Closer Than You Think

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3rd POV

"Mommy! Daddy! Save me!" Three year old Peter cried as a man with a black hoodie on his face carried Peter away.

"Bye Peter, we don't love you anymore," Pepper said with a shrug.

"You're so annoying, why do you think we left you in the first place?" Tony asked and rolled his eyes.

Tony and Pepper began walking away.

"Come back! I'll be good," Peter cried but it was too late, they had already gone.

"Mommy, daddy," Peter said with tears falling.

"They left you, they don't love you, they never did," the man said with a laugh.

"Aunt Nat," Peter cried out hopefully.

"She wouldn't save you either, she doesn't love you too, nobody loves you," the evil man said and put peter down.

Peter tried running away but the man held his arm with one hand and a knife in the other.

"Hold still you little brat, this is going to hurt," The man said and brought the knife towards Peter.

Peter woke up with tears running out of his eyes.

"Mommy, daddy," he cried.

"Peter?" Friday asked.

"Friday!" Peter yelled excitedly realizing that he was back home at the tower.

"Why are you up?" She asked.

"Bad dream, I want mommy and daddy," Peter said with a pout.

"Boss and Mrs. Stark are on a business trip, remember," Friday reminded him.

Pepper and Tony both had to go on a trip together, they didn't want to leave their son but it was urgent and the both of them had to go.

"They left me," Peter said and more tears fell from his eyes.

"They'll come back soon Peter," Friday tried consoling him.

"Did Aunt Nat leave me too?" Peter asked with tears in his eyes.

"Miss Romanoff is currently asleep in her room. Do you want me to wake her up for you?" Friday asked.

"Yes please," Peter asked wiping his tears with his hands.

"Miss Romanoff," Friday said causing Natasha to wake up, she was a light sleeper.

"Yeah? Is it morning already?" She asked sleepily and turned to hug her pillow.

"Peter had a nightmare and he's asking for you," Friday informed her.

She immediately got out of bed and put her bedroom slippers on.

"Tell him that I'm coming," she said .

Peter was hugging his favorite stuffed toy Mr. Cuddles, it reminded him of his dad because Tony gave it to him.

"Peter," Natasha said in a soft voice when she entered his room.

"Aunt Nat!" Peter exclaimed as fresh tears started falling.

Friday had turned on the lights for him when he woke up because she knew that he was scared of the dark.

Natasha sat on his bed and he cuddled into her side.