The Mistaken

Episode 1- I am in love with you.

Hello. This is my first FanFiction and I am not native in English plus I don't have a Beta-reader. If there is a mistake, tell me. I am sorry about it. Please give me feedback and review. I really care about your feelings about the story. I hope you like it. If you want to be my Beta-reader or asking for anything please PM to me. Thank you! Sincerely, yours.

P.S: It is an alternative universe. Clint didn't have a wife or kids. He is like comic-books Hawkeye. And the events are not similar after IM2.

TODAY

"Good morning, sir. It should be a very important day. Your sleeping pattern was not stable except for the last three hours."

"Yeah, J. Today is the day. Pepper is coming back." He buttons up his black shirt except for the first two-button. Then he goes to take his cufflinks which were a gift from Pepper. The cufflinks have arch reactor sign on it. She always says Tony is very handsome in the suit. Well… Maybe not with words but he knows how much she loves his black Armani suit because of her eyes.

"This is wonderful news, sir. You didn't update me about you are together again. I am sorry for my mistake."

"Don't be." He grits his teeth. Fucking cufflinks! He looks at the mirror. I know you try to show me how I am miserable without you, Potts. He sighs. "We are not together Jarvis. She is coming back as CEO to the company. But… I have still a chance, right?" Finally, I put on a cufflink! Then it falls down. I literally hate them.

"Sir, I don't think-"

"Mute Jarvis!"

He takes his cufflink on the floor then he realizes the clock was already 10 a.m. Fuck it. "Jarvis, prepare the black Audi E-Tron then call the Clint. He should be at the company in 15 minutes. I need that asshole."

He pockets the cufflinks then goes down the stairs. After Rhodey was inducted as a commander to the Middle East, Clint and Tony have become close friends. They do not have any idea about how did it happen. Maybe because of basketball, cars, wrong decisions that both of them agreed these are right or being a fan of Iron Man? Once Clint confessed that he escaped circus for being a hero after Tony explained himself as Iron Man. Then he created a fake SHEILD card to catch bad-guys. Well… They do not know how have they become as close friends. There is a fact that Tony Stark was a welcoming guess in Clint's studio flat in New York since Tony and Pepper have broken up. Sometimes they have watched old basketball games until morning and talked drunk about their most wrong decisions, and sometimes they just gazed at the floor.

Tony drives Audi E-Tron as fast as he could force the numbers in the sale catalog. Anyway, Audi gifted the cat to him that advertises like the-car-keeps-you-safe-even-if-you-would-be-unbalanced-drunk-playboy. It did not bother Tony even a moment. In fact, few things would bother Tony. Like seeing-Stark-Industries… He feels something in his stomach like pain and his hands' freeze despite the warm autumn outside. Could panic attacks be backs?

He stops the car in front of the company. Before he gets out of the car, he catches his breath. He gives his keys to security then he gets inside. Clint is waiting for him. He pockets his phone even his game didn't end yet when he sees Tony. Clint knows that today is going to be a really hard day. A war-game could be played later.

"Good morning, Tons!"

"Good morning, Clint. Is it a new band-ait on your nose?" Tony signifies.

"Oh yes."

"You couldn't help yourself even a day, could you?" Tony smirk ironically. But Clint smiles. "Dude, it was worth it!" Tony knows what did he mean. This means I met a girl. Baby, come here and destroy my every piece! in Clint's dictionary.

While they are waiting for the elevator, Tony winces his face.

"Tons, are ya alright?"

Tony nods. "Yeah, just I have drunk Bourbon without eating. I think… Because of this…"

Clint looks him disbelievingly.

"Let's be honest. Is there any day that you don't drink Bourbon without eating? I think…" He takes a deep breath. They get on the elevator.

"You think what?"

"Pepper is here."

Tony raises a fake laugh but both of them know this is the fact. "Clint! Help me… I .. forget to clip it." He gives him cufflinks to Clint.

"Did you mean I could not do it without someone?"

"Whatever."

Clint looks at the cufflinks as Tony asks him to annihilate a bomb.

"Come on Clint! We are already on the floor!"

"Okay. Okay. Don't rush me!" Clint tries to remember a mission which Natasha and he have been. She has clipped them to his shirt like a piece of cake. "One… Two. No.. That was three and Two and Clipped! That's it!" Clint smirks to Tony then he clips another one easily.

"I don't get it! If you could not clips them why did you buy them?" Clint asks him. They are on the floor and walking to Tony's Office.

"It was Pepper." He chews his bottom lip. "She wants to not clips them without her." He rolls his eyes.

"Well… Clearly, you don't." Clint smirk to himself.

"Hey! Do we start to shoot each other, Clinton?" Tony says then sighs. "And what the hell is a purple suit, anyway?"

Clint looks at his own suit. "Well, you pushed me into the Stark-Industry-things and .. If I must wear a suit so… I wanna be in Hawkeye-ish suit, then. By the way your tailor… What was his name… Alfred! Yeah… He was a little bit nervous dude... He... Do you even hear me?" Clint looks at around and he realizes that Tony has stopped in front of an office then he sees Pepper in the office. Fuck… I think It would not be easy as Tony's thought.

Then Tony gets into the office so Clint, too. Tony and Pepper gaze to each other, they are in thought.

5 Years Ago

After an Avenger's mission, Tony was slightly injured. And he took the advantage for a few months. Because he realized that Pepper would be nuts. They have been dating since their kiss on the roof but they couldn't spend much time together. There was always Shield and other missions. Tony wanted to make up for it. Yes, he had no promises to her but he liked to take care of her. Firstly, they went to Italy. Tony had shown her the place of his mother's family. A quiet farmhouse in the middle of the forest. Then after a few romantic days in France. They came to Greece, finally. They stayed on the island of Paros. And Pepper did love it.

A moment between their make-love she asked him to stay the island of Paros until they went back. Tony realized that she was so calm after all these years. They were together and everything was alright like a dream. Then he approved with a kiss. In the beginning, he though it is going to boring but then he noticed the taste of the moment. They traveled every inch of the island and Greece, made love in reckless. Tony might not hear the satisfaction with his ears but he definitely watches it on Pepper's face.

"Look here!" Pepper signified a place like an old temple. When they got into the temple she spoke again. " It was a temple of rain." Tony chuckled when he looked to the top of the temple.

"That is ridiculous. There are huge holes but the around is completely closed except the door. What is the point?! Choke to death or something else?"

Pepper flicked his arm then she chuckled too. "Don't make fun of it."

"So enlighten me, Miss Potts. What is the point?"

She sneered to him then looked around. Tony giggled then he held on her waist. "I can say…" he moaned her ear. "Did you remember you told me a wind-story." She didn't believe him. Did he really listen to her? "I think it is here. A kind of…" He swallowed hard. He wanted to change the subject. " Or a kind of making-love-temple of Romans!"

"Tony!" she pulled him and she laughs. She liked it even he didn't tell all the story again, she would give anything to hear exactly all the story from his voice. But it was enough for her.

"The temple belongs to the Greeks."

"Anyway, but we are okay about making love thing, right?" Tony turned her to himself. Pepper saw his calmed hazel eyes. After all the dangerous things... They were together. Tony was with her. To forget everything was easy like that. And Tony was never happy before her. He knew it. Pepper felt his hands on her ass. Has she ever dream about it? She was nearly sure they were broke up after a couple of months but the day, they were together for five years. Yes, they have never talked about their feelings clearly. But they did totally agree they were in a relationship. She knows that Tony hates to talk about his feels. He didn't tell that he was going to die in Expe. He couldn't. Then Tony kissed her deeply. Their tongues taste each other, again and again. She wants him. Right now. Losing control was the devastation of being Tony Stark's girlfriend. It was especially about sex.

He kissed her deeply. Her scent turned him on already. He wants her without wanting anything. This was like a need. "What is wrong with Greeks?" he moaned her mouth. "It makes me horny."

She chuckled. "Maybe because of goddesses?" He looked at her "No. I don't think so. I have already one." Then his lips shifted to her breaths. He tugged her shorts and kissed her legs. While he tugged her briefs, her hands were in his soft-hair. When she felt his lips in her client, she noticed her legs were shaking. "Oh… You are already wet, Pep." Then the air was not enough for Tony. He likes her taste. He always plays fair play. It is like a-sex-rules of him. But right now, Pepper could not handle it and groans… "Tony... Please…I need you in me…Broke the stupid rules." Her leg was on his shoulder and his tongue was already inside of her.

"I can't Pep." He moaned to her tight. He was the same page with her, right now but he wanted to her begs.

"Please… Put your cock inside me."

His eyes were on hers. He could see that she bite her lips. He stopped after licked her for a few minutes. He definitely needed her. He let down her leg then he got up. Pepper zipped down his shorts. He was already hard as a rock. She fondled him then felt it inside her. She couldn't help and groan loudly.

"I love it." Her legs were on his waist. She was between Tony and the wall of the temple. And it felt good. Both of them felt that their souls in together. There was nobody on the Earth except them. They were one.

"Tony… Please…"

"I am going to cum Pep-Pepper. Fuck."

"Harder…"

"Yes…"

"Oh.. Yeah…"

"As you wish…"

Then Tony felt his legs were also shaking. What was the difference between their-bathroom-sex and right-now? Well, it was. Tony felts something inside him. He let her lay down then they were both safe. They were on the sands of the old temple. They tried to catch their breaths.

"Who did know that? I am in love with Greece."

Pepper looked him lovely. "I am in love with you."

Then she noticed. What did I tell him? When the words left her mouth, she was regretful. Say something. Please… Give me a chance to take it back. But he didn't. His eyes were on the sky. He pretended that he didn't hear it but. He did. She said. Why… Did she tell the cursed words to me? Pepper knew he was freaking out. I cannot tell her back. What… What is going to… His spirit, which was burning with lust, was now frozen. Pepper didn't wait for love letters or even 'I love you, too.' But being ignored. What was wrong? They were together in five damn years. Then he got up and began to suit up. "The day is turning to the night. And the rain is going to begin." He said coldly.

She didn't believe the change between a minute. He might not tell her or might not want to. But the attitude… She could not answer that. She gots up and wore her shorts.

When they were walking to the motorcycle, she felt that she lost him.

"Tony!"

"Yes, Pepper." He answered coldly.

"In the temple…About I said.."

"Come on Pepper. The rain is going to start. I do not want to be in the rain with a motorcycle." He cut her off. Yes, he definitely needs time. Pepper could do that, right? They were alright, eventually.

When they arrived at the hotel, they were both wet because of the rain. Pepper walked to the stairs.

"Pepper!" Tony said gently. There was her lover. She took a breath, easily.

"Yes, Tons." Her eyes were still warm. He didn't understand her… He didn't want to accept the fact which was about being-in-love.

"I am going to drink a glass of wine then we are going to talk, okay?"

She smiled at him. "Yes, take your time." He pulled her to himself then kissed her gently. Then let her go.

When Pepper was the room, he thought. He knows… But he didn't want to hear it. These are cursed words. He sipped of his Bourbon. She may not know the curse but he knows. He heard Maria and Howard told these words to each other, lots of time. But then they fought about aunt Peggy, aunt Joan… and lots of women's names… He did not want to make her upset. He did not want to see her tears in her face because of him. Could he do that? Could he make Pepper cry like Howard made to his mother? He remembers that he sat down on the stairs and watched that Maria was playing Bach when her cigarette smoke dancing in the air. She has cried a lot. Howard said to the cursed words to her mother and her mother never would be happy and she didn't leave him. He tried a lot to not be like his father but he was his son in the end, right? It was on fucking blood. Eventually, Pepper was playing Bach in his mother's piano and she would think about why she is still with him, right? She wanted to be gone but she wouldn't because she was a faithfulness like his mother. The love… Does love to forgive everything? If it was true love… It should. But should it? He was not sure.

When Pepper woke up, the room smelled like Bourbon but Tony was not there.

"Tony?"

There was silence and a note on the desk.

"You know me. I need to be in New York. Fury has called me a few times. You can continue the vacation or private jet was on the airline, you know."

She read the paper, a few times. Yes, Tony was totally freak out.

After a few days later, they were in NewYork but Tony didn't call her. Is there any possibility to be still his mission. She decided to stay Stark Tower until he came. She was totally ready to take her words back if they can talk.

When the elevator stopped on the floor, Pepper noticed that Tony's stuff was the floor. He was never in mission. He runs from her. Great. She took a deep breath then she realized that there was a girl with his skirt on the stairs.

"Can I take a cup of coffee?" She said to Tony. He went downstairs with his boxer without a T-shirt.

"I am pretty sure, the corner coffee shop made it better than my machi-" Then he noticed Pepper.

"Pepper." His voice was so weak. Pepper was not alright. They are not going to be alright. A wind took her split. When she noticed that Tony came back to her, she pushed to the elevator's button. But it has already gone.

"Pepper, honey. Listen!" Pepper didn't know what was she doing then remembered the stairs. He took his Jean on the floor, he wore without button-up, he followed her.

"Pepper! Hon! I know… I know it looks bad."

How could she go down the stair faster than him? Well, she could.

"I know it looks bad!"

"I don't wanna hear your fucking voice, Stark."

"Pepper, give me a chance to explain it!"

Then he caught her arm. She pushes him away with her full-power. "Don't dare to touch me! Ever!" Tony holds her arms. They were not Tony's floors and some researchers were looking to them.

"Just listen to me!"

"OK. I will. But first…" She swallowed hard. "Did you take her here?"

"Yeah, but-"

She cuts off him. "Did you slept with her?"

"No. I didn't. I was trying to tell you!"

She looked at his face. "But that was your aim, right."

There was not a real answer but he nodded.

"So.. There is nothing to tell. I… I can't believe it…"

"To me? Yeah! I know it."

"To myself." Her voice was full of regret as his wish. Her heart wasn't one right now. Her pieces were everywhere. She went down the stairs, Tony would not let it happen… He didn't know the day but today, he was sure that what does he feel about her.

"Pepper, could we… talk?"

She stopped. She was crying. He knew it and everything was his fault. His nightmare was real she was playing Bach and cried… His chest was heavy.

"It was not my fault. It was your fault!" He yelled. Why did he do that, he doesn't no idea."

"What did you say?" She looked at him. Her amazing blue eyes which give hope to Tony were red and in tears.

"You said the cursed words! Why?! I just…"

"Because I loved you."

"No, you didn't! You lied to me!"

"What are you talking about. You cheated me!"

"I didn't cheat you. I tried but I couldn't"

"You are unbelievable. I am done, Tony."

"Yeah, did you see? You said you are in love with me. Then after a mistake... Puff… you are done with me."

She turned to him and slapped in his face. "Believe or not. I did love you. But you are not worth it. Do you believe that I… I though we are…We are gonna be alright… I know you scared but… We would…"

"The love could forgive everything, couldn't it? You can forgive me. Your love could forgive me, right. If it is true?"

She bites her lips so hard. He wanted to stop her. Pepper couldn't believe that she was really in love with this man who tried to cheat for being sure. What if she wouldn't be there? She will never know the day. Maybe she wants to not know.

She looked at his face with mercy. "I did love you more than anyone, everything." Don't… Pepper doesn't leave me. He felt like the all building was going to crash down around him. He noticed her eyes were full of pain, anger and still love.

"Don't" he moaned.

"We are done, Tony."

And he felt that all buildings crashed down around him. He couldn't even move.

Today

They are thinking about the moment. Then Tony notices that he played a theatre after her leaving, he was not okay. He does not even close. He is still in love with her. Five years… And nothing changes.

"What are ya doin' Pep!" Clint interrupts their stares. He knows that Tony is frozen.

"Hello, Clinton. Nice to see you." She looks at Clint and ignores Tony. "I didn't know you are here."

"Yeah. You may know Tony sets up a department about Avengers things so he asked me to control them. So I am working here. Tell me how is my suit?"

Pepper smiles Clint. "Yeah, it looks like your style."

"Right!" Clint nods. Tony is looking at them. Oh lord... He misses her smile. His memories about regret, tear … But now… She smiled... Not to him but… Smiled.

"Welcome back, Pepper." Tony finally speaks with a smirk.

She wants to yells and hits him but she doesn't. "Thank you." Then she turns to the meeting table.

"Mr. Thompson, please enlighten me about departments after the launch."

"Yes, of course, Miss Potts."

Clint tugs Tony's arm and whispers. "Let's go out."

Tony doesn't want to that but he goes with Clint.

"What are ya doin', man? I know you missed her but you were staring at each other like two animals before the fight in … I don't know… 129 seconds or what?"

"I didn't miss her." He says, Clint.

"Ok. I am a panda."

"What?" Tony looks to Clint weirdly. "Oh.. I though we are talking about what we are not! Dude. Accept it then back to the game."

"Can I?"

"Why people call you 'playboy'? I still don't get it. But yes! You can."

"I am a playboy." He frowns. "I am ..just…not good at being a lover."

"Well… Ok. Then."

"Maybe, she has a boyfriend?"

"She didn't wear a ring! Come on man. Who are you! What did you do my bro?!"

"Didn't she, right. Yes. I could do that."

"So…?"

"So what?"

"Say it loud. 'I am in the game.'"

Tony hates Clint's implication about the video games but he says "I am in the game."