*Tony POV*
As soon as Peter gets in the bed and his head hits the pillow he falls asleep. I go back to the medbay and grab his backpack, phone, and a slip of paper that is near his phone. I look at the paper and it's a business card. I look at it and it's for a social worker. Why would Peter need one? I shake off the thought and go to the main living area. I take his stuff to the guest room that he is in and then go to the living room where the others are.

"How's my baby spider" Nat asks

"Baby spider?" I ask

"Yes. It's my nickname for him. I'm black widow which is a spider. So I am calling him baby spider" she says

"Oh. He's sleeping right now so hopefully that will help. Where's Steve and Bucky" I ask

"I don't know. Steve walked in from making the bed, looked at Bucky and then took the elevator somewhere. Bucky then also took the elevator somewhere." Bruce answers

I sigh and head to the elevator. I then ride it to my lab. I walk in and Steve is sitting in the corner he was in yesterday, but this time he has a canvas set up and he's painting.

"When did you bring the easel and canvas down here" I ask

"Sorry, am I in your way? I just figured since I was allowed to come yesterday I could come today as well." He says

"Stupid. Stupid stupid" he mumbles as he sets his stuff down

"Steve, calm down. It's okay. I don't mind. I just knew you didn't have that stuff down here last time. If you want, I can block that area off some for you and make it a bit more practical for an art studio if you want" I offer

"No no. It's okay. I don't want to be an inconvenience" he says

"Steve it wouldn't be an inconvenience at all" I say

"Okay" he agrees

"Cool. Maybe I'll have Peter help me with it when he's feeling better. Now what's going on with you and Bucky" I ask

"Nothings going on" he says

"Really? Because it seems as if one of you is avoiding the other one or you are both avoiding each other" I say

"It's nothing Tony. If it was something you'd probably be the first to know." He says

I go to say something but FRIDAY interrupts the conversation, "Sir it seems as if Mr. Parker is having a nightmare"

Steve and I look at each other and we take off for the stairs. We run up them and go to Peter's room. We go over to the bed and kneel down beside it.

"Hey Underoos you're okay. You're safe here. It's me Mr. Stark. Mr. Rogers is here to. No one is going to hurt you." I whisper while Steve rubs his back soothingly

Peter opens his eyes and shoots up into a sitting position.

"M-mr. Stark where am I" he asks

"You're at the tower Peter. You left school because you said you were sick. I brought you here. You got a really bad migraine from your heightened senses." I say

"Sorry. I'm here. I can leave. I'm probably in the way and a bother" Peter rants

"Pete you're not a bother. We just want to make sure you're okay. Do you want to talk about the nightmare, try to fall back asleep, or come and hang with the others" Steve asks

"I-I don't kn-know" Peter stutters

Steve moves so that he's sitting on the bed next to Peter and wraps his arm around him. Pete curls into him.

"Hey I'm going to go work on some stuff in the lab and give you two some space" I whisper

Steve looks at me with tears threatening to spill and nods his head. For being Captain America, a super soldier, he sure is a softy. That could just be the '40s popping out.

*Steve POV*
Tony walks out and I just rub Pete's back continuously.

"Did something happen at school today" I ask

"Y-yeah, but don't tell M-Mr. Stark." He says

"I won't for now, but will you tell me" I ask

"M-my Aunt May, Sh-she's not on a b-business trip. She d-died." He sobs

I let him cry for awhile because I can tell he hasn't really mourned her death yet. After a while his sobs quiet down and he sits up a bit more.

"I'm sorry about your shirt Mr. Rogers" he says

"It's okay. So you said you were living with your aunt. Where are you going to live now" I ask

"I don't know yet. A social worker came to me at school and said she'd let me know tomorrow" he says

"Do you have her card" I ask

"Y-yeah." He stutters again

He looks down off the bed at the pile of stuff and grabs his phone and the paper on top. He hands the paper to me and just stares at his phone.

"Hey Pete, I need to go make a phone call will you be alright for a few minutes without me" I ask

I look at him and he looks unsure but he nods. I step out of his room and call the number on the card.

G-hello
S-hi is this Mrs. Gonzales
G-yes. Who is this
S-this is Steve Rogers. Peter Parker, who you talked to this morning is with me
G-oh yes Peter. Is he okay
S-he's fine. I just wanted to know if I am able to be his foster parent? Him and I have really connected and my friends have met him and adore him. We don't want to lose him
G-um well I don't see why not. Would he have his own room there
S-yes
G-okay. Well you would just need to sign some papers but I can bring those to you tomorrow.
S-alright. Could you also bring papers for adoption? I want to get that process going as well
G-will do. Where should we meet at tomorrow
S-Uh does the coffee shop on 13th street work
G-yes it does. See you at 8 tomorrow morning

I hang up and go back into the room. I sit down next to Peter again and he curls up next to me.

"Let's go get something to eat" I say

He shakes his head no but I stand up with him in my arms bridal style. He buries his head into my neck and I walk to the kitchen. I set him down so he's sitting on the counter and I go to the fridge.

"So Pete, I can make pasta, eggs, chicken, what do you want" I ask

"Uh can I have some Pasta please" he asks

"Of course" I say

"Ooh did I hear pasta" Nat asks

"Hey Nat. Yeah, I'm making Peter pasta. You want some too" I ask

"Yes please. Now how's my baby spider doing" she asks sitting next to Peter

"I'm good Miss Nat" Peter mumbles

"Is that Petie I hear" Clint asks rushing in

"Where's the man of spiders" Thor bellows

"Yo yo yo what up double P" Sam says

"Hi guys" Peter smiles

"Ha! I got him to smile" Sam cheers

"No you didn't loser. We all got him to smile" Clint tells him

"Hey Nat do you mind finishing up the pasta, I need to go talk with Tony" I say

"Yeah sure" Nat responds

"Pete you going to be okay with these lunatics for a bit" I ask

"Yeah" he says

I nod and head to the elevator. I take it to Tony's lab then go in. I go over to where Tony is working on an upgrade and tap him on his shoulder. He stands up and looks at me.

"Is Underoos okay" he asks

"Yes Tony he's fine. He's hanging out with the dorks. I just wanted to come talk to you" I say

"Oh. What's up" he asks

"Well first of all, sorry about earlier with Peter. I'm sorry if I invaded what you were trying to do for him" I say

"It's okay Steve. We both feel for the kid. We both see part of us in him. I understand that you just want to protect him. We all want to protect him" he says

"Yeah. Well, I promised Pete I wouldn't tell you this, but you sort of need to know." I start

"What do I need to know" he asks

"His Aunt May died this morning. So that's why he left school and told you he was sick. That's why his senses were heightened. Because of his emotions. But I called the social worker and I got her to agree that I could foster him. I'm going and signing the papers tomorrow. I'm also signing papers to start the adoption process. I was wondering if you wanted to sign the adoption papers as well. I know he means a lot to both of us so I figured we could both adopt him since we both live in the same place" I say

"Of course Steve. You're doing a great thing for him. Should we ask him first though or just tell him?" He asks

"We can mention it to him. I'm sure he'll be okay with it" I say

"Ok" he says

"Captain Rogers, there's a problem in the kitchen" FRIDAY says

Tony and I run up the stairs again and rush into the kitchen. Peter is curled up in a ball on the floor with the avengers surrounding him arguing.

"Yo shut up!" I yell

They all stop talking and look at me.

"Nat finish up the pasta then take it to your floor. The rest of you go wait on her floor and stay quiet" I say

They all do what I say and Tony and I crouch down next to Peter.

"Hey Pete, it's alright. They're all gone. It's going to be okay" Tony says

Pete uncurls and he looks at us. He throws his arms around us and we hug him.

"They got so loud and I was trying to leave and find you guys but my vision started to go blurry and I was getting a head ache" he cries

"It's okay. Hey look at me Pete" I say

He looks at me and tears are still rolling down his cheek.

"We will always be here for you. Always. We were planning on telling you later but now seems like the right time" I say

"Peter, Steve is going to foster you and then eventually when all the paper work goes through, me and him, we're going to adopt you. As long as you're okay with that" Tony says

"Yeah. I'd like that" he smiles

"Good. Now we'll talk with Bruce and try to find a way to lessen the headaches since you'll be around these guys permanently" I say

"Okay. Miss Nat is the pasta ready" Peter asks

"Of course baby spider. You want to eat down here or come join the others" she asks

"I think I'll stay here for now" Peter says

Nat gives us three bowls of pasta then take the rest of the pasta to the elevator with her. Tony, Peter, and I sit down at the table and start eating the pasta.

"I told you not to tell him" Peter mumbles

"I know Pete and I'm sorry. But it's his tower and he is your boss so I sort of had to tell him since I was planning on you moving in here" I say

"I forgive you" he says

"Good" I say

I hear the elevator open and I turn around. Bucky is standing there.

"Where is everyone" he asks

"The others are up a floor eating pasta" Tony says

"Hey Bucky can we talk" I ask

"Yeah" he says

I go over to him and we get on the elevator. We then riding it to the garage and walk outside.

"Sorry, I just wanted to come outside where we didn't bother Pete if we got too loud" I say

"It's okay. Who is the kid anyway" Bucky asks

"Um he's Peter. He's also Spider-Man. I'm fostering him and eventually Tony and I are adopting him" I say

"Oh. Wait, you and tony" Bucky asks

"Y-yeah why" I ask

"You like him don't you" he asks

"Maybe?" I say

"Is that a question or an answer" he asks

"I don't know" I say

"I thought I told you not to do anything stupid until I got back" he jokes

"Well Tony doesn't know yet. So technically I have waited till you got back" I smirk

"I miss this Steve" he says

"I miss this too Buck. I'm sorry the start of today was a little weird and I never reached out to you at shield. I guess I was worried things were going to be different. We were going to be different. I liked the friendship we had back then and I didn't want anything different" I say

"It's okay. I understand. You and I have gone through a lot and it's hard trying to fit into a world like this. A world that is so different from what we are use to" he says

"Yeah. But I like this friendship. It's the same but a bit more mature" I say

"Is it? Are we really mature? Race ya back in. I want to meet my soon to be nephew" he calls out

I run after him and we race up the stairs. I run over to Peter and lift him up on my shoulders.

"I beat ya old man" I say

"I'm only a year older" Bucky pouts

"I see the two of you made up" tony laughs

"For now" Bucky smirks

I set Peter back down and I sit down next to him. Bucky sits down next to Tony.

"Who are you" Peter asks

"I'm a really good friend of Steve's from back in the day. I'd consider myself his best friend. My name is Bucky" Bucky says

"I don't know if I'd consider you a best friend anymore. I think you're in the friend zone" I say

"Ouch" Bucky says

"Don't feel bad Mr. Bucky. You can be one of my best friends. My other two best friends and I can teach you about all things legos and Star Wars" Pete tells him

"Thanks kid" Bucky says

"Nope can't call me that. That's what Mr. Bruce calls me" Peter says

"Everyone has to have their own nickname for him" Tony says

"Fine. Well, Clint had me watch a Disney movie today. We watched Bambi. I'll call you Bambi. I'm a buck and your a fawn but fawn doesn't sound right so you are Bambi" Bucky says

" I like it" Peter smiles

"Who doesn't have a nickname for you yet" I ask

"Mr. Rhodey" Peter says

"Mr. Rhodey says that his nickname for Mr. Parker is lil P" FRIDAY says

"FRIDAY have the others been listening to our conversation this whole time" Tony asks

"Yes sir" she says

"Tell them that they're all sleeping on the roof tonight, well all beside Bruce" Tony says

"Message sent sir. They don't believe you" She says

"Friday lock all of the bedrooms but mine, Steve's, peters, Bucky's and Bruce's. Lock all the doors connecting to the others rooms as well" Tony says

"It has been done sir" FRIDAY says

A minute later the others come storming in here.

"Bucky take the Camaro and Pete and go get some ice cream. Take Bruce with you" I say quickly

Bucky nods and the two of them head out. Natasha goes to yell but I put my hand over her mouth. I wait a few minutes then take it off.

"ANTHONY EDWARD STARK! Why did you lock our doors" she screams

"Because you were eaves dropping. What if what we were talking about was personal and private" Tony asks

"Then you put it on privacy mode" Clint says

"I should not have to put on privacy mode. You guys should just not eaves drop" Tony says

"Dude we felt left out" Rhodey says

"So, that's your guys fault for causing Pete's senses to go haywire." I say

"Can we just stop arguing? We are sorry for eaves dropping, but we just wanted to make sure the kid was okay. We care about him too" Sam says

"Alright fine. FRIDAY unlock everyone's doors" I call out

"Doors are unlocked" FRIDAY says

"Alright, someone bring down the pot from your guys dinner. We're having a movie night when the three return. Peter chooses" tony says

"I'll go get the pot" Sam says

He runs off and the others go to the living room. I collect our bowls from dinner and take them to the kitchen. I rinse them out and put them in the dish washer. Sam comes down with the pot and he also goes to the living room. I wash the pot and then set it upside down on a towel to dry. Tony then comes over and sits on the counter. I go and sit next to him.

"You okay" he asks

"For now. We really need to talk to Bruce about creating something to help with Peter's senses because there's no containing the volume in the group" I say

"We'll worry about that tomorrow. Tonight let's focus on spending time with Peter and the others. What time do we have to meet with Mrs. Gonzales tomorrow" Tony asks

"8 AM. We'll take Peter with us because she probably needs to talk to him about some stuff" I say

"Okay." He says

"Pops, Bucky ate most of my ice cream" I hear

I look towards the elevator and Peter comes over to me.

"Did he now? Well what am I suppose to do" I ask

"Can dad blast him" Peter asks

"Nope. Sorry Underoos. I can't hurt your pops friend. If you go down to my lab and over to the left corner there is a freezer go ahead and grab something from there" Tony says

Peter smiles and races off. Everyone then comes into the kitchen.

"What was that" Natasha asks

"I don't know. I guess he decided to call us that since we are adopting him." I say

"Wait you guys are adopting him" Bruce asks

"Yeah." Tony says

Before anyone can say anything, Peter comes in and is eating a fudgesicle.

"I'm sorry for what I said earlier. It kind of just slipped out" he mutters

Tony and I hop down off the counter and go over to him.

"It's okay Pete. You can call us pops and dad if you want. I'm sure it will help you feel more secure" I say

"Yeah Underoos. We love the names. It's way better than Mr. Stark and Mr. Rogers" Tony says

"Okay. Well what are we doing now Pops" Peter smiles

"We are having a movie night. What movie do you want to watch" I ask

"I don't want to choose. Uncle Bucky can" Peter says

"I don't think so Bambi. I don't know any movies. All the movies I know are from the 40s" Bucky says

"I'll choose" Clint says

"No. You're not allowed to" Tony says

"We can watch Star Wars. I know you like that double P" Sam says

"Okay. Let's watch Revenge of the Sith" Peter says

"FRIDAY play Star Wars Revenge of the Sith" Tony says

The movie starts playing and everyone runs out to the living room but me, Peter, and Tony.

"You okay Underoos" Tony asks

"Yeah. I just wanted to say thank you for taking me in. Also, can we go back to May's apartment so I can get some of my things tomorrow" Peter asks

"Of course. We have to meet with Mrs. Gonzales at 8 tomorrow morning, but we can go to the apartment after" I say

"Okay. Thank you. Love you Pops love you dad" Peter says

"Love you too Pete" I say

He throws his stick away, gives us a hug and then goes to the living room.

"Man I love him" Tony says

"I feel ya" I smile

We go out to the living room and join Peter on the couch. Once the movie ends I look around and see that everyone is asleep. I smile at our big, dysfunctional family before falling asleep as well.