Nothing Will Ever Bring Us Back Together

Chapter Four- Are we really getting back together?

ROGERS HOUSEHOLD

"Steve? It's Jane." Jane called Steve, she remembered him talking about wanting to get the Avengers back together when they had met in Florida.

"Hi Jane! How are you? And Thor and Blaze of course." He replied, wondering why she was calling. It wasn't going to be for nothing.

"They're ok. Thor's in Asgard." Jane's voice dropped as she said 'Asgard' "Steve, we need you to come to California."

"Why? You live in New Mexico." This made Steve confused. He also wondered about the we.

"Blaze and I are here visiting Darcy. We went to a café and we were chatting then this woman comes over and says she's Pepper. Pepper Stark. You said you wanted the Avengers back together. Pepper said her kids are in the same school as Natasha and Clint's. Her oldest one is Bruce's daughter's pen pal. Pepper said that if the girl gets ill while visiting their house next week, Bruce has to come, so she can pretend to be ill. We can convince Natasha and Clint to come so please come. Pepper says You can stay at their house and Peggy and Alice can come too. Please come." She begged, not wanting to let Pepper, and all of the others down.

"Jane, we are going to start packing now. Where in California?" Jane was surprised at his enthusiasm. Why did he leave, if he really wanted to get back together?

"Los Angeles. Tell me when your flight is coming in and Pepper and I will come pick you up. See you soon!"

"Yeah, bye Jane." Steve hung up the phone and ran up the stairs, three at a time. He was a super solider. He burst in to the office and said to Peggy, "Peggy, sweetie, I've found the Avengers." She got up and looked at him wide eyed.

"Are you serious?" She asked.

"Deadly." Peggy smiled and hugged him. She knew that he regretted leaving them but was glad he did. Bow would they have met otherwise. "We just need to go on a trip to LA."

"Al is going to be so excited. When's the flight?"

"Whenever you book it for. But it needs to be asap."

"Right. I'll book the flights, quickly finish this stupid work and get Alice from school. You start mine and your packing. Al can do her own because she's a fast packer. Go." As Peggy left a few minutes later, she shouted up the stairs, "Steve! 7AM from Gatwick." That meant they had to be gone by 5AM because it took one hour to get there and flight regulations said you has to be there one hour before your flight was scheduled to take off. It was currently 3:10. Peggy got in to the car and drove to Alice's school. She normally walked but today she was running a little late and they had to hurry. Peggy stood in the school playground for a full minute until Alice's class began to come out. Typically Alice was last, chatting to her friends.

"Alice, come on. We really need to go."

"Okayyy mum... Bye guys." The pair walked back to the car and once they got in Alice asked, " Mum? Where do we really need to go? It must be urgent if you brought the car."

"Alice, would you care about missing school for a week, possibly two?"

"Of course not! What 're we doing?"

"I think your dad wants to tell you." They got to their house and Alice jumped out and ran to the door, which was locked. She had inherited most of the super soilder serum enabling her to run really fast amongst other things. She was on the school football (soccer) team, the only girl. She also played for a club and was overone of her teams top strikers. Peggy got out her key and opened the door. Alice bounded up the stairs, two at a time (Her legs were still small despite the super soliderness), in to her parents bedroom.

"Dad! Where are we going? Mum just said that I would miss some school." She flung open the door to find her dad bent over a suitcase.

"Al, don't get too excited ok? We're going to LA, tomorrow morning." He looked up and replied.

"REALLY! DAD! OHMIGOSH YOUR THE BEST!" She shouted hugging him. Steve smiled back at her enthusiasm.

"I know I am, go pack, baby, Flights at 7, we need to leave at 5. Don't tell your friends. Your going to be "ill" until we get back." At 5AM the family were ready and piled in to the car. At six thirty they boarded the plane heading for LA and sat down hoping either to sleep or that there were some good films. There were some good films but Alice could not get settled. She had never left Brittan before she went to Florida, now she was going to America again. She didn't know a thing about why she was going or what she was doing there and luckily for him, Steve was already asleep because if he was not, he would have been planted with questions. They would get there at 11AM LA time or 6PM English time. (A/N that's an approximation, I have no idea how long it takes)

STARK HOUSEHOLD

Meanwhile in LA, Jane called Pepper. "Pepper, I've done it, I convinced him to come!" Jane stated.

"Who, why, when, where?" Pepper asked, confuzzled.

"Steve, he's coming, probably be here tomorrow morning. Get Tony ready. I told him you and me would pick them up and you lot would have him to stay, so get your guest rooms ready." Jane landed the news on Pepper kind of suddenly.

"What? OK, I'll tell him. tell me when to pick you up so we can go to the airport. Bye."

"Bye." Pepper put down the phone and sighed. What had she let herself in for? How was she going to tell Tony that they were having Captain America, his wife and his daughter, round for a few days, Thor was coming one evening, Ella's pen pal was Bruce's daughter and Ella's boyfriend was Clint and Natasha's son? She had just sent him or to pick Ella up. Hopefully he would not meet either of them, because God help him if Natasha got him.

"PEPPER! WERE YOU AWARE THAT YOU WERE SENDING ME TO CLINT AND NATASHA'S HOUSE! El go... just go." Tony shouted as she walked through the door. Ella scurried off knowing it was best to follow orders when her dad was angry. Or had just got beaten up. Especially if was by a woman.

"Well, um, I thought it could be but I forgot you were going there! I thought it was just one of her friends." Pepper tried to make an excuse but failed, miserably.

"Pepper, are you trying to bring us back together?" Tony asked, her seriously.

"Possibly." Pepper squeaked.

"Pepper, I love you so much! I really want us to get back together. Who else have you recruited?" Pepper could not believe how well he was taking it.

"Steve is arriving tomorrow morning. The girl we are having to stay tomorrow, Lilly, is Bruce's daughter, I think. if she phones him and tells him to come over here then we've recruited him."

"Who's we?" He was worried, in case Fury or Hill were in on the project. He would have thought Coulson, but he was dead.

"Jane and I. Thor Jane. Thor a coming back from Asgard tomorrow and visiting the day after. You need to get Clint and Natasha though. You, Steve and maybe Bruce." Tony groaned inwardly. Having to go to Natasha's house again? Pepper must have been trying to kill him.

"So tomorrow, who's coming to stay?"

"Here? Lilly, Bruce's daughter, Steve, Peggy and Alice."

"Peggy and Alice are who?" He was sure Natasha was the only woman Avenger.

"Steve's wife and daughter. Shoot, we need to start getting ready." Pepper said and started to make the beds etc.

BANNER HOUSEHOLD

"Are you call set for tomorrow?" Bruce asked his daughter.

"Yep. We, well I, have been packed for days." Lilly replied. She and Lewis had never found out why they had heard of Barton and Stark.

"Good. Can I call them?" He wanted to call Pepper, just so she knew beforehand, if she didn't already.

"Yep, sure." She replied and handed her phone over. Bruce walked outside.

"Hello?" Ella asked.

"Hi Ella, It's me Bruce, Lilly's dad. Can I speak to your mum or dad?"

"Yeah, one sec. MUM!" Ella shouted the last word so loudly Bruce pulled the phone away from his ear.

"Hello?" The breathless voice of Pepper Stark asked.

"Hi, Pepper." He replied.

"Bruce? Is it you?" She was genuinely surprised, even though she had been talking about him moments ago.

"Yep Pepper. Lilly's coming tomorrow. Make sure you look after her well." This was what Bruce planned to say but it sounded a lot better in his head.

"Bruce..." Pepper began, dragging out the last letter.

"What Pepper?" He replied, knowing that she was going to ask him something.

"Would you and Betty like to come over? We'll pay for flights and everything."

"Pepper, are you sure?" He knew that Tony was a billionaire but still...

"Steve's coming tomorrow, Thor in two days."

"Clint and Natasha?" They needed all the Avengers to be there.

"Live in the next part of town."

"Pepper, we would love to."

"See you soon, text me when your flight lands and I'll come pick you up."

"Pepper, you know I never wanted to leave, it was just too empty and... Yeah. See you soon Pepper. Say hi to Tony and tell him I've missed being a science bro. All the partners I've had since him have been awful but the labs haven't had to be rebuilt as often. Bye, Pepper." For Pepper, Operation: Recruit Avengers was over.

"Bye." The call disconnected and Bruce smiled as he handed the phone back to Lilly.

"Go to sleep now, Lils." Bruce almost laughed. The Avengers were going to get back together.