"Tony wait up," cried Steve as he followed him to his bedroom. "Tony, please just stop." Steve finally caught up to him and grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. What he saw surprised him so much that he actually took a step back.

Though he wasn't crying, Tony's eyes were bright red suggesting that tears would probably start coming sometime soon. It surprised Steve more than ever to see him in this state. "Tony," he whispered as he tried to put out a comforting hand.

However, Tony immediately flinched away while yelling, "Just leave me alone!" and quickly shut the door to his room. Steve tried to talk to him but Tony didn't answer once.

Tony knew that Jarvis could see him, he could see everything that happened in the house, but he didn't care. He bawled his eyes out behind that closed door, in the safety of that room. There was a reason why he had nearly drunk himself to sleep last night. That reason was why he had lashed out at the others even though it still wasn't right.

He cried since it was because of the reason that he had hurt them.

Tony loved teasing people. He liked to be silly and get on people's nerves. But he was never cruel. Until now, of course. Just the thought of the way Bruce had looked at him when he had started accusing him and his and Loki's relationship. Bruce had seemed to brush it off and simply focus on trying to get him and Loki to stop fighting but he hadn't been able to mask that hurt in his eyes. Or the way he had winced as if the words physically stung him for that matter.

Then there was Loki. Though he still didn't trust him, Tony hated seeing that look of anger and rage return to his eyes because in truth, he wanted it to work with Bruce. Both of them, who had been hurt so much deserved happiness and then of course Tony had to go and do this of all things.

And Pepper. The way she had looked at him with those eyes broke his heart. She put up with so much of his crap and she still believed that he could become a better person.

Jarvis also put up with a lot of his crap and even if the AI said that his words didn't hurt, Tony still felt guilty. Also, for all that he knew he could have hurt Jarvis' feelings when he thought about how much he had evolved from just simple computer programming.

Then, there was finally Steve. Tony hadn't really said anything bad to him but when he had simply tried to comfort him Tony had yelled at him like it was his fault why everything that morning had happened. This of course wasn't true. It wasn't because of Steve that Tony had been cruel but he was still involved in it, more than he knew.

Because Steve was the reason, the one that he had tried to forget about by drinking and that had caused him to wake up feeling so irritated that morning. Steve was the reason but the reason was so absurd that Tony didn't even think it possible. But if it really wasn't possible, then why was it causing so many problems?

"And he was crying?" asked Pepper in disbelieve. In all her time knowing him, she had never seen Tony cry, not once.

Steve nodded. "He slammed the door on me and I could hear him begin to break down the moment it was shut. Do you have any idea what could be wrong?"

She shook her head as she turned towards Bruce and Loki. "No, but you guys have been living with him for a while, you've been here the longest Bruce. You must have at least seen something change."

Bruce bit his bottom lip as he tried to think. "Well, he seems to be drinking more often but then again it is Tony so . . ."

Pepper nodded in understanding and then turned to the nearest monitor as an idea came to her mind. "Jarvis, have you noticed anything change in Tony's behavior before now that could explain this?"

Jarvis stayed silent for a few seconds as he moved through all the video footage, recordings, messages, and anything else that might help explain his creators' sudden outburst. "Though I'm not sure if I would state that anything is wrong, there does seem to be something eating away, as you'd put it, at his mind."

"Wait! Is he dying again because I swear if he's dying and you haven't told me yet—"

"Do not worry Miss Potts. His vital signs read normal. If you'd like, I could try to converse with him since I doubt he'll be unlocking his door anytime soon though," suggested Jarvis.

"Yes thank you Jarvis," Pepper said with a sigh and a shake of her head as she turned back to face the others. She frowned as she saw the look on Bruce's face. "Bruce, are you sure you're alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Loki narrowed his eyes as he glared at him. "How many times do I have to tell you? I am a god when it comes to lies which means that I know when someone else is lying and you just did."

"Seriously, it's fine. It's just that, well, I never thought I'd hear Tony of all people say something like that even if he didn't really mean it which I'm sure he didn't," answered Bruce. "I just don't understand what could make him that aggravated to say it."

AN: So was it satisfactory? I hoped everyone liked it and I thank you for the lovely reviews. For those who read 'When Loki Spoke the Truth' first I hope that if you enjoyed it you'll enjoy this story just as much as you did it. Thanks a lot and I hope you enjoy the next chapter once I post it too.