Sweet Dreams:
Little to Tony's amusement, it seems that tonight is just one nightmare after another. "Jericho!" and under the water his is again, his lungs burn and he's not even sure if he's still under the water or not. He wakes and jumps from his bed.
Tony runs his fingers through his hair while his chest is heaving, then rips it back when he feels that it's wet, wait no, just sweat. He slides to the ground beside his bed and lets out a mixture between a chuckle and a sob.
"I thought I told you to wake me before that happenes Jarvis." Tony states in a half heartedly upset tone.
"I attempted Sir but it appears you did not hear me through your dreams tonight." The AI replies.
"Great." Tony pulls himself up from the floor and heads to the bathroom to clean the sweat from his skin.
Steve is cold, very cold, he can't move, he's frozen in his nightmare, a repeat of the aircraft going down into the ice again and again and again. A high pitched alarm sounds and his body jerks awake. Steve feels around for his blankets but it appears they aren't on his bead. He looks over the edge to find the pillows and the blankets in a jumbled mess upon the floor. He slowly gets up and rubs his arms to try and warm himself.
"Jarvis?" He asks, never before really talking to the AI. "Yes Mr. Rogers?" Jarvis chimes right on queue.
"What the temperature in here?" Steve asks as he walks towards the door.
"Seventy degrees Sir would you like me to alter it." Jarvis replies.
"No… no that's fine…" Steve says and steps out of his room.
He meanders around Stark Tower for a bit. "Funny" He thought. Last time he did this he ended up in the lab where Tony was sitting with his reactor out." Tony…" "Tony, Tony, Tony" Steve thought with a sigh then grimaced to himself. He'd kissed Tony hadn't he, earlier this night after they had finished their movies in the living room. "blaahhrhrrr." Steve made an inhuman sound and rubbed his face, he doesn't know what time it is but he needs coffee and quick.
Steve steps out of the doorway and into the kitchen to find Tony sitting at the table with his own brew in his hands.
"Hey." Is all Steve can manage to get out as his brain melts with confusion. His eyes fell to the Coffee cup sitting on the table in front of his usual spot.
"Jarvis told me you woke up." Tony says as he sips from his coffee again while leaning forward onto his elbow across the table from Steve's place.
Steve Takes a seat and drinks from the mug, he closes his eyes as the warm liquid heats his insides that are still frozen from his dreams. "Thanks." He says setting the cup down and smiling.
"No problem." Tony replies and a soft grin cracks open in reply to Steve's. "I thought you'd take the elevator like you usually do." Tony states
"Oh well, didn't think of it, I've been wandering around for a while. Besides…" Steve shrugged, "Stairs are healthy right?" the two make eye contact and then laugh at the stupidity of captain America taking the "healthier" route.
"What time is it?" Steve asks as he comes down from his giggle fit.
"eh like four I figure." Tony replies.
"Great…" Steve says with a sigh.
After a few awkward moments of silence Tony makes a popping sound with his lips. "So what brings you out and about at this hour?" Tony inquires.
"Oh well... I-uh, couldn't sleep." Steve said quietly looking down at his coffee.
Tony knew better then to push the subject after that so he decided to do what he did best to Steve.
Taunt him.
"It's alright I understand." He began and Steve looks up thinking they're about to have another in depth conversation but regrets it as soon as he spots that shit eating grin on Tony's stupid ugly handsome face.
"You know I wouldn't be able to sleep if I had kissed such a handsome man earlier this night to." Steve groans and Tony laughs.
"It wasn't that kind of kiss Tony." Steve said as his face and ears heated to an soft shade of pink.
"Hey now!" Tony interjects. "This isn't little girls first kiss doesn't count shit Steve." Tony's grin grew wider.
"I'm not saying it is Tony!" Steve's pink ears were growing brighter as they continued.
"So you agree then." Tony asks.
"Agree to what Tony." Steve asks confused.
"That it was a kiss Steve, c'mon buddy try and stay on the same wave length as me here." Tony chuckled
"There is no wave length with you Tony you're everywhere at once." Steve said in frustration as he stood to leave
"C'mon Steve I'm just teasing." Tony said and got up to follow him.
Before Steve got to far though Tony had a hold of his wrist and was holding him back. "Steve c'mon"
Steve paused and turned back to face the other man and everything froze with the eye contact.
"Please" Tony paused. "Stay."
"Alright" Steve could have probably just kissed Tony again. He didn't know why, so instead he just swallows and nods.
Tony smiles a bit at the captain and then releases his grip on the blonds arm. "How about another movie?" Tony asked.
The captain gave him an unsure look. "Just to fall asleep to, it's not like the couch isn't big enough; c'mon big guy." Tony patted Steve shoulder and headed to the couch himself; he scooted the plush foot rest up to the couch and plops down a top of it.
Steve joins him as the movie starts; and once again the pattern of them getting closer continues until they're side by side on the couch again. Only this time they're both exhausted and so whenever the other leaned over and made a comment they would both burst into overtired fits of giggle. The movie was nearing its end but the two weren't even paying attention at this point. They were practically snuggling, foreheads leaning against one another's and they spoke sleep filled words.
Tony's eyes flickered down to Steve's mouth and he sleepily moved forward to kiss it. Steve withdrew.
"Tony." He said in as warning a voice he could muster in his sleep filled state.
"Sh, sh, sh…" Tony said and then moves forward with half lidded eyes so that their lips are barely touching but no real kiss if formed yet.
Then Tony takes the dive and Steve's breath is all but taken away with the warmth and tenderness of the kiss. Their eyes have fallen shut while the moment passes and then Tony withdraws, knowing his boundaries, and settles back in his place. The make eye contact for a while not know what to say and both not wanting to ruin whatever "This" was. Tony smiles at Steve and Steve returns the gesture, they both settle, then sleep.
AN: alright so I am back, still trying to get this spacing thing right, lucky for me I have an awesome Beta now who will put up with my terrible grammar! Thank you! I hope you like this filler chapter, I'll try and write another chapter when I get home from work tonight. Bye bye lovelies.