Chapter 6
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Surprisingly the next two days past without any pranks from anyone which makes everyone worried that something big is coming. Skye still isn't back to her full strength but she is a lot stronger than she was.
Everyone in the plane are separated into two groups getting ready for Tony's birthday. Natasha, Melinda, Simmons and Skye are all crowded in the good bathroom finishing up getting ready, while Clint, Ward, Coulson and Fitz are all sitting out in the living area ready to go. So that none of them have to worry about driving Tony is sending them a car to pick them up which should arrive soon. Clint is wearing a leather jacket, v neck top and jeans while the other three are wearing suit jackets and pants with button up top underneath and no ties.
"What time did Stark say he was sending the car over?" Ward asks curious.
"Soon." Clint answers.
In the bathroom Skye, Simmons, Natasha and Melinda are all wearing dresses which length are to about the knee but the styles are very different. Melinda is wearing a red dress that has a halter top dress with her hair down. Natasha is wearing a green dress with no straps and her hair is down and curly. Simmons is wearing a black dress with two large straps and her hair up in a bun. Skye also has her hair up in a bun, but a lot looser than Simmon's is, and is wearing a white and brown dress with a small v neckline.
"Why exactly am I wearing a dress?" Simmons asks her friend.
"Because it's the dress code for Tony's party." Natasha answers hearing the question.
"You should get a chance to talk to Fitz." Skye says quietly to her friend. "A nice relaxing party, drinks, it should be the perfect atmosphere."
"You've obviously never been to one of Tony Stark's parties. Believe me, it will be far from relaxing." Natasha informs them, "The last birthday party of his that I went to he destroyed most of his house."
"Sounds like it's going to be fun." Skye comments.
"Oh believe me it is." Natasha says exchanging a look with Melinda that Simmons doesn't notice but Skye does.
"What have you two done?" Skye asks amused.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Melinda tells her daughter.
"Yes you do." Skye tells her mom, "Spill."
"We may have suggested to Tony that he should get a karaoke machine for his party and he agreed." Melinda explains, "You're Dad and Uncle can both sing pretty well but they need encouragement." She explains.
"And what exactly is going to be the encouragement?" Skye asks.
"A drinking competition with Tony, Bruce and Steve should do it." Natasha answers.
"This is your revenge for the other day isn't it?" Skye asks curious.
"No, this is us getting them before they get us." Natasha explains
"Are you sure that they are going to do something?" Simmons asks curious, "It has been days."
"They're biding their time." Melinda answers, "They're planning something." She tells them.
"Things are going to be interesting for a while aren't they?" Skye asks curious.
"Yes." Natasha answers.
"The cars here. Hurry up." Clint voice says.
"I'm ready." Skye comments.
"Same." Jemma says and the two younger agents leave the bathroom.
"You know we didn't think this through." Melinda comments as she puts the different make up that is spread out in the sink away.
"What do you mean?" Natasha asks helping her.
"Who's going to keep us away from the karaoke machine once we've had too much to drink?" Melinda asks.
"I've got your back if you've got mine." Natasha responds.
"Always." Melinda respond and the two friends link arms and leave the bathroom where Coulson and Clint are waiting.
"You said there is a car waiting?" Natasha ask Clint who is watching the pair with an amused smirk on his face.
"Yeah, have you guys already started drinking without us?" Clint asks.
"Nope." Melinda and Natasha both respond.
"Let's go, everyone's already downstairs." Coulson comments and the four friends make their way downstairs to the limo that is waiting for them.
Twenty five minutes after leaving the plane the group arrives at Stark tower and are able to go right up without a single incident. When they arrive the party is in full swing and has been for a while, when the entre the room that the party is in they see Tony standing with Pepper and his friend James Rhodes. Skye runs right up to him and giving him a hug.
"Happy Birthday Uncle Tony." Skye says as she hugs him.
"Thanks She-Coulson." Tony responds.
"Did you open the box?" Skye whispers as she hugs him.
"Not yet." Tony whispers back.
"Uncle Tony?" Rhodey asks confused.
"Rhodey this is Skye Coulson, Skye this is my friend James Rhodes." Tony introduces.
"Nice to meet you." Skye tells Rhodey as she shakes his hand.
"Yeah you too." Rhodey responds still surprised about someone calling Tony Uncle.
"Hey Pepper." Skye says.
"Hey Skye."
"Tony, happy birthday." Coulson greats.
"Thanks Coulson." Tony responds, "Rhodey you remember Coulson, Natasha and Clint don't you?" he asks.
"Yeah, of course." Rhodey responds. "Nice to see you again."
"Well this is Melinda May, Coulson's partner, Natasha's best friend and Skye's mother. Grant Ward Skye's boyfriend and Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz who work with them." Tony introduces.
"Nice to meet you." Rhodey tell them.
"The Cap and Banner are around, they wanted to say hello when you got here." Tony tells the group.
"We'll keep an eye out." Clint comments.
"Where's the bar in this place?" Natasha asks curious.
"Over there." Tony says pointing to where the bar is.
"Melinda, join me?" Natasha asks.
"Of course." Melinda responds.
"I'll join too." Pepper responds and the three woman head over to the bar.
"Can you order your bar tenders not to serve them vodka?" Coulson requests.
"I see food over there, come on." Skye says and she drags, Ward and FitzSimmons away.
"Why not?" Tony asks interested.
"Because if you don't you will be seeing a side of Mels and Nat that you have never seen before." Clint comments.
"Are you trying to encourage me to do it or not to?" Tony asks interested.
"He's got a point." Coulson comments.
"Do you really feel like cleaning up after them tonight?" Clint asks curious.
"Well now you've got me interested." Tony comments as Banner and Steve walk over, "Can't they handle there vodka?"
"Who can't handle their vodka?" Banner asks interested.
"Melinda and Natasha." Tony answers.
"Melinda's your partner right Coulson?" Banner asks.
"Yeah, I'll introduce you when they come back over." Coulson tells him, "The problem isn't that they can't handle their vodka, it's that they can handle it too well." He explains
"What does that even mean?" Rhodey asks.
"It means that they drink ridicules amounts of Vodka and do very stupid things once they do." Clint explains.
"Okay, sorry fellers but I really want to see this." Tony tells his friends.
"I'm glad you're alive man." Banner tells Coulson as Steve rolls his eyes at Tony's words.
"Thanks Doc."
Over at the bar Natasha, Melinda and Pepper have all ordered martins.
"You two are never of the clock are you?" Pepper asks as she notices both Melinda and Natasha inspecting the crowed.
"Kind of hard not to be." Natasha answers, "Especially at a party like this." She explains.
"Tony has the best security here tonight." Pepper tells them.
"No security is perfect." Melinda comments.
"You both need to relax a bit." Pepper tells them, "Tony told me bits of what is going on, I get why you are so tense, both of you, but you should relax a bit." She tells them.
"You know you are absolutely right Pepper." Natasha comments, "And you're going to join us." Natasha says "Bartender get us a tray of Vodka shots." She requests.
"No, no, no." Pepper says.
"Too bad, you said we have to relax, you have to join us." Melinda says with a grin.
"Come on Pepper, it will be fun." Natasha tells her.
"You two have a very different definition of fun than I do." Pepper informs Melinda and Natasha.
"If you don't want to join us then you don't have to." Melinda says realising how uncomfortable Pepper is, "Just do us a favour and make sure that neither of us go near the karaoke machine." She requests as the shots arrive.
"You know what, I think I will join you." Pepper comments as she looks around and sees everyone else having a fun time and she realises that she might as well too.
"You sure?" Natasha asks and Pepper nods.
"Good for you Pepper." Melinda says with a smile as both her and Natasha finish their first shots.
"We should tost." Pepper comments as all three of them pick up a shot.
"To what?" Natasha asks
"Friendship?" Melinda asks.
"Love?" Pepper asks.
"To our boys, as infuriating as they are." Natasha suggest.
"I'll drink to that." Pepper comments and Melinda nods and the three friends drown their drinks.
Across the party, Skye, Simmons, Fitz and Ward are sitting on couches eating watching the rest of the party with amused expressions on their faces.
"Come on." Ward says standing up and pulling Fitz up as well, "We're hitting the bar." He comments.
"Normal?" Fitz asks Jemma and she nods.
"Skye?" Ward asks curious.
"Just soda for me." She answers and she receives three shocked looks in responds, "One of three things is going to happen tonight, Dad and Uncle Clint are going to get very drunk and do something stupid, Mom and тетя Наташа are going to get very drunk and do something stupid or all four of them are going to get very drunk and do something stupid, and I don't want to miss that." She explains.
"Right Soda for Skye." Ward comments and he and Fitz make their way to the bar.
"Jemma, you okay?" Skye asks, "You look nervous."
"I'm going to talk to Fitz." Simmons reveals. "Tonight, before I lose my nerve." Simmons explains to her friend.
"Oh, wow, Good luck." Skye tells her friend.
"Thanks." Simmons responds and Ward and Fitz walk back over. Fitz hands Simmons what looks like Vodka and Orange juice and Ward hands Skye her soda.
"Your Mom, Natasha and Pepper are doing shot's at the bar." Ward informs Skye as he sits down next to her.
"Wow, things really are going to be interesting." Skye notes.
"Defiantly seems like it." Ward says agreeing.
The male Avengers, Coulson and Rhodey are standing right where they were when Pepper, Melinda and Natasha left, they are all talking about all different thing.
"Uh, Phil, Tony. Pepper, Mels and Nat are doing shots." Clint interrupt the debate which is going on between Steve and Tony.
"No surprises there." Tony comments then he realise exactly what Clint said "Wait did you say Pepper is?"
"Yeah, I did. Look." Clint says pointing to the bar.
"This I have to see." Tony says walking toward the bar.
"It's good to see you again Sir." Steve tells Coulson as they walk over to the bar as well.
"You too Cap." Coulson tells him.
"Sir I don't know if it's the right thing to do, but it feels like it is." Steve tells Coulson to his confusion, "One of your agents are in a relationship with your daughter." He tells Coulson.
"I know." Coulson responds.
"And you're okay with that?" Steve asks surprised.
"No." Coulson answers, "But something that I don't think has changed since you time is that if a girl knows that her father doesn't like her with or want her to be with a boy then she will want to be with him more." Coulson explains, "I've just got to hope that she doesn't get hurt." He explains.
"She is a smart, strong girl Sir. I think she'll be okay." Steve informs Coulson, "I enjoyed the dinner and I had with her and Melinda."
"I'm glad." Coulson responds trying to keep the jealously out of his voice.
"You're a good cook also Sir." Steve informs Coulson.
Coulson is trying to figure out how to respond to that when he hears Clint's voice, "Phil, I need your help to talk Tony out of something amazingly stupid."
"Why exactly do you need my help?" Coulson asks as he and Steve walk over to the group.
"Because Tony just challenged Mels and Nat to a drinking competition." Clint explains.
"Oh, I really wouldn't do that." Coulson informs Tony, "These two have singlehandedly drunk ever senior agent under the table." He reveals.
"Is that meant to impress me?" Tony asks, "For all I know they could all be light weights." Tony comments.
"Trust us there are not." Natasha comments, "Right now me and Linda could out drink all six of you." She says looking at Tony, Clint, Steve, Banner, Rhodey and Coulson.
"I can't get drunk." Steve comments.
"Fine all five of you." Melinda corrects.
"You really think you can do that?" Tony asks.
"Don't challenge them." Clint comments.
"Or at least don't drag the rest of us into this." Coulson adds.
"Easily." Natasha says confidently.
"How many shots have you had?" Tony asks.
"Two." Melinda answers.
"Okay then." Tony says picking up the remaining shots and giving two to, Clint, Banner, Rhodey and Coulson and keeping two for himself. "Make sure it's fair Cap." Tony asks the Captain.
"I never agreed to this." Rhodey comments.
"Neither did I." Banner says.
"Pepper are you going to join us?" Natasha asks curious.
"Yeah, I think I am." Pepper answers to Tony's surprised.
"Three against five, the odds are still not in your favour." Tony reveals.
"They never are." Melinda comments.
"Are you two just going to stare at your shots or are you going to drink them?" Natasha ask Coulson and Clint.
"We know how this is going to end." Clint comments, "It will end just like it always does, the two of you drinking us under the table, why would we want to go through that again?" Clint asks and Natasha just leans forward and whispers something in his ear.
"Drink up Phil, we're doing this." Clint tells his friend doing his shots.
"Why?" Coulson asks confused then notices the look that Melinda has on her face, "Right we are." He says before doing his own shots.
"That just leaves you two." Tony says to Banner and Rhodey.
"Why exactly would we do this?" Banner asks.
"Because it's fun." Tony says putting his arms around his friend shoulder, "Come on, it's my birthday, you've got to do it."
"You can't use that argument again." Banner comments and he does his shots.
"Don't even start." Rhodey says and he does his shots.
"Keep us honest Cap." Natasha tells Steve.
"Pointing out that this doesn't seem like a good idea will do nothing right?" Steve asks
"Right." All of the others reply.
"I really hope none of you have anything important tomorrow." Rhodey comments
"Half of us have a meeting with Fury." Clint comments.
"That makes this even more of a bad idea." Steve tells them.
"It wouldn't be the first meeting with Fury we've gone to hangover." Melinda comments.
"Seriously how the hell do you four still have a job?" Tony asks surprised.
"We told you how." Natasha answers.
"Thor's not coming is he Stark?" Coulson asks as he realises that if Thor came and they were in the middle of a drinking contest then there is no way that that could end well.
"Not that I know of." Tony answers. "So what do we want to start with?" He asks curious.
"Start with Tequilas, it's a classic." Clint suggests.
"Good idea." Tony says, "Can I get twenty five shots of tequila over here." Tony requests.
"You guys have no idea what you are getting into." Natasha comments as Melinda, Pepper and her all remove their high heel shoes.
"Um, I have twenty years of experience Phil has thirty, we know exactly what we are getting ourselves into." Clint reminds her.
"Which makes us insane for doing it." Coulson comments.
Across the party the younger agents are watching what is going on with amused looks on their faces.
"It looks like they are about to get in a drinking competition." Simmons comments.
"My guess is that that is exactly what they are getting into." Skye says.
"Who do you think is going to win?" Fitz asks knowing that Skye knows them best.
"Well from what I know Mom and тетя Наташа can both drink a lot." Skye explains, "And they have out drunk Dad and Uncle Clint before." She explains.
"So you're bets on them?" Ward asks curious.
"Maybe, I don't know about the others though." She says. "Come on, let's dance." Skye says pulling Ward up.
"I'm not sure that would be a good idea." Ward comments as she dose.
"They are all focused on their drinking, they are not going to do anything to you." Skye assures her boyfriend.
"It's not that." Ward tells her, "Well that's part of it, but the other part is that I'm not a good dancer." Ward admits.
"I don't mind." Skye says pulling Ward towards the dance floor leaving Simmons and Fitz alone.
"Looks like it's just us." Fitz comments, "Not that there is anything wrong with that." He quickly adds.
"Fitz, I.." Simmons begins to say but Fitz cuts her off.
"Let me go first, I like you Jemma as more than just my best friend. For a while now I think I've known but I've been too scared to admit it, I think I'm in love with you." Fitz tells Simmons.
"I think I'm in love with you too." Simmons responds.
"Really?" Fitz asks.
"Really." Simmons confirms and the pair kiss.
On the dance floor Skye is watching what is going on with Fitz and Simmons with a smile on her face.
"What?" Ward asks noticing the smile.
"Look behind you." Skye comments and that is what he does.
"Ah so that is why you wanted to dance." Ward realises.
"Part of the reason, plus I actually really wanted to dance with you." Skye tells her boyfriend.
"I'm glad." Ward responds moving Skye close to him as they slow dance together even though it goes completely against the music that is playing.
"Guys you've got a certain captain watching you pretty intensely." Simmons says walking up to them with Fitz several minutes later.
"Really?" Skye asks surprised and then turns to see Steve watching her and Ward, "Huh, you're right." She realises.
"Skye do you know where the bathroom is in this place?" Simmons asks curious.
"Yeah, come on, I'll show you." Skye says removing her arms from around Ward and showing Simmons to where the bathrooms are, leaving Ward and Fitz standing on the dance floor.
An hour later both Banner and Rhodey have all called it quits in the drinking competition and have taken to watching, leaving it three against three. They have slowed down how many drinks they are drinking but none of the six who are left have shown a sign of wanting to give up.
"Melinda didn't you just have part of your liver removed." Pepper remembers
"A couple of months ago." Melinda answers.
"Should you be drinking then?" Steve asks worried.
"I'm not sure." Melinda admits, "But my liver has healed." She tells him.
"Are you sure?" Coulson asks worried, angry at himself for forgetting that.
"I'm healed." Melinda assures him, "I'm sure it's fine." She tells him.
"Maybe you should stop." Coulson suggests.
"I'm okay. I promise." Melinda tells him giving him a kiss.
"Okay enough with the sap, shots people." Tony says.
"Shouldn't you be mingling with your guests?" Clint asks.
"Probably." Tony answers.
"I have an idea." Natasha comments.
"Those words from you are never a good thing after several shots." Coulson comments causing Clint to laugh. "So true." He adds.
"What are you thinking?" Melinda asks her friend and Natasha whispers her idea in her ear.
"Good idea." Melinda comments with a grin.
"Now that fills me with dread." Clint comments and Coulson nods.
"Well let's hear it ladies." Tony comments.
"Will you stop encouraging them." Coulson requests.
"Why? It's fun." Tony responds.
"We'll be back." Natasha says and her and Melinda walk away both very slightly tipsy.
"I don't have a good feeling about this." Coulson tells Clint.
"Neither do I." Clint responds.
"You two are overreacting." Tony tells them.
"No, we're really not." Clint responds, "We've been drinking with them for over twenty years, we know what they are like." He tells Tony.
Skye, Ward and FitzSimmons are sitting in a couched part of the party that they have claimed as their own when Skye notices her Mother and Aunt walking over to the food.
"I'll be back." Skye says getting up and walking over to them. "Hey, how are you guys going?" Skye asks curious.
"Good." Melinda answers, "How are you?"
"I'm good." Skye responds.
"So how many shots have you had?" Skye asks interested.
"Two vodka, three tequila and I'm not even sure what that last one was." Melinda answers.
"How are you still standing?" Skye asks surprised, "Actually how are you still speaking normally?" she asks surprised.
"High alcohol tolerance." Natasha answers.
"Yeah, I'd say so." Skye responds, "What are you doing?" Skye asks her aunt curious.
"You get chocolate cake and you pour cowboys over it, tastes amazing." Natasha says as she prepares six bowls of chocolate cake.
"Ready?" Melinda asks.
"Ready." Natasha responds and the pair pick up all the bowls.
"Let me help." Skye says grabbing two of them.
When Clint and Coulson see what Natasha and Melinda are brining over they both smile.
"I stand corrected, this is a good idea." Clint comments and Coulson nods.
"Why is chocolate cake a good idea?" Tony asks.
"It's not the chocolate cake, it's what is being added to it." Coulson explains.
"Are you guys drinking?" Skye asks Steve, Banner and Rhodey curious after she puts the cake on the bar.
"We were, we bailed." Banner explains referring to him and Rhodey.
"I can't get drunk." Steve explains, "So I'm observing." He explains.
"I noticed." Skye comments as she sits down next to Steve, deciding to watch her parents for a while.
"How about you, why aren't you drinking?" Steve as he notices the can of soda that Skye has in her hand.
"Don't want to miss anything good, plus alcohol really wouldn't be a good idea for me at that moment." She admits only loud enough for Steve to hear.
"Why not?" He asks worried.
"I don't have all my strength back yet, if I drank it would cause it to take longer." Skye explains.
"Ah right." Steve comments and the pair go back to observing the others.
Two hours later everyone except for the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D team and Rhodey have left. The drinking competition have shrunk to just Tony, Natasha, Melinda, Clint and Coulson. They have slowed down their drinking a lot and it seems that everyone with the exceptions of Steve and Skye are at least a little tipsy. Tony, Natasha, Melinda, Clint, Pepper and Coulson a lot more than a little.
"We should play truth or dare." Fitz suggest finishing by Skye's estimate his sixth beer.
"Ohh good idea." Coulson says.
"I agree." Skye says loudly then turns to Steve, "This is why it good to be the only sober ones." She tells him.
"It is?" Steve asks confused.
"Yep, because you actually remember what people say and do and you can remind them of that." She tells him.
"Right." Steve responds though he is still a bit confused.
"Okay, Romanoff, truth or dare?" Tony asks.
"Dare." Natasha answers.
"Kiss anyone in this room besides Barton." Tony dares.
"She'll pick Melinda." Coulson and Clint say together and they are both proven correct.
"How did you know?" Tony asks the pair.
"They've done it before." Clint answers, "Undercover, and in several very hazy games of truth or dare." Clint explains.
"Once shocked Sitwell so much he passed out." Coulson adds.
"Romanoff, you're turn." Tony comments.
"Banner truth or dare?" Natasha asks curious.
"Truth." He answers.
"What do you really think of Tony?" Natasha asks.
"I am eternally thankful for him, he's my best friend, the one person who doesn't treat me like a freak." He answers knowing that it is only the alcohol that is allowing him to do it.
"Come here big guy." Tony says and he gives Banner a hug.
"Get off me." Banner says pushing Tony so he almost end up in Peppers lap.
"It's your turn." Tony tells him as he attempts to sit up as the game of truth or dare truly begins.
After another hour and a half of truth or dare, where Tony and Steve have to slow dance with each other, to Steve's horror, Clint and Coulson have to perform a duet, Ward has to act like a chicken for several minutes and many other embarrassing and informative dares and questions, several of which Skye wishes we're never asked the game of truth or Dare ends and after another four shots each, Tony, Clint and Coulson pass out leaving Melinda and Natasha the winners.
Melinda and Natasha have several more shots after Clint, Coulson and Tony pass out at which point they join everyone except for Skye and Steve, on the floor where they fall asleep. They whole group laying together almost in a pile.
"Think they will be alright?" Skye asks Steve
"I think they will be fine." Steve tells her.
"It's funny, these people are the world's mightiest hero's and if something were to happen right now it would be up to you and I to do something, because they are all passed out." Skye tells him.
"I don't see how that is funny." Steve tells her.
"It's not, not really." Skye answers, "So where do we sleep?" she asks changing the subject.
"The room that you stayed in last time is still set up if you would like to stay in there." Steve tells her.
"That would be good, I don't really feel like sleeping on the floor." She comments.
"I don't blame you." Steve tells her and the pair leave the room. Leaving everyone else to sleep on the floor while they get to sleep in beds.
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