The Man with no Heart (Tony Stark) - ON HOLD

Busted

“C’mon, Tony!” Abby pushed my arm out of the bed as I groaned

“Five minutes, five…”

“NO! I gave you ten minutes already!” she snapped “It’s Christmas Eve!!!”

“Ugh…” I frowned as I stood up “This is the only thing I hate in the Rhodes…”

“Early risers?” Rhodey entered the room with a smile on his face “You definitely hate that”

I rubbed my face “Why are we getting up at this time? Can’t we just sleep ‘till noon?”

“Come on, Tony!”

“BREAKFAST’S READY!!!” Mrs. Rhodes yelled from downstairs.

“MOM, Tony won’t get up!” Abby complained

“Oh won’t he? He better be up before I get there or I’ll slap that booty of his!”

“Woah…” I groaned “I get it... alright” I mumbled, finally getting up. “I could never get used to this, though” I sleepily leaned against Rhodes as we went downstairs.

It is not a surprise to anyone that I always wake up moody, if I have to get up at a early time. Of course, being at the Rhodes, I followed their rules. And I could not possibly complain of anything.

Well… they could actually sleep for a little more but… Apart from that, my time at their place was simply amazing. After a few days, I really felt like part of the family. I socialized with their family, relatives and even friends. I felt different, I felt welcomed and I learned a lot with them.

Even the intimidating Mr. Rhodes was really nice to me. Taking me to the air force basement was the best Christmas gift anyone could ever give me. It was stunning, I could spend days around their technology. I could see their excellent weapons (most of them developed or created by my father), I could see their limitations and I could see what they needed to improve and to add to their list. Well, maybe one day I can work alongside my father and build things for them…? They have lots of weapons, my father’s Stark Industries produces mainly weapons for the military. But… there are lots of other technologies and machineries that can be helpful to them…

“Tony? Are you good?” Mrs. Rhodes asked as I finished my breakfast, still sleepy

“Hmmm-yes”

“Mom? Do you need me to take you to the mall?”

I heard Rhodes saying

“Yes, please, baby”

“Alright, whenever you want”

“I’ll go with you” I mumbled

Rhodes seemed surprised “You want to go to the mall with us?”

I frowned. How could this guy knew me so good already?

Of course, I had other intentions. But for that, I had to ask Rhodey for help anyway.

“I want you to help me in something”

He looked at me, suspiciously

“I’m just gonna get my jacket and we’ll leave, baby!” Mrs. Rhodes snapped.

“C’mon then” Rhodes turned to me “We are outside!”

Leaving both kids with Rhodes older brother, we left with Mrs. Rhodes for the mall. I escorted Rhodey as his mother always and hurriedly searched for what she needed.

“I want to… get presents for you all and… I want to… reward your mom for taking such good care of me and for… getting me fatter in this past days”