Hey guys! TGIF, right hurr. Doing some updating tonight. Idk what else I'm going to get done for IMAA other than this, besides maybe some more one-shots because I have ideas I need to write down so I can clear them and make more room in the attic, ya know? So, that's what's up! Anywaysss….

As Tess and Pepper walked inside the armory, chatting about different things, they came to the area in the factory where the famous three chairs and a radio/TV set sat. There was no one else sitting there, and since Tony had texted Pepper saying he was in the armory, she was assuming he was still in the armory as of this moment. She sighed.

"Hang on, Tess. I have to go get Tony. Just sit and chill for a few minutes." Pepper said, sitting Tess in a chair. Tess wondered where Pepper was going, and where Tony was anyways, but decided to leave it….for now. She'd do some sneaking later.

Pepper came to the key-coded door and pressed the buttons that unlocked and opened the door. After the door slid open, Pepper casually strode inside and looked around for Tony.

"Tony? You in here?" Pepper spoke up. She spotted him working on his armor; like usual. He was working harder than he needed lately, and Pepper knew why. She knew him too well not to know.

"Yeah, why?" Tony announced, not looking up from his work.

"Gee, I don't know…my best friend is visiting me for the week…she has to go everywhere I go…she's my best friend…no reason, none at all." Pepper said sarcastically. Tony smirked.

"Whatever. You know I knew that." Tony said. Pepper smiled. (A/N: ok, literally RIGHT when I was typing 'smiled' right there, the song 'Smile' by Uncle Kracker was playing and the line 'you make me smile' was playing. Epic timing.)

"Sure, Tony. Sure you did." Pepper teased. Tony put down his wrench and walked out after Pepper. Pepper rejoined Tess and sat in the chair next to her.

"Where was he?" Tess asked curiously.

"Oh, he was, uhhh…somewhere in the back, I have no clue why. So don't ask." Pepper made up a quick lie. Tess wasn't dumb; something was definitely back there, and there was something Pepper wasn't telling her. But the real question on her mind was….why did she just lie to me?

Tess decided to let it go for now. She'd come back to it later. For now, they were hanging out.

"So, how do you like the city so far?" Tony asked as he approached the two and took his own seat.

"It's exciting! It's so big here; I don't know how you guys can manage living here!" Tess said enthusiastically.

"Well, it's not that hard considering I've lived here my whole life." Tony explained.

"You get used to it after two years." Pepper shrugged as she explained.

"I guess so, right?" Tess said.

"How much longer are you and your mom going to be here?" Tony asked.

"We're leaving tomorrow afternoon, actually. So I'm trying to make the most of the time I have left." Tess explained.

"Oh. Well that stinks, right?" Tony smiled. Pepper was angered that he'd said that; it wasn't that he wasn't allowed to be nice to her, it was just that that was being a little too nice. That stinks? He could've said something that didn't intend he liked Tess; which she prayed to god he didn't, at least more than a friend. Pepper whipped out her phone and composed a text message.

Tony, you don't have to be that nice to her! That's kind of implying you like her. Pepper sent the message and put her phone in her lap. Tony felt his phone go off and held a finger up as if to say 'hang on'. He opened the message and quickly read it.

Why, that sounded a little jealous, Pepper. Tony sent it and went back to their conversation.

It wasn't a sound, now was it? Pepper texted back.

Whatever, you know what I mean. It seemed jealous to me. Tony looked at her as she texted back. Pepper sent her message and their conversation went on for a few minutes. Then Tony remembered something.

(A/N: k, switching to Tess' POV.)

"Oh, shoot. I forgot to do something over there, I'll be right back." Tony said quickly as he stood and walked towards the armory. I was curious again. Where was he going, and what could he possibly have to do? I watched as Pepper followed away, wondering what it was that he'd forgotten. I, being the 'curious cat' of the 'curiosity kills the cat' situation, secretly followed them. I removed my noisy shoes from my feet, carried them in my hand, and carefully and quietly tiptoed behind them to see that they came to a large, metal, key-coded door. I gasped. It was huge…what was behind that door?

"Tony, what's possibly so important that you have to just get to it immediately?" Pepper asked.

"I left the armor out when I left. I need to put it away." Tony explained. The armor? What armor? What's behind that large door?

Tony punched four numbered buttons and the large door slid up and open. They walked inside. I quickly ran in behind them before the door closed and hid against the wall. I looked around. It was huge in here! There was a large computer screen, some room over in the far corner, a high ceiling and…

Sitting in the middle of everything, there it was. Iron Man himself! I noticed the suit of armor lying on the table. My jaw fell to the ground in shock. What was he doing with the Iron Man armor? Was he really…?

"Why is it so mandatory that you put it away?" I heard Pepper ask.

"Because, if I don't then first of all, it'd make the lab a bit sloppy and second of all, there's just no need to leave it out if I'm not going to come back to it." Tony explained. Pepper nodded with a creased eyebrow. I was coming to the obvious conclusion that…

"You're Iron Man!" I blurted out, blowing my cover entirely. Shocked, I saw Tony and Pepper search for the voice that had shouted the obvious truth. They spotted me hiding in the dark corner by the lab door. I slid to the floor, covering my loud mouth with both my hands.

"Oops…" I muttered.

"TESS? What are you doing in here? How did you get in here?" Pepper asked. Tony was too busy rushing to hide the armor from me.

"I…" I started to say. I sighed. "I followed you guys in here. I wanted to see where you were going so badly!" I explained. Pepper sighed.

"How could I not have realized you were following us?" she asked to no one in particular.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bite off more than I can chew, really! I was just so curious!" I pleaded forgiveness.

"Tess, that's crazy talk. I was just trying to recreate the Iron Man armor based on what I've seen on the news. This is just my lab." Tony said.

"No, that's the real Iron Man armor! It's kind of obvious," I stood from the corner and walked over to them, "First of all, you're the only person smart enough to possibly invent such a thing, because the only other person that could was your dad, but he's…well, you know…" I didn't want to bring it up. He was probably still trying to get over it.

"And secondly, you guys have the same voice! Obvious enough?" I explained.

"Tess, you have to swear on your life you won't tell anyone! This is a huge secret, no one else can know. Please." Pepper pleaded with me. I raised my hand and placed my hand on my heart.

"I promise, I won't tell. Your secret is safe with me." I said. They sighed.

"Now if only I could wipe your memory…" Tony said. Pepper rolled her eyes.

Shocking, right? IK! It was pretty damn exciting. I was all, WOOHHHH O.O review!