Pictures of Mating

Part Two

By Marie Nomad

How does Peter Parker take such great pictures of Spiderman? I was on the ledge of the fifth story window trying to get a picture of the latest battle. I have a very good grip and absolutely no fear of heights but I am still nervous. First of all, there are massive blasts coming from this weird looking guy with horns on his head and Thor was fighting back. I wasn't really paying much attention, I was into the moment and... Iron Man is there.

Even after all this time, he still had... aura of power, of technology, of sex. I can still see him in my mind naked as the day he was born with Pepper. Even with all that armor, he had that charm. Maybe, it's just me.

I take pictures as I tried not to die. I felt alive in this moment, the battle between good and evil. I know that there are cameras everywhere but I want to take the best ones. I know that I might die but being a photographer is something that I'm good at.

The battle ended quickly and I went back into the building. I got some intense photos. They should make the online community happy. I kissed my lucky flash drive. "Oh, you have helped me again."

"Oh, so you are that nut who caught me and Pepper having sex."

I turned around to see Iron Man in all his glory. His armor was dirty and I can see some dents but he was so awesome. "Uhhh... ah..."

"Are you all right?" Iron Man revealed his face. "Hey, it's okay."

"I... I'm fine. Really." My face turned red. Why do I feel so flustered? I have to be calm. "You... you did a good job with that villain." My IQ dropped several points.

"It was easy. I want to talk to you."

"You do?" Oh, of course. He recognized me as the one who had posted the pictures. He didn't seem too mad at me.

"Yeah, and ever since I saw the pictures, I have this one question in my mind."

"Uh... huh?" He is talking to me. He is talking to me.

"Why did you wait until after Pepper and I got married to post the pictures? It was a huge story. Tony Stark and Pepper in the Wild! You could have made lots of money. But now, people think that you are an idiot for waiting too long. I don't see you as an idiot."

"Well..." I felt calmer. His charm, made me feel like I can talk to him. "What I saw was incredible. I... I was overwhelmed and I can see that you two are in love. It didn't seem fair to expose you since you were doing nothing wrong. I just felt that if I wait until you announce your relationship then I can post them since it won't be such a secret. I was so happy that you and Pepper got married. I was afraid that you broke up or something."

"I do know how to keep a secret." He smiled at me and then glanced off almost wistfully. It made me wonder, what type of secrets does he keep hidden away? He seemed so open but maybe that was just camouflage; like how a tiger is bright with black stripes but it keeps hidden in the grass. "Anyway, thank you."

He took my hand and I felt warm again. "No problem! Besides, watching you and Pepper... it inspired me. I wanted to do more, see more, I want to..." I can't tell Tony that I wanted to find true love and lose my virginity, that would be crazy. "I want to do a lot!"

"Was I that inspirational?" Tony smirked at me.

"Oh yeah... you were... incredible. I have more pictures right here. They are really... explicit." I gave Tony my lucky flash drive. "Don't worry, I have my backups on my computer."

"You carry sexy pictures of me, in a flash drive?" Tony looked intrigued as he accepted them. I hope he didn't mind them.

"Well... they are good luck."

He put the flash drive next to his helmet as he lowered the face place. I can't see his expression but after a few minutes of tense waiting, I saw his face again. He looked shocked and I felt embarrassed. "Have you ever thought of doing porn photography?"

"I... got really excited." I blushed again.

"You have enough to do a book."

"It's nothing... really. What did Mrs. Stark think about the pictures?"

"Embarrassed, but relieved that it didn't come out until after the wedding. She didn't want to do the wild thing in the woods again since if you could catch us with our pants down, so to speak, worse people could do the same."

"Oh no! I haven't thought of how vulnerable you were."

"It's okay. Really." He put his hand on my shoulder. "Thank you, for waiting."

"You're welcome..." I felt like swooning again. Tony Stark is thanking me. I wish he wasn't married. No, that's not true. He had changed, he was different than before he became Iron Man. I like this guy.

"Want to take a picture with me?"

"Uh huh." I felt like a little girl as I set my camera's settings and stood by Tony. It took our picture, of us, together.

"If you need anything, let me know. I have to go." Tony told me. He flew off. I took a picture of him flying away.

This is the best day of my life.

The End