A/N: Well here she is; my pride and joy. This summer, I wrote this beautiful thing in about three months. There will be a backstory and character study type deal for my OC, Melody. Here we go: Chapter one of nine :)
Rocketeer: An Avengers Fanfic
Chapter One: In which Melody realizes she's in love
Summary: Melody, the newest Avenger, finds out she's in love with Steve. Tony tries to calm her down by playing some arcade games and something unexpected happens.
Relationship(s): Steve/OC, Pepperony (established) and a little Clintasha
I was a full-fledged avenger. They gave me a superhero name and everything. Rocketeer they called me. And it was pretty awesome hanging out in Stark- no, Avenger Tower every day. All day I would be playing paintball with Tasha, Attending archery class with Clint, Helping Bruce with science experiments, Playing Dance Dance Revolution with Tony and Pepper and coloring "pretty pictures" with Thor. I was living the good life.
And then there was Steve. We would do the coolest things like skydiving and bungee jumping. On some days we would go rock climbing or play monopoly in the sunlight. Sometimes we would have picnics and spot animals in the cloud formations above. Or on some days where it was raining and we couldn't do cool outdoorsy things, we would sit inside and watch old romance movies. The ones that were in black and white like Steve used to watch when he was a kid. It was so easy to talk to him. But ever since he saved my life in a battle against Loki (Thor's brother), my palms would get all sweaty and I would start to stutter whenever we're in the same room. I have no idea what's going on. I haven't told anyone about this. If I was going to tell anyone, it would be Tony. And that would be a disaster. I could just see him now. Here's what he'd say:
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! You are too funny!" Then he would just go back to magical science engineering with Banner.
But knowing this, I decided to do the worst thing possible anyway. Talk to Tony. So I walked over to the lab, had JARVIS override the lock and walked in. Then I saw Tony and Pepper sitting very close to each other on the bench; their lips locked together in a passionate kiss. Tony held Pepper's head in his hands and her hands were on Tony's waist. They both looked so happy. I froze up in sight of the two lovers. Tony happened to glance my way and his face turned a ghostly white. He stopped Pepper and stuttered, "Oh…Melody…I-I didn't think you would…uh…C-come in here…Sorry…"
I tried to pull myself together and muttered "N-no don't be…JARVIS opened the d-door…I-I'm sorry…"
Tony got up walked over to me and pleaded, "I'm really sorry about this whole-"
"God Tony, just stop. It's okay, really…" I paused and looked at the ground "It was just…unexpected…very unexpected…"
Pepper looked at her watch and said, "Tony, I have to go." She planted a kiss on Tony's cheek. All caring and sweet as if nothing could ever tear them apart. "Goodbye darling." She patted me on the head and started to leave the lab. I looked at her and she just smiled. She mouthed "It's okay" and I returned with a "Thanks" and she left.
Tony started to talk "Melody, what's-"
Now bear with me, I have no idea what caused me to "lash out" like this but it happened so fast. I started talking at a mile a minute.
"NO. It's totally okay, I'm fine with it, this whole situation has just been so awkward and it's been so hard, I'm just so stressed out and stuff that I've been too busy to even stop and think, and every time I see him I just freeze up, and Oh my God Tony, I'm in love with Steve!" I clasped my hands over my mouth; eyes wide.
Tony just stood there looking at me. I felt so helpless; so stupid. And so vulnerable. After a minute of us staring at each other, I took my hands off of my mouth and looked at them. They were twitching and my heart was beating out of my chest. I finally muttered some words "T-tony…my…h-hands…help me…p-please…j-j-just…help."
Tony sat me down and said, much to my surprise "You should tell him how you feel when you get the opportunity. And it will come around. Trust me, it's a good plan." He really thought I had a chance with him. But I didn't respond- No, couldn't respond to his comment. Tony noticing my state said "I have just the thing to calm your nerves. Come on, follow me." He ruffled up my hair and gave me a smile. Tony was the equivalent of a really cool uncle who you could tell anything to. He assembled the avengers for some bonding time and we all met in the arcade room. Tony looks at me and asks "How about some fun and games to get your mind off things, eh? It'll be fun. Can you beat my score at Pac-Man? Let's find out."
I was in no mood to play old arcade games. So I asked "Can we play DDR instead?"
Tony chuckled "If you don't mind getting your ass kicked!"
Everyone was huddled around the DDR machine. Thor came up to me and asked "MELODY DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME AMAZING ARCADE GAMES WITH ME AFTER YOUR DDR BATTLE WITH TONY?"
Thank you Thor! He can make me smile any day. "Of course. That would be most excellent." I replied imitating his accent.
Thor smiled the biggest smile I've ever seen. He is so funny. Then I caught Steve's eye. He smiled and I turned away very fast and got on the platform. My heart was beating at least a million times a second. Tony was picking a song and I was trying to calm down. I thought I was hearing things when Steve said "I've got winner." I turned around and saw the Captain looking at me. He smiled a kind and perfect smile. The kind that makes your heart melt. Why does he have to be so damn attractive? I knew I had to win. So maybe, just maybe I could spot that smile again. Tony shoved me a little. "You ready?"
"The question is, are you?" I replied. He gave me a little wink. He was definitely up to something but I quickly forgot about that. The game was about to start.
It was just like old times. It was just us hanging out, bantering and having fun. When I won, it was no surprise until I saw the scores. I smoked him. I usually win by a point or lose by a few points. Was Tony not with it at all? Then I realized. That was his plan the whole time. He let me win. How could he?! Why couldn't he let it be fair?! But he wanted me to play Steve didn't he? I looked at Tony and he winked. That's what he was up to! Good one Tony. I mouthed a "Thank you" and he nodded. Steve got on the platform giving Tony a hi-five and I asked him "Do you even know how to play this?" Although, with the state I was in, I probably said "akugyhsbrvkjhgvkfnlg?" Because that's how nervous I was.
Steve replied "Yeah, Tony taught me how to play a couple of days ago. It's a really fun game isn't it?"
I muttered "Yeah th-that's really c-cool Steve."
We started to dance. He was amazing at this game! He had only played this game for a few days! I glanced at him and he looked like he was having so much fun. The game ended and the scores were really close at the end. I ended up winning by one point. I was out of breath and cheers from all the others rang out. I guess they all wanted me to win. Tony must have made a bet with Pepper because he was collecting money from her. Tony kissed her on the cheek, then down her neck and on her shoulders and I thought "Damn guys get a room…" But seriously what a romantic guy he is. Kind of like Gomez Addams. Steve got me into the Addams Family. I sighed, Steve, what good taste you have. Clint suddenly lifted me up on his shoulders and we celebrated a little. I got down and everyone went to play other games. I was going to go with them but then I saw Steve. He was sitting in a corner looking all sad and stuff. Even then he was so fetching and perfect. No words can even explain. Then I remember what Tony told me. This was my opportunity. So I walked over to him and sat next to him. He just muffled "No one wanted me to win…"
I breathed in and softly said "I wanted you to win Steve. You were really great out there."
He smiled and blushed a little. I probably blushed too because he just gave a little chuckle. He got up and reached out his hand. I grabbed it and he helped me up. He kept holding on to my hand and I could feel my face getting really hot. There was definitely something going on here. But how could the perfect superhero love plain, old me? But I decided to take a chance. This was my opportunity. I pulled Steve close to me and kissed him. He was really surprised but not as surprised as I was when he started to kiss back. His lips were soft and warm; welcoming even. And I wanted to stay there forever. Just me in his arms and him in mine. But he pulled away and said "Golly Melody…I just need to tell you that... Well, I'm hopelessly in love with you."
I smiled a really girly smile, blushed for the millionth time that night, looked into his eyes and said "That's really great because… I'm hopelessly in love with you too, Steve."
He smiled at me. That smile was so perfect and sweet. The smile he reserved only for me. I returned the favor and we kissed. Then he hugged me. Over his shoulder, I could see that Tony was creeping on us the whole time. He smirked and imitated me. You know, that would bother me if I wasn't hugging Steve right then. I rolled my eyes and looked at the Captain. Well, he was my Captain now. He looked into my eyes and said "Why do you have to be so beautiful?"
"Me? Beautiful? I think you have the wrong girl…" I replied. If I didn't think that I was beautiful, how could he?
He held my hands and said "No. Your eyes are just so pretty and your hair is really great too…how it flows over your shoulders…um…" He started to blush again. "You are not only beautiful on the outside but also on the inside. Your personality is so fun and exciting." He kissed my hands "And perfect. Very perfect."
"You think I'm perfect?" This is why I love him so much. But I honestly think the same of him.
Steve smiled and responded "Of course. That's why I'm in love with you." He pulled me in and kissed me again. I don't remember it…but Tony told me my leg popped up, just like in those old, black and white romance movies Steve and I watch sometimes. What can I say? I'm just a hopeless romantic. That's when Thor came bounding over with a huge plush toy in his hands and exclaimed "MELODY LOOK. I WON A PANDA BEAR FROM THE AMAZING CLAW GAME. ISN'T IT-oh…sorry Melody. We can play our games later. I shall go now and leave you two alone to be together forever."
"Wait a second Thor." I stopped him. I looked at Steve and said "Thor asked me to play some arcade games with him after our DDR battle." Steve's adorable smile faded. My heart sank. He genuinely wanted to be with me tonight. I quickly replied in the hopes of seeing that smile again "But…we can play some later tonight if you want. Just the two of us. It will be fun, I think."
Steve's smile returned to his face and answered lovingly "That would be wonderful. Undeniably wonderful." He kissed me and I walked with Thor to play the amazing claw game.
Later that night, Steve and I were alone in the arcade. Playing games like air-hockey and DDR. He was so adorably confused when I asked him to play air-hockey.
"What is that? Does it require flying?" Steve asked, confused.
I chuckled "Of course not. The puck just hovers because air comes out of the table it's played on. Come on, it's really easy."
We played for a while and he really seemed to enjoy it. Well, maybe he enjoyed being with me more than the game itself…
Well, what do you think? Obnoxiously fluffy, I know...don't worry it only gets better from here! You can expect shenanigans and hilarity in the next chapter :)
