Moonlight // IronStrange AU

Chapter Nine

**Stephen's POV**

June 11, 2010
3:54 p.m.

I paced across the small room the nurses had left me in, waiting for Tony's mom to arrive. Although I knew that Tony and his mom did not have a good relationship I'm still glad she was coming.

"Mr. Strange." I heard a nurse call, to which I replied that she could call me Stephen.

"Anthony is not doing well. He has internal bleeding as well as cracked and broken ribs. He has been put on a ventilator. I will also report this to his mother when she arrives."

She walks away.

I sit down, this was nothing like I had pictured. Maybe a few bruised ribs and some sore muscles but nothing of this. As much as I still barely know him I still love him, I love Tony.

Tears fell from my eyes and moved down my cheeks which were pale and emotionless. I look down and I just cry. I can't lose him, I need to help him.

I was so angry at Bruce and his friends for doing this to him, Tony had done nothing wrong. I hated Bruce, no, I HATE Bruce.

"Who are you?"

I look up and see a woman standing in front of me, she resembled Tony; except meaner and more tired looking.

I stand and shake her hand, "I'm Stephen, I'm friends with Tony. I brung him here."

She looked at me up and down, glaring and rolling her eyes at me.

"Okay, we both know my Tony doesn't have friends. You can leave now."

I was shocked to say the least, and hurt. How could Tony live with her? She was completely rude, there's no way that could be his mother.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Stark but I'm not leaving."

I could see the shock and disgust begin to appear on her face when I said that.

"No, I'm sorry Stephen. You need to leave now." A stern and cold look came across her face and before I could respond she called for security.

"Wait! I am allowed to be here!"

"Sorry Mr." One of the guards muttered before grabbing me by the arm and taking me to the door.

When I looked back I could see Mrs. Stark smirk and wave before I turned the corner abruptly, losing my balance and tripping on my own feet. The guards held me up and steadied me.

"This isn't fair." I stated to one of the guards, he looked at me, a sad smile shown across his face.

"I know it isn't. Mrs. Stark is a mean woman."

"You know her?"

"Yeah. Tony comes in here a lot. She tends to get us to take his father out of the room. She likes to have her alone time with him."

I had no idea what that meant but I'm sure it couldn't be good considering how much of a bitch she was.

The guards let go of me and let me walk out the building myself, they waved goodbye and turned around; I did the same.

I started to walk back to the school, I knew what I needed to do. I knew that I needed to protect Tony no matter how much trouble it's going to get me in.

Logan is going to fucking get it.