Smut warning!

And one more chapter tomorrow.


Please, remember me
As in the dream
We had as rug-burned babies
Among the fallen trees
And fast asleep

- The Trapeze Swinger, Iron & Wine

Pepper sneakily rounded the corner of the barn. Pyotr and Beatrice were surprisingly nowhere to be found. Which suited her very well. Because she wanted some alone time with her knight.

I know that Tony, sensitive idiot that he is, thinks I am a fainting flower and need time to rest from our night together. So he left me alone for 1 day. But I do not need any rest. What I do need is my knight. Now all I need to do is find said knight and show him who... aha!

For before her, standing at the well, was Tony. He was leaning lightly over the edge of the well, trying to reach for the rope to raise its bucket.

He made a very attractive sight, body stretched forward. His brown coat moved upwards, giving her a good look at his tight butt in his black breeches.

But Pepper's mind was first and foremost on doing some mischief, so she bent and cupped some snow in her hands, shaped it into a small ball and aimed for said butt. Then she threw the snowball.

It hit Tony right in the ass and he yelped with shock. She quickly darted back behind the corner, struggling to stifle her giggles. She heard Tony call out, "Hey! Who did that?!"

Then all was silent and Pepper quickly made a number of small snowballs. She leaned back around the corner, to see Tony once again, with his back to her, leaning over the well.

Pepper suppressed a smirk and threw another snowball at him, this time aiming for his back. To her surprise, Tony ducked and turned quickly, shouting with glee at her. "Aha! I knew it was you, Pepper!"

She saw he had his arms full of snowballs and he said, "Two can play at this game. Tak-"

Before he could complete his sentence, she fired two shots straight at him. One hit him in the chest and the other in the face. Tony let go of all his snowballs in shock and Pepper couldn't help but laugh at his shocked expression.

He wiped the snow off his face and ran quickly around the well, and ducked behind it, using it as a barricade. She heard him shout, "Pepper Potts, if you want a war, you have got a war! Be prepared to be bombarded, my lady!"

She ducked around the corner quickly and then back again, just in time to avoid his snowball that hit the wall instead.

"Rotten aim, Tony!" she called out.

I must get closer... wait, let me come around the other way!

She ran around the barn, moving to the other corner, trying to catch Tony off-guard. When she leaned around the corner, she was excited to see Tony still watching her former position, kneeling behind the well. Finally, he stood up, confused and Pepper took this chance, to throw another snowball at him, once again hitting him firmly in the face.

"Oi! That is it!" Tony ran around the well, straight towards her and Pepper made a run for it, running back around the barn.

She could Tony close behind her, rounding the corner.

Pepper shouted gleefully, "You cannot catch me, Tony! I am faster than you!"

Then she was at the entrance of the barn and darted into it quickly.

The barn was deserted but full of fresh hay. She knew this because Pyotr had told her that it would be too cold for the horses outside, so they could be stabled in the barn. And he had had it filled with fresh hay.

Pepper hid herself behind one of its large doors and kept absolutely silent.

She heard the crunch of his boots on the hay and then Tony whispered, "Pepper Potts, you little minx, when I catch you... you just see what I am going to do to you."

He moved further inside and she could see him from around the door's edge. Tony walked towards a large mound of hay in one corner and gingerly poked at it.

Pepper stifled a giggle and then slowly crept out from behind the door. She went on tiptoe, being as quiet as possible.

Tony had his back to her and was busy staring at the mound of hay. He didn't notice her and she quickly pushed him into the mound.

Then Pepper picked up a smallish bale and held it in front of her as Tony struggled to his feet.

She couldn't help but giggle because he was covered in hay, making him look like a scarecrow.

Tony shook himself like a dog, dislodging some hay off his body and picked up a bale.

He raised his in one hand as if he saluting her with a sword.

"Shall we spar, my lady?" He whispered, eyes twinkling and she replied, equally quietly, "Yes, my lord."

Then Tony lunged at her with his bale and she avoided his blow by darting sideways. Tony once again, fell face first into hay and Pepper laughed gleefully.

He stood up stiffly and pushed the hay off him.

Then Tony gathered up another bale and crouched, gesturing at her impudently to come at him.

Pepper wasn't going to fall for that trick. So she stood her ground. Sure enough Tony got impatient and came at her, shoving her lightly with his bale of hay.

She countered by shoving her bale into his face and running away as he sputtered with a face full of hay.

Pepper ran to the ladder that led to the barn's upper ledge. She quickly climbed it. Reaching the top, she realized with glee, that the ledge was stacked with square blocks of hay.

Fantastic! More throwing material!

Tony scrambled to his feet and came to the ladder. He put one foot on the rung, ready to hoist himself up and she whistled at him from the ledge's edge.

He looked up at her and stroked his beard evilly. Then he said in a theatrical villainous voice, "I am the evil Count Hertass and I am here to storm your castle, fair Virginia!"

She said with a laugh, "Is that so? Well, Count... can you handle my defenses?"

He leered at her and she giggled. "Fair Virginia! I can handle anything you throw at me!"

"Oh yes? Then catch this!" Saying that, Pepper dropped a large square bale right on top off him.

Tony yelped and tried to jump out of the way but the bale hit him firmly, bursting open.

Pepper laughed riotously as Tony shook his fist at her. "Pepper! That is not fair! You have all the ammo and I have nothing!"

She tossed one more bale onto him and he growled and began to roll up his sleeves.

"That's it, you minx! I am coming up!"

Tony began to climb the ladder very determinedly and Pepper threw another bale onto him but he shouldered the blow and carried on climbing.

Then she smirked because this had been her plan all along.

She unbuttoned the first buttons of her shirt and lay on the bales of hay all over the floor. She lay on her back, propping herself up on her elbows, feet towards the ladder.

When Tony came into view, he pulled himself onto the ledge and then stopped in place, staring at her, swallowing hard.

Pepper knew her pose exposed her cleavage in a most becoming manner. She wasn't wearing a shift, so Tony was getting an impressive eyeful.

She shifted slightly, angling her hips upwards and he made a low noise in his throat.

Then Pepper said his name softly, looking at him through her lashes. He opened his mouth and closed it dumbly, his eyes dark with lust.

But Tony still hadn't moved from his position, so she moistened her lips and played with the last button on her shirt.

Then Pepper said throatily, "My lord, it appears you have stormed the gates."

She unbuttoned the button but kept the shirt on, exposing more of her breasts and he exhaled loudly.

She winked at him and whispered, "So... get your handsome self over here and take the castle."

She crooked a finger at him and Tony sank to his knees, walking on them towards her. He sat back on his heels between her legs and she sat up on her knees as well.

Pepper cupped his face with her hands and kissed him tenderly, feeling his lips with hers.

"My lady, the door to the barn is wide open." he whispered hoarsely against her lips as she began to unbutton his shirt and pull it out of his breeches.

"I know, my lord and I do not care. I want to love you."

Pepper pushed his shirt off his shoulders, all the while, kissing Tony and realized he had pulled her shirt out of her trousers. She lowered her hands, so he could push it off her. When they were both bare to the waist, he placed his hand on her breast and stroked it gently. She sighed and pushed herself into his hands.

She looped her arms around his neck as his clever hands drove her breasts wild with sensual torture, teasing and touching her.

"Pepper, aren't you sore from yesterday?"

"Tony", she said firmly as her hands scratched his back lightly, "I am not sore at all and I want you, now touch me!"

Then Pepper's hands roved over his muscled back desperately as Tony began to play with her nipples, pinching them lightly.

"Tony... Tony..." she whispered as he bit her neck lightly and one callused hand moved downwards, tenderly over her stomach. She gasped and arched against his chest as he palmed her hard, through her breeches.

Pepper let go of his neck and moved her hands all over his chest, feeling his hard muscles and firm abdomen. He closed his eyes and leaned his forehead against hers, breathing harshly, watching her as she unbuttoned his breeches and gently pulled his semi-hard cock out, holding him in her hand.

"Pep..." he said raggedly, "anyone could see us if they..."

Pepper closed her hand over the turgid warm length of him, feeling him tremble.

"If they pass by..." Tony groaned out.

Then he stayed absolutely still, hands gently holding her as she kept touching him intimately, moving her fingers up and down. She rubbed her thumb over his sensitive head, feeling his slit and he groaned loudly.

"They won't see us, my lord..." she whispered soothingly, "now let me pleasure you, please..."

Then with her other hand, she began to caress his balls and he thrust against her, holding onto her for support, whispering nonsense to himself.

"Do you like what I am doing?" she asked hesitantly because this was still new to her and he opened his eyes.

She swallowed at the look of deep arousal and love in the dark brown depths and he growled out, "Pepper, for the love of god, your hands are magical, please don't stop. Please sweetheart..."

She smiled at his pleading tone and stroked his balls harder as she kept massaging his cock. She could feel him grow hard and thick with her moving fingers. His cock throbbed in her hand and she tightened her grip.

He closed his eyes and whispered her name over and over again as she began to rub him faster, one hand still playing with his balls.

Then Tony caught her hand and said desperately, "Pepper... I want to come inside you... so my love, it is your turn now."

She let him go reluctantly and he spread his shirt over the hay and gently pushed her back, to lie down on it.

He tenderly opened her hair and spread it around her and then lowered his head to her breast, touching the tip of his tongue to one erect nipple.

Pepper pushed her head back against the hay as Tony made sweet love to her breasts, taking turns with his mouth and his hands. She moved her own hands to his hair, ruffling it as he took one nipple in his mouth and pinched the other with his hand.

He moved his mouth all over her breast, gave her nipple one long lick and finally bit it gently with his teeth. She could feel his firm body half lying over hers, his erect cock pressing into her thigh.

She moaned loudly at his tender loving movements and then he moved downwards, kissing a hot, wet path down her stomach and finally reaching her curls.

Tony sat up and pulled off her pants. Then he lowered himself between her legs, lying on his stomach and blew softly onto her core. She tightened herself in response and then Pepper closed her eyes and gave herself completely to sensation as Tony's wicked tongue licked the length of her.

She bent her knees and he pushed them up, holding her legs in the air as he licked her clit, flicking it with the tip of his tongue and taking it between his lips. She mewled wildly, feeling his grin against her and then he pinched it lightly with his fingers as he penetrated her nether lips with his hot tongue.

"Tony... Tony...oh Lord! Tony!"

He held her legs even more apart, exposing more of her to his wandering, wicked tongue until she was writhing with sensation, feeling a deep tightness grow in her stomach.

She thrust her hips upwards against his tongue and felt two of his fingers move into her, making her even more wet with their tender stroking.

She was very aroused and swollen and then he gently massaged her clit with his fingers, making her gasp. "Tony! Tony!" she burst out, "Tony, please.."

He rubbed his rough beard against her thigh and she lightly tugged on his head, pleading again, "Tony... please... please my lord..."

"Say the words, Pepper... come on, say the actual words, sweetheart." She heard him say and then he began to thrust his fingers hard into her, so she cried out, "Alright! Please take me, please..."

"Come on, Pepper..." Tony said mildly, "you can be dirtier than that..."

She opened her eyes, breathing heavily and raised herself slightly, using her elbows.

Pepper felt her heart clench at the sight of Tony, hair ruffled wildly, beautiful whiskey eyes bright and twinkling at her, broad muscular shoulders in her immediate view, his mouth moist from her.

As she stared at him, he lowered his head and she watched as he dragged his moist tongue along the vee of flesh above her core. She gasped and said, "Tony, please thrust your hard cock into me."

Tony pushed himself up and grinned mischievously at her. "So sexy, to see the prim and proper Virginia Potts use such dirty language. Tsk tsk..."

She flushed and he cupped her cheek tenderly, making her meet his eyes. "I am just teasing you, I love it when you talk dirty, Pepper... it just drives me mad... my goddess on earth..."

Emboldened now by his passionate gaze, Pepper said, "Please my lord, I want you to ravage my soft body with your hard thick staff until we both are spent with release."

Tony's eyes turned nearly black with arousal and he quickly stood up. She watching, moistening her lips as he slowly pushed his trousers down his legs.

He stood in front of her, bathed in soft sunlight, magnificently male with his muscled warrior body, bright blue Arc shining in his chest and his cock stiff and erect, jutting out proudly, broad shoulders straight and noble head tilted regally.

Tony said softly, looking at her seriously, "The first time we made love... it was your first time, so I did not want to frighten you with my need, with my body but now... I stand before you and ask... my Queen, do I please you?"

Pepper moistened her lips and raked her gaze over him, from head to toe, drinking in every splendid part of him and then met his gaze. "Yes, my lord, in every way..."

He smiled slowly and knelt to pull out his linen sheath from his trousers. He rolled it onto himself, then he moved over her, settling himself against her body. She felt every firm, warm inch of him as he slowly pushed his cock inside her.

Pepper gasped at the sensation of Tony filling her completely with his hard length and he whispered against her cheek, "Am I hurting you?"

"No, Tony... you feel perfect..." she said on a sigh. And he began to thrust against her slowly. She moved her hands to his back and began to pant his name as she tightened herself around him with each thrust.

"Tony... harder... harder," she pleaded, feeling the tightness grow in her stomach, scratching his back lightly as he increased the intensity of his thrusts.

Then Tony surprised her by lifting himself up and sitting back on his heels, still holding her against him. He held her by the hips and then he cupped her backside and pulled her up onto him, the back of her thighs rubbing against his thighs.

"Pepper," he said softly, "Sweetheart, wrap your legs around me."

She did so, hooking her legs around his broad torso. He whispered her name and she held on to him, gasping at how the change in position pushed him deeper into her.

Pepper closed her eyes and moaned loudly as he began to thrust in her, now hitting her clit on every thrust.

He moved his hands to her stomach, stroking her as they moved together.

Then she felt Tony's hand against her clit, rubbing her gently. She mewled helplessly as his fingers caressed the nub, while he kept thrusting hard into her, filling her with his cock.

He stroked the small of her back with the other hand and held her by the hip, raggedly whispering her name.

The sensation became unbearable and Pepper opened her eyes and felt herself let go. She kept crying out his name as she dug her nails into his back. Her release moved through her in waves, making her legs shake. She felt Tony spill his seed and groan heavily as he leaned backwards, thrusting finally into her.

Sweaty and moist, they both came back to earth, panting heavily. Tony gently lifted her onto his chest, holding her in his lap. He kissed her cheek tenderly and then he lay back onto a hay bale. She was lying flat on top of him and Pepper grinned as she saw him close his eyes.

She sleepily kissed his chest and stroked his Arc with her fingers as he took deep breaths, Pepper rising and falling lightly with his chest movements.

"Tony, am I too heavy for you? Should I roll off?" she whispered.

He hugged her and whispered back, "No my love, you feel so good on me..." Tony softly kissed her forehead and she sighed happily.

"And you wanted to wait for us to get married, before we could experience such heavenly bliss." she chided Tony gently, moving her hand to stroke his beard.

Tony grinned at her and growled mock sternly at her, "I was trying to be a gentleman and not ravage your soft body with my...", he furrowed his brow, "what words did you use?"

"With your thick staff." she completed with a smile.

"Exactly, Pep."

She caught his chin in her hand and said softly, "But Tony... I must tell you... you really are a gentleman, you take such care of me, my lord." She kissed his lips tenderly, "I feel so cherished."

He deepened the kiss, murmuring his love for her, against her lips and they kissed passionately for some time, Pepper moving her hands through his hair as she lay against him.

Then they heard a loud neighing and looked up as Aurora trotted into the barn and whinnied a greeting at them. The horse then proceeded to snack on some hay.

Tony shrugged. "It appears I have been compromised."

She giggled and he whispered against her ear, "You shall have to marry me, fair maiden."

She softly patted his head and whispered back, "It shall be my pleasure, my lord."

Pepper lay against him lazily and said, "I wish we could stay like this forever."

He nodded and said, "But Pep, it is late and I am sure your Beatrice will come searching for us."

Then Tony whispered naughtily, "We can resume our ravaging in my nice warm bed at Stark Keep."

She sighed as he nibbled on her ear and then sat up. "Yes, let us go home."

Tony tilted his head at her and then pulled her back down. She laughed as he cuddled her to him and said softly, "You want to spend five more minutes together?"

He nodded and they both lay quietly together, up in the hay stack.