Something Stupid

Rocket Man

Narrator's POV

She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine AM
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'Till touch down brings me round again to find

"I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone." Stephen sang as he played notes on the debris covered piano in Tony's half destroyed home.

Tears pooling in Stephen's eyes, threatening to fall.

"And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'till touch down brings me round again to find. I'm not the man they think I am at home.
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone." He played every note perfectly. "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids..." He continued singing.

Captain looked at him, feeling the sadness radiating off of Stephen as he sang and played. He began to howl along with Stephen's signing.

Stephen looked down at the little puppy. A small smile sneaking up on his lips. "You want to sing too?" Stephen asked Captain.

Captain gave a small yip.

Stephen picked him up and placed him on his lap. He began to play again. "In fact it's cold as hell, and there's no one there to raise them if you did. All this science I don't under-"

Captain began to howl, standing on his two back legs and placing his two front paws on the piano keys, playing broken keys and notes. He did it again, playing terrible noises and howling.

That set a small chuckle in Stephen off.

He watched as the small dog played broken notes and howled. He sniffled, tears rolling down his cheeks. He looked down at the small dog, listening to him howl. His small smile began to fall as he listened at how sad this all was, reminding him of what had happened the previous days. He felt silly doing it, but he let out a quiet howl along with Captain.

Captain began to howl even louder.

Stephen howled with him, each howl getting louder, but more broken as tears began to treat down his face.

His heart hurt.

Stephen took Captain in his arms and held him close, sobbing.

///0///0

Stephen woke up to nobody by his side. "Hah..." He sighed and turned his face to the ceiling, the smell of Tony's cologne still in the air. Stephen sat up when he saw something run by his door. "Tony?" He called.

The cloak appeared at his door.

"Oh." He said, his expression quickly changing into one of sadness. He laid back down.

///0///0

He picked at his breakfast plate, sighing. He pushed it aside.

Captain sat in the chair across from him at the dinner table with his own little place of food. He tilted his head to the side, watching his human push away his plate aside.

>knock< >knock<

"Stephen." It was Christine.

Stephen's head perked up. He looked at Captain. "Sh. Sh." He said, placing a finger up to his lips.

Captain barked.

"No, sh!" Stephen whispered.

"Stephen, I know you're in there." She said.