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Seeing Ghosts(Avengers)Moon/Lady

Steve shrugged. "sorry." but he didn't stop. he missed physical contact. he was a very tactile person, he needed to be touched and now he couldn't because he was a transparent 'ghost'. "i'm glad i got to sign those." he admitted softly, smiling at Tony. "you know... i first realized i thought i might like you, was when i accidentally walked in on you naked and found out the truth of the Arc Reactor. i had thought it was done ut of vanity or something you know? it wasn't until Rhodey told me the truth that i realized how strong and brave you really where." he admitted. that had been three days after he'd moved in. "i started looking at a lot of the things you did and it all started making more sense when i started applying a little common sense to them." he admitted. "of course... it scares me a lot. realizing i might like guys. or at the very least, might like you." he admitted, rubbing the back of his head. "back in my day... shut up no old jokes... it was a disease that had to be cured. exorcisms where not uncommon and a lot of gay kids, or even feminine boys went to special camps where they pretty much beat the gayness out of you. even my Ma.... she hated 'those faggot freaks'...." he admitted softly. "there are times that i hate myself for it, and then there are times when i look at you, and wonder how being gay is so bad?" he muttered. "i'm learning a lot of things, things that i'm sure will help me just as much as they help you." he admitted. looking at Tony. "i'm so sorry for breaking your heart Tony." he muttered. "i am so sorry i was too afraid to tel you the truth."
 
Tony shrugged,”it’s okay.”He said smiling a little not bothering to protest, because he enjoyed the touch to. “...Seriously?I remember that. Hated you caught me naked....I mean...I liked it, but I was seriously weird about the arc reactor...”He sighed a little running his hand through his hair before looking up at the other before looking down.”....I know.”He muttered not even bothering with old jokes, for the moment to serious to be joking. “...My dad...sent me to one, you know, a camp once.....after I realized I wasn’t going to make him happy no matter what I did....well, it was easier to be bi.”He shrugged a little before sighing, sadly. “....Sharon broke my heart, not you.”he said quietly.
 
he nodded. "yeah, i know. you don't have it anymore right?" he asked, glancing at Tony. "you, er... got rid of it?" he asked. "...Howard was a fucker." he admitted softly. "no one should have to go to those places. y mom took me once, just for a 'visit'.... they where actually making the kids whip themselves. anytime they had a 'gay thought' they where supposed to punish themselves." he admitted. "i never entertained thoughts of being gay again until after i met you." he admitted. "no Tony. because i was too scared to admit it, you never realized how much i truly needed you. i lied, and hid the truth because i was a coward and it's because i did that Sharon got away with what she did." he admitted softly. "but i wont let it happen again Tony. i swear it. never again." he promised.
 
“I don’t. When I gained extremis after that christmas, I had it removed.”Tony said rubbing a absent hand over the scar tissue as he walked into the penthouse and settled on the couch with a sigh. “Yea, he really was.”He agreed, looking sad at the memory of his father shuddering at the memories of both howard and the camps. “...Maybe.”Tony said reluctant to blame steve for hurting him even if steve was right, sharon had managed to force tony and steve apart better simply because of the man’s free. “...It’s a nice thought, but not even a ghost can change what already happened.”He muttered.
 
he nodded watching Tony rub his chest, something he'd seen Tony do before, an uncomfortable motion he did more often than he realized. "...sometimes, a ghost doesn't have to." he admitted softly. "sometimes things just happen that way." he admitted. "besides, who knows what the future holds?" he asked, smiling at Tony. "maybe we can be together i death, huh?" he asked, nudging Tony gently. "i'll be here for as long as i can." he promised, patting the others hand.
 
“Maybe. You know, I’ve missed this die hard faith that the world will correct itself.”Tony said studying the other man before smiling a little, nodding slightly. “Maybe.Though I don’t plan on dying anytime soon. Despite my near constant suicide threats as dealing with Osborne, I’m not planning on it.”Tony said rolling his eyes a little before yawning as he tried to relax. “Good. You better not go anywhere.”He muttered.
 
Steve smiled. "sorry Tony, but even i don't think the world can fix itself this time. it needs a bit of help and your the best person for the job." he admitted. "good. you should live a full, long life." Steve agreed with a smile. "you should get some sleep. your dead on your feet." he admitted, studying the other before looking up when Phil burst into the office, panting. "Tony!... Sharon's gone into labor!" "...there goes the resting idea."
 
“...I’m never the best person for the job, but I’m trying....its just messy.”Tony sighed softly, tilting his head at the other man, looking amused that steve sounded like pepper in telling him to live before nodding, already starting to fall asleep with his head against the couch, blinking stupidly as phil came in.”Huh?”He said looking lost for a moment before wincing, groaning as he pushed up and headed for the doorwith him.”Come on then.”he sai yawning as he followed the other to the hospital.
 
he nodded. "you are the best person for this Job Tony. no matter what you might think about yourself." he admitted with a smile. "if you can't trust yourself, then trust in me, okay?" he asked with a smile. "because Captain America is always right." he admitted with a smirk. "...yep. i'm coming." he agreed, following Tony.

by the time they got there, the baby was delivered and being bottle fed by one of the nurses. they hadn't let Sharon hold it, fearing she might try to hurt the baby in her rage. "Mister Stark!" one of the doctors called, smiling at him. "the baby is very healthy." the Doctor admitted, not seeing Steve because the man, not waiting to cause a panic, had removed the magic necklace. "Ms. Carter tried to insist on naming the baby. but we haven't filed out any of the paperwork since she doesn't have any legal rights to the child." the Doctor admitted, the nurse gently settling the baby in Tony's arms, showing him how to hold, and then showing him how to burp the tiny one. "he's a bit on the small side, but he'll grow quickly and there are no health concerns at the moment." the Doctor admitted. Phil smiled at the tiny baby. "he looks just like Steve." Phil murmured softly, examining the bright blue eyes. there was hardly any sign of Carter in the baby at all. a good thing for Tony's sanity at least.
 
"I trust you but you're not always right."tony rolled his eyes a little.

"Good. And no she doesn't get to name him."Tony smiled A little looking a little freked out at holding onto the baby with a smile as he looked him over. Glancing up at the doctor in concern."are you sure?I mean before the serum, cap hadn't be all that healthy."tony frowned looking concerned before biting his lip a little as he studied the kid."he does...alot like cap really..."he muttered before looking up."what should we name him?"
 
the Doctor nodded. "i thought so. she wanted to name him Howard Obediah Rogers." Steve hissed through his teeth. that was just cruel. "the way she said it made me wonder if she wasn't trying to drive a knife in where it hurt the most." the Doctor admitted, shaking his head. "she is a nasty piece of work." he admitted. "the baby is perfectly healthy. however, where there's a history of asthma if the child ever appears to have trouble breathing you have to bring him in immediately. he has a low immune system so he'll be ill often, but i think the genetics of the mother where strong enough to bolster the baby's health and strength. you'll have to keep a close eye on him but we don't expect any major health problems." he promised.
 
“.....”Tony stared, shoulders hunching a little, looking almost ready to sit downand curl up around the baby. “...no. Just no.”Tony swallowed hard before looking relieved indeed that the baby was fine. “Good. And I have the world’s smartest AI to watch over him, as soon as we know something’s wrong, we’ll bring him in.”Tony said already having had the baby watching discuss with jarvis, smiling a little as pepper walked in. “Come look. I’m holding a baby.”He ordered smiling as he gingerly moved closer to her, tilting his head. “....can we name him Steven?”
 
the Doctor nodded. "i thought not. here's the baby's paperwork. you'll have to print the name of the baby here, sign yourself as the father here." he said, indicating the spots where Tony would have to fill in. "we'll send in the paperwork and you'll get a Social security card and a birth certificate for the little tyke in the mail." he explained. "you do." Phil agreed with a smile. "and you know Pepper, me, Clint and James will help you." not to mention Steve but he was supposed to be dead. "you are holding a baby." Pepper agreed, smiling at him. "Steven Anthony?" she offered. "i think it's perfect. Steve Anthony Rogers." she stroked the baby's hair, looking amazed. "he's so small." he admitted softly, smiling a little. "i think it should be Steven Anthony Stark." Steve admitted to Tony. "since your going to be his father." he admitted, smiling at the man. "your already such a great father Tony."
 
“Thanks. Clint, take that.”He said ordering the assassin to take the paperwork and files for him so he wouldn’t have to try to do it, looking amused as clint did so without protesting that he wasn’t tony’s secretary. “I know you guys’ll help. But Jarvis is better, the rest of us have to sleep sometimes.”Tony said finding the AI’s omnipresence reassuring. “I like it. Steven Anthony.”He smiled quietly at his wife, looking happy, smiling a little as steven followed pepper’s hand with his hand, looking amazed before nodding. “He is....and...what?”Tony said looking up startled at the ghost, blushing slightly before nodding. “...okay. Steven anthony stark...and you think so?”
 
Phil chuckled ad took the paperwork, reading it over carefully to make sure there weren't any surprises in there. people where sneaky after all. "Jarvis is the best for maintaining twenty four hour observance." Pepper agreed. "and he can call the hospital as soon as there's any problem while alerting us as well." she agreed, smiling at the tiny baby. "it suits the little guy." she admitted with a chuckle. "Steven Anthony." she admitted, stroking the downy head. "what?" Pepper asked, before grinning, realizing what Steve wanted. "i do think so." Steve admitted, staring at the baby. "i'm sort of sad." he admitted, stroking the baby's cheek with a fingertip. "he's not going to exist when i go back." Steve mumbled, softly enough that Tony wasn't supposed to hear him. it wasn't soft enough.
 
“Exactly. Jarvis is amazing.”he muttered smiling happily before nodding slightly. “It does. He’s looking very content with his name.”Tony smiled as the baby cooed at them settling in against tony’s chest to rest. Before looking up startled, tilting his head as he looked at the other man, biting his lip.”...Steve?What do you mean, go back?”
 
Steve chuckled. "he's looking content period." he admitted with a smile. "he adores you already." he admitted, happy that the baby was so content with Tony. "...Tony. like it or not. i'm dead here." he pointed out softly. "someday, i don't know when, i have to go back to where i came from." he admitted softly. "i don't know when, but i'm sure i have a few months at least." he hoped. "hey, James is here!" James was indeed here, looking a bit ruffled. "hey i heard you're son was finally born. congratulations." James said to Tony with a smile. "Jarvis texted me." he explained before Tony freaked out about reporters. "....god... he looks just like Stevie." he admitted, smiling. "no health issues? healthy?" he asked, looking a bit anxious. Steve was lucky to have survived his baby years he had so many health issues upon birth, so Steve understood the anxiety.
 
“I’m not sure about adores, but yea, we’re doing okay.”Tony smiled a little before frowning as he considered the other man, looking down to hide just how badly the idea of steve leaving hurt. Not ready to face that. “...yea I know.”he muttered before looking up, smirking a little at the ruffled looking Captain. “You’re looking a little ruffled...and how-”He started sounding annoyed before relaxing, realizing that it was jarvis.”good....don’t want reporters yet...”Tony said looking relieved before smiling, “he does. And no, might have asthma later, we have to be careful cause of steve’s breathing problems, and his immune system is a little weaker then we’d like, but he’s fine, i promise.”
 
Steve nodded. "he clearly adores you. baby's don't sleep that easy unless they're with someone they like. ten bucks and a blowjob says that if you handed the tyke to Clint it would scream it's little head off." Steve admitted with a grin before smiling sadly at Tony, setting a hand on his cheek and stroking the soft flesh there. "i'll stay with you for as long as i can Tony." he promised. "i still don't know why i was sent here." he admitted. "but i'll do everything i can to make your life, and the future, a better place." he promised. "yeah well, the president is a dick. i got those things in place at least." he admitted. "he wasn't too happy that i had to leave, but he let me when he realized it was for a baby." he admitted. "i called Fury. he arranged for an emergency public announcement as soon as she wet into labor, all the press and reporters are busy listening to Fury tell them about a rouge asgardian on the loose who doesn't exist." Phil admitted with a chuckle. "we're safe." he promised Tony. "you need to sign here." he informed Tony, holding the paperwork on a clipboard so Tony could sign it one handed. everything else was filled in by Phil's steady, perfect handwriting.
 
“Hmm, no. Even if the promise of a blowjob is there, clints not getting the baby. He’ll corrupt steven or something.” “I would not.” “You totally woul. You’d teach him bad things.”Tony huffed sighing a little as he leaned into the other’s hand for a moment before smiling, dipping his head. “I’ll take what I can get then.”He muttered. “....Good. At least I can figure out what they’re up to now.”Tony smiled a little before laughing out loud, amused as the baby cooed a little at the laughter. “that’s amusing. At least we’ll have a asgardian to divert attention to if we need to.”He said looking interested, before looking at the paperwork, squinting ever so slightly as he read. And if you didn’t know the man was extremely dyslexic you wouldn’t know that he was having problems reading it. Shifting his hold on the babies he signed carefully.
 
Steve snickered, delighted by Ty's response. possessiveness meant that Tony was going to give the baby his whole world they would never have to worry about Tony being another Howard. "Clint can't corrupt a newborn Tony. the child can't understand us yet. however, around the age of two and up? i would not leave him alone with the baby." Phil commented simply, amused. Pepper giggled at that and shook her head before looking at him, wondering what he and Steve where talking about. "hopefully anyway." James agreed. "Jarvis told me he's monitoring them already." James promised. "there's no real Asgardian, Fury's just lying to keep people's attention away from you." Phil admitted. "i already looked it over." Phil promised Tony. he didn't know about the dyslexia, he just thought Tony needed glasses. "i'll have this filed by tonight." Phil promised once Tony signed.
 
“...yes he can. It’s barton, he excels at being a pain in my ass, which means he’ll corrupt steven.”Tony huffed making a face as he considered that. Before tilting his head a little, “..Good. And even better, fury’ll keep everyone busy.”he hummed sounding pleased, glad that the other was taking care of things for him for the moment before nodding. “Thanks.”he said as he finished signing, before looking at his wife.”And you, do you have anything for me to sign while I’m signing?I mean, otherwise me and the baby are going to go watch a movie or something.”
 
Phil chuckled a little. "you know, he's not wrong." Pepper agreed, James nodding. Clint lived to annoy Tony. Clint would totally teach little Steven annoying things just to bug Tony. "yes he will." Phil admitted. "he wants that baby to be well protected, well adjusted, happy and healthy. and that means making sure no one bothers you about having a baby." Phil admitted. "we intend to skewer the story a bit and release it once you are ready, we'll claim that Steve and Carter named you Godfather and she died in childbirth leaving you the adoptive father." Phil explained. "we have it all worked out." he admitted. "we'll even fake Children's services personnel from time to time to make people feel more comfortable. really it will just be various Agents checking in to ask if you got your paperwork done, but it will keep people from bothering you." he admitted. "another thing that will keep people from bothering you is Pepper Potts herself." Phil admitted, smiling at her. "Captain America being on good terms with you will also help. so no public fighting." "i don't fight with him in public now." "true."
 
“I would not. No faith in me at all.”Clint huffed though he was smirking, definitely would have taught steven things. “....Oh. Well.Good.’Tony said looking a little startled that fury wanted him to still have the baby enough, not simply because steve had wanted it, but because they trusted him with the baby. It was a interesting and odd thought. “Well, that works.Better that way....and no one wants to bother with pepper.”he snickered before wincing a little. “...he died fighting with me, not everyone will believe me and the ghost’s really steve...”
 
Phil rolled his eyes. "don't teach Steve naughty habits Clint Barton or you'll get the chastity belt." he warned. "...what's a chastity belt?" Steve asked, looking confused. "i was referring to James Tony." Phil pointed out. "and no one is going to complain about Pepper being a mother because of her many, many nieces and nephews." Pepper was the only girl amidst six siblings, all of her brothers had at least two children and one of them actually had three sets of twins. the biggest day at the tower was when the brothers all came to visit one year for Peppers birthday and the whole tower was swamped with kids ad babies. even though Doom was in town and looking for a fight, he waited until all the kids left the tower before he attacked. "we should all go back tot he tower." Phil admitted, looking at his watch. "the press release is going to finish in fifteen minutes and we want to be back in the tower before that or we might not be able to keep the press away."
 
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