Tony Stark exhaled slowly as he walked into the living room, looking around for the obect of his affection. He spotted Steve sitting on the couch, staring at the tv remote as if it was some sort of difficult puzzle. Which it probably was to him. Tony smiled wryly and made his way to the couch, sitting down beside his friend.

"You look a little confused there, Cap." The blonde jumped, having apparently not noticed Tony sit down beside him. He smiled that adorable sheepish smile only he could pull off and sat up a little straighter.

"Tony, uhm, hi! Yeah, I..." Steve looked back down at the remote, turning it over in his hands. "I was trying to figure out how to turn on the tv." He didn't resist as Tony took the remote from him, glancing down at it.

"Well, it might help if you had the tv remote and not the one for the vcr." Tony grinned at the blush that crept up Steve's neck and set the remote down on the table. Maybe this wouldn't be as hard as he thought. Sucking in a deep breath, Tony turned to Steve, trying to resist the urge to wring his hands. "Hey, Steve?"

"Yeah, To-!" Steve's eyes widened when Tony's lips suddenly met his. He sat there for a moment in shock and Tony was just about to pull back... when Steve punched him in the jaw. The millionaire grunted as he hit the floor and lay there dazed for a few moments. Next thing he knew, Steve was kneeling beside him, holding Tony's head in his lap.

"Holy crap, you just punched me." Steve's eyes were wide and apologetic and if Tony hadn't been so stunned he probably could have been convinced to just forget about it.

"I'm so sorry, Tony, I... you just really startled me! I didn't know what to do!" Tony fixed the captain with an incredulous gaze.

"And so you punched me? Jesus, I hate to see what you do when a guy hits on ya." Steve blushed and helped Tony sit up, looking down at his hands.

"I'm... really sorry." He mumbled, scratching the back of his neck. Tony stared at him a few moments before shaking his head.

"No. I am. Peps always said I shouldn't be so impulsive. I guess she was right." Tony stood, brushing his pants off. "I think I'm just gonna go back to the lab now." Tony started to move when Steve grabbed his wrist.

"You can't just kiss me and leave!" Tony turned, sarcastic remark dying away in his throat when he saw the cap's expression.

"I... I'm not leaving." He shifted slightly, scratching the back of his neck. "I'm just going somewhere else for a little while." Or a long while, Tony thought. Maybe he could get Pepper bring a minifridge to the lab so he'd never have to leave it again. Looking at Steve's face though, Tony knew that wasn't going to work. So he sat back down with a heavy sigh and ran his fingers through his scruffy hair before looking over to the object of his affections. The blonde held his gaze for a few moments longer than he probably should have before looking down at the bruise already beginning to form on Tony's jaw.

"Are you okay? ... Let me get you something for it." Tony nodded and Steve got up only to return a few moments later with a cold steak. Tony stared at it, arching an eyebrow, but held his tongue as Steve leaned forward and pressed the cold meat against his jaw. "... It... wasn't half bad, you know."

"What, the kiss?" Steve nodded slowly and Tony started to laugh but stopped when his jaw throbbed. "I -ahem- I see. Well..." Tony flashed Steve as charming a grin as he could. "I guess I can suffer through the pain then." Steve smiled slowly and leaned back as Tony reached up to hold the steak himself.

"I wouldn't mind trying it again... Without the punching this time, of course." A smirk slowly slid across Tony's face.

"Of course. So... Would you by any slim chance want to go out on a date with me?" Steve went quiet and for a brief moment, Tony thought the captain might actually say no, but then Steve smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. Sounds great."

Ughhh, I'm so sorry for the crapola that is this chapter e.e... But it's been sooo long and I felt so bad about keeping you guys waiting xP! Oh well. Feel free to review. I'm gonna go and just, you know, crawl back into my shell...