"No, Mrs. Parker, he's just crashing at my place for the night. I promise, I'll have him call you the moment he wakes up, it's been a long day and he fell asleep the second we got home." Tapping a small rhythm on his knee, Sam nodded again as he spoke to Aunt May. "Alright, see you later. Goodbye." Flipping shut his phone, Sam sat back in his chair before looking at the still unconscious Peter with a sigh. "Come on man, 9 hours? It's getting a bit ridiculous, Parker, even for you."
Oddly enough, the defender hadn't left Peter's side yet, much to the rest of the team's surprise. It had been nearly ten hours since Peter had been knocked out, and even Fury was refraining from interfering just to see if Sam would stay.
"I, uh. . . . .I hope you're feeling better, at least," He tried to offer, tapping Peter's hand in unison to the beat on his knee. "You know, I'm glad that you're bones aren't broken any more and stuff. Would the bruising still happen, or would that go away before the broken bones?" He tipped his head to the side as he asked, even as a yawn poured from his lips. "I think it would. Since it's a smaller injury, and all." Eventually, he draped his hand over Peter's blindly as he closed his eyes, resting his head on his arms and his arms on the side of Peter's bed. He was hardly even aware that he had any contact with the brunette, but was too tired to really care. It was already two AM, and Sam was ready to sleep. "I'll get up when you do, but I need a bit of sleep. Melting the Juggernaut isn't as easy as you'd think-" He yawned once more, "-and I need my energy."
-0-0-
Pain. Darkness. Lots and lots of throbbing. Just like any other morning, Peter thought sarcastically, groaning as he opened an eye. They were crusted over, which made the genius blanch. "That's disgusting." He muttered, his throat sounding as if it were its own small desert. "Oh great, and now I sound like Doc Ock. This keeps getting better." Looking around through his still half shut eyes, Peter noticed that the room was pristinely kept. Also, there was quite a lot of electronics, but it was rather dark. The smell of antiseptic filled his nostrils and made him frown. "The hospital wing of the Hellicarrier?" He asked aloud, arching his eyebrow. "Man, I knew the team loved having me around, but not enough to injure me just to keep me here after dark. There are limits to these kinds of things, aren't there?"
Peter moved to sit up, only to feel his right hand weighed down and warm. "What the. . . ?" Flipping his hand, he was met with someone's palm. Blinking a few times in surprise, he sat up with a wince only to be met with the sight of a sleeping Sam.
"Wha-" He began to murmur before memory hit him like, well, like the Juggernaut. The argument, the words, what Sam had said. And then he remembered a moment of pain before, click click, light's out. He wanted to be angry, he really wanted to, but he just couldn't. It was Sam, the boy had a temper like a bull on him. And, looking at him now, he actually looked kind of miserable. If Peter didn't know any better, he'd say that Sam had been here for a while . Quite technically, Peter should have known better than to taunt him into an argument.
"Then again . . . . " He pointed out quietly, "this could be fun." With a silent laugh, Peter relaxed against the bed before letting out a groan as he 'woke up'. Letting out a low cough, he dramatically sat up, moving his hand from under Sam's and waking the boy up in the process. Blinking his eyes tiredly, Sam brought his bloodshot gaze up to Peter before smiling so widely the brunette was sure his smile would break the confines of his face.
"You're awake," He said tiredly, his voice cracking. As immature as the idea was, Sam had actually been afraid the Peter wouldn't wake up at all. Sure, it was a dumb fear, but it was gone now. Clearing his own throat, he sat up a bit more. "You've been out for a while, man."
And it was then that Peter decided to do something mean.
"Who are you?"
(Let's face the truth, guys, that is totally something Peter would do. He's a bit rude, no? Anyways, don't forget to R&R, and check in next time ^-^))