A/N My main ship used to be pure FrostIron – hence my first story Muffins. But that story's not really working out for me since I've been converted to Steve/Tony and that got mixed up with the FrostIron in Muffins, so now I've written a Stony based story and I'm going to keep it that way.

A scientific fact: Some people are only alive because it's illegal to kill them.

Chapter One – Flirting

There's a loud shout from the lounge room.

'Steve! Steve get in here!' Tony calls to Steve who is in the kitchen getting something from the fridge.

Steve grabs a banana and opens it as he leaves the kitchen and steps into the lounge room. Tony and Clint are perched on the sofa, both of them holding a Wii console. On the TV screen Steve can see that they're doing some cartoon racing game.

'What do you want, Tony?' Steve asks and then takes a bite out of his banana.

'I'm totally kicking Clint's ass at this! Look! Last lap and I'm in the lead!' Tony informs him proudly.

'What are you playing?' Steve settles down into the armchair next to Tony.

'Mario Kart. I win every time.' Clint replies with a straight face.

'Um, not this time.' Tony protests.

Steve tries to follow what's happening in the game but as he's never played "Mario Kart" before, he's not sure what exactly is going on. Tony suddenly throws his hands in the air and asks in shock, 'did you just blue-shell me?'

'Yup.' Clint replies with a grin and smugly leans back in the sofa as the game ends.

'But I was so close!' Tony pouts. He points at Steve with his console and goes, 'never play Mario Kart with Clint.'

'Steve, take over from Tony. I'll go easy on you.' The statement is suggestive and Steve shifts in his seat.

Tony notices and grins. He leans in close and gestures for Steve to do the same. Steve leans toward Tony reluctantly.

'Don't worry Steve. If you play with me, you can count on me to go hard on you.' Tony winks and Steve pulls away, his face feeling warm.

'I don't like what you're implying there, Tony.' Steve tells him, and takes another bite of his banana.

Tony gets up and stretches and then goes behind Steve's seat and leans down and wraps his arms around Steve's shoulders.

'Oh Cap I'm just messing with you.' Tony grins.

He reaches forward and takes Steve's banana and takes a bite out of it, his mouth right near Steve's ear. He hands the banana back and goes, 'thanks Steve.' Steve's face just turns a deeper shade of red. Clint, who's been watching this exchange with a bemused look on his face, pipes up and says, 'I'm gonna go see how Natasha's doing. She's been trying to convince Thor to spar with her, but he won't because she's a "fair maiden".' Tony and Clint laugh. 'I'm going to go help persuade him. Wanna come?'

Tony thinks about this as he settles onto the armrest of Steve's chair. He leans back and puts an arm around Steve's shoulders again and pats him on the chest as he says, 'I think I'll help Steve with his banana, if that's ok with you, Steve.' The next few minutes involve Steve trying to dislodge the piece of banana he practically inhaled in response to Tony's teasing.

Clint leaves the two of them alone – after suggestingly pointing it out of course – and Tony goes back to his seat on the sofa and tosses Clint's console to Steve.
'Come on, Steve. I'll teach you how to do Mario Kart.'

'Fine, just a second.' Steve throws his banana skin away, washes his hands, and then goes back and Tony hands him the console.

'I chose your character for you.' He explains with a grin.

'Who am I?'

'You're Peach.' Tony selects a track to do.

'Peach? Seriously? And who's that?' Steve asks.

'She's this blonde princess who keeps getting herself kidnapped.' Tony explains. 'Apart from the kidnapping part, she pretty much sums you up.' Steve throws a cushion at Tony who deflects it, sending the cushion to its fate on the carpet.

'Hey! I was joking.'

'I know, I mean, everyone knows you're the real princess around here.' Steve shakes his head, smiling.

'You know I was going to go on to say that me choosing Peach for you is not an insult.' Tony pouts.

'Oh yeah? How so?'

'I'm Mario so you're my girlfriend. Don't you feel honoured?' Another cushion joins the first after bouncing off Tony's head.

'For that I'm going to kick your ass on this.' Tony leans forward and says, 'I suppose I should tell you how to do this. When the word "Go" appears on the screen, hold down A. To pause, press the little plus sign. To use whatever special thingy you get from the hovering rainbow boxes, press B.'

'Wait, Tony, you lost me at "A". Where's the "A" button?' Steve asks in confusion, studying his console intently. 'Wait! I found it!' He glances at the screen and goes, 'you're starting without me. And my uh, remote seems to be broken.'

'I'll wait for you. What button are you pressing?'

'A, like you just told me.' Steve answers, confused.

'Oh really? I meant to say hold down the button that has a "2" on it.' Tony smirks.

'You're so helpful. And you're not waiting for me.' Steve points out, pouting at the screen.

'You just look for that other button, Steve and don't worry about what I'm doing.' Tony replies happily, already in the lead.