"Oh my god, Tony! What happened?" I asked, dropping my shopping bags in the doorway. He was standing in the middle of the living-room, which was a complete mess and looked like a tornado came through it.

"I was practicing some new dance moves..." he said, an innocent smile on his face. Pepper shook her head and sighed.

"We could've found him doing worse things Tianna." Pepper patted my back. "Lets go put this stuff away, then we can help him clean up the living-room." I grabbed my bags and headed up the stairs with Pepper.

"Don't you worry ladies! I can clean this up myself!" Tony shouted.

I could only assume Tony wanted to have some cool moves to show off at this birthday party he was going to attend. Whatever the moves were, I knew there was going to be a mess right after they were done.

Though he never did tell me who the birthday party was for, he only told me that the birthday boy/girl, specifically asked I be there.

The next couple of days were quiet and relaxing. Tony and I had the week off for some much needed relaxation. We offered Pepper the week off, but she decided against it. That woman never did like taking a day off if she didn't need it.

"You two look beautiful tonight." Tony said as Pepper and I walked down the stairs. We smiled at him and linked our arms in his. We took the limo and arrived at a small looking house. When we got to the front door, we were greeted by an older man.

"Ah, Mr. Stark, Ms. Bellfaire, Ms. Potts; do come in." He smiled at us and moved aside.

Once inside, we were lead down a hallway. The house seemed much bigger on the inside, than it did on the outside. We went out the back patio door, followed a pathway to a lone building and went inside.

The inside was beautifully decorated with "Happy Sweet 16" banners, balloons, flowers, food. The food looked very enticing and I felt my stomach gurgle slightly. I figured they used this building for proms and other parties. A pretty good home business, especially for people who liked to help others.

There was light music playing in the background while other guests were sitting at tables chatting. Tony, Pepper and I sat down at our reserved table which was located at the front of this small stage with a podium in the middle. A waiter came over and poured us some champagne.

"I wish I had birthday parties like this." I said and nudged Tony's arm. He grinned and kissed my cheek.

"Well maybe you'll get one when your birthday comes around."

"So who's birthday is this anyways?"" I asked. Pepper looked around, avoiding my question and I began to get a bit suspicious.

"You'll find out soon enough." Tony said smoothly and got up out of his chair. He squeezed my shoulder assuring me and left the table.

Minutes passed, and I watched a bunch of teens walk in. They sat with the other adults who I assumed were their parents. Tony came back shortly after and sat down, sipping his champagne.

When everyone was settled at their tables, the lights dimmed and everyone went quiet. The curtains on the stage opened and a teen walked out to the podium. We all clapped accordingly, stopping once he was near the microphone.

"I would just like to thank everyone for coming tonight. It means a great deal to me to have such wonderful friends. But most of all, I would like to thank Tony Stark, for making this night possible. This wouldn't have happened without you, Tony." The audience applauded and Tony stood up, bowing to everyone. He sat back down and the teen began to speak again. "Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special guest here with us."

I quickly turned to look at Tony and raised my eyebrow, he smirked. I looked back over and the boy was now standing at our table with the microphone in his hand. A spotlight was moved towards the table and everyone was watching intently. He held his hand out at me and I blushed, standing up slowly. I placed my hand in his and he began to speak again.

"Everyone, this is Ms. Tianna Bellfaire." he said, I heard his voice squeak slightly, showing me that he was nervous. He continued, a quick burst of confidence hitting him. "Not only is she Tony's girlfriend, but she is also my date for the night." He put the microphone in Tony's jacket pocket.

I widened my eyes and the other teens, mostly the boys, wolf whistled and whooped. I looked at Tony and kicked him under the table. Tony snickered and grinned some more.

"Tianna, may I have the first dance?" he asked politely. I nodded and was lead to the dancing area as the boys whooped some more, the adults and girls just clapped.

It went quiet, the spotlight still on us and an old song began to play. I recognized it as it was one of my favorites; Dream Lover by Sam Cooke. We swayed to the music, until the boy spun me around, bringing me back and dipping me. He pulled me back up and we started swaying again. Coming to the end of the song, the coupled teens joined in, dancing around us.

As the song Goodbye by Def Leppard came on, the boy and I moved back to the table. He helped me into my chair and smiled down at me before pulling out a chair and sitting down beside me.

"Tianna, this is Harley." Tony said, taking a sip of his drink. Harley and I shook hands.

"Is this the boy you told me that you were 'connected' with a couple years ago before we met?" I asked, nudging Harley in the arm teasingly. He blushed and Tony nodded.

"We're still connected, as you can see. Isn't that right kid?"

"You left me in the cold!" Harley argued.

"Only because we're so connected."

Harley introduced us to his mother and some of his friends. They were disappointed when Tony told them that he didn't bring the suit with him. But he promised to make it up to them at some point. Harley was pretty cool for a now 16 year old.

Two hours into the party, everyone was eating at their tables and chatting. The ballroom was filled with laughter, lights and energy. I looked around, watching everyone have a wonderful time. I could tell that the kids were extremely happy due to Tony's doing.

I gazed at him as he talked to Harley. He seemed very pleased with himself, and the way that he looked at Harley? Tony was looking at him as if Harley was his own son.

I smiled to myself in awe, picturing Tony as a father. I wondered if he and Pepper ever talked about kids when they were together. I looked at her, thinking to myself as she stuffed her face with food. I was taken out of my thoughts when someone tapped my shoulder. It was Harley.

"Would you like to dance again?" he asked, his face turning bright red.

"I'd love to." I said, taking him to the dance floor. I looked behind me to see Tony and Pepper following.

Tony spun Pepper in a small twirl, bringing her back into his hands. Harley and I began to dance beside them once the song changed. It was changed to an emotional slow song; Memory - Barbra Streisand. Couples were now slow dancing, it was quiet other than the music playing.

"You look enchanting tonight Ms. Bellfaire." Harley said.

"Thank you, you look quite handsome yourself, and please, call me Tianna." I smiled and kissed his cheek.

Tony and Pepper moved closer to us, keeping a watchful eye. I felt Harley's hand move from the small of my back, down to my butt. I couldn't help but chuckle, until someone moved Harley's hand back up. I turned and saw Tony glide around us. He gave Harley a warning gaze and Harley just grinned.

"Behave yourself Harley, we wouldn't want anything bad to ha-"

Tony was interrupted by a big explosion erupting through the right end of the ballroom where the bathrooms were, causing a rush of air, smoke and fire to move through the rest of the building.

Everyone was thrown to different areas of the room as the fire and smoke spread quickly. Wooden beams began to fall from the ceiling, flames growing wider and taller with every second.

The only sounds were of wood burning, along with other various materials and the horrified squeals of people burning alive...