Don't Kill My Sunshine ( Irondad & Spiderson Fanfic )

The Calm Before The Storm

A few months had passed since Steve's unexpected visit and my condition wasn't getting worse but I wasn't getting any better either but that didn't really worry me. However, the same thing couldn't be said to Peter. His body was weakening every day. He was always tired and his eyesight was really bad from time to time. Even though he still acted like he was fine all the time, it didn't lessen my worry.

I noticed how his movements were more sluggish and how his smile didn't really reach his eyes anymore. I noticed how breathless he was when he talked and how he needed to hold my sleeve when we walked because he couldn't see well. Obviously, he told everybody that he was fine even though he clearly was not.

We'd gotten closer and closer as we spent our day, stuck to each other's side. You couldn't see one without the other and people had started to call us the father and son duo whenever we walked into a room.

But this week, I noticed that Peter would go missing after lunch and come back a few minutes before 6 for our chemo session. He just shrugged and smiled whenever I asked him where he went.

Today I woke up when someone shook my shoulder softly. I opened my eyes and see Peter grinning happily and I was confused because he seemed to be excited about something but I just smiled back at him.

"Good morning, kiddo. What makes you so agitated today?", I said as I sat myself up and leaned my back against the headboard.

"Happy Birthday, Tony!!", he shouted enthusiastically and climbed the bed to give me a giant hug.
"How did you know? Because as far as I remember, I had never told you about my birthday.", I raised my eyebrows at him but returned his hug. To be honest, even I didn't remember that it was my birthday until he said it.

"I asked Dr.Romanoff because you wouldn't tell me and I have a present for you by the way but I'll give you later. What do you want to do today?", he asked me with wide excited eyes which made me smile wider. What did I do to ever deserve him?

     I'd never really celebrated my birthday but every year, Pepper and Rhodey would come and bring a cake for me. Maybe this time Peter could join us too. Before I had the chance to open my mouth, Clint barged into the room with his ridiculously creepy grin. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN", he shouted annoyingly, spreading his arms at me and I just glared at him.

"Didn't anyone told you that you shouldn't raise your voice in the hospital? Or are you just dumb?", I raised my eyebrow at him and he just shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I'm just dumb", he said before setting the chemo machine.

We took the chemo and I was about to take Peter to the cafeteria for breakfast but Clint insisted that he needed to take us to my music room and for some reason, Peter urged me to just agree. I took a deep breath and sighed before the three of us headed to our destination. When I opened the door to my music room, we were greeted with Pepper, Rhodey, and Natasha.

"Surprise!"

Well, to be honest, it really wasn't a surprise. They did this every year in my room and Peter and Clint weren't being discreet either. Peter took my hand and made me sat on the couch while Pepper lit the candles on the cake. "When did you arrive? You guys usually came around noon.", I asked Rhodey who was sitting next to Clint. "We came half an hour ago. Had to come here before your chemo.", he responded before stood up and gave me a hug. "Happy Birthday, Tones.", he whispered softly into my ear.

After that, they all sang together and I was about to blow the candles when Peter grabbed my arm. "Wait!".
We all just looked at him with raised eyebrows, surprised by the sudden outburst. "You need to make a wish first, Tony", he looked at me as if blowing birthday candles without making a wish was the biggest crime ever and maybe that was what made us all laughed. Sometimes, I just forgot about how innocent he was.