Broken But Not Alone

Chapter 15

Peter woke up and immediately wished he were still asleep. He got out of bed, looked at the bandages that were very visible, he hated that he only had a short sleeved shirt. He went to the kitchen for a glass of water only to find Natasha making pancakes.

"Hey, Peter. You want some?" She asked before looking at him.

"Uhh..no thanks. Just getting water," he said nervously.

"You know you've gotta eat something, right? Even if it's just one," she said putting one on a plate and putting on the table in front of him. "Sit and eat, please."

He sighed and sat down, she got a glass of water and put it down next to him.

"If you don't want to eat in front of people I can leave but Tony and Bruce will be down in a couple minutes," she said taking her plate into the other room.

"Thanks," he said shyly as she was walking out.

She just smiled at him. She didn't say anything about what had happened, he thought she would of.

Peter started just playing with the pancake with his fork but then cut a little bit off and ate it. Only to find out how hungry he was. He finished eating it and asked Natasha for another, she got him another two smiling at him.

She cleaned her plate while he was eating, Tony and Bruce walked in smiling when they saw that but didn't say anything.

"Thank you," Tony whispered into Natasha's ear. Getting his own plate and sitting down next to Bruce.

"So am I going to have to go back to school today?" Peter asked playing with half a pancake with his fork again.

"We were thinking maybe bring you to hospital," Bruce paused looking at Peters face, "you need help that I don't know if we can give you Peter, I'm sorry."

"You don't have to worry about me, I'm fi..." Tony interrupts Peter.

"Don't! Don't say you're fine, Peter your not. If you were fine you wouldn't have jumped of that building!" Tony snapped.

"Okay yeah I might not be fine. But I don't need to go to hospital," Peter said. "I'll be fine, just give me a couple days."

Tony looked at Bruce and Natasha who both nodded reluctantly. "Okay yeah fine. But if I feel like your getting worse or you do something, than I'm taking you," he said a lot softer than before.

"Yeah sure, can I go home to get some clothes?" Peter asked since he only had a t-shirt and sweatpants.

"Yeah, thats fine. How about we go just now," Tony said picking up his keys meaning that, that wasn't a question.

•

Once they got to the apartment Tony picked up the envelope that was addressed to May and put it into his pocket he knew what it was.

Peter changed out of what he's wearing into a grey hoodie and black jeans bringing a couple spare sets of clothes, his pyjamas and his spidey suit. He got his phone charger as well and a couple books and got back into Tony's car.

"Get everything?" He asked as he stared to drive away.

"Yeah," Peter wasn't in the mood to talk he just sat looking out the window.

"Look Peter I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier and what I said wasn't cool, I'm jus..."

"Your just worried about me I know, don't be," Peter said coldly with no emotion. "And it's fine, you were right."

"Wait what?" Tony asked looking at Peter.

"You said I wouldn't have jumped if I was fine. Your right, I wouldn't have," Peter said not looking away from the window.

"Pete..."

"I'll be fine Tony, don't worry. I'll be fine," Peter interrupted again, he looked at him and smiled a believable smile. Tony smiled back.

•

Once they got home Bruce took the bandages off Peter's arms. "See I told you they only weren't healing because if the coma, you'll be fine they'll scar but that's all," Bruce said like he was unaffected by everything that had happened in the past week and a half. Peter could tell he was faking.

"Are you okay?" Peter asked as Bruce turned around confused.

"Yeah I'm fine why?" Bruce knew he wasn't but didn't want to tell the kid this.

"You don't seem it, your faking," Peter said with a concerned smile. "And before you say something like your not just remember I've been doing the same thing for years."

"It's really been bad that long?" He asked trying to change the topic.

"Yeah it has. So you don't need to lie to me, I'm not going to judge you." He paused. "I think me being allowed to judge you left a while ago."

"This just...It brought back memories that I would have rather have not remembered." He looked at the guilt that appeared on Peter's face, "it's not your fault kid, but I know how it feels to not want to live, to think that hurting myself will make it better. That's why I never judged you and why I never will, because I've been there."

"Shit. I'm so sorry. I didn't know," Peter said feeling more guilty now more then ever.

"Like I said, it's not your fault. But I will be here if you need somebody," Bruce said smiling.

"Thank you and same, I don't really know how to help but I can try. But why?" Peter asked not knowing why someone would want to help him.

"Thank you Peter," he said smiling. "And because I know what's it's like to have no body I don't want you to go through that. I mean it was kind of my fault. I always ran away from anyone, but I still felt so alone I thought things would be better off that way."

"I'm sorry, Dr Banner," Peter got up and hugged him. Bruce hugged him back.

•

Tony's phone stared ringing he looked at the caller id it was May, "May, I thought you'd be back by now." He said a little worried.

"This isn't May, you and someone else are her emergency contacts. The kids phone just went to voicemail, so I phoned you."

"What happened?" He asked more worried.

"There's been an accident."