Hey guys! SOOO sorry about the mix-up with My Old Friend Tess, I have no idea why I posted the wrong chapter. I get those two confused all the time for some reason…anyways, this is just a collection of one-shots that I need to write down and publish before I forget the ideas. Let's see where I go with this chapter, and maybe it will be a one shot maybe it won't. I'm not entirely sure yet…
As he walked back from slamming his door, he passed the mirror and saw his reflection out of the corner of his eye. He stopped and turned to face himself. He stared at his reflection, shaking with anger as he balled his fists. He clenched his teeth and punched the mirror. The mirror smashed to pieces onto the floor, leaving his knuckles caked with blood. He went over to his desk and sat angrily. He rested his head his hands and let his silent tears fall onto the desktop. It was all his fault and he knew it. He heard a knock on his door. It sounded light, like the person knocking was trying to be polite. Tony didn't move. He heard the door quietly open and light footsteps come near him. A warm hand was placed on his shoulder.
"Tony, please…" She said softly. She tried to look for the right words, but couldn't find them. She noticed the smashed mirror and his bloody knuckle. She wasn't dumb; she realized what had happened. She didn't know whether she should start cleaning his hand or picking up the pieces of mirror. She instead grabbed the boy's bloody hand with both of her hands. He turned to face her, shaking with tears.
"What? Are you going to tell me 'everything's fine, it's going to be okay'? Well, don't bother because you're dead wrong. Everything that's happened today is all my fault. I could have saved him; it could have gone differently. It's all my fault…" The boy dropped his head back onto the desk.
"Tony, it's not your fault. You couldn't move, there was too much debris on top of you. You couldn't move until it was too late. Please, don't blame yourself for this." She begged him softly.
"It is. I could have avoided getting crushed, and I could have saved him from being shot. I could've made everything go differently. It could've all been okay now, but it's not. I always end up losing the people closest to me…Pepper, please, just…get away from me before something happens to you like it did everyone else I care about." He pointed towards the door.
"Tony, nothing's going to happen to me. I'm perfectly safe, I promise you." She tried to assure him. He stood and gripped her shoulders tightly.
"No, Pepper….please, don't bother with me anymore. If I lost you…." He turned and hid his tears from her. She was grateful that he cared for her that much.
"Tony, you'd never let anything bad happen to me, okay? Please, I hate to see you like this." She begged. The boy dropped to his knees on the floor and threw his head in his cupped hands as to hide his tears from the world.
"Please, just leave me to suffer." He cried. Pepper walked over to him and bent down next to him on the floor and placed her hand gently on his shoulder.
"Tony, the doctor said that there's still a chance that Rhodey was going to make it. Maybe we should be a little more optimistic about it." Pepper said.
"Yeah. The doctor also said there was still a chance he wasn't going to make it." Tony said angrily. Pepper sighed. It was going to be hard to cheer him up.
"Tony, there's always going to be a good way and a bad way to look at a situation. Those who only look at the bad side live miserably, while those who are positive live happily. Now wouldn't your dad and Rhodey, and Roberta, and your mom, all want you to be happy instead of miserable?" Pepper said. Tony's sobs stopped and he stood. Pepper stood after him.
"I guess you're right. My mom always told me that people who are happy in life get very far with themselves, and work hard. She told me to always be happy, no matter what happens. I told her I promised I would." Tony explained.
"Well, see? There you go. Think of the positives. Rhodey could make it, and hey, you could even get your dad back. And one thing you can always be happy about is that you always have me, and you always will." Pepper said. Tony smiled and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.
"Thanks, Pepper. You're always too good to me." Tony said. Pepper hugged him back.
"Tony, I could never hate you. I love you." Pepper said as she hugged him. Tony released a little so he could see her face. She smiled at him.
"I…I love you, too…" Tony replied. He leaned in and kissed her. Pepper was shocked for a moment but then kissed him back.
"I'll never let you go, ever…" Tony whispered to her as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"No, don't ever let go of what you have, Tony." She whispered back. Tony felt warm tears start to fall down his cheeks once more. Then he felt his phone go off. He dropped his grip on Pepper and looked at his phone. It was the hospital. He sighed deeply and answered the call.
Ending of this one-shot! Angsty, quite sad…idk why I'm in the mood for a cliffhanger ending. I guess its cuz my English class just finished watching 'The Birds'. Hmm…review!