Okay guys, are you ready for this? No? Good, you shouldn't be, but lets go. 

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Kennedy's Journal

So here's the thing, i'm trying to be patent, i'm trying to trust them. BUT THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME ANYTHING IN A WEEK AND A HALF! I keep hinting that i'd really like to know what's going on, but they won't give me anything. They keep going out, presumably to more court sessions, but they won't even let me come anymore. I am honestly scared, I thought all of this would be over that day with the security footage, but if their is still more court meetings going on than what happened? What changed? Tony and Pepper always come home smiling, but the mere fact that they are smiling so much makes me even more suspicious. I just want to know what's happening, I want to know my fate, I can't stand this not knowing for much longer. But I don't know what to do.

12/31

Kennedy's POV

I slam my notebook shut and toss it across the room, Flopping back onto my bed in frustration. After fuming for a few minutes I stand up and grab my notebook off the floor, smoothing out the pages and closing it neatly. Then I Turn on my radio and lay down, listening to music to calm my brain, I think over every lyric as it hums past, trying to catch the meaning behind each one. I nearly fall asleep in this position, and I would have if it weren't for a knock at my door. I sit up and turn the music off as the door opens and Tony's head pops in.

"Are you ready to go?" He asks pointing at me. I'm a bit confused at his sudden arrival, as I thought he was down working.

"Go where?"

"Times square, new years eve, ball drop. Any of that ring a bell?" He asks.

"Oh yeah! I forgot! I'll be down in a minute, just let me change." He disappears and I head to my closet and pull out the warmest things I can find, a grey sweater dress and and fuzzy red leggings. Then I quickly braid my hair to keep it out of the wind, and put on my warmest beanie, leaving behind my baseball cap, just for tonight. Then down I go to meet everyone in the lobby, and when we are finally all bundled up, we pile into the limo and head off to an Italian restaurant for dinner on our way to times square.

The Italian food is amazing, and dinner is spend joking and making new year's resolutions, and everyone teasing each other for not completing last years resolutions. And hours go by and all I can think is how much I love this family, with all talking and laughing and telling stories, and teasing, long into the night.

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It's one minute to midnight, and I WAS standing with Peter watching the glittering ball slowly descend. But Peter decided that this was a good moment to go find a restroom. The new year is only moments away and I am watching the energetic crowd around me, when My attention is drawn away from the noise by Pepper and Tony trying to get my attention. They lean in close to me so I can hear them, their expressions completely opposite of the joyful scene going on around us.

"Kennedy we need to talk to you about something." Pepper says over the noise of the crowd. With those words, and the expressions they wear, this whole wonderful evening comes to a sudden stop.

"FIVE!"

I hear the crowd shout in unison, but my whole word seems to be moving in slow motion as a million thoughts race through my head, when did they find out? Why didn't they tell me sooner? Why are they telling me now of all times? What is gonna happen now? I don't wanna say goodbye.

"FOUR!"

Hot tears start to leak from my eyes contrasting the bitter cold that has accumulated on my face. I shut my eyes tight trying to block out the overwhelming bright lights and bombarding sounds. I feel Tony's cold hand grasp mine, and something small and smooth slide from his hand into mine.

"THREE!" I open my eyes hesitantly. Tony has placed in my hand, a round intricately decorated pendant attached to a silver chain, the design on the front of the pendant is almost an exact replica of Tony's arc reactor, but the very center is the shape of a heart.

"TWO!" I rub the rough front of the pendant with my thumb, turning it over in my hand. On the back of the pendant, embossed in elegant letters are the words, Kennedy Amber Stark.

"ONE!" My other hand flies over my mouth and the stream of tears turns into an overflow. I read the three words over and over again as if they are the most important thing in the world, and to me they are, I can't believe it. I stare at the pendant for the longest time before I am even able to look into the faces of the other two, smiling at me with tears in their eyes as well. I open my mouth to speak but my voice is drowned out by the deafening crowd.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" I fling my arms around Tony's neck, soiling his shirt with tears, but he doesn't seem to mind, he hugs me back with just as much joy, I break away turning and doing the same to Pepper. Who embraces me tearfully.

"Happy new year Kennedy." She whispers into my ear.

"Thank you." I manage to choke out through sobs of joy as I pull away.

"We found out the verdict last week, we won and your mom was sent home, there we're no other court sessions, but we wanted to finish the adoption before we told you." Normally I would yell at them for keeping it from me for so long, but at the moment I am too ecstatic to be mad, and I simply cry some more. After a few more tears and a few more hugs, i get my waterworks more or less under control and wipe my eyes on the backs of my hands.

"Never in a million years would I ever have thought i'd be the daughter of Tony Stark." I say in utter amazement. Tony plucks the necklace from my hand and clasps the chain around my neck.

"Well you're a Stark now, no going back so you better learn to live with us." I laugh a little, still mopping up stray tears.

"Thank you." I say, looking them both in the eyes sincerely.

"And thank you Kennedy, we don't know how you hacked your way into this one, but we're so glad you did." Pepper says, rubbing a hand on my shoulder. The first thing I do after Pepper and Tony stop hugging me, is text Peter, he says he's sorry he didn't come back, but he's going home with his aunt now, and he'll see me tomorrow, I guess my good news will have to wait, The three of us spend a little while enjoying the cold and the crowd and the new year, before we decide it's time to head home. as we drive in silent bliss, a thought occurs to me.

"Hey Tony," I think, drawing a face in the frosted window, "you and Bruce created Vision right?" Tony thinks for a second.

"In a sense, yeah, but I think the infinity stone had more to do with it than actual science did." He admits.

"Well if I'm your Daughter now, and you created Vision, and he's alive, then technically wouldn't Vision be my half brother." Tony nearly chokes on his limo champagne, and Pepper starts cracking up. I start laughing too, proud to have caused so much amusement. When Tony recovers he laughs with us.

"I guess your right, turns out I have two kids."

"Actually, I think Peter sees you as a father figure, so if you count him than you have three kids." Tony's eyes widen and he runs a hand through his hair.

"I need to stop inadvertently adopting children!" we all launch into another bout of laughter , and by the time we have all recovered, I think of something else.

"Vision was only created a few years ago, which makes me older than him, so I get to boss him around right?"

"Ugh, this conversation is too intense for me, i'm out!" He jokes and pretends to try getting out of the car, prompting another laugh from me. The rest of the drive is enjoyed in silence, and I'm pretty sure as long as I live, I will always remember this as the best car ride of my life. When the drive is over, none of us are quite sure what to do, it feels strange to just go to bed like nothing happened, as if we all think that somehow something should be different. But at the same time, it's two A.M. and we're all extremely exhausted, so the three of us head down Tony and Pepper's floor, and I collapse on the couch to have a sweet dream filled night, completely free of anxiety.

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Tony's POV

Last night was a night to remember, I wake up and go about my day, but everything is so normal that it feels like last night was all just a dream. Kennedy is fast a sleep on the couch, just like normal, My suit is laid out for me just like normal, and there is a note from pepper on the counter just like normal. Nothing has changed, except the smile on Kennedy's face as she sleeps, and the fact that neither of us we're sleep deprived from fits of anxiety. Kennedy stirs as I pour my coffee, she sits up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and soon comes over to sit on a bar stool.

"Morning firecracker, how'd you sleep?" I ask the groggy girl in front of me.

"Best sleep i've had in weeks." She responds, picking up Peppers note to read it. She smiles when she reaches the daily request that both of us remember to eat "what do we have for breakfast?"

"I thought we'd go up and have breakfast with the others,maybe tell them the good news. Wadda you say?" I bring my coffee cup to my lips, blowing to cool it. Kennedy nods her approval.

"Let's go," She stands up from her stool, "Do you know if Peter's here?"

"I have no clue, it's not strange for him to come over this early." I tell her. Inside the elevator Kennedy looks me up and down, then asks,

"Why are you wearing a suit, it's saturday, you usually wear pj's to breakfast."

"I've got a press conference this morning after breakfast, the press what's to know what's happening since the custody case is over, and Pepper says it's a good idea, just to wipe away any bad publicity that might be left over from that whole mess."

"Can I come?" She asks eagerly as the prospect of being in a press conference.

"I'd say yes, it seems like a good time to introduce you to the public officially, but ask Pepper and make sure it's okay." She nods and we arrive on the next floor. Everyone seems to be already in the kitchen eating when we walk in, I watch Kennedy's eyes scan the crowd and light up when they find Peter. "Morning everyone," I say to get their attention, "I'm gonna be leaving pretty soon, but I thought i'd come up and introduce you all to Miss Kennedy Stark." As soon as the words leave my mouth there is an eruption of excited exclamations of every sort, Peter runs over and hugs Kennedy, everyone congratulates her. Only one person addresses me,

"Congratulations Tony" Steve acknowledges as I sit down beside him, "You're finally a father, I always wanted to be an uncle."

"You know you're not my brother right?" I point out playfully.

"Look, this is the only chance i've got to be someone's uncle, i'm not letting that slip by." He tells me with a smile.

"Unless i convince her to call you grandpa Steve, old man." I Poke at him. I have a small breakfast while the conversation and questions continue. Then head down to find Pepper and prepare for the press conference, Kennedy comes with me and eagerly asks Pepper for permission to take part, which Pepper grants after some hesitation, and tells her to run and get dressed before it starts. The whole thing goes smoothly and obviously there are many many more questions than we could possibly answer. Some of the questions are directed toward Kennedy, and she answers them surprisingly well, much to my pride. When it's over we retreat out of the sweaty press room and into the air conditioned greenroom with cool water bottles to drink. And we sit there for quite some time before going on with our first weekend as a real family. 

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