AN: Hey guys, I'm back. Thank-you so much for reviewing and reading my story. I'm also very sorry for the very short first chapter, this next one will be longer. Reviews and comments are highly appreciated. Enjoy the story. GO PATRIOTS!

Life at Home

The kitchen is the first place Pepper goes to every morning. It's medium sized kitchen, with everything immaculate, and organized, just the way Pepper likes it. Her first chore of the day, is feeding the family lab, and Persian cat. Lucky, the dog, and Sugar, the cat, were from her dad as a present on her 10th birthday. They always get along, so there are never any fights between the two animals. Agatha pretended to like the two creatures when she first arrived at the house, but after her father's death, Agatha wanted to get rid of them. However, Pepper pleaded, and Lucky and Sugar were able to stay, as long as they stay in the kitchen.

After feeding the two hungry pets, she began making a small breakfast and lunch for her step-family. Their meals are strictly vegan, so Pepper has to be careful. Next, she made her own breakfast and lunch, and ate her breakfast quickly because...

"PEPPER!" shouted Agatha's voice over an intercom nearby.

"Okay, I'm coming up now," said Pepper into to intercom.

"Well hurry up, we are like totally starving," said her stepsister, Darla.

"Yea," said Artemis, agreeing with her sister.

So armed with one tray on each hand and one on her head, Pepper ascended the stairs, and up into her each of her step-sisters room. Darla is the first one, "Good morning Darla, did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, whatever, did you pack me my lunch, whole wheat bread right?" asked Darla as she take her tray from Pepper.

"Of course I did."

"And don't forget to take the laundry!"

Pepper took the basket full of dirty laundry, and left the room. Next, she headed across the hall to Artemis's room. Out of the two sisters, Artemis is the most tolerable, because she mostly follows her sister. But Artemis's looks make her a lot more like an adopted child, while Darla and Agatha both have brown hair and brown eyes, and are tall, and skinny, Artemis is blonde with stormy blue eyes, and is a little shorter and chubbier. When Pepper opened the door, she placed the tray onto Artemis's bed, stirring her out of her thoughts, "Good morning, Artemis."

"Morning. The laundry and donors box are near the closet," said Artemis curtly as she eats her breakfast.

Without saying anything else, Pepper left the room after picking up the boxes and bin. Finally, Pepper walks to the end of the hallway, where the master bedroom is located. Balancing the tray, and the laundry bins, Pepper opens the door, and enters, "Good morning Agatha," Pepper had to call Agatha by her name instead of by step-mother, because she got beaten because of it, and left the house with a huge red mark on her face.

"Well don't just stand there, come on, I have much to do," said Agatha as she inspects her nails on her bed. Pepper obeyed, and placed the tray on the bed for Agatha, and waited for her to tell her what she needed to do. "Today, I want you to do the laundry and all of your normal chores. Tomorrow, I am having a small social gathering with some of my closest business partners, so after work, I need you to organize the back yard for the party."

"But I have a..." Pepper tried to say

"Silence! You will do as I say, is that clear. Now there is one more thing you need to do... make sure you tend the gardens, gotta have the best."

"Yes Agatha," says Pepper defeated. She left the room to do the laundry, and finish off the rest of her chores. For the rest of the morning, Pepper had to rush around to help her step-family get ready for their day, along with cleaning the house, so that she can have time to work in the backyard tonight.

When Pepper finally manage to leave her house, she still had to stop by the donation center, and the dry cleaners before getting to work. Her family didn't think she needed a fancy car, so the got her an old Toyota that barely goes over 50 miles per hour, so she managed to get to the Stark Industries main headquarters in the nick of time.