Spideyboy OneShots

Nightmares

A/N: Hey so like first chapter am I right? But yeah anyways this is my new oneshots book thingy and if anyone has any like tips or criticism I'd love to hear it like honestly give me all the help. Also it's kinda short so sorry for that.

Ok anyways in this one shot May' s dead so like yeah depressing
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Peter wakes up with a start yet again. His whole body jerking into a sitting position, eyes wide and terrified.

And although his eyes are open, darting around the confines of his room, blood is all he can see, and all he can smell, and all he can taste.

Peter doesn't remember standing but he knows he must've because he's suddenly crashing to the ground a few feet from his bed.

And when Tony rushes in minutes later he finds Peter curled in a ball on his floor. His knees are against his chest, eyes trained on his hands.

"Shit kid, what's going on?" Tony walks over kneeling in front of Peter, "Come on buddy, I need you to focus on me, come on kid it's alright. I just need to know what's happening." When Tony's hand touches Peter's shoulder the boy seems to finally realize that he's no longer alone, though his eyes stay glazed over.

"Mr.Stark?" His voice is quiet, nearly a whisper, "The blood Mr.Stark, how do I get rid of the blood?" Peter's eyes have returned to his hands, he seems almost scared of them, scared of what they have done.

"Pete, buddy, what do you mean?" Tony's eyes search over the kids body, looking for injuries, though he doesn't find any "There's no blood kiddo, I don't see any blood."

Tony doesn't understand what's happening, and he doesn't like not knowing. It iritates him to no end.

"It's on my hands Mr.Stark, there's so much blood on my hands. It wont go away, I can't get it off." Peter's eyes remain trained on his hands even as he speaks to Tony, "I can't get it off Mr.Stark, how do I get it off?" Peter didn't realize he had begun to cry, the tears dripping off his face and onto the carpeted floor.

"Hey hey hey, kiddo, there's no blood on your hands, you're in your room at the tower. Come on kid I need you to snap out of it and come back to me," Tony says as he runs his hand through Peter's tangled hair, "Can you do that for me buddy?" Tony didn't know what was wrong but he did know he would do anything to help.

Tears were still streaming down Peter's face but he finally turned his eyes towards Tony's. And the moment he focuses on Tony he's launching himself into Tony's arms.

"It's my fault Mr.Stark, it's all my fault. Her blood is on my hands Mr.Stark, I could have saved her but I didn't," Peter buries his head into Tony's chest, focusing on Tony's heartbeat to calm himself, "I should have saved her Mr.Stark, I should have been there for her but I wasn't."

"Peter you couldn't have done anything. It's not your fault kid." Tony pushes the kids face away from him so that Peter is looking at him as he talks, "I need you to believe me Pete, there is absolutely nothing else you could have done."

"Can I sleep with you Mr.Stark? If not that's ok too, I mean I know it's a little weird and that I'm not your real kid but I don't want to be alone and yeah. I'm sorry, you don't have to if you don't want to I'll be ok if you don't." Peter knows he's rambling but he can't help himself, it's a nervous habit he's picked up, that and bitting his nails. He does that too when he's nervous.

"Of course kid, come on let's go to bed yeah?" Tony could feel his heart cracking at the nervous sadness he could hear in the kids voice. And it saddened him that Peter could ever think Tony would make him sleep alone after a nightmare. "You can come into my bed with me any time you have a nightmare kid, I won't mind. I promise.

Tony stands helping Peter up and wrapping his arm across Peter's shoulders. It's been rough for the two since everything happened but they have each other and that's more than either thought they'd have.

~Kie