Hours had passed since she had spoke to, or even seen Tony. She had decided to distract herself with some Stark Industries work by spending her day emailing clients and other companies, as well as signing tons of Papers she knew Tony would forget about.
But as hard as she tried, her mind somehow always drifted back to her boyfriend. It made her so mad that one moment he's sweet and loving, but can blow it in the next. His entire comment about them being together forever made her heart sore. But when he suddenly turned his attention to something else in the middle of her speaking, it made her mad. Sure, he had a short attention span, but he was normally really good at focusing on her.
So finally, she had finished all her work for the day, and was just about to go to her room when the cause of her troubles walked in the room.
Yes, Brynn had walked in a chose to sit on the loveseat across from the couch Pepper was sitting on. what seemed odd to her was, Tony and the rest of them weren't following her around like lost puppies.
"Hello Pepper." She heard Brynn say, which cause Pepper to look up.
"Hi." she said, with a somewhat fake smile.
Brynn smiled too, "i really haven't had the chance to properly introduce myself to you. So hi, I'm Brynn." The girl said with a smile.
Suddenly Pepper's thoughts changed. She had gone out of her way to introduce herself without all the guys. "It's very nice to meet you Brynn." Pushing her work aside she scooted over towards the loveseat, "I see all the guys seem to like you."
Brynn's smile softened, "I'm very glad about that. When Thor had said about me staying here, I thought everyone was gonna hate me. I'm still not very sure how Thor feels about me though, considering we had some problems in the past."
Pepper frowned, "How so?"
Brynn sighed, "We are of different realms you see, and many years ago our realms leaders made us meet. He, being the prince of thunder, and I, being chosen to become the next Sage of my people. He did not see me fit to be a guardian of my people, and I did not think it was his place to judge. The relationship between out people has always been well, but since that day we haven't exactly seen eye to eye. But now I believe it may be different, my people are dead, so hopefully we can change our relationship."
Pepper had to think for a moment. While she spent this whole day hating her for getting all her boyfriends attention, she did overlook the fact that all her people are dead. "I'm sorry to hear that." Pepper honestly said.
Brynn nodded, "Thank you."
Brynn brought her hand up to move a lock of golden blonde hair out of her eyes, when Pepper noticed two white jewel like things attached to both her hands. at first pepper wasn't going to say anything, but curiosity got the best of her and she asked, "If you don't mind me asking, what are those on your hands?"
Brynn glanced down at her hands and smiled, "My powers are controlled by my emotions. The more I feel, the more power I unleash. These things here changed color depending on how I feel, almost like a mood ring would in this world. Each color they glow means a different emotion. The energy I give off is purple almost, but that can change with these." Brynn explained, then she thought of something.
"Give me your hand." she ordered.
"What?"
Brynn smiled, "Trust me, give me your hand."
Pepper looked at Brynn's outstretched hand, and cautiously she laid her palm on the other womans. "Now," Brynn instructed, "i want you to think of something, it can be anything."
Naturally Pepper thought of Tony, and as soon as she started to think about him, the gem on Brynn's hand began to change from white to a light glowing purple. Brynn smiled, "You're in love aren't you?"
Pepper smiled, "You can tell other peoples emotions as well?"
Brynn nodded, "I read people to. Now, let me guess, you were thinking about Tony weren't you?"
Pepper couldn't help but blush, "Yeah." She quietly said.
Brynn gently smiled, "He's crazy about you as well." Just as she said that, the men entered the room, and Brynn dropped Peppers hand just as Tony sat down beside Pepper.
"Hey sweetheart." he said, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her body against his. He laid his head against her shoulder and took her hand, "We're about to eat dinner, would my lovely girlfriend care to join us?"
Peppers smile could not have been any wider at that time, "Of course Tony."
He brought his head up and removed his hands, then placed them on either side of her face, "Great." With that he pressed his lips hard against hers, in a long and sweet kiss. When he pulled away, his eyes were sparkling with something that she could only describe as love.
Then he looked away from her, and over to Brynn. "Come on Brynn," He said, standing up, "You're going to love earths food."
The two of them walked out of the room, and just like that, the moment was gone. Just when she was starting to warm up to Brynn. Tony went and chose her instead.
Oh well.
Later, everyone sat in the living room, all ready to watch a movie. They had drinks, pizza, and popcorn all laid out on the coffee table. Of course Tony had suggested this since Brynn had never seen a movie, or had pizza for that matter. Natasha was the one to pick out the movie, and surprisingly enough, she picked out a love story.
"Really Nat," Hawkeye stated, "The Notebook?"
Everyone, aside from Brynn and Thor, were looking at her in confusion. She shrugged, "If you're in America, you need to have seen the notebook at least once."
Hawkeye tilted his head from side to side, seeming to agree with her idea.
Tony, being ever so impatient, spoke up, "Okay then, get on with the movie! JARVIS, hit the lights!"
Natasha clicked play just as JARVIS turned out the lights. Hawkeye and Natasha had positioned themselves on the leather loveseat, Natasha's legs casually thrown over Clint's lap. Brynn sat herself on the floor, right in front of the chair Thor was sitting on while Steve sat down on the other chair. Bruce was sitting on one end of the long leather sofa and Pepper, who had changed out of her business clothes, on the other end.
When Tony came over to the couch, he sat beside Bruce instead of her. She frowned and pulled her legs onto the couch, then laid her head on one of the throw pillows. She could hear Bruce and Tony talking softly during the previews, and she sighed.
She looked over at Natasha, to find Clint looking at Pepper. He gave her an encouraging smile, and Pepper smiled back. At least someone cares... she thought.
About ten minutes of the movie had passed when she heard someone moving around. She looked up to see it was Tony, and he was moving towards her. She however, didn't bother moving. Even though she wanted to jump into his arms, she was still pissed off at him for earlier. She inwardly snickered, surprised that he wasn't sitting with Brynn.
Tony positioned himself behind Pepper, with one arm draped over her waist and his other hand playing with her hair. As hard as she tried not to relax into him, she couldn't help it. It seemed like all her worry had faded for now. He pressed a kiss to the top of her head, then leaned down and nuzzled her neck. She tried so hard to focus on the movie, but it was almost impossible from the way he was holding her.
"They didn't agree on much," he began to whisper, quoting the movie, "In fact, they didn't agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other everyday. but despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were both crazy about each other."
Pepper couldn't help but silently laugh, amused that he could quote the notebook. she turned in his arms so she was facing him, and she whispered softly, "Quoting the notebook now are we?"
He kissed her forehead, "Isn't that what all girls want?"
She smiled, "I already have what I want."
He smirked, "I'm pretty amazing aren't I?"
She raised an eyebrow and whispered, "You think I was talking about you? I was talking about JARVIS."
He shook his head then kissed her lips, and suddenly, Pepper stopped thinking about Brynn and why she was mad at Tony. All she could think about was how much she loved this man.
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about and hour and a half had passed and Pepper was sound asleep in Tony's arms. Natasha had fallen asleep as well, and Clint had already carried her up to her room, and probably just stayed there with her.
Tony was almost afraid to move her. To him, she looked so peaceful and stress free when she was sleeping. Although he couldn't figure out why, she seemed on the edge today.
"She really loves you, you know that?" He heard Brynn say.
He looked up, surprised she was still here. He thought everyone had already left the room.
"I'm crazy about her."
Brynn smiled, "She's very pretty. I wouldn't screw it up if I was you."
He smiled, "Not planning on it."
Brynn nodded, liking his answer. "I think I'll be going to bed now. Good night Tony. "
With that the girl left the room, leaving Tony and Pepper alone. He scooped her up in his arms carefully, making sure not to wake her, and carried her to their bedroom. When he went to lay her down, she clung onto him, even though she remained asleep. Tony smiled, knowing she need him almost as much as he needed her. he laid down beside her and kiss her forehead, whispering, "I love you." softly before falling asleep.
