"Miss Potts? Sorry to wake you so early." Natalie Rushman's smooth voice jerked Calico into consciousness. She struggled temporarily with her ankles being tangled in her blankets. Natalie chuckled at her confusion.

"Miss Potts." Natalie repeated, walking to stand next to Calico's bed. Calico raised her hand and flopped it around in the air. Natalie raised an eyebrow at the strange action.

"It's alright... I'm uuup. Natalie man, I'm up." she exclaimed groggily, sitting up and stretching.

"Right, well... Mr. Stark would like to see you. He asked that you wear a black dress." Natalie said. Calico snorted at his oddly specific request, nodded, and began to stand up, but the other woman wouldn't leave. She continued to stare down at Calico with a small smile.

"Anything else, Nat?" Calico asked, tilting her head to the side. Natalie placed her hand on her chest and sighed.

"Oh, it's just that... You remind me of this cute little kitty I had when I was a kid..."

"You can leave now."

"I mean, he was small and orange and everything, just like you -"

"Seriously, you can leave."

"You woke me early up so that we could get doughnuts?" Calico whined, dropping her face onto the table. Tony snickered and pinched the back of her neck, making her jump back to a sitting position.

"Not just doughnuts! You have coffee too. And I do have other things planned for today!" he defended himself, clearing his throat afterward. Calico stuck out her tongue (He didn't see it, but it made her feel better).

Then Calico remembered that she loved doughnuts, and began to happily nibble on the one that the waitress had placed in front of her. Tony smiled at her sudden change in mood, taking slow sips of his drink.

"You're pretty cute, aren't you?" He stated after a few moments of silence. Calico blushed and shrugged, never removing the pastry from her mouth.

"I don't know." she said dumbly. Tony snickered at her expense, then reached over and pinched her cheek.

"You look like a doll. Kind of act like I imagine one would, too."

"Thanks, I guess..."

"Just a very weird doll."

"Er... What else are we doing today?" Calico asked, dropping the rest of her snack.

"You know. Things."

"... See, now I'm scared." Calico said, staring suspiciously at Tony. He simply smiled wider and jerked his head in the direction of the door.

"C'mon, Kid." He said as he rose to his feet. Calico followed suit, excitedly jumping into the passenger's seat of his car (She honestly just wanted to ride with the top down. She was a bit of a child at heart).

"You love this old whore-red* Mustang, don't you?" Tony asked over the engine as Calico bounced in her seat and looked outside of the car.

"It's every girl's dream, isn't it?"

"I wouldn't say that, but-"

"Where are we going?" Calico asked again, turning around to look at Tony. He glanced over at Calico with a charming smile.

"Pepper tells me you've never been to the beach. I'd love to be the first to take you."

Calico's smile faded and was soon replaced with a pout.

"My mom is a crazy old bat. Said it's unseemly for a girl like me to be seen in a bathing suit. Actually, I don't want to go to the beach. Speaking of, I don't own a bathing suit- we have to turn around!" Calico said in a smooth sentence. Tony gave a single laugh.

"Nice try! Pepper's going to be there too, and she bought you something."

"I burn easily."

"Sunscreen, for those of you who don't tan well."

"I'll make a break for it."

"Your legs are small."

"I - wait, how did you get my measurements for the bathing suit?"

"We did it while you were sleeping. Not very top heavy, are you?"

"You whore..." Calico mumbled under the roaring engine.

"What was that?"

"Nothing~!"

Calico smiled innocently at her friend.

"Don't think insulting me will make you go home. It makes me want to force you into the water."

"..."

"Why is she hiding like I won't break this door down?" Tony asked Pepper. She nodded in agreement.

"After all that work I had to go through to find a bathing suit that fits her properly? I want to see what it looks like." Tony nodded right back at her, proceeding to take the key to the house out of Pepper's opened palm.

"You have to the count of five -"

"I'm not coming out! I don't want to go swimming!" Calico whined. Pepper and Tony exchanged weary looks.

"And she wonders why you nicknamed her Kitten." Pepper mumbled, rolling her eyes.

"One." Tony started, fingering the key in his hand.

"She's not coming out, just open the door." Tony held up his index finger to his lips.

"Three."

"What happened to two?" Calico asked.

"Four, five." Tony kicked the door open (much to Peppers displeasure; it was completely unnecessary) and spotted Calico frowning a few feet away, covering the front of her body with a soft pink towel.

"I don't know if you realize this, but that look fazes neither one of us."

"Move the towel, I want to see if the bathing suit fits." Pepper called into the beach house.

"You guys are heartless - ARGH!" Tony tossed Calico over his shoulder and calmly walked out of the door, leaving Pepper to close it behind them.

"Well, I can see that it fits around your butt, but I had a time finding a top... Drop her please, Tony." Pepper directed, waving her hand in their general direction.

Tony set her on the ground and took her towel away.

When Pepper approved of the yellow bikini and had went to read her book, Tony wrapped an arm around little Calico's waist and headed for the water. He walked until the water was at his waist (which was slightly below the girl's bust), and then Calico had to stop him by tugging on the back of his trunks.

"I can't swim..." Calico started, clinging to Tony's arm. The lack of a shirt caught her eye (she'd forgotten in her panic that Tony would probably be wearing trunks) and she found herself ogling him after a few seconds. He was in very good shape, she decided.

Tony cleared his throat, and when Calico looked up he was wearing a smug grin. Her cheeks burned for the umpteenth time that day.

"I thought this was supposed to be the other way around? Me staring at you?" He teased her, leaning down and pressing his forehead against her's. She had no choice but to look into his satisfied face (or else look down at his body again, because that was her only other choice and that wouldn't help her embarrassment any).

"I-I wasn't looking at you because you're hot! I was wondering why um, the arc reactor - the markings!" She lied, touching his chest. She soon realized that touching him was a terrible choice on her part (especially considering the crime she was guilty of). Tony chuckled.

"It happened after my whole... birthday, situation. I'll tell you later.**" he said, placing a hand on her cheek and kissing her softly on the forehead. Calico felt her face flush deeper.

"O-Okay..."

The possibility of Pepper seeing them so close together suddenly popped into Calico's subconscious, so she turned around. Pepper was asleep on a chair with the book she was reading opened and lying on her stomach.

"She's gonna burn up." Tony said, arm still draped around Calico's slender waist. Calico shrugged.

"Still up to give me those swimming lessons we talked about a few minutes ago? That's a pretty valuable skill to have."

"I'm glad you're so concerned about the well being of your cousin."

*I have no problems with the color red or whores. But for some reason, whores do wear that ONE shade of red, and me and my friends have taken to calling that shade "Whore-Red".

**Should... should this get a chapter? I won't mind adding it. XD

Where in the world can I buy a computer that isn't completely obnoxious?

Also, where can I buy a Robert Downey Junior? Because I need one of those. X,D