"Who the hell are you?!" Peter yelled in surprise.
"Who the hell are you?!" Harley shot back, just as surprised.
"I asked you first." Peter said, arms crossed.
"Well, I-I asked you second!" Harley spat back, mimicking the younger boy by crossing his arms too. Peter sighed.
"Peter Parker." he said simply.
"Harley Keener." the elder responded on the same tone.
They stayed like that for a while, simply looking at each other. That was until Harley found it had taken long enough.
"What are you doing here, Peter." Harley spat the name out with disgust without breaking eye contact with the younger boy.
"I'm here for Mr. Stark." he simply responded.
"Well, I'm here for Tony." Harley stubbornly answered. Peter looked confused for a second.
"But, that- that's the same person..." he said, trailing off at the end as the older boy shot him a death glare. Then, before he knew it, he was pushed against the wall, pinned down. He was so shocked he couldn't move, even though he could easily break free with his enhanced strength. Harley's angry face was hovering just above his own, and he was actually quite intimidated.
"Listen to me, boy." Harley growled. "I don't know how you know Tony, or how well. But I do know that if you lay even a finger on him, I will not hesitate to kill you. Tony's been through enough, you hear me? You're not going to damage him any further, understood?" He waited for a minute, as if he was expecting something. When the other boy didn't make a move to nod or shake his head, he shook his shoulders. "Understood?!" he said, a bit too loud for Peter's enhanced hearing. He quickly nodded, and the older genius let go of him, suddenly with a friendly smile on his face.
"Good," he said. "Then I guess I'll tolerate you. Just know that I'm watching you, Parker." he said. Now that the older boy was off him, Peter felt anger rise up in him. Why would hurt Mr. Stark?!
"Listen, Keener." he said, using the same intimidating voice Tony did whenever he talked to someone who didn't listen to him. "I'll have you know that I've been with Mr. Stark for a year now-"
"You guys are in a relationship?!" Harley exclaimed, face full of disgust. Peter was shaken for a moment, looking at him with a confused look.
"What? No! Why- why on earth would you think that..." he said, genuinely confused. "I mean to say," he continued, the anger coming back. "I know that he's hurt, okay? And that's why I'm here, to make him feel better. I would do nothing to hurt him. When he first woke up in the hospital, he had a panic attack. Don't you think that scares the living crap out of me, too?" he said threateningly, remembering the hospital incident. Harley looked shocked for a second, but couldn't comment on it as Peter continued; "So, yeah. I know more than most that he doesn't need more pain. So if anyone is going to be watched, it's you." He said. And then, awkwardly, added; "I'm- I'm watching you, Keener." huffing one last time and then backed out of the room, making motion with two fingers from his eyes to Harley's.
Harley watched him, mouth agape. Then burst out laughing. Peter stopped walking; this was not the response he had been hoping for.
"I like you, you're funny." he said, clapping the kid's shoulder as he walked past him to the kitchen where Tony was waiting for him. Peter just stared into the now empty room, completely frozen in place.
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"Ah, there you are." Tony said with a smirk when Harley walked into the kitchen. "You took your time, didn't you?"
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