15. Chapter 15 (1/2)

mj

i held the gun steadily in my hand. it was resting on peters temple as he cried and pleaded for me not to shoot. suddenly there was a whisper from behind me to do it. to pull the trigger.

tears rolled down my face as i closed my eyes and pulled my finger towards me. there was a blast, a scream, and blood. peters blood on my face from backfire and on my hand. his blood flowing from the hole in his head. his blank, dead eyes staring up at me. i screamed.

my mother was trying to shake me awake as i yelled in my sleep. she finally accomplished her goal by slapping me across the face. i jolted up, terrified. when i was finally aware of my surroundings i fell into her arms and cried. she cried too.

peter parker

i stood above mj grinning like a bobcat. she had blood dripping from her nose, her lips caked with crust from dehydration. silent, fearful tears streaming down her face. "please... not another one." she whispered. i just smiled as i cocked the gun. blood splattered all over me. but i didn't seem to mind. i just wiped it off with my shirt and smiled, satisfied with myself.

i grabbed mj's limp body and started dragging her on the floor. i looked down at the ground to see a trail of blood being left behind her. i looked in front of me to see three trails already there. when i looked up from the floor i saw a small table with three dead bodies already waiting for me. my mom, my dad, and ben. i suddenly realized what i had just did and started screaming and crying over mj's corpse.

i felt something shaking me and i sat straight up, still screaming. it took me a minute but i realized where i was and shut my mouth. i looked into may's sad eyes and grabbed her shaky hands. they were cold but i needed them. i fell into her shoulder and cried. she cried too.

tony stark

i landed my suit in a dark area and looked around until i found small heat signatures at my feet. someone turned on the lights and i looked down. peters corpse laid two feet away from me. his dead eyes still open, staring in my soul. i took a step back before feeling something grab my leg. i turned my head to see mj, sickly looking. "you were too late. he's gone." she cried. she began to army crawl to him. that's when i realized she was all bones. no skin. just a skeleton with a head. "you failed both of us." she said as she placed her hand on peters bloody chest. his body stared to rot and turn to dust.

i stumbled backwards and fell into a giant hole. a worm hole. i started screaming and remembering what everything that had happened. my anxiety started taking control as i screamed harder. louder...

i threw my eyes open to see pepper leaning over me. i sat up and fell into her lap, crying. she ran her fingers through my hair as i sobbed into her shirt nightgown. she leaned over me so she was slightly hugging me. she cried too.

happy hogan

i stood in one place outside of tony's office. when i looked down i noticed my newly polished shoes were covered in dust and gum. i cursed under my

eath. then i saw i had no pants on. i cursed again. i fixed my suit jacket to find it was green and out of dress code. i cursed again.

i rose my head off the desk and cursed. i had fallen asleep on my job and on my donut. frosting and red sprinkles covered my left sleeve. i took a deep

eath, leaned over the desk again, and... cursed. "well, sh!t." i said a little too loud. then i fell back asleep.

peter parker

i dragged my feet in the kitchen. may was still asleep since i woke her up in the middle of the night at least five times. i found tony alone. he had the bar unlocked and he seemed to be searching for something. "friday, give me an update on shuri. what has she been doing?"

"it appears that she is building something in your lab. she's been working on it for the past couple of days." friday voice came from above. tony grumbled something and ran out of the area, down the hall and into the elevator. i let out a sigh of relief when he didn't see me. it was like five in the morning.

instead i tiptoed towards the bar, curious to what was inside. obviously it had alcoholic beverages in it, but i wanted to know what kind. once i was in front of it, i stared in amazement. i never thought someone could own so much whiskey, scotch, beer... you name it, it was there! i picked up the first bottle and rolled it in my hands. it was a small glass bottle with "macallan" engraved on the glass. i took off the top and

ought it to my nose to smell it. i thought it would smell horrible, but i actually liked it. it smelled like band-aids colored with sharpies. i looked around, not wanting to get caught. i wasn't doing anything horrible... just smelling things i'm not allowed to be around...

i put the glass cork back on it and raised the bottle in the air. the glass design was incredible. it was so well done. it was basically just swirls of dove like birds crossing every which way on the bottle. there was no pattern, but the way it was done made it look symmetrical. i took off the glass cork again to examine the glass dove on top. it was a shame this bottle was made for such a beverage. not that i thought drinking was a punishable sin or anything, but it wasn't the best thing in the world. i picked the bottle up and

ought it to my lower lip to smell it one last time. putting it right under my nose would have made me gag from such a strong smell.

"hey!" tony's voice was loud and boomed across the room. i jumped slightly and the bottle slipped from my grasp. i dipped down and caught it with one swipe of my left hand. after i rose back up, i sat the bottle on the counter. tony was already running at me with an expression i couldn't read.

"i-i w-w-was... n't do..." i struggled to get the words out but they came. i put the dove cork back in the top and took a step back with my hands raised.

"did you drink any of it?" he asked quickly. i shook my head no and took a step back. "you're not lying to me are you!?" i didn't answer. tony looked really mad. his face was red and he was looming over me with his fists clenched. i knew he wasn't going to hit me, but i was still scared. it reminded me of...

i tried to take another step back, but instead i fell on my butt. i scrambled away from him, going backwards as i did it. "peter, i just want you to answer the question." i had tears in my eyes again...

tony took notice of it and sighed. "pete, i'm not mad at you and i'm not gonna hit you. stand up." i reached for the counter top and pulled my body up. "know, i want a straight answer." i glanced to the entrance thinking about running even though i did nothing wrong.

"i di-di-d-d..." i frowned and just decided to sign it. but tony still didn't understand. he just rolled his eyes and put the bottle in the bar. then he ordered friday to lock it down.

"why you up so early?" i shrugged. "i couldn't sleep either." he sat down on the couch, a beer in hand, and turned on the tv. "so... you wanna watch a movie or something? i haven't seen the third high school musical." i made a disgusted and confused face. "suit your self... how about... a horror movie?

no. bad idea. not star wars. i'm star wars out!" there was something off about him. his words were slurred together and he seemed to be having trouble thinking. i looked at the beer in his hand and stopped myself from gasping: he was almost drunk! not completely, just tipsy, on the verge of it.

i looked at the remote and he tossed it to me. i typed in the title of the movie i was thinking of and it popped up. tony sighed and sank in his seat. "i can tell by the title and the cover this movie is gonna be stupid... "

idge to terabithia"... come on!" i let out a huff of air and looked up the next movie off the top of my head. "nightmare before christmas?" he looked at me concerned. i smiled and nodded quickly. "fine... but don't blame me if you have nightmares." i rolled my eyes. of course i didn't tell him i already had nightmares. i played the movie and swung my legs over the arm of the chair.

ten minutes into the movie i stood up and went to the couch. tony didn't question me, nor did he look at me. he was too interested in jack and sally. i grinned and leaned my head back. i closed my eyes and slowly drifted off into another nightmare.

tony stark

should i had let peter watch what he wanted? yes. yes i should have. but i was a little buzzed at the moment and didn't know how to respond. i had to take care of shuri, which i didn't really take care of since i let her stay in the lab. she showed me what she was working on and i decided it was a worthy cause. currently, she was making a device to help peter talk. she tried to go into detail but i waved her off and told her to explain in the morning. she smiled, handed me a cup of coffee and sent me off. i poured the coffee in a plant and hung the cup on a