Hey guys! Welcome to my second fanfiction! I hope you enjoy it :)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters! They all belong to the MCU!
Caution: This fanfiction has a lot of dark and angsty themes so if you are uncomfortable with that, please don't read!
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Welcome back! Please review, it means a lot to me :)
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Pepper meant business. "Come on boys. Get ready. Press conference in a half-hour." Pepper calls. Peter and Tony look up from the Ironman suit. "What? Why?" Tony whines. "You have a kid Stark. The public needs to know before the media gets restless and spouts out some brainless conspiracy theories." Pepper tells them. Peter blushes. "Ok Pepper. We're coming." Peter laughs. "When the kid is more responsible than the dad." Pepper says as she leaves the room. Peter freezes and looks at Tony carefully. Tony just smiles happily. "Let's get ready before Pepper blows her top." Tony says ruffling Peter's hair. Peter smiles, gets up and bounds off to take a shower. Tony smiles. How adorable was this kid?
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Peter puts on a blue and green plaid shirt, which he hikes up to his elbows, and some denim jeans. He heads downstairs to find Pepper waiting for him and Tony. "Hey, sweetie. Do you know where Tony is?" Pepper asks looking up from her phone. "He's probably prettying himself up for the press." Peter says with a laugh. Pepper smiles and smoothes his hair. "I'm always pretty, kid." Tony says, walking down the stairs. He's wearing a black suit, black dress pants, and a blue and green tie so he and Peter matched. "Looking sharp spiderling." Tony says. Peter grins and follows him to the car.
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They drive in silence and Tony notices Peter's nervousness. "You ok kid?" he asks. "Umm. Yeah. Just you know...nervous." Peter says. "Don't worry Spiderling. I'll do all the talking. Worst case scenario, you have to answer a question or two. If you don't want to do that, I can cover for you." Tony tells him. "No it's fine it's just I don't want to do anything stupid." Peter says with a nervous smile. "You won't kid. You'll be fine, trust me." Tony says, giving him a side hug. They get there about 10 minutes early. Peter sees cameras flashing and a babble of talking outside the window. "Ok kid. They're going to be really loud so brace yourself ok?" Tony tells him. Peter nods and they get out of the car. Peter wasn't ready for this. As soon as he stepped out, there was a crowd of people screaming in his face. Cameras were flashing in his face and reporters were yelling questions. Tony steps in front of him to block him from the crowd and Peter smiles gratefully. "Let's go, Pete." Pepper whispers. They start walking with the crowd of reporters following. They finally make it to the waiting room and Peter lets out a breath. "That was way worse than I thought it would be." Peter says quietly. "I'm sorry kid. I can't do anything about that. It just sucks." Tony sighs. Pepper nods, grabbing Peter's hand. " ? You're on in about a minute." someone says. "Right." he calls.
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Peter nervously stands behind Tony. "Ready kid?" Tony asks. Peter gives a weak smile and nods. Tony walks into the room with Peter following behind him. Peter watches in amazement as Tony switches his personalities effortlessly within the second. As soon as they walk in, thousands of questions are hurled at him. Tony waits patiently before he holds up a hand. Everyone falls silent. "I'm here to discuss one thing only." Tony says calmly. The press and crowd wait patiently. " To cover the basics, Peter is 16 years old, he attends high school and I am his legal guardian." Tony tells them. Almost every hand goes up and Tony randomly picks one of them. "Why did you decide to be Peter's legal guardian?" the reporter asks. Tony looks at Peter and he nods. "He's my intern and we grew close. After an accident regarding his family, I took him in." Tony states simply. Tony picks another hand. "I have a question for Peter." they request. Peter nods. "Do you know the other Avengers? Do you spend time with them?" they ask. "Umm yeah. I know them. We hang out a lot." Peter says vaguely. " , will Peter be inheriting your company?" Peter stiffens. Tony thinks about it for a second. "I will be ok with whatever Peter wants to do. I will support all of his decisions. If he wants, my company will be passed down to him." Tony tells them. "He must be very intelligent, you wouldn't adopt just a random child would you ?" someone asks from the back. "He is very intelligent and a very special person. He helps me with a lot of my personal projects." Tony says. "Ok. I think we're done here. I look forward to your scathing articles." Tony says, grabbing Peter's hand as they walk out. Peter hears people yelling for Tony, begging for one last question. Pepper closes the door and they all let out a sigh. "How was it kid?" Tony asks. "Umm. Not too bad." Peter says, breathing heavily. "How about we go get some pizza?" Pepper asks. "Sounds great." Tony and Peter say at the same time.
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Things were pretty great after that. Peter got better and better in the next two weeks. There were fewer nightmares and he was happier. He had a new family with Tony, Pepper and the Avengers. He was grateful the Avengers seemed to like him so much. What he didn't know was that now, they were almost as protective of him as Tony was. Peter was like a son to each and every one of them. They all adored him and Peter felt like he could talk about anything to every single one of them. Inevitably, the conversation came.
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"Hey, kid?" Tony asks. "Hmm?" Peter asks, not looking up from his web formula. "When are you going to get back to school? It's been a month already, Underoos." Tony says. Peter looks up. "Yeah. I think I'm ready. I think…" Peter trails off. "What's wrong?" Tony asks. "What if I have...I don't know...a breakdown at school? That would suck." Peter sighs. "Kid. That won't happen. Ned and Michelle will be with you. You'll have a great time. I know you're missing school but I didn't want to push." Tony tells him. "Yeah. I'm probably just overreacting huh?" Peter asks with a smile. "As always." Tony smirks, ruffling his hair. "Hey! I just got that to stay flat!" Peter whines, almost dodging it. "Too bad Spiderling. You're going to have to be quicker than that." Tony says. Peter sighs. "Meanie." he says with a smile.
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Peter: Hey man. I'm coming back to school tomorrow
Ned: Finally! Me and MJ are soo bored without you
Peter: Lol
Ned: You ok? Are you sure you're ready to come back?
Peter: Yeah. Can't wait to see you guys
Ned: I can't wait till tomorrow!
Peter: How's Flash?
Ned: He keeps making up random stuff about you and Mr. Stark, but I think it's just because he's jealous. Don't worry about it man.
Peter: Right.
Ned: I gtg have dinner.
Peter: See you tom!
Ned: Cya
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"Kid. Wake up! You got school today remember?" Tony say, gently shaking him. "Ugh. No. It's the weekend." Peter says sleepily. Tony smiles fondly. This kid was too cute for his own good. "Nope. It's Monday. You're going to be late spiderling. Get ready and come to the common room. I gotta surprise for you." Tony tells the teen. Peter opens his eyes. "A surprise? Why?" he asks, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Because my kid deserves it." Tony says softly. Peter smiles. "No I don't. I didn't do anything." Peter says, stretching. Yes, you do kid. You deserve the world. "Get ready quickly. You're going to be late." Tony tells him heading out of the room. Peter sighs and washes up. He puts on a nerdy science shirt and some black jeans and heads to the common room.
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"Hey, kid." Tony says, flipping an omelet. "When did you learn how to cook something decent?" Peter asks sarcastically. "Shut it or your going to school without breakfast." Tony says, lifting an eyebrow. He flips the omelet on the plate and butters some toast. "Eat up kid." Tony tells him. Peter inhales the food and gulps down a glass of orange juice. "What's the surprise?" Peter asks. "Curiosity is killing the cat huh? Here. Open it." Tony says, handing the teen a small black box. Peter takes it and opens it quietly. He opens the box and finds a sleek black watch inside. The watch face lights up with the same blue light as Tony's arc reactor. Peter notices a small blue button on the side of the watch. Peter flips it over wordlessly and finds I love you Underoos - TS engraved on the black leather underneath the watch. Peter looks up at Tony with tears in his eyes. "You didn't have to Tony. I don't deserve this." he says quietly. Tony pulls him into a hug. "You are the only person who deserves it." Tony says gently. Peter sniffs. "Thank you." he says softly. Tony smiles and ruffles the teen's brown locks. "You see that blue button there? If you ever need help, just push it down for 3 seconds and FRIDAY will alert me." Tony tells him. Peter nods. "There's obviously a tracker in this right?" he asks, grinning. "Of course there is. And you better wear it all the time." Tony says laughing. Peter laughs. "Ok, I'm driving you to school today. It is your first day back. Get into the Audi." Tony says, grabbing the keys.
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"Ok kid. You ready?" Tony asks. "Yeah." Peter says nervously. "Kid, people are going to be different now. Don't get fooled ok?" Tony tells the teen. "Yeah. I know. I'll be fine Tony." Peter tells him. "Great. Have a good day in school ok bud?" Tony says, giving the boy a side hug. "See you later Tony." Peter says, getting out and waving to Ned.
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Tony missed his kid already. It was so still in the lab without Peter's quiet analysis and nerdy remarks. At least Tony could relax a little bit. He had put way more into the watch than he told the teen. The watch could track his vitals, had a microphone and many other gadgets that helped Tony helicopter parent the kid. Peter had a knack for getting into bad situations. Tony pulls up the Iron-Spider suit file and starts working. Soon, it's almost time to pick Peter up. "Hey FRI? Can you get Happy to pick Peter up? I want to finish this before Peter gets here." Tony asks the AI. "Sure boss." FRIDAY replies. About half an hour later, an alert sounds. Tony looks up. "Peter's heart rate is increasing at a fast pace." FRIDAY informs him. "What! Why? FRIDAY, turn on the mic in Peter's watch." Tony requests. "Turning on the microphone now." FRIDAY says.
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School was way better than Peter thought it would be. As soon as he got out of Tony's car, he ran up to Ned and they caught up. Peter walked over to his locker with Ned where MJ was waiting. "Hey, loser." MJ greets. "H-hey MJ." Peter tells her. "We missed you. Are you ok?" MJ asks. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Peter says, opening his locker. "Great. See you at lunch losers." MJ says, walking to her language class. School went by pretty fast. MJ and Ned caught him up on his classes and Academic Decathlon and he had already finished his assignments that his teachers sent so he wasn't behind. He got a lot of looks in the hallways and people he didn't even know came up and started conversations with him but other than that it was ok. But of course, the universe couldn't let him have a good day. "Dude, I'm going to go to the bathroom. You go on ahead, I'll see you tomorrow." Ned tells his friend. "I'll wait for you. Tony said Happy was going to be a bit late anyway." Peter tells him. Ned nods and heads of toward the bathroom. "Yo Penis!" Flash calls. Peter sighs and turns around slowly.
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"Yo Penis!" someone calls. Tony silently seethes but keeps listening. "What do you want Flash?" Peter asks tiredly. "I bet Tony Stark only took you in cus he felt bad for his loser boytoy huh?" Flash asks with a smirk. "Ignore him, kid." Tony mutters under his breath. "Don't talk about him like that. He's a better person than you'll ever be." Peter tells him coolly. "Your pathetic Penis. You should just end your sad miserable life now. At least you'll be doing everyone else a favor." Flash tells him. Tony crushes the pencil into 2 in his hand. "You know if I did do that, at least I could get away from your ugly ass face." Peter tells him calmly. Tony smirks through his anger. His kid knew how to handle himself. "You have a pretty smart mouth Penis. I don't care that Tony Stark adopted you. He's the most selfish bastard anyway. He's pathetic. The world might think he's a hero but all he is, is a womanizer and a playboy. You deserve that alcoholic Penis." Flash sneers, stepping closer to Peter. "No kid. Step away. No-no-no." Tony whispers. "Don't you dare insult Tony. He saved your ass hundreds of times over without you realizing it! If anyone deserves the title of a hero, he does so you can shut your damn mouth. You have no idea what he's been through." Peter tells him, deadly calm. "No kid. Don't defend me. Get out of there." Tony says to the ceiling. Flash takes a step back. "Defending Stark Penis? You're as pathetic as he is. I wish Roger's just ended him in Siberia. At least one of the two stupidest failures on Earth would be gone." Flash sneers. "If I hear you insult Tony one more time, you're going to regret it." Peter growls, pure anger coloring his words. "No kid. I'm not worth it." Tony whispers. It broke his heart to see his kid, usually full of happiness and life, angry to this point. He knew the kid hated getting angry. Flash took a couple steps back, clearly afraid. "Whatever, Penis." he says. Flash turns and walks through the hall like he owns the place.
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"Dude you ok? What happened? You look mad…" Ned trails off. "Nothing. Flash was pissing me off." Peter says, seething. "Flash? You always ignore him. You got pissed off?" Ned asks incredulously. "He said things about Tony. I feel like busting his ass right now." Peter says, clenching his hands so hard that blood begins to bead where his nails cut into his skin. "He did not!" Ned says. "That idiot has no clue what Tony has done for everyone. Tony is the bravest and kindest person I've ever met. He took me in when I had no one Ned. How could that loser call him all those things?" Peter asks, his voice breaking. "Kid…" Tony says under his breath. Tony knew he didn't deserve Peter. He was the most humble and sweet kid on Earth. It broke Tony's heart that Peter only had a reaction when Flash insulted Tony. "I know dude. He's an idiot. Don't listen to him ok? He's not worth it." Ned tells him. Peter nods. "Dude, I think Happy's waiting. I'll see you tomorrow ok?" Peter asks. "See ya Peter." Ned waves. Peter waves and gets into the car. "Hey, kid. How was school." Happy asks. "It was just peachy." Peter sighs. "You're just like Tony kid." Happy tells him. Peter laughs as Happy blasts AC/DC. It's been a long day.
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Peter knew something was off as soon as he walked into the tower. He took the elevator to the common room but Tony wasn't there to greet him. "Hey FRI? Where's Tony?" Peter asks, grabbing a Gatorade. "He's waiting for you in the private lab." FRIDAY informs him. "Oh ok. Thanks, FRI." he says. Peter grabs a bag of chips and steps into the elevator. "Can you take me to the private lab FRIDAY?" Peter asks. "Sure Peter." the pleasant voice says.
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"Boss. Peter is coming down to the lab right now." FRIDAY tells him. "Right." Tony says hoarsely as he wipes his eyes. "Hey, Tony! How was the day without me?" Peter's voice rings through the lab. Peter stops abruptly. He takes in Tony's disheveled hair and glistening red eyes. "Tony? What's wrong? What happe-" Peter starts. Tony walks over and squeezes Peter in a bone-crushing hug. "Tony? What's wrong?" Peter whispers. "You're going to be the death of me, kid." Tony tells him. Peter feels Tony shaking a bit. "Are you crying? Oh my God. Tony, please. Tell me what's wrong." Peter says, leading them to the couch. Peter grabs a tissue and gently wipes the tears off of Tony's face. "You have to tell me what's wrong so I can fix it." Peter pleads. Tony pulls himself together after a minute. "I'm sorry kid." he whispers. "Don't apologize. Just tell me what's wrong." Peter tells him. Tony thinks for a moment. "Why are you not defending yourself kid? Why do you only get angry when assholes insult other people." Tony asks his kid, tears threatening to make a re-appearance. "I should have known you would put a mic into the watch." Peter says, running a hand down his face. "What Flash said didn't get to you, did it? Because I will kick his ass-" Peter starts. "I don't deserve you defending me kid. All those things he said about me were true anyways. You don't need to-" Tony tries. "I will kick your ass if you ever say anything like that ever again." Peter tells him, looking Tony straight in the eye his voice deadly calm. Tony looks down and shakes his head. "Tony. You have saved so many people. You're one of the best heroes on this planet. It's just your massive guilt complex that makes you put yourself down. I wouldn't defend anyone that I didn't think was worthy of it. I will defend you a hundred times over Tony. I will never stop because you deserve it." Peter tells him gently, meaning every word. Tony pulls Peter into a hug. Tears flow down the older man's cheeks and end up in Peter's hair. "You're making me soft, kid." Tony whispers. Peter laughs. "Maybe that's a good thing. You're so strong for everybody else. You don't have to be like that with me." Peter tells him. Peter watches as Tony's walls start to crumble down. "Just promise me that you'll defend yourself, not just other people." Tony tells him, looking Peter in the eyes. "I'll make you a deal. If you promise to stop thinking lowly of yourself, then I'll agree to your promise." Peter says with a smile. "Since when were you so much like me kid? Fine. I promise." the mechanic sighs. "I promise too." Peter says. Tony sighs contently and makes the couch recline back. "I meant everything I said about you." Peter tells the older man. "I love you, Pete." Tony tells him softly. "I love you too." Peter tells him, matching Tony's tone. "What do you want to watch, kid? Today's our day off." Tony tells the teen. "Whatever you want to watch is fine." Peter whispers, leaning into Tony's side.
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"Hey, guys? What do you want to eat?" Pepper asks. She stops and beams at the scene in front of her. Peter is curled into Tony's side and Tony has his arms around the teen protectively. They are both asleep as their StarWars movie plays faintly in front of them. Pepper smiles to herself as she wraps a blanket around her boys. "FRIDAY. Dim the lights to 10%." Pepper whispers as she turns the T.V. off. The lights dim and Pepper walks out of the lab. How cute were they?
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