In Which Tony Must Pay Bail
Prompt:
*Phone rings*
Tony: Hello
Peter: Its Peter
Tony: What did he do this time?
Peter: No, It's me Peter-
Tony: What did you do this time?
Buzz Buzz BUZZZZZZ!!!! Tony sat up drowsily and fumbled around in the dark to find his buzzing phone. Who the hell was calling him at three in the morning?
"Hello?" Tony grumbled drowsily as he smushed his phone against his face.
"It's Peter!" A voice said on the other end.
"Oh geez, what did he do this time?" Tony rambled still only half awake.
"No, It's me, Peter-"
"Oh, what did you do this time?" Tony grumbled. Stupid! He should have recognized the kid's voice right away.
"Um, see that’s the um thing..."
"Kid, why are you calling me at three in the morning?" Tony was not in the mood for this. He had a meeting in three hours.
"I may or may not have-"
"Are you hurt?!" Tony sat up suddenly very awake.
"What no! Gosh no! Um... ha ha no. I just may or may not have been um... Arrested?"
"WHAT?!" Tony was now very much more wake, "Kid what did you do?!"
"Um there was some confusion with a cop... See there was a detective, and he was arresting this chick... and I thought he was doing... uh you know something else, so I-- and then he arrested me, and the chick. Turns out she was a drug dealing hooker... Which is-"
"Slow down there kid. Are they pressing charges or anything?" Tony asked running his hand through his hair. Already trying to remember his defense enterny cousin’s number.
"No, the cop was mostly just mad and decided to be petty so he said that I could spend the night in the overnight cell, or I could use my call and get someone to pay bail."
Tony thought for a minute, he had half a mind to let the kid spend the night in an overnight cell, but he had done that before, and it was no fun, plus the kid had made an honest mistake.
"How much is bail?" Tony asked rubbing his temple.
"2,500..." Peter mumbled.
"Alright, I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Thank you Mr. Stark!" Peter exclaimed, and then hung up.
Tony braced himself against the cold wind as he made his way to the doors of the police precinct.
"Damn, the kid really wasn't kidding when he said Tony Stark was coming to pay his bail," a young man exclaimed as Tony entered the building.
"Yeah, I was tempted to leave him with you guys for the night, but I figured you need your ears to do your job," Tony said wryly.
"Mr. Stark!" Peter cried from the overnight cell, "Please, I've already been embarrassed enough tonight!"
The man laughed. Tony laughed to.
"I am the guy who arrested him, Detective Joeson," The man stuck out his had for Tony to shake it. Tony half smiled and shook the detectives hand.
"Tony Stark, and next time this dimbulb does something stupid, don't let him call me," Tony said and finished signing the release papers.
"Hopefully this won't happen again," the detective said with a smile and released Peter from the cell.
"I'm really sorry I almost messed up your arrest," Peter said as Tony lead him toward the door.
"I don't hold grudges kid, just don't attempt punching out cops anymore," The detective laughed. The guy seemed mostly just amused by everything as opposed to actually being angry. He probably just wanted bragging rights that he had arrested Spider-Man, and shaken Tony Stark's hand all in the same night.
"Please don't tell May," Peter pleaded as Tony walked out to the car.
"You need to tell her," Tony said stifling a yawn. Peter opened the passenger side car door, "What the hell are you doing kid?"
"Getting in the car so you can take me home."
"No your not. You just got arrested, and woke me up at three in the morning. You are finding your own ride home," Tony said and got in the car, "Bye kid!"
Tony waved out the window as he drove away leaving Peter on the curb. He felt slightly guilty, but for the most part he had a clear conscience. He glanced at his watch, it was only four, if he was lucky he might be able to catch one more hour of sleep before he had to leave for his meeting.