A/N: Well, I finally updated this. Got a new laptop for Christmas so now I'm able to upload the second chapter :) I just think Steve is so cute. Soups adorbs.

Chapter Two: In which Steve does the unthinkable

Summary: Steve asks Melody on a very important date and panic ensues. The Avengers help Melody prepare and Steve makes a move that will change the course of the Avengers' lives forever.

Relationship(s): Steve/OC (established), Pepperony (established) and adorable Clintasha

Time went by and things were not as different in Avenger Tower. I still did awesome things with the other guys. The only thing that was different was that the time I had to spare, I spent it with Steve. Watching more movies, more outdoorsy things, picnics in central park: everything we used to do. Only now we were dating. It was perfect. After a year of this, on our one-year anniversary, he asked me out to dinner in a very fancy way.

"My darling Melody, will you please have dinner with me at a really fancy restaurant tonight? I would very much enjoy it."

"Oh, Steve…" I blushed "I would love to! I shall dress really fancily since we're going to a fancy restaurant" I smiled.

"I'm sure you will look ravishing, my darling." He took my hand and kissed it, he kissed up my arm and finally a kiss on the cheek. My face turned a deep red and He skipped into the next room. He knows how much I love it when Gomez does this sort of thing to Morticia. I just think it's positively adorable. As soon as he left I started to panic and pace around the room. There was only one thing to do about this. I had to consult the Avengers.

"Guys! I need assistance." I called out. They all had to be around here somewhere. Turns out everyone was sitting in the living room playing go fish. Steve wasn't with them.

"Guys, this is an emergency!" I exclaimed, getting everyone's attention.

"Is there an Alien invasion?" Tony asked. He looked at my face which was still a deep shade of red "Oh, I get it. Lover boy asked you on a date, didn't he?" He smirked.

"Yes he did actually. Real funny Tony but I'm serious."

Bruce, who was sitting next to Thor, looked genuinely confused and asked "Well, what makes this date different from all the others you've had with him?"

"It's our one year anniversary!"

Silence. No one got it…until Pepper figured it out. "Oh my god. It's your one year anniversary! Where are you going? Somewhere fancy I hope?"

"Very." I replied. "Well, apparently…I actually don't know where we're going exactly…"

Pepper looked at everyone. "Don't you get it?! Something super special is going to happen. Think about it. He asked you on a date, a fancy one none the less, it's your one year. It all makes sense!"

"I'm going to need your help." I stated "I have a plan though. If everyone gets a shopping list together of things they need, I can make Steve go out and buy them."

Tony got up from the couch "I already know he's renting a tux and getting his hair cut."

"Perfect! When he gets back he can drop off the groceries-" I made air quotations when I said groceries "-and we'll both be ready and we can go."

"Alright, I'll tell him to go shopping." Tony said "If you were to tell him he'd know you were up to something."

"Thanks guys, really. You all are going to help me?"

"Of course!" Pepper replied "Tasha and I can help you with all of the girly things and Tony, Bruce, Thor and Clint will be happy to help with other things right?"

"ACHOO!" We all looked toward the couch where there was a clump of blankets. Tasha poked her head out and grabbed a tissue "I don't think I'm going to be able to help out with this one. I'm so sick, I haven't moved from this spot in a whole day!"

"Oh, Tasha I hope you feel better." I replied.

"Thanks." She paused "But I feel vulnerable. I don't like that at all." Tasha sighed and went back under her blankets.

Clint leaned over and whispered in my ear "She never gets sick."

"Anyway…" Tony said directing the attention to himself and looking confident "After talking with me, you'll sweep Capsicle right off his feet."

"Bruce and I will help Tony!" Clint exclaimed patting my shoulder.

Thor looked really sad and said "I WANTED TO HELP PICK OUT A DRESS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY PRETTY ONE…"

"Alright Thor." Pepper smiled "You can help me out."

Thor smiled that big smile again. It was awesome knowing I had awesome people to rely on. Tony left to talk to Steve. He was in his workout room, punching some bags of sand.

"Hey Cap. The guys and I have come up with a list of things we need. Wanna help us out and go to shopping?"

"Tony, I have a huge date to prepare for… I don't have time for shopping." He snatched the list and looked at it with a puzzled face "I don't even know what any of these things are that Banner wants."

Tony replied "Cap, just go to the store and ask the manager what they are. Besides, If you go now, you can buy all the stuff, get your tux, get your hair cut and get back in time to drop off the stuff and take Melody to…" He paused not wanting to reveal anything I said "…wherever you are going. Please Cap, will you do this? Pepper really needs that new hairdryer…" Tony gave Steve the 'puppy-eyes' face.

"Fine. I'll go, just don't tell Melody I'm leaving okay?"

Tony smiled and saluted "Anything you say Capsicle."

"Don't call me that." And Steve left.

I took a shower and Pepper was fixing my hair. We talked a little and she put a blindfold on me. She wanted my hairstyle to be a surprise. After a little bit she took off the blindfold and my hair was in medium-sized ringlet curls that bounced with every step I took. In the back of my hair there was a white flower barrette.

Pepper, reading my mind says "White goes with anything. Now you don't have to feel pressured to pick a dress that matched it." She smiled and I turned around, got up and hugged her.

"Thank you." I whispered. "It's perfect."

"Anytime."

Pepper brought me into Tony's walk-in dress closet. It's for whenever Tasha or Pepper get really bored or have formal events to go to. Thor was waiting there; a huge smile spread all over his face. "MELODY YOUR HAIR IS SO BOUNCY AND ELEGANT. LIKE A LITTLE BUNNY."

I have to admit, I've never been compared to a bunny before. But I laughed "Thanks Thor. Now, what dress do you have in mind?"

"WELL YOU KNOW OF THE SHIRT YOU WEAR SOMETIMES THAT IS A PRETTY TURQUOISE COLOR?"

Where are you going with this one Thor? One thing I know for sure is that there is no way I am wearing that shirt tonight. But I answered him "Yes, what about it?"

"WELL THAT COLOR LOOKS SO FANCY AND I FIGURED YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS ONE ON."

Thor hands me a dress that looks so much like a Disney princess gown. I gasped and he handed it to me. I go into a room and put it on. It's so elegant and perfect. The sleeveless, turquoise dress had beading all over the top and the bottom had so much tulle. I felt like I was an actual princess. I hugged Thor and he smiled and said "I KNEW YOU WOULD LIKE IT A LOT."

Now I was going to talk with Tony, Bruce and Clint but, Tony and Bruce seem to have disappeared.

"Hey Clint! Where's Tony…and Bruce?"

Clint just stood there awkwardly. "Uh…well…Tony caught up to Pepper and they went to…uh…and Bruce is doing some...uh…anger management…on a local…gang?"

He gestured toward the wall where there was a big hole. I sighed "Well, we'll make Tony fix it."

That got a smile out of Clint. He's not too great with the 'suave guy' persona; that's what we were supposed to be working on. So, because of my already amazing charm, we decided to just sit and talk. I could not believe the amount of info he gave out.

"Well, do you?!" I asked.

Clint blushed. "Well…a little…I guess…" He started to frown "I just don't know if she likes me back…"

I smiled. "Clint. Are you serious? She's totally into you. Believe me, I can tell."

Clint's face lit up with pure joy. "Really?!" He gave a little giggle. It was so girly… "That's fantastic!"

My work was done here. Or it would have to be because JARVIS alerted us that Steve was back. I started to panic and I felt someone's hand on my shoulder.

"Wow. You just look absolutely stunning." Tony smiled "He's sure to just fall for you now."

I turned around. Tony was in his fancy bathrobe, holding Pepper's hand and then Bruce walked in behind Tony. He was wearing a pair of feet pajamas. It was patterned with test tubes and flasks. What a nerd.

"Hey Bruce, how was anger management class?" We all laughed "That was a good one wasn't it?" I joked.

"Very funny, Melody. Anyway I just-" Bruce just looked at me in awe. "Just dazzling. And very sparkly." He smiled and chuckled "Did Thor pick out this one?"

I smiled "Yes he did! And it was a good choice too!" Thor gave a huge smile and looked extremely proud of himself. "YES, SHE IS EVER SO ELEGANT."

They all led me to the door and I guess they practiced 'introducing' me. Thor blew some kind of trumpet-bugle-thing and Tony announced "Introducing Melody. Here she is."

He just kind of pushed me forward and there was Steve. He was so strikingly charming. His hair was cut so seamless and fantastic. His face was one of awe and wonder. After all the avengers left, of course wishing me good luck, he finally muttered "H-hi."

"Hi Steve. Y-you look great." I said.

"You look absolutely fantastic." Steve answered. I am so proud of him for making that Doctor Who reference. Some days we would watch Doctor Who on Netflix and I would have to explain everything to him. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah." He held my hand. It still gives me butterflies whenever we're close. "Are you going to tell me where we're going?"

"It's a surprise." He smiled. He was definitely up to something. I thought of all the fancy places in New York. Then I knew.

"Are we going to The Italian Scallion? It's Fancy Friday today."

"Curses, foiled again." Steve chuckled "You are just too smart."

Fancy Friday was something The Italian Scallion did every month where if you went there you would have to dress up in the finest clothing you owned. It's really fun. The last time I went there it was Fancy Friday. I was hanging out with Thor that day. He wanted Italian food and we had to go home and get fancy clothes before we could even be seated.

The Italian Scallion was really impressive with its decorations. We were seated and immediately got unlimited breadsticks. After stuffing our faces with food we got to talking about today's events.

"Yeah we all had this plan about you getting back and me waiting there for you. I'll be honest, it was mostly my idea. But that introduction thing was all Tony. I actually had no idea about it."

He laughed "Well, it was cute. The way you wanted to make the whole thing flawless, just for little, old me; it was very thoughtful of you."

I could feel my face getting extremely hot just like the day he kissed me for the first time. He looked around in his pockets and pulled something out. I couldn't see it but I had one thought.

A ring. It was a ring box. He was going to propose! I could feel my palms get all sweaty again. He came around to my seat and got down on one knee. All I could do was smile. I knew what I wanted to say but the words seemed to stay in my throat. I opened my mouth but said nothing.

"M-melody? I just wanted to say that…well, I really…" He pulled out the ring box from behind his back and opened it. "Melody, I love you more than life itself. Will you do me the great honor of being my wife?"

I couldn't even speak for a few seconds. His face pleaded with me to say just one little word. I didn't even need to think about how to answer him.

"Yes, Steve. Just yes." I helped him up and he put the ring on my finger. I looked into his eyes, he did the same and we kissed. It didn't even matter that we were in a public place. We're avengers and we do what we want.

When we got back to Avenger Tower, we knew everyone would be waiting inside, so we kissed outside and I walked in. Everyone wanted to know what happened on the date. Especially Tony.

"What happened? Where's Cap? Are you okay? Was it super romantic? Like in those movies he makes me watch sometimes? DID HE OFFER YOU THE MOON?! Oh my god, he offered you the moon didn't he?" God Tony, why did you have to ask so many questions? I just showed him the ring and all the avengers gave cheers and little girly squeals. Tasha even got up and gave me an air hug. I was really confused and she just replied with,

"I don't want to get you sick."

I was bombarded with hugs. I just sat everyone down and I told them all about the date. In the middle of my story, Steve walked in looking all fantastic as usual.

"Hey everyone. I just had to park the car because-" He glared at Tony who looked surprised. "-Tony took my parking space with his obnoxious sports car."

"Which one? I have three you know." Tony asked innocently.

My face lit up when he walked into the room. Everyone got up to congratulate him. He talked to them for a bit and then walked over to me. He held my hands and said "I'm going to go to sleep. I'll see you up there. I love you."

I beamed and replied "I love you too. I'll be up in a second." We kissed and Tony being the idiot he is says "Ooh! They're kissing!"

I turned and looked at him and countered "Yeah. Why don't you and Pepper get a room, loser."

Pepper and Tony both laughed and Tony replied "You better watch it, Melody. You're starting to take a couple of pages from the book of Tony Stark-ism. Wouldn't want you to turn into me-"

I laughed "Yeah, one of you is already too much to handle!"

Tony smiled and winked "Good night, Steve."

"Good night everyone." Then he left the room.

Tony smirked and looked at me "Well, look at this. Our little Melody is getting married."

"Would you look at that? Captain Obvious strikes again."

Tony laughed "Thanks Sergeant Sarcasm but I'm not the captain in this group. Anyway, it's really appreciated."

"I know it is." I replied.

I love Tony in this one. His antics only get better, I promise :) Reviews are lovely