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If you haven't read the first part yet, please read that first!
Warning: There will be some swearing as well as violence/blood!
Due to the length of this I have decided to post this in two parts instead of one.

“Worse news than telling me that demons are trying to take over my company?”
“Actually… yes I think so. I’m sorry Tony.”
You turn the list around and slowly slide it over to him, pointing at the last name on the list:

Virginia ‘Pepper’ Pots.
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“No. That has to be wrong. He’s tricking you. Not her…” Tony’s voice wavers slightly at the end.
“I’m so sorry Tony but we have to check. I’ll get a few things done. Can you call her and ask her to be here in an hour? Tony if she is not possessed we will know. If she is possessed I will get the demon out of her I promise.” You take his hand and squeeze it tightly to get him out of his daze.
“J.A.R.V.I.S. notify Pepper that I need her here and to meet me in the penthouse in an hour.”
“At once sir.”
He sighs and squeezes your hand back.
“How will we do this?”
“You don’t need to be here for it if you don’t want to… It’s not very pretty sometimes… I’ll do anything I can not to hurt Pepper though.”
“I want to be here. Now what can I do?”
It took the two of you nearly the full hour to get everything ready and sit down on the sofa in the parlor. Tony had managed to reign in his emotions for now and get up his façade while you were totally calm.
“Miss Potts just entered the elevator.”
“Thanks J.A.R.V.I.S.” you say while looking at Tony again. Even though you knew that everything must be hell for him right now he looks as cool as ever while sipping at another drink.
“Tony? Where are you?” You hear Pepper’s voice from the hallway, seconds before she joins you in the living room. “There you are Tony. Who is that? I don’t think we have been introduced yet. I’m Pepper Potts.”
She walks over to you to shake your hand and you see that she freezes when she steps on the rug in front of the sofa. You calmly stand up and take a bottle with you that had been standing next to you on a little table. As soon as you splash some of the holy water onto her face Pepper screams and falls to her knees, which makes Tony jump up.
“Don’t even try to get away bitch. You’re standing on a devil’s trap.” You nudge the rug to the side with your toes and reveal the markings on the floor. You turn to Tony when you notice that his face is full of worry for her.
“Don’t worry Tony. Remember what I told you: holy water won’t hurt her, only the demon. And don’t listen to her talk. Demons lie.”
You turn around to face Pepper again whose eyes flash black.
“How long have you been possessing her?”
“Why should I tell you that princess?”
You splash her with the water again and let her scream.
“I could do this all day you know? No one will come to look for you. We have all the time in the world.”
20 minutes of holy water treatment she was ready to tell you a few things.
She told you about the other demons, how they were working for a crossroad demon by the name of Caleb. She confirmed the information that you got from Crowley. There were three other demons apart from Caleb within Stark Industries: Lexi Phillips, Luca Davies and Ryan Webb all who had gotten recent promotions from Pepper. Caleb stored the souls in the manor his host was living in and they were protected by his hellhound.
By the time you got all of those answers Tony looked about ready to break down. He didn’t know how much longer he could take the sounds of Pepper screaming in pain.
“How long have you been possessing her?” It was your last question. While it did not matter to you Tony needed the information. The question made the demon laugh cruelly.
“Oh I’ve had her for quite a while. Do you remember your first public appearance after you came back Anthony? The day you nearly kissed her? Well it wouldn’t really have been her, it would have been me. She never loved you, it was all me, playing my role!”
You dumped some more holy water over her head to shut her up and started the exorcism. She screamed even louder as the words rang out, asking, pleading for you to stop but you didn’t. You kept going until the cloud of black smoke erupted from Pepper’s mouth. You kept going all the way to the end of the second part of the exorcism that would send the demon back to hell, back to Crowley who would take good care of her, while Pepper collapsed on the ground.
“J.A.R.V.I.S.! Get Bruce to the medical floor!” Tony ordered him as soon as you gave him a nod that you were finished. To show him that she was okay again you dropped a few more drops of holy water on her. There was no reaction.
Tony kneeled down next to her and lifted her up bridal style while she slowly woke up.
“Mister Stark? What happened? My head hurts…”
You stop him before he can leave with her for the medical floor.
“Miss Potts? What is the last thing you can remember?”
“I… I was getting ready for a party, I think… I blacked out… What happened? Mister Stark what happened here?”
You stepped out of his way so that he could take her to the medical floor. You knew it was hard on him and that he would need to explain what happened to her. You really didn’t want to be in his shoes right now.
“J.A.R.V.I.S. please notify me if Tony needs any help or can’t handle the explaining to Pepper.”
“Of course Miss (y/n).”
It took a while for Tony to come back to the penthouse. In the meantime you had replenished your supply of holy water and moved the rug back over the devil’s trap.
Tony looked drained as he walked back in and sat down next to you on the sofa.
“I can’t believe it. I never noticed anything. She’s been with me for years.”
“Believe me not even hunters notice it sometimes. I remember when I was possessed, back when I hadn’t gotten my tattoo yet. It took Sam and Dean 3 days to notice that something was wrong and even then they only noticed because I clawed my way back out and told them. They exorcised it afterwards… but I remembered everything that happened. I think it is worse to know that you are being possessed and not being able to do anything against it. To watch while something else moves your body against your will. Words leaving your mouth that you have no control over… At least she doesn’t remember. I know it’s hard for you but it is better for her this way. Did you tell her the truth?”
He shakes his head slowly.
“I couldn’t. She now has the chance for a normal life. Away from the Avengers, from demons, aliens and monsters, away from all of that fucked up shit. If someone deserves that it’s Pepper.”
“That’s quite a grown up thing for you to say playboy.” You joke while you pat his back.
“I know it’s a bit creepy right?” At least he tries to joke back and chuckles quietly at his own joke.
“But right now, I need to get drunk.”
“Well that sounds more like the Tony I’ve known for a full day.”
“It’s only been a day, huh? One royally fucked up day that was.”
“Tell me if you don’t want to go to that party tomorrow, I’d understand.”
“Oh no, I’m not sitting that out. They will bleed for doing that.”
“Worse than that will happen to them, that I can promise you. Crowley was waiting for them to be send back to hell and down there he will torture them in ways unimaginable to us.”
“Good.” He answers with a grim smile on his face.
“Now, do you mind if I join you in getting drunk tonight? Someone will have to haul your ass into bed when you have enough!” you just couldn’t leave him alone tonight, not after what happened with Pepper.
“You’re welcome to join me in drinking and in bed later, babe.” He tells you with a wink.
“Don’t count on the last one playboy. It’s still a lot of time until the party tomorrow. Let’s get drunk.”
That night you took care not to drink too much as having a hangover would not be beneficial to you during the party the next day. You listened to Tony while he got drunk and told you stories of Pepper. It was the least you could do.
You noticed that it was suddenly silent and saw that Tony fell asleep with his head lying on the bar. You sighed and shook your head. Luckily you had a bit of experience with this after getting Dean from a lot of bars over the years. You walked over to him and shook his shoulder slightly to see if you would wake up again. He didn’t. He was already too deep asleep to react so you slowly lifted him into a fireman’s carry to move him to his bedroom.
You managed to get him onto his bed with no more problems and took his shoes off before moving him so that he was lying on his side before leaving the bedroom and closing the door behind you.
“Keep an eye on him, alright J.A.R.V.I.S.? And goodnight.” You yawn while you move to the elevator to get to your floor and to your bed.
“Of course, Miss (y/n). Goodnight.”
Thankfully you woke up late the next morning and only with a slight headache that could be easily cured with greasy food. You hoped Tony’s headache was not too bad and that he was feeling at least a little bit better today.
You took a shower and after dressing joined the others in the kitchen of the common floor.
“Morning.” You mumble while heading over to the coffee maker. Only Tony and Bruce were currently occupying the kitchen.
“Morning, babe!” You stop before reaching the coffee machine and stare at Tony.
“How… can you be so… I know I only have a slight headache… Are you absolutely immune to hangovers?”
“I wish I were, I’m just… resistant.”
“You could call it that. There is also the fact that you don’t get a hangover if you don’t stop drinking." Bruce is right of course. You can see that Tony is already nipping at a drink again.
“If you get drunk again you’re not allowed to come with me to the hunt…” you tell him while you finally get your coffee.
“Don’t worry I’ll keep it to a minimum.” He grumbles a bit at being told what to do.
“Wait, what do you mean with ‘again’?” Bruce throws in.
“Well he was drunk last night.”
“I was not that drunk.”
“You were. You did not react when I tried to wake you. I had to carry you to your bed.”
“Huh, so you managed to carry me? So that’s how I got to bed. Didn’t think you would be strong enough to carry me. I also thought you would just let me sleep at the bar. So you do like me!”
“Yes, I like you playboy. Somewhat.” You answer to the bright grin on your face with one of your own.
“I knew it.”
“Of course you did. Mind if I raid your fridge? I’m starving.”
“Babe, I invited you to stay here. That includes the use of the fridge. Knock yourself out.”
“I would suggest staying away from Natasha’s ice cream, Loki’s pudding and Thor’s Pop-Tarts though!” Bruce tells you before he leaves for his lab.
“Thanks for the info!”
You wait until you were sure that Bruce had left while you prepared yourself some eggs and bacon with toast for breakfast.
“How are you playboy?”
“Don’t worry about me babe, I’ll be alright.”
“You can tell me not to worry as often as you want, I’ll still worry. If you don’t want to answer me that’s fine. How’s Pepper doing?”
“She left this morning. I could talk her out of resigning. Bruce made up some medical story, so that I did not have to tell her the truth, but she’s missing years. I don’t think I could run the company the way she does.”
“I think as soon as this is done you need a vacation playboy. Somewhere warm and sunny to take your mind of things.”
“That’s actually not a bad plan. How about it? Want to keep me company?”
You have to laugh at that.
“I’d actually love to but it’s not in the job description. I never had a vacation in my whole life. No time for things like that.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me. Never?”
“Never.”
Tony jumps up at what nearly causing you to drop your eggs which you were moving to a plate.
“Damnit! Don’t surprise me like that, I nearly dropped my food!”
“You’re coming with me for a vacation after this!”
You blink at him a few times before answering.
“Come again?”
“I won’t accept a no! Everybody needs vacations and I’ll make damn sure your first vacation will be pure awesomeness! Just leave everything to me!”
“Seeing as you won’t accept a no I don’t have much of a choice do I?” you smile at him. “Alright, if I live through tonight I’ll accompany you.”
“Awesome! Now hurry up you have to get ready!”
“…Get ready for what?” you look at him a little confused. The party was still nearly 10 hours away, what would you need to get ready for right now? You would just need to take your essentials with you later, but you would have to hide them after putting on your dress.
“For the party! I ordered a lot of treatments for you, you know? If you go to a party with me you have to look your best!”
“So you want me to go through girly hell for that?”
“Yes. Natasha will go with you to keep you company.”
“There is no way for me to get out of this…?”
“Absolutely not. My driver will take you everywhere.”
You groan before finishing your breakfast.
“Alright, the sooner I’ll get started the sooner I’m done with this. Oh and don’t try to exchange my shoes for anything else! I can’t wear narrow heels while fighting. I’ll break my ankles and die!”
With that you leave to get Natasha. This was going to be a very long day.
To say that it was a long day was the understatement of the year. You had so many beauty treatments that you never had heard of before that you did not even bother remember their names. After you got a haircut everything went downhill for you.
At least Natasha was with you which made the day somewhat bearable. You both entertained each other with stories in the times when nobody else was listening. It seemed like Natasha enjoyed the time she could simply be a woman. Not an agent or an avenger, just a woman.
You could understand that very well, after all there were not many female hunters out there that you knew of. It sometimes felt a bit lonely to you and you asked Natasha if she was feeling the same. When she nodded to answer your question you knew that it was the reason the two of you bonded during only a day. You knew she would have your back when you needed her, just like you would have hers.
The two of you managed to return to the tower only an hour before the party. Your hair had been done by a professional into an elegant updo as well as your makeup, which was kept simple to get a natural look.
Natasha followed you to your floor where she helped you into your dress and you borrowed a thigh holster from her into which you slipped your angel blade for the worst case and a pocket flask full with holy water. You put the iron ring onto your right hand and set a pair of simple black glasses onto your nose. You also got a matching purse from Natasha into which you slip a small container filled with salt and another flask of holy water as well as a few pieces of chalk in case that a devil’s trap was needed and you got the chance to draw it.
You thought for a moment about everything you needed and everything you brought and while you were not happy to only have such little amounts of holy water with you it would have to do.
You thanked Natasha who hugged you and wished you good luck before you left for the penthouse were Tony and Steve were waiting. Tony seemed to be fussing about something while Steve tried to calm him down.
“Hey playboy, ready to go?”
“Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes, babe? It will be difficult to keep my hands off you…”
“Play nice Tony. You look beautiful (y/n).”
You blush slightly before thanking Steve quietly and looking at Tony.
“A bowtie? Ugh, I hate those things…”
Tony freezes for a second before taking the bowtie off and exchanging it for a black tie matching his tuxedo which makes Steve laugh at him.
“I told you the tie would be better!”
“Shut it, Capsicle! Alright. Are you ready to leave?” He holds out his arm for you and you take it before answering.
“As ready as I’ll ever be. How will we get there?”
“With style.” He grins slightly at you.
“I expected nothing less but that doesn’t really answer my question.” The two of you say goodbye to Steve who wishes you both luck before stepping into the elevator. The second you notice you’re moving up you glare at him.
“You are an evil man…”
“What have I done to you?” He asks while he clutches at his heart dramatically.
“I hate flying…” you mumble quietly as the two of you step out onto the roof where a helicopter was waiting for you.
“Don’t worry, it’s not that far. Only 10 minutes tops, you’ll get through it.”
“I don’t have a choice do I?”
“Not really.”
The flight was really not as bad as you had thought it would be. You were still not a fan of heights but hey, at least you didn’t die because you rode a helicopter.
“So you know the plan: You shake as many hands as possible and I’ll be on the lookout for demons. We know who they are but that way we can check if anymore demons hide out here.”
“And you just need to look pretty. Why do I get the hard job?” he jokes lightly.
“We’ll talk about that again when killing the hellhound comes up.”
“Point taken. Why are you wearing those glasses anyway? Forgot to ask earlier.”
“They were scorched with holy fire, through them I’ll be able to see the hellhound. They are invisible to humans otherwise.”
“Alright, those sound really creepy.”
“They are, now shut it we’re going in. And remember: only call me by my first name.”
A lot of people seemed to be surprised that Tony Stark himself made an entrance to the party and he was instantly greeted by the host, none other than Charles Healey himself. You had not anticipated the amount of paparazzi who nearly fell over each other while Healey shook Tony’s hand und you, still on his arm, tried to give a charming smile and ignore the flashes of the cameras.
You really hoped that Sam and Dean would not see this, they’d have a stroke…
Maybe you should have thought of that earlier. You tried to keep their hands in your field of vision and while he had not flinched when he touched the ring that did not mean anything. Some demons were simply so used to pain that they could ignore it, especially more powerful ones.
As soon as Tony took his hand away you noticed the small burn mark on Healey’s hand which he didn’t even bother to hide.
Of course he didn’t think that there could be hunters at a party like this. Boy, was he in for a surprise.
After Tony shook a lot of hands the two of you got yourself something to drink. Thanks to him you had determined that there really were only four demons in total.
It wouldn’t go unnoticed if Tony Stark decided not to drink at a party and the two of you couldn’t afford to gather too much attention. Well, more attention than being Tony Stark and his date brought with it.
While you nipped on a glass of champagne Tony got himself a scotch and moved to stand beside you.
“So. Was the information good?”
You nod in reply.
“Now we only need to get them all together, we can’t let one of them get away.”
“Don’t worry about it babe. I’ve got a plan. I’ll play the drunk later this evening and tell him that I need to talk to him at his home right away. If what you said about their plan is true they won’t pass up the chance to get rid of me while I’m drunk and not in my suit.” He whispers into your ear. In response you let out a girly giggle and try not to look disgusted with yourself.
“I can’t believe I’m playing the date. Okay let’s follow your plan. And don’t let me go if they ask if they should drive me back or something.”
He nods and you start to get your plan into motion.
A few hours of mingling, small-talk and a few drinks for Tony later he makes his move. You are still holding onto his arm when the two of you move to talk to Healey who is currently occupied with mingling as well. By now you had slipped the iron ring onto your left hand thinking that it may be a bit suspicious if he would be burned by both of your rings.
“Charles! It’s been way too long since we talked!” Tony was way too loud for someone sober. If you had not known about the plan he would have convinced you in a heartbeat.
“How are you Mister Stark? Oh I don’t think you have introduced me to your lovely date yet.” He takes your hand and places a small kiss upon your knuckles. “Charles Healey, it is a pleasure to meet you.”
“(y/n) and the pleasure is all mine Mister Healey. This is a beautiful party.” Tony interrupts him before he can answer to that, trying to be a bit quieter than before.
“Charles. I need to talk to you… There is a problem within the company. We need to talk right now.” He takes care to add a little drunken drawl to his speech and you’re quite impressed with his acting skills. Healey looks surprised for a moment but nods.
“Of course. My mansion is only a few minutes away, why don’t we talk there? I could have your date brought home for you.”
“Noooooo. She’s staying with me. She’s going home with me later…!” He gives you a flirty wink to which you answer with the girly giggle you practiced earlier. You really wanted to gag at the sound leaving your throat but made sure that nothing of it was visible on your face.
“Of course. Please follow me, I’ll have my driver bring us there.” He took out his phone to send a few text messages before shoving it back into his pocket and showing you to the back exit where a car was already waiting for you. Tony helped you inside and sat down as well with Healey following both of you.

The car ride was silent and only took a few minutes. As soon as the car stopped Healey opened the door and stepped outside. Tony followed him and held out his hand for you to take. Afterwards the three of you stepped inside the mansion. You noticed that another car was stopping in the driveway when the door was being closed behind you.
You needed a plan fast. You couldn’t just kill all of them the second they came inside. There would be questions and people had seen Tony and you leave with him. There was also no time to get a devil’s trap ready and you only had a limited amount of holy water with you. It was clearly not enough to keep 4 demons at bay. You also hadn’t found the hellhound yet. It would be the most deadly enemy of the evening.
Maybe you could get rid of the other three while Tony was talking to Caleb. You would have to kill them but you were quite sure that Crowley would be happy enough if he at least got the red-eye back to torture. You took the pocket flask out of your purse and gave it to Tony.
“I thought you might want this back.” You told him with a smile. Of course he knew what was inside. “Could you please tell me where I can find the restroom?” you smile and give Tony’s arm a squeeze while whispering a short ‘keep him busy’ to him to which he nods slightly.
“Don’t keep me waiting too long my dear. We’ll be done here in a few minutes.”
You let go of him and leave the room, noticing the three remaining demons downstairs. You walk down to them, swaying slightly.
“I’m sorry could you please help me…? I’m not feeling well…” You waited until you were close enough to them to strike. The second they were all within your reach you bowed down a little, pretending to be sick. As one of them moved to help you, you slipped the angel blade from your thigh into your hand and stabbed him into the stomach.
Not missing a beat you whirled around to get the other man next. Your weapon slid easily into his chest. Your eyes zeroed in on the remaining woman whose eyes were black by now. You saw that she wanted to scream to warn their leader but you managed to get your hand over her mouth barely fast enough to stop her and kill her by ramming your blade into her side.
Three down, only two to go. It would be hard to exorcise the demon but luckily you and Tony had been prepared. You had asked Natasha earlier to record the exorcism chant and send it to both of your cellphones after she had told you that she was fluent in Latin. You took out the phone and selected the recording, pausing it before it could start.
You quickly cleaned your blade a bit on the demons clothes before slipping it back into place and moving upstairs again. You really hoped that Tony was alright.
When you entered the room you saw the two of them sitting on the sofa talking. Healey’s eyes narrowed as he saw you entering the room. It seemed like you shouldn’t have returned alive.
“I’m sorry I got a bit lost… It’s such a beautiful huge mansion…” the instance those words left your mouth you could tell that he was not buying it. His eyes flash red and you hit play on your phone, starting Natasha’s exorcise chant which is resounding through the whole room.
The demon grabs his head for a moment giving Tony enough time to get away from him and unscrew the pocket flask you had given him.
“You damn hunter!”
You start flying through the room and end pinned against a bookshelf, gasping in pain. Tony manages to hit the demon with his holy water which makes him drop you and scream out in pain.
You jump up and draw your angel blade again running to get close to the demon. You grab onto him and slice him a few times to keep him in pain and occupied. With you grabbing onto him he would also not be able to teleport away from you, he would have to take you with him.
Suddenly you could hear a loud growling from behind you, telling you he had managed to summon his pet. You slipped the second flask from your thigh holster and threw it to Tony who barely succeeded in catching it while whirling around to intercept the dog before it could get to Tony who was holding your cellphone.
“The pet is here!” you knew that you only needed a bit more time, the chant was almost finished and you prevented the monster from getting to Tony by jumping between them and slicing at it with your blade. It was a lucky shot but you hit him good, slicing through invisible muscle. The dog whined loudly before changing his target to you and charging. That you slipped on the ground and fell saved your live from the sharp teeth of the canine. He still got your arm, giving you a well-sized cut that already started bleeding heavily but you were lucky enough that it was your nondominant arm. While the canine turned around and prepared to charge you again you rolled around and rammed your angel blade into his head, covering yourself in a lot of blood and killing the beast.
You tried to slow your breathing and looked over to Tony just in time to see the chant finish and the black smoke that was the demon leave the body. The host collapsed and you let out a sigh of relieve.
Thank god this was over.
Tony came over to you, looking at you worriedly while he helped you up.
“You alright?”
“I’m still alive and the dog is not. Just peachy.” You hold a hand onto your wound to try and stop the blood flowing out.
“It’s not as bad as it looks. I just really want to get out of here right now and have a shower.”
“Yeah but first I want to see it.” He takes the glasses from you and moves them onto his own nose. “Do you know how weird it was to see you fighting and getting hurt by nothing? Holy shit, that is creepy!” He quickly gives back the glasses while you chuckle. “Come on babe, let’s go back. I’m so ready for a vacation right now.”
“Well I lived through this, I think I promised to go with you…”
“So where do you want to go?” he asks you while the two of you leave the mansion. You had messaged Nick to send a team to deal with the cleanup and to pick you up as well as one to Crowley that he could pick up his souls. While you initially wanted to just free them that was not your choice to make. They had made their deals.
“Warm and sunny sounds nice, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Let’s go. I’m sure the party isn’t over yet.”
“…Are you fucking kidding me? I’m covered in demon dog guts and you want me to go back to the party?”
“Not that party.” He grins cheekily before continuing. “There is a party in my pants and you are invited.” He manages to get out of your reach before you can smack him and runs away laughing loudly.

“TONY! You goddamned playboy, get your ass back here and let me kill you!”