Sorry I haven't updated for ages! I was working on 'Same Old, Nothing New' :) And don't worry, for those that are following it there will be an update on 'Some Sanity Required.'

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It was just… sitting there, innocently.

Tony scrutinised the BlackBerry he'd bought Pepper for Christmas a year ago. It was red, to match her hair and small, compact. It had been the latest model when he'd bought it and from an engineering point of view it was a work of art, although Tony could and had done better, when he finished it the StarkPhone would be the number one Christmas present, the über smartphone.

Tony picked up the phone and called up his photographic memory to recall all of the different things he wasn't allowed to do with the phone; basically everything.

First one, change the ringtone.

It had to be good, it had to be a ringtone you would be embarrassed to be seen with, a ringtone you would rather die than have to listen too. Tony tapped the fingers of his other hand on the workbench. Pepper would come looking for her phone soon; she had only just left and probably wouldn't notice it was missing till she got to the office which gave him an hour to wreak havoc with it.

'JARVIS, what song do you hate the most?'

'I neither like nor hate any music, sir.'

'Thanks for that insight, JARVIS, very helpful.'

'I live to serve, sir.'

Tony considered all the music he had heard over the years, most of it had been heavy rock such as AC/DC, Van Halen, Queen, Black Sabbath.

Black Sabbath.

Tony went online and downloaded the song 'Iron Man' by Black Sabbath, he sent it to Pepper's phone and set it as her ringtone, chuckling and hoping somebody was around when the opening lyrics played: 'I am Iron Man.'

Now that was done Tony opened up the calendar and examined all of the appointments Pepper had made for that day. He knew that if he changed all the appointments Pepper would murder him, she'd do it creatively, painfully and no-one would ever find his body. However, he was Tony Stark, and she had written the list so she must be expecting it, but she had been nice to him recently so he'd only change the appointments for that day.

Okay let's see… it's half past nine so Pepper is going in for the ten o'clock meeting with the head of R&D which I should be going to, so I'll change everything after twelve.

Pepper had a meeting with a representative of Dell Industries about a potential merger at 1.30pm, which Tony changed to 2.00pm, and a review with the head of security at 3.00pm, which Tony changed to 3.30pm. She had an interview with a potential receptionist immediately afterwards at 4.00pm which Tony changed to 4.15pm and a last meeting with project co-ordinator at 5.00pm which Tony changed to 5.30pm. Grinning, he took Pepper's phone upstairs and dropped it behind the back of the sofa.

Then he got in the shower and waited for Pepper to get back.

He discovered Pepper an hour later frantically searching for her phone under the cushions.

'Morning, Pep,' he said, grinning.

Pepper dropped the cushion and glared at Tony. 'Anthony Edward Stark if you don't tell me where my phone is right now my revenge we be swift and will involve soap, shaving foam and ketchup.'

Tony winched. 'What if I tell you you're in the right place?'

Pepper pointed a finger at him. 'Ketchup, Stark, a LOT of ketchup.'

'It's down the back of the sofa,' Tony said.

Pepper fished her phone out and immediately went to her calendar. 'Thought so, you just couldn't resist, could you?'

Tony looked confused. 'What do you mean?'

Pepper's hand went to her skirt pocket and pulled out a small pocket diary, she opened it to that day and waved it in his face where her original schedule for that day was neatly written in her tidy handwriting. 'You were set up! I left my phone there! I figured you'd try to fulfil the next few items on the list sooner or later so I left it there on purpose.'

Tony sighed. 'That thought had crossed my mind, never mind, you still have the rest to look forward too.'

Pepper glared at him. 'Ketchup, Stark. Ketchup. Rivers of ketchup.'


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