Pepper walked into the BAU, soaked from head to toe. She listened to her iPod, and didn't bother going to school in wet clothes. She past Reid sitting at his desk looking at pictures from the newest case. He looked up to see her soaking wet, and a pissed-off look on her face.
"What's wrong Pepper?" Reid asked, a worried look on his face.
"Nothing!" Pepper exclaimed.
"Oh, there's something." Morgan said.
"What's up Pepper?" Emily asked.
"Stupid...Tony...Whitney...Tokio Hotel..." Pepper stuttered out.
"Oh yeah. There is something..." Morgan said.
"What did Tony do?" Emily asked.
"Uh...Nothing...Its nothing, seriously I'm just overreacting. I just gonna change and head to school." Pepper said, not wanting to talk about her little crush.
"Alright if you say so..." Reid said. Pepper walked towards her desk. Then entered the bathroom.
"At least this Tony guy won't have to face her wrath..." Emily said.
"Yeah, remember when she was angry with Reid." Morgan said.
"Yeah! It sucked more for you, Reid because you two were partners." Morgan said.
"Hilarious." Reid said.
School let out, and Pepper was sitting on the steps of the entrance of the Tomorrow Academy. Everyone let out, and she continued to wait. After 15 minutes after the bell rang, Rhodey came out talking to Whitney.
"Pepper! Where were you?!" Rhodey said.
"Got held up...at home!" Pepper said, before she let out that she was an FBI agent to a girl she didn't even like.
"Oh! Pepper this is Whitney, Whitney this is Pepper!" Rhodey introduced them.
"Where's Tony?" Pepper asked, recieving a glare from Whitney.
"He had to leave home early." Rhodey said.
"Alright. Tell him that I'm off, I'll be in Ohio for a few days so, that a new one will be coming." Pepper said.
"How long?" Rhodey asked.
"I don't know. I'll call you once I'm back." Pepper said.
"Okay..." Rhodey said.
"See ya!" Pepper said leaving.
Tony hovered over the armor coming with terms of what happened today. The kiss with Whitney. Pepper not being there. Rhodey not talking to him much. It all annoyed him. Then the door opened.
"Tony!" Rhodey yelled.
"What?" Tony asked turning around.
"Pepper's gonna be in Ohio for who knows how long..." Rhodey said.
"What?!?" Tony yelled.
"The worlds not gonna end. There'll be a new FBI agent to protect you." Rhodey said.
"Why is she going to Ohio? What's in Ohio?" Tony asked.
"Maybe a murder case? Or a boyfriend she meet during a murder case?" Rhodey said.
"Yeah. Maybe..." Tony said.
Pepper got on the plane with the rest of the team.
"Hey guys!" Pepper said as she sat next to Reid.
"What are you doing here?" Hotch asked.
"Sorry to be a bother..." Pepper said.
"No! What I meant, aren't you supposed to be protecting Anthony Stark?" Hotch asked.
"I'm taking a break." Pepper sighed.
"By going to work?" JJ asked.
"Yes. I need to work with dead bodies." Pepper said.
"I think you deal better with dead bodies then live ones." Reid said.
"Funny." Pepper said, before she punched him on the arm.
"Who's protecting him?" Emily asked.
"Uh...I think my dad is..." Pepper said.
Tony walked through the halls of his school, thinking about how everything was working out. Whitney, one of his best friends kissed him. An FBI agent popped out of nowhere, and protected him. Now she is in Ohio, doing God knows what. Plus the replacement hasn't showed up. Neither has the ghost, he thinks. Iron Man has been doing fine. Everything in that area has been fine. Now he had a new area that he never really focused on, Girls. That kiss has awakened some feelings for Whitney, but not much. His 'protector' has gone away, and now he feels lost. He's tied to a triangle. He thought back to that day when Whitney kissed him. He thought he saw Pepper there. With a look of complete betrayal, and pain. He thinks it was him imagination that he saw her run, past Rhodey andd out the door. It annoyed him.
"Tony!" A certain blonde said from across the hall.
"Hey Whitney!" Tony exclaimed.
"How are you?" Whitney asked.
"Fine. You?" Tony said.
"Great! I meat you friend, Pepper the other day." Whitney said.
"Oh. Did she say why she was gone?" Tony asked.
"Yeah. She said she got held up at home or somthing." Whitney said.
"Oh. Okay..." Tony said.
"Why was she going to Ohio?" Whitney asked.
"I don't know, mybe family." Tony said.
"Yeah. That's what I thought." Whitney said.
"So, wanna go get a bite after school?" Whitney asked.
"Yeah! I'd love too." Tony said.
"Great! See you there!" Whitney said.
The team sat in the conference room, trying to get their profile together in an hour.
"It seems that this unsub, is completely organized. He strikes at certain times, he doesn't attack if it's not the right time..." Rossi said.
"So we can be facing a person with OCD?" Emily asked.
"No. He doesn't seem like that kind of person..." Pepper said.
"He's just organized. Nothing to it." Reid said.
"Maybe, but this still doesn't really give us much that he isn't OCD" Hotch said.
"Right..." Rossi said.
"It looks like this person, will stalk his victims for days..." Pepper said.
"Why did you say that?" Morgan asked.
"He'll stalk them for 3 days, no more, no less. He knows everything you do, so he can kill you in the right time. Shelby Bassett was on her way home when she was killed. The way to her house has this abandoned road. Destiny Escure was on the road to visit her parents, on a Saturday. She takes a back road so that she can get there early. Ashley Theramert, she was in a dark ally when emptying a water bucket. All empty abandoned places." Pepper explained.
"She's on to something..." Hotch said.
"Also, he's going in a pattern, blonde, brunette, blonde, etc., etc." Pepper said.
"Next is a brunette..." Morgan said.
"Exactly." Pepper stated.
"We just found the body of Brenda Herandez, at the Lone Lake." one of the cops there said.
"Is she a brunette?" Pepper asked.
"Yeah..." The cop said.
"I was right." Pepper said.
Tony entered the resturant with Whitney at his side. They talked about the old days, then the company. And it went to movies, sports, t.v., and music. So gradually it became more personal.
"What's with you and Pepper?" Whitney asked.
"Nothing. Why do you ask?" Tony said.
"Just because, I think she likes you." Whitney said.
"Na. That's impossible. She just to busy." Tony said.
"Is that what you thought when I kissed you?" Whitney asked, a light rose color to her cheeks.
"Yeah. I thought it was impossible." Tony said looking away to cover his cheeks.
"Why don't we give this a go?" Whitney asked.
"...Sure" Tony said.
Pepper walked back into HQ, that case over and done with. She just needed to talk to her father about how everything was working out with Tony.
"Hey Dad." Pepper said as he entered his office.
"Hey sweetheart." Mr. Potts said.
"How's everything going?" Pepper asked.
"Fine. The Ghost hasn't really done anything since that attack after school." He said.
"Alright. I'll be going now" Pepper said.
"Be careful!" Mr. Potts said.
"Bye Dad!" Pepper said as she closed the door.
Pepper entered the school. Rhodey was at his locker, taking out his books from his backpack.
"Hey Rhodey!" Pepper said.
"Hey Pepper." Rhodey said.
"What's up? Where's Tony?" Pepper asked.
"He's not gonna be here for the first couple of periods, maybe the entire day." Rhodey said.
"Okay. As long as he's safe from the Ghost." Pepper said.
"Yeah. I doubt the Ghost can harm him where he is now." Rhodey said.
"Okay." Pepper said.
"So, Why did you go to Ohio?" Rhodey asked.
"Murder case. I needed to work with dead bodies." Pepper said.
"I think you work better with dead bodies then live ones." Rhodey said.
"Why does everyone say that?!" Pepper exclaimed.
Tony was eating ice cream, with his girl friend, Whitney. He still wondered when Pepper was coming back, but wasn't thinking about her that much anymore. They talked about the usual stuff, blah, blah, blah.
"Gene, Please? I saved you remember?" a voice pleaded.
"Ugh. Fine!" another voice said. Tony turned around.
"Pepper?" Tony said.
"Tony!" Pepper said. "What are you doing here? With Whitney?"
"Uhh...Yeah, Whitney and I started dating..." Tony said.
"Of course..." Pepper hissed.
"What?" Tony asked.
"Now I see..." Pepper said.
"What?" Tony asked, again.
"I-I'm getting off this case. My father will be watching you from a far...I won't be here anymore...goodbye..." Pepper whispered.
"What? Pepper, please...Why?" Tony asked.
"Goodbye!!" Pepper yelled and she left the ice cream shop.
"Oooooooo!!!" Gene said, as he left the ice cream shop too.
Pepper excited the ice cream shop to the bitter cold. What was she doing at an ice cream shop at this temputure? Nevermind. Why did she do that? She was frustrated with everything, she was gone what 2 weeks? And Tony got a girlfriend! Pepper saw a shadow in the ally behind the shop.
"Get out of there!" Pepper yelled into the darkness of the ally. No one answered.
"Hey!" She yelled again. No answer.
"Hello?!" Pepper yelled once again. Pepper pulled out her gun, and aimed it at the dark figure.
"Get out of the shadows or I'll shoot!" She said.
"You won't do that." A familar voice said.
"Morgan." Pepper whispered.
"Yeah?" Morgan said as he stepped out of the shadows.
"What are you doing here?" Pepper asked.
"Uhh..." Morgan replied.
"Your following me because my father sent you to protect me isn't he?" Pepper asked.
"Uhh...How'd you know?" Morgan asked.
"Lucky Guess." Pepper said putting her gun back in its place.
"Pepper listen if your father never..." Morgan tried to say.
"I can never do anything by myself huh?" Pepper said.
"Listen, Pepper..." Morgan tried to sooth her but...
"No! I hate you! No one ever listens to me!! God, why is everyone out to make my life miserable?!" Pepper yelled to him.
"Pepper! Calm down!" Morgan said.
"No. I resigned from the case. Now I resign from the FBI, forever." Pepper said with tears in her eyes.
"Pepper...Please don't do this...We're family!" Morgan said.
"Here's my badge." Pepper took off her badge. "And my gun." She handed him her gun.
"Pepper..." Morgan said.
"Hope everyone has a nice life!" Pepper said.
"Pepper!!" A teen voice said from behind them both. They turned around to see Gene standing next to Tony.
"Tony?! What the hell do you want?!" Pepper said coldly.
"Why...? Why are you...doing this?" Tony asked.
"None of you god damn business!!" Pepper yelled, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Pepper...your crying..." Tony whispered.
"Shut up!" Pepper said before she ran off.
Pepper ran about four blocks, before someone put a black bag on her head and taken into some kind of car.