not Spiderman. He looked down to see that he was still in his suit. He started to panic.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Mr. Stark. I should have told you that I was spiderman. Please please don't make me quit. I know it dangerous but I can handle myself I swear-" Peter rambled with tears in his eyes until Tony cut him off.

"Peter, it's fine that your spiderman but don't ever scare me like that again. You can't just run off to Jersey and then act like you don't remember" Mr. Stark warned.

"Mr. Stark, I seriously don't remember being in Jersey"

Tony stared at the kid, looking for any hint of dishonesty. He found none. Peter was most likely telling the truth, but how? Why? This kid is gonna be the death of him.

Tony sighed. "Bruce is trying to get his therapist to come see you sometime. Maybe she can help you. For now, let's just wait for Steve and Bucky to get back"

A few minutes go by and Steve and Bucky get back holding a tray of sandwiches. They set the tray down on the a table next to the bed.

"It's pb & j. Dig in" Steve said while grabbing one off the tray.

Peter grab one and quickly took a bite. "Man, I didn't realize how hungry I was" He said with a mouth full of food, so it came out more like 'mn, I dphnt refize phw hunfy I fus'

"Swallow then talk" Tony warned.

"It makes sense you're hungry" Steve joked.

Peter swallowed and began to talk. "Um, yeah I guess if you guys are telling the truth about me not eating for a week"

"Of course we are. Why would we lie about that?" Bucky questioned.

"What you think we're trying to fatten you up to eat you or something?" Tony quipped.

Peter laughed a bit. "No, I just don't remember the past week I guess"

Everyone went back to eating in silence. Peter was on his 5th sandwich while everyone else was on their 1st or 2nd. By the time Peter finished his 6th he realized how much he ate.

"Oh sorry, I ate quite a bit of the sandwiches" He apologized.

"Don't sweat it Pete. I made them mainly for you" Steve replied.

"Okay Mr. Rodgers sir"

"I told you to call me Steve or Cap"

"Sorry Mr. Steve, Cap sir"

Steve signed in defeat. After all the sandwiches were gone, Steve took the tray back to the kitchen. Peter let out a yawn followed by Bucky.

"Looks like we should get some sleep" Bucky said and Peter nodded in agreement.

Tony got up and turned off the lights as the two others laid down on the bed of the med-bay. Tony wanted to sleep but he couldn't. He couldn't stop thinking. He felt like he failed Peter in some way, letting and even encouraging him to put himself in harms way. He failed to be there for Peter. He failed to be there when whatever happen to make him lose his memory happened. He failed to protect him. He had to do better. But how? Tony knows step 1 is to find out what made him lose his memory, and help him get it back.