The girl curled into a ball, her back bruised and twisted. Hot tears and sweat mingled as they poured off her face. She was only a couple years old, bones still maturing. Easily bendable. Sobbing, she looked meekly at her leg, which was bent awkwardly in the middle. "No! " She cried out in an unknown tongue. At least it was unknown to him. He approached her, almost timidly. Which was entirely unlike him, the confident, egotistical, murderer.
He reached down, cautiously touching the girl's cheek. She seemed to calm slightly, her breathing slowed. Despite his nice suit, he sat down next to her, doing nothing more than gently stroking the girl's cheek with the back of his hand, lulling her into a deep sleep.
He sighed, picking up the child, carrying her gently back home.
2 Years Earlier...
"Mister Stark? There would appear to be someone at the door." Jarvis informed Tony calmly. Tony simply groaned, rolling off the couch sideways.
"Who." He grumbled to the AI.
"Pepper Potts, sir." Jarvis replied. Suddenly, Tony perked up. He leaped to his feet, brushed himself off, and made the quickest attempt to look like he gave a shit as possible. He rushed over, not too quickly though, to the door, his pace slowing as he drew closer.
"Pepper, how are things going?" Tony asked in his usual tone. His smile faltered, as he realized Pepper was fuming.
"I don't know how you pass off that useless lump in your head as a brain!"Pepper raged, pointing an accusing finger at his chest. Tony looked at her in shock.
"What?" He asked, clueless as to what he had done this time. Pepper groaned out of frustration.
"You and I were scheduled to go to the orphanage today, remember?" She tapped her foot impatiently. "But no, you just had to let down both the Aria, and me!" Tony rubbed his temple, trying to get a grasp on what she was saying.
"Wait, who the fuck is Aria?" Pepper threw her arms up in frustration.
"Tony, we talked about this yesterday! I'm ADOPTING, remember?! And you were supposed to be there too. It just..." Pepper took a deep breath, exhaling a long sigh. "Meant a lot to me..." Guilt washed over Tony. He'd let Pepper down. Again...
"Look, Pep, I'm sorry. I forgot. Did you get to reschedule?" Tony asked, almost meekly, worried he'd set her off again. Pepper nodded.
"Tomorrow. Just, promise you'll be there? Okay?" She looked at Tony with a pleading look that was unusual for her. Tony chuckled. This really did mean a lot to her.
"Okay, Pep."
I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! If you haven't guessed already, this'll be a Dad Tony Fic. If you're enjoying it so far feel free to follow this story! If not, leave a review and tell me what I can do to improve. Bye!