Well here's my new story! This is the first story I'm doing without direct romance for my OC. However! This story will eventually make its way into Avengers where my character will, then, have a love interest. Please enjoy the story.

I…am…ironman

I grunted the muscles in my arms burning, the sweat slid down my back and forehead at an attempt to cool me.

Has he lost his mind?

Can he see or is he blind?

I left out a heavy gasp my heart pounding my chest; my eyebrows furrowed as I concentrated my muscles shaking from the strain.

"One hundred and fifty", I gasped out letting my arms release the bar. I crashed on the mat under me with a loud thump. I gasped for breath allowing a small victorious smirk to cover my face.

Is he alive or dead?

Has he thoughts within his head?

I grunted sitting up a mechanical hand came into my peripheral vision; I grinned taking the water bottle from it with a nod. I chugged at the water leaning my elbows on my knees to cool down for a second.

We turned to steel

In the great magnetic field

I closed my eyes enjoying the smooth tunes of Black Sabbath for a moment.

"Music lower", I let out a grunt of irritation as her heels clicked loudly. I sighed looking up at her with her clip board in her hands her eyes studying my sweaty figure; I already knew what was coming.

"Charlie, you need to be on a jet in three hours", she informed me and I waved her off.

"I thought I said I wasn't going", I told her simply staring up at her with a raised eyebrow.

"You did say that", she said and I nodded at my point being made. "But, this is very important and it would…look good if you went as well", I let out a small growl standing up taking the towel from the mechanical hand wiping at the sweat on my forehead. My sneakers padded against the marbled floor as she walked after me her heels clicking frantically to keep up with my long strides.

"Pepper I made myself clear, I have no interest what so ever in Tony's little award ceremony; the spot light, as you know, isn't my thing" I waved my hands around before turning and entering my room. I heard her sigh as my door clicked shut behind me. I grunted when I strained my back as I peeled off my tight workout tank top. I tugged my shoes off slipping into my bathroom. I bypassed the large tub hitting a few buttons for the multiple shower heads to come alive with a loud hiss and a flash of hot water to pour from them.

I slipped into the shower after peeling my clothes off. I closed my eyes tugging my hair out the ponytail. The water relaxed my tense muscles and I sighed after a few minutes and washing myself off, I slipped out the shower. I dried myself off before tugging on a pair of yoga pants and a big tee. My bare feet padded against the cool marble as I hopped over the side of couch laying across it and clicking on the television with a remote.

My thumb pressed rapidly down to find something to watch; it paused on one of the stupid entertainment television shows that obsessed over every single move of a celebrity.

"Stark Industry heiress Charlene "Charlie" Stark was seen riding down Rodeo Drive this weekend on a very expensive motorcycle. She was decked out in tight skinny jeans and a simple white tee"

"I have to say John; this girl could do way better with her wardrobe. Her father's a billionaire but she's wearing just a shirt; really girl get some fashion sense", I snorted loudly flicking off the man on the television.

"You know you shouldn't watch these shows", I looked over my shoulder at him.

Tony's POV

She turned her neck staring at me over her shoulder; I adjusted at my tie staring down at her. Her brown eyes with specs of almost gold stared up at me with a blank stare. I held back my need to sigh; she looked exactly like her mother when she stared at me with no emotional response. She replied by shrugging her eyes returning to the television. I struggled to find some more words to speak to her about.

"I take it you're not going to ceremony", I questioned.

"No, I was planning to go in yoga pants so I can get back on this show again", her voice dripped with sarcasm making my upper lip twitch into a smirk. She had my sarcasm that was for sure. She shifted cringing slightly and from the booming music I heard earlier she had been working out again.

Her nose curled from the slight pain; she had my nose though. Her hair was a similar brown as mine; her skin tanner than mine like her mothers. Her thin fingers ran up to the heart necklace around her neck; the gold had worn down to less glamorous than I remember when I had given it to her mother. Her mother had been the closest I had come to falling in love. She was a lot like her mother, head strong, smart, witty, and while she didn't show it to me, large amounts of kindness and empathy. I watched her play with the necklace staring at her slender fingers remembering.

Flash back

"Um, Tony" I looked up from the bike I was working on to Pepper staring at me. I had just hired her and she twitched under my stare.

"Yes Pepper", I asked her smirking at her since she disliked my nickname for her.

"There's someone at the door…important", she looked strangely nervous so I stood up wiping my grease covered hands on a rag. I followed her up the steps and along until we stopped at the door. A tall woman with a stern look stood there looking irritated with something behind her.

"Ah Mr. Stark, it's a pleasure", I nodded not shaking her hand from the grease on mine.

"Reason you're here", I asked her. She didn't seem bothered by my blunt comment but she sighed.

"Do you recall Miss. Aracela Ruiz?" I nodded slowly remembering the girl I had fallen for. She had been a protestor at a Stark Industry unveiling of a new weapon. She had socked me right in the face before getting arrested; I bailed her out and asked her to dinner. "I'm not sure how to put this sir...but she's dead" my heart sunken just a little remembering her bright happy eyes. I had thought about her sometimes; I was never a man of commitment and when she realized it wouldn't work out she left without a single goodbye.

"Sorry to hear that, how did she die", I asked. She seemed to hesitate before looking up at me.

"Cancer…that's not why I'm here though", she said and I nodded. She paused and looked down at her leg. I leaned forward a little finally noticing the small girl. When my eyes met hers she gasped and hid behind the woman's leg more.

"This is her daughter", I asked wondering if this woman was trying to drop off my ex flings daughter on me. Maybe some kind of will or something had set this up; I'd need to get my lawyer on it.

"Yes, her name is Charlene…Stark", my eyes went back to the little girl and I heard a gasp from Pepper behind me.

"Stark you say", I murmured looking at the little girl who peeked out at me again. She had to be only six years old with eyes like her mothers.

"By law you have to take her Mr. Stark so; her things are on the porch, I have meeting to go to" I opened my mouth to speak but the woman turned removing the girls hold on her pant leg. "This is your father Charlie, you're going to be staying with him now", the girl clutched a beat up teddy to her chest nodding slowly. "Good, bye now Charlie", she kissed the top of the girl's head and walked off before I could speak again. I walked slowly trying to get her to stop but she drove off quickly. I watched her car and sighed wondering what I was gonna do about this.

I paused when a little hand slipped into my greasy one; I looked down startled at the little girl. She smiled up at me with sad eyes.

"So you're my daddy", she asked in a soft young voice. My heart fluttered and I nodded slowly.

"Yeah…I'm your daddy" her face lifted into a smile.

It had been eleven years from then; she tried to be around me a lot at first but I had pushed her away. I tried my best to give her what she needed or wanted; be a good father. It seemed like each year she became more hateful to me. We rarely spoke and if we did it was forced. I guess that's how our relationship would be until she went to college.

I hope none of you hate my character yet. I feel she's really bitchy in this chapter and isn't completely like that. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and please review!