part 1
“ermm...Dad, I'm going to the bathroom,yeah?” Peter said,his voice slightly weak.
“is something wrong,my little spider?Your voice sounds a little weak” said Elijah,concern evident in his face.
“its alright,Dad. I'm fine”,with that Peter,went off.
Ok,Elijah knew his son well...and it's not alright.
As Elijah had expected,he heard sounds of gagging and vomiting from the opposite side of the washroom. He went and stood in front of the bathroom door.
“is everything alright with him?” asked Hayley, cradling a regressed Hope,Hayley had also heard the sound of Peter's vomiting,so had Hope,who looked concerned for her elder cousin.
“No...at least I don't think so...” Elijah said.
“did he eat something weird last night?” Hayley asked, giving Hope a bounce.
“no,I hope not”
“Are you sure?” Asked Hayley,“you did send him to office,what if he ate anything weird?”
Elijah sighed...she did have a point. Elijah sent Peter to the Daily Bugle office(he now worked in the branch in New Orleans) only when he was sure he wouldn't drop,at all. Yesterday,he was sure.
The times were different now. Earlier,littles weren't allowed to work or do anything at all,even when they were nowhere near dropping.
Hope let out a sad whimper.
“its alright” Hayley said gently, bouncing her,“Peter's gonna be ok, isn't that right,Elijah?”
“Of course it is”,Elijah said, turning to his niece,who was sucking on her thumb and looking up at her uncle with wide eyes,“Peter knows he has a niece who loves him immensely and cares for him, of course he will be ok. And if he isn't...”Elijah said, bending down to Hope's level,“uncle will work his magic and he'll be fine in seconds”
Hope giggled,which earned a smile from Hayley.
After a few minutes,Peter came out,only to be met with his dad standing right before him,Hayley and Hope behind him.
“its alright,hmm?” Elijah asked softly, examining Peter, guiding him to the couch.
There was still a bit of vomit near Peter's chin,typical Peter. Elijah pulled out a neat white handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed it against Peter's chin.
Hayley came closer, pressing her palm against Peter's forehead...not hot,normal.
“Now,did you have something to get your stomach upset last night?” Elijah asked, sitting beside Peter.
“No...” Peter said weakly.
Hayley and Elijah shared a glance,no irregular heartbeat,no sweat forming on Peter's forehead or such, he's telling the truth.
Peter rested his head against Elijah's shoulder,“Dad... don't wanna go to the doctor, can't I just sleep?”
“No,Peter”,Elijah said softly but firmly,“We need to go to the doctor,you need to get well. I know its tough, sweetheart”,he said,pressing a kiss to Peter's cheek,“but you have to. Look at Hope,she isn't too happy to see her cousin so sick”
Peter looked at Hope,who was looking at him with her wide eyes, concern evident on her baby face,“Hey...come on, don't worry... your brother's all good, it's just a little bacteria bothering him. Your brother's strong enough to beat ’em, cuz he got a very strong sister”
Hope giggled,Elijah and Hayley watched the interaction with pure pride and tenderness.
“Well”,Elijah said,“we shall go in my Bentley,hmm?”
“I'll accompany you”,said Hayley
“No need,Hayley. You need to manage Hope”
“Well, she'll come along!”
Elijah arched a brow,“knowing her,she isn't going anywhere without her father in headspace”
Hayley sighed,“you've got a point...fine,inform me of what the doctor says,ok?”
“of course”,said Elijah.
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Elijah glanced back from his driver seat. He could tell Peter was resisting the monumental urge to drop.
“if you want to drop,you absolutely can,my little spider”Elijah said gently
“no... you'll just have to put up with more...” Peter said,his voice already slightly childish,“I get cranky when I drop”
“you know yourself well”,Elijah smirked,“but seriously, Peter. You should drop,now. It's not good to resist the urge to drop,you know that, don't you sweetheart?”
Peter gave in, dropping.
Then,began all the whining, pouting,fussing. Peter started to babble and make incoherent sounds. He whined,“Dad! I don't feel so good...my stomach feels weird!”
“It'll be fine,my little spider” Elijah said gently,“daddy's here”
“how will you stop my funny stomach?” Peter asked with a whimper.
Elijah couldn't help but smile at Peter's choice of words,“because, I have super Daddy abilities”
“you do?”
“all dad's do. Even your Uncle Klaus has them”
After around ten minutes of nonsensical story-telling, Peter's eyes drooped.
“wbere's Spidey?” Peter asked adorably.
“Here he is”,Elijah took out a brown stuffed spider with large adorable eyes from his pocket and gave it to Peter,who clutched it and fell asleep.
Elijah always brought it with him,just in case.
After an hour or so,they finally arrived to the clinic.