An-Tony and Pepper take Peter to the Barton farm (pre spider bite)

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"Who's the kid in the car?" Clint asked. Tony and Pepper shared a glance.

"Well, you're the first to know, but he's our adopted son," Tony said awkwardly. Laura and Clint's mouths dropped open. They had not expected this when the whole team gathered at their home for Easter.

"How did that happen?" Laura asked. Tony and Pepper shared another glance.

"Pepper and I decided we wanted to adopt an older kid. He was the only kid that didn't jump up and babble on about us, he was smart and gentle. But the only way we could get him out fo his room was for me to work with him in my lab, great ideas, good with his hands." Tony explained briefly.

"He started calling us mum and dad after a few weeks and we went ahead and adopted him," Pepper added. Clint and Laura nodded.

"How old is he?" Clint asked.

"Twelve," Pepper said.

"He must be a genius then," Laura said, Tony nodded.

"Indeed he is," Tony said quietly.

"He's the same age as Lila, why doesn't he come out and play around with the kids?" Clint asked, Tony and Pepper shared another glance.

"He doesn't know how to interact with kids his age, he was homeschooled by his last guardian and he doesn't speak. He's mute. Rough childhood." Pepper said.

"Oh, so it was domestic violence?" Laura asked. Tony nodded.

"Yeah, took him ages to be able to even get in a car, he was terrified out of his mind," Tony said quietly. Clint and Laura shared a look.

"If he's comfortable with it he can play with the kids, they're gentle and understanding. I'm sure if we explained they'd be fine." Clint said. Tony and Pepper both turned to look at Peter who was sitting in the car in the front seat, staring out the window.

"Sure. Ok." Pepper and said. After getting all three kids outside of the house Clint and Laura sat them down. Tony and Peoper were talking with Peter at the car, Peter nodded occasionally but wouldn't let out more then little sounds.

"Okay, so you see that boy over there?" Clint asked. All three of them nodded.

"That's Peter, he's Tony and Pepper's son," Laura said.

"We have a cousin?!" Cooper exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah, you do. But he's a little different than you three" Clint said gently. All the of them peered around Clint's shoulder to look at Peter who had gotten out of the car. He was dressed in a T-shirt similar to Cooper's, shorts and sneakers. He didn't look different.

"But he doesn't look different," Nate said in confusion.

"That's because he's different inside honey. Peter didn't always use to be Tony and Peppers son. Before that he had an aunt who would hurt him really bad." Laura explained gently.

"But that's wrong!" Cooper exclaimed. For a fourteen year old he was loud.

"You're right. But she still did it. Peter doesn't hang out with kids his age because he never has before. He doesn't speak like you and me." Clint explained.

"How old is he?" Like asked excitedly.

"He's twelve, like you." Laura said, Lila nodded.

"Why doesn't he speak?" Mate asked confusedly.

"Well you know how daddy can't hear? Peter's like that, he's mute, he decides not to speak because of something that's happened to him in the past." Clint said. Nate nodded.

"Do we get to play with him?" Nate asked excitedly. Clint nodded.

"Of course, but you need to be really gentle with Peter because he can get really scared really easily. And he won't be able to talk to you easily." Clint said, Nate nodded. They all looked up when Peoper and Tony walked over with Peter, who's hands were clasped behind his back tightly.

"I'm Lila! We're the same age!" Lila said excitedly, throwing her arms around Peter's shoulders, who froze for a moment before relaxing. Tony and Peoper watched with wide eyes as Peter slowly hugged her back with a concentrated look on his face. Lila pulled back and took his hand, Peter narrowed his eyes before shrugging.

"And I'm Cooper, I'm fourteen." Cooper said, linking his arm with Peter's other arm. Nate walked up to Peter and hugged his legs. He looked up at him with a toothy smile.

"I'm Nate, I'm seven." He said. Peter smiled a little and nodded.

"Do you know how to play tip?" Lila asked, Peter shook his head with a confused look on his face.

"Come on! We'll show you how to play it!" Cooper shouted. Clint, Laura, Tony and Pepper watched as the three dragged Peter off until they were out of sight. Tony hugged Pepper to his side.

"He let her hug him. Tony he let her hug him." Peoper said breathlessly. Tony nodded shakily.

"It's a good day Pep. He's ok." Tony said, letting out a deep breath. Clint and Laura let Tony and Pepper into the house, where the team were watching from the window.

"Who's the kid you came with?" Steve asked.

"Our son. Peter." Tony said, still in a daze after seeing Peter receive touch so well.

"Oh. We didn't know you had a son." Bucky said.

"That's because we only adopted him a few months ago." Pepper explained. Natasha narrowed her eyes, watching as Lila explained the rules to tip to Peter and then tipped him. His face broke into a wide smile as he ran after Cooper who was running in the opposite direction.

"What kind of twelve year old doesn't know how to play tip?" She asked.

"Peter was abused by his last guardian who forced him to do homeschooling. It was um, it was a really bad case of abuse. He hadn't ever seen a kid his age until the orphanage." Tony explained stiffly.

"What's with the no talking?" Bucky asked, narrowing his eyes as Oeter shook his head instead on answered, gesturing with his hands.

"He's mute." Peoper explained.

"But the kids will take care of him." Laura assured.

"Of course they will."

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The team all burst out of the house when they heard the snapping of a branch, yelling and then manic laughter. They were met with Cooper at the base of the oak tree, on top of the lowest branch on the floor. Nate Lila and Peter were laughing at him from the base of the tree. Pepper and Tony stopped in there tracks at the sight of Peter laughing.

"Tony am I imagining this?" Pepper breathed.

"Peter laughing? No. Pep, he's laughing. He's laughing Pep." Tony breathed back, reaching to pull Pepper into his side.

"Cooper what did we say about climbing the trees without someone watching you?" Clint shouted, picking Cooper up off the floor. Cooper shrugged.

"Not to." Cooper grumbled. Clint nodded. Peter and Lila hasn't stopped laughing. Once Clint let go of Cooper he had a sour look on his face.

"Alright wise guy? You're laughing but I bet you can't climb the tree." Cooper said. Peter narrowed his eyes and turned to Pepper and Tony for permission.

"You don't have to climb the tree if you don't want to honey." Peoper said gently, Peter smiled and shrugged.

"Okay, just don't get hurt Pete." Tony said, Peter did a thumbs up and walked up to the tree, putting his hands on his hips. Cooper has snapped the branch closest to the floor Oeter stepped closer, narrowing his eyes at the next lowest branch. He jumped and grabbed onto the branch, swinging his leg up so it was locked around the branch, swinging a few times before flipping so he was on top of it with his stomach against it.

He sat up with a triumphant smile, doing a thumbs up at Cooper who gave him a dirty look.

"So you did better then me. I bet you can't get to the top though." Cooper challenged. Peter narrowed his eyes and stood up slowly on the branch, slowly grasping the branch above him, testing it to see if he could put his weight on it. He smiled and swung himself up onto it, his smile widened, he continued up the tree until the branches couldn't take his weight anymore. He sat down and peeled his torso out of the leaves, waving down to the team and Cooper, Lila and Nate.

"Since when could you climb a tree Peter?!" Tony shouted. Peter grinned and shrugged his shoulders. Lila clung onto Clint's side.

"Dad! Can go up too?" She asked. Clint eyed Peter who waved innocently.

"Can you guide her up?" Clint asked, Peter's smile widened and nodded quickly. Clint waved a hand, watching as Lila raced up to the tree and copied Peter's first few moves. Peter then pointed to different branches and motioned for how to get up. She finally got up to Peter's branch at sat next to him, breathing heavily.

"I don't even know how you did that without breaking a sweat." She said breathlessly. Peter shrugged and smiled innocently. She rolled her eyes and hugged him from the side. Peter froze, not really sure what to do.

Tony, Peoper, Clint and Laura watched in amusement. Peter slowly realexed and hugged her back.

"I think your boy has a crush on my daughter." Clint grumbled to Tony.

"Oh shush Clint, let them be, they're twelve." Laura said, waving a lazy hand.

"Oh tony look at Peter, he's blushing." Peoper said giggling afterward.

"Hes acting like a normal twelve year old. Never thought I'd see the day." Tony said.

"He looks like he's gonna start steaming." Natasha snickered.

"Has he never interacted with a girl before?" Sam asked, Tony snorted.

"One of his best friends is a girl. But look at him, he's never let someone hug him or laughed before so." Tony said, gesturing to Peter and Lila who were laughing together.

After a few more minutes they both started climbing back down the tree. Peter going first and testing where they could put there wieght and then giving a thumbs up for Lila to follow.

"What a gentleman." Laura teased. Tony rushed forward when Peter fell a few feat from the ground, Lila cried out and quickly joined him on the floor. He sat up and held a hand to his forehead.

"Woah woah, don't stand up, you ok buddy?" Tony said, Peter waved a hand and closed his eyes. He opened and closed his mouth, causing Tony to narrow his eyes.

"I... I'm fine." Peter said quietly, Tony's eyes bulged out of his head. He pulled Peter into his chest, hugging him firmly. Peter's face scrunched up, since when did Tony hug him?

"Be careful Tony he could be hurt." Clint said, Tony waved a hand.

"I'm ok!" Peter said, louder this time. Pepper rushed forward and joined the hug. Peter made an uncomfortable noise and pushed Tony off of himself. Tony nodded, patting Peter's shoulder.

"Sorry bud, I know how much you hate lots of pressure." Tony said, Peter shrugged and slowly stood up. He put his hands on his hips and turned to Cooper, who narrowed his eyes.

"Fine. You win. You got to the top of the tree." Cooper said, Peter grinned smugly. Cooper grinned back and tapped Peter on the shoulder.

"You're it!" He shouted, Peter blinked for a moment before running off after Cooper.

"Wow. I was not excepting that when I invited you guys over to our farm."

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"Thanks for having us over Clint and Laura, it was a pleasure." Pepper said. Laura waved a hand.

"It was lovely having the whole family around. And the kids had fun." Laura said, gesturing to Nate who was on Clint back, drooling in his sleep on Clint's shoulder. Cooper, Lila and Peter were still running around.

"And Peter did as well. I think we'll have to set us days for them to meet up." Tony said.

"Oh no problem, maybe Peter can teach ours some manners." Clint joked. Pepper and Tony laughed for a moment.

"But thank you, really. His friend count has basically doubled. And I can't believe he hugged someone, laughed and talked for the first time all in one day." Tony said, he sniffled lightly. Pepper smiled when Peter came walking up to Tony and Peoper, standing in between them.

"You okay honey?" Peoper asked. Peter nodded, giving her thumbs up. They all said their goodbyes before Lila came running out of the house at Peter , who rose an eyebrow.

"Wait. Peter. One last thing." She said, blushing madly as she hugged peter tightly and then pulled back, planting a kiss on Peter's cheek and running and off into the house. Peter had a dazed look on his face, touching where Lila kissed his cheek with the tips of his fingers. Clint and Laura's laughed, waving as they turned and walked to the house. Peter looked up to Tony, blushing madly and an eyebrow raised.

"I think you have a girlfriend Pete."