Spider-Man Oneshots || Peter Parker

Injury

Morgan was annoyed.

She had been waiting for weeks now for the family to reunite, and with Peter stopping by and Harley visiting from Tennessee it was bond to happen soon.

She had been at the front door when Peter finally enters in his Spiderman suit, and for a moment Morgan believes that they're about to play superheroes.

"Peter!"

She runs as fast as she can without tripping over her feet, and it's only when she grabs onto his leg when she notices the physical state he's in.

There's cuts and bruises all over his face, and his arm looks bent at an odd angle. Morgan hears a yelp of pain come from the boy, and she immediately let's go to give him some space.

Still, Peter looks guilty when he directs his attention to Morgan, and it's only then when he bends down on a knees so they were at eye level. Even the little movement looks draining as Peter bites down on his lip.

"Hey Morgan, I've missed you so much."

Peter tries to give her a one-handed hug, yet Morgan takes it as an invitation to fling her own arms around his shoulders like she usually does when Peter comes over.

There's a yelp of pain that escapes, but Peter still catches her before either of them can hit the ground. Morgan doesn't notice any of this as she starts to ramble in his ear.

"We're going to have so much fun this weekend, Daddy said that Harley is coming over too so we can all play Star Wars together!"

Peter laughs at that, but even Morgan can tell that it wasn't genuine. She pulls back then, giving Peter a once over and frowning when she notices just how dark the bruises on his face really were.

"Are you hurt?"

"No, no, no- I'm not hurt, I'm just going to use the bathroom real quick and then we can play all the Star Wars you want, I'm sure Harley would love to join."

Morgan's frown only grows deeper at that, "Daddy says I should tell him whenever you get hurt."

"Daddy doesn't need to know! I'll be in and out of the bathroom I promise, but you have to keep it a secret Mo."

"But why?"

Peter doesn't respond for a moment, and he looks seconds away from passing out as he stands in the middle of the living room. Morgan moves to grab some pillows so at the very least it can cushion his fall, yet Peter grabs onto her hand before she can get very far.

"Harley!"

"Harley?" Now she was just confused.

"Yeah, uh- Harley gets really upset around blood, if you tell someone than he might not come over."

Pure dread courses through Morgan's body, and she feels tears begin to form in her eyes at the realization.

"But I want Harley to stay the night."

"And he will, but only if we keep this a secret."

Morgan was now at a lost on what to do. Her parents have always told her to tell the truth especially for situations like this. Peter was starting to look pale in the face and while she knows that it should be concerning, she wasn't necessarily certain what it meant either.

But Morgan also really wanted Harley to come over. It's not often that the three of them are able to play together and she really didn't want to lose that opportunity this weekend.

Eventually Morgan finds herself nodding despite the guilt she feels afterwards.

"Fine I won't tell Daddy, but only if I get to be Spiderman when we play superheroes."