|Peter|

Happy took me up to my floor and led me to my room so I could change. He left me alone for privacy, while taking the food so he could put them away in the fridge for later. I slowly took off my hoodie and shirt that were stained with my blood, looking at the neatly wrapped bandages and I felt tears in my eyes. I remembered the first time at the Orphanage that I punishments that  Miss. Sunny gave me when she noticed or when she remembered that I was there.

But there was that one time when my 'punishment' was bad. It was all that little spoiled brat fault that my back was covered in blood and knife wounds and wounds from the whip.

|Third person point of view|

"PETER GET DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT!" Miss. Sunny yelled.

Peter walked down the stairs to the living room to see Miss. Sunny and Lizzy standing in the middle of the room. Lizzy was around twelve years old and was very very rude and she was a overly spoiled brat if you asked anyone of the other kids. Lizzy was well liked by Miss. Sunny and she would get anything that she wanted, heck the little brat had a boyfriend that Miss. Sunny blackmailed into dating her. Peter felt bad for the boy who was forced into dating her.

Peter looked at the two and noticed the torn dress that Lizzy was wearing and the red puffy eyes on the little girl. Peter had known Lizzy for a week and he didn't like her. She at first tried to flirt with him, which made Peter very uncomfortable with, James and Max both had to keep her away from Peter after the teen stopped talking. That didn't sit well with the twelve year old brat so she would break things and pin them on Peter or lie just to make Peter's life a living nightmare.

"Peter." Miss. Sunny hissed. "Lizzy told me that you did this to her! That you tried to... to... I can't even say it since it is a horrible thing!" Miss. Sunny said, looking like she was either going to cry or be all dramatic about whatever happened to Lizzy.

"I-I didn't want him near me Miss.... I have a boyfriend!" Lizzy sobbed, like a ugly down right fake sobs that would make actors cringe at how bad she was at fake crying.

But that is when Peter knew exactly what the lie was about, Lizzy was accusing him of trying to make her his girlfriend by force. There was a few things that Peter knew really well that; one Bratty snobs weren't Peters type, two she is too young for the teen, and three Peter already have a crush on someone. But the brunette couldn't speak to defend himself.

"Well what do you say for yourself Peter?" Miss. Sunny sneered.

Peter pulled out a pen and paper and scribbled out his response.

'Lizzy is lying. Plus I don't date girls who are younger then me. Besides I just got back from practice so I couldn't have done anything to her.' That didn't please the both of them.

"THAT'S IT! YOU YOUNG MAN ARE GETTING THE TREATMENT!" She shouted.

Peter backed away and Miss. Sunny marched forward and grabbed Peter by the arm then proceed to drag him to her office. Where she spent the next hour beating Peter for something that he didn't do. Peter just wished that someone would come through those doors and save him.

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Max and James found Peter in their shared room in tears, covered in his own blood. The teen had a note already written for them and when they finished reading the note they both were angry at Lizzy and Miss. Sunny for the teens injuries. They had taken pictures just in case if someone found out about Peter's injuries in the future.

|Peter|

I sucked in a breath before releasing it as I was grabbing a long sleeved button down shirt then grabbed a sweater to help cover the bandages. I then walked out of my room to see Tony and the rest of the Avengers, along with Pepper, Happy and Harry, sitting on the couches quietly talking to each other.

When I stepped into the living room everyone turned and looked at me. I knew that Happy must have alerted the others about my injuries. Pepper rushed over and pulled me into a hug which I returned as tears filled my eyes once again.

"Sweetie what happened?" Pepper asked, gently leading me to the others.

"James... and Jacob..... they... Th-they saw me." I whimpered out clinging to Pepper.

I heard everyone curse under their breaths at this. Right now all I wanted was comfort, so I curled up to Pepper clutching her shirt while keeping my head on her shoulder as the tears fell from my eyes.

"Are you hurt?" Nat asked.

"Arms are sore.... Jacob sliced them up pretty badly.... would have been worst if Mr. Logan didn't show up when he did." I mumbled.

"Logan?" Clint asked.

I nodded.

"Yeah, I ran into him and Mr. Xavier while I was shopping. Mr. Logan had the police arrest James and Jacob..... before.... Jacob could s-stab me in the ch-chest..... He and Mr. Xavier drove me home." I said, looking at everyone before hiding my face in Peppers shoulder.

I heard Natasha and Bucky talking in Russian before getting up. Nat kissed my forehead and Bucky patted my arm before leaving the room. Harry sat next to me while Tony sat on the other side of me. Everyone sat around us, Wanda sat in front of me and gently took my hand in hers.

"This reminds me of when Max and James used to do after Miss. Sunny beats me...." I mumbled.

Pepper and everyone stiffened.

"Your friends at the Orphanage?" Pepper asked, I nodded.

"Yeah.... Miss. Sunny may have neglected me but when she remembers I am there she would hurt me... Lizzy didn't make it any better..... Lizzy is a spoiled little brat." I mumbled, feeling really tired. "James and Max would comfort me afterwards..." I added, yawning softly.

"Pete..." Harry's voice sounded like he is trying not to show the rage in his tone.

"Lizzy got everything she wanted...... a b'yfr'nd... 'he tried fl'rtin' w'th 'e.... j'mes 'nd M'x w'uld.... h'lp 'e...." I slurred.

Slowly I fell into a blissful slumber being surrounded by my family.

|Scott|

I felt my heart yearn for the need to take down this 'Miss. Sunny' and 'Lizzy' for everything that they had done to Peter. I glanced at Tony to see his looking at his adoptive son with worry and with rage towards the Orphanage that abused and neglected him.

"F.R.I.D.A.Y get me everything on Miss. Sunny and turn it into a case for child abuse, child endangerment and neglect. Also a list of every child that has lived in that home, I want records of any complaints or mentions of any form of abuse, teachers, students, adoptive families.... anything." Tony demanded.

"Of course sir." The AI said.

"If I see that woman again I will gladly give her a piece of my mind on children's safety." Pepper said.

We were all silent, just watching Peter sleep peacefully. He twitch every now and then, soft giggles could be heard. The teen would mumble about Iron man wearing a grass skirt with a coconut bra and doing the hula. We all laughed at this, Tony blushing but laughing as well.

"Boss, Mr. Burton and Mr. Lang's kids are here along with their parents. Shall I send them up?" F.R.I.D.A.Y asked.

"Yes Fri, send them up." Tony said.

Clint and I walked over to the elevator and watched as the doors opened. Cassie, Copper, Lila and Nathaniel all rushing out of the elevator. I picked up my daughter and kissed her cheek. Clint did the same with his three children. I looked up at my ex and her husband and smiled.

"Thanks for letting peanut here stay for the week." I said.

"It's fine just as long as she is safe that's all we want." She said.

I nodded. Then I notice that her husband was looking at Peter with a raised brow.

"Honey are you alright?" Cassie's mother asked her husband.

"Yeah, it's just that... that's the kid that was attacked in the alleyway by those two boys that me and my partner arrested." He said.

"You were the one of the officers who helped Peter?" Pepper asked, slightly shocked.

"Yeah, the poor kid was injured with a 10 inch hunting knife... He did get medical treatment right?"

Happy spoke up at this. Pepper and the others, along with Clint and I, felt cold burning rage at the two teenagers who did this to Peter.

"Yeah the men who helped him, brought him home. One of them treated his wounds." Happy explained.

"That's good. Well you all have a good evening and tell Peter that we wish him well." With that My Ex and Cassie's stepfather left.

"Hun, let me know how Peter is, right now I have an appointment to get to." Laura said softly before kissing her family goodbye.

"Daddy? Is Peter going to be okay?" Cassie asked.

"Yeah, he is tough. Right now he needs sleep and lots of hugs." I said.

I watched as the kids squirmed free from Clint's and I's arms and rushed over to Peter and gently hugged him. Not long after that the kids and the two teens fell into a deep sleep.

"Let's go, well call them up when suppers ready." Pepper said, gently setting Peter down.

Peter shifted in his sleep and pulled Harry into a hug while Wanda hugged Cooper, Lila and Nathaniel all the while keeping Peter's hand in hers. Harry held Cassie and Peter in his arms, Cassie held Peter's free hand in her sleep. They all looked like a pile of sleeping puppies, it was really cute. We placed blankets on them, Clint took Nathaniel and we all quietly left the floor leaving the kids to themselves.

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After taking several photos of them and saved them for later.

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Here is another chapter. Hopefully I can post another before tomorrow, but for now let me know what you all think about this chapter. Also let me know who you want to appear next? Also don't forget to vote on a Title for the the sequel for this chapter!

The world around him falls.

What the minds forgets the heart remembers. (1)

It is a big world out there.

A broken spider with a broken soul.

Started writing: Aug 14, 2019

Finished writing: Aug 16, 2019

Edit writing: Aug 16, 2019