Darkness

Hug

Peter looked at Michelle and looked down. He couldn't tell her what happened to him. He couldn't explain to her that he had died, and he felt every painful moment of it. He quickly mumbled something about the bathroom, and took off running towards it, locking himself in it. He started breathing more and more heavily. The his vision started to blur, and he could barely hear everything. He was having another panic attack.
"Peter open up the door. Please let me in. Let me help you." Michelle begged, knocking on the door every 5 minutes. She couldn't hear anything but his heavy breathing. She tried picking the lock, but it wouldn't budge. She didn't know what else to do, so she picked up her phone, and dialed Tony's number. She explained the situation, and heard Tony practically running saying he'd be there soon. She put her phone down, and started pacing outside the bathroom. 6 minutes later Tony was there. He was in his Iron Man armor. He tapped the arc reactor on his chest twice and the suit disappeared within seconds. Michelle pointed at the bathroom and Tony made his way over and tried to talk to Peter. "Peter please let us in. Let us talk to you." Tony pleaded. Peter heard his voice and thoughts that never occurred to him started forming in his mind.
"Why do...why do... you even care?... The only reason... you adopted me... is because I'm...I'm...I'm Spiderman." He said between breaths. "You... you... d...don't...care about me." He said struggling to talk. His words shattered Tony's heart. Tony took Michelle's bobby-pin and picked the bathroom lock. He opened the door, and found Peter on the ground crying and struggling to breathe. He looked Peter in the eyes.
"Pete, how do you think I was able to adopt you?" Tony asked.
"B..b..because yo..you..you're Tony S..stark."
"Pete, the foster system is not that naive and simple. I had to go see a judge, and be questioned before I could take you. They aren't just gonna let me take in a child just because I'm rich and I'm an Avenger. The judge asked me why I wanted you, and I told him, and I quote, 'Because Peter has been interning for me, and he's a great kid, and I've grow quite close to him. I think of him as a son, and I would love to make it official no matter what it takes.' Peter that's why they let me adopt you." Tony said. Peter was slowly calming down, tears rolling down his face. Then Tony embraced peter in his arms. "Pete, remember when I opened the door for you, and you thought I was hugging you?" He asked which Peter replied with a nod. "Well back on Titan when you know what happened, and you fell into my arms. Peter I embraced you before you disappeared, that was a hug. And this right now. This right here, this is a hug. I love you so much, son." Tony said.
"I love you too, dad." Peter said, embracing Tony back.

A/N: a little short and cheesy, but I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a comment to tell me what you thought about this chapter, and tell me how you feel about this book.
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