June 12, 2012

Bruce was double-checking his bag before he got to the airport. He wanted to make sure he looked nice for Tony, who always dressed nice. Of course, Tony had a few billion more dollars than Bruce, but still, he wanted to look like he was at least trying to impress Tony.

They hadn't seen each other in weeks, unless you counted daily phone calls and video chats, because of their work. Being separated had brought them closer, at least in Bruce's mind, and all he wanted was to see Tony. Bruce understood that they were both busy, Tony a little more than himself, being the head of his own company and what not, but what he didn't understand is why they couldn't at least be in the same place. Tony had been traveling around the country, one week in L.A., the next in New York, while Bruce stayed out in a little town in the middle of nowhere. He didn't tell Tony where he was because if he was close enough, Bruce would get too distracted from his work and he didn't want Tony to come to him- that would distract both of them. What Tony would be distracted from... Bruce wasn't sure. He just knew that Tony built things, and that his company was always changing what they built, depending on what fad Tony was into.

Bruce just had one goal: controlling himself. He'd been testing different chemical mixtures on animals and seeing how they affected them and if he found one promising enough, he would test them on himself. He found a couple that he might try, but he stowed them away for a time that he would be with someone he trusted enough to administer them to him- waiting to be with Tony. Now that Tony wanted him to go skydiving, he will be with Tony, and he might actually need to use the chemicals. He just needed to figure out how to get them past airport security.

Just when he was thinking about how he would do this, he got a call from Tony.

"You know, I really don't think this is a good idea." He answered the phone with. Bruce was always hesitant doing things outside of a lab, especially with Tony.

"Relax, a vacation will be great!"

"Skydiving, Tony? Do you seriously think I can handle that?"

"There's a lot you can handle..."

"I'm barely comfortable getting on a plane! Jumping off of one?"

"RELAX. You'll be fine. I'll be there in case anything happens! You turn into a green ball of anger? I'll give you a shot of something."

"It's not an allergy, Tony. You don't just shoot me with an EpiPen."

"Really? You should work on that..."

"I'm going to miss my flight, Tony. I have to hang up."

"You know, I could just pick you up in my private jet..."

"I don't want to do any damage to it in case anything happens..."

"Please, Thor's already done enough damage on that thing. I could be over there in two hours."

"Goodbye, Tony."

This was the last conversation Tony had with Bruce before he lost him.