Hello! It feels like forever but that isn't true. I hope you're excited because I am. Now, this may be a bit short but it's because I didn't know what else to do with it.

Enjoy Chapter 3!

Disclaimer: Do I even need to?

Rhodey: Yea.

Me: Fine...IMAA isn't mine.

Rhodey: That's right.

Me: Why are you still here?

*No answer*

Rhodey waited patiently for Tony to arrive. When his mother had first presented the idea, he had been super excited, just like now. So, when Tony's father had said yes, he had been very happy.

"Why aren't they here."

"It takes time to get here."

It was taking forever for them to arrive and he was slowly becoming impatient.

"Where are they?"

"James, I'm sure they'll be here soon."

"Well, they better hurry! I'm bored."

Rhodey rolled his eyes as he took a seat on the couch. He was about to turn on the tv when the doorbell rang.

"They're here! They're here!"

Immediately, he jumped off the couch and ran to the door. Rhodey opened the door and smiled brightly.

"Hi, Tony."

"Hey, Rhodey."

Rhodey quickly welcomed them inside and led them to his room so they could get to playing and leave the adults to talk. Once inside the room, they sat the down on the bed.

"So, what do you want to do?"

"Well," Rhodey started, " Do you want to play hide-and-seek?"

"Yea! I'll count."

…

"So, Howard, how are you holding up?"

"Well, I've lost millions of dollars and that's not good."

"I'm trying but for some reason, there isn't any evidence of the money being stolen."

Howard sighed while rubbing his temples with his fingers. "There has to be some way to prove that these guys did it."

"Howard," Roberta asked cautiously. "How do you know that they are the ones who stole it?"

"Last time I checked, Gilbert was our trusted money manager. He always talked about how he would love to be so rich. He was also the last person who went to the bank. Plus, the day he went was the same day I lost my money."

"That's your evidence?"

"It is."

"Did you watch the security feed at the bank?"

"Yes. Gilbert was the last one in there. One moment he was in there and then he wasn't. It was like he disappeared. On the security feed, it looked like all the money was there but when we went into the vault..."

There was no need to finish that sentence because both of them already knew what had happened.

"Here," Howard said, sliding a disk out of his pocket, "this is the disk. Maybe after you see it, it will help."

"Thanks."

The two sat in silence for a few moments.

"Let's talk after dinner. I'm sure you and Tony are hungry."

"Sounds like a plan."

Howard moved to get up but Roberta stopped him. She sighed heavily before saying, "Does she know?"

"Not yet."

"Is that smart?"

"It's for the best."

The woman sighed but respected his decision. "Alright then, let's get the boys before dinner gets cold."

...

They all sat at the table. His plate, like the others, had broccoli with steak. It was actually one of his favorites and something that his mother rarely made these days.

"So, Tony, are you having fun with James?"

Tony nodded. "Yes."

"All done," Rhodey said. "Can I go now?"

"Me too!"

Roberta looked at their plates and smiled. "Yes, you can go."

The two cheered and made their way back to his friends' room. Once they arrived, they took out the iPad they had stolen on their journey and began watching videos. Soon enough they got bored and Tony started to program a gaming app. Rhodey stared at him with interest even though he had no clue what the boy was doing. Plus, he was extremely bored. He would just have to wait till it was done.

"Done!"

"Finally!"

Tony handed Rhodey the device and he began testing the game.

"Wow," he said. "This is so cool! How many levels are there?"

"Forty."

"Forty?"

"Yea."

"Tony, you really are a genius!"

"Thanks. I picked it up from my dad. At first I had trouble but then I remembered something my dad said: "Patience is key."

"Sounds wise. What does it mean?"

"No clue."

...

"Well, i'll try my best with this new information, Howard. Though, I can't make any promises."

"Thank you, Roberta."

"It's no problem at all. Oh, and thanks for bring Tony over. Rhodey likes hanging out with him."

"Tony seems to like Rhodey as well."

Howard looked around momentarily before calling his son. Tony arrived fairly quickly with Rhodey hot on his trail. Quickly, the two said their goodbyes to the Rhodes.

"See you, Tony."

"See you, Rhodey."

"Bye, Roberta."

"Bye, Howard."

With that, they left. In the car, Tony slowly said, "Dad, is evewything fine?"

"Of course. What made you think otherwise?"

"James mommy," Tony started, remember that his father didn't know about the nickname, "is a lawyer. I think that means that she defends people and pwoves people wrong."

Howard didn't realize his son knew so much. "Tony, that doesn't mean something is wrong. I just hired her in case something does go wrong."

Tony kept quiet after that. He didn't want to push further because he had a feeling he wouldn't get far.

I hope it was satisfying!

Oh, and my HTTYD story will be called Jealous Much? I couldn't wait for you to find out the title so there it is.

See you next chapter!

Scribbles Out!