Chapter 1
Peter knew it was coming,
Well...he didn't exactly know, but he had a feeling it would.
The media were speculating who he was to Tony. Ever since he'd shown up at the school they'd been trying to figure it out. It's why right now Tony and Pepper where prepping him for the press conference. Tony had an iron grip on his shoulder and Pepper his hand as they talked.
It was a Monday and for once all Peter wanted to do was go to school and go to Spanish.
This all started on Friday.
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Peter had just finished a long day at school when he stepped out side and was almost blinded by the amount of lights that hit him.
"There he is!" A man's voice echo'd as large groups of people surrounded him. Peter gulps as camera's flashed every second and people shoved microphones and tape recorders in his direction.
"Are you Tony Stark's son?"
"Tell us, what's it like being an heir to the Stark fortune?"
"Where you a one night stand?"
"Has Mr.Stark been keeping you a secret out of shame?!"
One after another questions where chucked at him and he felt the familiar feeling of panic rise in him as they blocked off almost all of the exits. He blinked blurrily as he spotted a familiar scowl making his way through the crowed.
"Back it up, leave him alone!" Happy's voice rang out and soon felt a hand grip his arm and pull him along. Happy leaned down to him as he muscled his way through the crowed. "Breath kid, we're going to head to the compound" He whispered as he got Peter in and drove away from Peter's school. Peter gaped at the amount of paparazzi there and looked to Happy.
"What the fuck Happy?" He asks and Happy choked on a startled laugh. "What's going on? Who where they? Do they know about Spider-Man? Oh god do they know who I am now? What if-" Happy interrupted him.
"Spider-man's identity is unknown, Tony want's to talk to you when we get home. Under strict orders not to tell you" Happy says. Peter watches him pull up the guard and grunts in annoyance.
"Peachy" He mutters.
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That's how they got here.
Aunt May had let slip that Peter Parker was Tony's biological son.
The bullies parents had provided evidence of this because of his involvement and the trial.
It was a giant bomb waiting to explode and right now they where having a press conference to defuse it. Peter was freaking out a little as Pepper messed with his hair, trying to get it to lay in a specific way. He smiled gingerly at her as she tried to give him an encouraging smile. He had to admit, seeing her so frazzled was kind of funny. "Let your dad and me talk and any questions asked towards you answer them. If you don't feel comfortable answering the questions then just tell them out right 'I'm not comfortable answering that' and move to the next person. If at any point, and I mean Any point, you want to leave we can. We aren't going to make you stay if you aren't comfortable." She assures, giving up on his hair with a huff. "It's as bad as Tony's when he grows it out" She mumbles.
"Sorry" He mumbles, he blushed a bit as she just shook her head and chuckles.
"At least you know to apologise" She mumbles, kissing his forehead, she spots Tony and waves a little, the man comes over and hugs Peter from behind with a confidant smirk.
"We'll make them squirm for coming after my son like that" Tony muttered and Peter grinned a bit, leaning into his dad and looked up to him with a smirk of his own.
"Maybe later ok? Lets get this over with, I need to destroy Steve at Mario party" Tony grinned at the comment and stretches.
"Miss Potts. Mr.Stark-Parker. Shall we?" He asks, Peter pauses for a moment but soon nods following the two adults in. Camera's flashed brightly as they walked on stage, Pepper had him stand beside her just behind Tony as his dad cleared his throat.
"Ladies. Gentleman. Camera people" He flashed a grin. "I see you've all come here for answers, answers you will get in due time" He pauses. "I'm going to talk for a moment about an amazing thing called privacy because that's a thing these days. So lets talk yeah?" He clicked his knuckles. "Its come to my attention that a large group of reporters ransacked a high school on a tip about a student there being my son. These reporters then surrounded and harassed this boyto the point he had a panic attackin one of my personal cars because he was surrounded by strangersyelling questions at him so aggressively he thought something serious had happened." He paused once more taking a breath. "Peter Benjamin Parker" He looks to Peter who smiles at him slightly before turning back to the crowd. "Is my son. Biologically, neither of us had any clue about this until a few months ago. We wanted to keep it quiet, not out of shamelike some of you think, but for privacy. We wanted to let Peter decidewhen he wanted to come out of the wood work, not let vultures come and peck him dry at 15 years old. He wanted to waittill he was at least out of school but seeing as that's no longer an option because his lovely aunthad to open her mouth and let loose about Peter's identity." He takes a moment to let this information sink in and Pepper steps forward to take over for a moment.
"What we would like out of this conference is for you reporters, every single one of you, to leave our boy alone. Don't go to his school. Don't go to his friends. Don'tshow up at our home. Peter is not some new toy to take pictures of. Our son has as much right to privacy as he wants. I'm furious that the news had to come out like this. I'm awarethat we can't stop every photo hungry reporter out there snapping pictures of Peter as he makes his way around the city to school or out with friends. I'm awaresome of you will disregard this entire conference and harass him anyways. But understand this, Peter isn't someone you can paint a bad picture of." Her tone went dark, it took Peter a moment to realise all the bad press Tony and him had been getting since the story started. "Peter's a sweet boy, kind. Smart. Snarky like his dad but with a good heart" She goes on. "So if I find even one magazine depicting him as a bad person, or Tony as a bad father. You won't work again." She steps away from the podium and turns to Tony who nods.
"Ok, question time people. You, the blonde guy with the serious bed head!" Tony points to some one in the middle who stands up and looks to them.
"How did Peter come into your care?" He asks and Tony chuckles almost taking joy in outing the women who started this.
"May Parker, the lovely women who told you about this, kicked Peter out. He was my intern at the time and called me because I was the only other adult he knew." He responds and the room goes into soft whispers as they write things down.
"Bottled red head at the front, question?" He asks. The women nods, looking towards Pepper.
"You called Peter your son. Is it safe to assume then that you fully excepted the news that you'll have a step son?" She asks, clearly trying to word it to not sound offence. Pepper gives her a soft smile, she knew this reporter had just done exactly what she was doing.
"When I found out about Peter, I was shocked at first. Then I teased Tony for a while, but over all I've fully accepted Peter as my son. I think if this whole thing hadn't happened Peter would of still been my son anyways. He was always at the labs, helping out with projects or people who need help. I once threatened Tony that I was going to kidnap Peter and raise him as my own." She joked and some of the reporters chuckled, Peter flushed a little as Tony squeezed his shoulder gently.
"Next! You blonde women who likes to make my life a living hell!" He points to the same blonde lady that almost always brings up the death merchant shit from his past. He watches her, ready to kick her out if needs be.
"You keep calling him your son but you have yet to call your self a father. Have you accepted the fact you're unfit of the title or did Peter decide that?" She asks with a smirk, Tony's glare was acidic enough that cap's shield would of melted, but before he could respond Peter did.
"Tony has every right to the title dad, but he knows that I struggle to use that term loosely, I do refer to him as dad sometimes but it's a new situation for all of us. You can't expect someone to start calling someone their dad the moment they get the information, you'know?" He says just loud enough that the reporters can pick it up and Tony gives him a soft smile. Ignoring the blonde as she tries to argue with his answer.
"Drummer boy with the black hair in the back?" He calls.
"Peter, it's nice to see you. What's it like living at the tower, is it fun?" He asks with a smile, Pepper and Tony nod approvingly, glad someone was finally asking Peter questions.
"Oh yeah, it's loads of fun. Tony and Pep helped me decorate my room, we have regular game nights and movie nights, though sometimes I don't like those 'cause Pepper has really bad taste in movies" He grins at her as she sticks his tongue out. "But it's fun and nice. Like a big, awkward and dysfunctional family" He said happily.
After that the questions keep coming
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Pepper, Tony and Peter all relax on the communal floor of the tower as they watch the conference with the team.
'Any girls that you like at school?
No! nope nu-uh'
Was heard from the TV and every Avenger and Pepper looked to Peter who kept his eyes trained on the screen.
"No." He responds when he catches their grins. A new voice pops out.
"OH I know you did not introduce your son to the world before me?" Tony gasps and jumps up.
"Rhodey!"