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"It was bound to happen. Somewhere, some day someone was going to like me better," Clint grinned, even if no one else shared his smile. Tony was too busy being creeped out again. Alessa's attitude towards Pepper now made a whole lot of sense.

Tony watched Alessa for a moment before he snapped his finger by her ear. "Let me talk to you in your room a sec," he said, standing up with a little difficulty.

No one said anything about his limp as he led the little ghost girl back to her flowers and her pink walls. Tony flopped down on a bed he hoped she would soon use and propped one foot up on the headboard.

"Not too fond of women huh?" He was trying to level with her, not talk down to her. "I know that one out there is a liar and a pain in the ass, but she is going to help us. Think you can call a truce?"