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Peter's 16th Birthday #1

The suns ray was what woke Peter up from his deep sleep; JARVIS tend to automatically open the curtains at a certain time. Yawning, the teen sat up and stretched as he looked around his room; his eyes landed on his Avenger's calendar hung up on the wall. 'My B-Day!!' is what caught his attention ; today was his birthday!! Smiling, Peter jumped up and walked over to the door; his stomach was rumbling as he was really hungry. Entering the list, JARVIS spoke "good morning Peter, and happy birthday" Peter grinned in no particular direction "morning JARVIS, and thanks". The door opened and the boy saw that the common room was empty; everyone was either still asleep, gone out, in the gym or in the lab. Walking towards the kitchen, the teens Spidey senses began to go off, but he didn't know why; he entered the kitchen area. All of a sudden, all of the Avengers jumped out of a hiding spot and yelled "morning!!" with smiled on their faces; they burst into laughter when Peter jumped a few feet in the air. "Are you guys trying to give me a heart attack?!" he asked with a laugh; Tony patted the teen on the shoulder "I think that was Nat and Clint's intentions" he joked "happy birthday kid". They all said their happy birthdays to the teen, either hugging him or patting him on the back; Bucky was last as he turned away from the cooker. The two hugged "come on, breakfast is ready" the man with the metal arm smiled when he saw Peter's eyes brighten "food cooked by you?! Great!!" he exclaimed. They all sat down at the table and dug into the delicious food, Peter getting was on his second helping whilst Clint, Steve and Tony were on their fourth "come on guys, the food isn't going anywhere" Bruce stated as Thor just laughed with joy "leave them be, today is a joyous celebration". Peter's smile had yet to drop!! Nat spoke up as she turned her attention to the teen "so Peter, what plans have you made today??" she asked, a rare kind smile placed on her lips; all eyes were on the boy "hmm....not much to be honest, I might do some work in the lab, call Ned, call Wade...what time is the party??" he asked. Ever since Peter had come out to his family, they were more than accepting; Tony even told the teen that he had his fair share of going out with men as well as women!! At first, it was a bit strange talking about Wade to them, but it soon eased over. "It starts at 6:30" Steve reminded him before Tony spoke up "really kid?? It's your sixteenth birthday!! You've got to do something productive to make it the best day ever!!" he exclaimed making them all chuckle "well...I don't know then" he admitted. Bucky spoke up finally "well Thor, Steve and I are taking you somewhere at 2, so you'll be busy after that" this new information earned a raised brow from the kid "where??" he asked but the three men just tapped their noses. Peter then asked "what about the others?? What will you guys be doing??" he asked; Nat explained that she, Tony and Clint where going to be making sure everything was going to be perfect and ready for the party; he now understood "so you three are on 'keep Peter away from the tower' duty, got it" he laughed.

Soon enough, breakfast was done and Peter left to get ready for the day; it was now 10:30. He took a shower before dressing into some jeans, a red V-neck, trainers and jacket; he quickly styled his hair before grabbing his phone, wallet and keys. Re-entering the common room, Peter saw everyone sat down "hey em...I'm just gonna nip out for a bit, I'll be back soon" they could hear something in the teens voice, but couldn't tell what it was "where you going kid??" Steve asked. Peter rubbed the back of his neck "to em...Aunt May's grave" he explained "I just wanna take her some flowers....May was always excited when it came to my birthday" all of their faces softened "we understand Pete" Natasha explained "do you want someone to go with you??" she asked. Peter was going to say no when he stopped himself and actually thought about it "...can Tony come with me??" he asked; his reasoning was due to the fact that Tony had met his Aunt before her death. The other's attended the funeral for the teen as support, but they didn't actually know the woman, or even met her. Tony was unable to hide his surprise "em...yeah kid, of course I'll go with you" he smiled; he may have been shocked but it didn't mean he didn't want to go....even if he was never great at these things. he man quickly threw on his shoes and jacket, made sure he had his wallet and phone before the two left for the garage. Tony, as usual, allowed the teen to pick the car; he grabbed the keys of the chosen car before they hopped in and raced off. The two had made a playlist of music they both liked; Tony played it. They stopped outside a flower shop and Peter jumped out saying he'd be a few minutes; Tony sat there and as promised, the boy was back with a nice mix of tied roses and sunflowers "they were her favourites" was all he said. The man smiled as he rubbed the teens hair, messing it up a little "they're great kid". They drove a bit longer before parking outside of the cemetery, got out and walked along the path until they reached May's grave. Peter neatly arranged the flowers on her grave before standing back up next to his guardian; Tony wrapped his arm around the boy's shoulders in a comforting gesture. "I miss her" he mumbled, but it was heard by the billionaire who gave him a quick squeeze "I bud...but she's still with you, in here" he pointed to his chest "and the memories you have with her and safe up in here" he then tapped his forehead which earned him a smile "you're just saying that to cheer me up, aren't you??" Peter asked with smirk; Tony returned the smirk "yeah, but it worked" they both chuckled. All of a sudden, a flash caught the teens attention "you've got to be kidding me" Tony raised a brow before looking over his shoulder at where the boy was looking; he cursed in his head due to being in a graveyard. It was the paparazzi!! "You'd think they'd have some respect" Peter stated but Tony shook his head "nope, they don't care". Ever since the news broke out that Tony had fostered a kid which was his intern, the boys with big cameras had managed to easily find where Peter lived and liked to hang out, as well as who his two best friend are. They always waited outside his school at the beginning and end of the day, out side of the tower - although that wasn't new - and even asked Ned and MJ for an interview!! Thankfully, Tony always carried two pairs of sunglasses with him and handed a pair to his charge; they put them on and put their hoodies up. Tony kept a hand on Peter's arm as they walked out, both ignoring the paparazzi as they screamed questions. Once the kid was in the car, Tony hurried to the other side and hopped in before racing off and back towards the tower; of course the paparazzi followed them in black trucks. Once they reach the tower, they entered through the garage and locked up before anyone tried to follow them.

Once they were in the common room, Peter explained what had happened; they were all desgusted!! "We leave in an hour Pete" Steve reminded the teen, soon followed by Clint "which means it's time for your to open your presents from us!!" he exclaimed before pulling Thor up to help him grab the presents that were hidden; Peter smiled and blushed "you guys didn't need to get me anything". Tony pretended to look offended "not get you gifts on your birthday!? How horrid!!" they all laughed. The two men returned and sat down, handing the group their presents so that they could hand their gifts over. After thirty minutes, the gifts were unwrapped and Peter hugged them all; he had received:

- Some posters, wrist bands and badges of his favourite bands, movies, scientists and other things from Clint.
- A traditional Asgardian pendant that symbolised Bravery from Thor.
- A professional chemical set which would be used by SHIELD agents, along with a book to help from Bruce.
- A framed photo of Aunt May, the Avengers and Peter all together, laughing (photoshopped of course as May had never met the other heroes) from Natasha.
- Four tickets to a musium that Peter lover for the next month from Steve
- Bucky gave him his dog tag necklace from his time in the war, as well as a note that said "You'll get your other gift when we got out".
- A small key in a box from Tony.

Peter's smile didn't drop at all "what's the key to Tony??" Steve asked; the Billionaire smirked "Peter, go down to the lap and look in the silver case, it's on my work bench" was all he said. Raising a brow, Peter did as told and left the room; the smirk stayed on the mans desk. "What did you make??" Bruce asked, but his science buddy just said "wait for it". After a minute, the lift opened again and Peter ran out, immediately wrapping his arms around the man from behind as Tony - who was still sat on the sofa - chuckled. "You like it then??" he asked earning a nod "I love it, just like all of my gifts!! Thank you guys!!" he hugged them all again "what did Tony make you kid??" Bucky asked as he hugged him" a new Spiderman suit, but it's partly made of iron" Natasha spoke up "so when you wear it, you'll be known as Iron Spider". They spoke for a while after Peter had put his presents in his room; he had asked Bucky what his other present was but the man kept quiet. Soon enough the time flew by and it was 2 O clock. The three men and teen boy left the tower and saying goodbye and began to walk down the street "right, first we'll quickly grab a bight to each then we'll go to get your present" Bucky stated; Steve and Thor didn't know what the gift was either so they just went along with it. They headed down to a diner that Thor had mentioned visiting a while ago; as long as the food was good - which it was - then they'd be fine. Afterwards, it was 3 and Bucky finally told them what the secret gift was "since you're going to be the main attention at the party, you should look the part" he explained "so, we're going clothes shopping, you're going to pick out an entire outfit with accessories, and I will be paying for it all". Peter protest at first, saying he didn't have to, but the man with the metal arm would change his mind; in the end he won and they made their way down to the mall.