Just like you

Chapter 7: Peter Stark

The school that Tony walked into looked like every school Tony had ever seen on TV. There was the stern-looking principle  that had glared at him during his presentation for the kid. "Ahh, if it isn't the charming Mr..." Tony stepped forward and offered his hand. "Davis, my name is Andrew Davis." The man said and gestured him forward. "Mr Davis, charmed I'm sure, but why have been 'summoned' here? "

Mr Davis said nothing and lead him forward through the corridors, passed the lockers and classrooms to the room that was presumably his office. As Mr Davis opened the door, Tony saw someone that only made his worry intensify; May Parker, the kid's aunt and guardian. 'So it is about the kid.' he thought.  She was pacing back and forth, she stopped when she saw them and exclaimed. "Finally! You're here, Mr Stark! This idiot," she flapped a hand at Mr David, "refused to tell me what was wrong until you arrived. You took your time."

Tony raised his hands in defense. "Hey, I had to drive here." she waved her hand dismissively at him "Fine," then she turned to Mr Davis with a furious expression, "now tell me what's wrong with Peter." Tony felt his heart squeeze, however he was an expert in not showing his emotions. "Yes, you know time is money and even though I have billions of that and as much as your company is delightful, I have things to do." Davis sighed and sat down behind his desk. "I suppose I should cut to the chase?"

"YES." May snapped with her hands balled into fists at her sides and Tony crossed his arms lazily. "Very well, Mr Parker's classmates have been calling him Peter Stark." Davis said, uncomfortably shifting papers on his desk and looking up at both the billionaire and the boy's guardian. "WhAt?" May choked out, he leaned forwards the principle, "What do you mean, exactly?" On came the awkward paper reorganizing. "Students 'correcting' his name at roll calls, asking what it's like to be 'Ironman's' son and why hasn't he told them, calling him P.S which I understand is meant to be a shorten version of Peter Stark. Things like that, I thought I should tell you because it might be emotionally challenging for Mrs Parker and if the press got a hold of this..."

'Ahh, so that's why the reaction had been so quick and not simply dismissed as meaningless teasing. Well, it was true, if the press got a hold of this they would have a field day. And they would probably dissect a possible relationship between Peter's biological mother and himself. He could probably shake it off as it would supposedly be in the past but it would suggest that Mary Parker had cheated on her husband. Casting possibly permanent shade on the entire Parker family.' Tony looked sideways at May and could tell she was thinking the same thing.

"He's NOT his Dad, his parents were Mary and Richard PARKER."

"Mrs Parker, are you sure-" 

"YES." 

Tony stepped forward, "May, calm down." She whirled around to face him now. "DON'T. Don't tell me to calm down, if you hadn't meddle and acted like his father when you're NOT, none of this would have even happened!" Then she stormed out of the room and slammed the door.