Internship Diaries

Peter thought. '4 whole days' he thought to himself. 4 days had passed and he was starting to feel better.

The pain in his shoulder was gone. Tony hadn't made him do any acrobatic moves. He thought, I'm fine now, and decided to tell Tony about this thought.

Peter ran to the laboratory in Tony's house, knocked on the door and went inside.

“What’s up, kid?” Tony greeted.

"Well, Mr. Stark, I have to tell you something." Peter said excitedly.

“I’m listening,” Tony said, putting down his screwdriver.

"Mr. Stark, I feel better now. So I can continue my work."

"Helen told me she'd be okay in four days. It makes me feel good to see you well, Peter. And remember, if she gets hurt, which I don't want to happen, come to me. This isn't a request, Peter. Come to me, period."

“Okay sir, thank you for hosting us at your home.”

3 weeks later.

Peter woke up with all his muscles aching. He was just lying there in his bed. He tried to get up but all he experienced was intense pain. He thought some hot water would help the cramps in his back. He got up slowly. May had gone to work early today and no one was home.

He walked to the bathroom. He turned on the hot water and let the water flow over his muscular body. His back was tense involuntarily. He leaned his hands against the wall and supported himself.

She took a deep breath. She wanted to wash her hair by lifting her arms, but she couldn't lift her arms. After taking a half-shower, she dried herself. She put on the short shorts she found on the floor and threw herself on the bed.

He must have fallen asleep for a bit because he woke up to his phone ringing. It was Mrs. Potts.

Peter answered the phone, curious.

-Hello sweetie

-Hello Mrs. Potts.

- Honey, May will be on duty for work today. Come over for dinner and I'll explain the situation to May.

-I would like that very much, sir.

-See you then Peter.

-See you later, Mrs. Potts.

Pepper had grown to like Peter a lot after the events of her engagement. Whenever she invited him over to her house, she enjoyed the bond between Tony and Peter. When the two geniuses got together, they would talk for hours. Sometimes Peter would remind Tony of the white hair in his hair. When Tony denied it immediately, Peter would laugh.

Pepper truly cared about this young man.

Peter accepted Mrs. Potts' invitation, but he didn't know how to dress or get ready. His back hurt because he fell backwards from a tall tree onto the concrete last night trying to save a cat.

The young hero slowly got up and walked holding his back like the old people. He put on his blue jeans, white T-shirt and blue shirt. This process was really difficult, whenever Peter bent over or raised his arms up, he felt tingling first and then pain from his fingertips to his entire spine and he could not move because of the spasms in his back.

It would be difficult to walk to Mr. Stark's house so she asked Happy to pick her up. Luckily, he agreed.

The young man got into the car, sat down nervously and avoided movement. When he arrived in front of the house, he got out nervously again, thanked Happy and knocked on the door of the house. Tony opened the door.

"Welcome my friend, Pepper is making you a pie," he said excitedly.

"Oh thank you very much Mrs Potts," said Peter as he walked inside.

He knew every inch of the house because he had been there when he was injured. He headed towards the kitchen and sat down at the table. The smell of strawberries and fresh dough was wafting from the oven.

"Welcome back, honey," said Pepper. Her hands were caked in dough so she couldn't hug Peter, but she did give him a quick kiss on the top of his head.

“Mrs. Potts, aren’t you allergic to strawberries?”

“I do, honey, but you and Tony don’t have any, and I already made one with apples for myself, and this one is for you.”

"Thank you, Mrs Potts. That's very kind of you," said Peter. He leaned back, wincing at the sudden strain in his back. Tony noticed this.

“Son, what’s wrong?”

"It's nothing, Mr. Stark. He's just hurt, that's all."

Pepper quickly washed her doughy hands, put the pie in the oven, and joined the conversation.

"Honey, take off your shirt and go to your room. If it's hurt, we'll put some cream on it. If it's worse, we'll call Helen."

Peter was stressed by the situation.

"It's just a bruise, Sir. No need for cream," he said. But that look Pepper was giving him scared him. She really did look a lot like May.

"Go to your room, Peter. I'll be right behind you," Tony said.

Peter slowly walked up the stairs. Tony could see the spasms in his back getting worse. The young man had difficulty climbing the stairs.

When he got to his room he sat down on the bed. Tony unbuttoned his shirt and very carefully took it off. He also took off his white t-shirt, revealing Peter's bruised back.

“Son, are you sure it’s just a sprain?” Tony asked. “I think so,” Peter said, trying to smile.

“I hope Pep believes it,” said the mechanic. When Pep entered the room, he saw Peter's back and

“Oh my God, Pete. That doesn’t feel like hurt at all!” he said.

Peter tried to calm Pepper down by saying, "Mrs. Potts, don't do this, it doesn't even hurt that much." Peter was a young man who didn't lie, but he would do anything to keep the people around him from getting upset.

“We'd better call Helen,” said Pepper.

When Peter tensed up at this statement, Tony suggested an idea. "Honey, Fri, let Peter comb it. If there are any fractures or cracks, we'll call Helen, but if not, we'll put some cream on it and let it rest."

Pepper nodded.

“Hey Friday, I want a body scan of Peter.”

“Okay, Boss.”

Everyone in the room waited silently for a few minutes.

“Boss, Peter has severe soft tissue injury to his back. Cold compresses and bandaging after cream are recommended.”

Pepper visibly relaxed when Friday said nothing about the fracture.

"Come on Peter, lie on your stomach, son," Tony said.

Peter forced himself onto the bed. Pepper brought him some ice and began applying a cold compress to his back.

Then Pepper took the muscle relaxant and began to rub it into Peter's back. Peter was clearly stirring and heaving. She put her hands on the pillow under his head. He was beginning to spasm.

Seeing this, Tony said, "Calm down, son, just relax. Pep has a massage certificate, he knows what he's doing," and stroked Peter's hair.

Peter groaned and clenched his hands into fists as Pepper pressed on a spot on his back. Numbness and then pain coursed from the tips of his hands down his spine, but it only lasted five seconds.

"It's almost done, honey. Just softening your muscles," Pepper said. Peter nodded. The massage continued for a while, Tony stroking the boy's hair and soothing him.

By the time the massage was over, Peter was feeling sleepy. Pepper wrapped him up and took him into the living room to watch TV.

Peter walked into the room and carefully sat down on the couch.

"Dude, you need to lie down. Rest your back."

Tony sat up and pointed to his knee. Peter got the message and laid his head on Tony's knee. Pepper came in with a pie in her hands.

“So what movie are we watching?”

Tony waited for an answer.

“Up?” Peter suggested. “Fri, you heard Peter. Play Up,” said Pepper.

Peter ate some pie and fell asleep. Pepper found Tony and Peter so cute when she saw them. She secretly took some pictures with her phone.

When Peter woke up, the TV was off and he had a pillow over his head and a duvet over him. He pulled the duvet over himself and sat up, looking at the clock and realized it was eight in the morning.

There were sounds coming from the kitchen. First, she went to her own room and washed her hands and face. She brushed her teeth and fixed her hair.

He could now head towards the kitchen.

When he entered the kitchen, he sat down at the table. "Good morning," he said cheerfully.

“Good morning son, did you sleep well?”

“Yes Mr. Stark thank you sir.”

"Does your back hurt, honey?" Pepper asked, and Peter's hands went to her waist.

“I’m not in any pain at all. How did this happen?” Peter asked and Tony answered, “Because Pepper has magic hands, man. The woman is a true healer.”

They ate the breakfast Pepper had prepared and chatted. Then Peter said, "Sir, May just got home from work and she's tired. I think I should go."

Pepper and Tony followed Peter to the door. Tony told Happy and Happy drove to the front of the house to drop him off.

Peter got in the car and waved. The young couple waved back. Leaning against the doorframe, Tony looked over at Pepper.

“I want those pictures”