(Part 3)

As Bruce and I finish paying, my phone rings. I head outside and put it on speakerphone.

"Hey Jane." I greet.

"Oh god. John! You need to come home right now! Tony was bored and bought tons of beer. Steve tried to stop him but he ended up getting drunk too! Now everyone's drunk and Tony put Led Zeppelin LIVE on one TV and he has Guitar Hero on the other. Oh and everyone drank something funny because they're all telling the truth. It's not because they're drunk, no. They're answering any questions truthfully and Sherlock is questioning everyone. Steve is pigging out on pizza and did I forget to mention, Tony bought fifteen pizzas?! So I tried calling Pepper because she usually is good with Tony but when I gave the phone to him he said, and I quote, "I don't listen to you. You're evil and an ugly head. I only listen to my Brucey. He understands. Bye bye." Then he pulled out his phone and called Thor. I tried to take the phone away but he just pushed me onto the couch. He asked Thor to bring some Asgardian beer and ten minutes later, Thor comes in with a huge gallon of beer! The stuff is really strong and everyone is really, really drunk and now your dog is eating pizza! No! Bad doggy! No Thor! Put the dog down! Tasha, get down from there! Clint, let go of my legs! No, you're not a bird! Tony's just being mean. No, get off of the terrace right now, Clint! Steve, Darcy get a room! Please come home, you guys! NOW!"

Jane hangs up and Bruce and I look at each other in shock. We rush to flag down a taxi and when we do, I tell the driver to go as quickly as he can. We arrive in fifteen minutes and I pay him a nice amount. He nods in thanks and Bruce and I jog to the door. We enter and head upstairs. I hear 'Highway to Hell' playing and a loud thump. We go through the entryway and I look on in shock. There's a couch flipped over with Steve and Darcy making out under it. Thor is tickling Jane and she's giggling wildly. Sherlock is questioning Clint, who's saying something about Budapest. Natasha is hanging from a beam running in the middle of the ceiling and trying to reach for a slice of pizza. Gladstone is running around the perpetrator of the chaos who's playing Guitar Hero. Bruce clears his throat and Tony drops the plastic guitar. He runs over to Bruce and he drops to his knees. He wraps his arms around Bruce's waist and leans his head on the man's stomach.

"Brucey! I thought you left forever!"

Bruce looks down at him in shock and stutters, "Wh- why'd you think that?"

"You left when I asked Steve to get me a beer! And I was trying to ask you to a charity party thing but you left! And then you and Johnny left to the store and I was alone and none of my friends wanted to talk to me! They were all busy."

Tony nuzzles his face into the purple fabric and Bruce flushes. He pushes Tony's head back and looks into the man's glazed brown eyes.

"You were going to ask me out on a date?"

Tony chuckles drunkenly, "No! Our date's going to be waaaaaay bigger and cooler. I was just asking if you'd be my date to the party. There's a difference."

Bruce smiles but his eyes look sadly down at the drunken man.

"You're not going to remember this when you wake up tomorrow. So I'll say yes."

Tony's face becomes serious and he looks up at Bruce, "I will remember! I asked JARVIS to record the whoooooole thing so everyone will watch it with me tomorrow and I won't be alone."

I hear Jane 'aww' drunkenly and I turn to face her.

"How'd you get so drunk in under fifteen minutes?"

She giggles, "That 'sgardian shtuff is stro-ong!"

I call Sherlock over and he looks guiltily at me.

"Why?"

"I wanted to experiment. Besides, it's not going to hurt them! They're all very happy, as you can see."

I look reproachfully at him and he kisses me.

"I promise not to experiment on them anymore."

I sigh and hug him.

"Help me get everyone to their rooms."

He nods, albeit grudgingly and he pulls Steve and Darcy apart.

I turn to Bruce who's looking down at Tony's head in astonishment and I nudge him.

"Will you get him to his bedroom?"

"I want him in my bedroom, yessss!" Tony slurs sleepily and Bruce blushes.

This was going to be a long night.

~o~o~

We all piled in to the newly refurbished living room. The blinds are pulled closed and everyone's sitting down. I sit next to Sherlock and he lays his arm around my shoulders. I smile in surprise. I watch as Bruce walks in and contemplates sitting next to Tony. Tony looks up and grins happily at him. Bruce smiles and sits next to him, keeping as much space between them as possible on the full couch.

"Play the video, JARV!"

The robot starts the video and I look on in half horror, half humor. I watch as Darcy pushes Steve against the wall and kisses him while Thor and Tony have a drink off. Clint beats on the drums for Guitar Hero while Steve eats pizza and Darcy reapplies her lipstick. I see Jane calling us and as Thor lifts Gladstone in one hand. Clint has tears in his eyes and leans over the edge of the terrace. Natasha leaps and grabs onto the beam and lays herself down on it. I see Thor persuade Jane to drink and she gets tipsy after her second glass of the strong beer. Sherlock is questioning Tony now and I hear what sounds like, "I'm not gay, per say. I just like one whole guy!"

Tony giggles and gets up to play some more Guitar Hero. We finally enter the scene and Bruce shifts on the couch. I smile over at him and he grimaces. The rest of the video plays out and soon, everyone is staring at Tony and Bruce. Bruce ducks his head and Tony gulps.

"Well?! Are you two going to do something?!" Darcy asks, her body snuggled against the super-soldier.

Tony looks over at Bruce and says, "I did mean everything I said. Good, I hate sounding mushy."

Bruce grins, "So you do like me?"

Tony rolls his eyes, "Yes. Did you not just watch that video? I should delete it! It's so embarrassing. JARVIS, delete the video."

"But send everyone a copy, please!" Darcy announces, grinning like the Cheshire cat.

Tony scowls over at her and returns to looking at Bruce, "So, will you go to this charity thing with me?"

"Only if you take me out on that date you were talking about." Bruce says coyly.

Tony smiles widely and Darcy butts in before anyone can say anything.

"Now kiss!" she giggles as she stretches her arms out towards the both of their heads.