Who is This? || wrong number au || Peter Parker

Part 7; Mr. Stark

September 9th.  12:50pm

Peter walked into Stark tower, the same way he did yesterday. He was still in shock at how fast his application went through, and just as shocked that THE Tony Stark was the one to call him. 

“Hello Peter! Welcome back!” One of the secretaries-Gwen- greeted with a smile, bringing Peter out of his trance. 

Peter turned around to face Gwen, “Hey, uhh is Mr. Stark ready for me yet?” Peter asked. 

Gwen picked up the phone next to her, “Hold on let me check.” She said before putting the phone to her ear and dialing a number. 

While Gwen did that, Scarlet took the opportunity to talk to Peter, “Hey you’re the kid Mr. Stark wants to be his assistant aren't you?” 

“Uhm yeah, my name’s Peter.” Peter introduced himself. 

“I know your name Peter, you’re a legend upon all the interns already and you haven't even had your first day.” Scarlet explained with a comforting smile plastered on her face. “I’m scarlet, I look forward to getting to know you more.”

“I look forward to it as well.” Peter replied, then looked over at Gwen who had finished on the phone. 

“He just finished his meeting, you can head up to his office now. Top floor, you’ll know it when you see it.” Gwen explained as she placed the phone back on it’s stand. 

“Thank you!” Peter waved as he walked towards the elevator. He pressed the call button and as he waited he looked around the modern building, taking it all in, after all if this meeting went well he’d be here almost every day after school. He heard a ding from the elevator before the doors opened- thankfully it was empty. He stepped inside and as the doors closed he heard a voice from.. the ceiling? 

“Hello Peter Parker, what floor would you like to go to?”

Peter jumped back a bit, “uh.. hi?” He said confused, “who are you- don’t answer that- where are you?” 

“My name is FRIDAY, I am an AI system programmed throughout the building. What floor would you like to go to?”

“Top floor, And you know who I am?”

“Of course, I know every employee of Stark Tower. You are Peter Parker, pronouns are he/him, and you’re Mr. Stark’s personal assistant.” 

“wrong.” Peter said, holding in a laugh to see if he could confuse the AI. 

“I’m sorry? Could you tell me who you are then?”

“Peter Parker, pronouns are he/they, though I lean toward he/him more, so i guess you’re not completely wrong there, and I don’t think Mr. Stark has actually labeled me his personal assistant yet, I haven't even met with him yet.”

“Peter I have searched your name 5,786 times, each time you come up as ‘Mr. Starks Personal Assistant, he has registered you as that.” 

Peter’s eyes widened, “But I haven't even-”

“Top floor.” FRIDAY interrupted and opened the elevator doors to reveal Tony Stark. 

“Mister Stark-” Peter exclaimed in shock, “H-Hello!” 

“Hey kid, follow me.” Tony said and turned to the right to walk down the hall, his office bigger than Peter’s whole apartment, and walls practically made of windows. 

Peter followed behind quickly, looking around in awe, still in shock he's actually in the tower, next to THE Tony Stark, and going to be working here.

They soon get to the office, Tony took a seat in his fancy office chair behind his desk and Peter stood awkwardly by the door. He just stands there like that until Tony motions for him to take a seat on the opposite side of the desk.

At that Peter sits down and fidles with his thumbs in his lap. While Peter does this Tony grabs Peter's folder out of his desk drawer. It's not much, just Peter's application form, personal information (like name, pronouns, phone number, ect). He then takes out a few other forms to hand to Peter. He takes the form on top and pushes it across the desk towards his proteche.

"Let's discuss your job here kid." Tony says as Peter quickly skims the paper; it's a paper for his bank information. "Now you don't have to fill this all out today, since I highly doubt you know all of your information, but between now and wednesday I'd like to have it back filled out." Tony exlpained smiling to the teen.

Peter nodded, "I actually know all my information- I can fill this out right now if you'd like?"

Tony is shocked by this, after all every other one of his employees at least took a week for them to get the form back to him. But alas he slid a pen across the surface for Peter to fill it out. Peter began to quickly fill it out, Tony watches in amazement. He knew Peter was a good kid, and would make a great employee, but this was more shocking, he was excited to get Peter in the lab and see what his brain could really do. (NOT IN A WEIRD PEDO WAY- GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE GUTTER!)

Peter looked up from the paper once he finished filling it out, and handed it back to Tony. Tony took the paper and put it back in the folder and grabbed the second form, handing it to Peter. This paper just asking for emergency contact info in case something were to go wrong in the lab. Peter filled this one out quickly as well and handed it back to his idol, still not saying anything because he didn't know what to say.

Tony looked down at the information, there were two emergency contacts; Peter's aunt May, and.. wait no that couldn't be right.

"Kid who's Mr. Computer?" Tony asked trying not to laugh at the coincidence.

"Oh! He's a friend I met by accidently texting his number. He's great, though we haven't talked much.. but you did ask for at least two emergency contacts, and he was the only other person I could think of, well other than my friend Ned, but I didn't know if I could put minors down as an emergency contact."

Tony tried to hold in his laugh, the whole thing was funny to him. How Peter had put HIM down as an emergency contact without knowing. Though he did find it sad the him of all people was the only other person Peter could think about to put down..

Tony placed the papers into the folder and placed the folder back in his desk. "Alright Peter, your first day is Monday after school, I'll see you then."

published: 9/20/21
words: 1110