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Tony cursed inwardly when he felt Peter slip away from his hands and fall on the ground. He was about to check on the boy when Kellar grabbed his arm and drove a punch. He staggered few steps back and flicked his eyes on Peter. The kid was curled up on the ground, body flinching at every sound of gun shots. He wanted to run back to him so he could pull Peter out of the line's fire but Kellar kept attacking him and he was forced to engage in a fight with the man
Steve was able to knock one of the man and grab his gun. He fired at the cops, only for his self defense and for the sake of the boy's safety who was still on the ground. He tried to shout at them that he was not intending to harm them and that real culprit was Kellar but his voice wasn't unheard to the heavy chaos between them. Kellar's men kept firing at the cops so they thought he was with them, hence kept shooting bullets at his direction. The only way to defuse the current threat was to take down Kellar's men so he could talk to the cops. The man changed the direction of his gun and fired on the legs of the men
Tony was on top of Kellar as he punched the man again and again until he was satisfied that the man was unable to fight back. He only stopped when Kellar's eyes drooped close and his head titled to his side
"Stop! We surrender!" Steve yelled when all the six men were down on the ground clutching their wounded legs. He jogged beside Tony and shouted again "We are unarmed. Don't shoot!"
The cops stopped firing and called for more backup
Suddenly everything went quiet
Pin drop silence
Tony panted as he got up and wiped his mouth. He looked around for Peter and sighed in relief on seeing him unharmed. The man shared a quick glance at Steve before walking towards the boy "Peter"
Kellar snapped his eyes open. He had a disturbing sneer on his lips that morphed into another darkly amused grin. He pushed his bruised body up to see Tony and Steve had their back facing him and he took this opportunity to his advantage. The man pulled a small pistol from his pocket and stood wobbly on his feet. At first he thought of shooting Tony and Steve but then another evil idea came to his mind "You both will have to live with the fact that... in the end...after everything... you still couldn't save the boy"
Kellar raised his gun and pulled the trigger
A loud gun shot
Tony and Steve halted, both looking shockingly at Peter
One of the cop then shot Kellar right inbetween his head who fell down with a thud
Tony's eyes widened when he saw Peter's side was slowly drenching in blood "PETER!!"
Peter clapped a hand over his bleeding side and tried not to freak out when the vital fluid gushed out through his fingers as if it weren't even there. His side burned like it was being washed with acid. It hurt like hell. He looked up at Tony and Steve with wide eyes, chin trembling like a five year old "Mr.. Stark"
Tony quickly dashed over with extended hands followed by Steve "Oh my God.. kid" he knelt down, gaping at the wound and gouged at thd amount of scarlet fluid still steadily spurting from it. He pressed his hands on Peter's side, apologizing when the boy screamed in pain "I'm sorry"
One pained whimper from Peter and Steve got into action "Tony we need to get Peter inside. Let me" he requested and carefully cradled the boy in his arms. He ran back inside the hospital where Tony followed him with heavy guilt weighing in his chest.
FEW HOURS LATER
Tony looked down at his hands that were still covered in dry blood, blood of an innocent child. He made a promise to himself to protect him yet he failed. If anything happened to the boy, he would never be able to forgive himself. Tears pricked at the corner of his eyes as he took a deep sigh, mentally praying for hundered time
"Tony, Peter is out of danger now. I'm going to get these injections"
Tony snapped back from his train of thoughts to look at Steve. He stood up facing the man who once was his best friend. In his worry for Peter, he forgot that he owed a huge apology to the man "Steve.. I.."
Steve showed the prescription "I'll be back soon" he was about to leave when Tony caught his arm "No wait!"
Steve paused looking back at Tony
"I'm.. I don't even know where to or how to start" Tony swallowed thickly "How couldn't I see it before. You were my best friend.. but I ruined it. Now I know that it was all my fault. I should've trusted you. I'm really sorry Steve. God, I'm such an idiot"
Steve scoffed "Yeah you're"
"I lost ten years of our lives"
"Yes you did"
"I'm sorry"
Steve frowned is Tony "Is it suppose to make me feel better? Will it return those ten years?"
"Steve.."
"You also put Peter's life in danger" Steve accused glaring "Now that I know he really isn't your son, you had no right to play with his life Tony. Peter is fifteen years old child!"
Thick tears rolled down Tony's eyes
"Just imagine if anything had happened to him.."
"Steve I swear I care about him"
Steve shook his head "Just like you cared for me and forgot everything in one weak moment?"
Tony hung his head down
"Do you have any idea what I was going through all these years? How many times I've tried to prove myself but you never listened"
"I'm sorry"
"Well sorry isn't good enough for me" Steve walked away leaving Tony alone with his thoughts.
LATER
Peter woke up with a groan, feeling extremely uncomfortable. His body felt like it was floating along with the irritating pain in his side. He slowly peeled his eyes open and saw Tony sitting next to him. His lips were moving but Peter couldn't hear it clearly. It took another minute for him to become fully aware of his surroundings and heard the man
"....ter can you hear me? Are you okay? Is it hurting? I'll call the doctor. Stay awake for me kid"
Peter gave a small nod "Mr Stark"
Tony grabbed one of Peter's hand "Right here kid. Don't worry okay, you're fine now. It's all over. Your name is cleared kid. No one will ever come after you. Your aunt is also coming soon"
Peter smiled weakly. He noticed Steve's absence and frowned "Where is Mr Rogers? Is he okay?"
Tony sighed "He's fine Peter. Angry for sure"
Peter gave a confusing stare
"Not at you kiddo. Steve won't forgive me. I tried to apologize but..." Tony paused letting out another tired sigh "I don't blame him. I deserved it. It feels like I lost my friend all over again"
Peter did not like what he was hearing "Where is Mr Rogers?
"He's gone to get your injections and medicine"
Peter nodded. He could see how still stressed the man looked, even when everything was almost back to normal "Are you okay?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you this? You almost died because of me. I'm really sorry kid"
Peter squeezed Tony's hand "Not your fault Mr Stark. I'm glad you both are fine"
Tony ruffled Peter's hair "You're too good for this world"
The door opened and Peter smiled when he saw Steve walk in "How are you feeling Peter?"
"I'm fine Mr Rogers"
There was an awkward silence in the room. Peter noticed both men were avoiding the other, infact they were barely looking at each other and he sighed "I know I'm too young for this but I think you both should call it a truce"
Steve narrowed his brows "Peter..."
Peter looked at Tony "I know what happened in the past cannot be forgotten but now we know for sure Mr Rogers was innocent. He didn't take your father's life"
"I know that kid and I've already apologized to him"
Steve crossed his arms "I don't care about your stupid apology. It will not erase all the pain you've given to me"
Peter chewed his bottom lip looking hopefully at Steve "Everyone deserves a second chance"
"Did I get one from Tony? Hell, he didn't even hear my part of the story and pronounced me guilty"
Tony huffed out a breath "I said I'm sorry! What else do you want me to do huh? Go down on my knees and beg for your forgiveness?"
"Who said I'll forgive you even if you did go down on your knees?"
"You..."
A loud gasp stopped the two men from arguing. Tony saw Peter was half way up, face scrunching in pain while holding his side "Pete!"
Both adults were on each side of Peter, supporting him when he tried to sit up "You need to lay back kid" said Steve softly "Don't wanna pull out the stitches"
"Please... don't fight. I don't like this..." Peter sniffed back his tears as he clenched his jaw "Mr Rogers... You're making the same mistake Mr Stark did ten years ago. That night you lost your best friend and today you'll be doing the same thing all over again"
Peter's words hit hard on Steve's mind. The kid was right. He has to forget the past and forgive Tony. This was what he wanted from the beginning right. His name was cleared and Tony apologized for his mistake. The man glanced at Tony and sighed at the guilty written face "You're an idiot but... you're also my best friend. The kid is right...so... so yeah.. I forgive you"
Tony smiled wildly and crossed across the bed to hug Steve "Oh Steve! Thank you! Thank you so much"
Steve smiled, returning the hug back "It's good to have my best friend back"
"Once again Steve I'm really sorry and thank you"
"I think we need to thank someone else too" said Steve breaking the hug. Tony wiped his teary eyes and ruffled Peter's hair "He's right. If it wasn't for you, I would've never known the truth. Thanks kiddo"
"Yeah thank you Peter"
Peter grinned happily and plopped back down "Fucking finally!" his eyes widened at the choice of his words. He saw both the men were slightly glaring at him and he smiled sheepishly "Umm.. how about we forget what I said? It's actually the pain speaking.. you see I just got shot...That was so not me"
Steve chuckled shaking his head "Brat"
Tony smiled softly "Anyways, listen kid. Whenever and wherever in life, you need us.. don't hesitate to call us. We'll always be here for you"
Peter nodded "Thank you" he closed his eyes, small smile playing on his face. It had been the most hectic week of his life but in the end it was worth it. He now had the two most powerful and caring men in his life. So Yeah, everything was FFF.....
Fucking Finally Fine.
THE END :-)))