…I Love You 3000…

/Warning/: This chapter contains, cursing, sadness, a little bit of violence, Steven being an overprotective AF, and Tony is a little shit! And who knows what! All reviews are appreciated.

P.S: Beta by the amazing! fiftyshadesofston!

"Character talking"

"Character thinking"

…Flashbacks…

Chapter 9

Steve hummed a little song as he pulled Tony to his chest. The man has spent the last night crying until he exhausted himself, and Steve, could only pull the brunette in his arms as he held the man, walking to his room and putting Tony on his bed intending to leave him to rest, but Tony seemed to have another idea as he starts whimpering when he felt that Steve was about to leave. That's how the two of them ended like this, on the bed with Steve holding Tony to his chest, rocking and humming to calm him down.

"… Why… Steve?" Tony asked in a small voice, which made the blond blink his eyes and run his hand through the chocolate brown hair, which got him a hitched breath. "Why does everyone betray me? Is it too much to ask for someone to just treat me like an equal?" Tony's voice cracked, which made Steve shush him gently, pulling the man tightly into his arms.

"She was a petty person Tony… she didn't deserve you…" Steve whispered as he held the man tightly. Tony shook at that and thrust his face in Steve's chest, trying to take some comfort, and that more than anything else, made Steve lower his head to kiss Tony's head, making the man let out a sob.

"She told me… she told me that Morgan was Happy's… that…" That caused Tony's breath to hitch as he shook his head trying to calm himself down as best as he could… "Morgan… she told me she loved me three thousand… she is the second person who told me that." Tony murmured raising his head to look at Steve's eyes, searching in them for something that only he could find. "What does it mean… three thousand that is?" Tony asked his question in a whisper, wanting to hear Steve's explanation.

Steve didn't know what to say or how to explain himself, but the begging look in Tony's eyes made him give a pained smile. "You… When we met the first time, you never once smiled at me, and I guess I got a little jealous when I saw that I was the only one being left behind. You always smiled when you saw our teammates, but never me… so I start counting your smiles, creepy I know, but every time you smiled at me I counted. When I reached three thousand smiles, I realized something: I was in love with you…" Steve explained, which gained him wide eye look and then a snort from Tony. Steve relaxed a little and gave a happy smile when he saw the gentle look and blooming smile on Tony's face.

"Yeah, that's creepy… Tony murmured with a quirk of a smile that fell not a few seconds later as he blinked his chocolate brown eyes at Steve. "Why… why did we fall out Steve? What happened?" Words that were said in a small voice, but it could as well have been shouted out to the world to hear from how loud they were in the quiet room.

"Probably because we are bad at communicating… Steve tried to say in a joking tone., but he missed the mark by a mile. Neither he nor Tony mentioned that, they just held each other in silence, minds going over all the possibilities of what would have happened if the two of them just sat there and talked to each other, instead of throwing blam left and right.

"Make me forget," Tony breathed his right hand cupping Steves's cheek, making the blonde's heart pound furiously in his chest, as he breathed Tony's name. Please, even if it's for the night, make me forget." Tony leaned toward Steve wanting the man to kiss him; it was only a few seconds later before the blond obliged, letting out a content sigh when their lips touched.

"I promise Tony, I will always be here," Steve whispered after their kiss was broken. His words made the brunette's lips twitch up in a beautiful smile, and Steve…

He lost his breath at that.…

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"Are you sure you don't want a sparring partner?" The voice coming from behind Steven made him pause in his punches and turn to Peggy, who was looking at him thoughtfully, making the blond press his lips tightly as he gazes at the destroyed punching bags that were lying on the ground. "I'm tougher than I look," Peggy with a teasing smile, getting inside the boxing ring and taking a stand making Steve shake his head and follow her.

"I don't know, are you sure you can handle me?" Steven asked, worrying about hurting Peggy. She only gave him a challenging and mysterious smile, which made the blond step in the boxing ring, sending a challenging smile.

The two start sparring and Peggy, quickly proves herself to be a much better warrior than Steven imagine, a fact that proved to be less surprising to Steven considering that he knew Peggy was a strong cookie from the start. Their size difference hardly has any bearing on the outcome. Peggy knows how to use her body, but more than that, she knows how to use Steven's, which may have tripped him up at first, but he regains his composure, being more careful with her now.

Peggy was better than he thought, and the blond slowed himself down to see what her next move would be. Studying her fighting style was better than winning, and soon Peggy has woven her lithe body around his and put him in a headlock. She doesn't need to be strong to pin him down, only clever, and she's got his arm held in such a way that he can't break free unless he uses raw strength to hurt her, but he wasn't going to do that, he would just let Peggy bask in her win.

"Still worried about hurting me, Rogers?" Peggy smirks and he can't help but chuckle, tapping her arm. She releases him, rolling to her feet like a cat and tossing him a bottle of water in which Steven catches as he sits on the mat, taking a long drink. It's been decades since he's fought someone just for the sake of sparring and enjoying himself. Steven just throws Peggy a smirk, noticing that he did make her break a sweat, and he can tell already that's an accomplishment.

She wipes her brow and sits beside him, sipping her own drink. "You still went easy on me." She leaned back on her hand, after saying those words, a chiding frown on her face. "What happened… for you to hate… Pepper?" Peggy finally asked after regaining her breath, her words made Steve frown and gaze at the bottle in his hand tiredly.

"She… she destroyed him. She took everything and kicked him out. As much as I wanted to believe that she is innocent in this world… I can't… I can't separate her from the woman who destroyed my husband's life," Steven whispered feeling drained every time he was forced to remember what that woman did to his husband. Every time he remembered his husband's teary eyes as he told Steven what she did made his blood boil.

"I see," Peggy choked, and from the corner of his eye, he saw how she was clenching her fist tightly, which made Steven close his eyes. "We have a gala tonight, people from higher places want to meet you. That is why she was here…" Steven nodded at Peggy's words.

He wished he didn't paint Peggy's face with hurt

Like every other gala Steven went to, this gala was filled with ass-kissers, people who wished to make investments with you, people who were trying to get you on their side, people who were power-hunger hoping to climb the steps to fame, and other people who liked to fling their wealth. The thing that they all had in common, was, wanting to meet the new Captain America who came from another universe. Something that made Steven roll his eyes, especially when people went on and on about how it was so strange that he didn't have a dynamic to ground him and how freeing it must be!

Steven grumbled to himself for the hundredth time that day, trying to stop himself from rolling his eyes so hard that they would end up falling out off his head, but he couldn't help it, especially when he was cornered by a few military personas who wanted to ask a favor of him but were too idiotic to be subtle about it.

Steven turned his head to search for one of the Avengers, mainly to have an excuse to ditch the people that seemed to crowd him. He spotted Tony and a smile took over as Rogers was busy talking with Ross, (who is another person Steven should warn Peggy about). "If you will excuse me, something came up," Steven said giving his best smile, which made the Omegas flush and the Alphas laugh. In the end, they didn't let him go until he took their numbers.

How are you holding up, Tony? Steven asked, which gained the younger man's attention, and Steven couldn't help but take in Tonys figure, taking in the lovely dark suit he wore, and how put together he always looked. Nostalgia slammed into Steven, reminding him of his late husband.

"Good, it's a dull party, but all good!" Tony grinned as he raised his champagne flute, causing Steven to frown as he took the drink from the younger man. He gave a narrow look that shut Tony up when he was about to protest, which made Tony pout like five year old.

Steven couldn't help but glance now and then at Tony who was glancing at Rogers and then at the dance floor with longing. Steven shifts awkwardly in place at that, before letting out a sigh, putting the champagne down and taking Tony's hand in his. "Come on, I'm bored," Steven smiled as he dragged the Omega to the dance floor, which made the young man flush at that and gazes at Rogers, who still didn't pay him any attention. Tony frowned and started walking faster, pulling Steven with him to the dance floor.

"I didn't know you could dance," Tony spoke after a while of dancing, which made Steven chuckle and twirl Tony, making the Omega smile. "Don't change the subject, Mr. Rogers, where did you learn how to dance like this? Steven smiled at the curiosity in Tony's eyes, they looked just like his husband's, yet so different.…

"My husband loved dancing… we used to dance in a private garden every date night," Steven finally shared with Tony. The young man looked down, causing Steven to pause before turning the subject to something lighter. "Say, where are the high heels you always wear? Tony squeaked at that, looking at Steven with shock and betrayal.

"I don't wear heels! Tony hissed as he tried to keep his voice down, face turning red from embarrassment. Steven couldn't help but let out a genuine laugh at Tonys expression; it was the same look that his husband always sent him every time he brought up the subject of the man's high heels collections.

"Sorry, I mean lifts, where are they?" Steven asked just to be a little shit, which gained him a growl and a pout from the Omega, before mumbling something under his breath that even Stevens super hearing didn't catch. Whatever embarrassing information Steven was going to share, it was forgotten due to the explosion that shook the place. Steven pushed Tony away, ordering him to follow the people out and run to get his suit from the car. When Tony was out of his sight, Steven let out a choked growl of pain when he felt a needle being thrust in his neck. It was only a few seconds before everything turned dark.

He hoped Tony ran when he ordered him to…

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"Hey, Steve…" Tony whispered as he stretched running his hand over the blond's naked chest while his head rested on the man's shoulder. His body was still thrumming with pleasure from the hours he spent with Steve making love to him, leaving him a shaky mess on the sheets, making his mind quiet down enough for him to forget anything outside of Steves's embrace.

"Yes, Tony?" Steve asked, kissing his forehead when he let out a questioning hum. The brunette closed his eyes tightly at that, savoring the feeling of being wanted, of being loved, which wasn't something he had the pleasure of feeling for years and years now. Even when he was with Pepper, or when he was raising Morgan, he didn't feel as wanted as he felt in Steves's arms, as the man held him protectively.

"Promise that you won't leave me like they did?" Tony hide his face in Steves's neck when he said those words, shaking in place as he waited for the man to answer him, fearing that he had misunderstood the blond and that he would leave him any minute now. His worries vanished when he felt Steve take his hand and give it a kiss.

"I told you Tony, and I won't hesitate to repeat these words for the rest of my life if it makes you happy: I am not leaving; I will always be here for you." The brunette nodded his head at that as he held Steve's hand tightly, being grateful when the man didn't comment on the tears that left Tony and wet his neck.

Tony raised himself to look at the blond, smiling through his tears when the man kissed his hand once again, making him leaned down until it was only a few centimeters that separated his lips from Steves. "I… I love you three thousand…" Tony whispered those words, sharing a secret that was only meant for the two of them, and Tony let out a shuddered breath when the blond pulled him down and kissed him breathless, holding him protectively in his arms like he was something precious. Tony's heart could only flutter inside his chest like a bird when Steve repeated those words through kisses…

Maybe he was wanted…

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