Something Stupid

Little Ray of Sunshine

Narrator's POV

"How are you feeling, bud?" Stephen asked, crouched to Peter's height and straightening his little blue jacket.

"Ah!" He took in a deep breath. "I'm nervous." He said, opening and closing his fists.

Stephen smiled. "I think Tony over there is more nervous than you." He signaled his head toward Tony, who was pacing back and forth with his phone to his ear.

"Yes. I understand, but do you have advanced technology? What kind of science do you teach? What do you mean they're only in kinder garden?"

Stephen chuckled. "You'll be fine." He said.

"Thank you for walking me to school." Peter said. "Uncle Ben was suppose to, but he's away on a trip." A frown formed on his lips, and his head fell.

"Hey." Stephen cupped his chin and picked his head up.

Tears were already flowing out of Peter's eyes.

"I know you miss him." Stephen said. "But he'll be back, I promise." He wiped Peter's tears away with his thumbs.

"Mhm." Peter nodded, sniffling.

Stephen kissed Peter's forehead. He stood up. "Tony, come on. We're gonna make Peter late for school. We're walking, remember?"

"Okay, just hold on..." Tony said, typing into his phone.

"What are you doing?" Stephen asked.

"Reading reviews on the school he's attending." Tony said. "I don't want him going somewhere where they're going to teach him what a circle is when he already knows how to multiply two digit numbers."

"Tony. It's kindergarten." Stephen said. "Of course their gonna teach them that."

"He could teach the class himself." Tony said. "Maybe we should for another schoo-"

"Come on." Stephen pulled Tony along with them.

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"Ready?" Stephen asked Peter, who was holding on to one of Stephen's hands and Tony's hand.

They were making their way to school.

"Yes." Peter smiled.

"Up you go."

They swung him gently.

"Yay!" Peter smiled and enjoyed the little time he was in the air before coming back down.

Tony was still on his phone, typing.

"That was fun." Peter said, smiling at Stephen.

"It was." Stephen nodded.

Peter looked at Tony, who looked very busy.

Stephen sighed. "Tony, what are you doing now?" He asked.

"I'm looking for a better, more advanced school for Peter." Tony said.

"Give this school a shot." Stephen said. "Maybe being around children his age, doing things children his age do will do him some good." Stephen said. "All he knows is math and physics and science. It doesn't help you taking him down to your shop and depriving him from fun things children normally do."

"Oh, like what?" Tony asked.

"Drawing, coloring. Doing jigsaw puzzles." Stephen said.

"I let him do puzzles." Tony said.

"Yeah. Sudoku on the back of the news paper doesn't count." Stephen said.

"But he likes it." Tony said. "It's not bad if he likes it."