Bruce and Tony were out wandering the Forbidden Forest. It was one of Tony's favorite places to go. He said it made him feel mysterious. Bruce was a little more nervous. Tony thought this hilarious.
"You're more dangerous than half the things out here!" To which Bruce would just smile. He liked Tony's friendship even though the boy could be selfish, crass and well… narcissistic. But he never treated Bruce like he was a freak. He treated Bruce like he had this cool special power. It made him feel welcome in the school when so many others had shunned him.
"So uh… not that I mind hanging out with you, but why are we out here again?" Bruce asked.
"I have a surprise for you. Wait there!" Tony gestured grandiosely then stepped back so that he was the center of his best friend's attention.
He had on a gaudy ring that he loved wearing so much. But there was something different about this one. It was red and yellow, which normally it was their house colors blue and bronze.
"Alright, so I don't want you to get a big head about this, but I haven't even shown Pepper yet. She'd just go and tell all her little Huffle girls and I don't want that attention quite yet. Even though… Did you see some of the fifth year Puffers?" Tony got distracted easily.
"Tony, as much as I love watching you drool over girls, can you get on with it before we get caught?" Bruce sighed. He was used to this by now.
"Oh fine! I did all of this for you but fine, rush me. It's all about presentation you know? Fine fine…" Tony saw Bruce growing bored. "Here, ready? Ferrum Wer!" Tony's ring began to shift on his finger. The red and yellow took over his whole body. It became like armor. It covered every inch of him. And he was levitating!
"Oh my god, Stark!" Bruce was almost speechless. "It's brilliant! Is it goblin forged? Did it absorb your wand? What does it do?" When faced with brilliant magic, Banner usually lost all of his reservations.
"I made it just for you. So, when the full moon comes around, I can follow you. It's werewolf proof. There's no way your teeth will get through this." Stark was smiling inside his helmet. His voice came out tinny but he had used a spelled to make sure he could be heard.
Bruce's eyes welled up momentarily but he swiped at them quickly. "That's wicked, mate." It was all he could say. Later, he'd have a million questions but right now, he was just astounded that Tony would go so far to protect him.
"One more thing. Expecto Patronum!" Tony shot one of his metal hands out in a direction. His patronus appeared. There was a rumor going around the school that Tony Stark's patronus was Tony Stark. There was simply no other animal he related to better. Stark didn't mind the rumor but he wanted to show his friend this. His patronus was in fact a…
"Wolf…." Bruce really was crying this time.
"Yeah, well. Don't tell anyone. I'll lose my good standing with Natasha." Stark smirked.