This is a gift fic for my reviewer, I had to get my own account; apparently my lady didn't like the idea of me not having access to her account all of the time. In either case, here we go; off to the road to solace. Hopefully all of you who read 'Act of Running' will like this fic too. Ah yes, my lady's account name is Demon's Hollow; it goes with what she usually write about. I am the super hero fiend, anyways; let's get this party started.
Chris Cadaver
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Chapter 1- Genetics
Warnings- This is a slash fic, this means m/m-Tony/Banner. It is also rated M for future chapters to be safe.
Disclaimer- I do not own any of the original characters, nor the story line.
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You know you are truly in love when you know saying "I love you" is no longer strong enough to describe how you feel. - Written by my Muse, for this story only
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For the most part we didn't really see much of each other during the day for the first few weeks after I had invited him to stay at the tower with me. We always seemed to be avoiding each other like the plague, though, really I think he just needed time to adjust to being in one place for an unknown allotment of time. I don't really know, quite frankly I don't think I will ever ask either; as we pretty much stay out of each others metaphoric hair and business.
"Sir, Dr. Banner is on the seventh floor and is staring at the coffee machine as though it has grown legs." Okay, so maybe I wasn't one-hundred percent truthful, sue me. When have I ever not been even one percent not a silver tongue, though I had to bite back a laugh at what JARVIS had said. I will admit it got me wondering, lately Banner has acted rather strange and in a way so has my AI; admittedly the way JARVIS has been acting is most likely my fault.
I fought the need to wave off the AI, he isn't really a person and he has been a bit crabby lately; I scowled thinking over the string cheese and cheese burger incidents. "Thank you JARVIS, any idea on what is bothering him?" The response I got to this question was silence, so I thought carefully over the phrasing of my next question; in my mind I wondered if he would rat out Banner if it were true? At the same time, why in the world would Banner show so much interest in what I am doing everyday, though I guess the same can be said about my interest in him; that doesn't mean I am not showing interest in him though.
"JARVIS, are you playing double agent?" I didn't really expect a reply, I haven't been giving him his regular updates and while he is watching over Banner for me and doing other various tasks, he has started ignoring various orders. There isn't really anything strange about the misplaced commands. I asked him to order me more string cheese and those amazing burgers from down the way; he ended up completely ignoring me after all. A little rude, but it made me realize that since I did write his programming after my personality; go figure that he would pout like me too.
I left my lab quietly thinking over many things, maybe JARVIS throwing a tantrum is good; it means that I am eating healthier at least. I grimaced as I walked into the elevator lost in thought, the stolen lab coat swirling behind me as I walked. I am definitely starting to see an appeal in these things, not to mention I look like one sexy genius; maybe I should try some goggles or a pair of glasses to strengthen the appeal? I stepped off the elevator on the seventh floor with my trademark smirk, I pushed the previous thoughts of a AI double agent out of my head once I laid eyes on the man staring absent-mindedly at the coffee maker.
I looked over his features, taking in his tense stance and his wide staring eyes; he must be thinking very hard on one of those complex formulas he is usually obsessing over. I have to say out of all the people I could have gained feelings for I am happy that it is him, if only I could get him to see that. I felt a bit light headed when he took a deep slow breathe and let it out, he really is very handsome. In hindsight I think I babied him too much by leaving him alone for so long to himself to get settled in here, now I think I can let myself loose without feeling as bad about it.
Let the games officially begin, or perhaps the real term is 'let the flirting and the official invasion of Anthony Stark in one Robert Bruce Banner's beloved personal space begin'; best part of all I have a game plan. After all, I don't just want Banner's heart; I want to gain the Hulk's affection as well. In order to do that I need to get him out and in the open around me quite often, which is why I have worked so hard on my suit; I have been trying to Hulk proof it for when I aggravate him a bit more than I meant to. I almost clapped my hands together and rubbed them in delight, nothing could be much sweeter than getting exactly what I have been wanting.
"Hey Banner, how are you doing today?" I let out a laugh as I watched him jump at the sound of my voice being so close as I poured a fresh cup of coffee for myself. I took a quick sip then sat down the cup quickly and threw my hands up in the air, showing Banner that I surrender to him. "Okay, sorry big guy it's just me; what has you so up tight?"
He looked at me with a undoubtably irate expression as I patted his shoulder in a friendly fashion, then proceeded to take steady deep breaths until his face became stoic. "Ah, Tony always a pleasure I was just thinking over ways to perfect a way to dissipate a common anomaly in the blood without any major side effects, obviously what works for me won't work for most other people." The strained smile he sent my way didn't make me feel any better, as much as I wanted to help him on his current endeavor; this type of science really isn't my thing. Though, I admit I can be an amazing flirty, personal assistant type for him if he wants me to be; perhaps I will offer my help even if he doesn't want it?
"So, what type of anomaly, are we talking here?" I asked stealing one of his grapes from his plate making him give a small huff of annoyance at my nonchalant attitude.
"Tony, you aren't seriously going to try to help again; don't you remember what happened the last time you 'helped out' in my lab?" He raised an eyebrow and moved the bowl of grapes away from where my hands could reach it.
I let out a laugh and took a step closer to him, our bodies almost touching and reached around him stealing another grape. I almost held my breath at our closeness, I could feel the heat radiating from his body as I took half of a step back so that we were still extremely close; though now I could at least look him in the eyes. "It was an accident Banner, I did not mean to put two combustible chemicals together; I didn't realize they would act that way and honestly I was really curious about it." I looked down at the counter as I thought briefly about my now cooling coffee, I wonder if I should turn around and drink it? It might start to defuse the situation starting up if I do, it's starting to get pretty steamy in here.
I could feel the anxiety in the air and it caused the air to shift nervously, causing me to flinch at the sight of Banner's white knuckles gripping the counter. "You should back up a bit, invading my personal space this way isn't very safe for you." I looked into his eyes, taking an immediate step back upon noticing his eyes had taken on a greenish tint.
"It's okay big guy, I am really sorry that I was in your space; please don't block me out. Calm down my friend," I don't know if it was the smile I gave him or the wink; for some reason he deflated faster than a punctured balloon. Or at least I thought he had deflated, but that was before I was pushed plainly into the fridge on the opposite wall. "I have to say, 'ow' doesn't quite cover it my friend." It really had hurt as my head had bounced off the handle on the door of the fridge.
The voice that came from him was deep and gravelly, it would have left me quaking in my boots had I never been around him when he 'hulked out' before. "Tony, you really need to stay out on my personal space from now on; if you don't you are going to get a really big rage monster surprise." I let out a laugh, I know I shouldn't have; I knew it even more so as he stormed off taking his bowl of grapes with him.
"Does that mean I can join you in you lab." All I got was the sound of the elevator closing, I shrugged with a smile and dumped my glacier coffee out; guess I will just invite myself then. It's about time I let myself out of my cage.
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Alright that's it for the first chapter, there will probably only be about seven of eight chapters for this one. Possibly more, I am not sure I have three types up so far. I sincerely hope Jack2724 that you like the fic I am now writing for you. :)
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Chris Cadaver