(A/N Month 7! Yay! Sorry it's been a while! School has kept me really busy!)
Month 7
Pepper hefted her books off the desk at school. When did these get to tough to carry? She asked herself tiredly. Someone came up beside her and took her backpack. Pepper turned her head and smiled. "Hey Tony." She said taking her bag from him to put her books away. Tony smiled. "When did you get here?" She asked. Tony laughed "ten minutes ago." He said taking Pepper's bag again. Pepper touched her stomach her eyes widened. Tony froze and looked at Pepper with concern. Pepper smiled and shook her head. "What?" Tony asked confused. Pepper laughed "The baby has been kicking like crazy!" she said as they started to walk down the hall. Tony laughed "Soccer mom!" he said nudging her gently. Pepper chuckled and shook her head. "No she's more of a fighter." She said her hand went back to her stomach.
Rhodey walked down the hall to his two best friends. "Hey guys!" he said smiling. Pepper and Tony smiled back. "Hey Rhodey" Tony said. "Bringing Pepper to class?" Rhodey asked and Pepper sighed while Tony nodded. The three teen's walked together and talked. When they got to the classroom Tony placed Pepper's books on a desk, kissed her and left for his own class. Rhodey sat down next to Pepper. It was his job to watch out for her while Tony was in other classes. Class almost went by without a problem. It went well until Pepper noticed the teacher was wrong. "Sir, in World War One PTSD was called 'Shell Shock' not 'Soldiers heart'. 'Soldiers heart' was in the Civil War." Pepper said with a smile. The teacher looked at Pepper like she broke the law. That's when the argument started. "Miss Potts, I assure you that I am right! Now please keep quiet and listen!" he said his cheeks red from embarrassment. Rhodey shrunk down in his seat and thought Oh no….all hell is going to break loose. Pepper straightened in her seat. "No, I'm right! Look it up!" Pepper said irritated. The teacher raised his voice. "Now Miss Potts I am the teacher! You are the student! You being pregnant does not mean you're more intelligent than I!" He yelled. Pepper felt a kick in her belly and the big light on the ceiling exploded and swung from the ceiling and hit the teacher knocking him out cold. Everyone gasped and stood to get a better look.
During the argument Rhodey was on the phone with Tony trying to get him to the scene. After the light hit the history teacher Tony opened the door to the classroom. Oh nuts… he thought and went over to Pepper grabbed her bag and took her hand. "Come on Pep….we should go home…" he said. Pepper who was shocked just nodded and followed. Rhodey ran after them. Tony opened the passenger side door for Pepper and jogged over to the driver's side. Rhodey got in the back. "So want to tell me what the hell happened?" Tony asked pulling out of the school parking lot. Pepper looked at Rhodey who took a breath and told Tony the whole story. Tony looked at Pepper then at the road. He smiled. Pepper's right she's a fighter…protecting her mom he thought chuckling. Pepper frowned "What's so funny?" she asked confused. "The baby…Zimmer confessed that he added something to the DNA…something that would make her powerful….I guess the baby was protecting you Pep." Tony said driving down the road leading to their house. Pepper tilted her head to the side and smiled. Rhodey smiled and laughed in the back seat. "Cool!" he said as they pulled into the driveway.
Later that day Pepper sat at the dining room table working on her homework. Tony walked in and smiled at her. "Hey Pep." He said giving Pepper a quick kiss. Pepper felt movement; her hand flew to her stomach. She smiled and laughed "She loves you, you know. She kicks every time when you talk." She said looking up at Tony. Tony melted right there, he smiled and knelt down by Pepper. He kissed her stomach. "Can't wait to see you kiddo." He murmured and Pepper felt another kick. She smiled and kissed Tony head before he stood up. Pepper went back to her homework while Tony went into the kitchen to start dinner.
Pepper lay in bad thinking about the baby. Who is she going to look like more? Me or Tony? Probably Tony. Pepper thought with a smile. Tony walked in and got in bed. "What ya thinking about?" he asked with smile. Pepper smiled back "Oh just wondering who the baby is going to look like more." She said. Tony chuckled. "Like her beautiful mom, of course!" he said. Pepper smiled and shook her head. "Goodnight Tony." She said giving him a kiss and she turned out the light. Tony smiled and slept peacefully.
The next few weeks Pepper had many mood swings. Tony went to visit his dad a lot. "Mood swings?" Howard would ask and Tony would nod "She get's pissed off very easily. I'm the only one who can calm her down in school." He said. Howard laughed. "Just last week. Whitney decides to say something and the next I know Pepper was shoving her in a locker." Tony said chuckling. Howard smiled "She seems to be perfect for you….you balance each other out." He said looking over at his love struck son. Tony laughed and nodded. "I can't tell you how many times she's pulled my ass out of the fire." He said with a smile. Howard chuckled and continued his work.
At home Pepper hummed to herself and read a book. A knock at the door made her look up and at the clock. She got up and opened the door and gasped. "Gene…." She said backing away and held her stomach in protection. Gene smiled and leaned against the door frame. He looked around. "Nice place." He said moving to come in. Pepper moved to slam the door but Gene put his foot in the gap and shoved the door open. This made Pepper fall back against a wall. Gene chuckled and walked into the house. Pepper moved slowly to a small table and pushed a small red button under the rim, sending an alarm to Tony's phone. "What do you want Gene?" Pepper asked trying to stay away from him. Gene smiled "You." he said. Pepper shook her head. "You can't have me." She said backing away from him but Gene kept stepping closer. Tony and Rhodey burst through the door just as Gene grabbed Pepper. But before Tony could do anything Pepper's eyes began to glow white her voice BOOMED "GET AWAY FROM ME!" and Gene flew across the room into a wall leaving a dent. Rhodey stumbled backwards yelling "HOLY SHIT!" Gene got up, clearly angry. He put on the rings and turned into the Mandarin. He moved to hurt Pepper but failed. Pepper's eyes still glowing waved her hand and Gene shot through a window out into the street. Tony dived out of the way covering his head to avoid glass. Pepper moved past Tony out onto the street where Gene lay. Her arm lifted and so did Gene. She curled her fingers together. Gene clutched at his throat like he was being strangled. Pepper's voice rang out stronger than normal "Stay away from my family!" then she threw him through the air and Gene landed with a load thud. He looked up afraid and disappeared.
Tony stood shocked. Pepper's eyes stopped glowing and turned back to brown. Pepper looked around and frowned held her head. "Ow….what happened….? Where's Gene…..?" she asked. Tony jogged over to Pepper and guided her to the car. "Rhodey can you ummm take Pepper to my dad's while I call someone to fix the house?" Tony asked Rhodey nodded going over to the car. Pepper frowned and looked at Tony with confusion. "Don't worry Pep…We'll talk tomorrow for now you should get some sleep, and relax. I have to clean this up I'll see you in a bit. Love you." Tony said helping Pepper into the car and kissing her head before closing the door. Pepper closed her eyes and held onto her belly as she fell asleep.
(A/N Ok everyone I hope you like month 7! Please review! A new story will be up soon as well as some oneshots! And New Found Power Soon I promise! I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with it.)