PARADOX

The Stark Tower. The dark night sky made the building glow as bright as one of its stars. It was more than 10 floors tall and all the windows were polished. My eyes grew at my realization: I'll be living here. I'll be living here! Wait. Why am I living here? Oh right, I'm homeless. Hold up, Why is THE Tony Stark being so nice? Is this a dream? It has to be!

I directed to face Tony and he looked quite tuckered out. "Uh-- Tony, thank you!" I shuddered. His face was awfully close to mine. I stepped out of the car and my belongings were being brought inside.

'Is there like a hotel floor or something?'

Tony lead me inside and there weren't many people. Everyone was probably at home at this time. We stepped into an elevator and a voice started to speak.

"Sir, Miss (L/N)'s room has been prepared." the voice stated.

"Thank you, JARVIS," Tony spoke from behind me. I couldn't help but query how they knew my name. I haven't introduced myself to Tony or anyone yet. And how could they search me up? I could barely afford WiFi at my apartment. I had no social media that was frequently used. I have no criminal record. How did they find me!?

"(Y/N), let's go." Tony said nudging me to step out of the elevator. I accompanied with him and we walked down an endless hallway that was quite boring. No art or plants were on display, this guy sure does only stick to tech. "And here's your room. If you need anything just shout it out, JARVIS will do what he can. Also, I'll be saying here for the night. My room will be just a few doors down from yours. Good night, (Y/N)." He began walking down the dull hallway and my hand grasped his sleeve.

"I don't know why you're helping me, but I do look forward to working with you Mr. Stark. Goodnight." I released his sleeve and began to my room. Everything was clean and manageable. The bed was king sized with white and gray bedding. The windows went from the ceiling to the floor cast with a view of the city and stars. Pulling out my phone, it was nearly 11pm. I stepped into the bathroom and began undressing. The warm water ran down my body and cleansed me. The thought of Tony Stark being friendly just creeps me out a bit. Usually, he does everything for himself. Once I was done showering, I drew on the robe that hung on the hook. It was fresh and fluffy, leaving me comfy. My feet led me to the windows, where I peered down upon the city. It's lights were rich and well blended into the sky's stars. My clothes were neatly hung into the closet and everything else was left in its box. My fingers ran through my clothes, searching for a formal outfit for my first day tomorrow. After choosing an outfit, I changed into some comfy clothes. My hair was dry and I plopped on the fluffy bed. I closed my eyes and a knock came from my door.

"(Y/N)?" Tony asked from outside. I crawled off the bed and opened the door. He was wearing a black tank top along with gray sweats. His face was smudged with ash, I presume. "Oh! Good, you're not sleeping yet. Come with me."

"I was just about--"

"Come!"

He fled down the hallway and I chased after him. Our feet took us to a lab where metal was migrated around and bits of the ceiling were crumbling onto the floor. One side of the wall consisted of Iron Man armor. As I was observing the room, Tony quickly grabbed my hand and lead me to a desk.

"I need you to apply pressure on this, while I connect the tube to the other," Tony instructed.

I honestly had no clue what he was talking about, but I followed his directions. He started to screw things together and kept glancing up at me to see if I was applying more force. After he was done, he seized the object I was applying pressure on and connected it to another thing that looked the same.

"Stand back." He pushed me behind it along with himself and touched the device insignificantly. Two small rockets appeared under it and shot that the wall. "It works!"

"What is this for?" I asked leading to the cracked wall. "Don't you computerize your weapons in that helmet of yours?"

"Yes, but this is for security." He answered somewhat quickly.

"Security?"

"Security."

I was a bit baffled on why 'security' would need a pressurized rocket launcher. But I kept my questions to myself. I found a piece of his suit on the floor and picked it up. It was the arm, quite heavy. I slid my arm through it and it clasped on.

'Shit.' I tried to take it off but if was locked on. I studied it a bit closer and I could see how the design could consist of many weapons. The circle in my palm was powered by this heart... is it not? "Extraordinary," I muttered.

"Yeah, it is.' Tony walked over and took off the sleeve easily. "Don't touch."

"What if I want to touch it?" I replied poking the armor.

"You'll have to ask me."

"If you're not here?"

"JARVIS will put them on lock down."

"Who's JARVIS?"

"Just another rather very intelligent system."

"Genius."

"That's me." I walked to the door and smiled slightly at Tony. Maybe he won't be so bad after all.