Jade Stark's Story *On Hiatus*

The Decision...

(I deeply apologize for how bad and cringy my writing is)

~The Next Day ~ Jade's POV~

I sat on my bed, picking at a loose string on my romper while staring at the wall. I've been awake for almost two hours but I didn't want to leave... I'm terrified about what Tony is planning on doing.

I looked at the time: 7:30. School starts soon and I'm going to have to leave.

'Maybe I can sneak out without Tony noticing... No, he'll have Jarvis keeping an eye out for me...'

I sighed and went over to the door to peek out. No one. Slowly, I walked out and to the living room. Still no one. Where is everyone? I went over and poked my head into the kitchen.

Peter was sitting at the table in front of May and Pepper while Tony made coffee. Before anyone saw me, I closed the door and went to leave

"Jade, get in here"

I sighed and went into the kitchen. "Hi daddy" I tried to be cute so he wouldn't be too mad.

"Don't 'Hi daddy' me" He pointed to the empty chair next to Peter, I went over and sat down. Tony followed and sat next to Pepper. "I want to know everything that happened last night"

"We went to the party, after a while Ned, MJ, Kace, and Pete started drinking-" Peter glared at me when I threw him under the bus. "-Then I lost them and couldn't find them, and when I did they wouldn't come home with me. I ended up forcing them into the car and Kacey didn't want to go home so she grabbed the wheel and we crashed."

"You weren't drinking?" Pepper asked. Peter and I both shook our heads.

"Jade even drove a bunch of kids home, including Isabella and Flash, so they weren't drunk driving," Peter said. "The only reason she smelt like alcohol is because a bunch of kids split their drinks on her"

Tony, May, and Pepper all looked over at me.

"Is that true?" Tony asked.

I nodded. "Yes"

Tony sighed, he turned to Pepper and they shared a look. "I believe that the crash wasn't your fault and that you drove kids home, but I don't believe that you weren't drinking. You're too much like me and I would have been drinking"

"Well I'm not you Tony"

Tony got up, motioning for me to follow him, and led me out to the living room. When we left, May started telling Peter his punishment

(Tony's past is almost the same as Robert Downey Jr's past. Like doing drugs since a young age and having a problem with alcoholism)

"Jade, ever since you were born, hell, ever since your mother told me she was pregnant, I've been terrified that you were going to turn into me... Last night proved it, or at least proved that it's possible for you to turn into me. I don't want you going down the path I went down..."

"What path?"

"The path of drugs and alcoholism. I was on drugs since I was a child, and I didn't kick them until you were born. Then after you were kidnapped and after your mother died I... Got back on them. It wasn't until after Afghanistan that I kicked them for good. I don't want you going down that same path"

I sighed. "Tony, I won't. I wasn't even drinking last night, or doing drugs..."

"How am I supposed to believe you, Jade! You're a teenager that went to a high school party where everyone was drinking. Even Peter drank, and he is the most well-behaved kid I know, not including you. You two are insanely close, if one of you were drinking then there's a very good possibility that you both were"

Why doesn't he believe me? Just because Peter was drinking and I smelt like alcohol doesn't mean I was drinking. How does he not realize that I'm not hungover right now? "Tony... I promise I didn't drink..."

He pinched the bridge of his nose. "I talked to Pepper, and between your past of violence at school-"

"That wasn't even my fault!" I cut him off. "They deserved it! They're bullies!" I may have gotten into a few more fights than that one with Dylan, but I never started them!

"-and last night," He continued, ignoring me. His voice now had an irritated edge to it. "I think it's best that you... Go somewhere that will help..."

Wait what?! Is he sending me away? Is he giving me up? "Tony... What are you talking about..."

He ran a hand through his hair. "There's this place, called Serenity Peaks... It's a place you send teens who are violent, drug addicts, alcoholics... They help-"

"You're sending me to a mental institute!?"

"It's not a mental institute... It's... Kind of like a rehab but not..."

He's sending me to a mental institute even though I literally did nothing... He's just... Sending me away... Like I don't mean anything... I can't even say anything... I'm just... In shock... How can he do this to me...

"Jadey... Are you okay...?"

"You're just... Giving me up..." My voice cracked.

Tony shook his head. "No no no, of course not!" He pulled me into his lap, hugging me. "I would never. I just don't want anything like this to happen again..."

"I thought I was your baby girl..." Tears started to roll down my face.

"You are Hunny! You've always been and always will be my baby girl."

I shook my head and got up. "No, I don't want to go! You can't make me!"

"You're a minor Jade. If I want to send you, you have to go"

Pepper slowly came out of the kitchen. "I told you she wasn't going to like this Tony... She doesn't even need to go to that place"

"Pep... Please don't make me go!"

Pep looked at me sadly. "I'm sorry hunny, I tried to talk him out of it... I have no rights over you so I can't legally do anything"

I shook my head. Running to my room, I locked the door and sat on the floor against it. I don't want to leave! I don't want to go there! If there are violent kids there then what if they try to hurt me? Is Peter going too?

There was a knock at the door. "Jadey?" Pepper's voice said on the other side. I moved to the side and unlocked it.

Pepper came in and knelt next to me. "Are you okay hunny?"

"No! Tony wants to send me away!" More tears ran down my face.

"He doesn't want to do it, he just thinks that he needs to. He's not thinking straight, he's terrified that you're going to go down the same path he did and he's prepared to do anything he can to prevent that. This is killing him as much as it's killing you"

"So I'm going to this place that's basically a mental institution... By myself?"

Pepper nodded. "May doesn't think Peter needs to go since this is the first time he's done anything like this. May is also not crazy like your father is, she agrees that she doesn't think this is the best thing, but there's no changing his mind... I'm sorry hunny but you have to go..."

"What about school? My friends? How long am I going to be there?"

"School is almost over anyway so that doesn't matter, you'll see your friends when you come home, and as for how long..." Pepper sighed. "I don't know, a few months at least..."

I looked down at the floor. "Can I be left alone..."

Pepper nodded, she kissed my head and left. I got into bed and curled into a ball under the covers.

I don't want to go...