avengers one-shot

welcome

Summary: Harley ran away from his abusive home to New York.

(A/N: Happy holidays to all my fellow readers! I hope you guys have a good Christmas and to those who has different beliefs I hope you guys have a nice holiday!)

// TW: Abusive households, bruises, shouting //

"You're a fucking burden, Keener! That's why your father left us!" His mom shouted, throwing a plate at him. Harley ran away into his room and pack every necessary stuffs. I can't stand alcoholic mom anymore. Its a pain.

"This is your chance, Harley. Run away, and never look back." He waited for a bit long then he junp out from the window with his backpack. He run as fast as he could to the station bus.

He bought a ticket to New York, a place that he dreamt of. He did heard about New York lifestyle a lot, but at least he would be far away from his alcoholic mother.

// Few hours later //

He got off the bus to see the Manhattan's building lining up. "Maybe life wouldn't be that bad here."

He lift his backpack and walk around the city. It was already night when he arrived here. He went to a nearby park and set himself down on the bench.

When he woke up in the next morning, he saw a few dollars with a pack of muffin and a bottle of water beside him. He felt weird, but he just consume them.

He walk around to see if there has been anyone giving out foods to the homeless people. On the package, it says, enjoy your food Mr. Homeless Guy!

He keep the note inside his backpack and lay down on the bench again. He fake his sleeps to wait if theres anyone gonna give it to him.

Few moments later, he heard a footsteps behind him and something being put down right next to him. He turn around and saw a little boy.

"So you're the one who gave me these?" Harley smiled while holding a note and a bottle of water. The kid just smiled, not wanting to talk.

"That's so kind of you. What's your name? Where's your parents?" Harley looked around but there's no sign of people looking for their child.

"Mommy and daddy at home playing baseball." He looked up. Harley felt weird with the sentence. He look at the boy's face and notice few bruises on the face. "Where did you get those?"

"Daddy was playing baseball with me." Harley reach out to his cheeks but he flinched. He came quick his senses that they're not playing baseball, but they're fighting and they beat him up.

"Oh buddy..." He pull the kid into his embrace and gave him a keychain. "Since you're a kind person, I wanna give you this. Whenever your mommy or daddy playing baseball with you, I want you to blow into this so I can come to you, alright?"

The kid just nodded. "How about you go back to your home, your parents might be worried." The kid turn around and run into his house. Harley look into his wallet, only having arpund 500$ from his saving since he was 12.

He scavenge through his backpack to find his phone and he went to some place with a charging station. He saw a bunch of missed calls from his mom and few texts.

He just delete all of them and block every contacts on his phone. He change into a new phone number and throw away the old one. "Well well, hello new life."

That night, he set himself on the same place in case if the kid needed him. When he was about to sleep, he heard a loud whistling ringing from one of the building. He ditch all his stuffs and went to the kid.

When he bashed through the door, he saw the dad was lifting an alcohol bottle and ready to smash it but Harley cover the kid and the bottle hit his back instead.

"Who the fuck are you?" The dad got upset. "Daddy played baseball with me but he was too harsh." He cried while Harley was trying to keep his vision steady. "Come on, lets go bud."

He help the kid up and hold his hand while running away. "Get back here you bastard!"

They just keep running and running from the dad. "Its alright, bud. This will end soon."

Harley run into a random building and shield the kid with his back. "You fucking deserve that, Peter!"

Peter, that's his name.

"Hey!" A man shouted from the elevator. "Get the hell out from here!"

The dad just look at the guy, and he gasped. "H-he took my kid! My son Peter!"

The man come up to him and shove him. "Don't pretend like I didn't saw and heard you earlier. Get the hell out."

The dad scowled and he left the building. The man crouch down to see Harley and Peter. "Are you alright? What did he do to you?

Harley loosen up and just lay down on the floor with the pain on his back. "Daddy was playing baseball with me like he said."

The man turn to Harley, seeing him shaking his head. "He's been abused. When I came into their apartment, the dad was holding alcohol bottle, ready to smash it to him."

The man was speechless when he found out about it. "What about you? Are you his older brother?"

"No, I ran away from Tennessee, my mom was an alcoholic and she was pretty abusive to me."

The man gasped when he heard about Harley. "Tennessee? That's like, 14 hours trip!?"

"As long as I get away from her." He smiled and he blacked out. "Oh sh- sheez, FRIDAY, send Strange to medbay in this instant."

Peter just follow the man into the elevator. "Is he gonna be alright?"

"Yes he will." The man reassured.

"After play baseball, daddy always play hide and seek and he told me not to come out unless if he calls me. If I get out from my hide spot, we have to play baseball again." He frowned.

The man felt really bad for the clueless kid. Once they reach the 72nd floor, they went into one of the room and patch Harley up. "What's going on? Who are they?"

"Some kid run into my building to protect themselves from their abusive parents. The kid was clueless, Strange." The man shocked. "My dad said he was just playing with me!" Peter exclaimed.

Strange finish up and he crouch down to Peter. Broken ribs, bruised face, a broken arm? Hell Tony, this kid is tortured. You gotta call the CPS."

"Are you nuts? The kid's dad and the boy's mom will found them and abuse them." Tony furrowed his eyebrows.

"What's something you can do to prevent them from getting abused again?"

Tony paced back and forth. He stop in the middle and feel like a bulb is right on his head. "Maybe I could adopt them."

Strange intensely look at Tony. "You know what, I'll patch the little boy first. Do what you can do, don't forget your fiancee."

Strange lift Peter up to the bed and scan him. "How are you still alive after all?"

// few hours later //

Harley wake up with Peter's bed right beside him. He saw him playing with some toys and a woman right beside him. "You're up."

Harkey look his right and saw Tony sitting on the chair. "How you feeling?"

Harley just stay quiet while looking at Peter. "Don't worry, she's my fiancee, Pepper Potts."

"You don't have to take me, but please, I'm begging you, take Peter. He's still young and he need a better life, please." Harley pleaded. "I can leave now if you want, as long as you keep him. I know what it feels like to be abused since little, but Peter still has a second chance."

Tony just smiled and look at him. "Everybody deserves a second chance, Harley. Welcome to the Stark's family." Tony pull him into his embrace, stroking his hair.

Peter look at Harley, who is crying aggressively. "Miss Potts, is daddy gonna pick me up?"

Pepper scooch over to Peter and hold his hand. "No, honey. He's just gonna hurt you all over again. I can give you all the love that you deserve." She smiled.