To Know Your Family

Chapter 10

Tony, knowing that he can't figure this out on his own, decided to call Pepper. It took a few rings, but she eventually answered.

"What do you want Tony? I was in a meeting and if this is about that conversation I told you that we would talk about it in person," She said sternly through the phone.

"Um, no. I actually need help with something." When he didn't get a response he took that as a cue to continue. "The boys have this thing that I agreed on and is all set up for school. They're gonna be in two groups and rotate school every few months between New York and Gotham. But I can't be in both places at once. I need to find adult supervision, but someone who knows how to handle children," Tony explained his dilemma to her.

"You also have to find someone who's willing to live in Gotham," she reminded him.

"Yeah. That too," Tony agreed.

"Well. Clint has a family, so he might be able to watch over them sometimes, but for the most part, he's out. Natasha is free. I wouldn't leave Bruce fully alone with them, from what I've observed of their eccentricity. Thor should never be left alone with children. I guess that really just leaves Steve. Steve and Natasha would be your best choice," Pepper told him after some thought.

"Thanks, Pepper. . .for everything. You're the best," Tony told her.

Not knowing how to respond she said thank you and hung up.

"Well now I know who can stay with them, now I just need to figure out if they're up for the challenge. Of course, they're going to have Alfred with them so they won't have to do much. Then I have to check on Peter," Tony thought aloud to himself as he went to go and find the two avengers.

After some searching, he found them in a gym. Steve was doing some lifting as Natasha was watching him; keeping an eye in case he drops it.

"Ay the number one superhero team-up I was looking for," Tony said as he walked into the room. Steve stopped lifting and put the weights back as Natasha looked at him.

"You want something," Steve said as it was obvious.

"I don't want anything," Tony tried to fight, but at the look, the two gave him he failed. "Would either or more preferably both of you be okay to live in the mansion with two of the boys and Alfred while the rest of us go back to New York?" Tony asked them.

"Why would we stay in Gotham of all places?" Natasha asked.

"Because the boys don't want to leave their home, but they also want to give New York a try so they came up with a system that would allow them to do both, but they need some adults to watch them and I don't trust them to live by themselves," Tony said.

The two gave each other looks and after a debate, they agreed, "Yeah we'll stay and watch over them," Natasha said as Tony thanked the both of them.

"Sorry, but I gotta go and find Peter!," Tony yelled at them a few minutes later as he ran out of the room.

"Well he has his hands full," Steve said as he was still staring at where Tony was yelling.

"Can't blame him. No matter how suspicious those boys are Tony instantly went from a father of one to five," Natasha said as they went back to exercising.

It took a lot more looking around before Tony finally decided to check the room that Peter was staying in.

He Knocked a few times and made sure to wait until he heard the "Come in," before he opened the door.

As Tony walked in he made sure to shut the door behind him as he noticed Peter set his laptop aside and pull his headphones down.

"Hey Pete," Tony said as he sat down in the computer chair. "I just wanted to say sorry that we haven't had time to talk about everything going on.