AN: Don't own Potter, Marvel, or a house in Malibu.

Avengers, Mutants, Wizards Oh My!

Chapter two: Ms. Pepper

While flying over the North Pacific the trio of fugitives determined that they were starving, so Tony tasked JARVIS with procuring said eats. Almost immediately after landing in Malibu their pizza had arrived.

Harry still somewhat exhausted after using his newfound powers to such an extent so quickly didn't bother asking about some proper cloths. He was content to sit with his warm pizza and listen to James and Tony discuss the next plan of action.

Midway through their discussion Pepper showed up, she looked between the talking men and the barely clothed teen eating pizza on the couch. She started towards the men when she caught the words foriegn government, fugitive, and rescue. James seen Pepper coming and wisely choose to join Harry on the couch grabbing a half full pizza box on his way over.

"So who's she?"

"Pepper, she basically runs Tony's life." The duo flinch as Pepper's voice raises an octave. "Or at least tries to."

"She gonna spank him for being a naughty boy, you know absconding with weaponized citizens and what not?"

"Oh I doubt she'll get that far into her current list of grievances."

"Really I would think that would be a headliner?"

"Nah, Tony's been MIA for about a week without telling her first."

"And Iron Man being asked to help out isn't a good reason?"

"Not when he neglects to inform her that he would be missing several meetings, and leaving virtually no time to reschedule."

"She looks like she might be winding down." At those words intense eyes shifted to the couch brigade. "Or not."

"As for you two," she seemed to have trouble forming words before sighing. "I do not have the energy for this right now. I'll speak to you oversized children tomorrow." With that Pepper turned and left the house.

Not long after Pepper's departure James decided he should go as well, and after a promise of returning the next day he left for his hotel.

Tony led the teen into his room and on trough to the bathroom where he ordered the teen to disrobe and wash. Harry smirked and did just that, his modesty had left him ages ago shortly after his first capture. While Harry washed Tony laid out a pair of boxers and a fluffy robe. Once out of the shower and dressed Tony directed the teen to his bed and then took his turn in the shower. After which he climbed into bed with the Brit and spooned up behind him. Harry tensed at first, but upon realizing Tony wasn't trying anything else he relaxed completely and allowed the encroaching darkness to take him.

Pepper found the two the next morning and Harry instantly woke, sat up and jumped out of bed in battle mode. In doing so he had tossed the covers aside and the still half asleep Stark rolled on his back blindly looking for said covers. Pepper was treated to the visage of Stark's tower at full attention. Harry meanwhile was just looking over himself still in wonder on not being bond or defiled while he was out. Pepper caught on to this and asked where Tony had dug him up.

"Well you remember that errand Rhodes and me were recruited for?" At her blank look he continued. "The one that kept us from checking in with you and got you all hot and bothered."

At Pepper's exasperated look Harry scowled at Tony, "Ms. Pepper."

"Just Pepper."

"Right, anyways I was captured by a terrorist cell from the UK a little over a year ago."

"Tony why didn't you say that last night?!"

"I was waiting for you to stop yelling at me to slip it in."

"Of all the times to not interrupt you choose..."

"Oi! Now really doesn't seem like the time to have this out." Both looked away. "Right so, my former government basically wrote me off as some loose canon and didn't really put in much effort to retrieve me." Harry paused and rubbed the back of his head in slight confusion. "Not really sure what happened to force their hand and attempt the rescue."

"Well from what me and Rhody was told it seems they were kind of afraid you had been compromised or that they somehow figured out how to control you to the point of accurately aiming you in the right direction and letting you go." At Pepper's dubious look Harry backed up the assessment.

"From my experience within their nonsense it actually makes sense by their definition of the word."

After the brief explanation Harry yawned and Pepper told him to go back to sleep. Harry nodded his thanks and returned to the softness and covered up and snuggled in. Tony moved to join him, but Pepper came over and pulled him out of the warm bed by his ear. Tony tried to get Harry to convince her he was needed but all he got was a smirk and a tongue being stuck out.

After catching up and informing the playboy of his schedule for the next couple weeks to cover the missed workload Pepper put her tablet aside and fixed Tony with her most serious look. "Tony I need you to not do this."

"Do what?" Tony cocked his head to the side.

"For one he is barely legal," Tony held up a hand looking scandalized.

"What gives you the idea I would be interested or pursue something with him I mean he was just held captive for a year!"

"Exactly that is my point." She held up her own hand. "You put him in your bed, you woke up cuddled up to him, and you weren't exactly repulsed with the setting."

"You can't blame a guy for morning wood Pep! Besides I remember not wanting to be alone when I got back from..."

As Tony trailed off Pepper sighed again. "You don't really do the long term thing Tony, and this kid may be powerful and strong. But he also could break if someone were to take him to something then just decided that they were done and leave him."

Tony shrugged her off but still decided to go work in his lab instead of returning to the sexy teenage wizard in his bed. This is where Rhodes found him later that afternoon.

The Sun had set by the time Harry rejoined the land of the living. He noticed someone had laid out some clothes, so he dressed himself and made his way out his goal the kitchen. He met Pepper on his journey who explained that the metallic duo were in Tony's lab while Harry put together a sandwich. He finished it and took the glass Pepper forced into is hands and followed her.

Thus how Harry now fully dressed in slightly too big clothes appeared in said lab in the early evening a protein smoothie in hand, courtesy of Pepper.