Just a little something I threw together for funnsies!

Set after Leo comes back with Calypso and the Avengers.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything canon.

Tony Stark

I was having a bad day.

First thing in the morning, I gets a call from Fury about Helicarrier upgrades, so I was stuck doing that instead of working on my ultra-important suits. Then Pepper calls and says she can't make it to lunch. And, when I finally got to work on my suits, I found out Pepper had told Jarvis to lock the door to my suits- behind a password. I was starting to regret telling Jarvis to answer her commands as the AI would mine.

So yeah, I was not pleased. Right now, all I wanted was a nice sandwich or something. It was already four PM, and I had promised Pepper that I would remember to eat. Which wasn't that hard to do since I couldn't work.

So, I dragged my moping self into the kitchen, ready to dine. I wasn't prepared for what I saw.

Sitting at my kitchen table was a Hispanic, scrawny boy, looking around sixteenish. He had curly brown hair and brown eyes. He looked bored, tapping his fingers absentmindedly with one hand, holding a half-eaten pizza slice in the other.

When the boy saw me, he dropped his pizza slice in shock. We stared at each other for a few seconds until the boy looked up and said angrily, "Jarvis! I thought you said he was in his workshop!"

"My apologies, Smokin' Hot Sir."

I was even more shocked. Why was Jarvis listening to this kid? And why didn't I think of telling Jarvis to call me that?

Finally, I snapped out of it. "Kid? How did you… what did you… how did you get in here!"

My face must've been pretty good, because the boy smirked. His expression quickly turned sheepish. "I was super hungry one day, and I always wanted to try to hack into this place-"

I cut him off, eyes wide. "You hacked Jarvis!?"

"No." I breathed a sigh of relief.

The boy continued. "I was about to, but then J said I didn't have to and he would serve me freely or something. I've been coming back ever since!" He looked thoughtful. "That's a very poor design, by the way."

I felt myself start to hyperventilate. That wasn't the design. I looked up at the ceiling. "Jarvis! What the hell! You're only supposed to obey me and the people I say too."

"My original design was to follow the orders of all people related to the Starks."

I nearly fell over. I didn't have family left! How could this boy be related to me?

The boy turned a sickly shade of green. He stood and walked around the table, reaching his hands into a tool belt around his waist. The belt appeared to be empty.

"J- Jarvis? How is this kid related to me?" My whole body was shaking, and no matter how much I tried to calm myself, I couldn't be still.

"It seems he is the son of your apparent half-sister, Esperanza Valdez."

Now I was confused. I didn't have a sister. Right?

Meanwhile the kid was freaking out. He was staring at me like I was an alien, slowly backing away from me. Tony heard him swallow hard.

"J?" The kid's voice came out scratchy. "How would you know I'm related to the Stark's?"

"When you first entered the mansion, I felt obligated to find your identity. A blood sample was included in your profile."

"Good to know." The kid grumbled.

This was all too much for me. I stumbled over and plopped into a chair at the table, resting my head on the table.

"You said it." The kid said absent mindedly. The kid went to his seat and stared at his plate.

A few minutes passed of silence. Finally I sat up and smiled. "Well, if Jarvis says I have a sister and nephew, then I have a sister and nephew!"

The kid nodded, staring into space, twirling a wrench—where did he get that? "I was thinking the same thing. But… I don't get it. Mom never said anything about you."

I frowned. "Jarvis, was Esperanza Mom's or Dad's? Were they already married when she was born?"

"She was Mrs. Stark's. And she was indeed already married to Mr. Stark when Ms. Valdez was born. It was said that her pregnancy ended with a miscarriage."

I nodded my head. "There you go then. She probably didn't even know. I sure as heck didn't." I grinned. "This is great! I was having a really crappy day, and now I get two new family members! Best day ever."

When I saw my new nephew wince, I knew something was wrong.

"Sorry… but your day is about to get shitty again."

I cocked my head.

He took a deep breath. "Mom's dead."

The world was spinning again. Before I knew it, I had my head on the table and was crying. Soon, I felt a pair of arms wrap around me, and I knew it was my nephew. I hugged him back, and soon I could feel tears fall onto me from him. We mourned my dead sister together. When I finally looked over, I saw the boy was kneeling on one leg next to me. My nephew.

"Thanks." I told him. He nodded and smiled.

"What's your name?" I asked him as he pulled up a chair and sat next to me.

He laughed. He had one of those smiles that said, "WARNING: things may blow up at any time."

I liked him already.

"Oh yeah, never did introduce myself huh?" he grinned wider and bowed dramatically.

"Be honored! You're in the presence of the supersized McShizzle! Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme!"

I laughed. "Hey that sounds familiar." I thought for a second, when it hit me. "Wasn't that on the big screens in Time Square?"

He nodded. "Yeah, that was an accident."

I pumped my fist. "Yes! I have a genius for a nephew!"

We were interrupted by my cell phone. I glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Pepper. "Sorry Leo, gotta take this."

"Heya, Pep!"

"Well, aren't you in a good mood."

"No thanks to you. A password? Really? I'm officially telling Jarvis you're not in my league anymore."

"You won't if you want the password. But that's not why I called."

"Then why did you call?"

"Two things. I wanted to make sure you had eaten."

I glanced at the clock. It was half past five. Oops.

I scratched the back of my neck. "Yeah... about that."

"Tony." She said in her best 'I'm warning you' tone.

"What was the second thing?"

She sighed. "Director Fury called. He wants the Avengers to move into the tower."

It took a few seconds for my brain to understand what she just said. "Absolutely not!"

"Tony! He's the director of SHIELD. We can't just say no."

"Well I just did."

"Well, I didn't."

My eyes widened. "You didn't!" I heard Leo snicker. I looked over at him, confused. He put one hand on his hip and wagged his finger at me sassily. I burst into laughter.

"Tony?"

"Y-Yeah? Yeah I'm fine. But they can't move in."

"Then prepare yourself. They move in tomorrow. Love you." She hung up.

I threw my phone on the table and threw my hands into the air. "Well that's just great!"

"What happened?"

I rubbed my face. "My girlfriend happened."

He wrinkled his nose. "So glad I'm not in your shoes, then."

I laughed. Now that I was talking to him, I could definitely believe Leo was my nephew.

"So, Leo. Where are you living? With your dad?"

He paused before answering. "No. Dad left before I was born."

I stiffened.

"But it's okay. I'm over it. After Mom died, I lived with Aunt Devil until I was put into foster care. After a couple years of that crap, I now live at a camp- school type of thing."

Foster care? "Aunt Devil? Love her huh? Want me to track her down and teach her a lesson?"

He chuckled. "Nah, as long as she stays away from my life, I don't care."

I looked him in the eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't know about you, Leo. No nephew of mine should've been in the foster system."

He shrugged. "Hey it's in the past, right? I'm happy now, and thanks to J, we found out about each other."

I nodded happily. "And I'm going to be the best Uncle T ever! You should totally move in!"

He looked excited now. "Me! Move in to Avengers tower? Are you serious?!"

I grinned too, now in love with the idea. "Heck yea! If Pepper moves in a bunch of annoying Avengers, I'm so allowed to move in my nephew!"

Leo's eyes popped out of his head. "The Avengers are moving in? That's what the phone call was about?"

I nodded, happy to see Leo so happy. "Is that a yes?"

He grinned at the ceiling, shaking his head. "Jason's gonna be so jealous."