"Billy, we need to talk."
Those words had forever stopped Billy in his tracks. It was the only thing he remembered when Teddy broke up with him. Those five words that explained everything and nothing at the same time.
Billy dropped his comic book he was reading and stared at Tony Stark and Spiderwoman standing in the doorway. Spiderwoman looked nervous but Tony...something about his stance seemed too serious. Almost angry.
Oh no, he thought. They hate me...they fear me after what happened with my mother...
Spiderwoman came closer to him.
"Billy," She said, "I don't know how to tell you this, but something's...come up. We're going to relocate you for a while."
It took about a few seconds for what she said sink in. Billy could tell by the sound of her voice and Tony's silence that it took a lot for them to tell him this. Which mean she was serious...They were going to again put him somewhere else...leave him...abandon him. Put him in a stone building like last time when he was a threat...
"So you're just going to get rid of me again, is that right?" his eyes starting to gleam with passion. "Throw me away because of who my mother is?"
"What?" Spiderwoman gasped. "No, that's not-"
"Don't tell me, just save all of it!" Billy fumed. "I'll just freaking leave and save you the possibility that I may be dangerous...that I may be like my mother..."
"Billy, please, that's not-"
"I don't care what it is, I know exactly-"
"Steve's in rut," Tony said calmly. For a second there was a thick and heavy silence. Billy's silence confusion. Tony's in all seriousness. And Spiderwoman's in embarrassment.
"What?" Billy asked.
Spiderwoman took a deep breath and sat next to Billy on the bed. "Steve's just...well, something's going to happen to him, and we need to-"
"Steve?" Billy uttered. "What's wrong with him? What happened?" It was hard to not contain the concern in his voice. Steve had always been like a father to him. Not to mention he hero worshiped the man to no end. He was Captain America, the man to whom God's like Thor even respected.
"Jessica, maybe you should let me talk to him," Tony signed. "You know, man to man?"
Spiderwoman seemed to leap at the chance.
"By all means!"
She took one last look at Billy before heading out the door. "I'll see you in a week. I'm relocating as well. Just when Steve's...when it's over..."
Finally silence enveloped the room again when she left. It was Tony's turn to sit next to Billy.
"What's wrong with Steve?"
"Well, I guess the simplest term is that he's going to be in rut soon and we need to get everyone prepared so..." Tony seemed to have a hard time finishing his sentence.
"Rut?" Billy asked. "Like how stags do? I thought something like that only happened in animals..."
"Ever since Steve was injected with that super solider serum it has had an...odd side effect. At least every month he goes into a period where he's in rut and it's hard to control. Being in a house full of people doesn't help-"
"Wait," Billy interrupted. "I still don't...really understand..."
"Every month his balls get the size of melons, kid," a voice said behind them. Billy turned around to see Logan in the doorway. "He needs to shoot his load every now and then."
"Logan!" Tony said. "What the hell? He's just a kid!"
"I always think telling them straight does a better job," Logan eyes Billy again. "I'd advise you to leave, seeing as the old dog fucks everything that moves...I'm not goanna be around for that..." Logan shrugged softly and then turned and left.
When Billy looked back at Tony, his face was in his hand.
"Well, I hate to admit that does sum it up," Tony stood up. "Natasha will help you find a place until Steve is...back again. For now, you may want to pack up some things for a while."
So...Billy was to leave? Again? Along with other avengers? Where would they go? And what did Tony mean when he said until Steve is back again?
He clasped a hand on Billy's shoulder. "We would ever leave you Billy. You have to stop thinking the worst of yourself. You're a good kid and everyone, including Steve, thinks so. So stop beating yourself up," Tony gave Billy one last smile before leaving his bedroom, leaving Billy alone with his thoughts.