Okay. This is my first Pepperony FF.
I've changed my mind and decided to make this story in particular a series of mini episodes. (Bit like a TV show:)) So they won't quite leave off where the other one finished but it will be like a continuation sorta thing.
one the note of this being my first. I have only seen the movies really so anything that conflicts the comics or anything that is wrong please say so I can fix it for next time. Please review and stuff and hope you enjoy :-)
Pepper had just returned from work at Stark industries. It was hard being CEO of a company and practically babysitting its owner. She came through the door of his house to find a big mess In his living room. Sighing, she walked over to see exactly what was causing the mess. Before she even got to the coffee table it was clear. Tony was working on something. There were sketched out ideas and diagrams all over the table along with his signature donuts and empty Starbucks cups. Whenever he was designing and or refining something he would order in donuts from Krispy Kreme and lots of black Lattes from Starbucks. It was a thing Pepper had noticed over the years of working for him.
She knelt down to see exactly what the sketches were and as she picked one up there was a loud crashing noise followed by a loud and painful sounding yelp that came from the workshop below. It was so loud she dropped the sketch and nearly fell over the footstool behind her.
Tony.
Even though she was used to hearing these noises she still worried about him. Pepper quickly walked over to the stairs and about half way down she lost her footing and crashed to the ground.
Tony was in his own little world working on what appeared to be another add-on for one of his suits when dummy knocked over a heavy canister that landed on Tony's foot. it nearly knocked the present Pepper had gotten him from the counter. He was picking up the canister from the ground when he too was startled by a crash that could have only been something bouncing down the stairs. ' There was no one in the house' he thought to himself as he aimlessly walked over to see what the noise had been. As he reached the bottom of the stairs his mouth dropped.
' PEPPER! Oh my god are you okay? Pepper, pep! Speak to me!' Tony exclaimed getting louder with each word.
He knelt down on the ground next to her and pulled some hair behind her ear. his hand moved to her shoulder and then a light nudge. Nothing.
'Pepper? You in there?'
Her eyes started to open and on instinct Tony proceeded to scoop her up and walk up the stairs. On the fall she managed to get a nice diagonal cut across the left side of her forehead which inconveniently was bleeding down the side of her face.
As Tony carried her up the stairs she seemed to be confused at where she was.
He got her to the couch and knelt by her side again.
' Pepper, are you alright? You gave me a shock there. Oh my god, your head. Does anything hurt? Your legs or anything?'
'Eughhh... Oww. T..Tony.. Are y..ou okay'
'Pepper, what are you...' His words were cut short by Pepper once again.
' T.. Tony. What happened?.. Ouch. My head and my ankle. Ow ow ow.'
' Pepper, you had a little accident but you're fine. I got you.' He said bluntly and she remembered what happened.
'Oh.. My. Really? Are you okay? I heard you shout after a crashing noise, I thought.. Are you okay?' She murmured still trying to take in exactly where she was as Tony was all that was in her view.
'Right. We gotta get you cleaned up. One minute, stay there. Rest.' He said walking out the room.
He came back 30 seconds later with a damp cloth. Pepper still lay where he left her. She had realised where she was again, Tony's house. Then what happened, in a snap shot moment of panic she lost her footing on the way down the stairs. Finally the aftermath, splitting headache and a rather sore ankle.
' Time to return the favour Miss Potts' he said as he knelt down by her again. Carefully, his hand moved up her face cleaning away the blood with the cloth. Her face was expressionless. It got under Tony's skin as he had never really seen her like that before.
'Have you ever been injured at work? You should call injury lawyers for you!' Tony said in the annoying voice the advert uses. He was smiling and trying to lift her mood which was clearly not a good one.
A smile crept onto her face and Tony's smile just got wider. The cut had stopped bleeding and he had finished cleaning the blood from her face.
'Its okay. I'm.. Okay.' She smiled him
again. ' I'm just tired.'
Tony got up and left the room for a second time returning with a blanket. He laid it over her and sat down next to her. He put his arm on her shoulder an watched the tv while she fell asleep.
2 hours had passed and Tony was still by her side. He felt responsible for what had happened as it was him she was coming to see. Inside all he could think was how sorry he was. He didn't directly cause it but he felt so guilty.
Pepper's head turned to face the ceiling of the room then tilted back slightly towards Tony.
'Oh my god. Why am I lying here and why are you there? This is weird. You're my boss. This makes this also very wrong'
' Miss Potts you fell down the stairs and because I'm such a wonderful boss I brought you up here' he said to her smiling.
' I fell down the stairs? Really? Okay. Wait. You brought me up here?' She seemed confused again
'Why so surprised?' He said still smiling but with a tone of disappointment.
' Honestly, I don't know. Guess I would have expected you to freak out or something. Thank you Tony.' Pepper said back to him smiling.
' I was gonna take you to the hospital but you were completely out of it. So I thought you should just rest before you went anywhere'. He said empathetically
She turned to sit up next to him but as she started to moved her legs a pain shot right through her left leg all the way to her hip.
'OOUUCHHH!' She shouted, startling Tony and herself.
She moved the blanket from over her and her left ankle looked like a balloon. It was twice the size of her right ankle.
'You alright Pepp...'
' OH MY GOD TONY MY ANKLE.' Pepper said panicking.
'Don't worry Pepper. We'll take you to the hospital and they will fix it' he said trying to calm her.
' It's not me I'm worried about. It's you and well. Everything else' she said in a now calmed tone.
Tony turned to her with a face of surprise. It was like Pepper had put a pin straight through his ego. Although. A smirk crept onto his face. Aw, she worries about me he thought. That's cute.
' Come on Miss Potts. Sooner we get this sorted the better. Think you can walk on it?' He asked in jest.
He pulled her up and she used him for support to test her ankle. Her foot hesitantly moved closer to the floor.
' Ohh. Ow. No. This ain't gonna work. Now what are we going to do' she said disappointed.
As she was finishing her words Tony's arms came around her and before she knew it he was holding her the same way he did when he brought her up the stairs. Her arms automatically wrapped around his waist told hold on. He never felt safe in the arms of anyone. Not even Tony.
'Not a bad idea, huh?' He said as he walked for the door.
' I suppose not. It's better than sitting there doing nothing. You sure you can hold me? I'm not the lightest..' She said smiling then letting out a little giggle after exchanged blank looks from Tony.
As they reached the door to his house Tony slowed down a little.
' Rather romantic this is Miss Potts. I know it's out rather than in but. I'm carrying you over the threshold. ' he smiling suggestively at her and she just gave him that look. That look of hers she always have him when he was in trouble. He swore she could melt walls with it if she tried.
' Don't start' she said in a slightly less annoyed tone. Nevertheless it was still one of her angry voices. Just a more subtle one.
Tony knew them all. Even by the way she walked he could tell her mood. He knew partly from just how long she had worked for him and partly because he had managed to get every single mood out of her. He knew it all. So by the way she spoke just then he backed down very quickly. Crossed the line the thought to himself.
' I mean. You're my boss. It's just weir...d'
The pair exchanged those glances and move closer to each others faces. They had stopped walking now. The car was only a few upwards away. But they were having a moment.
' No, no. This can't work.' She said abruptly cutting through the moment they were having.
' Shall I fire you. Will that make it easier? You know it's there.' He said quietly to her, almost whispering.
After a moment of hesitation her hand slowly moved towards his cheek. She cupped his cheek in hand and looked at him in such a way he had never seen before.
Her hand moved to the back of his head and she pulled him in.
'It's always been you. Only ever you' he whispered before thee lips met.
Tony broke off and smiled down at her. After so long. Finally. He had her.
' So.. Does this... mean that.. We... Us?' She asked curiously and quietly but Tony stopped her before he could finish.
' Yeah. Everything.' Smiling again he continued to walk to the car.
He managed to open the door of the passenger seat and carefully put Pepper inside. He walked to the other side and got in.
Just before pulling away he said ' Come on Miss Potts. Lets get you fixed up.'
'Yes Mr Stark'. She said and then the car pulled away.
