Sorry for the week late update guys, I had writers block and wATTPAD KEPT NOT SAVING ALL MY EDITS SO I'VE HAD TO EDIT THIS CHAPTER SO MANY TIMS
ALSO WE PASSSED 100k! HOLY MOLY!
__Peter's POV__
I step out of the car, looking up at the tower in awe. Nat and Clint stand behind me as I stare.
Realization dawns on me. "You mean..." I trail off, tears pricking at the corners of my eyes. "Did you...?" I flip around to look at the two.
Nat looks down from the tower, facing me with a smile on her face. If I didn't know any better, I'd say I saw a tear in her eye. "I did."
Without hesitation, I grab onto Nat and hug her tightly, tears rushing down my cheeks. "Does this mean—?"
"It does." She interrupts me, a hand held firmly to the back of my head. I can feel her fingers grasp my hair gently. With my head shoved into the crook of her neck, I feel one more pair of arms wrap around Nat and I. My smile widens even more somehow when I realize that it's Clint.
I wipe my cheek off on my sleeve, pulling away. Laughing a bit, we walk into the tower. "What did you say to May back at my apartment?"
"Oh, you know, the usual: A few death threats here, a couple of knives there." Nat waves me off as she leads us into the elevator.
Clint rolls his eyes dramatically and stands to my left, arms crossed. I just stand there between them, staring at the closed elevator in awe and wonder. Is this for real? Am I dreaming?
Did they really just...?
I think they did.
We ride the elevator up in silence. I think we're all still processing. The elevator doors open and I'm overwhelmed with noise.
"PETER!"
"WelcoME TO THE FAMILY—"
"YOU ARE OURS NOW!"
"TakE iT dOwN a NoTCh, bUcky—"
"N E V E R."
"Guys!" I laugh, throwing my hands up. "Guys, chill out." They all go quiet, watching me in anticipation. They're wondering if I'm still mad at them...
Steve takes a step forward, "We're sorry, Peter." He sighs. "We didn't mean to invade your privacy."
I smile softly at him, playing with my fingers. "It's okay. I forgive you guys."
There's a small pause of relief before I feel someone engulf me in a hug again. I don't even know whose is first, but next thing I know, there are 7 pairs of arms wrapped tightly around me. Everyone pulls away after a minute of laughing.
I check the time on my phone, remembering that I have plans with MJ and Ned tonight. "Hey, I got to go." I sigh as I look at the team. Wow. I live with the Avengers now. Zero to one hundred, am I right?
Immediately, all the Avengers look confused. "But you just got here?" Bucky bunches his eyebrows at me curiously.
"Yeah, I promised some friends that I'd go over for dinner. Plus, I'm staying with a friend and I wouldn't want him to worry." I smile at him and shove my phone back in my pocket.
"What friend?" Nat squints at me suspiciously.
I raise an eyebrow at her. "Uhhh, Ned?"
Realization dawns on her, "Ah, yes. You thought I was Ned."
"Yeah," I laugh, "When I broke that street lamp..."
"How did you break that street lamp, by the way?" She asks, leaning against the couch casually. All the Avengers are listening in curiously.
Just for the sake of messing with her, I play the whole thing off. "Oh! Well, would you look at the time? Gotta go!" I laugh, turning around and walking directly into the elevator again. Friday automatically starts to shut the doors.
"Hey!" Nat calls, shoving her foot in the way of the closing doors. They bounce back open. "Call if you need me, no walking down dark streets alone, and be home by 11."
I smile amusedly at her, "You got it, Nat."
"And Pete?"
"Yeah?" I tilt my head back up at her.
She smirks at me, an oddly careful look in her emerald green eyes, "Have fun."
Nat pulls her foot back and the doors finish closing. I stare down at my feet in joyful thought, still unable to process what just happened. They really did it...they did it for me.
__Nat__
The doors finally finish closing and I release a breath I didn't know I was holding. I walk directly into the living room and flop down backwards on the couch, exhausted. Clint follows me and tips over upside down on the couch, his feet in the air.
"Gee, Nat." Bruce smirks as he makes his way into the kitchen. "You have the kid for one hour and you're already going all 'Mama Nat' on him."
I blush wildly and chuck a pillow in Bruce's direction. "Well, now that the kid's gone, I'm gonna head back to the gym." Steve sighs, scratching the back of his neck as he grabs his water bottle off the kitchen counter.
"Me too." Bucky sighs and follows Steve to the elevator.
Clint, still upside down, raises an eyebrow at them, then looks at me. "What?" I question, chuckling.
"Yeah, we all know what 'work out' means." Clint says incredulously, using his fingers to put quotes around the excuse. A round of 'ew's go through the room, the thought of Bucky and Steve together weirding us all out. "Hey!" Clint shouts, "I'm just saying, I think it'd be cute."
"I can't see it." Tony shakes his head at Clint, sipping from his ACDC coffee mug.
"I mean..." Bruce nods his head along as he sits down on the couch, crossing one leg on his knee and draping his arm over the headrest. "I can kinda see it."
"THANK you!" Clint waves a hand at Bruce.
I just laugh at Clint and chuck another pillow right at his face. "HEY!" He shrieks at me and tries to grab at my foot from his upside-down place on the couch. I yank my foot back and bounce to my feet, sprinting down the hall as fast as I can to avoid the oncoming pillow fight.
(I know ya'll want some crackhead texting)
__Nat's Phone__
chat: the crew
Nat
Where did you guys go
Cool
We d i s p e r s e d
Printer
Once the kid left, we had no reason to be in the same room together
Old
Well, that's sad.
Printer
What's sad?
Old
The fact that we don't hang out unless the kid is around
Printer
What the fuck do you want from me
Old
Maybe a lIttLE RESPECT
Printer
You'll get my respect when you learn how to use a fucking microwave, Stonehenge
science man
Stonehenge? Hm. That's a new nickname. Why Stonehenge?
Printer
Idfk it's old and so is steve
Cool
This is true
Printer
Like you got room to talk
CAW CAW
🍿
Printer
Quit ghosting you dweeb
Nat
Dweed? Really, Tony? What is this, eighth grade?
Printer
It's fuckin preschool if i say so
science man
Can we please just watch the language?
Printer
Who are you, my grandma?
CAW CAW
No but i am
Cool
What the fuck
Nat
Not even gonna ask
Cool
Hey so I have a quesiton
Old
Shoot
Cool
Will do
Printer
What?
Cool
You said shoot
Old
?
Cool
So i shot ?
science man
Bucky, shoot is kind of like a way of saying "go ahead and ask"
Cool
Oh
...
My bad
Printer
Who the fuck did you just kill
Nat
...
What is your question?
Cool
Oh yeah
So thor and I are trying to learn how to play Minecraft
CAW CAW
the almighty craft 🥵😡🤯😤💯💢‼️
Nat
Lmao why are you trying to learn how to play minecraft?
Cool
...
So i could play it with Peter
science man
Awww
Cool
DON'T "AW" ME, BANNER
science man
😳
CAW CAW
I can teach you my ways B)
Cool
Really?
CAW CAW
as long as you call me master of all things b l o c k
Cool
Aaaanndddd nevermind
Printer
Hey, did you tell Peter 11 for his curfew?
Nat
Yeah, why?
Printer
Nothing, he's just got the internship tomorrow
science man
...and school...
Nat
Shit, I forgot about school
CAW CAW
Parenting isn't as easy as you thought it was gonna be, huh? 😏
Nat
the only thing you've ever taken care of is the fish tank full of sea monkeys you got 3 years ago
CAW CAW
I BEG YOUR PARDON
I'M THE PROUD RULER OF AN ENTIRE CITY
science man
really? and where is this city?
CAW CAW
...under my bed...
Printer
FUCKING GET RID OF BREAD CITY, CLINT
IT'S DISGUSTING
CAW CAW
YOU JUST DISGRACED AN ENTIRE BREAD COMMUNITY
POP TARTS
HELLO
science man
Caps are on again, Thor
POP TARTS
MY BAD
hello
Nat
Hey thor
POP TARTS
what is this yellow block on the tree
Nat
What?
Old
They're still playing minecraft
CAW CAW
Guys
Guys don't do anything
Cool
W h a t
w h y
CAW CAW
IT'S A BEEHIVE, BUCKY
DON'T BREAK IT
POP TARTS
I'M ALLERGIC TO BEES
science man
it's a video game, thor
CAW CAW
IT'S NOT JUST A VIDEO GAME BRUCE
IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT
Old
I'm going to sleep
Night
Nat
Night steve
CAW CAW
I don't think you understand the stakes here, steve
thor, do you have respawn on?
POP TARTS
...
no
CAW CAW
GET O U T OF THERE
GET OUT OF THERE NOW
Printer
smh dramatic asf
Old
oh yeah, coming from the most dramatic man on the planet
Printer
gO tO sLeEp yOu cRuStY fReNcH fRy
Old
okay you didn't even think about that one
Printer
you don't d e s e r v e my thinking
Cool
HE FUCKING BROKE THE BEEHIVE
Nat
I-
Printer
👁👄👁
Old
Okay, I'm going to bed for real this time. Night.
Printer
I don't believe you, steve
Old
What? Why not?
Printer
because you're old
but you're also not
so
trust b r o k e n
Old
What am I supposed to do about that?
Printer
I don't know, I'm not the million year old ice cube
Old
neither am i
Printer
Oh hey
Who said they were going to sleep? Who was it again?
Old
Me?
Printer
Oh-
I notice that you're-
you're not asleep
hm
weird, steve
because you said you were going to sleep
and you're not
a s l e e p
Old
...
Printer
and you wonder why I don't trust you
our child
👀 you guys are blowing up my phone
Nat
Oh, hey, Peter!
our child
who changed my nickname-
CAW CAW
B)
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Hope you enjoyed! SO, SOOOO very sorry for the late update, I'm trying to handle college stuff atm. Super excited for the plot ideas set up for this book :D! Thanks for reading guys!
Heads up, I go on vacation next week so I'm gonna try to crank out some writing this weekend, but if I'm a littler late again next update, please forgive me!
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