A/N:

Hiya everyone! I'm glad you're interested! In this universe, Tony and Pepper adopted Peter. If you want a bit more on that you could read my story Grief. You absolutely don't have to if you don't want to, it's just kind of a prequel that I wrote to be a basis for future stories so I don't have to re-write the same events each time.

Enjoy the story!

Peter caught his head as it almost hit his desk. He was nodding off again. He knew he needed to listen but sleep just sounded so good. His eyelids were heavy and the worst part was that he knew it would all go away during his next class. It was so weird, this wasn't even his homeroom or first period. No, he'd been perfectly fine then. It was just in Pre-Calc that his body wanted to conk out. Maybe it was the teacher's droning voice. But it was still horrible. And his grade would surely suffer later.

The bell rang and Peter thanked god that he was going to be able to wake up next period. He hated things that didn't make sense, but at least he knew how it would go.

Everyone leapt from their seats and Peter darted in an effort to not be caught up in the crowd. Suddenly he was able to keep his eyes open and just shook his head. In his mind, of course. That would be weird. He also pulled out his phone and checked to see if he'd gotten any texts. There was one from Ned, oddly. The only time he usually pulled his phone out was during lunch. Otherwise, he kept it shut down so it wouldn't go off in class.

'Were doin something awesome 4 science!'

Now he was curious. Curse Ned. At least that was his next class. What would Ned be excited about? Maybe they had a cool lab coming up or something. Ned hated when they did chem- so engineering?

Peter walked into the lab and immediately his gaze was drawn to the boards in front. Usually, the teacher had instructions written, like if they needed to pick up a worksheet or something else. Instead, there were only a few words.

'Field Trip.' It said.

The teen smiled as he took his seat. Of course, Ned would be excited, who wouldn't be excited about a field trip? He might've been a nerd but peter still enjoyed free days off of school. Exhaustion forgotten, the teen pocketed his phone and sat at his assigned seat.

The room was one of the smaller labs. There were two doors on either side of the room, and set onto the wall between them was a Smartboard. The teacher's desk was in front of that and then there were the student desks. They were that kind which was the bane of lefties everywhere, and the chair was attached. It'd really bothered him after they had the separate desks all middle school. But it was only a week into freshman year and he'd gotten used to it.

The bell rang again and people wandered to their desks and put phones away. Ms Hoyle, the teacher, wandered in as well. She was wearing heels, paired with a black-grey business skirt, white blouse, and a bunch of necklaces. What was it with teachers always looking so formal? It was weird when half the students were wearing sweatshirts and jeans.

"I'm not going to waste time, so I'll get right to the point. I'm sure you all looked at the board. The trip will be on Friday, March 13th, and we'll be going on a tour of Stark Industries." She was smiling widely, beaming. Peter actually grinned at that. The trip was gonna be awesome! Sure, he lived with Tony and Pepper but he never really got to see much of the company. It seemed that they'd both decided long ago that business was left at the door when they walked into the apartment.

But Ned was totally right! The trip was gonna be awesome!

Peter walked into the lobby and started right for the private elevator that only he and a few others could use. He scanned his security badge at one of the scanners before going past the escalator. When he'd first moved in, he'd stared in awe at the lobby every time. It was still a cool sight, what with the modern design and the oversized 'Stark' emblazoned into the wall. But right now he just wanted to get upstairs. And it was all because of the permission slip jammed into the pocket of his jeans.

There was no way he was gonna tell Tony about it. The man would tease him endlessly and was sure to hijack the trip at some point. No, he was gonna go straight to Pepper, get her to sign it, and then forget about the trip for another week. He was still excited but if he even gave one hint that he was hiding something Tony would find out. Not to mention Steve, Bruce, Bucky Sam, Natasha and Clint. Tony would rope them into embarrassing him and it'd all go downhill from there.

Peter stepped out onto the floor and made a beeline for the kitchen. He was always starving after school. He grabbed some stuff and made a sandwich before darting to his bedroom. The penthouse was quite spacious, but some things had been changed around since Pepper and then Peter moved in. There was a much more domestic feel to the floor, with rugs and side tables and a super comfy couch. Blinds had been put in place over the huge windows and overall it felt a lot less… hollow. Especially with 'family' pictures on the wall, ranging from a picture of Peter at one of his Decathlon matches to Tony holding a finger up to the camera as he tried to manipulate the hand of a certain sleeping super soldier into a bowl of warm water. Steve had woken up, of course, and darted from the couch.

Peter chuckled to himself at the memory as he lugged his book bag to his room. It was one with wheels on it, and while that made it heavier it also made it easier to drag on tiles and the such.

The teen's own room had hardwood floors. Walking in the door, straight ahead was his queen-sized bed. The comforter was Star Wars-themed, and image of the Death Star exploding in the vast reaches of space. In fact, the whole room was star wars and space themed. Except for a few of the posters, that is. They ranged from cult classics like Jurassic Park to perhaps even more well-known series' like Harry Potter. At the right wall, where the bed was facing, was a huge TV. Right now it was blank, but if the sheer number of game systems nearby had anything to say about it, the screen was used quite often. A coffee table, rug, and leather couch sat in front of it. The space was really comfy looking, with navy blue and red consisting of the main themes. Peter hadn't even noticed the colours matched his suit until Tony asked him some sly question about it. Also scattered around were a bookshelf and a computer desk with an awfully expensive-looking chair. It'd been a Christmas present, of course. Peter usually tried his best to keep Tony from having to buy him much. Though the billionaire still insisted on giving him an 'allowance' which the teen was sure would've been more than it was if Pepper hadn't stepped in. Speaking of Pepper...