A/N: I think it rather safe to say that this story will be AU, I mention this as while I have yet to see the new avengers film I have heard lots about it (some parents just can't keep quiet about major things in films and I will get my revenge on said parents by spoiling the next film they want to see) and it is somewhat safe to say that when I get to a point where infinity wars might have an impact, well I'll be going perhaps very AU with it which should probably be read as I'll be ignoring the outcome if it does not suit my needs. Anyone who has a problem with this, well don't like, don't read is my motto :)
Harry had been with his brother and new family for about six months by Earth time. He knew cos he'd been marking off days on his calendar that Peter had bought him. As he placed the big red X in the box to mark the end of another day Harry frowned slightly, Peter and 'Mora said they were all family now and Harry was sure families had at least a mommy and a daddy. He sat down on his bed in his quarters (he got a whole room to himself on the quadrant) and pondered on the subject of his family. Dudley had a mommy and a daddy, Jimmy had old ones that died like Harry's had and then he got a new family like Harry had and he told Harry they were his new forever mommy and daddy. Harry chewed his lip, so that meant that Peter and 'Mora where his mommy and daddy now didn't it? Peter said he had custard of him now, which meant no one could take him away and that 'Mora was his girlfriend, so if Peter had custard of him then he was his new daddy (which was way cooler than being his brother, he had Groot as a brother thank you very much, he needed a daddy not a brother) and 'Mora being his girlfriend made her his new mommy right? Harry glanced at the open door and seeing no one around he pulled a drawing out of his desk drawer, it was folded over and over and he carefully opened it up and smiled as he gazed at the picture he had drawn his first week here, he had drawn all the guardians and labelled them in his best writing. He traced the words over Peter and Gamora's heads, two simple words that made his chest all achy when he thought of them, 'mommy' and 'daddy'. He frowned as the old doubt surged in, Dudley's voice in his head freaks don't get mommy's and daddy's that's why you don't got none anymore. Harry sniffled and rubbed his nose on his sleeve. Dudley also told him that freaks like him wouldn't get a family but he was wrong really, Harry had a family now, da... peter said so. Harry sighed heavily, he better stop that or he'd call it him by mistake and there was no telling how that night end, he might get given back to the Dursleys! Footsteps sounded in the hall and he quickly shoved the drawing back in his drawer and wiped his hand over his face, he hadn't realised he was crying. He sniffled and looked up at the knock on the door frame.
"Harry, what's wrong tataleh?" Gamora asked softly as she crossed the room to him.
Harry gave her a watery smile, "nothin' 'Mo.. mora"
She tilted her head, he only stuttered when he was upset or nervous and he hadn't really done that in a few weeks now, not noticeably anyway. "Do you want to try that one a bit more honestly Harry?" She asked firmly but gently.
He dipped his head and mumbled a response that she only caught due to her enhanced hearing. "Are you gonna send me back if I do something wrong?"
Her heart clenched, she thought he understood that he was there's forever now, Peter said he'd reassured him of that. "Harry we are never ever sending you back, you're stuck with us forever. There is nothing you could do that would make us send you back ok?"
Harry nodded and climbed into her lap, his little hands reached her face and started tracing the silver scars present gently almost hesitantly and she smiles softly to encourage him, his first few weeks he had avoided contact unless it was initiated by them, now he was starting to seek it out more and more, a sign of trust according to the books she had read on parenting (not that she would admit to that mind you and she had told Peter she would kill him if he told anyone) it was a step forward and to be encouraged.
"Mora why do you got silver on your face?" Harry asked as he traced the silver over her eye.
She debated her answer, it needed to be child friendly, she hummed as she contemplated her answer before deciding a child friendly truth was the best way. She reached out and traced the faded lightening bolt scar on his head, it was definitely lighter than it had been when he first joined them before they ran the medi-scanner over it to aid its healing as the scans showed it was slow healing. "I got them the same way you got this" she ran her hand gently across his back and gave him a sad smile, "and these, someone hurt me a long time ago when I was younger and instead of pinkish scars like you mine are silver" she pressed a kiss to his head and smiled as he snuggled closer.
"I'm sorry someone was mean and hurt you 'mora" Harry mumbled into her chest and she smiled as she continued rubbing his back.
"It's almost bed time, who would you like a story off tonight?" She asked softly
Harry sat up and grinned, "me and Groot want Star Wars" he said excitedly
Gamora laughed, "ok then let's go find star-lord and Groot and get you both that story" she swung him to her hip as she stood, smiling at the noticeable weight difference since the first time she had done that all those months ago when he had felt way too light for his age (and he was when they checked the books) he was heavier now, she would struggle to do this soon if she didn't have her mods.
Peter looked up at his girlfriend and brother as they entered the room and smiled, Groot was sat on his shoulder begging for a Star Wars story for bed and one look at his brother told him exactly what story he would be telling, he chuckled double trouble indeed he thought. "Ok guys Star Wars story tonight then?" He asked with a grin.
Harry bounced up and down and was soon joined by Groot doing the same, thankfully after disembarking his shoulder. He grinned as he stood and grabbed Gamora's hand, story time awaited.
Peter finished tucking Groot into his bed and headed across to Harry's room with Gamora to tuck a sleepy Harry in as well, Groot was already out for the count. He pulled the blankets around Harry and smiled as the child peered up at them blearily.
"Peter, we're a family right?" Harry asked drowsily.
Peter nodded, "Yeah we are Harry and we always will be bud"
Harry nodded, "S'that mean your my daddy now? Jimmy said if you got a new family you got a new mommy and daddy" Harry finished with a whisper.
Peter swallowed hard against the lump that had formed in his throat at the question. Looking into the sleepy hopeful eyes of his brother he knew there was only one answer to that question. "I'd be honoured to be your daddy Harry." If his voice cracked near the end then well only Gamora and Harry were witness to it.
With one last kiss to his forehead Peter stood up and let Gamora say goodnight.
Gamora smiled softly having a good idea why Harry had been off earlier given what he had asked Peter. It was still a surprise when after she said goodnight and kissed his head Harry's response was a "Goodnight mommy". She smiled softly at him and blinked back tears as she left the room with Peter.
She got a few feet down the hallway when she spoke next, "He called me mommy" she said with a slight tremor to her voice.
Peter wrapped his arm around her and smiled, "Of course he did, we're his parents now" his voice was choked up as he spoke and then an idea hit him, "How long till Groot does the same?" He asked
Gamora laughed lightly, "He already does, Rocket told me he refers to us like that to him and Mantis all the time."
Peter grinned, "They're our boys" he chuckled as they headed to the common area to join the rest of their family.
The next morning found Harry and Groot stretched across Harry's bed, Groot having wandered across during the night as he often did.
"Groot why don't you call 'Mora and Peter mommy and daddy?" Harry asked his brother as they played Go Fish!
Groot tilted his head, "I am Groot"
Harry grinned, "Well your my brother right, so that means they're your mommy and daddy too, I reckon they would let you call em that"
Groot reached a vine over to pat his 'brothers' head and smiled, "I am Groot" and that sorted it really.
No mention was made of the two calling Peter and Gamora mommy and daddy, it was noted and passed over as if normal, which to the growing family it really was.
A/N: so I'm going with Harry is a child and as such is a bit more open to things like family structure given how young he is and how the Dursleys reign of terror on him hasn't been as long as the books.
