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Firefly

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Pepper sat on a bench. Central Park…she didn't want to leave this place. Just here Pepper could be alone: Rhodey didn't try to cheer her up, what really annoyed, Happy and Whitney didn't ask unwanted questions and her dad didn't try to find out the reason of her sadness. She felt herself better here…and lonely too.

Pepper should be at home at 9 pm and it was already 9:20 pm but she didn't care. All her thoughts were far away from here at that moment. A part of Pepper's soul was somewhere in China with young genius. Tony left New York about month ago but Pepper thought that she didn't see him about year. "What's up with me? I know him almost one year…not longer. Oh, probably, I fell in love with him." Redhead thought, sadly smiled and viewed around.

Suddenly her look stopped on small ice-cream parlor and Pepper remembered how once…at Sunday… Tony and she were here. Tony chose a chocolate ice-cream and she chose a strawberry ice-cream. They talked about something, laughed. They were happy together. But, as Pepper noticed earlier, Tony was far away from her…in another country…surrounded by unknown people. He also was lonely but if Pepper had her dad and friends here, Tony had nobody in China.

These thoughts made her even sadder. In this moment something flew in front of her. "Firefly…"Girl whispered. Indeed it was a firefly. It flew near her and lit like a small star. Pepper didn't know why but this light gave her a hope. In the end Tony will return, plus he promised that he will call her tomorrow. She will hear his voice, which Pepper loved so much, and it will fight away her fears and sadness; and he will hear her voice, which will calm him down, dispel his doubts and sad thoughts, and remind him that he isn't alone…because he had her. And she will wait him… Pepper watched at firefly, her small ray of hope, before it disappeared. And redhead, who still smiled, went to home, and on some time forgot about her loneliness.

Somewhere in China…Sixteen years old boy with messy raven black hair and electric blue eyes stood on the balcony and sadly looked at the sky. Suddenly one of stars started to move and soon Tony saw a firefly. Teen smiled, whispered: "We'll meet soon, Pep." and went to his room, couldn't wait for this sweet moment when they will be together again.

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