Chapter 2: Rough Start

"Hey…wake up." A gentle voice said. I opened my eyes to see a brown figure hovering over me. "We're here". I blinked and cleared my vision….the figure was Rhodey.

"Already? How long has it been?" I asked with a groan.

"It's been 6 hours, Rugby. We've just landed in Malibu."

"6 hours? Jeepers….Was I asleep the whole time?"

"Yes you were. Do you want to get your car from the back?" Rhodey asked as he grabbed my bags.

"Sure." I got off the bed and headed for the back of the plane where my "Bumblebee" was. It didn't take long, but I smiled when I saw my Camaro. "Hey handsome, did you miss me?" I whispered, not wanted anyone to hear me take to my car." Luckily, the attendants left the keys in the ignition. I got inside and started the engine. It roared to life in an instant, almost as if it was excited to be driven. "Wow….talk about roar, Bee." I thought, hearing the engine rumble inside the plane. The engine seemed so much louder in the large space where my car was kept. Sunlight burst through an opening as a ramp came down to let my car out. I felt evil for a moment as I decided to give everyone outside a scare. Not even a second after the ramp was fully down, I stepped on the gas and sped out of the plane, making a tailspin afterwards.

"Reianna!!! What was that all about?! Are you alright?!" Rhodey exclaimed, coming to the open window.

"I'm fine, Rhodey." I say, reaching out the window and patting his cheek. "Now Jump in, and show me where Tony lives before I get lost." And then that's what he did after putting my bags in the trunk. Before he could say "Go", I stepped on the gas and left airport.

-Tony's POV-

"Jarvis, bring up the expanded view"

"Yes sir. The additions to the suit are coming along nicely."

"Don't be a suck up, Jarvis." You would think that my robotic creation would be a little bit smarter than that. I sit here in my workshop, fixing the dents and improving my….What would you call it? A suit? A Uniform? We'll just call it a suit. Being known as Iron Man has been pretty exciting, but the only down side is that the suit gets dinged up easily.

"Tony? Isn't your daughter coming today?" says my favorite voice over the intercom.

"Yes Pepper. Why do you ask?"

"Aren't you going to shower? Or at least put on some decent clothing?"

I sighed and shook my head. I loved having Pepper as my wife, even if she did nag….just a little. She had a point about the clothing though. I was covered in sweat and grease.

"She's not the president, Peppy. Why would I need to dress up?"

"Tony Stark! Don't make me drag you to the shower! She'll be here in an hour."

"Alright, I'm coming. Love you Pepper." And I ended the call. "Jarvis, save the progress. I have to go get ready. Have Pepper get some clean jeans and a t-shirt for me."

"Sir, I did hear Mrs. Stark say "decent clothing". Perhaps she meant black pants and a dress shirt."

"Just do it, Jarvis. I'm nervous about this as it is. Sudden happening, you know.

"Yes, Sir."

And that was that. Who knew that Christine would have ended up pregnant from the….the affair (or whatever you want to call it). I can't imagine how the girl felt when I walked away from her that day. Hard to believe it was a year ago. I guess that goes to show you how times flies. I head upstairs to the shower…..the only thought on my mind? That's if my daughter will like me……I guess I'll find out soon.

-Reianna's POV-

There is no one like you!
There has never, ever, been anyone like you!
You! You! You! You! You! You! You! You!
There is no one like you! There has never been anyone like you!
There is no one like you! There has never been anyone like you!
There is No One like our God!!! Yeah!!

I sang loud and obnoxiously with my favorite radio station (91.7 K-LOVE!!!) as one of the greatest songs ever written played. It was "There is no one like You" by The David Crowder Band. As the song had ended, I looked over at Rhodey. Mr. Air Force Captain had an annoyed look on his face, so I guessed he didn't like my singing.

"Aw, Rhodey! Lighten up!" I say with a smirk. "I wasn't that bad, was I?"

"No, Reianna. It's just the volume of the music. I think I'm going deaf." He says. I smirk again and teasingly reach for the volume control. Rhodey quickly reached over the gently grabbed my wrist. I look away from the road only for a moment to see that his eyes were quite literally pleading me not to turn up the volume anymore.

"Ooooh, touchy touchy, Rhodey." I joked. He let go of my wrist and then shook his head. I could only guess what was going through his head….. "She's just like him."

"Turn Left here. Tony's driveway is on the right." Rhodey says. I turned on my blinker and made the turn. I continued down the road as I turned off the radio and looked for a large house. There wasn't much, other than hills and a blue sky……and a long concrete driveway. One could only assume that the driveway was Tony's. So I pulled in and, lone behold, there was his extremely large house…..with a giant hole in the roof. I stopped close to what looked like a garage door. I frowned and moaned. Did I really have to do this? Of course I did……otherwise mom would kill me. In fact, she was probably on the phone with Tony right now, making sure I was there.

"Rhodey, can I just stay with you and fake being with Tony? Please?" I begged, giving Rhodey the puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. It was expected, but Rhodey burst out laughing and he would have be rolling on the floor had he not been in my car.

"I would, Rugby, but I can't" he says after his fit of laughter. "Besides…..there's Tony." And he pointed out my window. Sure enough, there was Mr. Brainiac standing by the front door. He was wearing some dark wash jeans and a black t-shirt. He had his hands the pockets of the jeans and a small smile on his face. I tried my hardest to return the smile as I got out of my car.

"Hello Tony." I say coldly, trying really super hard to sound nice.

"Hello Reianna. Was your flight ok?" Tony asked, grabbing my bags from the trunk.

"Well, it should have been OK, considering it was your jet." I say, going over and grabbing my bags. "And I think I can carry my own bags, Tony."

-Tony's POV-

I let Reianna take the bags from my hands and I watched her walk away to the house. I looked at Rhodey, hearing snickers coming from the other side of the car.

"And she's supposed to be my daughter, Rhodey?" I say. He stopped his snickering and nodded.

"All I can say is that you got yourself into this…Now you should deal with it." Rhodey says. I roll my eyes and then looked over to the front door.

"So, are you going to show me around or Do I have to do that myself?" says my daughter, poking her head out the door. I nod my head and go to the house after saying good bye to Rhodey. My daughter….its still hard to believe. Why didn't Christine call me sooner? Did she not want me to know about Reianna?

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CLIFFHANGER!!!!! Dun, dun, dun!!

Sorry that its so short. I have a touch of Writers block. Got my mind on school, getting things done, continuing my stories, and pleasing my readers.

OK? So what do you think? Crappy or good? The Cliffhanger? Yes or No?
How about the "POV" thing? Is it good? Or should I totally NOT do it anymore?
Let me know with a review!!

There is No one Like you (C) to David Crowder Band. I do not own the song, nor do I wish to own it. (but i did get to meet David Crowder 2 months ago and i got my picture with him!!!)

God Bless!
Mystica Prime