An-Peter is crying in the kitchen when the rogues arrive. (No spiderman)

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Steve was leading the group, they were packed into the elevator, the ride was eerily silent until the elevator stopped, however the doors did not open.

"Boss has told me to inform you that there is a brown haired hazel eyed teenager that occupies this level with you, he has the highest level access in the tower along with Miss Potts. He also says not to mess with him." The team raised an eyebrow since when did Tony let teenagers in the tower. When the elevator opened they heard a voice bickering with FRIDAY. They listened as they walked towards the voice.

"FRIDAY please don't activate the protocol, Tony will go overboard. You know how much I hate it when he coddles me." The voice said they were obviously crying.

"You know I must alert Boss if you are in distress, and you are in extreme emotional distress. You have been crying for the last half-hour, Peter." FRIDAY said, the concern evident in her voice.

"Please don't activate it FRIDAY, I just want to cry in piece without having to explain myself. I'll be fine in a minute." The voice said. Through the doorway they could see a teenager who was hunched over the kitchen island, he had brown curly hair and baggy clothes. His face was covered in tears and his eyes were red-rimmed. There were tissues surrounding him, most of them ripped to oblivion in his hands.

"Boss also told me that you would say that and that I should alert him even if you tell me not to. Even if you do not wish to Peter it is imperative you talk to someone for your mental health. Activating PPP protocol." FRIDAY said, making the boy squeak before sitting up and clearing the tissues, and straightening his shirt and jacket, running to splash some water on his face. They heard the elevator ding just as the boy sat back down in his seat, staring a hole in the counter. Tony rushed past them, not even sparing them a glance as he stopped in front of Peter.

"Peter." The boy hesitantly looked up and offered a smile.

"Hey, Mr Stark what you up to?" Peter asked.

"You only call me Mr Stark when somethings wrong. Come on, kid you gotta tell me these things. FRIDAY alerted me and said you've been crying for half an hour." Peter looked back down into his lap, bursting into tears again, Tony looked like he had no idea what to do as he wrapped an arm around Peter's shoulders.

"God Pete, what the hell happened?" Peter had his face in his hands as his shoulders shook from the ferocity of his sobs. Peter shook his head only crying harder, "You've got to tell me, Pete, I hate seeing you like this." Peter looked up at Tony, his bottom lip quivering.

"She cheated on me. At was out one-year anniversary today too." He said quietly, Tony's eyes widened, he took Peter by the shoulders.

"Then she didn't deserve you, Peter. You are the kindest, gentlest most compassionate boy I know. You treated her right and she didn't treat you right, and that is not your fault. Don't cry over someone who doesn't deserve your tears." Peter nodded wiping his tears.

"She said I wasn't intimate enough with her." Tony sighed.

"Pete, some people like to think that because you aren't giving what they want they need to go elsewhere for it." Peter shrugged.

"I just don't wanna have sex," Peter said, making Tony chuckle a little.

"I know Pete, I know you think it's gross. And you don't have to, that's not what's important in a relationship, you'll find someone who loves you without needing sex." Tony said, patting his shoulder slightly.

"She said she only dated me because everyone thinks I'm attractive. Don't know where she got that from though." Peter shrugged again. Tony sighed.

"Pete, sometimes people use you even if you don't think they have a reason to use you. And whether you like it or not you're a looker kid. You definitely got it from me." Tony said, making Peter raise an eyebrow.

"You do know I'm adopted right?" Peter said, "Cause sometimes I think you don't know that." Tony let out a laugh.

"Yes I'm aware you're adopted, but you could definitely be my kid, we look practically identical," Tony said, Peter snorted.

"Don't flatter yourself," Peter said quietly, Tony gasped, feigning horror.

"How dare thee?" Tony exclaimed making Peter laugh.

"Thee dare," Peter said back, making Tony gasp again. He was about to respond when FRIDAY interrupted him.

"Sir I hate to interrupt, but the rogue Avengers are currently watching from the doorway." Tony and Peter turned their heads to the doorway, Peter's face grew pale, as did Tony's.

"How long have you guys been standing there?" Tony said, drawing Peter closer to his body.

"A little before FRIDAY activated the protocol." Clint said quietly. Peter looked at Tony frantically, he had just cried in front of the Avengers after all.

"Go to your room Pete, I'll explain everything to them. I'll get FRIDAY to alert you when dinners ready." Peter nodded before running past the team. Tony looked thoughtful while motioning for the team to sit. The team sat waiting patiently as Tony thought.

"Three years ago when Peter was 13, I had his school test the students, the students that got the highest scores received an internship when they reached college. It was a joke really, Bruce and I placed an impossible equation in it, Peter was the only one that not only attempted the question but answered it right. Bruce and I had to meet him, so we decided to offer him an internship that operated outside his school hours.

"We got really close actually, soon he was at the tower almost every day, and he stayed the night when his aunt had night shifts. Then a couple of days after his fourteenth birthday his aunt died, his last living blood relative. I adopted him immediately, didn't even ask Pepper first. It took him ages to trust Peper enough to let her adopt him. He's a great kid, the reason I stopped drinking, and started sleeping, and eating regularly. Light of my life, all that jazz." Tony waved a hand lazily in the air. The team nodded.

"He's definitely changed you." Clint said, Tony nodded.

"What happened after the civil war?" Steve said quietly. Tony looked up at him and narrowed his eyes.

"I was missing for a couple of days, he was distraught when I came back. Pepper said he didn't leave my bed, he was scared that I was going to die like his aunt. When I woke up he couldn't stop crying he was so relieved. He literally was attached to my hip for three months. That's why I created the PPP protocol: Peter Parker-Stark Protection. He was anxiety so he gets distressed a lot, and he's not that good at talking about it." Tony shrugged, standing up to pull some things out the fridge, he decided he'd make Peter's favourite.

"What was all that about earlier?" Bucky asked Tony sighed.

"When he finally went back to school a girl and he started talking. He took a while to trust her, she was the first person he'd opened up to so much since his aunt died. Then I guess she decided he wasn't good enough and she cheated on him." Tony shrugged, starting on the pasta sheets.

"That's rough on the kid." Sam said quietly. Peter came rushing back into the kitchen, a small smile on his face.

"Dad! I completely forgot to tell you! I got my science assignment back, the one where I built the robot! I got full marks, and placed highest in my year group!" Peter brandished a piece of paper, which Tony took, smiling, ruffling Peter's hair, placing a small kiss on his head. Tony turned away, sticking the sheet to the fridge with a magnet, which just so happened to be the Avengers logo. Peter smiled brightly.

"Can I help make dinner?" Peter asked Tony nodded, waving him over. They conversed exclusively in Italian from then on, occasionally laughing. Peter said something that made Tony laugh so hard he started crying. Peter rolled his eyes clearly amused by his father's actions. Tony wheezed something out that made Peter start laughing as well. They were now both crying.

When Peter walked into the kitchen she threw the two an unapproving glance, "What are my boys doing?" She said a smile on her face. Peter stood back up, smiling at her and running over to engulf her in a hug, saying something in Spanish. She rolled her eyes, "You are so lucky Tony can't speak Spanish. FRIDAY said the PPP protocol was activated, you wanna tell me what happened?" Peter continued hugging her as he made her way over to Tony who threw his arms around them both. Peter quickly explained, Pepper sighed, patting him on the back.

"We'll be ok. We can talk about it later, help your father make dinner and we can watch StarWars." Peter pulled back to look at her.

"Since when did we watch StarWars without me begging you guys?" Peter said Tony ruffled his hair.

"Since you were the best kid ever." Peter's bright smile was worth the flattery. Tony would stop at nothing to make him smile.