Always Been You

Chapter 1

Tony Stark had never had it easy in life. Too much expectation, never feeling the kind of love he had always dreamed of.

But 16 years ago, his whole life changed.

His wife Pepper, whom he loved so much, had given him a baby girl.

They named her Freya.

And now, 16 years later, his daughter was acting in movies, going on tours, while still going to school.

It was an ordinary Sunday morning when Tony woke up to his daughter singing while getting ready.

"Great. She is getting ready to see Peter again," Tony said casually while getting ready with Pepper.

Pepper smiled with amusement.

"Oh, come on, honey. Let her be. Peter is a good guy, and it's not like you don't know the boy she's going out with."

Tony groaned as he headed downstairs to make them coffee and breakfast, so Pepper still had time to get ready.

Meanwhile, Freya was very happy as she sang along to "Bad Taste," a song she had released just a few days ago.

"And I got, I got bad taste," she sang along to her own voice while changing into a hoodie of Peter's and her favorite jeans.

Then she headed downstairs to the kitchen to greet her parents.

"Morning, Mom. Morning, Dad."

She smiled endlessly while sitting down to eat breakfast.

Tony watched her with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you really going out with Peter again?"

Just by the mention of his name, Freya smiled even more.

"Yeah! I can't wait to see him."

"Isn't it enough that you see him every day at school? Does it have to be on weekends too?" he asked sarcastically.

He liked Peter, and if any boy was good enough for his daughter, then it was Peter.

"Oh, come on, Dad. You like him!" Freya said with a raised eyebrow.

She definitely got that from Tony.

Right then, Pepper walked in and saw her husband and daughter looking at each other with a raised eyebrow, and she knew they were talking about Peter.

She had an idea.

"Freya, honey, why don't you invite Peter for dinner tonight?" she said with a warm smile.

Freya's eyes lit up immediately as she stood up and hugged her mom.

"I will ask him when I see him."

Pepper hugged her daughter back. As Freya got up and grabbed her bag to head out, Pepper called after her.

"Text me what he answers, okay?"

Freya nodded before hurrying out of the Stark Tower.

When she arrived at the park, she saw him already walking around and immediately ran into his arms.

Peter smiled softly as he hugged her.

"Heyy, Frey. I missed you."

"I missed you too, Pete."

Freya was the sun in Peter's life. He felt happy whenever she was near.

She slipped her hand into his as they walked around the park together.

Peter's mind usually had a thousand thoughts flying around, but with Freya, they were quiet.

She brought him a sense of calm.