Act your age
Tony was a shit. He was a cute baby, but he was in all intensive purposes a little shit. Any time the three adults turned there backs Tony would somehow in someway make trouble.
- Bucky left him alone in the front room for 5 minutes to get a bottle?Tony's emptied out the entire diaper bag and was happily coating the floor in rash cream.
- Steve turned his back on him for one minute to find a toy? Tony had managed to hide away for a full hour before any of them had found him.
- Clint leaves him and the two older kids in the front room to watch TV? Tony's managed to convince Bruce and Natasha to revolt on the adults.
The adults where getting tired of it. They give him time out and he screams up a storm, they take away his desert and he screams. They might use spankings on the older two for misbehaviour but it was an unspoken agreement not to spank Tony because he's so small. Even though the thought was incredibly tempting. "Could always spank him when he's back to normal?" Clint suggests and the others grunt.
"Doesn't help us now though does it?" Steve asks, Clint shrugs a bit and Bucky gives them a wicked grin.
"Well..I mean we have been treating them all like they're adults...maybe the more he misbehaves the more we baby him?" He suggests and the two look at him with intrigue.
"I'm listening." Steve says calmly, his hand combing through Clint's short locks as Bucky grins more.
"Well think of it like this. If your baby started misbehaving for no reason, you'd think he's ill. What do parent's do with sick babies?" He asks with a sadistic smirk as Clint laughs a little and Steve huffs a small chuckle. "I mean we can't understand them either. Plus baby talk is incredibly cute. He could need a change, so checking is probably something we need to do more." Bucky elaborates and Steve smirks.
"So in other words, the more he acts up the more he loses adult privileges?" He asks and Bucky nods.
"Ok, but if one of us goes too far we stop them for a bit ok?" He asks and the other two nod in agreement. Tiny feet pattering across the floor cause the three adults to go quiet and look at the door from their spot on the sofa. In the doorway Bruce stood awkwardly and stared at them. Bucky clucks his tongue a bit.
"You ok kid?" He asks and watches Bruce wiggle a bit awkwardly before he clicks on. "Ok, come on lets get you on the toilet." He says casually and almost grins at the blush on the boys face as he gets up from under Clint and takes Bruce's hand and leads him out the front room. Clint glances up at Steve from his spot on his lap and grins.
"Y'know if they can't change back you and Bucky would be great Daddy's and I'd be an awesome uncle" He informs and Steve snorts.
"Don't go jinxing anything you little shit. I hope we can get our team back." Steve mumbles and pauses as Bucky and Bruce walks back in, Bruce with his face buried into Bucky's neck.
"Guess who was a big boy and used the toilet." Bucky said with a cheeky grin, Clint snorts a bit.
"Congrates Bucky, only took you 90 years." A small giggle escaped the sleepy child in Bucky's arms as he gasps in offence.
"For your information it only took me 89years" He jokes back, Steve chuckles a bit and holds his arms open.
"Hand me the child, I want cuddles from someone who knows how to behave" He complains and Bucky pulls Bruce closer to him as he pops next to Steve.
"My cuddle bug. We have a bond that you can't under stand. We are the BB Brothers." He responds calmly. "Bruce Banner and Bucky Barnes." He clears up and Bruce just huffs tiredly, the adults chat ideally until the boy falls asleep.
"So we'll see how Tony behaves in the morning and start from there?" Steve mumbles and the others grunt in agreement. With the plan set they all go to bed.
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Tony woke up in a foul mood and a full diaper. He waited for one of the 'adults' to come in and deal with him but when none of them arrived after a good 20 minutes of waiting Tony grunted and yelled out loudly. "Cap? Bird brain? Elsa?!" He calls, to the adults he knew it sounded like a slurred attempt of speech but to him he knew what he was saying. When no-one came to him after another 10 minutes he grumbles and shouts loudly. "Guys!? Come on, this isn't fair!" He yells and the door finally opens, Bucky lifts him out of the crib with a yawn and just takes a sniff of the air, Tony was not prepared for the man's response.
"Oh no, is someone a stinky baby?" He coo'd at Tony, the boy blinked at him in confusion as Bucky set him on the table and undid the body suite. Tony let out a squeak as Bucky inspects the diaper and coo's. "Oh no poor little boy. All smelly and dirty, bet you want out of that icky diaper." He teased and Tony just blinked in confusion.
"Did you find Weed? Are you drunk? What the hell are you-" Tony was silenced by a pacifier being slid into his mouth as Bucky coo'd at him more.
"Yeah I know big guy, you have soooo much to say but right now I need to get you all clean and fed" Tony let out a second squeak of the morning as the diaper was just taken off of him and thrown in the diaper pail. "Oh baby boy, you really do stink" Bucky comments, waving a hand in front of his face as he takes a few wipes and starts to clean the baby in front of him, Tony felt about ready to die at the babying and grunted when Bucky placed a diaper around his waist again. "Now, lets see what adorable clothes we have for the baby to wear today yeah?" He took the body suite off and carries him around in just a diaper. He soon pulls out a plain white vest with 'Daddy's little hero' written on it. Tony looked at him silently, as Bucky pulls it over his head and snaps it around his crotch. "Look how adorable you are." He coo'd and pulls out a small pair of Captain America socks and before Tony could fight him the socks where in place. "Lets get you some food." He carries the squirming and blushing boy to the kitchen where Natasha was quietly munching on a pancake and Bruce was covering his in syrup.
"Bucky, is that our big man?" Clint's voice calls from the stove, the two others look up from their plates and giggle at the sight of Tony who glares at them all.
"Oh yeah, it's our big man. He's been a bit grumpy this morning, I personally think it was because some one did a poopey but you're welcome to interpret any way you want." Clint grinned and pinched the blushing boys cheek.
"Aww poor baby boy. If you pop him in his chair Steve cut him up some nummy fruit. He'll love it." He tells Bucky happily as he sets the squirming boy in the high chair. Natasha smirks a little as she watches the adults coo at Tony.
"Did Clint Barton just use the word 'nummy'?" She teased and Clint smirks at her evilly and walks over.
"Is little Natasha getting Jelly because someone is getting more attention?" He asks and she shook her head stubbornly. "Oh? Then what?" He asks teasingly. She looks at him silently, staring him out until he huffs. "You're just confused that I know how to deal with babies." He says casually and walks back to a pouting Tony as Bucky tries to get a cut up piece of apple into his mouth.
"So where's Steve?" Bucky asks, eyes on Tony as he slides the slice into his mouth, Tony growled at him and tried to wiggle away.
"Steve went for a morning jog." Clint informs watching Tony finally give up and eat the apple. "After he gets back he wanted to know if you and the kids could show him and Tony the park. I need to finish the paperwork here about the red headed monster, make a few calls. You know how it is." Bucky nodded and smirks.
"All right come on Tony, three more pieces. I bet you can count to three." The unimpressed stare of an 18 month old child was something Bucky would never forget.
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An hour later and the five of them arrive at the park, Bucky lets Bruce and Natasha run off into the fenced off park and pops down on the bench with Steve and Tony. Tony wiggled angrily in their hold, not impressed by the Ironman shirt or overalls they'd put him in. Steve smiles at the boy and bounces him a bit on his knee. "Look how big you're getting Tony. I bet I could just use you as a weight now instead of my usual ones. Getting to big." Steve coo's and almost laughs at how red Tony's face gets.
"God, Stevie stop. I like not having a tomato as a child thank you." He teased and Steve lets out a laugh, Bucky glanced behind Steve and waves. "Irie. Nice to see you here." Bucky says with a grin, the women in question smiles back sending her three children off into the park. "Irie, meet Steve. Steve meet Irie, the women who saved me from socialising with soccer moms two days ago." Bucky introduces and Steve looks at the women with a grin.
"Nice to meet you ma'am." He holds his free hand out, the one not holding the baby on his lap, and shakes her hand. He moves up so she can sit between him and Bucky and smiles as she chuckles.
"Nice to meet you too." Her eyes land on Tony and she lets out a soft coo. "I know who this little guy is." She grinned and Bucky laughs as Tony glares at her.
"Yeah the grumpy butt hasn't been very happy today. I'm totally blaming his uncle Clint for that one." He says casually and she chuckles.
"Family come round for a visit huh?" She asks with a wave at Tony who looks at her like he's inspecting an complex piece of machinery.
"Yeah, Clint's Steve's big brother." Bucky says smirking at the glaring man. "Love him to bits but he gets the kids so riled up they don't sleep." He shook his head. "Little monster was up until ten last night because of him." He teased and reached over, tickling Tony's tummy and making him squeak a bit. Irie let out a soft coo.
"How's Natasha and Bruce been anyways? Layla and Lina will not stop asking about them both" She grinned a bit and Bucky chuckles.
"Bruce is getting better with potty training and Natasha's still a little squirrel." He grinned and Steve snorted a little.
"Don't let her hear you called her that. Last time you did she replaced all of your tooth paste with mayo." He grinned and Irie let out a laugh. Bucky stuck his tongue out at Steve and Tony giggles ever so slightly.
"So no Betty today?" He asks, Irie sighs heavily.
"The dingus over booked her self, had to get the kids out of the house as she has like 5 clients in the house at the moment." She chuckles, waving at her two girls as they spot her from their spot on the climbing frame. Steve looks over at the park spotting Natasha with them whilst Bruce is playing with the women's little boy in the sand box. They sit in relative silence for a while before Bruce runs over and pulls on Steve's trouser leg.
"What's the matter Bruce?" He coo's and Bucky snorts.
"Gotta....urm..." He mumbles, Bucky smirks a little and looks to Steve.
"Our little monster has to pee Stevie. Pass me the stink bug whilst you take him....check if Nat needs to go before you do though." He says casually as he reaches around the women and lifts the boy onto his lap. Tony squirms in annoyance. "Do you need a change too?" He asks, lifting the boy up for a whiff. "Noo....hmm..." He watches Steve walk away and smiles at Irie. "Think you can hold him whilst I set a blanket down for him to play?" Irie's hands immediately popped open for the boy.
"If I ever say no to holding a baby I'm pretty sure I'm dead." She takes Tony and cuddles the boy happily as Bucky sets a finding Dory blanket on the floor and covers it with building blocks. He glances behind him and snaps a photo of the pouting boy in the women's lap.
"Do you mind me asking what's going on with his chest?" She asks and Bucky pauses, he see's why Tony had tensed up as she feels at his chest.
"He....He has an small genetic problem that the doctors are correcting, he really doesn't like his chest being touched do you.." She stops and nods. "thanks." He says popping the boy on the floor with the toys. Bucky gets back up with her and waits for Steve to return. Tony played happily with his toys.
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Bruce sat quietly next to Natasha as they watched Robin Hood with Clint, Tony was being put down for his before dinner nap by Bucky and Steve was on his second run of the day. "So why are you guys babying Tony so much?" Natasha asked quietly, Clint blinks and a grin spreads across his face.
"Well he's too tiny to spank, he can't stand for very long so the corners not effective and taking stuff away isn't really fair because there's not much he can do anyways. We figure, if he's going to behave like a naughty baby we're going to treat him like a baby it-" He is interrupted by loud shouts coming from the nursery and Bruce snorts.
"I think he does not want to nap." He says, eyes focussed on the TV. Clint grins as Bucky pops his head out of the nursery with a sadistic grin.
"I need a baby thermometer. Can you grab it for me with some Vaseline Clint?" He calls and the screams of terror erupt from Tony. Bucky lets out a low chuckle. "I think we got a sick little boy." Clint laughs getting up and grabbing the asked for supplies, winking at the two giggling children in the front room as he walks to deliver the items of certain doom.
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Tony hadn't made a peep since then, just squirmed in annoyance and refused to meet anyone's eyes. He was pretty sure he had a permeant blush on his face now as Clint and Bucky worked around him in the kitchen. They'd popped him in his high chair to 'keep him occupied' and it was the most boring thing ever. The child moved a few of the toys around on the tray before slamming his head down onto it with an angry groan. "Hey ow, come on that must of hurt." Clint says, lifting Tony's head up to inspect the red mark.
"Clint, you got the garlic?" Bucky calls and Clint lets Tony go to grab it. Tony watches as they make food quietly, it was pasta and meatballs for the night with homemade garlic bread.
"Tony." Steve's voice makes him jump as he looks up at the blonde man. Steve gives him a soft smile and brushes his thumb over his cheek. "What's the matter baby boy? Are you still sleepy?" He asks gently, Tony blinked a bit as he realised he was crying and tries to wipe his eyes away. "Oh baby boy." Steve unclips him and takes him into his arms. "Guy's I'm going to go sit with him and the others in the front room. Can you handle food?" He asks and they grunt at him. Clint calls over as he leaves.
"He had a nap an hour ago but I don't think he slept that long, if you can get him down for another hour that'd be great" Steve nods at him and walks to the front room. Bruce and Natasha where happily doodling away in the sketch pads that Steve had brought them whilst cartoons played softly in the back round. Tony wiggled in his hold as he tried to stay awake, his eyes closing every so often as he listened to Steve's breathing and watched the show. He didn't even notice when the man slid a pacifier into his mouth. All he did know was that he was tired and a nap sounded like bliss.
He was out like a light.