Actress/Character One-Shots (WLW)

I Missed You- P. Potts

A/N: The OC is Tony Stark's younger sister. She is similar to him in that she is incredibly smart, but she was also trained to fight like Natasha, so she goes on solo missions a lot. Pepper and Tony are NOT dating and have never dated; she's dating his sister. Also, sorry this one is a bit shorter than the rest. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think. Love you all very much <3

TW: Injuries due to a fight, mentions of violence (other than that, really just a bunch of fluff)

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The elevator doors slid open, and an exhausted looking brunette trudged through them.

"Melia! Welcome home, young Stark!" Thor greeted, his arms waving extravagantly.

"How was the mission, Mel? Did it go well?" Natasha asked, a bit of concern plaguing her thoughts when she noticed the woman's slight limp.

Melia ignored each of the Avenger's attempts to greet her and instead immediately made her way to the living room to throw herself down on the couch.

Back in the kitchen, Natasha and Steve gave one another knowing looks. They noticed Thor's hurt expression as well as Vision's confused tilt of the head.

"We knew it would be a tough mission. She probably just needs some space," Steve assured them, patting each of their shoulders before heading to his room. Natasha gave them each a nod before leaving to train.

Dumping her bag and jacket on the ground, Melia dropped onto the couch and laid on her side. She was completely exhausted. Although she had completed her mission, it hadn't gone as planned and many of the complications that arose took everything in her to sort out. Not only was she physically drained, but she was mentally as well. An innocent child had nearly lost their life in the middle of the fight. She knew she would never have forgiven herself if something had happened to them, and it was weighing on her heavily.

Pulling the throw blanket off the back of the couch and over her shaking body, she cuddled into the pillow beneath her head and curled into herself. She pulled the sleeves of Pepper's sweatshirt over her hands and tucked them beneath her chin as her eyes grew heavy and she fell asleep.

"Where's my sister?" Tony asked loudly as he entered the kitchen. He was followed closely by Pepper who had been badgering him all day to let her go to the compound to see her girlfriend when she returned home from her mission.

"She was going to the living room last time I saw her," Natasha replied, not bothering to look up from the food she was making to help recover from her training.

"Alright, let's go then, Miss Worries-a-Lot," the man said to Pepper, smirking at the scowl she sent him. They made their way to the living room, but Pepper stopped them in the doorway before they could fully enter.

"Wha-"

Pepper cut him off before he could finish his question.

"Shut it, Tony. Look," she whispered, nodding toward Melia's sleeping form on the couch. She smiled at her lovingly, taking in her girlfriend's features that were softened by sleep.

"Whatever. Now you've seen her so you can stop begging me to come over. I'm leaving and going back to the lab."

Pepper rolled her eyes as she watched Tony walked away and made her way over to the couch. She sat down on the floor beside the couch and brought her hand up to Melia's face. She began gently stroking her cheek, wincing a bit when she noticed the small cut on her forehead.

"Come on baby, it's time to get up," she murmured before pressing a tender kiss to the brunette's nose.

She watched as her eyes began to flutter and slowly opened.