Ch. IV- I get introduced to the world of technology.
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The tower was massive, just as Tony had promised. We parked the Lotus among an assortment of cars I had only heard the names of. Seeing the look on my face, Tony grinned. "Can you drive?"
I stared at him. Was he serious? "Yeah, but did you see my stepdad's Prius?"
He grimaced. "Point taken."
We made for the elevator, Tony making impressive speed regardless of the mountain of boxes teetering in his arms.
At his approach, the doors slid open soundlessly and Tony ushered me in, trying surreptitiously to peak back over his shoulders as if to make sure I hadn't damaged any of his cars.
"Not a scratch, I promise." I said.
He jumped, obviously surprised at having been caught. The sudden motion jarred the boxes perched precariously on his arms and they toppled towards the ground. My demigod reflexes kicked in immediately and I sprang forward, catching the boxes before their precious cargo could reach the floor. Seeing Tony's look of shock, I realized my mistake. No human should be able to move like that. Oops.
Silently I handed them back to Tony, who was staring at me with wide eyes and a slack jaw, obviously wondering how the Hades I had moved so quickly. He blinked, then exclaimed, "holy shit." I grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of my head.
Tony stared at me for a few more seconds before he spoke to seemingly spoke to seemingly no one. "JARVIS, tell Pepper I'm on my way up."
"Certainly sir. Should I also inform her that we have a visitor?" I jumped, a hand flying to the pocket where I kept Riptide when a bodiless British voice answered.
Tony smirked. "No, I will tell her. Thanks JARVIS."
"Of course."
Turning to me, Tony smirked. As if talking to a toddler, he said, "that's my AI, JARVIS. He runs everything here. A mechanical butler if you will." I blushed in embarrassment, remembering how Annabeth had been telling me about something similar she was designing for Olympus just a few days ago. Seeing my face, Tony patted me on my back. "Oops. I forgot you're. Technologically deprived. Don't worry. As your uncle, I will take it upon myself to enlighten you, since Sally obviously hasn't. We'll start by getting you a phone after we eat these donuts." The doors of elevator slid open as he finished, and JARVIS announced that we were on the 75th floor. Tony handed me the donuts as we stepped out and held his hands up in a placating gesture as a red headed woman stormed towards us. I gulped. Sure, she wasn't as intimidating as some of the monsters I'd faced, but I was suddenly very glad My uncle was her intended victim, not me.
"Tony, the media's have been calling all day. Apparently you were spotted exiting an apartment building with an unknown teenager.." The woman broke off when she caught sight of me. "Tony, please tell me you didn't.." She broke off again. Sensing what she was implying, Tony waved his hands submissively. "No, he's not mine. He's my sisters, and we brought donuts! Percy, meet Pepper. Pepper, Percy."
The red head -now dubbed Pepper- looked relieved. Tony gestured for me to set the donuts down on the coffee table and took a seat. Tony, braver now she had calmed, wrapped an arm around Pepper's shoulders, confirming my suspicions that there was something going on between them.
And as promised, the second chapter of tonight. Not too cheesy I hope. I won't be updating again until Saturday, so I can have a day to read over your guys' requests (if I get any) and respond to them to my best capability. Thanks!
