It was the middle of the afternoon. You'd had lunch and given out most of the presents. Now, you were taking a nap as Bucky tried to get a new high score on Subway Surf.
A few of the other Avengers had gathered in the living room to watch TV. Or more like, the TV was on in the background as they made conversation.
"Cute earrings, Nat" Steve commented as he took a seat beside her.
"Oh thanks. Y/n got them for me."
"Ah, okay."
"So did y/n get everyone a gift?" Clint wondered.
"I think so" Bruce replied. "She got me a candle gift set."
"I got this necklace" Wanda stated.
"She gave me a new flask for my Asgardian Liquor. It can fit twice as much as my last one" Thor beamed happily. "And pop tarts!"
"But why did she get us presents anyway?" Sam asked.
"She felt bad" Steve explained. "She thought she owed us something to apologise for what's been happening. I think she thinks she's causing problems for us."
"Oh then I want to give it back" Wanda said. "She doesn't owe us anything. She's not causing problems."
"I know."
"What'd you get, Steve?" Clint wondered.
"Uh... a waffle maker."
"What! Are you kidding?" Sam exclaimed. "I got Hello Kitty and Peppa Pig magnets. You got a waffle maker!"
"I've known her since she was a baby, Sam" Steve laughed. "She also got me this." He showed off the friendship bracelet.
"She's so sweet" Nat smiled. "I feel so bad for her."
"Me too" Steve agreed. "She didn't deserve to go through any of this. And even now, when she's still recovering from it all, she's thinking of others rather than herself."
"I think we should get her something" Wanda proposed.
"Her birthdays at the end of next month. We should do something special" Steve said.
"Good idea."
Over on the other couch, Clint nudged Sam. "She tell you to put the magnets on Bucky's arm?" he whispered.
"Yeah."
"Bet they'd stick to Tony's suit too. And Steve's shield."
"Thats actually awesome."
"She got me a book of over two hundred extreme prank ideas. We gotta try them out."
"Absolutely."
Tony entered the living room a minute later. "Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
"The presents y/n got us" Nat responded. "You get something?"
He frowned as he sat down. "No."
Some of them started laughing.
"She got you all gifts?"
"She really didn't get you one?" Sam chuckled. Tony glared at him.
"She's having a nap. Maybe she'll get it to you later" Steve said.
"Mm."
"Aha Stark's jealous" Clint teased.
***
"GOD-FUCKING-DAMN-IT!"
There was a crash.
You jumped and opened your eyes.
"I was so close to beating the high-score!" Bucky exclaimed.
"Mhm..." You pushed yourself to sit up. You ran your hands over your face to try and wake yourself up.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you."
"Did you throw your phone?"
"Uh, no."
"Why's it over there then? And there's a dent in the wall."
"Um... go back to sleep." Bucky pulled the pillow out from beneath you and pressed it down on your face. You were suddenly fully awake as you struggled to push him away. Bucky laughed until you stopped moving. He took the pillow away. You were glaring madly at him. "You know how some people look cute when they're angry? Yeah, you don't."
"I'm going back to sleep" you mumbled and rolled over to face away from him.
"No, up you get. Otherwise you're not gonna be able to sleep later."
"I'll sleep until tomorrow."
"Get up."
"Bucky" you moaned at him.
"Y/n" he moaned back at you. "Don't you wanna give out the rest of the presents? I think you should talk to Peter today."
You sat up slowly. "Are you sure he's not going to be mad at me?"
"He's your best friend. Why would he be mad at you?"
"Because I left him. Then when I got home I ignored him for no good reason. He didn't deserve that."
"He won't be mad, sweetheart. And if he is, he's not worth speaking to anyways."
"Okay. I'll go give it to him."
"Good... Oh, but go see Tony first. Steve texted saying he's stropping like a child."
"Alright" you laughed.
***
After giving Tony his new sunglasses and a bottle of whiskey, you went to find the last person on your list. Even though he was one of the ones closest to you, and therefore someone whom you should be most comfortable with, you were most anxious about talking to him. Bucky offered to give you some privacy. You asked if he could just wait outside.
May told you he was in his room, and he had been all day. So you went there.
"As fascinating as his door is, do you really want to stare at it all day?"
You didn't answer. Bucky rolled his eyes and knocked on the door. You looked up in alarm, but he simply shrugged innocently at you.
"Who is it?"
You faced the door again.
"I'll be right out here" Bucky reminded you.
You took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Peter was sat on his bed using his phone. He looked up when you came in and put the phone down.
"Y/n."
"Hi Pete."
He shuffled over and turned on the bed so his legs were dangling over the side, and he patted the mattress next to him. You took a seat about two feet away from him, making sure to leave some space between you. He'd seen the Lego set you had in your hand so you gave it to him.
"What's this?"
"Um. I got it for you... I thought maybe we could build it together."
"Yeah. We can do that" Peter smiled warmly. It made you smile for a moment too.
"Pete, I wanted to say sorry."
"Why?"
"I've been a bit of a jerk recently and you don't deserve that. I shouldn't have ignored you. I shouldn't have left you in the first place. I'm really sorry."
Peter moved close enough so that he could hug you. "You don't need to apologise for any of that. It's not your fault. You weren't being a jerk. I was just so worried about you, dork."
"Thank you for putting up with me."
"I'm always gonna put up with you" he laughed. "You're stuck with me."
"I love you, Peter."
He kissed your forehead. "I love you too."
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