Okay...so this is my first fanfic, so please don't hurt me.
But I need to mention that it would never get ready if I didn't have Nellie Bachesneg, and it wouldn't be so enjoyable with my grammar issues too :D (((Thank you again Nellie)))
Anyway I hope you'll like it. I recommend this song because I'm a monster: watch?v=leC5WE7P2To
Peter's limbs burned with pain. He laid on the ground, his eyes full of panic as Thanos approached him.
He froze. He tried to stand up, but it was as if his legs had turned to lead.
Tony was right. He should have stayed home with Aunt May. Now, he was going to die.
Thanos grabbed him by his neck and began to bash him into the concrete over and over.
Peter forgot to how to breathe. He started to lose consciousness, and his vision began to go black. He'd never felt closer to death.
Suddenly, the impacts stopped, and the pressure on his neck vanished.
He coughed and tried to stumble to his feet. He could barely see, but the red and gold of Ironman's suit were unmistakable. "Tony," he whispered faintly while trying to stand up, but he fell back to the ground. His whole body was paralyzed due to shock.
He watched as Tony punched Thanos in the face with extraordinary power, then grabbed the titan and pressed him against a nearby wall.
Thanos tried to escape from the hold, but Tony pounded him into the stone wall until it cracked and fell on the titan.
The battle put on pause for the moment, Tony stepped out of the Ironman suit and rushed to Peter.
"Are you crazy?!" shouted furiously before kneeling next to the kid. "I told you to stay home! Why do you always think you're smarter than me?" he raged. He had never felt this kind of fear before. He had thought that he would never see his kid again.
Peter was ashamed, and suddenly the initial shock turned into realization.
He had nearly died.
He felt tears begin to well up in his eyes. .
"I-I'm sorry Tony! I-I'm so-sorry!" he croaked between sobs.
Tony looked down at the crying kid, and all his rage disappeared.
He wrapped his arms around the little superhero, and tried to quiet him down with soothing words.
"It's okay kiddo, it won't happen again. I'm here. He can't hurt you now, I promise." He said the last part of the sentence more to himself than Peter.
He wouldn't let anyone hurt his son again.
He looked over the kid's shoulder and saw that the concrete over Thanos was moving. The titan was waking up. Tony tried to pull himself away from the hug, but Peter grabbed his arm, and looked him straight in the eye.
"Peter-" started Tony, but the kid interrupted him.
"You can't!" he yelled at his father figure desperately. "He's going to kill you!"
"You can't get rid of me that easily," Tony laughed "You aren't that lucky"
"Tony, I'm serious!"
Tony didn't answer for a few moments, just looked at Peter. His eyes were red and filled with horror.
Then he said something that Peter knew he would never forget.
"You know...I was never a good person. Everything I've done before today, I did for myself, but now - no matter what it takes – I will protect you."
Peter's breath hitched; he already knew what was Tony going to do.
"I'm sorry," whispered Tony, holding back his tears. "F.R.I.D.A.Y, don't let him out!" Immediately, the Ironman suit moved toward Peter and closed around him.
Peter then had to watch every second of the short fight that followed, unable to do anything. Stuck in the suit, he was forced to witness the death of the person he loved the most in his life.
Again.
Tony walked toward Thanos without his armor. He had never felt more vulnerable in his life. He knew that his death wouldn't be pointless. He was going to die for someone he loved.
Peter deserved to live.
For a long time he hadn't admitted to himself that he cared about the kid, but as they had gotten closer to each other, Tony began to notice how much the little guy meant to him. He had started to see him as his kid, and promised himself that whatever happened, he would protect Peter.
He couldn't help the teardrop that streamed down his cheek.
He was afraid.
He was afraid of the fact that he would never see Peter again, that he would be never able to hug him, or tell him how proud of him he was...
Then, Thanos broke out of the concrete hill and stepped in front of Tony.
He looked up the giant purple titan, and concentrated on one thing: Peter.
"Thanos! I have a deal for you!" said Tony firmly. "You can kill me, but leave the kid alone!"
Thanos just laughed in response. He didn't move for moment, then he picked up the unarmed man and bent him in half with his full force.
Thanos threw him against the brick wall like a ragdoll. Peter cried out from the pain in his heart. Thanos turned to the kid and smiled, but didn't move toward him. For whatever reason, he kept his promise and left.
Suddenly the armor opened.
Peter ran to Tony - who lay motionless on the ground - and collapsed. He noticed blood slowly pooling under the man's head.
He pulled the older superhero into his lap and rested his head on the man's chest, crying.
After a minute he felt a cold touch on his head.
"Tony?" he whispered, lifting his head.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." The man laughed faintly. He immediately regretted it. He started to cough and tasted his own blood.
"You need a doctor! I'll get you out of here!" Peter made to lift up the man in his arms, but Tony grabbed his hand.
"No, wait." He knew it was too late. He just wanted to stay there with his son.
"I have so-something to tell you" he mumbled, struggling to breathe. "You are so much better than me-"
"Tony stop!" shouted Peter desperately. He couldn't take this anymore; he couldn't take another death.
"Please Tony, don't do this to me!" he cried out with a heartbreaking sob. He pressed himself to the man's chest.
Tony stayed silent. He didn't want to grieve the kid. Peter didn't deserve this, any of this. He deserved better than Tony.
He could just hardly breathe, but he reached out and ran his hand through the kid's hair.
"Don't cry," whispered Tony reassuringly. Peter glanced up at him with wet eyes.
"You can't leave me alone!" he begged him "I can't ta-" he couldn't finish his sentence before another sob choked his words.
"Hey, look at me!" asked the older superhero fondly. Peter looked into the man's eyes, and was surprised at the sadness he found in them. .
"You can do it," said Tony, believing it whole-heartedly. He cupped the child's face in his hand and wiped away a tear from his cheek "You are the strongest superhero I've ever met, and I-I've been always proud of you."
He looked at his kid's face for a while, feeling happiness at last. He wasn't alone. Peter was here, and he was safe. Thanos wouldn't hurt him.
He smiled one last time, then his eyes became empty forever.
"T-Tony?" stammered Peter a few moments.
"Tony!" He shook the man's body in desperation, but there was no response.
No.
No. No. No. It couldn't be true. This wasn't happening. Tony wasn't dead. No. He couldn't be. He was Ironman. He wouldn't leave him by himself.
"Tony, please!" he shouted. "Come back, please!"
The pain coursed through his body. He screamed and cried hopelessly for what felt like hours, Tony's body cold and stiff beside him.
"I'm begging you!"
In the end he could only whisper. His words were broken, just as he was.
"Please, don't leave me alone."