Point of No Return

Broken

Tony and Deadpool spent about and hour hashing out details. Tony talked with him about the New Avengers and what he was hoping to accomplish. Especially if Deadpool signed on, at least as a consultant.

Deadpool was very concerned about his ability to kill and continue his amazing work as a Merc. 'Ha! He was a poet and didn't even know it'

Tony assured him that as a consultant as long as he didn't break the rules of the contract and few other rules that Tony had in place Wade would be safe, with his livelihood in tact.

Tony couldn't fault the man for his job, especially considering Tony used to profit off of killing as well, Hell the name Merchant of Death still followed him around even to this day.

Deadpool was tame compared to what Tony used to do, or at least what his company used to do. Regardless of what he told Christine all those years ago. No he wasn't his company, but he still had responsibilities inside of the company, and he had failed for so many years.

It was dark as Tony walked through the streets, not feeling like flying. He had the distinct urge to go hide in his workshop, lock himself in and sulk.
And he almost was about to when his phone went off.

Stephen.

He ignored the call, his heart ached as he did so, but he didn't deserve to feel good right now. He didn't deserve to have someone comfort him.

He could feel FRIDAY try to connect with him through the uplink and pushed her out. Making a quick swipe on his phone he disabled his tracker and turned off the same for the nanotech in his system.
He needed some time alone. He really had screwed up and now he needed to figure out how to fix it.

He hailed a taxi and told it where to take him. Keeping his hood up he rested his head against the window and watched New York pass by him. 30 minutes out of the City the taxi pulled up to the gate of the Stark's Mansion.

Tony handed the driver 200 dollars and left the cab. The driver looked on flabbergasted but drove away quickly after realizing how much money he was handed.

Tony enters the code and the gate opened.

The billionaire walked down the long driveway surveying the area around him. Sure the lawn was well kept but it lost its life of flowers and other decorative greenery when Jarvis died. A pang of sadness rocks through Tony as he makes his way into the house. Anything making it a home wasn't there. Though there were large pieces of furniture still there.

Tony walked through the dark house making his way to his mother's piano.
Sitting down he placed his hands on the ivory keys as though to play. But quickly changed his mind pressing down making a loud jumbled sound comes from the piano.

He hadn't played in so long, but he missed it, it was always something that made him feel closer to his mom.
A broken sob tore out of him. What was he even doing anymore? He keeps thinking he's doing the right thing, but then things like, nearly being killed, or nearly killing others keeps happening. Why was he still here?

A while ago he thought it had been for a reason. But thinking now he wasn't so sure anymore.

Would the world be better off without him?

He stopped that thought before it went anywhere else.

"Fuck" he gripped his hair. Tears flowing down his face. His elbows resting on the piano key causing another reverberating sound around him.

"Tony" Stephen's soft voice called out from behind him.

Tony didn't turn or acknowledge the sorcerer. He just held his head and cried. Tears dropping onto the piano.

"Tony" Stephen's voice was closer "I'm going to touch you love." The sorcerer alerted the billionaire, before hands landed on his shoulders. Somehow that broke whatever dam was up and suddenly Tony launched himself into Stephen. Levi helped Stephen catch the billionaire.

Tony latched onto the sorcerer like a little kid, arms and legs wrapped around him. Tony tucked his head into Stephen's neck he cried.

He could have lost Peter today.
Someone else could have died and regardless of what Tony told Peter that still would have been on Tony.

Too much death, too much blood was on Tony's hands and he couldn't understand where to go from here. He just kept screwing up.

Levi held Tony up against Stephen as the sorcerer made some movements with his hands and arms but Tony was too busy taking in the sorcerer's sent and crying.

A whoosh of air happened around the two of them and Tony found him and Stephen, in Stephen's bed.

"I'm sorry" Tony wailed

"Whatever for?" Stephen inquired

"I ignored you, I just thought I needed to be alone I deserve to be alone" Tony cried

"Oh Tony." Stephen's heart broke for the broken man clinging to him
Stephen spent the night holding a crying Tony.

When Tony would start hyperventilating Stephen just rocked him back and forth attempting to lull the man to sleep.

It was at about 3 am when he received a voicemail from and angry and scared May Parker. He listened to it with Stephen.

Apparently Peter had told May he had been suspended from the intern program and she was raging trying to figure out the missing pieces of the puzzle. She knew there was something that was being kept from her and she was begging Tony for answers.

That caused another bout of tears as his stomach twisted in guilt.

"Stephen what am I doing? I feel like even when I think I'm doing the right thing something goes wrong" Tony whispered wide awake.

"Tony, go to sleep, you're exhausted" Stephen soothed not answering his question because Tony was in hysterics as is, so anything the sorcerer would say wasn't going to register

"I slept enough already, I have so much I need to get done." Tony babbled bruised under his eyes said otherwise.

"There is nothing you can get done at 3 in the morning, I know you are having problems going to sleep. Let me help you, please" Stephen pleads

Tears trickled down Tony's face. He nodded solemnly "Fine, But was when I wake up, I need to prepare, I have to make a trip to Europe. I need to get Peter cleared before October, and all the paperwork needs to be finished too."

Stephen didn't answer he simply conjured the spell and Tony was out.