Hey peoples! I have decided to make a new songfic and post it as a 3rd chapter, since the 2nd one was an author's note. Merry Christmas! Enjoyyy (:

Oh and I don't own iron man, or the song by taalyor swift that I listed below! L nowwww enjoy. (:

You Belong With Me

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do

The words floated in her head. It's like her conscience was gaining a mind of its own and telling her things that she did but didn't want to believe. She groaned and rolled over in her bed. She was wearing pink fuzzy pajama pants with a matching white and pink polka dotted shirt. She picked up her phone and looked at the time. 6:45. Groan. She decided to get out of bed and get ready for school. She had to walk today, since her father was on a secret mission late last night and still wasn't back. She got off her bed, which was just a plain and simple white and purple striped theme, gathered her clothes and went to take a shower.

About 10 minutes later, she stood at her kitchen table, reading a note.

Pepper,

I was called in to work at about 2:30 last night. Or, as you want to call it, this morning. There should be some more milk in the fridge, next to the grape juice. I bought some last night. I'm pretty sure you haven't finished your 'special' cereal yet, but if you did, we have one bagel left, and some butter. Or peanut butter. Whichever you want. I probably won't be home in time to bring you to school today, but if I am home before then, I'll most likely be sleeping. Have a good day at school. See you at home.

Love,

Dad (:

The girl sighed. Of course, this was so typical. They would keep him in work that whole day too. They always work her dad so hard. She looked in her refrigerator and found the milk. She looked in the pantry to see her cereal, and walked out and poured a bowl of cereal. After she was done eating, she looked into her dad's room. He was there. But he would kill the girl if she woke him up, so she just carefully closed the door and started walking.

A little later, the girl had met up with her friends on her way to school. Exept……she was there. She was with him. Her own best friend, paired with this she-devil. She'd look so awesome in Prada. Hehe. (A/N: if you don't get it, she's referring to The Devil Wears Prada. But you all probably knew that.) The girl thought to herself, smiling as she walked with her two friends, and her. The girl grew miserable for the rest of her walk to school.

After the boy and his girl walked off for class, the other friend spoke up.

"Why do you hate Whiney so much?" The boy asked.

"Well, why not? She always insults me when she gets her chance. Whenever Tony leaves me alone next to her, she says something just….ughh!! she's so rude! Tony just doesn't get it. She's just like her dad in every way." The girl ranted, jealous.

"No, you hate her because she can win Tony over so easily. You're jealous." Rhodey answered her, being truthful.

"What? No, I could not care less that she has Tony….i don't…..well….no….but…." Pepper grew quiet gradually. Rhodey looked at her with a look that said 'Tell me the truth'.

"We're just friends…" Pepper lied, weakly.

"No, you're more, and I know it. I see it. Think about it, Pepper. When you found out he was Iron Man, I saw the look on your face. Don't get me wrong, but, doesn't this face," Rhodey imitated her face from the day long ago. "Doesn't it mean you're in love?" Rhodey asked like a smart-alec.

"Well…..OK, FINE! I give up, ok!? I LOVE HIM! Happy?" Pepper blurted, half-yelling. Rhodey smiled.

"See? I knew it. Doesn't it feel better to get that off your chest?" Rhodey asked, happy.

"Yeah, actually, it does. But he loves Whitney, not me." Pepper sighed.

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You, you belong with me, you belong with me

"That's just the puppy love stuff. He'll come to his senses sometime. Just gotta be patient." Rhodey reassured.

Later that day, Pepper and Tony were on the roof for their free period. They were just chatting about random stuff, like how Tony is ever going to fix the lab, what will he do about his father.

"I mean, I can't believe it. I really don't know where to start this time." Tony scanned his mind for an idea, but he didn't get anything helpful. But, he got one thing that surprised him….did he love her?

Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
Hey, what ya doing with a girl like that?
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me

What? It was like he had just read Pepper's mind. It was weird, because she spoke up.

"Hey, Tony, is something else bothering you?" Pepper asked, concerned.

"NO, no, just that Whitney is mad at me now for some reason, because I told her I had to go to free period and meet you so we could study, and she grunted and just, I don't know. Called me ridiculous, then just walked off." Tony explained, confused.

"Well of course that's her reaction, Tony, she hates me, she called me your pet that one day, don't you remember? Come on Tony. It's obvious!" Pepper explained. Tony sighed.

"Come on, Pepper, you know that if anyone hated you like that, I wouldn't associate with them. You mean a lot to me." Tony reassured, sweetly. He smiled. This made Pepper smile, too.

"Thanks, Tony. You mean more than a lot to me…" The two sat there, on the roof of the Tomorrow Academy, getting lost deep in each other's eyes. Then the bell rang.

"Uhh….ohh…the bell, well we'd better get to class then…." Tony stammered, nervous. Pepper nodded her head, and walked off to her next class. Tony, however, ran into Whitney.

"Hey, Whitney, are you okay? You kind of, uhh, freaked out on me erlier. Care to explain?" Tony asked, stopping her.

"It's your friend, that pink girl. You look like you have a thing for her, because she definitely acts like she has one for you. Care to explain that?" Whitney told him, angrily.

"What? Me and Pepper? No, Whitney! I promise, we're just friends. Nothing more, nothing less." Tony explained, calmly.

"Just friends? Oh, Tony, I don't think so, I can see into people's hearts pretty easily, and yours may be made of metal, but it still has feelings, and I don't think they're for me, Tony." Whitney said, half yelling.

"Whitney, come on. I think I would know who my friends are and who my girlfriends are. I mean, girlfriend. Whatever the proper grammar is." Tony tried to convince her, calmly. He was getting annoyed though

"TONY, OPEN YOUR FREAKING EYES! You're so blinded by your dad's death and all that crap to see what's right in front of you! You may think you're smart, Tony, but there are some things that you don't know. The worse part? You keep telling yourself that you know, Tony, but you DON'T!" Whitney started yelling now. Luckily they had walked outside, because school was over. People started pouring out of the school, and Whitney was being loud enough to make sure everyone heard. The people around them gasped. They knew that Tony was super smart.

"Whitney, you're being ridiculous. None of that is true. I'm in perfect balance." Tony told her, annoyed.

"No Tony, you know It had to come to this. It's either me or HER!" Whitney was full out yelling now, and she pointed to Pepper as she walked out of school. Pepper got wide eyes, and stood where she stopped, mouth gaping. Rhodey was a distance behind her. Tony just stood there, shocked. He knew what he said erlier. He said she meant a lot to her. He knew that he couldn't choose Whitney. What he said next shocked everyone.

"NO, Whitney, I won't take this anymore. You're just like your dad. There's nothing good coming from you, and you know it." Tony said, angry. He walked towards Pepper, who was forming tears in her eyes, told Rhodey that they were going home, and escorted Pepper to his room.

When they got back, Roberta was standing in the doorway, tapping her foot.

"Tony, we need to talk about why an old wing of Stark International is all melted." She then noticed Pepper standing there wrapped in Tony's arm, and told them to go to his room and calm down while Rhodey explained to her what was going on.

"It's ok, Pepper, it's ok." Tony said, reassuringly, hugging Pepper while they sat on his bed.

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me
Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're 'bout to cry
And I know your favorite songs and you tell me 'bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong, think I know it's with me
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time, how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me

"Tony, she hurt me….she hurt me, why do you like her?" Pepper rocked back and forth on Tony's bed.

"No, no, no. She's gone. Done. Forever, forever and always, I promise." Tony said, softly. He wrapped his arms around her back and softly pulled her in to him. She cried into his chest. She sniffled, and the room fell silent. She heard the metallic beating of his welcoming and warming heart close to her ear. It seemed to calm her. She stopped crying and looked into Tony's eyes.

"Tony, i……." Tony shushed her. He wanted her just to calm down, calm down and be happy. She was happy now, she was calm. She forgot about the mistake he made, going back to her when he saw her again. It was a mistake, but it was long gone and forgotten now. Peace and togetherness filled the room.

"……love you…." Pepper finished, just above a whisper. Tony looked into her eyes and spoke.

"I love you too, forever and always Pepper, you'll be my number one, right here. Forever and always." He pointed to his heart, and hugged her more. Pepper sniffled again, and smiled.

"Thanks, Tony." She put her head on his shoulder, and drifted off to a land of dreams. Tony let her sleep there, in his bed, and walked out. He closed the door behind him and joined Rhodey in the kitchen.