A small talk
Peter is unconscious when Starfox found him, before anything else he had to cloak himself so that the AI that is installed in Peter’s room will not detect him and might alarm Tony Stark of his presence. His brother told him how overprotective Tony was most of the time, the installed AI whom Peter named “Karen” reports his dangerous patrols, which makes Tony just shout at Peter followed by more shouting until both of them surrendered and just apologize to each other.
“Oh dear brother what happened to you?” he gently touched Peter’s face it was cold, he checked his pulse and he breathes a sigh of relief knowing that his brother is still alive and his heart beats steadily. Although he saw marks of blood from the side of his lips.
He gently channels his energy to Peter to heal and give him strength, and he saw in his brother’s memories about what happened to him and Tony leading up to this situation that they are currently in.
Peter is 3 weeks pregnant and the unborn are causing him harm. He knows how powerful Peter is, but the energy is centered to them, possibly for protection. Although Peter allows him to see his memories, even the most intimate ones. There is still something subtle about those memories that the Titan cannot piece together as if something is blocking them. Maybe Peter is hiding it, and they might need to talk about it.
He hears a soft moan coming from Peter and he slowly opened his eyes tiredly “You came Eros, thank you Big Brother” he sounded so weak, even though he is talking to him telepathically. The older Titan smiled warmly and fixed Peter’s curls on his sweaty forehead.
“You cloaked yourself right?” and the older one just nodded.
“Give me a moment, I need to command my AI” Starfox just nodded and waited for Peter’s next course of action.
“Karen?”
“Hello Peter, how do you feel. I have scanned your vitals and they are not stable. Do you wish me to inform Mr.Stark?” the AI’s tone is distressed. Peter squeezed tightly to his chest, upon hearing his Fiance’s name, he misses him so much.
“Awful. And no Karen as I said earlier do not contact anyone about this, please delete the video recording of all the activities in the last hour” he groaned a bit and he starts to stand up using the sink as support while his Brother assists him.
“I understand Peter, deleted” the AI responded.
“Is there a soundproof option for this room?” Peter suddenly remembered.
“Yes, Mr.Stark installed soundproof function in case you need some privacy” he smiled thinking of what some privacy actually meant to Tony.
“Thank you Karen, activate soundproof function and deactivate video, sound recording and live feeds in case Tony wants to see what I am doing” Peter commanded.
“As you wish Peter, is there anything else?” the AI inquired.
“Please send a message to Ned Leeds and Michelle Jones that I am expecting them tomorrow morning. Bring some lego’s and I will take care of the rest as to what we have talked earlier” Peter skittering towards his bed with the aid of his brother, holding his arms steadily.
“You can decloak now”.
“Are you sure?” Starfox asked him skeptically. Peter just smiled and nodded and in an instant, he is physically present.
The extravagance of having a new room designed by the one and only Tony Stark himself is Peter can have his privacy. And a little bit of convenience since there is a small fridge inside the room filled with water and fruit juices. “Eros, can you get some water on that fridge please?” he pointed towards the Coca-Cola inspired fridge where it was stationed.
Starfox brought the water bottle to Peter and surveyed the room. What caught the Older Titans' attention was the photos hanging on the wall, he immediately recognized them as he sees within Peter’s memories. Smiling to himself.
“What are you smiling about?” Peter asked curiously as he set the bottle beside the bed.
Eros faced him with grace still smiling and Peter patted the empty side of the bed to let his brother sit.
“I am glad that you have friends here and your family on Earth loves you dearly. I just find it surreal” his eyes suddenly shifted with a rueful expression.
“And why is that?” Peter’s weight shifted to the right where his Brother sat and settled his head on his shoulder.
“We don’t have a family picture in Titan and you don’t have friends” the Titan laughed half-heartedly.
“Hey, I do have friends the infinity stones. But yeah we do not have photos in Titan, just runes but I lost them a hundred years ago” Peter became distressed.
“Don’t think too much about it brother. It’s all in the past. The most important thing is the present and the future” he wrapped his arms around his younger brother to give some warmth and comfort “And you have to fix your problem with your beloved”.
“I know” he sighed deeply knowing that he needs to face this problem soon. But for now, he is excited to see his best friends. And spending more time with his Aunt May.
“Your life on Earth is full of love and surprises Brother, cherish them” Eros voice sounds so comforting that it is starting to lull Peter into sleep.
“You are right Brother and I am so glad for the stones in giving me a new life here, having a warm family but don’t think that I am not glad for having you. It is so badass having a Brother who is a Titan” he answered sleepily but with a mix of banter in his last sentence.
“Playful aren’t we? You are stronger than me Peter” the amazed Titan tucked his brother into bed. “You seem tired, you should rest now. Tomorrow you will see them right? Ned and MJ?”.
Peter just nodded and smiled at hearing their names. Before sinking into a deep sleep, he felt a kiss on his temple from Eros and another surge of energy flowing in his body, calming him.
“I will be going back to the Avengers compound soon Peter. Good Night my dear Brother”.
“Good night Eros and thank you for saving me…”.
“I will always be here when you need me” the Titans' expressions soften. He will forever cherish his baby brother because he is the only family that he has left.
As Peter falls into slumber, the Titan watched him for a little while. Now is not the right time to tell him of his and Natasha’s opposite dreams.
He was about to depart when he saw the flash of a photo on Peter’s phone screen.
Incoming Call My Fiance .
Redirecting to voice mail:
Peter love, I am really sorry about everything. Please come back to me. I miss you so much and our little peas. Please baby. Forgive me. I love you so so much. I am so worried.
Tony Stark is deeply worried about Peter, but he knows his brother still needs more time to deal with their current situation.
It is also time for him to investigate if there is a possibility that the stones were not properly returned to their correct timelines. As much as he wants to ask Peter if he could feel them, the Titan knows that Peter’s energy is unstable that is why he is helping him.
He will go back to the Avengers Compound silently and have a closer look at Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. He needs to see a glimpse of their memories.