Uni, Beer and Science

Never Leave, Please

"Rogers! Let me in!" I shouted at the door. Nat wasn't bothering to shut me up, but she did look embarrassed as the other students peeked a head around their doors. I banged my fist on the door a couple of times, demanding I be let inside. Suddenly, I could hear muffled conversations from inside Steve's room. "Tony?" I called and the conversation stopped. Footsteps thumped towards the door and it swung open. Steve Rogers' muscular upper body was in my face. Sometimes my small height is a real issue.

"Go away Banner. I would have thought you'd get the idea by now; Tony doesn't want to be with you anymore." I laughed sarcastically and punched him in the crown jewels. As he fell against the door frame in pain, I squeezed past him and searched hurriedly for Tony. Maybe my height was a benefit. After looking in the lounge and the tiny kitchen, I opened the door to Steve's bedroom. Tony was sat, slumped against the bed. He looked up at me and I hugged him tightly, our heads buried into each other's necks. 

"What happened to your eye?" I asked, rubbing my hand along his cheek. He smiled up at me and held my hand to his face. "It doesn't matter. Please can we just go to the cafe and have a coffee?" I nodded, and held his hand. When we got to the doorway, Steve was lying on the floor, groaning. Natasha was standing above him, her shoe in her hand. "What did you do?" I said. She flicked a loose hair out of her face and grinned. "He came on to me, so I showed him no." Tony looked at me, confused. "Showed him no?" I hushed him and went downstairs to the cafe.

"Right. Now you have your coffee, can you tell me why you have a black eye?" I took a sip of my coffee. "Basically he got a bot over-the-top and kept telling me that he loved me, but no-one else could know. That's why he wanted to keep me to himself. He's actually harmless. I think" I put a hand on his shoulder and Natasha said goodbye to us. "I'm going to go out with Clint. See you guys later!" 

After she left, I made put my hands on Tony's face, turning his head to look at me. I put my forehead on his and I felt him smile. I traced the edge of his lips with my thumb, before kissing him softly. It only took him a second to respond, and he wrapped his arms around my middle, pulling me close to him. When we ran out of breath, we pulled away but kept close together. "Please never leave me?" I whispered. "I can't imagine my world without you now." Tony giggled and held my head to his chest. "Me neither."