Chapter 1: Before the Adventure
"ROAAAR!" Tony jumped, then smiled. That was the ringtone he had set for Bruce, so he would always know when it was his boyfriend calling. He picked up the video phone, still smiling. "Hey Banner! What are you doing?" Bruce looked around the room as best as he could on the small screen. "Is Pepper there?"
Tony laughed. "No, Pepper's in DC. Why?"
Bruce smiled. "Good. Come outside. Now!"
"Why?"
"It's a surprise!"
"I swear, Banner, if you Hulk up on me, I will call Thor and Romanoff before you can blink."
Bruce laughed. "I won't, I promise. Now get out here!"
Tony sighed, remembering that the last surprise that wasn't for his birthday was a replica of Rogers' shield. "Give me two minutes to change- I've been in the workshop all day."
Bruce looked at him sadly. "You're cute when you're all sweaty from the workshop. Please don't change!" He gave Tony the patented Banner puppy eyes.
Tony sighed dramatically. "Fine, I'm on my way down now. See you soon."
Bruce clapped happily. "Yes! I love you."
"I love you too."
Tony walked out of the elevator at the bottom of the Stark Tower, blinking in the bright sun. He looked around, and saw Bruce's green and purple Ferrari- the one that Tony gave him as an anniversary present on their 3-year anniversary. Tony smiled as he saw Bruce waving him over. Tony walked over, shaking his head. "I look ridiculous. I'm covered in sweat."
Bruce grinned. "You look best when you're all sweaty. Plus, that will be perfect."
Tony sighed. "You confuse me, Brucie. You confuse me very much." He was still standing on the outside of the passenger door.
"Get in, loser." Bruce said seriously.
"You're mean to your billionaire boyfriend. That's a bad idea. You just lost your birthday present. I'm getting rid of it tonight."
In fact, Bruce's birthday was tomorrow, the only one Tony knew off the top of his head besides his own.
Bruce laughed. "We're going sciencing. Duh."
"Oh, crap. Where this time?"
The last time Bruce took Tony sciencing, they ended up almost completely ruining the Smithsonian, and Tony had to pay for all the repairs. He didn't mind- he had plenty of money, and he had fun with making the world's largest bottle rocket with Bruce. Dealing with the authorities was annoying though- until Fury showed up and told them it was a top secret project for S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony sighed as he saw Bruce's face.
"You won't tell me, will you?"
Bruce grinned. "Heck no! You should know that by now, dummy."
Tony laughed. "Fine. But you better not make me pay for any repairs this time!" He opened the door and slid in, giving Bruce a quick kiss as he pulled the door closed.
Bruce smiled and looked at Tony. "What was that for?"
Tony shrugged. "'Cause you're cute. And I love you. And you're sweet."
"You're cute too. Cuter, actually."
Tony laughed. "All right, we're both cute. Now can we go?"
Bruce turned the key in the ignition. "That answer your question?" Before Tony could answer, Bruce shifted the Ferrari into gear and drove off.
