Moonlight // IronStrange AU

Chapter Eight

**Tony's POV**

June 11, 2010
11:05 a.m.

My stomach was doing loops as it got hit repeatedly by the one person I trusted more than anyone.

"I'm sorry Tony." Is all that I heard from his lying mouth, he was always a snake but I refused to believe it.

"I'm so sorry." I heard him whimper before I shut my eyes, I couldn't stare any longer.

Bruce and his friends were laughing, I hated Bruce's laugh, it was manic and cold. I wish he never turned out this way, we still could've been friends.

He handed Logan the sharpie and proceeded to roughly mark my forehead with the word my existence has turned into.

"Fag"

I opened my eyes and tears streamed down my face,

"Loki, why?" a cough and a bit of blood came after.

"I'm so sorry."

They walked out and left me to lay in a puddle that I was too familiar with.

"Hello?"

I looked up and saw Stephen and although I was happy to see him, I was scared. Was he going to hurt me like Logan did? Did Bruce tell him to come in here and finish me off?

He ran over to me and instead of beating me breathless he grabbed a paper towel and wet it, placing it on my forehead and around my lip.

I flinched not knowing wholesome touch anymore since my dad went on a business trip across country 4 months ago, I wonder if he'll he even come back.

Stephen cleaned me up and did all he could to help my battered stomach, something was definitely hurt inside and it wasn't just my heart.

"I wish I could've stopped them." He turned away and made a face filled with hatred and anger, but turned back to me with nothing but love and compassion.

I stared into his eyes, his beautiful bluey-green eyes which shimmered in the light.

I couldn't take it anymore, I smashed my lips onto his expecting his to pull away, but instead deepened into mine. I smiled for the first time in a long time.

He pulled away, huffing like he had just run the 8 mile,

"I'm gonna get you help." he smiled and began to help me up, my clothes still soaked with blood, probably stained.

All of a sudden I felt pain like no other, like something ripping and stabbing me in the stomach and my vision blackened. I heard Stephen yell my name before my hearing faded into nothing.

Please let me be okay.