[• ᴛᴏɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ •] Legacy

Chapter Four

After a drastic day at school, Peter ran home and immediately walked upstairs without seeing Aunt May. She was just passing by to ask how was his day but poor Peter was just in pain and grief. He slammed the door of his room shut and cried in front of a picture of his beloved mentor, Tony Stark, as he turned up with his teary, puffy eyes.

"Mr. Stark.. w-why you had to go?" His voice started cracking, while the tears started blurring out his vision. The kid sniffed and coughed while he whimpered in sadness. "Why? Was it because you never loved me? You never loved your family? Whatever happiness you wanted in your life you just gave it up to die? Why! I know Thanos might have died the same if you could have just given the gauntlet to someone else who can be vulnerable to the gamma radiations! But YOU! You just damn decided to *sniff* g-give up.. g-g-give up.. *whimper*..." Peter fell on his knees while he clenched his teeth and fists. The boy was depressed, really depressed. 

There was a knock on the door. "Peter?"

Peter heard the familiar voice as he wiped off his tears and tried not to go into another breakdown. Aunt May opened the door to see Peter standing in front of her, waving.

"Hey, May!" Peter puts on a smile which didn't seem to be real.

"Oh, I thought you looked worried and all." Aunt May replied.

"Yeah, I-I'm sorry I was just, damn tired so I just wanted to relax on the bed for a bit." He rubbed his hair.

Aunt May takes a look on his face to see his eyes were still watery, puffy and reddened due to repeated crying. May knew that Tony's death was something Peter cannot tolerate. The way he lost his loved ones and lost another one again, he was onto the terms of suicide. But since Tony gave him an opportunity to show that he can do better than him, but you know.. no one can live up to Tony. Even himself.

Aunt May without wasting any second hugged him tightly. Peter didn't looked surprised but do nothing and just take out his tears. He can't stop crying. He cannot tolerate it now.

"Peter, trust me.. everything is gonna be alright. Just believe in yourself, alright?" Aunt May rubbed his back.

"I believed in myself many times, Aunt May. I got nothing. Only pain and sorrow." Peter replied in a sore tone.

"We can have hard times, Peter. Life is never that easy. Sometimes we need to learn how to fight without the person who has taught you everything for your own good. Tony Stark did that cause he felt it was the only option to save us. If he wouldn't have done that, you wouldn't have been alive again. Either me. Or anyone. Did you ever wanted that to happen again?"

Peter moves his head in disagreement.

"So, the option is, just move on. Enjoy life, with the ones in your heart who taught you everything, and just don't cry. It makes you look bad." May wipes Peter's tears from his face, he though didn't stop being depressed, but he just got the better comfort he deserves.

Peter casts down and then looks up at May, nodding as he smiled. "Fine May, I-I won't cry anymore." He puts on a smile, a little true in it for the comfort he got, as Aunt May hugged him back, Peter too did hug back, but things never seemed to change in him.

He was still thinking about Tony. It was never over for him.