A\N: Hello Pepperony lovers! This is my first fanfiction so I hope you like it! I would love to hear your thoughts in the reviews! Please go easy on me though. Like I said, it's my first try. I guess I should mention that I don't own ironman or Pepper. It would be awesome if I did, but I don't. I do however, own Cali and Jacob, but they don't come in quite yet. This story probably isn't going to be what you expected. Pepper is nineteen and tony is twenty. I'll let you try to figure out everything else. ;-) Enough talk, enjoy the story!
Please Don't Leave Chapter 1
Pepper walked through the woods almost silently. It was quiet here. She had found herself spending more and more time out here, desiring the peace that came with the natural sounds and general quietness of the trees behind her house. It wasn't like anyone missed her anyway. She didn't have any friends. "You did once." She quickly pushed the thought away. That was in the past. Eventually she came to a fallen log, and sat silently on it. "Why?" It came out as barely a whisper. She was surprised at the sound of her own voice. She hadn't meant to speak aloud. Settling once again on her special log, she became lost in thought. "Why me? Why did I have to go and fall in love with him again?" Placing her head in her head in her hands, she began to cry quietly. A dull thud behind her caused her to jerk her head up and quickly wipe her tears. Turning back, she seen a red and gold suit standing behind her. Standing abruptly, Pepper turned and ran through the thick trees. It didn't take long for him to catch her. She didn't expect it to. The metal hand grabbed onto the front of her shirt, effectively preventing any escape. The mask of the suit lifted, revealing the face of the young man inside. His eyes widened and his face paled as he seen the trembling girl in front of him. He opened his mouth but no words came out. He seemed overwhelmed with emotion. Reaching out to touch her face, he started to say something, but was interrupted by a voice from behind her. "I see you found her." The deep voice said, "Good work Stark." The face mask in front of her quickly clamped down again. "Yes Commander." A robotic voice said. It took Pepper a moment to realize it came from her captor. "Take her back to the base." The deep voice said gleefully. She heard footsteps coming closer and a thin scarf tainted with chemicals was placed over her mouth and nose. She tried to hold her breath, but it was no use. The last thing she saw before everything went black was the expressionless face of iron man staring down ather.
"Ow!" It was the first thought she had. "Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." Why did she have such a bad headache? Why did her entire body hurt? Pepper tried to open her eyes, but she quickly shut them again. Even the dim lights of wherever she is are to much for her pounding head. After a few minutes she tried again, this time more slowly. As her eyes finally focused, she looked around the room she was in. It was small, made of metal, and extremely dim. She was lying uncomfortably on a thin cot, held into the wall by thick chains. There was a door on one side of the room. Beside it were floor to ceiling iron bars. Pepper groaned as she tried to sit up. The room began to spin and she held on to the edge of the cot until it stopped. She stood, barely managing to stay on her feet. It was a fight to keep conscious. She looked down at herself. She still had her clothes that she had been wearing on. That was good. No plastic prisoner jumpsuits. She checked her pockets. No cell phone. Dang. Oh well, what did she expect? Their was a clattering sound outside, and she quickly turned toward it. Now that everything didn't hurt so bad, she would whip anyone who dared walk through that door. Yes that's right, Pepper Potts was mad. A man she didn't recognize appeared at the bars. "We'll look who woke up!" He sneered. Pepper didn't answer. Right now, she was working on keeping her breathing even. She wouldn't hurt him unless he came through the door. "What do you want?" She asked in a measured tone. "Oh, nothing yet my dear. Nothing yet." He laughed. The clanking of his boots sounded through the hall as he walked away. Pepper sank to her knees in the middle of the room. She was too tired to stand anymore. Apparently whatever chemicals they had used to knock her out had effects even after the y had been used. Pepper fell over in agony. Her head! Pepper stopped fighting. Blackness claimed her once more.
Ok, that completes the first chapter! Please review and thank you for reading! This chapter may have been pretty short, but it was kind of an intro. I'll try to make the next one longer!