"Hey, Tony, how'd it go?"
"I don't know, Clint, he said he'd think about it."
"He'd think about it? What's he got to think about? You're Tony Stark, people would love to work with you at the drop of a hat! Why's he so different?" Clint asked.
"I still don't know. I'm gonna be calling him on Friday." Tony stated, "He asked why he should trust me."
Tony arrived at the tower feeling off. He wasn't quite sure why, but the kid left him feeling… upset. He couldn't provide a reason for Peter to trust him. Why did Peter even ask if he could trust Tony?
"What?"
"I don't know! It's like I did something wrong or something. Unless he's suspicious of me for some reason, but I- I really don't know." Tony felt defeated and guilty. He couldn't tell why. His feeling of guilt left him confused because what did he do to cause this distrust?
It was weird, why did he feel this guilt towards someone he has never met. Why does Peter look familiar; had they met before? Did I do something, if we had met in the past. Why does it feel like I just got the nail on the head? This is disconcerting, thinking on that train of thought makes me feel nauseous. But why?
"Why does Tony look like he's about to throw up?"
"Hey!"
"Uh, I think something went wrong with the kid, Steve."
"What do you mean?" Steve looked at Tony for an answer.
He sighed, "He's hesitant to work with me or something. Like I did something wrong."
"Maybe you did."
"Clint. Not helping." Steve glared at the archer.
All Tony wanted to know was why he feels this way. Why does he feel so guilty, defeated, and why does he want to protect the boy?
"Tony," Steve gained his attention, "Maybe he's been through some things and he can't trust many people. I mean, he is a vigilante. There's always a reason for that, and usually it's something traumatizing."
None of them knew that, yes, technically, Steve was right. Something traumatizing did happen to Peter to cause him to be a vigilante. But something traumatizing before that caused Peter's dislike for Tony. Something Tony doesn't remember.
"Are you sure it was that? Cause something traumatizing happened to you guys and you guys don't act like you hate me."
"Tony, you don't know that he hates you," Nat butted in, coming from somewhere nearby.
"He does, I'm sure of it. He was being so aggressive towards me."
"Really? I heard that's not his thing," the captain trailed off, "Like, he's supposed to be a really good guy."
"I know, Cap! Maybe- Maybe I just caught him on a bad day," Tony said. He sounded like he was about to give up justifying Peter's actions and why Tony felt the way he did towards the young boy.
"Yeah, maybe." Clint said. Nat nodded, though unsure. She could figure this out if she wanted to, but first, she'd let Tony try and befriend the guy. Hopefully he'd warm up to him.
...Right?
