Secret Relations
Chapter 3
One Week Later…
The Avengers were assembled on the helicarrier. Steve listened carefully as Fury went over the mission details. The rest of the team as jacking off, talking and laughing.
"Avengers! This is an important mission! Listen up!" Steve commanded.
"Whatever Captain Goody-Goody!" Clint said.
Steve growled and continued listening to Fury with intense concentration. Dr. Doom was attacking New York and he was obviously out for revenge. He had already caused a lot of damage and S.H.I.E.L.D. decided it was time for the Avengers to intervene. Fury said they had five minutes until departure. Steve was already ready to go, practically bouncing on his toes to catch this week's villain.
"Calm down, Cap. It's a fight, not a board game.
"Battle is a game of strategy, combat reflexes and skill, and honor. I enjoy it." Steve said.
"Whatever, Captain. Just don't let the enemy make you their bitch, like you do everyone else."
"Hawkeye, this is not the time and that information is confidential and none of your business."
Clint just chuckled lowly and pulled Natasha in for a good-luck kiss. Tony scowled. He wanted to do that with Steve. But on the helicarrier, Steve kept his distance and put all his emotional barriers in place. Not only that, but if Fury found out about them, they'd be dead, literally. Tony was practically drooling all over himself from looking at Steve in his unnaturally tight uniform. It showcased every curve and muscle. Steve just looked too good in it. Pretty soon it was time for them to deploy, so each member grabbed a non-flying member and headed in the hellfire.
Tony dropped Steve off on the ground and flew to his position. Steve already had a clear shot at Doom from where he was standing, so he changed. He hit Doom from behind and startled him enough to engage battle.
"Captain America! This battle has nothing to do with you. Run along." Doom said.
"It has something to do with me if you're disrupting the peace in my country." Steve said.
"My battle is not with you, Captain. It is with your armored friend. But the quickest way to get to him is through you, his partner."
Doom sent his energy blasts towards Steve, only to have them blocked by his shield. This gave Doom enough time to attack the young captain from behind. He picked Steve up and threw him, making Steve hit a solid brick building face first. Steve recovered in record time to make another well placed attack by hitting Doom with a shield slice. He caught his shield as it came back, but wasn't quick enough to block the energy blast Doom hit him in the stomach with. He flew backwards, right into another building. Doom came over and dug his booted heel into Steve's leg. Steve grunted as he heard a snap.
"You really thought you alone could stop someone as powerful as me? You, a pathetic human. No suit of armor or even a real weapon. Just your puny shield. I know your every weakness Steve Rogers. You should feel lucky that I didn't exploit every one of them." Doom cackled, still taking time to beat Steve up a little more.
"Doom, you didn't count on one thing. This." Steve said.
Steve threw his shield so it hit Doom in the face before getting up. He groaned in pain as his leg throbbed. He knew it was broken. He hobbled towards Doom. Doom laughed and grabbed Steve's shield, which was still attached to his arm. He swung Steve around a few times and threw him, which resulted in another face-plant into the side of a brick building. Steve's body had taken too much damage now. He was usually so focused, he didn't know what had gone wrong. His vision started to get fuzzy. He passed out soon after.
Tony had been trying to reach Steve through the earpiece for ten minutes now. They had located Doom and were closing in on him. They need Steve now.
"JARVIS, please try to get through to Steve's line." Tony said.
"Sir, it has been disconnected." JARVIS said.
"Shit, JARVIS, connect to the other Avengers. We need to find Steve and defeat Doom."
"Yes sir."
Tony gave orders in a harsh tone to the team. They were to take down Doom and keep an eye out for Steve. Tony was extremely worried. Steve always answered. Tony's mind was already counting the worst case scenario. Steve locked into battle with Doom and lost. He was now scanning the rubble for signs of life. He found a signature, and Tony hoped to God it was Steve. He touched down and started to panic until he saw just a glimpse of red, white, and blue. He ran to Steve and cradled his head gently. Tony heard a chuckle from behind him and tensed.
"Ah, Iron Man. You are easy to predict. I knew you'd come for your lover." A voice chastised.
Tony gently set Steve's head down and turned around. He saw Doom's face, and all he could think about was revenge. Steve was always cautious and focused, but Doom did something to mess with his thought process and exploit his weaknesses. Tony knew it.
"You are going down, Doom. Maybe I'll see your punk ass in Hell." Tony said, flying towards Doom and grabbing his arm. He swung him around and threw him, right into the Hulk, who pulled a Loki (beating him senseless by continuously smashing him into the pavement) before leaving Clint to cuff him.
"Wow, Doom. You really pissed off Stark. Congratulations on making him that mad." Clint said, hoisting Doom up to take him to the helicarrier to be imprisoned.
Tony immediately went back to Steve. Steve was just starting to come around, and people were starting to crawl out from their hiding places. Tony didn't care at this point. He kissed Steve with enough passion to start a fire, and felt amazing when Steve slowly kissed back, lifting a hand to touch Tony's armored chest.
"Howdy, soldier. You did a damn fine job." Tony said quietly.
"Not as fine as you, cadet." Steve whispered, pulling Tony down for another kiss.
That's when Tony heard the cameras clicking and all the questions being asked. That pissed Tony off to no end. The Hulk stomped over and look at Tony and then at Steve.
"Tin Man hurt Spangles? No one hurt Spangles! Hulk smash!" Hulk roared.
"Whoa, Hulk, I'm fine. See, knock, knock; good, good. Just a little banged up from the fight." Steve said.
"Spangles okay? Hulk help Spangles!"
"Yeah, Hulk. That'd be great."
Hulk picked Steve up gently, a way the Avengers had never seen Hulk do before. He carried Steve away while Tony dealt with the reporters. All of them were full of questions about the kiss, their relationship, the works. Tony opened his faceplate and started to speak.
"If you want to know so goddamn badly, here it is: Me and Steven Grant Rogers are in a relationship. If you want more, there will be a press conference tomorrow at ten A.M. Be there. But for god's sake, the man is injured! Show some respect!" Tony yelled, walking off before blasting into the air to get to the helicarrier.
He stepped on board the giant flying headquarters to find Steve not in the medical wing. He walked into Fury's office without knocking and gasped. Steve was on his knees, tears streaming down his cheeks as his gave Fury head.
"Yeah, that's the good little bitch I like to see. Bet I taste better than Stark, huh? See, aren't you a good little whore? No self-worth, you just do anything you're ordered to if it means protecting that ass Tony Stark, who is too good for you, by the way. You know you're nothing Rogers, not a single thing but a scared little boy with a bad past." Fury said.
"P-P-Please, General Fury, I don't want this. I-I love Tony too much to-" Steve sobbed.
"Wow, are you the bottom in your relationship? Stark doesn't care about you, Rogers!"
"Like Hell, Fury! You back the fuck off him! How dare you?" Tony yelled, charging at Fury and pushing him off Steve, who whimpered pitifully and scooted backwards.
"Stark, you have no idea what you'll have to deal with dating that thing you call your lover. Better he be in the hands of someone who'll teach him a lesson." Fury said.
"The only lesson he needs is how to gain self-worth after your asshole boss destroys it." Tony growled.
"Wow, Stark. Rogers hasn't told you shit about his past, has he?"
"No. And he doesn't have to until he wants to. Steve, let's get you to a hospital, okay?"
Tony picked Steve up and tenderly kissed his forehead. Steve just kept whispering, 'I'm so sorry, Tony. So sorry. I hope you'll hate me forever. I deserve it.'. Tony gave Fury the finger before flying to a hospital close to the Stark Tower in New York. Steve was fast asleep against his chest when the doctors ushered them into a room, Tony laid Steve on the bed and allowed the doctors to take him into an exam room. He took off his now easy to pack armor and sat in Steve's room, waiting. He had to tell Steve that he wasn't mad. He took back everything he said about Fury being an ass.
Fury was a damn sadistic rapist and Tony wanted to kill him. But Steve was his number one priority at the moment. So, for now, he would just sit, wait, and pray.