A Twist of Anything and Everything || Extended Series

Aftermath

"Alright, but don't stray far, darling."

"Darling!?" Tony immediately repeated, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape. "He calls you darling!?" Naomi flushed slightly with embarrassment, taking that as her cue to leave. Tony clearly wasn't mad, if anything his incredulous remarks were just his over-the-top teasing. But still, there was no way she would hang around for this conversation, instead quickly standing and making her way to the door. Tony was still laughing at her as she flipped him off, albeit with some pain, but it was well worth it.

Once she was on the other side of the door from that mess, Naomi took a moment to collect herself, a small smile on her face as she finished typing in Peter's name. Strangely, though, his contact didn't appear. Her eyebrows furrowed for a moment, before trying something else. Typing in the word 'kid' did the trick, although her face broke out into a grin when she saw the results. Two contacts appeared, both titled 'My Kid.' The only difference was the emoji's, one had a spider while the other had a pair of sunglasses. Her heart swelled as the clicked on the sunglasses one, recognizing her own number. She had already gotten the sense that Tony saw her as a daughter, but seeing it confirmed brought on an onslaught of emotions. Naomi had her real father, of course, back in her home dimension, but that didn't make Tony any less important to her. There's no way she would have made it in 616 without him.

Clearing her throat , she clicked off of her contact and onto Peter's, subsequently clicking the FaceTime option. She was still just standing in the hallway outside the lounge, but there was no one around and the walls were soundproof, so she saw no problem with it. Besides, Naomi knew that if she moved too far, she would get lost in a maze of pristine white walls and glass.

The phone rang for a few seconds before Peter answered, the boy's face immediately falling into shock. During his stunned silence, Naomi marveled at the amazing connection- the kids face was clear as day, and she couldn't sense any delay in the call. Not that she would expect any less from everyone's favorite tech savvy billionaire. Peter blinked several times, just staring at the camera. It was quite endearing, but as Naomi didn't much feel like standing around for several minutes while he gaped, she spoke up.

"I'm okay, Peter. I didn't die on the battlefield, I just teleported away for a little while." She assured, hoping she didn't shock him too badly. He gasped quietly, before launching into a full blown rant-

"Ohmygod you're alive! That's good, that's so good! Oh, I need to tell Mr. Stark- waityou'recallingfromhisphonenevermind- but I need to call Shuri, and Groot, and how did you teleport? Was it the space stone thingy!? I thought we couldn't touch those Mr. Stark told me not to touch them- wow! This is great! Are you at the Avengers facilib- facility, sorry- but can I come over?? Is Mr. Stark there, can you ask him!?"

By that point, Naomi was laughing, watching Peter as he waved his free hand around excitedly. "Hold on, Pete, one thing at a time." He stopped his verbal onslaught, getting a bit red after he realized how overexcited he got.

"Right, yeah. So, uh, I'm really glad you're okay!" He smiled. Naomi fought the urge to 'aww' over this adorable kid.

"Thanks Pete, sorry for scaring you guys like that."

"Yeah, no it's okay, but how did you do it?" He calmed down a bit, carrying the camera with him as he took a seat. From the background, it looked like he was at the kitchen table. Naomi cleared her throat, preparing for a long explanation.

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Tony waited for the door to shut behind Naomi before he began. He didn't want to embarrass her too much, though he would never tell her that. Once she was safely out of the room, and out of earshot, Tony made himself comfortable, staring down Loki. He leaned back into the couch while Loki perched on its edge, the trickster was clearly unsure of what was happening, but the man's posture was relaxed enough, so Tony figured that he wasn't scaring him too badly.