Hello all. Thanks so much for making my previous story very very well received. I'm glad you all enjoyed it. This is another one shot I've wanted to do. I'm getting rid of alot of the notes on my ipod haha. So let me know what you think. I apologize for any and all mistakes. It's late and was done on my iPod.

Because There's No Place Like Home

New York is nice but the tower is no home. After four months of clearing and rebuilding my Malibu home is finally back on its feet. It's still on the cliff, well what's left anyways. It's the same but I call it the Mansion Mark II. Dummy and Butterfingers are there now and JARVIS is waiting for us as we drive back now. I don't know how but they found my hot rod in pieces and it's sitting in a corner waiting for me. I'm not sure how to fix it or what to do with it but I'm glad I have it there with me as I start a new chapter. It's been with me since the house was first built. I've traveled the world but the only place I truly feel home is in Malibu with Pepper and JARVIS an all my robots and toys. I know it's going to be weird walking in and seeing Pepper's touch in decor. I've tried to prepare myself mentally but I know it will never be the same. My suits, my cars, my tech, my memories. They are all gone and I have had to rebuild from the bottom up. I don't know what it will all look like but I hope it isn't too different. As we pull up to the gate I take a deep breath.

I enter a code and it slowly opens. The house looks the exact same as it did before Killian happened. My heart is beating and I can't explain why. Maybe it's because I'm happy to finally be home. As I walk in with Pepper JARVIS greets me.

"Welcome home Sir."

Pepper squeezes my hand and I feel overwhelmed. The decor is the same and a huge smile is stuck on my face. Hearing JARVIS and seeing everything the same fills me with the sense that I was just on a long vacation. I run downstairs eager to see my workshop. There are glass windows and as I walk in and look around everything is in its place. The hall of armor is there but empty and I know it's finally time to move on and build again. Iron Man is going to be needed again and I'll need to have something beside my brain. I look around happy and sigh. Pepper comes up behind me and kisses my cheek. Finally I feel at peace. I am home.

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