CHAPTER 1

Tony Stark was in Afghanistan and his military escort on their way to present a new weapon when all of a sudden a missile (from his own company) exploded right next to him. Shards from the missile landed in his heart arteries. Some amateur surgery was made and an "arc reactor" as he calls it, was implanted in his chest. When he got home he began to improve it and decided that he would make a weapon to help the military services instead of making artillery that harms evil and good, he made suit that only defeats evil, he calls himself...*dramatic pause* IRON MAN!

Once he got home after the conference he went straight down to his workshop and wouldn't come out till about 3:20 a.m. He has such an obsession with his suits and perfecting them. During The Avengers initiative Tony finally gets to spend some not so much quality time with Steve Rogers, the Super Soldier his dad, Howard Stark, made. Tony and Steve were bit unfriendly towards each other at first but later they become pretty good friends, when Tony wad little he didn't want to dress up as anyone else but Captain America, so why shouldn't they be friends. After The Avengers move in Tony gets to spend even more time with Steve which is good for Tony. After a few months of spending actual quality time with Steve, Tony gets... butterflies in his stomach... No not butterflies, it was more of a "tingly feeling", although it wasn't that either. Tony couldn't make out what that feeling was, but it was definitely a good feeling. Steve was such a tall and handsome man, and Tony found it adorable when Steve was trying to be technologically smart but actually wasn't and always seemed to mess up the phone Tony had made for him. One beautiful twinkly night, as Tony makes his way to his room at about 2:00 a.m., sees Steve sitting on his bed. Due to Tony's curiosity, he enters the room to see what's up. "Hey buddy, what's going on?" Tony asks in his most caring tone. Steve looks a bit surprised that Tony actually wanted to help him out considering that he can be so conceded at most times, Steve finally answers, "I heard that Peggy died today", Steve turns and digs his head into the pillow, small sobs came from the pillow as Tony just stood shocked and feeling ever so sorry for the poor man. Steve had been through so much in a short time of about year: First he drove a plane into the arctic where he had then be frozen for about 70 years, he was also late for his dance with Peggy, and now there will be no way of ever getting that dance again. Tony rushes to his side and tries to comfort him in any way possible; he tries talking (that didn't work out to well), but what can you say to someone who got frozen in I've for 70 and lost the love of his life... It's not like Tony knows how that feels. In the end. Tony just stays there, next to Steve until Tony falls asleep, and so does Steve. The both of them don't notice when or where they fell asleep they just did. In the morning Pepper goes to find Tony and wake him up but can't find him anywhere. She looks in every room, and then she opens the door to Steve's room... Pepper was so embarrassed that all she could do. Was blush. She walked out of the room quietly and closed the door behind her. She walks into the main living room where everyone else is and Bruce asks "Did you find them?"
"Yup" answers Pepper.
"Where are they?"
"Sleeping" as Pepper finishes her sentence of one word she walks out of the room, embarrassed.

About an hour later, at around 9:30, Steve wakes up to Tony's arc reactor digging into his chest uncomfortably. He turns around to see what that pain was and suddenly sees Tony, asleep like a rock, hugging him. In Steve's mind there was one thought and one thought only, "This is the best morning ever." What Tony didn't know was that that feel that he had had was the feel of love, but he didn't want to admit that to Steve, but Steve knew already. He knew because Tony had been working on a project that he couldn't seem to solve (which is amazing since he is so intelligent) and got frustrated, he went over to his bar and made himself a drink... then another... And another, until he had finished the whole bottle of Schnapps. At that point Tony had absolutely no idea what he was doing, or saying. While intoxicated he slammed Steve's bedroom door opened and, with his shirt unbuttoned said "Steve, lately I've been having these really strange feelings for you... You know what! I'm just gonna go ahead and say it! Steve" he said with possession "I love you!" Tony then leaned in and kissed Steve... On the mouth... Passionately. Steve was in shock, he had no idea what to do, so he did what he thought he should do which was: Return the kiss. Steve had loved Tony ever since he woke up and saw him, standing tall above him when they retrieved him from the ice, Tony was wearing his Mark VII suit which made him seem even more handsome. Steve loved Tony, Tony loved Steve it was perfect.

Steve's eyes were locked on to Tony's. They were both awake and both in shock. Even though this is what they wanted and more it was still... Tony was the first to say something "Oh my god! Steve, I'm so sorry, it'll never happen again, it's just that you looked so sad and I wanted to- No! I HAD to do something 'cause you know what?! I love you!" Tony's heart was beating at about 200 beats per second. Tony was just standing there, shirt off completely and amazed at he had just said. Steve looked at him with a serious face for a moment, but then he turned it into a smile and said "I know, I love you too." Steve walked around the bed standing at about 6'0" and stood in front of Tony, grabbed him close, tilted his chin up and proceeded to kiss him. Tony was now the one who didn't know what to do, the man that always knows, doesn't know anything. It's as if Steve's kiss brainwashed him. But then someone came up behind them, and that someone was Clint. He had opened to see if Steve was okay since he usually wakes up at 6:00 a.m. Clint is stopped in his tracks, staring. Steve pulls away quickly and walks into the bathroom and slams the door shut. Clint (or anyone) wouldn't have expected that from him, Captain America, he always seemed so innocent. Tony just stood there looking at Clint and Clint looking back. Clint began to walk backwards out of the room. Tony walked over to the bathroom door and asked Steve if he was okay. "That was the most embarrassing moment of my life!" answered Steve. Tony then, trying to make the situation a bit happier said "really I thought the most embarrassing moment was when they injected you with the Penicillin and you- never mind, you know you're going to have to come out sometime right? And face everyone?" That probably wasn't the best thing to say at this moment. Steve opens the door and his face is flushed red and so is Tony's.

What could they do now? Clint has probably already told everybody about what happened. Tony walked to his own room to change in to day clothes. Steve did the same and then proceeded into the main living room where everyone else was. They both walked into the living room ,and just as they thought Clint had already told everyone. As soon as Steve saw them he tried to exit the room but Tony had grabbed him and everyone else yelled for him not to leave.

"What do you want?" Steve snapped.

Natasha decided that she would answer this one since the only other person there was Clint, the tattle-teller "We just wanted to tell you that we don't mind if you guys are dating, I-"

"DATING?!" interrupted Tony, "What do you mean dating?"

"Well yeah, Clint told me that when he… uh… walked in on you guys he must have assumed you were dating…".

"Umm… Could you excuse us for a moment?" Steve pulled Tony away to ask him something hes been wanting to ask for a while.

"What is it Steve?"

"Tony" Steve says while beginning to blush again "will you be my…uh… boyfriend?" Steve gave Tony a faint but adorable smile.

"Steve… I thought you would never ask!" Tony said with glee.

"So is that a yes?" Steve asked innocently.

They both entered the living room again, this time feeling not so embarrassed. "Yup." Tony said triumphantly. "We're dating."

More to come...