Chapter 3

Lucky for you, sleepless nights have spurred me onto writing quite a bit. So here is a QUICK update! Please R&R!

"Are you gonna put the suit on?" Harmony, in spite of herself, felt herself falling into a childlike wonder, forgetting to keep her icy guard up.

"Sure," Tony said. "If you want me to."

"Yeah, uh…sure," Harmony smiled shyly, almost in an apologetic manner. Tony studied her face, rubbing his chin for a second.

"You…want to put the suit on?" he asked.

"Oh, no," Harmony shook her head. "I'd probably kill someone. Most likely myself. Not to say, I wouldn't want to, I just…I shouldn't." But Tony was already handing her the glove.

"Of course I'm not going to let you put the whole thing on," Tony smiled. "But you can put the arm and hand-piece on."

"Okay," Harmony was slightly consoled.

"Jarvis!" Tony clapped.

"Yes, sir," a British voice filled the room. Harmony jumped and clung onto the side of the table.

"Who…?" she blinked.

"Sorry to startle you, ma'am. I'm Jarvis, Tony's, well, Mr. Stark's everything. Especially considering Miss Potts is not in town." Jarvis explained meekly.

"Jarvis. Just a really very intelligent system. I designed him," Tony smiled.

"I might I say, sir, you did an excellent job," Jarvis added in, in almost a joking manner.

"I didn't know AI could be so…witty," Harmony said, still in awe.

"Then you haven't met Jarvis. He tends to be heavy on the sarcasm and ironic side," Tony helped Harmony slid her small hand into the large leather glove. "Jarvis, can you assemble the arm and hand piece for Harmony?"

"Yes sir," Jarvis replied, and a platform opened from the floor, rising up and assembling the pieces.

"Wow," Harmony totally forgot her sour attitude. Who could cling to trivial matters in the Stark mansion?

"Assembled and ready, sir," Jarvis notified crisply.

"Go ahead, give a whirl," Tony egged Harmony on. Taking a deep breath, she stepped onto the platform and pushed her glove-clad hand into the icy gold-titanium alloy sleeve.

"Sorry, you won't be able to blast anyone or whatnot," Tony said wryly. "You'd have to connect the power to the chest piece or a makeshift power source, and after your little tantrum I'm not too keen on having you hooked up to my vital organs."

Harmony raised her eyes slowly to meet his gaze. His face was half-joking, half-serious and somewhat offended. She mumbled a complaint under her breath and trailed her free hand over the small piece of Iron Man she held temporary control over.

"I wasn't aware the chest piece was a vital organ," she replied, her sarcastic side beginning to raise its ugly head.

"It is for me," he replied.

"Can I see…can I see it?" Harmony asked, blushing deeply. Tony thought a second.

"No," he finally said. "Maybe another time. When we're more acquainted. And when I have more assurance you won't up and brutally murder me."

Harmony was beginning to feel extremely uncomfortable. Something told her Tony Stark was not the type to take crap, which was exactly what she had dished out. However, her pride was like a concrete wall, and she was not about to fall to her knees and apologize. No, not after his 'little tantrum' not five hours ago.

"Jarvis, can you take this off?" Harmony mumbled.

"Yes, ma'am, please step onto the platform," Jarvis answered compliantly. She allowed the metal arms to quickly disassemble and unscrew the intriguing piece of equipment off her arm. Although she wished she could explore its possibilities further, she didn't want to spend another moment with Tony.

Both fuming and embarrassed, she flung open the door to his workshop and climbed the stairs swiftly and returned to her room.

It had taken her a mere 5 hours to decide she hated Tony Stark.

Okay, so here is the deal. I'm getting conflicting opinions. Some say Harmony is a "Mary Sue" and others say she is "too snappy". I'm trying to keep a very delicate balance in her character, writing and establishing an OC is extremely difficult. Please excuse any of the frequent mistakes I make, the worst of which being rushing the storyline, not developing characters, skimping on 'beefiness', or leaving plot holes. I am doing my best and trying to have fun.

Again, please review!

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