Hey peoples! Sorry it took so long, I totally forgot about this storyyy. Ahhh, bad me! ):
There was a big crowd surrounding Tony in the hall, and they were all gasping and sighing at his amazing story of bravery. Not that he was lying or anything, he was just telling them all about his life; leaving out the little detail of Iron Man. They would never believe him if he told him that.
"Wow, Tony, you're so brave for being able to tell that! It must still hurt inside." A girl sighed dreamily and romantically while putting her hand on his shoulder.
"I feel sooooo totally bad for you." She flirted. Tony nervously laughed and took her hand off his shoulder.
"Yeah, it does. I miss my dad, but it's time for me to move on; after all, he wanted me to have a normal life so here I am, living it." Tony explained. They all sighed. He was giving the biggest impression that he was deep and sensitive; when, clearly, he's not. (A/N: I mean, really? Tony, sensitive? Let's all get real…that ain't happening!)
"You are so totally deep! So, like, in your old town, did you have a girlfriend?" Another girl asked. Tony thought for a moment. He didn't, but at the same time he felt compelled to say yes; the question brought a certain red-headed best friend of his into mind. They were friends, but…were they?
"U-uhh, n-noo…" Tony answered nervously.
"Well, allow me to fill the position?" She smiled flirtatiously. This girl reminded him of Whitney. He suddenly grew annoyed with her.
"Sorry, ladies; I roll solo." Tony explained.
"Awwww!" They complained in unison. Then the bell rang, giving Tony a feeling of relief. He didn't want to hook up with any of these girls, because they were all flirtatious and not at all seeing inside him. That was what every other girl he met did; saw him as a hot, smart, rich guy that they could flirt with and tell their friends about getting together with. All except Pepper had done that to him. Pepper had actually known him for him, and deeply understood him. Whitney may be his good friend too, but she still saw him as gullible and moldable to her standards.
He didn't want to sound picky, but if he were to get a girlfriend he'd want them to like him for him, not his fame or his fortune. He'd always hated that.
The crowd of girls thinned and thinned until no one was left, and Tony sighed. Alone in the hall, he now felt that 'making the most of his experience here' wasn't the greatest idea. He was fake, a person who no one truly knew for his real self and was reduced to someone who just wanted to tell the truth and say 'I don't care for your attention, I just want to be me! A real person with real feelings whose life has drastically changed!' and walk away; but he couldn't.
All he really wanted to do was go home.
Go home to see his dear friends, the ones who understood.
Instead of walking to class, he went into the boy's bathroom and jumped out the window.
Over at Jake's school, he was getting bored with the lesson. The classroom had a pretty good view of the street in front of the building, and Jake was looking out it when he saw a teenage boy with brown hair and blue eyes walk by with a red shirt, checking his bracelet thingy for the time. Then Jake realized who it was.
"Tony?" He whispered to himself. He asked permission to use the bathroom. With permission granted, he went to the bathroom and escaped out the window. He caught up to Tony on the street, annoyed.
"Dude, you were supposed to stay in school! What the heck?" Jake asked. Tony looked up from his pod.
"I don't want to go anymore. I got bored with it." Tony explained, lifelessly and boredly.
"Yo, I'm pretty sure we all do. But that doesn't mean we all just leave when we get bored with it!" Jake complained.
"Well I don't need to be in school when I'm not even in the right dimension. This all seems like a dream to me so far." Tony said.
"So what if that's true! You need to fit in here and being in school during the day is the best way to do that!" Jake started to yell. He pulled Tony into an alleyway so they wouldn't get caught.
"Well, I have to get back and I suggest you do to. But if you don't, just try not to get caught!" Jake said. Tony nodded and walked away. He felt lifeless, like he was missing something; a part of him. He found himself missing Pepper.
Only a teensy bit, right? Not that much, no. He told himself. He came to a nearby café and sat outside. The waiter came to the table and asked for Tony's order. Instead of ordering, Tony complained to the poor waiter about his internal conflict.
"We've been friends for a long time now, but I don't know if I want to take that step. I mean, what if it ends badly and ruins our friendship?" Tony ranted. The waiter rolled his eyes.
"Look, dude, I really don't care. Order or go away." The waiter said, grouchily. Tony walked away. He walked back to the shop and started fixing more technology. It's not like he was attracting any customers, but he still wanted to work on this stuff to get his mind off of Pepper. It made him forget. It washed away his sorrows. It made him forget the world around him existed and that he had no problems. She made him feel the same way too.
Then, in all his work, he looked up and it dawned on him. He loves her. He needed to get back to her and assure her everything is ok, that he's ok.
That he's in love.
Short, I know. Sorryyyyy….but sometimes ya gotta leave it short to make it the way you want it! Review (: