Truth is... I'm a Stark

Sister

{AN: this is liked to a chapter called E-I-E-I-O in my fanfic Young Peter Stark Oneshots please read that before you read this chapter. It's kind of like a part 2 to that so it'll make more sense if you've read it.}

Peter had gotten the gist of what the universe was doing. Every once in a while he'd get something taken away but after one near-world-ending event, he'd get it back or at least something to compensate it. Even still, when he lost JARVIS his Uncle Bruce and STILL didn't get to meet Thor, in the space of a few days it was hard to keep hope. But then he got FRIDAY, who was just as nice as JARVIS, though she lacked the same sentimental value and he made new friends in the Barton kids, who he could be his normal, snarky yet sweet, genius self around - no lies like he had to with Ned - without worrying about raising suspicion. Arguably the best thing he gained from the media dubbed 'Age Of Ultron' was Wanda, who was not just a friend but like a sister. Junior didn't make friends too easily for many reasons: he obviously had to keep his family and wealth a secret, which prevented himself from showing his true personality, he was also quite a 'nerd', his intelligence often put off others, even in a STEM school, not to mention his general social awkwardness. Despite all of this, he felt comfortable with Wanda: she was nice, had super cool powers and was one of the few people he could be himself around, however, she was quite unsure of how to act around his dad; up until a few weeks ago ago she had hated the man; she thought he was responsible for the death of her parents. She was proven wrong though, after Pepper gave the 14 year old evidence that Tony had stopped selling weapons by then so the missiles had to be fakes or the results of Obadiah Stane's under the table deals. Either way, it wasn't Tony's fault, which left the Sokovian girl feeling awkward in the genius's presence as she had not formally apologised for her hostility against the man and wasn't sure of how to.

Wanda liked Pepper though, she had lost her own mother at such a young age and had gone without a mother-like figure for so long (Hydra wasn't exactly full of the nicest people on Earth - she learnt that the hard way) so it was nice to have someone fill that void. She also enjoyed being with Junior, he wasn't Pietro and he would never being able to fill the whole in her heart that her twin had left in his passing, but he almost did and their names were pretty damn close, it was almost as if it was meant to be. When Pietro died, a piece of Wanda went with him, leaving the rest of her shattered, but with the help of Pepper, Peter and the other avengers (including Tony who had been oddly kind to her for reasons Wanda couldn't comprehend) she was slowly being put back together again.

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Pepper leaned her head on her husband's shoulder as they sat on a picnic blanket on the Barton family farm. Pepper, Tony, Clint and Laura generally chatted while the children played. It was good to see the kids were getting along and it put a smile on the CEO's face to see Wanda being able to associate her powers with something else rather than destruction.

Junior giggled as he floated through the air, trying to poke the crimson mist that surrounded him. Wanda and Lila were playing a game of catch but rather than using a regular ball, Wanda used her telekinesis to lift Junior into the air so he could be passed between the two girls with a simple tap. Lila's eyes widened in awe as she lightly pushed Peter in Wanda's direction while the Sokovian's brown eyes glowed a dim red but this time it wasn't in anger; there was a small trace of a smile on her lips.

"What are we going to do about her?" Clint asked the group of adults, "she's a good girl but we can't take her in. We'll be too busy with Nathaniel," he sighed. Lara nodded, "she's not a citizen yet, she's technically an illegal immigrant, we need to sort that out," she added.
"We'll take her," Pepper said quickly, "Junior loves her and I do too. And it's much better than her ending up in some foster home, we can organise her citizenship with our legal team," she explained in a hurry. "I want to," she said firmly and everyone looked at Tony. The mechanic seemed to be deep in thought before he stated, "I - I want to," he seemed only slightly unsure but Pepper smiled.
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"Y-you wanted us to come," Wanda said, though it came out more as a question, as she tentatively walked into the room Tony and Pepper were temporarily staying in, Junior was right behind her, he walked in more confidently. The couple motioned for the children to sit down in the bed. "Wanda, sweetheart, we know it's been a hard time for you lately and we don't want to rush you into anything and remember you can say no. But, sweetie, we would really like to adopt you," Pepper said kindly, the 14-year-old's eyes grew comically large. "We've really liked having you stay at the tower," Peter nodded eagerly, "and - if you want to of course - we'd like for that to continue, forever. Would you like that Wanda, would you like me to be your mum?" the redhead asked.
"And I'd be your brother!" Peter cut in excitedly and everyone smiled at his enthusiasm. An untraceable emotion washed over Wanda's face before she smiled: "yes," she replied, accent thick, "I'd like that a lot," she finished and Junior was quick to hug her and Pepper did the same. Tony couldn't help but feel out of place in this domestic scene; who was he to think he had a place in this family. Pepper, catching on to her Husband's emotions asked Wanda softly: "what about Tony, he really loves you too, would you like him to be your dad?" Tony sat there silently the thought: 'she hates me' running through his head. "I-I don't hate you. A-and I'm sorry," Wanda stated shyly as if she had read his mind (she probably did) "I think I'd like that too," she added.
Tony gave her a smile, "can - can I hug you?" he asked her shyly, the girl nodded.

So that's how the Stark family and their newest addition ended up falling asleep together. Clint knocked on the door to see how the adoption proposal had gone but after receiving no response for a few minutes he opened the door to see the sleeping family. He snapped a quick photo before returning to his room where his wife waited for him. "How did it go?" Laura asked, her question was answered after Clint showed her the photo. Clint smiled; maybe he would join Tony's dad's club.

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Peter smiled in his sleep, this was the best thing the universe had given him. Sure he missed JARVIS and his Uncle Bruce, but he was content for now. Wanda definitely wasn't Thor but she was his sister.