Bend The Definition Of Fate

Today was the day.

May was gonna be coming to take Peter back with her until Tony could get this figured out. At this point he had given up hope in how to get Peter back to his teenage self.

He actually didn’t know if he had given up hope or he just didn’t want to try anymore. He found it comforting to have a baby Peter running around the tower and as much as Tony hated changing his diapers he loved everything else so he knew he could get used to that as well.

It was almost relaxing for Tony to have to take care of Peter but it was almost like while doing so he was taking better care of himself as well.

Tony dreaded what today had planned. He didn’t know exactly what was gonna happen but he was pretty sure that he wasn’t gonna like the outcome of what was to come.

Last night after Peter fell asleep in Tony’s arms on the couch Tony had slowly stood up and walked back to Peter’s bedroom to put him back in his crib so he could sleep so he wouldn’t be cranky in the morning time.

When Tony had put him in his crib, Peter made a whine at the loss of human contact but thankfully he didn’t wake up. Tony placed Peter in the crib and brushed his curls out of his face as he looked down at the toddler sleeping in in crib.

In sleep, Peter looked so peaceful. He had his tiny chubby arms raised above his head and his mouth was open slightly. It broke Tony’s heart to think that he was most likely never gonna get to see this part of Peter again because after May comes to pick Peter up the only way Tony was gonna be able to see him was when he figures out a way to get Peter back to his teen self again.

Tony bent down and placed a kiss of Peter’s forehead and then left the room.

Now here he was sitting on the couch with his second cup of coffee in his hand as he waited for May to arrive.

He had no idea what time she was coming because she never said and Tony didn’t want to call because he secretly hoped that she had forgotten and at least he got to spend another day with Peter.

Tony checked the time and saw that he was just after eight in the morning so he should probably start getting Peter ready to go even if May forgot.

Tony stood up and chugged the last bit of his coffee before making his way to Peter’s bedroom.

When he got there he pushed open the door and saw Peter. Peter was sitting in his crib while he was talking to himself. Tony didn’t understand what he was saying because it was in some sort of baby talk.

As Tony got closer to Peter he saw that Peter was sitting with no diaper on. Peter looked up at Tony and smiled at him showing his tiny baby teeth.

Peter stood up and reached his arms up for Tony.

“I wan’ ‘Ony” Peter whined as he stood on wobbly legs trying to reach for Tony from in his crib.

Tony stepped further in the room and saw that somehow Peter had managed to get off his pyjama pants and take off his diaper. Tony had no idea why or how Peter did this and he just hoped that Peter didn’t have any accidents while his diaper was off because he really didn’t want to have to deal with that.

“What did you do, bud?” Tony asked. It was actually kinda funny how Peter did that because he was just standing there with no pants on without a care in the world.

Peter made intense grabby hands towards Tony as Tony got closer. Tony reached down into the crib and picked Peter up placing him on his hip. Tony felt Peter’s hands start touching his face and he wanted to put Peter down because he was pretty sure Peter’s haves were covered in his own pee.

Tony decided he would wash his face after but right now he needed to get Peter cleaned up. Tony grabbed the now dirty diaper from the crib and Peter’s pyjama pants. He tossed the diaper into the diaper garbage can and just threw the pyjamas anywhere in the room he didn’t really care where it landed.

Once his other hand was free Tony grabbed Peter’s grubby baby hands and tried to stop him from touching his face but Peter just found that funny and a game so he laughed and tried to grab Tony’s face again.

Tony placed Peter down on his changing table and moved to get some wipes and a clean diaper.

Tony man handled Peter because he was laughing and squirming so much as Tony tried to get the shirt off of Peter. Once Tony got it off he started wiping Peter clean with the wipes but it was harder than usual because Peter kept squirming so much. Tony then quickly put cream on Peter’s private’s then getting him into a diaper.

Peter was laughing and squirming around the whole time and Tony had no idea why Peter was so happy but it made Tony happy to see.

Just then FRIDAY announced that May was here “Boss, May is here and us requesting access to your floor”

Tony felt his heart break at that. It wasn’t even nine o’clock yet and May was already here to take Peter away. Tony thought that he would have a little bit more time.

“Let her up. Tell her I’m just changing Peter and that we’ll be out soon” Tony said and then looked at Peter who was no longer laughing.

Tony knew that Peter had heard FRIDAY but he wasn’t sure if Peter was back in his teen mindset right now or if he was still a baby. It was hard to say with Peter.

“W’at May doin’ he’e?” Peter asked. Tony didn’t know what to say to him so he decided not to say anything.

“Let’s just get you dressed and then we’ll go out and see her” Tony said not answering the question that Peter asked.

Tony decided on getting Peter dressed in some cargo shorts with a blue and yellow train top. He put some tiny socks on his feet which Tony thought was adorable and lifted Peter up so he was seated on his hip as he walked out into the living room.

When Tony walked out into the living room he saw May who was sitting at the edge of the couch with her legs crossed. She looked up at Tony and Peter when they walked in and as Tony walked closer he saw that it almost looked like she had been crying.

Mays eyes were red and puffy and her hair was done up in a messy bun. It looked like she was the one who was taking care of a screaming two year old.

Peter leaned his head against Tony’s shoulder and he didn’t try and reach out to May like Tony expected he would have. Instead Peter seemed content to just stay in Tony’s arms.

“I’m sorry I’m here so early I just wanted to get everything done today” May explained looking at Tony with so much sadness. Tony had no idea why she was looking at him like that but he didn’t ask.

“Uh, it’s fine. I just have to get a few things for you” Tony said. He unconsciously held Peter a little closer to himself as he thought about what he needed to give May.

May looked around the living room which had a bunch of baby toys and blankets everywhere. She thought about how hard it must have been for Tony to take care of Peter with no training or anything and she really appreciated him for that but now Peter needed to go where he would be most safe.

Tony watched as May looked around the room and even though she had a look of sadness and hurt in her eyes for a reason that Tony did not know she also looked somewhat surprised at something that Tony also didn’t know what.

He decided to go get a bag for Peter so May could take some things that she needed home with Peter. He hated to think that. He hated to think that this was it. Peter would be leaving him and then it would all be over. Tony pushed those thoughts away because he couldn’t act like this in front of May or even Peter.

“I already changed him so I’ll just go get some things for you” Tony said as he walked over to May and handed Peter over to her. Peter lifted his arms up towards May accepting him into her arms and Tony felt kinda hurt at that.

He didn’t know why he expected Peter to not want to go with May but to go with him instead and put up a fight. Tony now knew he was stupid for thinking that because why would Peter want to stay with him when his Aunt that actually raised him and actually changed his dirty diapers was there and ready to take him home.

Tony then walked away still feeling hurt in his stomach. He quickly grabbed a bag and filled it with anything he thought that Peter might need before going back out into the living room.

He found May sitting on the couch as Peter shower her his toys. He smiled up at Tony when he walked in and then stood up and handed him a blue block.

“Is this for me?” Tony asked as he grabbed the block from Peter faking his excitement.

Peter nodded his head looking up at Tony with wide eyes “I wan’ you b’ue b’ock”

“Well thank you, Pete” Tony said Evan though he didn’t really know what Peter was actually saying.

Peter smiled and then sat back down in his usual spot that he plays in as Tony handed May the big black bag “I put some diapers, clothes, pyjamas, and toys in there. Along with wipes and creams and stuff. I can have Happy send over his crib and dresser tonight”

May looked in the bag and smiled but Tony could tell it was forced “Thanks, Tony, but tell Happy not to worry about it because I still have some baby stuff for him from when he was a baby somewhere”

Tony nodded. He was kinda happy about that because even though Peter wasn’t gonna be here anymore with him he still kinda wanted his stuff here so it wasn’t like he was really gone.

“Whenever you need more diapers or wipes or whatever just give me a text and I’ll some sent over to your apartment” Tony said then looked back down at Peter who was biting on one of the blocks.

Tony looked down at his hand and realized that he was still holding the blue block that Peter gave him. It was all wet probably from Peter’s saliva but he didn’t care. He looked up at May and she was also looking at Peter but her face still looked sad and almost in pain.

Tony had to ask what was going on “Is something wrong?”

May looked up at Tony shocked. Tony thought that she was probably shocked that he asked that question since everybody knew that Tony Stark didn’t like to talk about emotions. His or anybody else’s.

May shook her head and shrugged and then tried to force another smile “I just feel like I’m doing the wrong thing here. Taking him with me”

Out of everything Tony expected May to say this was not it. Now it was Tony’s turn to look shocked “If you don’t want to take care of him you know I will-“

May cut Tony off “No. I’m gonna take him. I have to”

Tony wanted to say that no she didn’t and that Peter would be safe with him but he didn’t say anything. He knew he would hate himself later for not saying anything but he didn’t really know what to say at the moment.

What he wanted was for May to change her mind and let Peter stay with him and for a second Tony really thought that was gonna happen but now not anymore.

“Okay, if you ever need anything or you just need me to take him again, I will” Tony tried one last time but May shook her head and Tony felt his heart break.

“Thanks for everything, Tony” May said and Tony could tell she was genuinely thankful “I know how hard it must have been getting into this without any instruction manual”

Despite everything, Tony laughed “I never read the instruction manual anyways”

May moved to pick Peter and and Peter easily went into her arms as he still held onto one of his toys. Tony moved awkwardly because he wanted to say bye to Peter but now he wasn’t sure if he would be able to. He wanted to hold Peter in his arms and hug him goodbye but now May was holding him and he didn’t really want to ask if he could hold Peter.

Tony then thought about how he never told Peter that he was gonna be going home with May. Tony had no idea how Peter would react and that’s part of the reason why Tony never told Peter because he just wanted to have his last night with Peter with everything being normal.

There would be no good outcome with everything that happens because if Peter doesn’t react at all and just easily goes with May then Tony will truly be broken and really hurt. But if Peter starts kicking and screaming and crying then Tony would still be hurt because he’ll want to hold Peter and just take him with him but he knows he’s it gonna be able to.

So either way the outcome will be bad.

May held Peter on her hip as Peter seemed clueless to everything around him that was going on. Tony wanted to wait for May to break the news to him.

“I’ll go get the car seat out of my car and put it in yours” Tony said as he passed by May and Peter but May stopped him.

“We’ll just all go down together and then I’ll leave with him” May explained. Tony just nodded his head but he felt hurt. He was dying inside.

As Tony moved to help May carry the black bag filled with all of Peter’s stuff Peter reaches his arms out for Tony wanting Tony to hold him instead.

Tony looked at May almost as if asking permission to hold Peter and she let Peter go into Tony’s arms.

Once Peter was back in Tony’s arms, Tony held him close and Tony didn’t know if he was hearing things or not he he swears he heard Peter let out a relaxed baby sigh.

Tony rubbed Peter’s back and Peter looked at him making eye contact with Tony then Peter smiled a cheeky grin showing his few baby teeth.

Tony smiled back and then kissed Peter on his forehead.

May started walking towards the elevator and Peter looked over and raised his arm up waving goodbye “Bye Bye!”

Tony smiled sadly at that and May did too. Both of them now knew how this was gonna turn out and what the outcome would be.

Tony shook his head sadly “No, Peter”

Tony then walked into the elevator still holding Peter close to him. It was silent in the elevator with neither May or Tony knowing what to say.

Peter looked up at Tony with big brown eyes “Whe’e we goin’? We goin’ pa’k ‘gin?”

Tony shook his head sadly “No, Pete. We’re not going to the park again”

This time May spoke up “Peter, baby. Tony isn’t gonna be looking after you anymore. I am”

Peter seemed to take everything in but he didn’t get it “‘Ony gon’ chan’e dipe’s“

May shook her head sadly as she looked in Peter’s eyes and tried to explain to him. Tony decided to help out “No, Peter, I’m not gonna be changing your diapers anymore because May is. You’re gonna go with her and she’s gonna take care of you until I can figure out how to make you big again”

Peter understood that because his face scrunched up and tears immediately started pouring down Peter’s face as he let out a loud cry and echoed in the elevator.

It was right in Tony’s ear so he moved his head away from Peter’s loud mouth but Peter reached out for him and tried to wrap his tiny chubby arms around Tony’s neck. Tony patted Peter’s back just as the elevator doors opened and Tony immediately ran out.

May came out after looking extremely sad like she was gonna burst into tears herself. She patted Peter’s back as she moved past them. Tony tried to pull Peter away from himself and when it didn’t work he tried to speak into the kids ear hoping that he would hear over all the screaming.

“Peter, kid. Listen to me, you’re gonna go with your Aunt but you’re gonna have so much fun you’re not even gonna have time to think about missing me” Tony tried but Peter didn’t seem to hear him as he continued to cry.

“I wan’ s’ay wif you!” Peter cried out. He pulled away from Tony for one second to look at him in the eyes and then threw himself back at Tony.

Tony felt his shoulder soaked with tears but he didn’t care.

“Peter, honey,” May tried to pull Peter off of Tony “Don’t you wanna come home with me?”

Peter shook his head and held Tony tighter “No! I wan’ s’ay wif ‘Ony!”

May sighed and she looked hurt. Despite everything that was going on Tony was happy that Peter wanted to stay with him and was putting up such a fight.

“I know you do, baby, but you gotta come with me now” May tried again and this time she managed to get Peter off of Tony and when she did Peter kicked and screamed so hard that his shirt was going up and his pants that Tony put him in was falling off along with his diaper.

Tony looked at him sadly watching May struggle before moving to his car where the car seat for Peter is and quickly getting it out. It hurt him to do so because that meant that he couldn’t take Peter on anymore car trips.

Tony and May then started walking outside the garage and walked over to where May's car was parked.

“Do you want me to hold him?” Tony offered. He just wanted to hold Peter in his arms again.

“No, I think it’s best that I do” May said as she struggled to hold Peter.

He was kicking around so much that his pants had fully fallen off and were around his ankles and his diaper was about to fall off any second.

When they reached the car Tony quickly managed to get the car seat safely inside the back seat and then turned around to help May with a screaming Peter.

He struggled to get Peter’s diaper back on before it fell off fully thankfully it just fell down a bit so there wasn’t any mess. He then moved to get the pants back on.

May looked like she was about to drop Peter right there and walk away from the look on her face when she was trying to get Peter in the car seat. The whole time Peter was screaming and kicking and trying to reach for Tony who was standing outside the car too scared to help out.

“No! N-no! Wan’ ‘Ony!” Peter cried out and Tony wanted to cry with him. He didn’t want to see Peter leave. It was too hard.

Once May got Peter in his car seat she stepped back and took a breath. Tony took this as a last chance to say bye to Peter. He stepped towards him where Peter reached out and struggled to grab onto Tony.

Tony felt his eyes burn “I’ll see you later, bud. Be a good boy for your Aunt”

May smiled sadly once again at Tony as she shut the back car door and Tony could still hear Peter screaming and crying for him. It broke Tony’s heart. Why did it have to end this way.

“I’m sorry it has to be this way, Tony, but it’s for the best” May said to him as she got in he car.

But was it really for the best, Tony thought. It wasn’t fair for him or Peter.

As Tony watched the car drive away with the one thing inside that he actually truly loved and would do anything for he felt his world crumble and there was nothing he could do about it.