Peter Stark: Life After Civil War

Part 5

Bruce's pov

After joining Peter, Tony, and Pepper for dinner, I walked in the elevator and went down to my floor that I shared with Nat and Clint. Our floor had the main common room that included the entertainment center and the kitchen.

Tony told me that all 3 floors above mine belonged to his family, that included his personal lab, and Rhodey's room. Tony gave me full access and my own lab right next to his, which I was truly appreciative for.

I knew the others were going to ask about Peter. But I already told Peter that I wouldn't tell the others about him, just that he is Tony's son.

"Bruce?" Steve asked immediately as I stepped out of the elevator

The others began to crowd around me, but I walked past them and sat in the common area.

"Bruce? Can you tell us what is going on with the kid?" Clint took a seat next to me and others gathered around

"Listen....I will tell you what he allowed me too. But you are not allowed to see him or even go near him. He doesn't trust any of you and he especially doesn't want to talk to any of you. Peter is Pepper and Tony's son" I explained to them

"What? Tony doesn't have a kid"

"Not possible"

"Tony can't be a father"

"That's the truth. And Peter is an amazing kid who is everything like his father but better. I only just met him, but he is probably one of the smartest and most sweetest kids you could ever meet. He is extremely protective of his parents and they are of him. So I don't want to hear any of you talking about Tony and saying he is not a good father. Tony has changed. So please listen to Tony and leave Peter alone....oh and this all stays a secret. No one can find out about Peter, or the press will get wind of it. So don't say anything" I stood back up and walked to my room ignoring any questions they might have

I didn't know Peter for long, but I already cared about him. Tony explained to me everything that happened in Germany, so the rest of the avengers were on my bad side too. Tomorrow, Peter and I were going to do some tests so I could see the extent of his powers. I couldn't wait to find out more about him.

Natasha's pov

"I spied on Tony years ago as his assistant. I knew everything about him, and I swear he didn't have a kid" I explained to the group

Tony having a kid, that couldn't be possible. He had to be adopted. There was no way Tony could keep a kid out of the public eye for long. Bruce even warned us not to say anything about Peter.

"We haven't seen Tony in years, things change. Maybe we should try talking to Pepper or Bruce because I could tell he was holding back some information. Anyways, I'm going to explore" Clint said before jumping up and climbing into the vents

"That kid sounded familiar, don't you think? I just can't place my finger on it" Bucky told Sam agreed before they started spouting on conspiracy theories

I thought about what happened upstairs, and I decided to look more into Peter. I felt terrible that the kid couldn't trust me. But I understood where that was all coming from. We all felt guilty about what happened in Germany. After a while we all went to our rooms. Training started in the morning, so we had to be up early.

The next day....

Peter's pov

Tony and Pepper were stuck in meetings today, so I was working with uncle Bruce. Currently he was analyzing my blood sample because he wanted to see how much the spider bite changed my DNA.

"So Peter, if everything you told me was correct, you are probably stronger than both Steve and Bucky. With your metabolism being so mutated, you could probably eat more than both of them as well" Uncle Bruce explained to me

"Yeah. I probably could. I'm still getting the hang of all my powers, but so far I have super strength, agility, and hearing. My metabolism is crazy and I have senses that can alert me of any danger. It helps if someone is coming at me from behind....oh and I can climb walls"

"Wow....that's amazing. Well Peter I don't want to experiment on you all day. You're still a kid. So what would you usually do if your mom and dad were here?" Uncle Bruce asked me

My days would be full of patrol, training, and talking with my friends, as well as watching movies and building legos.

"I would watch movies. Are you a Star Wars fan?" I asked him hoping he loved the movies as much as I did

"Of course. Every nerd on the planet loves those movies. How about we see how far we can get before your dad comes back? I know Tony doesn't like those movies" I was excited because someone actually wanted to watch those movies with me, usually I would have to beg dad to watch them with me

We both walked out of the lab silently and went downstairs to the living room. I had Friday turn on A New Hope and we both sat down as the movie began to play.

"Peter. Your father would like me to remind you about tomorrow" Friday told me, I completely forgot about tomorrow

"Thanks Friday!" I yelled to the ceiling

"What's tomorrow?"

"Oh. We are visiting the cemetery tomorrow" I told him

"Oh. Do you mind if I ask who you're visiting? I never really asked details about your life before you got adopted"

I didn't like talking about my family. It always brought up bad memories, especially now.

"Well....um...my parents died in a plane crash when I was five. Then my aunt May and uncle Ben took me in, but he died about a year and a half ago....he was shot...and I saw it happen. I held him as he bled out. It was my fault he was there because we got in a fight right before that. Then after he died, I lived with my aunt May, but she died....I found her in our apartment. After that mom and dad took me in and adopted me, I've been working with Tony for a while before Aunt May died, and we grew closer. So he took me in" I knew tears were falling down my cheeks but I didn't really care that he saw me cry

"Peter....I didn't know. I'm sorry" He reached his arm around my shoulder, and pulled me closer

"It's okay....sorry about this. Dad said you don't do feelings. So sorry I'm crying on you" I apologized before placing my head against his chest

"You're my nephew and you have every right to be emotional about your family. We can stay like this and watch the movie for as long as you like"

We stayed like that until the third movie was over and then I went on patrol like I did every evening.

Later....

Tony's pov

After my last meeting, I went downstairs to see Bruce sitting on the couch watching what looked like Star Wars. Peter must have convinced him to watch it before he went on patrol.

"So how was your day with Peter?" I asked taking a seat right next to him

"It was great. I studied his DNA and we watched Star Wars. He also told me about his parents, uncle, and aunt. Did you know he held his uncle as he bled out? What child should have to go through something like that?"

"The boy has had a lot of hurt in his life. He will be okay, trust me. He cuddled with you didn't he?" I already knew the answer, but I enjoyed teasing him

I practically knew everything about that kid, so I knew he liked to cuddle with people whenever he felt vulnerable. That kid was special alright. And I could tell Bruce thought the same thing as he smiled at the TV. Bruce wasn't big on emotions and feelings, but I could already tell Peter was changing that.