Your_Poor_Tummy

"Could you?" Peter pressed while resisting the urge to whine.  That was not the answer he was looking for. It wasn't an answer at all, really and it was frustrating.

"Yeah, kid.  I would say that even if just one of those things came up and May wasn't unavailable, I could definitely come and get you," Tony apprehensively replied and he could hear Peter sigh in relief. That alone told him everything else he needed to know. "Do you perchance need me to grab you a clean shirt and head that way?"

"If you don't mind, that would be really awesome, Mr. Stark," Peter said, grateful beyond measure that he wasn't going to have to stay at school much longer.

"I'll be there soon," Tony said softly and then another thought crossed his mind causing him to change his tone to something more teasing.  "Wait, am I going to have to track down the janitor's closet or can you meet me in the office?"

"I'll be in the office," Peter said and then pulled himself up and forced his seemingly heavy legs to carry him towards the front of the building.  

Tony arrived quickly as promised with a shirt in one hand and a plastic bag in the other.  Peter swapped clothing in the nurse's office and as soon as they got outside, the man opened the passenger-side door for him and tried to hand over a second bag.  "What's that for?" he asked in mild confusion.  

"It's precautionary," Tony replied sounding equally baffled. "I don't want you throwing up in my car"

"There's nothing left to throw up, Mr. Stark," Peter half-whined in response.  

Tony rolled his eyes and unceremoniously shoved the bag into the boy's hands.  "Just humor me," he requested right before he closed the door.  From there, it only took six minutes for him to be glad that he'd insisted.  He could hear the rustling beside him followed by several heaves.  "Jesus.  I thought you said there was nothing left."

"There shouldn't be," Peter breathlessly replied before burying his face in the bag again.  "I swear, I'm throwing up my organs at this point.  Why has God forsaken me!"

As soon as he felt as though he could, Peter leaned back in the seat with a whimper  He'd not been sick in quite some time but he was sure that it had never felt so terrible.  Everything hurt. From his hair to his toenails. "I'm not being dramatic, Mr. Stark.  I'm literally about to die,"

Having braked at a stoplight, Tony reached over to rub the kid's slumped back.  "You're fine, kiddo.

Stop being so dramatic."

"No, you're not.  You're gonna be fine," Tony chuckled, not saying anything else until the tower came into view. "Look, we're almost there. You can go straight to your room and put on your jammies.  Then I'll come and tuck you in.  Maybe I'll even read you a story if you think you can keep the theatrics to a minimum."

Peter nodded his head and curled up in his seat, still clutching the sick bag.  "M'kay, that sounds good," he said, already anticipating the comfort of his bed and the soothing sound of his mentor's voice.  Part of him knew that was childish but he was so sick and exhausted at the moment that he wasn't sure he cared.

No one's POV.:

With their busy schedules, Changbin had barely had any time to spend with his boyfriend. Felix was similarly busy and missing his hyung a lot. They knew dating wouldn't be easy with their lifestyle but were determined to make it work for each other. It was always tough during comeback preparations but knowing they'd get some time off afterwards kept them going on. Watching Felix run himself into the ground and lose the spark in his eyes, Changbin promised himself he'd take the younger out as soon as they got a break and he'd ensure the spark would come back. The rapper loved how his boyfriend would seemingly light up every time he smiled, how his eyes sparkled and turned to adorable little crescents and how pure the boy's heart was, being amazed at the smallest of things. Changbin had already started planning their date weeks in advance, as it was basically what kept him going when it got stressful. Often having different schedules, they rarely saw each other and when they did, they were too tired to really talk, instead just cuddling up in bed together to get at least a few hours of sleep. At some point they couldn't even cuddle anymore because Felix was too sore from dancing to find a comfortable position and it broke the rapper's heart to see his boyfriend like this. He was also pretty sure the Aussie had lost weight with how much he was dancing and decided he'd take him out to a nice dinner. They'd have sashimi, since Changbin knew the younger loved it, and then they'd go to watch an action movie. Felix loved those and they had seen one on their very first date, so the older hoped it would give them a nice nostalgic feeling.

Though the comeback preparations seemed endless, the day it was over, felt surreal. They had just finished their first comeback stage and though they were tired, they were hyped from the adrenalin of the show. On their way back to the dorm that night, Changbin sat next to Felix, resting his head on the dancer's shoulder, humming: "I missed you, Lix. Let me take you out tomorrow?" – "I missed you too, Binnie, so much. Really?", the Aussie giggled and Changbin hummed in confirmation. "Where are we gonna go?" – "That, my dear Lixxie, is a surprise but first I need a full night of cuddles from my favorite koala", the older chuckled, linking their hands. Felix' eyes lit up, knowing he'd finally have his boyfriend to himself for a while. Suppressing a yawn, he rested his head on Changbin's and closed his eyes. If they were going out tomorrow, better get as much sleep as possible now, so he wouldn't be tired in case they'd be out late tomorrow. Leaning against each other, the couple slept through the entire car ride home. Changbin woke up first when their members tried to wake them and quickly shushed them, not wanting Felix to wake up. Instead, he unbuckled his boyfriend's seatbelt and picked him up, carrying him to bed. The younger deserved to rest, having worked so hard. Carefully changing his boyfriend into an oversized shirt, Changbin got ready for bed himself and slid under the blanket next to Felix. Holding the other tight, he closed his eyes and was out within seconds.

Both of them slept in late the following morning. Felix woke up first to prepare some pancakes for breakfast, or lunch, depending on when his friends would wake up. He wanted to treat Changbin as he hadn't seen the older in a while and was happy when two strong arms wrapped themselves around his waist. Placing the spatula down, he turned around and pecked his boyfriend's lips. "Good morning", he giggled, patting the older's disheveled bed-hair. Still sleepy, the rapper hugged him tighter, humming: "Good morning, sunshine." – "At what time do you want to head out tonight, just so that I can get ready in time", Felix smiled, turning back to the stove to flip the pancake. Resting his chin on the Aussie's shoulder, Changbin shrugged: "If we consider this lunch, you can get ready after eating and we'll go out as soon as you're ready." – "Well, in that case, we'll be having pancakes for lunch because I can't wait to have you to myself", the dancer beamed, pouring more batter into the pan. Laughing, Changbin agreed and walked off to shower, so he'd be ready to go after they ate.

After eating some of the pancakes and leaving the rest for their friends, Felix got ready for his date. Changbin still refused to tell him where they were going but told the younger to dress in something comfortable because he'd look amazing in anything anyway. Finishing his look with a thin black choker, the dancer exited their room and met the older in the living room. Some of their members had already discovered the pancakes and were happily chatting over their brunch, waving at Felix and thanking him for the meal. Leaning up on his toes, Changbin pecked the Aussie's lips and whispered: "You look awesome, I really like that choker." The younger smiled as his cheeks heated up. Hearing their friends laugh, he grabbed the rapper's hand and dragged him to the front door. Already putting on his shoes, he muttered: "Let's get out of here, I don't want them to tease us more." Changbin laughed and put his shoes on too, following his boyfriend out of the building. He had used the time the younger needed to get ready to search for something fun they could do till it was time for dinner. Knowing his dongsaeng well, Changbin decided they'd be spending the afternoon at an arcade together.

Having lots of fun, the afternoon passed quickly and slowly starting to get hungry, Changbin wrapped his arms around Felix from behind. Leaning closer to his ear, he whispered: "Let's go for dinner now, I know a place you'll like for sure." The younger agreed and linked their arms as they headed out of the arcade. Leading the Aussie to the sashimi restaurant he had chosen, Changbin turned around to see the other's reaction. Felix' eyes lit up with that beautiful sparkle, the rapper had missed so dearly, and he hugged his hyung tightly, squealing: "You were right, I'll like this for sure." Chuckling, Changbin opened the door for his boyfriend and grinned happily at his dongsaeng's excitement. With both of them loving sashimi, they had really hit the jackpot as the food was even better than they had anticipated. They made sure to order different dishes, so they could share and taste a bigger variety and though Changbin enjoyed it, he kept glancing at the clock, which confused Felix. "Hyung, are you waiting for something or why do you keep checking the time?", the Aussie frowned. Awkwardly smiling at his boyfriend, the rapper admitted: "Sorry, I didn't want to be impolite, I just made some more plans for us and am a bit nervous for them to work out." – "Plans that you are willing to tell me about?", Felix pouted, making his hyung laugh. "Well, you remember this new action movie you wanted to watch? Tonight will be the last showing and I reserved tickets for us, we wouldn't want to miss it, now would we?", Changbin smiled, while the dancer froze in his seat. Putting his chopsticks down, he stammered: "I -I though they had already stopped showing it and I didn't get the chance to see it because we were too busy."

They finished their dinner with Felix still unable to grasp that his boyfriend was taking him to the movie he had wanted to watch so badly. Holding hands, the Aussie skipped along next to Changbin on their way to the movie theater. They still had some time to spare, so when they passed an ice cream van, the older offered to buy them both a dessert but Felix declined. He'd rather have some snacks at the theater later and found ice cream vans kinda sus in general. Shrugging, Changbin got himself some ice cream and watched his boyfriend still celebrating that they were really going to see that specific movie. When they arrived, the rapper had already finished his ice cream and bought the younger all the snacks he wanted before taking him to their seats. Felix had already started munching on his popcorn as they watched the numerous adds playing, offering Changbin some too but the older declined. He felt more than full after dinner and dessert. The movie had barely started, yet his stomach was starting to feel a little off. It wasn't necessarily painful but it kept rumbling and the rapper was glad they were watching an action movie, so the sound effects would drown it out. As time passed, Changbin felt progressively worse. His stomach had started to cramp and watching Felix eat made him feel queasy. He had a gnawing feeling that maybe eating raw fish was a bad idea but he wouldn't speak up. Felix had been looking forward to this so much, he wouldn't ruin the date for him, especially since this was their last chance to see this movie.

Getting closer towards the end of the movie, there was a kiss scene and while everything was quiet, Changbin's stomach let out a loud growl. Flushing bright red in embarrassment, the rapper slipped a hand under his shirt to palm at his sore middle when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Felix looked over at him in worry, barely able to see him in the darkness of the room. "Did that sound come from your stomach?", he frowned. Just wanting the ground to swallow him up, Changbin looked at the ground and nodded. Squeezing his shoulder reassuringly, the younger whispered: "Are you feeling alright?" The rapper didn't want to ruin their date, so he just nodded and pretended to watch the movie. Felix wasn't entirely convinced but didn't want to push it, so he just held his boyfriend's hand and continued watching the movie. By the time the credits rolled, Changbin was drenched in sweat, fighting a battle with his stomach. He felt the angry organ churn, making his mouth water. He knew he'd be sick at some point but he didn't want to ruin their date, so he tried his hardest to hold it together. When the lights turned back on, Felix looked over at him, getting even more worried, now that he could see the slightly greenish shade his hyung's face had taken. "You look awful, what's going on?", he whispered worriedly, cupping the rapper's cheek. Pushing his hand away, Changbin shook his head and choked out: "I-I don't know, maybe the fish was bad or something."

Felix wanted to reply and insist it couldn't be the fish because they had shared and he felt fine but Changbin had already gotten to his feet and rushed out. Frowning, the Aussie crumpled his empty popcorn bag up and stuffed it into his pocket before running after his hyung. The rapper had made a beeline for the restroom, feeling his dinner climb up his throat. He made it there just in time, skipping the line and pushing people aside as he barged into an empty stall. Bracing his hands against the walls on both side of him, he tried to steady himself as his stomach lurched sending a big wave of his dinner splattering into the toilet. Changbin coughed, trying to brace himself for the next wave when a hand appeared on his back. He couldn't turn around to see who it was but he figured it was Felix by how tiny his hands felt on his back. Getting sick again, the rapper sunk to his knees and wrapped his arm around his cramping middle. After fighting his stomach for so long, it didn't feel like Changbin could stop throwing up anytime soon. Straightening back up after a forceful retch, he rasped: "Lix, please leave." – "Hyung, why? What's wrong?", Felix frowned. Heaving, the rapper ducked his head into the toilet again. His head spun and his dinner didn't taste nearly as pleasant the second time. The younger patted his back as he continued to cough. "Lixxie, I really don't want you to see me this way", he choked out, wiping some sweat off his forehead. Crouching down behind the older, Felix sighed: "It's okay, hyung. I've taken care of you before and you know I don't judge." Changbin wanted to reply but instead got sick again but no matter how insistent he was the dancer should leave, he was glad that his boyfriend stayed with him.

At some point, Changbin was reduced to dry heaves, his throat raw as his head spun. Felix carefully brushed his fingers against the rapper's neck, muttering: "You don't have a fever but it couldn't have been the fish either because I feel fine. Do you think it could have been your ice cream? It was the only thing I didn't eat and those vans are sus to me anyway." – "Probably but please stop talking about food", the older groaned, wiping his lips on some toilet paper. His legs still felt wobbly, so he was glad the Aussie helped him up. As soon as he stood upright, he doubled over again, arms wrapped around his middle, gasping: "Oh god, it hurts." Felix rubbed his back sympathetically. "Please remind me to never eat from a place with wheels again", he whispered hoarsely, leaning into his boyfriend's side as the younger guided him outside. Steadying his hyung, the dancer chuckled: "Will do but now, let's get you home." They found a bench and Felix let his boyfriend sit while he pulled out his phone to call them a taxi. Changbin kept his eyes closed, taking deep breaths as he hoped for the cool night air to soothe his nausea. His stomach was in painful knots but another feeling settled there too: guilt. Finally getting the opportunity to spend time with his boyfriend, Changbin had to ruin it. "Hyung?", the Aussie asked quietly. Changbin carefully opened one eye to look at the younger. "A taxi should be here soon. How do you feel?", Felix cooed sadly. Tearing up, the rapper whispered: "I-I'm sorry, Lix. I really wanted tonight perfect and now I ruined it." – "What are you talking about? You didn't ruin anything! I missed you and I finally got to spend time with you. Alone. I can tell you put a lot of thought into this and I'm grateful for the nice evening. Yeah, I'm sad it had to end this way but I'm sad because I wished you could enjoy it as much as I did", Felix hummed, brushing the tears away before placing a kiss on his boyfriend's forehead.

Their taxi came soon and Felix helped Changbin up. They settled in the back of the car silently, the rapper leaning against Felix' shoulder, completely exhausted. At least his boyfriend had enjoyed their date. Felix himself relaxed to the quiet rumbling of the car's engine, one hand gently rubbing the other's knee. They were already halfway to their dorm, when Changbin tensed and sat up. Worriedly, the Aussie looked over at him, only to see that the rapper's skin tone had turned a few shades paler. Knowing they wouldn't be able to pull over, Changbin leaned his elbows on his knees, hands cupped over his mouth as he tried to breath steadily through his nose. If he could at least hold off the nausea till they made it home. Despite his determination, Felix could tell the older was losing his fight, so he hurriedly pulled out the crumpled popcorn bag and nudged the rapper's arm. "Bin", he whispered, trying to catch his hyung's attention, "You're okay. Use this if you need to." Changbin nodded, hands shaking as he clutched the paper bag. He tried to hold it together, but Felix placed a comforting hand between his shoulder blades and repeated: "It's okay, you'll probably feel better after you get it all out." Still fighting it, the rapper gritted his teeth but the next pothole sent his stomach up his throat. Lurching forward, he sealed the paper bag around his mouth and nose as he brought up a thick stream of his dinner. The vehicle kept moving, so Felix wrapped his arm around his boyfriend's shoulders to steady him as the older continued to throw up. Changbin doubted he'd ever be able to enjoy either ice cream or sashimi again.