A/N:Uh…wow…that's the fastest I've ever had an Iron Man story get reviews and so many too! You guys are amazing! Hope this chapter lives up to the hype :)
Broken
"Pepper," His mind seems to go on autopilot as he drops to his knees in front of her, gently scooping her off the floor as he cradles her listless body to his chest, trying to be mindful with the bulky suit. Reaching up he pushes blood stained hair out of her face, teeth gritted and tears falling as he catches sight of the swollen eye, purple bruising across her check, bloody nose and split lip. He watches as her chest rises in falls in shallow breaths as he stands with her in his arms, the suit confirming his theory of broken ribs. Getting her help is his only thought as he takes off back through the broken window, leaving the others to deal with their intruders.
The two-minute flight seems to take hours.
Getting into the hospital proves to be more difficult than it should as people stand around and stare open mouth the second he gets through the door. Phones out and cameras flash, they'll be all over the news with in the next five minutes. "I need a doctor!" he yells at the receptionist, pushing past people who are now more interested in recording them than anything else.
She stares horrified for a moment before paging for help. In a flurry of movement the doctors take her and questions fly at rapid speed as he struggles to pace. They try to reassure him with comforting words and he wants so desperately to cling to that hope, even with the image of her broken body burned into his mind.
Now he's left to sit in some hard plastic chair, antiseptic hanging thick in the air, helpless, as he trusts her life to someone else.
And tries not to snap, at those still taking his picture.
A/N: So…there was more but I liked that last line as an ending, guess there will be a chapter 3.
