Song-MFEO Pt. 2-You Can Breathe

You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out on you

Tony laid back on his bed with a sigh. He had let the girl that only recently known for sure that he liked so much, slip through his fingers ever so delicately. What had just happened? Why had he been such an idiot? Tony sighed miserably as Roy walked into the room.

"Still thinking about the girl, huh? If its this bad, Stark, why don't you call her up and say something?" Roy suggested.

"They were just here to find out why I had disappeared. And the worst thing is I let her go. I feel like such an idiot." Roy smirked.

"Ah, lesson three of being in love. She'll always make you feel like an idiot sometimes, but then you say to yourself: 'yeah, but I'm an idiot in love.'" Roy said, peering over his shoulder every few words at Tony. Tony sighed.

"But she's so mad at me! She's never going to forgive me, I just know it." Tony complained. He reflected on all the happy times they'd had and missed them more.

You waited for me in the rain
In the parking lot
Cold hands, lips blue
Clothes stuck to you
You could have phoned me for a ride
It's a mess out there
you said the rain's the rain
Some air'd be good for you
(you can breathe, you can breathe now)
Well good for you
(you can breathe, but the air is running out

Flashbackkk!

Pepper and Tony walked down the streets of the city with smiles on their faces. Pepper's smile, of course, being because she was spending quality alone time with the dreamiest boy she's ever met. Tony's joy was because they were having a good time and seeing her smile bringing a sparkle to her eyes sent an odd, warm feeling swirling in his stomach that somehow also made him a bit nervous. So, he didn't know what the feeling was; he didn't care, he was having a good time. And lately, that was rare for him. So much stress had built up that he just wanted a nice night out to relax. And what better way to spend it than with a pretty, funny, smart girl?

'Wait…did I just think that?' Tony shoved the thought away and mindlessly put his arm over Pepper's shoulders. Pepper smiled and blushed at the motion, but let him keep his arm there.

It wasn't the first move of the night, though. During the movie, Tony had played out the classic 'yawn-stretch-arm around you' move. All these moves were new for him, too. Usually he was so focused on doing the task at hand that he barely paid any mind to her. But this newfound attention was nice. She liked it; but still, when your crush suddenly decides to give you such awesome attention it would be awesome for any girl. 'Especially when he's so gorgeous, and dreamy, and…'

"Pepper? Earth to Pepper?" Tony budded in. Pepper was shoved back into reality and looked up to see that as they walked, Tony had asked her a question. 'Oops…'

"What? Sorry, I kinda got lost in a thought…" Pepper said. Tony chuckled.

"Oh? And what would that thought be?" Tony asked with a smirk still residing on his lips.

"U-uh, nothing! Nothing at all. What were you asking me?" Pepper asked, trying desperately to change the subject. Tony got the hint that she didn't want to say and responded.

"Oh, I was just asking how you liked the movie." Tony explained. 'Shoot! I didn't even pay attention! I was too busy thinking about him! What do I say?'

"Uhh, it was good, I really liked it…" Pepper responded. Tony nodded as he said "Cool," and they continued their way home; home being Pepper's apartment, which Tony was walking her back to. It was gentlemanly of him, Pepper thought, but he had his moments. It wasn't the first time he decided to have manners.

They got to Pepper's apartment after a little while of slow walking and mindless chatting. Tony stopped in front of Pepper's apartment door to say goodbye and goodnight.

"Well, have a good night I guess," Tony said.

"You too?" Pepper said back with a smile.

"See you uhh, tomorrow," Tony said as he turned to leave, "bye…" Tony headed back to Rhodey's house.

"Bye," Pepper said in a daze as she shut her door and sunk to the ground, sighing with joy.

Rhodey hadn't joined his friends that night because he had 'homework to do that he felt was more important than seeing a movie', but Tony felt that the reason was deeper than that. Why had he bailed on his friends when he still had the whole weekend to do homework? Tony wondered on his way home. But he didn't entirely mind his friend's absence; he had had a fun night with just Pepper. And something inside him said that he hoped many more would come in his future…

Flashback enddd.

Tony then understood why Rhodey hadn't come that night. That sneak! But Tony didn't feel like concentrating on how Rhodey had tricked them. He concentrated on the girl he had just lost. He concentrated on how mad she had been when she had left his dormitory. He concentrated on how he had just let her down. He concentrated on how much he loved her.

But mostly, he concentrated on how stupid he felt for letting her go like that.

~…~

You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out on you
And you walked for miles down
The shores of California to the
Coast of Mexico where you could hide
And no one'd have to know
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out (on you now)
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out
You can breathe, you can breathe now
You can breathe, but the air is running out on you
Running out on you

"I mean, how can he let his friends go like that? He just abandoned all of his responsibilities! Iron Man, his dad's company, school…everything! How could he do that?" Pepper complained. Rhodey sighed. And he thought her ranting on the way there was annoying…

"I don't know, Pepper, I'm annoyed too. But as of right now, I'm trying to drive." Rhodey said. Pepper shrunk in her seat in anger.

"Fine..." She sighed. I wasted all those years trying to tell him how I feel, and he does this to me? Just leaves unnoticed to some college out of town? If he really wanted to skip over to college he could've stayed in town, Pepper thought. How could he just mindlessly abandon me? Abandon us? Abandon his school? His responsibilities? HOW?

Pepper sighed and stared out the window silently the rest of the way home, eventually falling asleep and dreaming of being held by Tony…like usual.

Fine, shoot me, its short! But considering I have so many other stories to update I'm going to finish this one in another chapter or two. So be prepared for a fuzzy ending! Review?