Here's the next chapter, thanks to Number1Bookworm for the idea. I still don't own the Avengers. *Pouts* More ideas are always appreciated.
Day 5
Tony set to work trying to figure out what to do next the second he saw the state his suit was in. How dare she bedazzle his suit! It didn't take Tony too long to figure out his next trick. Natasha was naturally pale and Tony knew from experience that she sunburned easily. A trip to the beach without sunblock and she would fry in the sun. She wouldn't even know it was his fault.
Tony packed a beach bag and announced to the group that they would be going to the beach the next day for 'team building' exercises. They didn't disagree, though to Tony's dismay, Natasha looked suspicious. She glared at him a moment before leaving the room.
The next day, everyone piled into their cars and Tony led the way to the area that he had reserved for them, not wanting to attract too much attention. The second that everyone was out of the cars, the girls headed to the bathroom and Tony took the chance to locate Natasha's bag and snag every bottle of sunscreen, suntan lotion, and oil that he found. He zipped her bag up, tossed it back in the trunk of her car, and acted like nothing had happened. She didn't seem to notice anything wrong and Tony waited patiently for the victory he was sure was coming.
Except it didn't. Natasha didn't complain or even ask anyone for sunscreen and Tony began to wonder. He slathered his own sunblock on (he was already blue, he didn't want to be blue AND sunburnt) and absentmindedly noted that his sunblock seemed a bit more runny that usual. He was about to get up and start on his way to the waves where Steve and Clint were already swimming, when he noticed a smirk on Natasha's usually blank face.
He froze, then looked down in panic. His hands, formerly a pale blue, were now coated in white. Tony lifted his sunscreen bottle and took a tentative sniff and recoiled in horror. White out?! "Who the hell messed with my sunscreen?"
Natasha innocently shrugged and Pepper burst out laughing. Steve and Clint ran over to see what the commotion was about and followed suit, doubling over at the stunned look on Tony's face. Bruce smiled, calm as ever, and Thor just looked confused.
Tony yanked his bag towards him, looking for the note that he was sure would be there, tossing his towels and clothes this way and that. At the very bottom of the bag, a pink sticky-note greeted him. Tony picked it up, fingers trembling with rage, and put his head in his hands when he read the words. This was getting more difficult by the second. "I put sunblock on at home, Idiot."
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