Spiderkid

Mistakes and Names: 五

(Recap: Peter's feeling replaced while Tony's oblivious and the team is outside of Pepper's hospital room waiting for an update...sorry for the depression last time. But this one will have SO MUCH FLUFF I PROMISE.)

A nurse pushed Peter back with the door half closed with a no-nonsense look on his face. "Sorry, kid, strictly family members until they allow visitors. Last time I checked, Tony Stark's only son is a newborn."

A heavy hand landed on the arachnid's shoulder as he wilted. "Last I checked, you can have more than one son."

Captain America stood intimidatingly behind him, glaring the nurse down. "And this just happens to be Tony's other kid."

The nurse's eyes widened and he opened his mouth to say something, quickly closing it again as the entire Avengers stood at attention.

"I'd back off if I were you," Clint growled. Though he was weaponless, he was still plenty dangerous.

The nurse made a little squeaking sound in the back of his throat and stepped aside.

"G-go ahead Mr...uh....Stark," the nurse mumbled and opened the door for Peter.

The teen beamed at the team, and they all smiled back. It was like positivity floated off him. You couldn't not smile when he looked at you like that.

Natasha stepped forward to usher him into the room, closing the door behind him to let the family have some privacy.

Pepper gasped in a light tone. "Peter!"

Tony looked up from the wiggling bundle in her arms to grin widely at the teen. He looked like the happiest man on Earth, sitting next to his lovely wife with his newborn son. He still managed to surprise Peter with his next words.

"Come on kid, meet your baby brother!" Tony patted the bed next to him for Peter to join.

"Uhhh," he hesitated. "Why?"

"Huh?" Tony glanced up at him, expression faltering. "Well, I mean, I assumed you would want to meet him–"

"No," Peter flushed helplessly. "Why am I still here?"

"What is that supposed to–"

"How come you haven't ditched me yet?" Peter burst out angrily. As if he hadn't know what he meant.

The billionaire looked at a loss of words for once.

Pepper stared at him, sadness clouding her joy. "We would never ditch you Peter. You're family too."

Peter smacked himself in the face. He hadn't meant to make the happy moment all about him. He didn't want them to remember this day like this.

"Sorry. I'll just...I'll just go."

"Um, no you won't," Tony was immediately up, grasping his arm tightly. "You won't get out of this that easily.

"I'm sorry," Peter felt tears well up. "I'm sorry I got in the way of your family."

"Kid, what the hell are you talking about?" Tony choked and pulled him into a hug. "You didn't get in the way. You made it. We wouldn't be a family without you. We would be less human too."