Ok this is the final one for this part of Yondu week in this series. Things Left Unsaid.

Some Things are Better Left Unsaid

The fiery ball of Ego and the damn planet which made up his existence was collapsing beneath them, but all Yondu wanted to do was hold his boy close to him. He had done everything in his life to shield Peter from this, from his mistakes.

And now Peter knew everything, what he had done, to all those children, their corpses and bones lying under the surface.

He expected Peter to look at him demining for the death of his siblings, but all he saw was a boy engulfed with exhaustion and grief, his godlike powers pushed to the brink and then destroyed. How he was fully human and would have to figure out what that meant.

Yondu had kept all of that quiet, Peter's abilities, and the flashes of his green eyes. He was Ego's target, his purpose and Yondu knew he had to protect him with his life. As if Peter's presence would redeem him to all the crappy things he had done in his life.

Peter watched his father crumble into dust, the bastard telling him there was nothing wrong with being human, just like everyone else. Those words Yondu had caught had left him with so much pride, seeing his boy sinking to the ground watching Ego's planet explode around him.

Then Yondu remembered that Peter wasn't wearing his mask and rocket boots, and just moved fast, grabbing him and holding him close, passing through the brilliant gold and reds which made up Ego's bastard existence.

Peter just looked at Yondu in shock, finally having his father revealed and having him snatched away. Yondu knew all the questions he had had been answered and how devastated he would be.

Peter was trying to understand, looking for something which caused Yondu conscience to rip at his heart. Peter after twenty-six years learned everything, so Yondu just looked into his stunned face

"He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy",

Peter just stared, did he understand, did he understand everything. Crossing through the atmosphere, the collapsing Planet all around him. Yondu hastily pulled his life suit off himself and slipped it onto Peter,

"I'm sorry I didn't do none of it right, but I'm damn lucky you're my boy." And Peter finally understood, "No Yondu, what are you doing. You can't."

Yondu felt the familiar stars around him, and the coldness of space engulfed him, this was it this was his final moment, Peter's face he was blinking back tears, and Yondu heard Peter's voice fading, pleading with him. But no, it had to be this way.

Feeling the ice begin to solidify on his body, Yondu never too his eyes off Peter, determined to let the Terran be the last thing he would ever see. Finally, Yondu had his redemption, and there was so much to say, but now no time to say it.

The last thought on Yondu's mind, was his hands caressing Peter's cheek and his final thought he would never say out loud.

"I'm sorry I could never tell you, Pete, I'm sorry I could never tell you how much I loved you, how proud of you I was. How glad I was to keep you. How much I loved you son."

The end

The next chapter is the AU version, so a time for some Misadventures of Peter Udonta/Fatherhood Fluff