"He is my friend" Steve said as he went away with Bucky, leaving Tony alone in the cold building in Siberia with a malfunctioning suit. "So was I" Tony said in a broken whisper, his face openly showing the hurt, not that Steve or Bucky saw it. "I was more than that" Tony whispered to the empty air, struggling to keep his tears at bay.

Tony just emptily stared at the small chain with a ring on it. It seemed to be a long time ago that he had been in a relationship with Steve and Bucky but in reality, it had been only three months for Tony but years ago for Steve (Not that he remembered it considering what he had just told) and Bucky (Who still didn't recover all his memories)

The relationship had been too recent for Tony that it had broken him when Steve chose him over Bucky. It is true that all 3 of them were in a relationship but even if Steve didn't remember it, it hurt him that Steve chose Bucky over him. Had Steve not considered him a at least a friend?

He still remembers proposing to Steve and Bucky, asking them to keep their rings with them wherever they go. He could understand that HYDRA would've taken away Bucky's ring but Steve still had it on him and yet he had forgotten him?

He had been planning on telling Steve and Bucky on their relationship but then a month was spent in recovery and then the Accords had come up and all the plans of it were thrown out of the window and this blocked up all the chances of Tony ever telling them. And to think that he had somehow found and planned on giving Bucky his ring...

Tony could understand that it was not Bucky's fault to kill his parents and he had been wiped off but that didn't mean that he would be upset about it. The fact that angered him was that Steve knew this and did not trust to tell this to him even though it was important to him. Some kind of a friend he was.

For the first time after a long time, Tony cried. He cried his heart out for the lost love, all the hardship and challenges, the harsh truth hurting him a lot. He could understand Bucky forgetting him but Steve forgetting him was something that hurt him the worst.

And that was how the team called by Tony found him, Tony passed out from exhaustion, tear tracks still evident on his face, clutching onto something in his hand, bleeding out and freezing in Siberia.

A/N: So... this is one idea that I thought up recently and I want to know what you think about it. Can you suggest a title that you think will suit it more? I honestly don't think this title suits this story.

I hope you all like it! All comments, criticism and suggestions accepted and appreciated. The next chapter will probably be the explanation of the time travel and why Steve doesn't remember it.

Thank you all for reading!

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Published on 10 September 2018