You Mispronounced Spider

Chapter 4

Flying back to London in the luxury jet was just as fun as the first time, with it currently being Peter's third trip in the private plain it didn't take long for him to get comfortable. During the flight they flew over a thunderstorm, it was interesting to watch the clouds glow with lightning from above. At some point Peter had drifted off during the show, with his body still recovering from the gunshot wound and the busyness of the past few days, the fatigue was finally catching up to him.

When he woke up the plain was preparing to land, with the city of London just below them. When he shifted to get a better look out the window a blanket rolled off his shoulders, he was confused for a moment since he didn't have a blanket going to sleep, but after his groggy mind pieced together the obvious, he glanced over at Tony who now sat in the seat just in front of him.

Landing was the same procedure as last time, the owls were not a huge fan of flying in a plain and Peter had to occasionally reassure them that everything was fine, so when they saw the bright blue sky their nerves calmed and they insisted he let them out so they could stretch their wing. Peter had to refuse until they got back to the hotel, except they didn't go to the hotel. Peter only noticed this when the drive was longer than it should have been.

"Where are we going?" Peter asked glancing out the window at the unfamiliar neighborhood. It was definitely a high end area but not nearly to the degree that Tony Stark could afford, it looked more like a family community then one an eccentric billionaire would live in.

"Since we're staying here awhile, I thought it was best to get a house here. Peper helped me pick it out. Which reminds me, she was wanting to come over here during Christmas break, Rhodey and Happy too, just a little get together," Tony said like it was a casual thing, but Peter could sense a strong word associating with them together in mind: Family.

Even though he's never met Rhodey and has only seen Pepper and Happy a handful of times, he liked the idea of calling them family. He almost didn't feel guilty about the idea... almost, but he was slowly getting better. That didn't stop him from missing everyone he's lost thought.

"Yeah," Peter managed a smile, he paused for a moment trying to shift his thoughts to a different and less depressing track but managed to stay on a similar subject. "So, they're family, should we tell them about... you know, everything?" Peter asked hesitantly.

"That's up to you, Pete. They will keep the secret for both your things but I'm still unfamiliar with the statute of secrecy details."

"Well, um... I think it will be fine? They just have to promise to pretend not to know, even if it seems like they're talking to a wizard," Peter knew that Tony was diving headlong into the wizarding community, so keeping this secret from his friends would only get harder as time progressed. Peter didn't want to be the cause of distrust in what little family Tony, and now by a lesser extension Peter, had left.

"You've got till Christmas to decide so don't worry so much about it, ok?" Tony gave a reassuring smile. Peter just nodded.

It wasn't long after that they pulled up to the newly purchased house. The whole place was pretty great. It had a handful of bedrooms, a large living room, a basement that was already converted into a shop, as well as a sizable back yard with a swimming pool and a big oak tree that was just asking to be climbed. Right next to the tree in the corner of the yard was a large bird hutch, Peter could see a few electrical cords hook to it and he wouldn't be surprised if it had it own heating, and of course, since Tony didn't know how to stop, there was an automatic feeder. The owls will love it.

Peter was pretty bummed out that he'd only get to spend a maximum of seven days there before having to leave for school but Peter was going to try to make the most of it.