Tony:
"And let the real party, begin!" Tony shouted at the top of his lungs as he stood on the chair higher than everyone else, and they all cheered. He sat out all of the drinks and everyone went and got them, mixing and drinking and laughing. The air was soon filled with the thick smell of alcohol and fun. Tony brought two cups over with a mixture of lemonade and whiskey over to him and Pepper.
"I know you spiked this," she protested as he tried to hand her the cup.
"Yeah I did, just thought you could use a bit of fun in your life." He accepted the accusation.
"I do have plenty of fun," she grumbled. "And I can do it without getting drunk."
"Bet you can but Pepper, common it's senior year, you're supposed to do wild things and break all the rules!" he insisted. He couldn't read her face for what she was thinking. She was almost as impossible as Natasha, (who Tony saw earlier that night kissing Clint, he so called it).
"Fine but just one, and if it tastes like shit no more." And she took the red plastic cup and downed the drink. She set it down and her face became all squinted up. "Gah- god that was interesting," was all she said.
"That buzz in your skull? That's the whiskey working its magic." Tony laughed and downed his own drink.
"It feels, nice..." Pepper looked surprised at herself. "Am allowed to have more?"
"Potts, when you're with me you are allowed to have anything!" Tony yelled and went and got them more drinks.
2 Hours later
Tony was surprised at Pepper, she had 2 shots of whiskey and a beer, and he'd never expect that from her. She was still standing luckily and was slap happy. The crowd had thinned a little bit but it was still going strong. He knew Jane and Thor left because he had to get her home so her mom wouldn't be pissed at him. He though Clint and Nat were still here and was rewarded with seeing them making out near the edge. And he knew Bruce was on his way out because Darcy left about 30 minutes ago and that was the only reason that he came basically.
"How you feeling Potts?" he smiled at her.
"Fantastic!" and she tripped and fell into him. They looked at each other and he thought he was dreaming but she kissed him.
"Is that just the alcohol?" Tony laughed after she pulled back.
"No, well maybe a little, but its making me come out." She smiled back at him. And she kissed him again. Her mouth was dripping with her drinks and her heartbeat felt fast against his chest.
"Wanna go somewhere?" he asked.
"With pleasure," she snickered. He took her over to the couch and they sat down and with her lying on top of him made out.
Around 3 in the morning everyone had gone home except for him and Pepper, she was currently laying down on his lap.
"Hey Pep, common," he shook her a little. She stirred and looked up at him.
"Have I ever told you you're really pretty?" she laughed.
"Yeah, now that's the drinks talking." He decided. Wait- shit, how was he going to get her home? Both of them were so drunk they couldn't drive and he didn't know where she lived. He picked her up bridal style and carried her over to the elevator. He wasn't going to put her in one of the rooms on the party floors, he was sure both of them would have been a room where people had sex; she didn't deserve to sleep in one of those beds.
He went up to his own personal floor and went into his room, he laid her down in the bed. She mumbled something he couldn't hear and he walked towards the door.
"Tony?" she asked.
"Yes?" he had his hand on the door knob.
"Come lay with me," she asked of him. He was confused by the command.
"I don't think that's a good idea Pepper, you're totally wasted and you usually wouldn't want this." He knew school Pepper would smack drunken Pepper so hard into next year New Year's would hurt.
"No, please, I do. I promise Tony." She pleaded. Just to please her he went over and laid down with her on top of the covers. "No, with me." And she pointed just under the covers. He pulled up the black covers and lay beside her. She rolled over close to him and buried her head in her chest. For a while Tony laid there thinking of what she would remember from tonight. He finally made himself comfortable and shifted to his side making Pepper move her head on the pillow next to his. She opened her eyes and scooted her head and kissed him again, but this time only it felt different, like she really meant it this time. He kissed her back and put his arm around her and pulled her closer towards him. He had never felt this alive with another person, sure he'd had sex before but it didn't have this connection like this one with Pepper. She rolled away from him and her body fit perfectly in line with his.
"I'm absolutely, positively in love with you Pepper Potts." He whispered in her ear. By the whimper he could tell she was asleep. And with that he closed his eyes and fell asleep with the slightest grin plastered on his face.
