I'm back! Don't kill me? Please? I did say I'd update before December! So, here is your next chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Iron Man

"Look Mrs Rhodes, Pepper dragged me in there. I'm trying to be as honest as possible, Dante is a old friend of Peppers, please just calm down." I say as I sit in room with Dante, Mrs Rhodes, Pepper and Rhodey.

"A club? At your age! Dante, a old friend? He looks like he's half my age! As if I'd believe you Tony, off all people! Skipping classes, getting James into trouble- Honestly, I expected better off you." Mrs Rhodes says giving me a doubtful look.

"Mrs. Rhodes, I am a old friend- Just ask Mr. Potts." Dante says smirking.

"People always excepted better off me, I'm sorry if I'm not Howard. I'm me. We aren't the same person." I spit out furiously, her face changes so drastically I wish I could take back my words.

"Stark. How dare you say that! I know you're not Howard! That isn't the point I'm trying to make! The point I'm trying to make is the fact that you could do a lot better than you are doing now, and that means studying, not skipping classes, and Never, ever go to a club again while you're under this roof. You understand?" She hisses at me.

"Yes Mrs. Rhodes, sorry Mrs, Rhodes." I stammer as her black eyes glare right back at me, it's almost as if she's trying to make a whole go through me.

"You're grounded. Both off you. Pepper, I'll be calling your Dad, I'm sure he'll be very disappointed in you. As for you, Mr. Dante, I suggest you stay away from my family, epically Pepper- whatever 'friendship' you may have, it's not a good one." She says with clearly lots of thought, Dante just nods and leaves the room with Pepper as Rhodey stands there with his mouth hanging open.

"Rhodey, you are to follow him twenty four seven, if he steps out of line once- you come right to me, do you understand?" Mrs. Rhodes says, James just blinks but then nods, and grabs my hand pulling me to his bedroom. As soon as it's silent he glares at me.

"GIVE ME ANSWERS NOW!" Rhodey screeches, I try not to smile as I realize how much he's like his mother.

"Look ok, we where bored, she found fake ids- dragged me into a club, she got drunk, kissed me, passed out, we went to Dante's and now we are here." I say smirking as he crosses his arms.

"Where on earth did you get fake ids from?" Rhodey asks me.

"Let's just say… Pepper has a lot of sources." I tell him back grinning.

"Fine, I believe that. But there's no way I'm letting Iron Man go out." He says in a forced tone smirking right at me. That's when I crash.

"Are you serious? Who is going to save the town? Honestly Rhodey!" I blurt out as he just smirks, suddenly his phone beeps.

"Looks like I have a job now, see you later buddy, have fun!" Rhodey says slamming my door shut and locking my door from the outside, what next? Locks on windows?

I fall his bed and grab my phone and press the speed dial number.

"Hello?" Pepper says.

"It's me. I'm locked in Rhodey's room, can you come get me?" I say into the phone but all that comes is silence.

"I don't think we should see each other anymore Tony." She says cutting the phone, I sit there dumbfounded. She just admitted to me she wanted me, yeah sure while drunk, but seriously? Was this how it works? Get your girl drunk, she blurts out her feelings and you're finished?

What was I supposed to do? I couldn't apologize properly to Pepper until Mrs. Rhodes lets me off the hook, and Rhodey's being Iron Man until then, I'll never get to my lab and the only source of communication I have is my watch and phone. Then it hits me, oh boy- I sure know what I'm going to do. Even if this plan has risks, I'm willing to give it a go.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it, I wonder what Tony has up his sleeves? Well, Let's find out next week! Hehehe :-)

~ Mrs. Pepper Stark