This is going to be the first chapter of my Tony/Pepper story. I'm working out a villain, I'm going to have to go into my dork mode and find an Iron Man villain :)
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"Mr. Stark?" Those words echoed throughout her mind as she rolled back into the sheets, her head being buried into the pillow. Even in her dreams she could not escape him. Then, it rang through the silence once more. "Mr. Stark?" It was then that Pepper Potts realized it was not her voice that was calling out to Tony. And even more so, she realized that there was a grumbling beside her that was unmistakably Tony trying to wake up. "Mr. Stark-" His muffled response silenced the PA that stood at the head of the bed and the fire in her cheeks forced Pepper to hide herself away from Natalie as she left the room.
How the hell...All she could remember was fighting, her trying to quit Tony all together and then...oh. It came rushing back to her in waves and she couldn't help the smile that made it's way across her lips. "At least I got a smile out of it." His voice resonated around her and her smile only grew when she felt his lips upon her own once more. "Just trying to remember how I got here," she muttered, feeling him shift and look at her. She opened her eyes to see his brow furrowed in confusion. "There wasn't any alcohol...was there?" She couldn't help the small laugh, slowly bringing her hand to cup his cheek. "No, this was willingly. I just...forgot how I got here, that's all."
As each moment passed she could feel his eyes upon her as she stood, sheet wrapped around her, to dress. Those brown eyes that were windows, to her, into his soul never left her, or did the grin that laced his lips. It was the perfect way to start a day, and she knew it wouldn't be the last morning like this...not if she had anything to say about it.
Each portion of their day seemed mundane, contrasting greatly from the chaos that seemed to surround them recently. Breakfast, a meeting, lunch, another meeting, a phone call from Tony asking her to dinner, another meeting, and then Tony's mansion once more. Nothing seemed to phase her, Pepper only being grateful that the day had been different from past ones.
And when she returned to Tony's to find pork-chops and home fries, that were her recipe out, she had to laugh. "Jarvis help you a bit?" His smug grin told her all that she needed to know. "Actually, I did it myself." And with that, they sat at the table, small talk filling their meal as they ate. It was strange to her, having everything be so..normal, yet she couldn't help but enjoy it all.
And just as Pepper had predicted, life with Tony Stark would never remain 'simple' for the next day, Iron Man was, once again, called forth to protect the country, without his faithful Pepper Potts at his side.
So this is the first chapter. I think I'm going to just start it off with Pepper/Tony's relationship, as stated in the end of Iron Man 2, then bring in the Avengers then I think I'm going to do the Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer) since her dad was in the movie :) Reviews?