Chapter 1

Yes another story! And for everyone's sake, and for those who requested as well. I'm going to do the best I can to make this story long and detailed. My best! So please sit back and enjoy Chapter 1!

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Disclaimer: No I don't own IMAA. (I really wish though)

It's been about a year since Obadiah Stane slipped into coma. At first all went well, and Tony Stark couldn't ask for more. But as time slipped from underneath his legs, Tony noticed the strange change in Whitney Stane.

Tony had dated the rich girl for maybe about 2 months, before realizing that he wasn't being the best boyfriend ever. Hey duty calls. Whitney saved him from the embarrassing speech he created, by dumping him instead. Yes he was a little hurt, but he wasn't devastated. No, he would move on and strive to better things. And well… he's got his eye on a particular redhead. But at the moment she was occupied.

Whitney was different today. She wasn't wearing her usual red long sleeved top and white skirt. Today she had on dark blue jeans that covered her high-heeled shoes, and a black v-neck top. Tony didn't want to interfere but he decided maybe it was best to end the small grudge she was keeping.

"Hey uh Whitney." Tony shouldered his backpack. Whitney turned her head and gave him a dead look from her dead blue eyes.

"And what do you want? I hope you want to get out of my face." She flipped her gold locks in defiance and was about to stride off to her class before Tony caught her arm. He gently pulled back and had the girl look back at him.

"Whitney. Please. What happened that day? I'm so sorry." Tony was surprised on how he put those words out. In fact, he meant every word that poured out of his mouth. But unfortunately, Whitney's face fumed and flushed a scarlet red. Her eyes went dangerously dark.

"Don't even think about apologizing Stark. You put my dad in coma. YOU shoved me in S.H.E.I.L.D's jail. And YOU left me when I needed you." She hissed. Those words were poison on his heart. But she was right. Tony caused Obadiah to slip into coma, curtsy of Iron Man that is. And he also forced Whitney into the custody of the SHEILD agents. But never once was he there to comfort the lonely girl.

"Whitney…" She slipped out of his grasps, gave him a look of venom, and walked off to her class. Tony was broken. He ruined his childhood "friend's" life and didn't do anything about it. He wanted to be cheerful again. He had to find his other friend.

"Hey Pepper." Tony tried his best to put on a smile but today was just not his day. Pepper was laughing away with Happy, it really caused tons of bad ideas to pop up into the mind of the genius's head. Most ideas consisted of pushing Happy off the roof of the building.

"TONY! Hey!" Pepper quickly gave him a hug. She didn't even bother to ask about his sullen face.

"Tony my man! I totally aced that test in physics thanks to you! How about another week of homework?" Tony glared at Happy, who quickly walked away telling Pepper that he had basketball practice.

"Well Mr. Grumpy. What's wrong?" Tony glanced up at the clock. He had another hour until class started. He grabbed Pepper's wrist and pulled her up towards the roof. She hissed and yelled at him to stop, but he kept forcing his way to the top.

Tony burst through the roof, dropped his bag, and started pacing. "What were you talking about with Happy?" He started. Pepper looked surprised but she shrugged.

"Well it wasn't much. We decided that we couldn't really be together anymore seeing that I never have time. It sucks but I have someone else to look forward to." That's when Tony finally smiled, but he cleared his throat.

"Well that's pretty disappointing. You must've loved that guy." Tony teased.

"Ha ha. You're hilarious. No but I love someone else. And I'm just waiting for the dufus to ask me out. HINT. HINT." Tony took about 5 minutes before realizing what she just said.

"Oh right. Ahem. Patricia Pepper Potts." He said dramatically. He got to on one knee and took Pepper's hand. She was doing her best not to laugh. "Will you do me the pleasure of being my girlfriend?" She burst into laughter and nodded.

"Oh of course my dear knight!" But her smile disappeared. "Well since we are together. What happened? You were upset and not exactly smiling." Tony explained the conversation which left Pepper little depressed. She never knew that Tony knew Whitney since they were born. That was like them being twins and always getting along.

"Hey it'll work out just wait and see." Tony nodded and took Pepper's hand.

"Let's go to class."

Did she walk to class? Nope. Did she secretly go home? Yes. Whitney was done with Tony. He faked everything! He never cared about her, loved her, or even wanted to see her ever! That redhead was everything to him. But she didn't care about Pepper Potts, no. She wanted Tony all to herself.

Whitney planned everything out perfectly and was just waiting for tonight, that's the moment when Tony will pay for everything he has ever done. She prepared her gadgets and slipped them into her pockets in her dress she made herself. Tony was in for a surprise.

"You sure you'll be okay Tony? Just get some rest." Tony nodded. During school he was restless and always staring at the empty desk that seated the millionaire girl. Strangely, Whitney wasn't there that day, even though he saw her this morning.

During lunch, Tony wanted to be alone with Pepper and he left with her to the roof. Rhodey just smiled and nodded goodbye.

Tony sat with his new girlfriend, and he didn't even how he even thought of kissing Pepper, but he did. She enjoyed it and so did he. But now Tony didn't want to be alone at home without the redhead. "I'll be fine." But just before he slipped inside his home, Pepper pulled him into another kiss and waved goodbye. Tony watched her leave before closing the door behind him.

Tony walked inside his room and plopped down on his bed. "Why does this day even need to be going on? I seriously need to find a better way to spend my time." Tony said to himself out loud. He was about to start his homework before he felt a buzz in his pocket. It was a phone call. He slipped it out and took a look at the caller ID.

"Whitney?" He said into the phone. He heard a small sniffle and cough.

"Tony? Is that you? Oh Tony!" He heard sobbing and heartbreaking cries.

"Whitney? What's the mater? What happened?" Tony didn't know what to make of the crying. Hours ago she wanted to hand his head in her room, now she was sad and heartbroken.

"Oh Tony! My dad… the doctors are going to take him off of life support. They said that it's best not to keep my dad in torture. Can you please come over? I want someone to be here with me when I do it. Please?" She sounded so devastated that Tony couldn't help but accept her request.

"I'll be over in 10 minutes." Tony quickly combed back his hair, but it made no difference.

After taking a taxi, Tony reached Whitney's home. It was dark and gloomy, with dark red brick and vines crawling up the sides of the house. The gate in the front was rusted and the weeds were beyond help. It was as if someone didn't live here and no one decided to take care of the house either. The gates creaked open as Tony walked inside. He rang the bell and waited for the door to open. That's only when he realized that there wasn't any car in front of the house, but he didn't think anything of it.

"TONY! Come in!" Whitney snatched Tony's arm and pulled him inside. She led him upstairs and into a dull room. It was worse than the outside. A dark curtain only let in the minimum of light that passed in front of Obadiah Stane's face. He was peacefully sleeping and there was nothing to it.

"How's he doing? Wait… There isn't any life support here Whitney. What's going on?" He heard an evil laughter he knew well enough. "Whitney?" He turned and was face to face with a hollow cylindrical barrel, a gun.

"See you soon Tony." And the gun hit him in the back of the neck, making him loose his only feeling of consciousness. He was left with only one thought in mind. What have I done?

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