Just Keep Running Until you Have to Hide
Peter hadn't slept. The only thing he could see was his aunt's cold lifeless body.
It was all because of him.
Everytime he closed his eyes, he imagined himself right back at the hospital.
It was torture.
He looked over his shoulder to find the digital clock staring at him. It was three in the afternoon. Tony hadn't checked on him since he brought the teen to the compound. Peter knew that he was just trying to give him a little room, but the fact that he hadn't even bothered to see how he was doing...it made him feel like he shouldn't be there at all.
Tears threaten to fall at the thought of it all. The teen angrily rubbed his eyes, feeling like he didn't deserve to cry when he was the reason why she died.
He forced himself out of bed, grabbing his backpack that held only a change of clothes and his Spider-Man suit. Pulling the mask out, he felt a surge of rage.
Everything was Spider-Man's fault. Everything was his fault.
His uncle died because of him. He only wanted to keep Peter safe when he had been disappearing at njght. And now his aunt is gone too, all because she just wanted the kid to open up to her.
It's only fitting that when he dies, he should be wearing that suit.
He should've never bothered Tony.
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Peter wasn't thinking straight. He hadn't eaten. He hadn't slept. Not just last night but for the past week. His vision was spotty.
He was only running on self hatred.
The teen had managed to bypass FRIDAY's programming with a simple loophole, and he walked right out the front door. Cameras surrounded the area, and he silently thanked his past self for taking note of where they all were his first trip to the compound.
He had three hours tops before Tony would realize something was wrong. By then, he'd be long gone.
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It's five o'clock and Peter still hadn't come out of his room..maybe it was time to go and talk to him.
Tony walked towards the teen's room, thinking of all the ways he could comfort him or even imagine how he must feel. When he reached the door, he gave three knocks.
Nothing.
"Peter? You in there?" He asked, growing slightly worried when no one responded again
"Pete, I get it if you want to be left alone, but I think you should at least eat something"
Still more silence.
The billionaire was now extremely worried, "Im coming in, okay? FRIDAY, unlock the door"
The door opened and Tony burst in, looking for sight of the fifteen year old kid. His panic only grew when he heard the AI tell him that Peter had been gone for two hours already.
"Oh my god no no no this is not good." He said
The engineer started looking through cameras and footage, letting out a string of curse words when the only thing he found was the back of Spider-Man's head swinging away on his webs.
"FRIDAY, start running through anything Spider-Man or Peter Parker related." He immediately pulled up Karen on his computer, but audio and visuals had been disabled manually on the suit. Tracking had been disabled also.
He searched through his computer some more only to find that Peter's phone had GPS removed and since it wasn't a Starkphone, he had no way to hack it.
Fuck.
This was going to be a lot harder than he thought.
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"Peter, it is unwise to be webslinging while in your current state." Karen alerted
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm in a great state" he argued
"You have approximately thirty seven issues that could affect your crime fighting ability right now. Would you like me to list them off for you?"
"No. It's fine."
Honestly, Peter had no idea where he was going. That was kind of good because that meant it was harder to be found, but then again, he still had to figure out where to stay the night.
He decided he should head back to Queens, crime had been on the rise and even if he was feeling like crap, they still needed someone to look out for the little guy. Who cares if Tony finds him, he's a reckless teen with no one to guide him. Tony wouldn't want anything to do with Peter once he sees what's going on with him.
Lost in thought, the vigilante hadn't realized he was already in his hometown.
It only took about 30 minutes and he was right in front of the apartment complex he once knew as his home. Ever since he was four, this was his home, but not anymore. Everything felt so much more cold and dark. It was like someone had applied some sort of filter to make it all...depressing.
A scream caught his attention and pulled the kid out of his stupor. He ran towards the sound and found a man mugging a young woman he was muttering disgusting things he'd to the girl if she didn't comply.
Spider-Man immediately too action, glad to be fighting crime again.
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At about midnight, Peter decided it was time to take a break. His vision swam every time he moved and he was starting to get incredibly lightheaded. He definitely could've handled it, but Karen had alerted him that he had over 60 new notifications total on his phone.
The AI listed them all out for him, 16 missed calls from Ned, 3 from MJ and 9 from Tony Stark. On text messages, he had 47 from Ned, 15 from Tony, 2 from MJ and a text from Happy.
God he was in trouble now. He decided it was time to respond now.
For the most part, Ned was just spamming to see if Peter would reply. MJ sounded worried and wanted to know if he was even alive. Tony had been texting him every half hour since he realized he was gone and Happy was telling the kid that Tony was freaking out trying to find him.
"I guess it's time to let them know I'm not dead and to leave me alone, huh, Karen" he laughed
"I advise you talk to Tony Stark first, he seems to most concerned for your well being." The robotic female voice answered
"You're probably right, I just wish I hadn't involved him. I mean, he picks me up just so I could leave. I can't believe I wasted his time for nothing."
He picked up his phone, pressing the call button. Tony picks up in the first ring.
"Kid oh my God is that you? Are you hurt? What the hell did you do?! Oh my God I've been trying to find you for the past seven hours" the billionaire started talking so fast, it was almost hard to hear him
"Tony, please just-stop no. I'm fine, alright. I-I couldn't stay with you at the compound, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have bugged you"
"Peter you didn't--what makes you think you were bugging me? Peter, turn on your tracker on your suit, I'll come and find you."
"No! Just stop alright. I found a place and I know what I'm doing. I'm fine, I promise." There was a slight pause "I have to go, but unless you have a mission for me, you can stop looking for me. I'm fine, okay." He hung up.
"Karen, send a message to Tony and tel him I have someone to stay with."
"But Peter, you do not have anyone to stay with you, much less a legal guardian."
"Then lie to him. I'll be fine by myself"