Felicity

Felicity was up on the stage giving a speech to the entire room. She could feel everyone's eyes on hers and for once in her life she was grateful for the sheer fact that Stark's had the gift of the gab. She was able to schmooze everyone in the room, people laughed at her jokes and the room seemed relaxed. Once the speech was over, Dr Pym made his way back over. "You know I'm not going to hand over my technology over to you."

Felicity nodded, "I wouldn't ask you too. This isn't some sort of cute iron man suit." Hank appeared shocked at Felicity's comment, "anyway Dr Pym it was really lovely chatting to you but I need to work the room" felicity smiled at him as she started to walk off. She knew what she was doing, she had opened a door her end for him to go through if he so wished.

Felicity had spent a few more hours circling the room and taking part in endless small talk. It was exhausting, she had to stand there laughing and smiling at people that she didn't even care for. Soon enough, she found herself standing with Tony and pepper who had joined 'the avenger posse' as she so put it.

"Pepper, I don't know how you've done this for so long." Felicity groaned as she took a sip of her drink, "This is mind numbing"

Pepper laughed, "What until you've done it for a lot longer."

"Not a chance! I was a told a year! Then I'm free." She smirked at them.

"A year?" Natasha asked.

"Yep. One year for pepper and Tony to enjoy the bambino and to find my replacement If pepper doesn't want to return." Felicity said, swirling the straw in her glass. "Then I'm outta here." Felicity took one more gulp out of her drink, "anyway I'm going to get another drink, anyone want another?"

The group declined and Tony offered to accompany Felicity to the bar. "You know, I still think you should give it more time before making up your mind." Felicity rolled her eyes, so this is why Tony decided to join her. He was going to try and convince her to stay longer.

"Tony if this is so that I can run your business-" felicity was cut off by Tony.

"It's nothing to do with the business. It's more on the lines of my sister spending more time with her nephew or niece." He told her, "this is much more important than work."

"I can still come visit all the time even without living here. I mean common Tony I don't even have a proper room. It's literally a bedroom and a bathroom." Felicity and Tony made it to the bar and she ordered two scotches, she picked up her scotch and passed one to Tony, "to a new generation of Starks" Tony smiled at her and clinked his glass with hers.

"To repairing the past and building on the future." Tony smiled while taking a sip of his scotch.

Once the event had finished, felicity had stayed behind to help tidy the mess and to support the rest of the team that had helped organise the event. She had sent pepper and Tony home, mainly because she could see how tired pepper was and if she hadn't she knew she would still be here trying to help. Felicity also had to have strong words with Steve who didn't want to leave felicity alone to tidy up as it was not a gentleman thing to do but she insisted they all went back home to get some rest and reminded them it was her job to do this. Felicity had noticed that Bucky had been extremely quiet that evening and slightly withdrawn but she assumed it was just for the sheer fact that she hadn't been free enough to pester him into talking.

Felicity had just finished when she heard a door open and close, she turned around to see Bucky standing there.

"What are you doing here?" Felicity asked as she grabbed her stuff.

"Well I did want to stay and help, but after you practically pushing us out the door I thought I'd come and take you home."

Felicity smiled at Bucky, "lead the way" she told him as she followed him out.

"Do you think tonight went well?" Bucky asked a few moments of silence.

"I guess I will find out tomorrow when I check the media" felicity smiled at him, "though you were your awfully chatty self"

The comment got a smirk from Bucky and felicity grinned at him, "i think the people that go to these things are a bit" Bucky paused for a moment, "different to me" she noticed how he slightly gestured towards his arm.

"Yeah I agree. You really do stick out like a sore thumb" felicity told him and she could feel bucky's body tense up slightly at the comment, "I mean you aren't stuck up for one. Secondly you are a lot easier to talk to. I mean the list goes on"

"They also haven't tried to kill probably half the people in the room" Bucky mumbled.

"Yeah well it happens. I think everyone in that room has thought about killing Tony at one point. I better pepper has to stop herself even more now" felicity nudged Bucky in the hopes to lighten the mood and Bucky let out a small laugh at the comment. Bucky escorted felicity to the car and he started to drive them back to the headquarters. They spent the drive laughing and joking about things.

"So I've been meaning to ask, I heard you had been living in Wakanda before coming back here. That must have been so different compared to New York."

"It was the first place I felt like I was at peace." Bucky said smiling, "it was completely different. Here everyone is in a rush and back there I was left to my own pace." There was a slight pause and Bucky started chuckling, "T'Challa is actually a nice guy after he stopped trying to kill me"

Felicity couldn't help but slightly laugh at the comment, "you know, the amount of drama that seems to go on within the Avengers it would make a great tv show."

"Or a movie," Bucky smirked back.

Felicity pondered and move her head from side to side. "Nah, I couldn't see it being that good"

"So, do you fancy doing something tomorrow?" Bucky asked after a few moments of silence.

"Is Bucky Barnes asking me out on another date?" Felicity smirked at him.

"No, I was wondering if you had plans." Bucky laughed, "of course I was asking you out on a date doll."

"Well with that sarcasm how could a girl refuse."