Venomous

Chapter 9: Confusion

Summary:

Peter realizes some things and tries to escape, but Venom is not going to let his new host get away so easily.
Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text
The church was the place Peter thought to go. He honestly didn't know why, he didn't even go to church on a regular basis. He hasn't been to once since his uncle's funeral. So it kind of surprised him when he found himself sitting at the top of the bell tower alone.

Well, not alone, actually.

Peter felt terrible. Terrible about the way he had been behaving lately. He had treated his friends like trash, his aunt like she was nothing. And Tony? He had practically kicked him to the curb. The man who had taken him under his wing... helped him become a better hero. God, Peter was horrible.

He stared down at his cell phone at a message from May: 'I'm working late. Stay safe. Love you <3.' Peter sighed, his thumbs hovering over the keys, wondering if he should send something back.

"Peter." Venom's voice had become very normal to hear in the back of his mind. But this time, Peter wished he couldn't hear him. He just wanted Venom to go away... Peter had been acting different since the symbiote showed up. And not a good different.

"I don't like it here, it doesn't feel safe," Vemon's voice was smooth.

"Well, I like it here," Peter replied. "I think it's safe. You don't have to worry."

Vemon didn't respond, but instead tried to force his way to Peter's legs and forced him to his feet. Peter gasped and stared down at his legs. "What the hell, Vemon?!" He demanded. "Stop that!"

"I'm only trying to keep us safe, Peter," Vemon said.

"It's my body, Vemon! I can keep it safe. So quit controlling my body!" Peter practically snapped. But Vemon didn't like that. He tried to force Peter to start walking and Peter decided that that was the last straw. "Okay, that's it." He lifted his arms and tried to rip the symbiote off of his body, but it didn't like that.

"STOP!" Vemon snapped and used Peter's own arm to smack the boy across the face, forcing him to his knees.

Peter gasped. This wasn't good. This was very not good. If he wanted to get out of this relationship, he was going to have to fight his way out... literally.

The young hero tried once again to rip the symbiote off of him, but Venom stuck himself, and Peter, against the giant bell behind them and began to pull Peter backwards, pinning his arms down and keeping him from moving. But Peter still tries to struggle.

"I don't understand!" Venom cried. "We were PERFECT together!" The bell rang loudly as Peter was forcibly shoved against it.

"Let me go! Let go!" Peter exclaimed. His eyes began to fill with tears. What if he couldn't escape? What if this was the way his life was going to be now?

No more late night hangouts with Ned playing Mario Kart and watching Star Wars. No more seeing May and pretending that whatever she had cooked that night for dinner was the best thing he had ever put in his mouth. No more... no more spending time with MJ... No more spending time with Mr. Stark.

"LET ME GO!" Peter screamed.

The symbiote covered Peter's mouth with itself, and Peter felt like crying. His hair fell in front of his eyes and he began to grow weaker. This was not going well at all.

"You can't leave me, Peter! I NEED YOU!" Venom yelled.

That's when everything went dark.

***

Tony blasted into the bell tower of the church, not wanting to waste precious seconds. He would pay for the damage later.

That's when he spotted it. A large spider web looking black mass of... goop. Tony gagged a bit. He began walking towards it.

"FRIDAY... what IS that?" The hero asked, looking around for any signs of Peter.

"I don't know, Boss," The AI replied. "I've never seen it before."

Tony glanced to his right and noticed Peter's backpack laying on the ground. Fear flared up inside his chest. Peter was here somewhere. But where?

"But, Boss, I'm detecting a heat signature within the mass..."

Tony's heart stopped. "Peter..."

The black mass began to take shape, and suddenly became a humanoid type... thing. It's eyes were big, and so was its mouth. Tony took a few steps back, unsure of what to do. And then the damned thing bean to SPEAK.

"Hello, Mr. Stark... Peter's not here now, I'm afraid."

Notes:

IM SORRY THIS TOOK SO GODDAMN LONG IM TERRIBLE AT UPDATING