Chapter 15
It's been a few weeks since the whole press fiasco went off. Tony was a little ball of tears constantly until they where lead to making another statement, for this one the kids stayed with Sam and Scott. Steve and Bucky shifted awkwardly as they moved towards the stage, attempting to quell their anger as they approached the podium, Steve spoke first. "Well I'd say I'm shocked at the behaviour of the press but honestly after the week we've had I'm not even fazed anymore" He starts giving them his best 'you've-disappointed-captain-America' look that chills people to the bone. "I can't honestly fathom how people thought it was acceptable to claim things like Tony being a better person than what he was. Tony Stark stayed up night after night after night to ensure the teams safety, he'd spend days in his lab working on upgrades and prototypes for his company so you would have better technology. And how do you repay him when he along with others are struggling to cope with their new lives?" He growls out and scolds, the reporters all looked ashamed at just the phrasing, Bucky moves forward.
"What else is deplorable is the fact that a group of reporters physically removed Tony from our hold whilst trying to interview us. Is this what it comes to? Removing a child from their parents because you're not getting all the answers? Tony was petrified and didn't want to leave the tower after that. Do you have any idea how heart breaking it is to have a 22 month old child in tears at the idea of leaving his home? I don't think so. From this point on if any of you so much as step within three feet of our children with the intent of snapping photo's without permission then you best run" He threats. The room was ice cold as the reporters nod along. "That's the statement. No one comes near us without permission, photo's that are taken will be from a distance and they better not be ones that are inappropriate." He hisses, storming off the stage. Steve's quick to follow
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After that day no one messed with the small family, sure pictures popped up here and there but they where far away enough that Steve and Bucky weren't too worried. What did have us worried was the fact that it seemed all three of the kids seemed to be planning something and we didn't know what it was. "Dadddddddyyy! Pops!" Steve turned at Bruce's call and smiled at the sight of the youngest boy, a smile on his own face. The kids had started calling them Daddy and pop's (Tony called Bucky Bubby) and the day it started Steve isn't too ashamed to say he cried afterwards.
"What is it Green bean?" He asks bending down to scoop the boy up, Bruce shook his head seriously and held a small frown as he took Steve's hand. "Oh? We're moving are we? Come on Bucky!" He asks sarcastically as Bruce drags him to the playroom on their floor, Bucky follows close behind with his own smirk on his face, both unsure of what was going on. Steve paused at the sight of the room.
A large banner covered in glitter hung from the ceiling, the words 'Thank you' written on it, balloons covered the ceiling and floor, two tables in the corner where covered in food and a third was covered in presents. Bean bags where in a massive circle surrounding two chairs. Sam, Scott, Tony and Natasha stood in the middle of the room. Bruce ran over and joined them and all three kids gave very loud 'Thank you's' as Bucky and Steve stared in silence.
"Oh my god." Steve starts. "Oh my god!" He looks to Bucky who's snickering at his reaction and going over to the kids, he lifts Natasha up first and gives her a hug. Steve follows suite and lifts Bruce and Tony up. "Oh.My.God" He repeats, Scott and Sam are laughing a little at their reactions. "What is this?" He asks in shock.
"The kids wanted to say thank you for all the help and taking them in as theirs and we wanted to say thank you for the help you did because of a certain....scarlet Witch." Sam states and Bucky smirks a little.
"Aww you love us" Bucky teases the two adults who snort a little, Scott points to Tony with a raised eyebrow.
"Say no to his doe eyes and tell me when you can say no to him." He states in annoyance, Steve snorts a little and nods.
"Oh don't we know it. The other day Tony got Bucky to agree to a hair cut. A hair cut Sam!" He says in mock shock and the other man laughs a little.
"Presen'!" Tony points to the presents table and the two men glance over to it.
"You got us gifts?" Bucky asks, eyes already sparkling with excitement. Natasha snorts a little.
"No, they're for us because we put up with you two." She snarks and Bucky grunts a little.
"That's mean. Steve why's she so mean? I blame Clint." Bucky decides, Steve snorts a little and sets the boys down.
"Why don't you three go put the gifts in the middle of the bean bag circle?" He asks, the boys nod excitedly and run to the table, Natasha not far behind once Bucky sets her down. The evening continues on like that. Bucky and Steve open quiet a few presents, Natasha helps the adults bring out a cake and all chat away, the two adults looked around the room, pride swelling in their hearts.
This was their family and they damn well knew it.