Maybe I Can Be Happy, Just This Once.

The Adoption.

"Their not coming back, are they?" Seven year old peter parker sat in his aunts lap. He thought it would just be a typical day. His parent were always busy since they worked at shield, they would get up take him to his aunts and uncles then after their shifts which could take three or four hours, or their shift could last five or six days, but they would always come back.

He remembered his mother, she had beautiful brown curls, with gentle brown eyes, she had a perfect white smile. His dad, not so much, Peters dad loved him, he knew that. Its just, his dad was always working.
He will always remember his last conversation with his parents.
"Peter you know we will always love you.-" His mother was crying, he had no idea why, they always leave him with his aunt and uncle on shifts.
"Mary we have to go we will miss our plane."
"Ok, ok. Peter we will come back when we can ok? We love you."

That was it. He was confused, he didnt know what just happened. He knew his parents left but, but he didnt know why they were crying.
They would come back though. His momma said they would come back, that they loved him.

After a month of no sign of his parents, he was slowly giving up hope. It was a month later that the shield agents rang the door bell. Right after the agents left his aunt sat him down on her knee, his uncle right beside him. Thats when all of his hope dissapaited.

"Their not coming back, are they?"

He cried himself to sleep on his aunts shoulder and woke up, he didnt smile, barely ate, and only slept if he cried himself to sleep.
But after a while his smile came back, his appetite came back, and he slept pretty good.
He still had his bad days, where he would cry himself to sleep but they became less by the days.

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Sitting on the cold chair in the hospital, Peter thought it couldnt get any worse, his aunt was dying in the hospital bed right next to him. His tears had dried and left tracks on his cheeks. He couldnt believe this was happening. First his parents then his uncle, now this?

He already had enough deaths in his family. Hes the only parker now.

The echoeing heart monitor was driving him insane. His aunt had been in a coma for the past 6 months. She wasnt getting any better. At this point, Tony had said, the only thing keeping his aunts heart beating was the breathing tube. Today was the day.
They have to take the breathing tube out and see what happens. Although Peter already knew.

Tony walked in, and Peter knew it was about to happen. He left the door cracked and Peter could just slightly see a red checkered shirt, could be Steves or Clints.
"Hey kid, how are you feeling?"
Tony gently asked.
When he sat down in the chair next to Peter, Peter turned around and hid in Tonys shoulder. New tears already forming and falling.
He tried to keep them in.
"I know, petey, it hurts. Let it out."
His barriers broke, the dam burst, he cried his eyes out on Tonys shirt. Tony just bundled him up in a blanket he somehow aquired, and rubbed his back speaking softly, but enough for him to hear. Tony just mumbled "it'll be ok, youll be fine i promise sweetheart,-" When he spoke Peter couldnt help but cuddle closer to Tony. When he was done crying, Tony lifted his chin and wiped the tears off his red cheeks. "Do you feel any better now?"
Peter just nodded his head and looked around, on second look he saw that the avengers had piled around Steve sitting behind Tony  and Natasha on Peter other side, Clint had brought a chair next to Steve.
"Hey champ." Steve said, a small smile on his face.
The doctor came in and Peter face paled.
Tony noticed and wispered in peters ear
"Petey, sweetheart we dont need to do this if you dont want to."

"No, aunt may doesnt deserve this. If shes not getting better..."
Peters voice was raw, and he snuggled back into Tonys chest while still holding his aunts hand.

"Ok so you ready?" The doctor asked.
Peter nodded.
The doctor walked to the bed and looked at Tony and gently said
"He might want to look away at this part."
Tony just gently turned Peters head into his chest and covered him protectivly.
"Ok its done." Peter turned and looked at his aunt her breathing had stopped but the heart monitor still beeped. He held his aunts hand tightly.

Beep
Beep
Beep
Beeep
Beeep
Beeeep
Beeeeeep
The heart monitor slowed down. Little by little. Until...

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

"10:34 pm" The doctor said the covered his aunt with the sheet.
The avengers all looked at Peter. Who was still hiding in Tonys chest, with wide teary eyes. Slowly those tears began to fall.
Tony hugged Peter closer to him and Peter began to sob. Heartwrenching sobs.

"Shhh. Buddy I know. I know sweetheart." Tony began rocking Peter gently and after about 30 minutes, Peter began to fall asleep. Tony felt Peter start to slump against him, his breathing slowing. He ran his fingers through Peters hair.

When Peter was fully asleep, Tony gestured to Steve to take him.
Steve slowly picked Peter up without waking him. The team went their seperate ways except Steve and Tony who walked together to Peters room.
Tony walked ahead of Steve and made Peters bed.
Steve gently set him on the bed and walked out of the room and stood in the doorway watching Tony.
Tony took off Peters shoes, and thankfully had remembered to tell Peter to put on some comfortable pants so he didnt have to take Peters jeans off, and covered the teen up with the covers. He grabbed an extra blanket and covered him with it.
Tony sat down on the side of the bed, and brushed peters bangs away from his eyes. He slowly bent down and kissed Peter on the head, wispering a good night.  Before Tony could get up the teen  shot up and grabbed Tony in a great big hug, wispering in his ear Peter said
"Thank you for being their for me. I love you dad."
Tony suprised with wide eyes hugged Peter back with equal force
"I love you too Petey."
When Peter fell asleep. Tony turned around and saw Steve with a huge grin on his face.
Tony slowly closed the door and after hearing an adiable click Steve said
"You know, Tony, youd be a great dad."
Tony blushed but looked down so Steve wouldnt see it.
"Well thats good, because Im adopting Peter." He turned around and started walking to his bedroom.
"Goodnight Tony."
"Goodnight Steve."
Tony smiled. He is gonna love and spoil his new kid. Hes gonna be the most affectionate dad.
He remeberes his own dad.
Cold, calculating.
He vowed on his life that he would never treat his son that way, ever.
He already loves Peter.

Tbc.....