Chapter 1: Tony/Pepper
"Mr. Stark, are you planning on surprising Miss Pepper with a gift for Valentines Day?" JARVIS spoke, startling Tony out of his sleep.
"Wha-Say it again JARVIS?" He drawled.
"Are you planning on surprising Miss Pepper with a gift for Valentines Day?" The AI repeated. The words "Valentines Day" snapped Tony out of his drowsiness.
"Its Valentines Day already?! JARVIS, why didn't you remind me yesterday?!" He shouted.
"I did sir." Came the short reply. Tony was now fully awake and, after throwing on some clothes, he went down to his lab. He had the perfect gift idea, the only problem was that it took at least eight hours to make. After commanding JARVIS to order flowers and cookies, he started on the project.
"What kind of flowers and cookies sir?" The AI asked.
"Peach colored tulips and sugar cookies from that place down the road. And hurry it up." He replied.
Tony was just finishing his present when he heard Pepper come home from her day of shopping. Grabbing the flowers, cookies, and the little black box, he ran upstairs.
"Tony? I got you something! Where are you?" She called from the entranceway. She turned the corner and stared at the display, her mouth hanging open.
"Is that for me?" She asked, starting towards him.
"Of course it is, who else would be deserving of my time and effort?" He stated.
She chuckled. "Time and effort? Tony, you ordered the flowers and cookies, you didn't make them."
"The box." He simply replied.
Slowly she opened the small parcel. A gasp escaped her was a necklace with a glowing blue heart as its center.
"It's beautiful...You made this?" She asked him.
"Yeah, I'm the only one with this technology, remember?" He answered.
She laughed and said "Thank you.I have something for you, too."
She led him to the main entry hall, and placed a small bag in his hand. He opened it to reveal a little dagger.
"Is this what i think it is?" He asked her, trying to hide the excitement on his face.
"Well if you're thinking its a knife made of Lerektanium then yes, it is." She replied. He kissed her, quickly but lovingly.
"Thank you soooo much! How did you even find this?!" He questioned.
"I asked a few scientists and professors if they'd ever heard anything about it. One of them said that they had a woman drop off an odd knife that matched what you described, and that, as long as you share the test results with them, they don't care if you have it." She said.
He ran down to the lab to start examining it, and left Pepper to enjoy her cookies in peace...
The knife belonged to a young girl that the team would soon meet, and she and Tony would have a fit over the ownership of the blade.
