A/N: Hi! So this is much sooner than intended- *sheepish smile* -and I realized that I forgot to include 'missing scenes' in this. It has now, evidently, been done. This is the missing scene from soon after Lavi's revelation, Tony and Pepper's talk.

Title: You Are My Universe

Author: liketolaugh

Rating: K+

Pairings: None

Genre: Family

Warnings: AU, !spoilers for Winter Soldier onward, spoilers for Agents of SHIELD!

Summary: Side story to Cosmic Composite, primarily family fluff oneshots and missing scenes.

Disclaimer: I only wish I owned D. Gray-man, and the Avengers are but a dream that is not my own.

Lavi: 2 years

To the window. The door. The nightstand. The window. The door.

Tony paced furiously around the room, one hand rubbing subconsciously at his chest and the other gesticulating wildly in the air. His shadow, cast in moonlight, was a source of constant motion, while Pepper's was attached firmly to the bed's. At the same time, Tony's voice stood alone in the quiet.

"It didn't even occur to me, Pep! I wouldn't have even thought it was possible! How? I just-" Tony blew out a frustrated breath, and by the time he spoke again, his mind had already moved on. Pepper watched from her place atop the bedspread, curled in a loose ball, sitting up. "And what the hell happened to him? Twenty-three, Pep, twenty-fucking-three! You could tack those years onto the ones he has now and he's still just a kid, why is he dead? How bad was it? Should we be worried about it, should he be, I don't know, seeing a psychologist or something?"

Tony stopped for a brief moment to take a much-needed breath. Pepper never took her eyes off him; her eyes shimmered starlit silver, and she bit her lip.

It was… really, really young. Things happened, of course. Pepper considered. Lavi couldn't see a counselor unless it was… Lavi couldn't see a counselor. But he could talk to them. They would listen. He knew that, right?

That was how Pepper coped, for the most part, by thinking to herself. Tony, on the other hand, thought out loud, letting his panic and worry flow from his mouth.

"Is Lavi even his name?" Tony continued after a moment, voice rising. "What if he doesn't like that name? Maybe he hates it! It's a weird name! What if he wants to be called something else?" He paused, but Pepper wasn't fool enough to think he was done. "Wait, did he say eighteen seventy-six? He's probably even more lost than Cap was! I'm not even sure they had lightbulbs then!"

That was, admittedly, a legitimate worry. Pepper hadn't considered the idea when she'd first come up with the name. How silly of her. The second was also a prudent concern; Steve had been completely lost for his first few months, and remained so with many things even now, years after he woke up.

Tony whirled on Pepper, eyes wide and one step away from total panic.

"Pepper, what if he hates it here? Is he unhappy here? Does he miss his parents? Did he have any siblings, is he lonely? What about friends? And we hardly ever take him out, that can't be good for him-"

And, that was enough venting for Tony. "Tony."

Tony shut his mouth abruptly, going still. Pepper sighed and unballed, reaching up to wipe her eyes, and said, with a voice that came out surprisingly strong and steady,

"JARVIS, is there anything you'd be willing to tell us? Anything at all?"

JARVIS hesitated noticeably, something he hardly ever did. Tony looked up expectantly into one of the room's cameras, breathing rapid and visibly irregular, eyes wide.

"Master Lavi has not had any significant trouble settling in," JARVIS said carefully, lingering over the words in an achingly human way. "He has demonstrated no signs of unhappiness, and he appears comfortable answering to the name Lavi." There was another, much shorter moment of hesitation, and then JARVIS finished, "Master Lavi continues to refer to you as his parents when addressing me, or-" His voice turned cautiously humorous. "-his unnamed stuffed panda."

Tony's breath whooshed out, and despite himself, he smiled wearily and crossed the room yet again, this time to collapse beside Pepper, who leaned into him tiredly. He threw his arm around her shoulders and cast JARVIS a grin.

"Alright, I'm done panicking," he announced.

"Glad to hear it, sir," JARVIS said dryly.

"So mean," Tony whined.

Pepper laughed quietly and Tony pouted at her. Her smile soon faded, though, and Tony's face sobered to match.

"What does that leave?" Pepper asked him, shuffling into the businesslike demeanor that helped her through most of her problems. And Tony's.

"Is his name Lavi?" Tony asked instantly, glancing up at a camera again.

There was a short pause, which stretched nearly into awkwardness before JARVIS stated, "Master Lavi assures me that his name carried over from his previous life."

So Lavi was awake, too, huh?

"Thanks, J. You're a gem." Tony managed a playful smile and a thumbs up. His hand shook, but his eyes were relieved.

"Always happy to ensure that your offspring are willing to answer to their given names." Dry as dust.

Tony stifled a chuckle. That was right, JARVIS had done this for Dummy, You, and Butterfingers, too, huh?

"We can let him talk about his past life in his own time," Pepper continued, tilting her head to look at Tony, who was focused on her, eyes shining with worry. "I don't want to pressure him."

Tony shook his head immediately. "Right, no, no pressure. Pressure is bad." He winced. "More waiting, huh?"

Pepper smiled at him faintly. "If it starts to look like he's not telling us something very important - something that'll affect him in a bad way - then we can push a little."

Tony nodded slowly. "And a counselor?"

Pepper shrugged helplessly. "We can compile a list, but good luck finding a psychologist that specializes in reincarnated toddlers."

Tony chuckled, though it wasn't really that funny. "And nothing changes?"

"Nothing changes," Pepper agreed. "Not unless he says something."

For a few moments, both of them were silent. Then Pepper sat up again and leaned forward to kiss Tony on the cheek, and moved forward a little to mumble in his ear, "I should have expected something like this when I married you."

Tony blinked, but before he could say anything, Pepper was lying down and closing her eyes. He stared at her for a few moments, and then grinned like a loon.

God, he loved Pepper.

He stood up, half-formed intentions of going to research reincarnation swirling in his mind.

"Tony. Bed."

...Right.

Reluctantly, he laid down beside Pepper as well, wrapped his arms around her, and closed his eyes as well.

Not quite quickly enough, he dropped off to sleep as well, leaving JARVIS silent overhead, watching over the married couple.

"Jawvis?"

He transferred his attention to Master Lavi's room to see the little boy blinking up at him, clearly anxious but undeniably sleepy.

"Yes, Master Lavi?"

"Awe they…" Lavi trailed off, biting his lip uncertainly. JARVIS softened.

"They took it quite well, Master Lavi. They're both asleep now. I am certain Sir and Mrs. Potts will speak to you in the morning."

Lavi stared up for a moment longer, and then smiled. "Tanks, Jawvis."

"It is nothing at all." For the child of the man who made him, JARVIS would do this and much more. For Lavi, JARVIS would do anything he could and then some.

"'Night, Jawvis."

"Goodnight, Master Lavi."

Lavi smiled softly at the ceiling, and then he curled up on his bed and went to sleep. JARVIS was left alone, watching over all three sleeping Starks.

If he could have, he would have smiled.

So that's that, and I hope it was in-character. *laugh* Freaking out about revelations isn't necessarily something I'm good at. Regardless, thanks for reading, and please review!