…Between Illusion And Love…
Author's note/Warning: This is a Yaoi story as in male x male. The pairing is Steve Rogers X Tony Stark. If it offends you, you might want to turn back now. For those that don't mind that, I hope you enjoy the story. All reviews are appreciated.
P.S: This is an Omega-Verse story as in Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamic, with Alpha Tony Stark and Omega Steve Rogers; it is a dark story that takes a place in the MCU timeline, but with many major changes such as Tony Stark/Iron Man being a villain and that Steve Rogers is not Captain America.
The story contains: cursing, smut, violence, Darkness, arranged married, attempt murder, mention of pregnancy and miscarriage, manipulation, mention of infidelity, character(s) death, death and blood, mental breakdown.
Disclaimer: I will only say this once. I don't own anything and make no profit from this story.
…Illusion…
It was on a boring Friday morning that Tony Stark realized he would need to kill his Omega.
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Steve liked to chat, one of the many qualities that Tony found annoying about him, especially when the Omega does all of his talking and babbling when they mated. Not that the two of them did so very often, mainly because Tony disliked how the Omega looked (Tall, buff, muscular, with the body of an Alpha and nothing of the softness Omegas, are known for) another because Tony had many side affairs to care about mating with his husband. So far, Steve had been content with forehead kisses, light pecks, and the occasional embrace, with a small amount of mating if Tony was too tired to go out and search for an interesting Omega for the night; something that Tony didn't indulge in that much since returning from Afghanistan.
Steve chat a lot, he liked chatting every time the two of them see each other after months of being busy with their works (Steve with him being an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D and Tony with SI and his side gig of being Iron Man) he talks and talks and ignored how Tony always frown and tried to shut the conversation or ignore him. Fifteen years (Nearly sixteen) of marriage, and Steve still didn't catch on to how much Tony hated his constant and pointless chatting, which got worse and worse since he came back from Afghanistan. Something that didn't surprise Tony at all, especially when Steve was the Omega, Howard choose to marry Tony to; the older man probably wanted to give Tony one last 'Fuck You' before he went on and killed himself and Maria in the car accident fourteen years ago.
On rare occasions, though, Steve's chatting was useful to some extent, it brought him important Intel of what's going on inside S.H.I.E.L.D. and how the organization's plan on catching Iron Man. Tony, even as he was gaining important Intel from the Omega, hated how Steve was ruining the sex by talking and distracting Tony from enjoying himself. Like Steve was currently doing, riding Tony's dick leisurely as the morning sun lit up stripes on their bed.
"…and he could have picked Natasha Romanov, she was more trained for this! He was thinking about it," That's what Steve was saying as he slowly sank back down, causing Tony to grunt a little. "But Director Fury and Agent Coulson approached me instead." Steve gasped, starting to move faster and faster, gaining another grunt from Tony.
Tony could only nod, not one for multitasking when it came to sex, but trying to force himself to pay more attention to Steve; usually, when Fury and Coulson's names came into the mix, it meant that Iron Man was involved. What Tony doesn't understand though, is why was Fury approaching Steve who was nothing but level five clearance (Which meant he was completely useless when it came to super-powered villains)
"So I'm on Iron Man's case now," Steve laughed, bouncing a little harder on Tony's cock. He picked up the pace then, breathing harshly and putting a hand on Tony's chest to steady himself against the fast rutting. "C-can you believe it? I'm going to …uh… find… I-Iron Man." Tony groaned and came, ignoring how Steve let out a giggle and started touching himself.
After Steve quickly finished himself off, the two of them snuggled (Well, Steve was the one snuggling, trapping Tony using his mass, forcing Tony to stay in his place and frown at the ceiling) bored, Tony scenting Steve's blond curls, preferring to get this over with, so the Omega won't go on and on about how he needed to scent Tony or something like that. Deep in thoughts, Tony started thinking of countermeasures to the information Steve just brought him; somehow Tony couldn't help but grumble to himself, thinking about how he was forced into this dilemma because he let his mate continue his job at S.H.I.E.L.D. and not order him to stay at home like how Omegas should be (Howard's words, but as usual Tony couldn't help but give Howard a public 'Fuck You' for forcing him into this arranged marriage and let Steve continue his studies and later his work) Tony hadn't understood then just how good Steve was at his job, of course, Tony made J.A.R.V.I.S. scan Steve's background in S.H.I.E.L.D. Even Tony was impressed with it, what he didn't know at that time was Steve being thrust into trying to find Iron Man, just because he accidentally found a clue to the whereabouts of the infamous and rising super-villain 'The Captain'. But of course, Nickolas J. Fury and Phil Coulson, manage to single him out and choose him for one of the most dangerous missions. Of course, Fury wanted him in the Iron Man case, the hottest unsolved case in the area for four years; No, in the whole world! Tony couldn't help but boost.
Unfortunately, Tony had allowed this to happen by ignoring the potential of Steve being anything but an Omega who won't mind sleeping around to rise in ranks, despite the amazing review he always gets; while Tony left to cause maim and chaos in the world, the danger was festering inside his own house in the form of his Omega husband. And now Tony would have to pay the consequences if he didn't find a fast way to correct his mistake.
"You're thinking so loud my head is hurting," Steve grumbled, shifting around in Tony's arms meeting Tony's eyes with a contented smile, scent-marking Tony's neck briefly before whispering. "I love you." After that Steve stood up; going to the bathroom to take a shower and no doubt start with preparing breakfast
Tony frowned as he sat on the bed, his mind going over many different scenarios, where he can either remove Steve from the investigation by rewriting his file as a failure candidate (Which Tony suspect would fail because it would tick something in Coulson and Fury making the two of them seek and insist about Steve being involved with the investigations) or doing something extreme like ordering Steve to quit his job or getting rid of him for once and for all.
It wasn't like Tony didn't think about getting rid of Steve one way or another, he thought about divorcing the Omega for years and years without stopping, even hoping that the Omega would die on one of his missions and leave him alone. The only reason Tony stayed with Steve, was the good image and stability the Omega gave, that and the free sex, meals, clean house, and clothes didn't hurt either, so Tony let the Omega stay, if not as a maid then as a distant roommates who had sex from time to time.
It wasn't like Tony was in love with Steve or even hate him for that matter; he was even fond of him to some extent for accepting Tony's lifestyle and not trying to change him. Because of that Tony tried to give Steve the life any Omega would kill for, for nearly sixteen years while trying to ignore how in love the Omega liked to act when the two of them were in public and later alone for that matter (Seriously, Steve needed to get a better acting skill, because even the Omega wasn't dumb enough to act like an in love teen when Tony brush him half of the times without getting the hint). For fifteen years, Tony handled all of the Omega's annoying quirks and his annoyingly bright personality, he even liked him in the first few years, until he later learned that the Omega was in this marriage arrangement so he could pay for his mother's treatment and his father's debts. "Hey, J, do we have anything on the first of November?" Tony asked, already making plans of attacking S.H.I.E.L.D. to steal data and find a way to get rid of Steve at the same time.
"No, Sir, your schedule for November 1st was cleared by Master Rogers; you promised him a date night five weeks ago."
The A.I. stated in a disappointed tone, no doubt annoyed with Tony about how he was acting around Steve lately (Which made Tony cross how his A.I. seemed to be in a buddy-buddy relationship with Steve, even going against Tony many times for the Omega); his words caused Tony to blink his eyes in surprise, completely forgetting about the annoying date Steve kept pestering him to go on. A smile crossed over Tony's face, so Steve wanted a date, didn't he?
Then Tony would make sure it was the most fun date Steve ever experienced…
It was easy… far too easy to sneak into S.H.I.E.L.D. and detonate the bombs he planted; it was laughably easy, an hour-long mission that was easier than any risky mission he has done as Iron Man. The reason for it being as easy as a pie; Tony Stark was the son of Howard Stark, one of S.H.I.E.L.D. 's founders and to top that Tony was one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s consultants. The moment Steve saw him, the Omega was all smiles and rainbow, making Tony smile tightly and raise his act of the loving husband who worried about his Omega. From the giggles and whispers around Tony, the Alpha knew that everyone no doubt believed the play about Steve and him being the loving husbands who were still madly in love with each other even after fifteen years of marriage… if only they knew how distant and uncaring the two of them really were, not talking to each other that much unless it was about their public appearance and images (Well, Tony was, he doesn't know about Steve, especially when the Omega, was all about acting like the loving Omega even when no one was looking) does Steve love him? No, Tony doesn't believe that for a second, after all, this was the Omega, Howard chose, it was like Sunset's situation all over again, but this time, Tony was stuck marrying the Omega and paying him to act like he was in love, and not Howard doing the money exchange this time.
An hour of walking around the place and sneakily letting his Nano-bombs around the place, nodding his head with a smile as Steve went on and on about the vacation he was going to take a few months from now, and how he wished Tony would keep his schedule free so that the two of them can go and travel for a bit. Tony just smiled and agreed with everything the Omega said, after all, a few hours from now, Tony won't have to care about what the Omega and the delusional world he was in, he won't have to pay attention to the annoying chatting Steve always pampered him with, he won't be forced to stay with Steve anymore. Tony would finally be free to do everything he wanted without restrictions or having to act like a loving husband to someone he had no interest in.
After planting the bombs, Tony left S.H.I.E.L.D. with the promise of waiting for Steve in the restaurant they reserved for their 'Date'; Tony only had to wait for a few hours before activating the bombs, ignoring how his A.I. kept warning him that Steve was still in the building. It always baffled Tony how his robots seemed to be attached to the Omega so much, especially when Tony kept complaining about the Omega for fifteen years, proclaiming his hate for the Omega and how he wanted him gone… this was one of the qualities that Tony hated about Steve, the Omega being able to befriend anyone and everyone, from J.A.R.V.I.S. to Rhodey, they all adored the Omega Tony found so annoying.
Sipping his wine, Tony smiled darkly, wondering what was going to happen when the news finally reached him about Steve's death; of course, he would have to act like the loving husband that just lost the love of his life. Staying away from the public eye for months to grieve his husband of fifteen years, no one would suspect that the grieving Alpha was planning the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D. and his many rivals in the form of Hammer and Stone… maybe he would even find Stane this time, killing him in the most painful way as revenge for running away after betraying Tony.
Tony hides his grin behind his wine glass, gazing at his watch which informed him that it was 9 PM, four hours since the bombs were detonated; he was so sure that S.H.I.E.L.D. was thrown into chaos by now, many deaths and agents buried under the concrete and fire with no way out. Tony only has to wait and cross his fingers, any minute now, the firefighters probably found Steve's body under the rubble, maybe he had to wait an hour or two before he got the call to come and confirm Steve's death. The Nano-bombs may have been tiny, but the power they packed was worse than the Jericho missiles, and that says something about how powerful they were.
The phone's ringing made Tony grin, pulling his phone and answering it without looking at the contact info, wanting this to be over with so he can go home and drink in celebration. "Where are you, Steve? I have been waiting for hours for you to come, please tell me you are not going on a three days mission again!" Tony huffed; acting like the husband who was annoyed for being stood up for two hours, wondering where his Omega was and when was he going to come to their date.
"Mr. Stark, this is agent Coulson speaking."
Agent Coulson's voice made Tony's lips twitch up in a smile that he had to control, instead, he let out a confused 'Huh?' as he started acting like the concerned husband he was supposed to be. Any minute the agent was going to tell him the happy news, any minute now; Tony was going to be free…
"…Agent Stark was transported to the hospital, thankfully, his wounds are not life-threatening, and…"
The smile on Tony's face slipped as he continued to hear agent Coulson giving him the name of the hospital and the room number Steve was in. shock and denial crossed over Tony's face as he tried to make sense of what happened, wondering how Steve managed to survive the attack on S.H.I.E.L.D. when no doubt hundreds of other agents died.
"Mr. Stark?"
Coulson's concerned voice snapped Tony out of his shock, causing him to clear his throat as he stood up from his chair, waving to the waitress to come so he could pay for his order. "I… I am on my way…" Tony said his mind racing through thousands of thoughts as he wondered how Steve survived the explosion unscathed and with only a few broken ribs and concussion if what agent Coulson said was true. Tony didn't know how the Omega survived the attack specifically meant for him more than the organization he worked for, part of Tony was still in disbelief about how Steve survived. It took him an hour to reach the hospital Steve was staying at, a few minutes before reaching Steve's room and confirming that the Omega was indeed alive; Tony couldn't help noticing though…
Steve's gaze turned icy cold as he spotted Tony…
It took a month for Steve to heal completely, a month before the Omega returned once more to his job at S.H.I.E.L.D. more determined to catch Iron Man than he was before considering that the maniac (In Steve's words) was the one responsible for the explosion that took a hundred and fifty agents' lives. That month was the strangest in Tony's life, for once, the Omega was not his usual cheery dumb self, he did not chat Tony's ears off; he did not try to kiss or scent him or do any of those couple-y things that he always insisted on doing. Instead, the Omega was cold, calculated, and sarcastic, a new side of Steve that caught Tony's interest; not only because it was the first time he saw the Omega liked this… but because Tony actually liked people with this kind of personality, and the proof of that was Pepper.
That month did not only increase Tony's interest in Steve being more than a cheery and idiot Omega but gained Steve a little bit of respect in Tony's eyes, and that was only after witnessing how intelligent Steve can be when he wanted to show this side of his personality. As much as Steve gained a little respect that month, it didn't stop Tony from trying to find another way to get rid of the Omega, because believe it or not, day after day, Steve was getting closer and closer to finding Iron Man then Tony would have liked, closer than even Fury and the man spent four years searching for him obsessively.
Strangulation; that was the method Tony stilled on, the cleanest method, really, and one of the least undignified methods Tony thought of to get rid of Steve. Tony decided that his Omega shouldn't be subjected to indignity (After some deep thinking) even if he'd been the worst mate Tony was forced to stay with; Tony decided to give the Omega a painless death, it was the last thing Tony can give Steve after the Omega stayed with Tony and his wild nature for fifteen years.
The first try failed, because Tony didn't count on Steve being sharp and catching something amiss going on in his workplace, he didn't count on Steve may be leaving the building before Tony detonates the bombs, there were so many varieties that Tony didn't account for in the attack, so unlike himself, getting excited and forgetting to calculate every situation and outcome. So yes, in the end, Tony stilled on strangulation, but only after administering a strong sedative. Steve wouldn't feel a thing; Tony would make sure that Steve was dead, without the possibility of surviving this time.
With that in mind, Tony started to plant the seed of doubt over breakfast. "Bad dreams last night?" Tony asked, sipping coffee as he looked at his mate in concern, ignoring how Steve was uncharacteristically frowning harshly as he read the reports in front of him. Tony couldn't help the interest from raising, this was the first time Tony truly saw the Omega frown or act serious even when Tony talk to him, usually, the Omega would pout and annoy him with his chatting over breakfast, which Steve was doing none of for weeks now.
"I don't think so… Why? Was I…?" Steve asked, leaving the reports on the table as his gaze took Tony in, making Tony blink at the uncharacteristic answer; usually, Steve would be over the moon, if Tony asked him how his day or night went, now the Alpha was at the end of what looked like a cold shoulder or something.
"You seemed distressed again," Tony replies smoothly, knowing that Steve would take his word as truth considering that the Omega usually had pretty strong nightmares after a harsh mission. "Tossing and turning, even shrinking away when I tried to wake you. It… it seems to be getting worse ever since the attack on S.H.I.E.L.D." Steve had slept peacefully enough of late; not too many night terrors, which Tony hoped the Omega didn't notice.
Steve looked down at his omelet now, solemn. "I suppose it could be all of Iron Man's crimes I'm studying. I hadn't noticed… I'm sorry." Steve mumbled, causing Tony to smile at the Omega reassuringly, which gained him a tired smile in return
"No need to apologies." Tony reaches out to refill Steve's cup of freshly squeezed orange juice. "I just hate to see you in distress," Tony stated making Steve nod and quickly change the subject, which Tony allowed, planning to bring up the need for sleeping pills later that evening.
"Our anniversary is coming up…" Steve pointed out with a soft smile, which made Tony blink, completely forgetting about the one day that Tony hated the most. "I know that the two of us don't usually celebrate, that day with us being busy with work, but I was hoping to surprise you, for once. Would you be willing to let me plan something? Keep January 16th free on your calendar?" Steve asked with a hopeful smile, causing Tony to force a smile, a little unsure.
By accepting Steve's offer, Tony's plans for Steve's end immediately backtracked a month and a half; on one hand, Tony always tried to forget the worse day of his life, not wanting to celebrate the day he was forced to marry Steve, on the other, Steve was going to die, so it wouldn't hurt, giving him a few more weeks before getting rid of him. "For you, anything." Tony smiled, which got him a shy look from Steve. The night of their anniversary, Tony decided. He would get rid of the Omega and get his freedom back on the same day he was forced to marry him… it was poetic of sorts.
Tony can't wait…
As Steve continued to study and search for Iron Man, Tony knew that getting rid of Steve was the right decision. Especially when the Omega nearly caught him one too many, even managing to save one of the warehouses he was targeting, while putting the rest under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s watch. In the back of his mind, Tony wondered why Steve never showed him this ruthless and brilliant side of his, letting himself content to act like the stereotypical dumb Omega for the sixteen years long marriage.
"So S.H.I.E.L.D. 's theory, then, is that Iron Man is a Beta," Steve scoffed as he and Tony sat in the lounge on Christmas Eve, nursing whiskey and wine, respectively. Tony hummed, nodding his head, already knowing about the many outrageous theories Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. has, and one of them was that Tony was an alien; which was cool, but so wrong, informing Tony how stupid and disappointing the organization his aunt and father founded. "Just trying to get Fury's attention and all that jazz; which is kind of stupid if you thought about it, we are talking about a man who killed hundreds while destroying thousands of weapons and properties. The fact is I believe that Iron Man is an Alpha male through and through, just because this information isn't newsworthy doesn't make it untrue. The man might as well paint a big 'Alpha' with his victim's blood on each crime scene if that wouldn't ruin his purge." Steve started as he sipped his wine, humming to himself at the taste. Tony choked on his whiskey, coughing as it went down the wrong pipe. He quickly recovered, though, not quickly enough. Because Steve stood up and came to him with a glass of water, laughter painted his lips, making Tony glare at him. "I didn't think I would live to see the day that Tony Stark can't handle his liquor," Steve said in a mocking smile, taking his seat once more while ignoring the raised eyebrow Tony was sending his way.
The past few weeks were the surprise of Tony's life, not only Steve had finally decided to shed the dumb Omega act completely, but also the Omega stopped trying to glue himself to Tony's side while acting like a love-sick Omega every three seconds… if only Steve acted like this since the start of their marriage, maybe then the two of them would have been real friends instead of barely tolerating each other. "Really?" Tony said, clearing his throat, before grumbling and leaning back on his armchair. "Please continue. You were saying his… purge?" Tony asked, his interest in Steve's theory increased, wondering how close to the truth the Omega was.
"Oh, yes," Steve nodded, smiling as he took another sip of his wine. "Iron Man is refined. Once you get used to the blood, destruction, and explosions, it's obvious. He is doing a worldwide purge, getting rid of any evil he sees… or at least that's what he thinks is evil." Steve explained, his words causing Tony's eyes to widen in fascination.
"And what is evil, to him?" Tony couldn't help but press further because not even once did someone get as close to the truth as Steve did; no one knew what Tony was planning and how he was going to execute it as Steve did.
Steve shrugged, eyes going distant before a tired smile took over his face. "Everyone, to some extent," Steve explained before standing up, dumbing the rest of his wine in the kitchen sink before the two of them prepared for bed. Tony watched as Steve took his sleeping pills for the night, and later, drooled a bit on his pillow…
This was… interesting…
…Illusion…
Carotid restraint; Tony stilled on. Unconscious in 30 seconds or less (though Steve would already be unconscious when Tony applied the hold) A few minutes, and the Omega would sink peacefully from sleep to death without any knowledge of the fact. It would be Tony's first and final act of love.
When the awaited night came, however, Steve was not very interested in sleeping. "Come here," he said, breath enticingly sweet. In fact, he'd been so sweet-smelling all day, as they enjoyed fine wine, good music, and each other's company in Tony's favorite restaurant, for the first time since meeting each other. "Your last surprise, see?" Steve whispered in a seductive smile, taking Tony's hand, currently at the small of the Omega's back, and slid it down the waistband of his briefs to finger at his underwear. It was practically soaked through.
Tony gasped, leaning back; disbelieving coloring his face as he looked at the Omega, wondering if he was dreaming or not. Because it can't be, Steve can't be in heat, not when the two of them agreed that Steve never going to have any heat, not after the disaster that was the first heat they shared years and years ago. "But your suppressants…" Tony managed to whisper before a growl left his throat, now that his Alpha realized his Omega was in heat, he decided to wake up after its slumber.
"Went off them, a month ago," Steve said, laughing breathlessly, as he leaned and nuzzled Tony's neck, causing the Alpha to rumble pleasantly. "I was sure, you would have noticed the surprise with that nose of yours." Steve teased, his words getting a blink from Tony
"You smelled delectable the entire day," Tony finally admitted a flush taking over his face for not realizing that Steve was in pre-heat, and who was going to blame him? Steve and he weren't that close to sharing their heats and ruts together, both preferring to take suppressants and busy themselves with their jobs. "I just didn't realize what my nose was telling me. But are you sure? I don't want to…" Tony said before his words were cut by Steve kissing him
"Tony I was barely 21, last time we tried," Steve said, slowly walking them to bed, a purr leaving his throat when Tony's hands start rooming over his body. "This time is different sweetheart. You're my mate…" Steve whispered, his words getting another growl from Tony before the Alpha started taking their clothes off.
And so the next two days were a blur of slick, come, and sweat…
"I've been thinking," Steve said over breakfast in bed, the following morning, his words causing Tony to leave his breakfast and turn his attention to Steve who was looking at his pancakes like they were the answer to all the questions in the universe. "Iron Man is probably mated." Tony couldn't help but pause in the midst of cutting his pancake; letting out an 'Oh?' sound as he tried to think over what Steve told him.
Steve nodded, slinking over to lean on Tony's shoulder, nosing at the new, tender bite mark on his neck. "And why is that?" Tony asked, his heart pounding in his chest as he waited for Steve's answer, wondering when he failed to see how close the Omega was to uncovering the whole truth.
Steve sighed, leaning back on one of the pillows behind him, a predatory smile on his face as his eyes took Tony in. "He has something to curb his nature, I'd say. He works in sounders of 5 then returns to normal life for months without destroying and killing again. I don't see his signature hidden in any other crimes I've researched. It's like he goes out, releases that primal part of him by purging any evil he chooses as his target, and then returns to domestic bliss." Steve explained his words causing Tony to swallow too soon around his bite of pancake… he couldn't delay this any longer…
The rest of the day was beautiful, if muggy, and ended far too soon; Tony decided that if this was going to be the last day Steve was going to face, then he was sure as hell was going to make it fun, maybe then Steve was going to reflect on this day with fondness in the afterlife. By nightfall, Tony nearly had to force himself to say that night. "I admit I am rather exhausted, after helping you through your heat," Forcing himself to smile as he watched the lovely color that flushed Steve's cheeks. "I might take a few of your pills tonight if you don't mind." Tony hummed, smiling as he saw Steve let out a yawn and nod his head.
"No, I should too, probably…" Steve muttered, making Tony smile at that; it was too easy. He filled a glass for his mate, shaking out two pills from the container, and handed both over to Steve, who smiled sweetly in thanks. He tilted his head back, revealing that long, still unclaimed throat (Another thing that Tony refused to do, refusing to bond Steve in the hope of his sham of a marriage to be over), and tipped the pills from his hand, washing them down quickly with the water.
"I'll make sure to set an alarm…" Tony said, watching as his husband nodded absently and snuggled into the pillows. It took less than a minute for Steve's breathing to deepen, mouth slack and brow lax. Tony couldn't help but sit at the edge of the bed and stroked the back of his hand over the other man's face, re-memorizing each feature as if he hadn't already saved it perfectly in his mind. This… this would be the last time Tony would probably see Steve, this would be their last night together before Tony was finally free of the burden his father shackled him with; he should move now and end this.
Still, Tony indulged; he traced the shell of Steve's ear, the bridge of his nose, the quaint bow of his mouth. He breathed in the deep, clean scent of his curls, of his neck, of his wrists. Then Tony moved to lay behind his sleeping mate, memorizing the feel of their bodies flush together for the first time. Ignoring how he felt strange as he acted like this, ignoring how his mind was going blank and how his instincts were screaming at him… a few more minutes and Tony would finally be free of the nuisance that was Steven Rogers-Stark, his loving husband who sees it fit to stick his nose in Tony's business whenever he liked.
After hours passed, Tony knew he had waited long enough. Longer than needed for deep sleep to take Steve and keep him safe from discomfort. Tony wrapped an arm gently around the Omega's neck, rolling them so Steve was lying on top of him, back to chest. Steve didn't stir, only making the faintest sound when Tony began to squeeze, careful to cut off blood flow, but not crushing the windpipe.
After a minute, Tony was shocked when he realized he was crying; tears clouded his eyes as his hands shook. To his surprise he lasted no longer than that, releasing Steve's neck with a shuddering gasp as tears rolled down his cheeks. Steve slumped to the side, and Tony frantically turned him onto his back and began CPR, realizing only after one round that Steve's heart was, indeed, still beating.
Then Tony wrapped both his arms and legs around his Omega, clinging and rocking him as Steve slept on; oblivious to what was going to take place a minute ago. Oblivious to how close he was going to lose his life because of the person he called his 'Mate'. Tony's mind could only go blank, wondering why he backed off now of all time when he was finally going to get rid of Steve like how he had hoped for sixteen years; why did he back off now? When he didn't even care about the Omega when he had blown S.H.I.E.L.D. to the ground not three months ago… Why did his Alpha finally react and stop him to save Steve? When his Alpha ignored him and didn't react since thirteen years ago… Why now? Why did his heart start hurting him now?
When Steve woke the next morning, Tony couldn't even look at him; he couldn't look at the soft smile and equally soft eyes that gazed at him with concern. "Did you sleep at all?" Steve asked with surprise, peering at his face, causing Tony to flinch back and stiffly shake his head that only made Steve put a hand against his forehead, his concern increasing. "It's not a fever." Steve hummed, looking like he was ready to take Tony to the hospital.
"It's alright…" Tony said stiffly, gingerly removing Steve's hand and standing before his husband could touch him further. "I think I need to be alone, is all," Tony said, ignoring the hurt look Steve was sending him, before standing up and leaving the Omega alone.
The time after that morning was awkward, to say the least. Tony tried to act like he used to do with Steve, keeping the Omega at an arm's length. Steve remained subdued and quiet in response, anger evident only in his body language; probably hating how Tony start acting like he was before, distant and only in it for sex… it was the first time that Tony noticed the small twitch of anger that informed Tony of how displeased Steve was. Tony didn't even give the offer to know his husband in all of their sixteen years of marriage, the only time Tony paid him attention was when he decided to kill his husband himself, and maybe this was where everything went wrong.
Each night Tony lay down as far as possible from Steve on the bed, and each night, once he could be sure that Steve was asleep, he rocked him gently and pawed at the Omega's neck, getting closer to biting than ever strangling it. Nearly a half a year passed since Tony tried to strangle Steve, and he still couldn't do it no matter how many times he tried; perhaps Tony can find a way to make Steve choose him instead of his strong morals? Tell him the truth and then bite and fully claim him. Even if Steve turned out to be the unruly sort of Omega, affected little by the claim, Tony could force him, restrain him; keep him.
Tony could only curse his luck…
"But Bucky, it doesn't make sense!" Tony overheard Steve arguing over the phone on one August day, home early after deciding to take today and tomorrow off. Steve clearly hadn't heard him come in, or he wouldn't ignore Tony and continue his chat on the phone. "I know. I just… he's right here, but I miss him." Tony stiffened, leaning against the door of the lounge ever-so-slightly to hear better, ignoring how his mind admonished him about eavesdropping, something he never did until now. "No, that's not it either. He's not like that, he… he doesn't… he wants the best for me." Quiet, while Steve listened to his friend's reply. "Maybe. Maybe you're right." Tony resisted the urge to growl. What was this 'Bucky' putting into his mate's head about him? What was Tony 'like' as Bucky claimed that he wouldn't want the best for Steve? Tony froze at that line of thought, his mind start racing and wondering from where it came
But then Steve said in a hushed voice. "We keep so many secrets from each other. I know him so well, but… I also don't really, I guess." Steve hung up with a quick goodbye soon after and Tony stiffened, wondering if he should pretend ignorance or confront Steve. The choice was taken from him when the door swung open; Steve's widening eyes meeting his own. "You heard that…" Steve whispered, already knowing the answer by the amusing smile on his lips.
"Some of it…" Tony mumbled after a moment, engulfing Steve in his arms, snuggling into the crook of Steve's neck so he could scent him. "I do want the best, for you," Tony whispered after a while, causing Steve to shiver at the scratch of Tony's beard.
"I know…" Steve grinned, leaning back to gaze at Tony softly in the eyes. "That's why I know you will take care of the two of us…" Steve's smile widened as he took one of Tony's hands and put it on his stomach, causing the Alpha to freeze in his place and gaze at the Omega with shock.
"I… I… What?" Tony whispered breathlessly, not knowing if he was losing his mind by imagining what Steve was implying, or that it was true, and Steve was pregnant. Steve only smiled happily and nodded his head, causing Tony's face to turn pale at the realization. Oh, God… Tony shook as he clung to his Omega, his mind reviewing the past and horror took hold of his heart… if Steve had been pregnant and Tony had gone through with his plans, then… then Tony would have made the worst mistake of his life…
Tony… didn't know what to do…
…Illusion…
Tony wasn't sure what his plans were anymore. Two things would happen, if he didn't end this the way he'd first decided: Steve would find out (Which was a high possibility with the way he was going about catching Iron Man) or he would not (Which was unlikely). Neither would give Tony what he wanted, he realized while watching his Omega prepare dinner. Tony, to his shock and horror, realized that he liked Steve… at least this serious version of him, without the acting and giggling and all the honey trap thing all Omegas have; the problem for Tony was, that he didn't realize it until it was too late until it was either killing Steve or faking his death.
The child Steve has in his belly did nothing but complicate things, turning everything from bad to worse; instead of trying to get rid of the Omega, Tony started trying to convert Steve to his side, desperately hoping the Omega would choose him, even when Tony was nothing but an ungrateful and cold husband. In the meantime, their lives continued as is, Steve continued to search for Iron Man, under Fury's supervision, and Tony tried to find a way for both Steve and him to leave the Iron Man fiasco unscathed and while remaining married, if not for themselves than for their baby.
When S.H.I.E.L.D. finally came knocking, Tony could only think of the worse, thinking that they finally discovered who he was; what Tony didn't expect was the agents to surround Steve instead of him, holding their guns and pointing them at his mate, which caused Tony to snarl as he tried to pull them away from his pregnant Omega. "What the fuck do you think you are doing, Fury?!" Tony snarled, turning his sight to Coulson and Fury, daring them to continue with this farce or he would get his armor and blast them in the faces.
Fury sighed, pulling Tony away, his words causing the Alpha to still, wondering if what he was hearing was true at all. "I'm sorry about this, Tony. But Steve is under arrest for collaborating with Iron Man, destroying very important evidence, and protecting the terrorist's identity for years. Agent Coulson and agent Romanov found out about his involvement with Iron Man." Tony's jaw nearly fell when he heard those words because it can't be, it just can't be, Steve doesn't even know about him being Iron Man! Steve won't risk his and their child's life like this!
"You are wrong!" Tony snapped, pulling his shoulder away from Fury's hand, his mind going through circles at the insanity that was happening in front of him; was this Fury's new method? Forcing Tony to confess on his own to keep Steve out of prison? "Steve doesn't even know Iron Man, least of all help him! Steve, tell them… Steve…" Whatever plea that left Tony, it got stuck in his throat, at the icy look he was at the end of, the look Steve was sending him was making the hair on his body stand on its end, but what made Tony pause was the mocking smile and knowing looks Steve was giving him.
Steve for his part did nothing but smirk and take his wedding band off, letting it fall to the ground, raising both his hands as he was cuffed and led outside, leaving Tony frozen in his place, his hands shaking at the truth he saw… Steve knew about him… Steve protected him… and Tony tried to kill him. All of his plans, all of this, were nothing but empty and useless child play. Because by the end of the day, Steve knew! Steve knew, and he tried to tell Tony that he knew, but Tony, as much of a genius he was, was the idiot here all alone.
Fury only gave Tony one last concern look before leaving with the rest of the agents, not sparing Tony another glance as they probably led Steve to S.H.I.E.L.D. 's new HQ. "Did you know, J.A.R.V.I.S.?" Tony asked absent-mindedly and he kneeled down to pick up the ring, his breath was fast and his heart was pounding.
"Yes, Sir…"
The A.I.'s answer made Tony curse, letting out a snarl at how stupid he was for being in this situation; for not noticing what Steve implied about Iron Man over and over again. Because of that, because Tony was unobservant, his pregnant mate was caught and put behind the bars!
Tony didn't know how long he stood there, but Tony knew by the time that he snapped out of his shock, he knew that he needed to save Steve; he needed to take his mate away from here, in a place where no S.H.I.E.L.D. agents or Fury would catch him. So far his identity was safe thanks to his mate, meaning that Tony can go as Iron Man and blast S.H.I.E.L.D. 's HQ and take Steve away, to Italy or any other place the Omega wanted to be in, just far away from here.
Tony couldn't help but let out a hysterical laugh, in the back of his mind he started to wonder; how did the plan of killing his annoying husband turn into saving his pregnant mate? sixteen years, Tony felt like he wasted sixteen years with the Omega, always ignoring him if can and sleeping his way around, content with Steve being the stereotypical dumb blond that would let him do what he want if he throw money his way. How? Just how can a year of living with Steve and a few truths being unrevealed change everything? So what if Tony managed to glimpse Steve without the mask he always wears around? So what if Tony discovered that his mate was quite intelligent and had a sassy rebellious side? So what if Steve was pregnant? This shouldn't have changed any of Tony's plans of getting rid of the annoying Omega; the truth was it changed everything drastically.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., prepare the suit, right now!" Tony called out, walking toward the balcony in the living room, his heart pounding in his chest as he wondered how he was going to sneak Steve out without Fury letting loose his agents and ordering them to fire. Once he was in his armor, Tony took a step forward planning on taking a flight but was stopped by an EMP bullet firing at his back, causing him to tense and turn around, dodging a few bullets while ripping the lodged bullet out of his armor.
Snarling, Tony turned around with raised repulsors, glaring and growling toward the person who dared to attack him, thinking that it was one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents and that Tony was set up by his mate. The person greeting Tony though, made the Alpha pause, wondering who was the man wearing the black and red combat suit, with a black helmet. "Who the fuck are you?" Tony growled, not lowering his arms, waiting for the man in front of him to make any move so that he would gun him in the spot.
"Mr. Stark, so very pleased to meet you, I am sure you heard of me in passing." The man stated in a low voice as he took a step after step toward Tony causing the Alpha to power his repulsors, making the man halt in his advance. "I am The Captain…" That made Tony still, wondering why the Captain would show his face to Tony, why now of all times? Why Tony? How did he know that Tony was Iron Man? And how did he get here without J.A.R.V.I.S. sounding the alarms? "…And I have been waiting for this day for months." The Captain grinned, cracking his knuckles as he gazed at Tony with a dark look.
"Oh, yeah? Well, I am busy at this moment, so why don't we postpone our meeting a few days later, what do you say?" Tony stated without the usual mocking tone he talks with, wanting to reach Steve as fast as he can before Fury does something to him.
"You don't seem to understand, Mr. Stark. You are not going anywhere." The Captain hissed, throwing something on the ground near Tony's leg; when Tony glanced down at the object, he froze in his place; a horrifying shout nearly left his lips when he saw his husband's bloody head, Steve's dead pale blue eyes staring at him. "I have been waiting for months to get my revenge Mr. Stark, and this is just the beginning." The Captain sneered, ignoring how unresponsive Tony was in his place.
"J.A.R.V.I.S… he is lying, right… Steve is with Fury and he is lying… right?" Tony whispered desperately, shaking in his place as he continued to gaze at his husband's head, wondering if he was going to lose his mind because this can't happen! His A.I. stayed silent for a few more seconds than necessary, causing Tony's heart to drop, and for his blood to turn cold at the image that started playing in his HUD.
"There has been an accident, not thirty minutes after Master Rogers left the tower… all the passengers were found dead, even Director Fury and Agent Coulson. A decapitated body was found in the car, all evidence points to it being Master Rogers."
Tony's breath left his body; his hands were shaking at the image of the burning corpse that was supposed to be his husband flashed through the HUD. Anger and fury course through his body as a roar tear its way through Tony's throat, the pain and hurt were clear in his cry; with that Tony fired his repulsors and flew toward the other man, trying to strike the Captain in the face but the man deflected the attack by using something like Shield in his hands before pushing Tony off and kicking him in the chest. Tony snarled in anger when he felt he was pushed a few steps back, and tried to use the leg clamps to hold the Captain from running away, his blood boiling as he wanted the other Alpha to stay still so Tony can get hold of him and choke him until he dies, or cut his throat while he was conscious as an act of revenge… that asshole killed Steve, he killed his pregnant mate and Tony wasn't going to let the man walk away from this without paying for it in blood.
When the Captain got distracted by his restrain Tony took hold of the Captain and flew him into the wall of one of the guest rooms, crashing through it hoping to stun the man for a few moments before getting his hands on that bony neck; but that only gave the man a chance use his hand to damage the repulsor beam by using EMP, stunning Tony for a few seconds before his fury intensify and he pointed a missile at the man's face deciding to blow him up. In the back of his mind, Tony wondered how a normal human without a suit and only spandex managed to go toe to toe with Tony while the man was in his armor. Angry coursed through Tony, as he aimed a missile directly at the Captain's face, which again the Captain managed to push out of the way using the Shield in his hand, causing Tony to destroy half of the penthouse around them, succeeding only in increasing his anger, when he saw his home being destroyed.
While the two of them became separated, the Captain made his way towards one of the emergency exits; Tony snarled as he managed to free himself from the boulders he was trapped under and chased after him. To Tony's astonishment when the Alpha reached the Captain the man managed to damage his leg stabilizers before Tony used the laser to trap the Captain.
What made Tony angrier and angrier was the man being able to deflect every lethal repulsor shoot, even managing to deflect one back at him, disabling the suit's targeting system before using a Vibranium wire to pull him down (And where did he get this type of metal? The only way to get it was to steal from the Vibranium Tony managed to create or Transport it from Wakanda) When the Captain threw his shield at him, Tony only gave a feral grin as he managed to shoot it out of the air, finally leaving the Captain defenseless.
Now having the advantage Tony charged at the Captain, engaged in hand-to-hand combat until Tony began crushing him under the suit's weight, beating him brutally into submission; using his suit's strength and repulsors to give himself the advantage as he attacked the Captain. Tony tossed the man to the side, growling as he picked up a metal rod he found on the floor, stalking toward the man who killed his mate with anger and rage, and when the Captain got to his feet to continue the fight, Tony impaling the man to the wall behind him, leaving the Captain frozen for a second before he coughed blood from the trauma Tony caused to his lungs.
"How dare you…?" Tony hissed, his faceplate opening as he glared at the Captain, fury consuming him as he faced his mate's killer. "How dare you touch my mate? He did nothing to you; he is innocent in all of this!" Tony shouted, thrusting the rod harshly, getting a pained hiss from the man.
"Innocent? That Omega was nothing but a stupid bitch that covered your tracks and protected your identity for years, only because he was blind enough to fall in love with you." The Captain spate at Tony after he finished his mocking words, getting a snarl from the Alpha as he punched the Captain in the face, breaking his nose and no doubt cracking some of his facial bones; what made Tony's hurt and pain turn into anger and fury, was the fact everything the other man said was true. If only Tony opened his eyes, he would have seen that Steve really cared about him enough to protect him and not act as Tony convinced himself. "I hate you…" The Captain then whispered breaking Tony from the spiral he was throwing himself in. "I hate you so much… I hate that I… I w-wasted half of my life on a b-bastard like you." The Captain mumbled, his words were slurred as he spits blood, coughing as he took harsh breaths.
"W-what…?" Tony choked as the words the man said started making sense, his hands started shaking as he raised one of them to take the helmet off, trying to confirm if the man was lying or not; praying that this was just a lie and the man was messing with him. When the helmet came off, a whimper left Tony's throat as the horror of what he did start taking over him. "Steve…" Tony choked on his breath, panic taking over as he start thinking of a way to save his mate, knowing that with all the trauma and injury he caused with his armor it would be impossible to help Steve, even if he moved now, not when all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents knew about his betrayal. It would be so easy to take Steve to get treated considering that the ambulance and the firefighters were no doubt at the base of his tower, trying to find the source of the explosion, but the thing was… Tony can't move…
"I… was content… l-living w-w-ith yo-u… i-ignoring t-that… y-you were Iron Man… ign-oring you-r in…infidelity… b-bu…t… I c-can't do… t-this anymore… no-not after… y-you killed our b-baby w-while attacking S…" Steve mumbled before trailing off, unable to speak anymore as he started coughing harshly, mouthfuls of blood leaving him. Steve's words pierced Tony's heart, causing agony to hold onto him… Steve was pregnant… Steve was pregnant when he attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony did not only try to kill his mate but he killed his baby as well… he killed their baby and he succeeded in killing Steve as he planned months and months ago. The freedom Tony hoped he would feel getting rid of Steve was not there, instead, there was emptiness and confusion, leaving Tony lost, not knowing what to do.
"I… I am sorry… I am so sorry…" Tony's voice cracked as he started to apologize over and over again, knowing that no matter how much he said these empty words, they won't matter anymore, not after killing their son and surely not after killing Steve too.
Steve raised his head a little, a tired smile crossing over his face before his eyes turned hard and a sneer took over his face. "I-i…f y-you… are… then d-die w-with me…" Steve mumbled before giving a feral grin showing his bloody teeth. It was when Tony heard the sound of a small click that Tony realized what Steve had done; it didn't take a second before the explosions started, destroying the tower with it…
The pain took over Tony's body before everything became dark…
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Tony grunt, mumbling something under his breath before he let out a pained noise when he turned to the other side of the bed, trying to move away from the sun so it wouldn't shine in his eyes. The soft silky sheets all around him made Tony tense and for his breath to hitch, nearly jumping out of the bed with his heart pounding in his ribs… what the hell? The last thing Tony remembered was standing beside Steve, apologizing over and over again as the Omega detonates the bombs he planted all over the tower.
Looking around the place, Tony froze when he noticed that this was his bedroom; wait his is room? How was this even possible when the whole tower and penthouse were destroyed by the bombs? Letting out confused noises as he looked around the place, wondering what happened and why he was in such a place. Could this be the afterlife? If it was then Tony doesn't think that his bedroom would help him keep his sanity, that if he wasn't in hell and this was a way of torturing him. Did someone find him? If someone did, then Tony believed he would have been thrown behind the bars, being trapped in a concrete cell, not a five stars bedroom with windows along one of the walls.
"…J.A.R.V.I.S.?" Tony called out, not sure what to do or if he was losing his mind, maybe he was losing his mind, maybe he already died and he was stuck in this sort of limbo. The A.I.'s voice made Tony gape, not knowing how to process the situation at all, because sure as hell, being dead meant that his A.I. won't be with him. "Where am I? What happened? And how did this place…" Tony choked, his breath speeding up a little bit, causing Tony to curse, wondering if he was going to have a panic attack in the middle of this strange place.
"…Sir, calm down, you are safe; you are not in the cave anymore. You are in New York, in the penthouse of the Stark tower. Today is Monday; October 31st, 2011. The timestamp is 8:00 AM…"
It took a few minutes for Tony to calm down and hear J.A.R.V.I.S. and when Tony did his heart nearly stopped in his place because that was impossible. Tony was pretty sure Steve and he died on October 31st, 2012, so how? How did he wake up in 2011, practically the same date but a year back into the past? Was Tony finally losing his mind? Was that really it and he was in limbo?
October 31st…. that day… that day was the day before his attack on S.H.I.E.L.D…. the day before Steve was sent to the hospital and their baby died… Steve! As fast as he can, Tony throws the cover away from his body, his heart pounding in his throat at the thought of Steve being alive; it can't be, it just can't be, it was too absurd to think of this. Can someone time travel? Is it even possible?
"Oh, you are up, that's great, I was about to wake you, you know? Miss Potts called, saying something about you having a really important meeting to… Tony, are you OK?" Tony could only take Steve in disbelief and hope, taking in the sight of Steve being alive and healthy, not the corpse Tony left in his anger… "Tony… why are you crying, is something wrong? Are you hurt anywhere?" Steve asked, concern coloring his face and voice as he stood in front of Tony, extending a gentle hand toward the Alpha, touching his forehead before touching his cheek. "You don't have any fever… is it the nightmares?" Steve asked, and a sob left Tony's lips, followed by another one and another one as he threw himself in Steve's arms
Tony could only sob as he clutched into Steve's shirt, tightening his arms around the Omega and refusing to let go of his husband; Steve's concern and panicked voice fell on deaf ears, as Tony tried to make sense of what happened, and how he was back in time. Back to where Steve used to wear his masks of the cheerful and dumb Omega to hide the pain of what Tony's action did to him, back to where Tony was ignorant and stupid, destroying everything good in his life to the extent of killing his husband and child… back before the attack on S.H.I.E.L.D. and him killing his baby, sending Steve over the edge that he spend a year mastering his plan to take revenge on Tony.
"I am sorry, I am so sorry, I promise I will be better, I promise I will change…" Tony mumbled, tightening his arms around Steve, when the Omega stilled in his place, his breath hitching and his hands freezing on Tony's shoulder. Tony let out a shuddered sigh, hiding his face in Steve's neck as he took a deep breath, trying to ground himself and assure his Alpha that Steve was alive… It was on a boring Friday morning that Tony decided…
He will destroy anyone who comes near his mate…
…Love…
So what do you think?
Not that scary for a Halloween fic, right?
Too many feelings getting in the way; the next part would hopefully come soon!
And really, the second part is mostly the scary one.
Before you ask Steve was 20 and Tony was 25 when the two of them get married. Making them 36 (Steve) and 41 (Tony) years respectably.
And yes, Steve is also a villain in this fic, you never expected that right? Or maybe you did, the title 'Captain' is pretty obvious ;)
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