Family Lines

Chapter 45: Untimely Death

Warnings: Minor Character Death; Mentioned Suicide

Peter was cleaning the guns like Tony (and Sam) showed him.

"Dad, are you okay," Peter asked.

"Yes. Why," Tony asked, knitting his eyebrows.

"You're spending more time with me," Peter said, "Usually, you would've taken off by now."

"I'm sorry for neglecting you, Peter. I know how it feels to be invisible to your father. I never meant to make you feel that way," Tony said, dusting off a gun.

"I was angry that night, and so were you," Peter said, "I shouldn't have said that."

"I'm glad you did. I wouldn't have known you felt that way if you didn't tell me," Tony said, "Peter, I may not agree or understand why hunting is important to you, but I will try my best to."

Peter gave a small smile and went back to cleaning the gun in his hands.

"How did you know Stephen was your soulmate," Peter asked.

Tony paused to think about it.

"That's a good question. It's hard to explain. I knew he was supposed to be mine, but back then, I was also... Peter, I was a whore. So I couldn't tell if I slept with him before but couldn't remember his name," Tony said bluntly.

"Too much info, Dad," Peter said, making a disgusted face.

"Right. Over time, it seemed like there was this pull for me to be around him. Everywhere I went, I found myself back with him. I also noticed other things that matched his... Interests, I guess," Tony said.

"You started picking up his traits," Peter asked, recalling Wade mentioning that last night.

"Our traits match pretty well, but yeah. What took the cake, however, was his abilities," Tony said.

"His abilities...? You were able to do magic," Peter asked.

"Only for a short period of time. It was also draining," Tony said, "I try to avoid it though. Most times, I have no idea what I'm doing, and I don't want to open something I can't close... Like last time."

"Is it true you can feel his emotions," Peter asked.

"If I focus on it," Tony said, "Why are you asking me anyway?"

"I'm curious about this, so I'll know when I meet my soulmate," Peter said, "Does the pull get stronger when you're together?"

"Much stronger. Usually, if you focus on the pull, you can feel your soulmate's heartbeat," Tony said.

"You don't have a heart," Peter sassed, tapping the chest piece keeping him alive.

"He can feel my life force, smartass," Tony teased, throwing him a bitchface.

Peter chuckled at his reaction.

"Your soulmate is out there, trust me. You can feel it when they die as well. It's like an empty hole in your chest. Your soul will cry for someone you never knew," Tony said.

"That sounds pretty deep," Peter muttered.

Tony felt his cell phone vibrating. He picked it up to answer it.

"Hello," Tony said.

"Hi, is this Anthony Winchester," someone said.

"Who is this," Tony asked.

"I'm Dr. Georgia. I'm calling with bad news about your brother," Dr. Georgia said.

"Did he run away? Don't worry, I'll bring him back..."

"No, sir. Your brother... He killed himself last night," Dr. Georgia reported.

Tony felt himself stop breathing. He stared at the wall as a million emotions ran through him.

"Mr. Winchester," Dr. Georgia said, "Are you still there?"

"Are you sure it's him," Tony asked.

"Yes, we are. His remains are currently at the hospital," Dr. Georgia said, "We're so sorry. I don't know what else to say."

"Which hospital," Tony said, swallowing thickly.

After he got the address, Tony hung up and got ready to leave.

"Dad, what happened? Who was that," Peter asked.

"It's... I... Stay here. I'll be back," Tony stuttered, rushing out of the building to go to the hospital.

Notes:

To those who thought I was gonna let John live and redeem himself... This for character development. :))