It had been a week since that day and Pepper and Kagome were sitting in the main room of Tony's apartment. Both of them were watching the power readings from the revamped arc reactor eagerly.
"Do you think it'll work?"
Turning to Pepper, Kagome kicked her legs back and forth from her seat on the table. "I don't see why it wouldn't. It's an ingenious idea."
"Guess I'm just nervous."
"Which is to be expected. The worst that could happen is that Dad has to do a quick reconnect to the power grid, the best is where Stark tower has clean power for a year. And on a prototype alone."
Pepper smiled, checking the status before turning to Kagome. "So, how was school this week?"
"Busy. Different, most definitely different. But in a good kind of way, not as strict as back in Japan. There's a few situations that are awkward for me, but I think that's due to culture shock and the differences in how things are done between here and school back home." Kagome smiled as she recalled the previous week, and glad to be in school with no distractions.
"With this all being so new for you, are you sure it's a good idea to start up with this archery range?"
"Oh don't worry, I've learned to manage my time like you wouldn't believe."
With those words, the entire tower lit up.
AN: My cat is bugging me for attention... Read, enjoy, and review!