Chapter 3

Science Class

Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. Calm down…..there's no big deal. It's just that he feels bad for me about my 'secret' crush. But….he sounded a little jealous…..was he? Pepper could'nt stop thinking about it. He seemed sorry, but jealous at the same time. She thought about it on her way to science class. "uhhh….pepper? there is a door there. I hope you know that." Tony laughed.

"Oh….what? There is? Sorry….didn't see it there." I must have blanked out when I was thinking. Gosh, I'm so stupid!

" well all we can do is hope you know how to open the door now. Are you planning on coming to class? Even I'm in class." Tony smirked. Hey! I can make it to class.

"oh ha-ha. I can so make it to class!" I challenged. But only a little, because I don't want to seem like a jerk. That was so last week. Literally……!

After class started, pepper started to doodle a little in her notebook. She drew little hears with TxP in them and she pictured herself dancing in the middle of an empty, damaged gym, with tony while no one else remained there. That's the way it should be. She had her head in her hand while she used her other hand to doodle hearts and tony's name. pepper stark……..tony/pepper……love 3 She drew hearts all over the page and when she realized that she should pay attention. She drew one last thing on the bottom of the page. It said: I love Tony Stark in bubble letters. She carefully closed the notebook and tried to pay attention. Should I tell him that I need help studying for the science test next week? Then once were done I can ask him to try going? No….too casual. "Pepper. Are you going to leave?" tony asked, smiling.

Oh crap. Had I really not been paying attention that long? "wh-what? The bell is over? Sorry, I can't seem to pay attention very well today. "

"Jeez, pepper. That's usually my excuse. What's up with you today?"

Pepper swallowed hard. "uhh…uhh…nothing…what do you mean what's wrong with me? There's nothing wrong with my why would you ask something so stupid? Well look at the time id better get to class. Bye!" I blurted that out fast, now didn't i?

"I'd hate to burst your bubble, pepper, but that was the last bell of the day. It's time to go home." Rhodey said. Tony looked worried that something was up with pepper.

" well then I should get home! You know, I have a lot of homework and all and id better get going on it, you know the sooner the better…..right?" pepper walked off. The boys shrugged and started on their way home.

"I'll be right back. I need to get something from my room." Rhodey lied, so he could call pepper and see what was really wrong with pepper. "Pepper? It's Rhodey. Was that whole act at school about what I think it was about?"

Pepper had a little pause before awnsering. "what do you mean?"

"tony. Was this about tony?"

"maybe….a little…."

"uuh…yeah. A little. I saw that little notebook page act. You know you just have to tell him, right?"

"tell him what?"

There was a little pause between the two. "That you like him."

Pepper got wide-eyed. "What? I….don't know…what if he doesn't like me back? What if it ruins our friendship?"

Rhodey smiled. "don't worry, it looks like he likes you too. He just hasn't told me."

"really?wow. thanks for the help. Im going to ask him to go to prom with me. Maybe he'll want to go."

~The next day at the armory~

Would he still want to go if prom is in an hour? Maybe something awesome will happen and well end up dancing together. Iron man was in another fight, someone was terrorizing the city. "gaaah!" he screamed. He got hit. "oh, are you okay? Get up!" pepper was worried again.

"no, pepper. Really?" he got sarcastic. Pepper then checked the time and realized that she had to go. "ah! I'm going to be late. Got to go!" pepper rushed off to the gym of the school so she could scope the prom. When she got there, she was amazed at what she saw. Wow!its so amazing in here. Everyone is so all dancing together……all the sudden, there was a huge crash in the wall. The fight with iron man had came into the school. Everyone went running. pepper just stood there, in awe. "IRON MAN?" he looked away from the villan he was in combat with. "pepp-I mean-ma'am? you again?" he pretended not to know pepper. "what are you doing here? Get out of here before you get hurt!" oh. He's worried about me! I could just faint. "but….but…..what about you?" dumb question, pepper. Hes in a suit of iron….wow. "im wearing a suit of armor, ma'am. I think ill be fine." He flung the villain and walked over to pepper. He opened his face plate, revealing his face. "look, ill make a deal. If you go hide with everyone else, then I'll do something for you. Okay?" heres my chance!!

"fine. Be careful though!" tony looked at pepper like he loved her and said, "pepper. I promise ill watch out." Pepper looked at him the same way and ran away to go hide. When pepper was in a safe place, she looked back and whispered, "I love you…." So no one could hear.