I don't know much about pregnancy so the details are a bit vague.
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Tony winced as he watched TV. "Man, this hurts"
"Sir, I believe you are experiencing contractions." Jarvis said.
Tony sighed, "I guess I should call Dr. Yang" He stood up and froze. "Jarvis, I think I just peed myself."
"No Sir, I believe your water just broke" Jarvis replied.
"WHAT?!"
"If you would please enter the elevator, I will drive you to Dr. Yang." Jarvis instructed calmly.
"I can't believe it" Tony slowly walked towards his car and got in. 8
"You will be alright Sir, remember to breathe." Jarvis said.
"Yeah easy for you to say. You're not the one going into labor." Tony groaned as another contraction hit.
"And I am quite pleased of that fact."
"Shut up Jarvis"
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When they got to the hospital, Dr. Yang was outside waiting for them. "Come along Mr. Stark, we have a room already set up for you."
"I knew I should have just did this at the tower." Tony complained.
Dr. Yang chuckled, "One: you don't have the equipment needed, and two: your teammates would definitely find out about your pregnancy."
"True" Tony said. "How exactly is this thing coming out? Last time I checked I didn't have a vagina."
"Your ultrasounds showed that they would exit through your anus. We could prep you for an emergency C-section if you really want to." Dr. Yang helped him into a hospital gown and onto the bed.
"Nope, they want out now!" Tony cried in pain.
Dr. Yang and her assistants prepped him and before he knew it he was pushing and crying out in pain. "God how do women put up with this!" He screamed.
"You're doing just fine Mr. Stark" One of the nurses assured. She volunteered to hold his hand and he readily took it into a vice grip.
After an unknown amount of time the twins were born. They were both cleaned and recorded before Dr. Yang handed them to Tony.
"They're beautiful" Tears ran down Tony's cheeks.
The girl was the oldest. She had a single patch of black hair on her head and smooth, pale skin. The boy wasn't as pale and had more hair, a dark brown instead of black.
"What are you going to name them?" Dr. Yang asked.
"Aurora Frigg Stark and Galen Loptr Stark" Tony said.
"Unusual names. Especially their middle names. Where did you get them?" Dr. Yang asked as she wrote them down on the birth certificate.
"I was reading some Norse Mythology and the name Frigg is another name for Loki's mother Frigga. He often spoke fondly of her, despite all of the hurt that his family put him through. Loptr though, I had in a dream. It was strange, I barely remember anything about it, just that it was cold."
Dr. Yang nodded, "Well, I think they fit beautifully."
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Tony spent a few more days at the hospital to recover and to learn how to care for the babies. "You mean I can actually breast feed?!" Tony exclaimed.
"I would assume so." Dr. Yang said. "You don't have a lot of breast milk, but you do have some." She laughed as Tony started looking at his chest. "Mr. Stark, you won't see much of a difference."
"This is weird" He said as Dr. Yang helped him hold Aurora.
"You'll get used to it." Dr. Yang chuckled.
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Two weeks passed since Tony returned from the hospital with the twins. He quickly got into a routine of feeding, changing, and playing with them. He set up a small playpen for them in his lab so he could watch them while he worked. When he put them to bed he would show them a picture of Loki and tell them a story about him, even went so far as to put a picture of the two of them in each of their cribs.
When Tony got really busy with work and meetings he called Dr. Yang's daughter, Kimi, who had volunteered to babysit whenever he needed. Kimi was currently taking classes at an online college to get a degree, she wanted to become a photographer. He had seen some of her work and was impressed, he even modeled for her once.
"I will see you two later. Be good for Miss Kimi alright?" He kissed each of the twins messily on the cheek causing them to giggle loudly.
"Have a good time at work Mr. Stark" Kimi waved.
"Fat chance kid" He called back.
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Raising twins wasn't as easy as Tony thought it would be. Lack of sleep wasn't a stranger to him, but he seemed to get even less than usual. His whole life had changed since the twins came. He stopped drinking, selling or gifting away his alcohol (though he did keep a few of the really expensive bottles), he didn't spend three days at a time in the lab, he took them on runs, and even though he was sleep deprived, he was happier than he had ever been. Sure, there were ups and downs. There was a night where neither of them would go to sleep, he had reached his wits end and screamed at them. When he saw the fear in their eyes, he quickly gathered them in his arms and apologized. "I'm so sorry. Not like Howard, I will not be Howard." He muttered to himself. He sat down on the rocking chair and started to sing, gently cradling each of his children in his arms. They fell asleep like that until Tony was woken by the sound of a camera shutter go off. Tony slowly opened his eyes and groaned. Someone giggled, he turned to see Kimi with her camera still in her hands.
"Good morning Mr. Stark. I see you had a long night."
"Got that right" Tony groaned. He handed Aurora to Kimi and stood up, putting the twins back in their cribs.
"I'll be sure to print that picture for you Mr. Stark" Kimi said.
"Thank you Kimi. I'll see you later this afternoon. Thanks for coming so early." Tony said.
"No problem Mr. Stark. Have fun at boring meetings."
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"Are you doing alright Tony?" Steve asked. They were at another SHIELD briefing and Fury hadn't shown up yet.
"Yeah, why?" Tony asked.
"Well, we haven't seen you in a while. You only come out of your Penthouse every few weeks. You seem more tired than usual and I'm worried about you."
"Aww who knew you cared so much Old Timer." Tony cooed.
"Tony, this is serious" Steve scolded.
Tony rolled his eyes, "I'm fine Rogers. You can ask Jarvis, I have been perfectly healthy. I've just been really busy that's all."
"Are you sure?"
"Perfectly, now go get Fury cuz I have places to be"
Steve sighed, but left the room.
"We are just worried Tony." Bruce said.
"I'm fine guys. Nothing to worry about." Tony replied.
"I don't know, maybe that run in with Loki during the invasion finally got to him." Clint commented.
Tony glared at the archer, "I'm a hundred percent me Barton. There is nothing wrong with me."
"You do seem happier than you usually do." Natasha observed. "For a time you were practically glowing."
"Forgive me for being happy." Tony spat. "Shall I go back to drinking myself stupid? Is that what you all want?"
"No Tony, of course not. We were just curious about your change." Bruce assured.
"Well to answer your question, the invasion made me look at my life a little differently. I tried to change my life and you know what? I'm happy now. Get over it." Tony said.
"No need to get pissy Tin Can. We're just asking." Clint said.
Luckily, Fury and Steve entered, saving Tony from answering.
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"Say goodnight to Daddy you two" Tony held his 6 month old twins in front of the picture of Loki. He had finished reading a book to them and now they would say goodnight to the picture.
"Da" Aurora giggled.
Tony was shocked, "Yeah. That's Daddy." He brought the picture closer. Galen held the picture, "Dada" he pointed at Loki.
"Very good Galen. That's your Daddy." Aurora waved at the picture and babbled something.
That night he wrote down the event in their baby book. "I hope you will see this one day Lokes. You would be proud of them." The baby book was filled with pictures and information. He had to add several more pages than were offered, but he didn't mind. Most of the pictures were taken either by Jarvis or Kimi, while the information was written by him. He had an electronic copy buried deep within his private server in case he lost the original.
After that event, the twins would say "Dada" whenever they saw Loki's picture. A few weeks later he even got a "Mama" from Galen followed closely by Aurora. He couldn't stop crying. Once they said their first words they wouldn't stop talking. They could be heard babbling all the time, whether they were talking to each other or someone else. Dummy seemed to love talking to them for some reason, Butterfingers too, U didn't talk to them as much, but he did like to play with them.
"They sure are talkative aren't they?" Kimi observed. Tony had a mission that lasted two days so she had stayed overnight.
"Yeah, I think it's adorable. Were they any trouble?"
"No, I made sure to read to them and say goodnight to the picture. They did seem a little sad that you weren't there, but I think it's good for them to have a bit of a break from you. Don't want them to get too reliant on you."
"I guess" Tony replied.
Kimi chuckled, "I guess you missed them just as much as they missed you. Seeing as you both started running for each other. Well, they crawled, but you get the point."
Tony laughed, "I guess so. It's nice to be missed."
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By the time they were a year old, they were speaking in two word sentences. They also seemed to have a knack for magic, which was a lot of trouble for Tony. They seemed to like teleporting themselves from one place to another, luckily no one has caught them. When the three of them went to the park, they were almost caught doing magic so Tony started working on a magic controller.
"Will it hurt them?" Kimi asked.
"It shouldn't. It should be able to channel their magic so they can use it easier and more deliberately. Hopefully this will help them control their magic so they won't make anything blow up when they get scared." Tony explained.
"But they are so young. How are they supposed to control it?" She asked.
"That I don't know, but I can help a little bit. Loki taught me a little bit about the theory of magic. I'm sure I can teach them some control."
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