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Peter:
The ride to the skating rink was about forty-five minutes. Which left enough time to finish several of Peter's playlist, Natasha had insisted on him playing for them.
Once they were inside and had paid, they sat down on a bench to lace up. Clint quickly finished and jumped up, ''Alright I paid for two hours, let's do this.''
Peter stood up easily balancing on the thin blades, while Steve the normally swift moving soldier took small cautious steps, slowly making his way to the rink. He paused, letting everyone else pass by.
''You coming or what? Bucky asked.
''You know, I think I'll just watch. I'm not much of a skater.''
''Come on.'' Bucky coaxed, grabbing Steve by the hands. ''It's like dancing, just bend your knees a little, and move your feet like this.''
''What would I do without you Barnes?''
''Die.''
Peter couldn't help but giggle at the two men. Bucky; a usually quiet and sometimes scary man, was now holding hands and laughing with Captain America.
It was obvious that there was something between them, but Peter had never wanted to ask. Maybe he could ask Tony sometime.
Peter slid gracefully across the ice, to where Natasha and Clint were skating, side by side. ''Hey there kiddo!'' Clint greeted. ''We were just talking about this movie; In the Heart of the Sea. Ever heard of it?''
''Mj was actually telling me about that a while ago. Something about a bunch of men drowning, cannibalism, and all that. She said they got what they deserved for trying to attack a whale, and that the whole movie was super depressing, and sick.''
''So, she didn't like it?''
''Oh no she loved it''
''She sounds... lovely.''
Peter just shrugged. ''She's actually pretty amazing.''
Natasha gave Peter a warm smile. ''Well they're playing In the Heart of the Sea later today in a theater close to here. If you want, we could head there after lunch.''
''Really? That would be awesome! Then I could see why Mj's always telling me I look so much like Thomas.''
Tony:
Just landed
Alright, I just got your luggage, see you soon. Love you.
Tony shoved his phone into his suit pocket, only to quickly pull it out again as it vibrated. What if something happened to Peter? What if Peter needed him? Gosh, why did he trust the team to take care of him? He knew something would go wrong.
Love you too
Tony let out a sigh of relief. He felt a little embarrassed for having got so worked up in the first place. Peter was fine. He was with the avengers.
Still he couldn't help feeling worried, that something would happen, and he wouldn't be able to get to Peter fast enough.
He shoved his phone away once again and fiddled with the handle on Pepper's suitcase. Ten minutes later, he found himself gazing into the beautiful blue eyes of the woman he loved.
''Hey beautiful.'' He breathed as she took a step closer, so that their faces were merely inches apart. He leaned in, closing the distance between them, and locked his lips with hers.
''I missed you.'' She told him, once they had finally separated.
Tony smiled. God, he loved this woman. ''You hungry?''
''Starving actually.''
''Good.''
Peter:
They talked a bit more about the movie, and Peter had subconsciously started skating backwards, so he could face Nat and Clint as they carried on the conversation.
''So, after lunch and the movie, we have to meet Wanda at some bookstore across the street from the theater. A friend is dropping her off there so we can take her to the compound.''
''You mean the one with the furniture made of old books?'' Peter questioned.
''That's the one. You go there often?'' Natasha asked.
Chills ran up Peters arms as a group of children started skating closer and closer towards him. The first child came seconds away from knocking Peter off his feet, but he spun away just in time. Then he did some crazy jump trick over the second and leaped away from the last one.
''I've only been a few times, but it's a great shop.'' He answered.
''Dang kid. Where'd you learn that?'' Clint asked, amazed at the teen's skills.
Peter blushed and shrugged his shoulders. ''Spiderman perks I guess.''
''Bull. You've had to have some sort of lessons or something!''
''I mean I guess I've done dance, but I mean I just sort of taught myself how to skate.''
''This kid is incredible.'' Clint whispered to Natasha.
''Mhmm. Incredible.'' She repeated.
Peter smiled happily. Black Widow and Hawkeye think I'm incredible!
Peter spent most of his time skating and talking with Clint and Nat. Steve and Bucky continued skating together, Rhodey and Bucky, cracking up every time Steve fell. He felt a bit disappointed when the two hours were up, but then he remembered that they still had the movie. And lunch of course.
''So, where do you want to go for lunch?'' Steve asked Peter, once they were back in the car. ''You've barely eaten all weekend you're probably starving.''
''Um...''
''Come on there's got to be something on your mind.''
What he really wanted was to go to the Italian restaurant him and May always went too. But the thought of going there without her was too painful. So instead he suggested Five Guys; a burger restaurant he had always loved.
In the restaurant he sat in-between Steve and Clint. He wanted to get to know Steve better and he felt safest next to Clint or Nat.
''Hey there Queens.''
''Hey Mr. Rogers.''
''Please, call me Steve.''
''Yeah, just to clarify, you know you can call us all by our first names, right? With the exception of Rhodes and Bucky.'' Natasha stated.
''I... are you sure?''
Everyone confirmed that were in fact very sure, and they continued their lunch. Steve talked about what war was like back in his day and told Peter about the serum he was injected with and how it gave him an increased metabolism, much like Peters.
''How do you manage, to you know not pass out? I mean with all that superhero stuff...''
''I know what you mean. You know the best thing you can do is make sure too eat regularly. And absolutely no skipping meals. Seriously, that's got to be one of the worst things you can do to yourself.''
''Got it.''
Steve smiled kindly at the teen beside him. There was something so sweet about the way he made sure to look directly at the person he was talking too. The way he listened with a small smile on his face, nodding every once in a while, to prove he was paying attention.
''You ready for the movie kiddo?''
''Yes!''
''Then let's get out of here!''
Tony:
Pepper poked at her salad for a minute before forking a piece into her mouth. ''So, tell me about Peter.'' She asked once she was finished chewing. Tony looked up from his own meal. ''Hmm?'' He asked, setting down his fork.
''Tell me about Peter I was gone for several weeks. What did I miss?''
''Well, a lot of panic attacks Peter not me, nightmares, peter not me, throwing up, peter not me, and some fainting-''
''Let me guess, Peter not you?''
Tony gave a thumbs up, and fake grinned. ''You got it.''
''Sounds you made a lot of awful memories without me.''
''Yeah, that poor kids had a pretty rough two weeks. But you know what, I also made a lot of great memories too.''
''Oh yeah?''
''Yeah, like Peter saying he loves me. I'm never going to forget that one. And who knew Peter was so cuddly? I mean he practically purrs when I so much as touch his little curls.''
''Sounds like someone I know.''
''Oh, I missed you.'' Tony grins, reaching over the table to grab her hand, before leaning in and kissing her gently.
''I'm beginning to wonder if it's me you missed or just my lips.''
''Oh, don't be ridiculous, Pep, I missed other parts of you too!''
''Oh, shut up!''
Peter:
The theater was mostly empty, meaning they didn't have to wait in line for very long before they were being handed several buckets of warm popcorn. Peter remembered when he was younger, and Uncle Ben would sometimes take him to the movies on a Friday night. The smell of butter and sweets was one of his favorite parts of the movie theater. But that was before Spiderman. Now his enhanced senses made the smell about eleven times stronger.
And he could hear everything. The sipping of a drink through a plastic straw, the chewing of popcorn, soda being poured into a cup, the snap and crackle of a fizzy drink, the crinkling sound of a candy wrapper.
It was all too much, and Peter's breathing began to pick up as they made their way to their seats. The commercials were playing, and the room was still fully lit.
Peter sat down and tried to calm himself. His hand instinctively reached for his phone in his back pocket. As he remembered, Tony telling him ''Promise you'll call or text me if anything's wrong?''
Was something wrong? Well he certainly didn't feel right, but he really didn't want to bother Tony. Then it happened. The child next to him started throwing a fit. Peter's ears filled with the echoing sounds of high-pitched screams. His head felt as if it were about to spilt in half, and then the kid picked up their parent's drink and dumped it on the floor.
The smell of dr. Pepper suddenly filled the room, causing Peter to gag, (well more like cough) Afraid of throwing up in front of the avengers, Peter stood up quickly stating that he had to use the bathroom, and would be right back.
Once inside the bathroom, he leaned over the sink gasping for air. The strong smell of butter and soda still stung at his nose, and the nausea refused to let up. Heart still racing, he did the only thing he could think of.
Tony?
He immediately replied with,
Hey kiddo, everything alright?
Peter thought for a minute. Should he tell him? What if he insisted on driving all the way over to take him home?
Yeah, I think so. Senses are going kind of crazy, but it's fine! You don't have to like drive out here or anything.
And then of course Tony decided to call him.
''Peter?''
''Tony, I told you I was fine I just-'' Peter was interrupted by another round of coughs, each one threatening to bring up his lunch. ''Sorry, we're at the theater, and the smells too strong and it's way too loud, and I feel like I'm going to throw up, and I can't breathe-''
''Woah, woah, calm down buddy. Okay, deep breaths kiddo. Deep breaths.''
Peter was already beginning to calm down, at the sound of Tony's voice.
''You said you're at the theater, what movie are you seeing?''
''Um... In, In the Heart of the Sea.''
''Yeah? And what's that about?''
''I- um something about a whale... um Mj's seen it, she says that there's this guy named Thomas who looks just like me or something. And I think that famous actor that looks kind of like Thor... yeah, he's in it too.''
''Sounds interesting. So, what have you been doing?''
''Well, I mean we went ice skating, that was pretty fun. Nat showed me how to do this cool trick, and Clint's been pretty awesome. Bucky had to help Steve though, because he didn't know how to skate.''
''Well that's surprising... you would've thought after all those years trapped in that ice...''
Peter giggled. ''Are they like... I mean it just seems like, well they're always... are, are they-''
''Dating? Yes, I think so. There is definitely something between those two.''
''Figures.''
''Yeah, you okay now?''
''Yeah, thanks Tony.''
''No problem kid, I'm glad you've had fun. Still feel sick? I heard you coughing.''
''Just a little.'' Peter admitted.
''Why don't you get some ginger ale or something. Or even just water, just make sure it's cold.''
''Okay, thanks again. Sorry I interrupted you and Pepper.''
''Don't worry about it, we left the restaurant a little bit ago we're on our way to pick up some cheese.''
''Cheese?''
''Yeah Pepper has a craving, and the women is very scary when she doesn't get what she wants. Personally, I don't think the cheese is a very good idea, it always makes her gassy.''
''Antony Edward Stark!'' Pepper screamed in the background.
''Hey someone's got to warn him! This kid's got enhanced smell Pepper! I don't want him to die!''
There was some rustling and laughter and soon pepper was talking into the phone. ''Hi Peter!''
''H-hi.'' Peter was laughing so hard he could barely speak. A man walked into the bathroom and entered a stall, all while starring at Peter, who was sitting on the floor in front of the sinks.
''Look Peter, don't believe anything this rotten man says okay?''
Peter giggles.
''Alright Pep let the kid go see his movie. Love you Pete.''
''Love you too Tony. And don't worry Pepper your secret is safe with me.''
Tony:
Tony heart thumped against his chest as he picked up the phone to see a simple text from Peter.
Tony?
When he called, he could hear Peter's panicked breathing through the phone, as he tried to assure the man that everything was alright. Then he heard coughing, and immediately began trying to calm the kid down.
When the call ended Pepper flashed him a white grin. ''You're great with him.''
''It's only been a few weeks. I haven't had to really do anything yet.''
''Tony, none of the stuff you tell me about sounds easy. Stop being so hard on yourself and accept the fact that you are a great parent. Yes, you've got some things to learn but so does everyone.''
''Thanks Pep, you know that really means a lot. I know I've never been a super open person, but this kid... I don't know what it is, he just makes everything else go away. When he's around, or even when he isn't i guess, I worry about him, and all my problems just suddenly disappear.''
Pepper gave a warm smile. ''You love him.''
''Yeah, yeah I do.''
''Now let's go get ''my cheese''.''
''Right, hey happy you might want to roll the windows down on the way back.''
''Tony, I swear!''
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