Tony takes the suite off of Peter Parker. He thinks nothing of it. Until he realises how badly Peter was affected by this decision. He knows he has to fix it but can he do it fast enough before the web he broke becomes a complete mess?
I do not own...
I sat in the common room reading, some random movie was playing in the background along with small bits of chatter. I rested a book in my lap and was submerged deep into it. I unconsciously stroked the top right-hand corner of the pages feeling the glossy flap before turning over the page and reading the next page only to repeat the cycle.
"Hey, Webster!!." A large object crashed onto the couch where my feet lay just a second ago we're they felt presents.
I shut my book in reflex and let out a stared yelp. This gained some people's attention and they turned toward us.
"What the Hell Wade?!" I asked in a raised voice. I looked down and noticed that my book had been shut without the bookmark being present. I let out an audible grown and sent him a glare. "You made me lose my page!" I exclaim unimpressed.
"You're always reading," he exclaimed taking the book out of my hand and flicking through to a random page. "What is the shit anyway?" He asked. I rolled my eyes.
"It's upside-down dose." I day as I take the book back. "It's about time and space. " I say, trying to find the page.
"That's Peter he's smart like that." I look up at Wade with confusion to find him speaking to the air next to him. I roll my eyes again.
"So now you Introduce me?" I ask jokingly. He has this thing where he speaks to the air like people are watching him. I presume that's why he's here. The crazy fucker.
"They finally asked who you were and it is finally convenient to the plot." He said nonchalantly. I continue to look at him like he had three heads, a tail and a spoon for a nose.
"There's a plot?" I ask.
"Yup. Only I know the lines I've got to say. So I have to fill the audience in. " I slowly nod.
"Okay... Anyway there doing team building in fifteen minutes. Wanna with me? " I ask. I didn't know a kit of people here and not many people like him so we were often joined together. That's really how we met.
Flashback
I sat in front of the nurse in a circle with the other boys from this wing in the community hall. This nurse had a wide smile on her face as if she had just found the next revolutionary cure for cancer "Okay, people today we're doing something slightly different. If I could have a drum roll, please?"
Silence. No one said anything or did anything.
"Aw come on guys at least show some enthusiasm," she said with a voice you would use with a group of toddlers.
More silence.
A guy next to me turned his head to face the wall. He had brown hair and tan skin. I couldn't see his eyes but I imagined them a honey brown colour.
"I agree this is long and boring. It's very awkward for the poor girl. I mean she tries her hardest but still. It's pathetic" he said, seemingly to talk to people or someone who isn't there.
I choke back a laugh and smile at him while the rest of the room glares or looks at him as if he's bat shit crazy. He knew, like me and hadn't "settled in" as they say.
"Thank you, Mr Wilson. Your comments are not needed." The nurse said while giving him an unimpressed look.
"Oh, you see they are." 'Mr Wilson' (who I soon come to know is called Wade) explains. "The audience needs to know what's going on. "
The nurse Exhales and carries on.
Tony Stark.
I looked at everyone in the room.
"Admitted as in... " Natasha started. Her eyes filled in confusion and worry.
"Admitted as-in hospital admitted. Admitted as in mental health ward Admitted. Admitted as in starving himself Admitted. " I felt myself start to choke up
"That can't be right. That kid was always so happy-go-lucky. " Sam said. "That happy-go-lucky kid was always playing jokes."
"That happy-go-lucky- kid stole my shield... Twice! " Steve said in disbelief.
"That happy-go-lucky kid never stopped talking. " Bucky exclaimed with worry.
"That happy-go-lucky kid always told me everything. " Wanda sighed. She felt sorry for the kid... I felt guilty.
"That happy-go-lucky kid is Not so happy-go-lucky now. " I say. My eyes cast downwards. Had I cursed this?
I moved to sit on a barstool. "I feel like a coursed this...." I admit. My stomach was heavy with guilt.
No one answered me admittedly.
"You were harsh on him sir. " Friday answered me making us all jump.
"Was I?" I ask. I mean I can be a pretty cold person when I was upset.
"Mr Stark I'm nothing without this suite.... ~ Then maybe you shouldn't have it." I looked up to see a hologram video start to play. It quickly changes to another one. It shows Peter Parker handing me his suit and passing back. "Mr Stark I'm so so- ~ save it for the 3 AM thoughts kid. " I cut him off before walking off and leaving him there.
"Damn!" Someone said. "That was harsh!" Said another "Could have been nicer"
"I get it... It was harsh... I was harsh. " I sigh. "Friday what hospital is Peter at? " I ask.
"On it sir" she replies, searching through the dater base. "He attends GumTree psychological hospital," she reports back after some time. This confuses me "Isn't that a private hospital?" I ask myself out loud.
"Allegedly sir. However, records show it gets funding purely from the government. Records also indicate no health insurance is needed... But it is listed as privet." Friday replies.
"What you have going on there Mr Stark sounds highly illegal " the voice of Fury makes us all jump. I turn to reply to him but he beats me to it. "You could have at least let the boy have a cheap version of the suite Tony. That boy is currently out in his onesie and swimming goggles." He says in a harsh tone.
I sigh. I better go out to see him. ... This is gonna suck.
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