He couldn't believe it.
Steve couldn't believe it how Tony had managed to drag him to one of his parties. He never was good at interacting or being social whatsoever, so whenever Tony tried to convince him to come at his parties Steve would just refuse.
So why did he say yes this time?
Maybe it was the fact that all the Avengers would be there, or the fact that it was a some sort of goodbye party to Pepper who the following day would be flying to Europe where she would live from then and on or even the fact that he had not much to do and Tony would not stop bugging him.
Yes maybe all of those reasons.
All of those reasons had made Captain America take Tony Stark up on his party invitation and go along with all the other members of the team on one more party organised by the one and only Tony Stark.
But what he came face to face with was just... well unexpected.
It wasn't like the parties that Tony organised and he had seen on TV or read or heard about them. No, it was something completely different, at least from what he had imagined.
People were dressed with formal clothes as usual and they were having fun. The place was decorated simply but quite elegantly. Soft music was playing on the backround mostly for slow dance, live, as somewhere the musicians could be spotted from Steve's and the other Avengers' place - Hawkeye did - and the lighting was soft colors of orange.
These would be expected by some but not Steve.
But definitely what would never be expected by anyone is that there would nowhere be any bunies.
"It's because Pepper mainly organised it and she said that she didn't want any bunies... pff no fun..." Tony explained as if having read Steve's mind.
"That's because I didn't want my last party in New York to be destroyed by you having your usual fun!" she explained as everyone, exept Tony, laughed.
"Yeah right..." he took a sip of his drink "That's why you didn't let me pick the music and didn't even tell me what you chose?" he raised an eyebrow.
"First; if I let you pick the music then this..." she motioned to the room "Wouldn't be a goodbye party for me but something else..." she gave him a look and Tony just shrugged it off.
"And second; the singer that I chose to sing for the party is one of the best and I'm not saying it because she is my friend" she said and took a sip of her own drink.
"Hm friend of yours and singer can mean only one thing..." Tony's smile grew wider "(Nickname of preference) is here!" he said like an exited little child and all of the Avengers looked at him frowning.
Since when Tony Stark acted like that?
"She is a Miss 9?" Bruce asked his science friend, having been accustomed to Tony's character and lifestyle.
"Oh more than that... WAY more!" he said and finished his drink.
"And who is that singer?" Steve asked frowning.
"Her name is..." Pepper started but she trailed off as soon as the orchestra started preparing for the song that they were about to play and that the singer - no you would be singing.
Tattooed heart.
The lights went down and almost nothing could be seen. While most of the guests went in the centre of the room with their pairs and started dancing to the slow melodic rythm that had started playing and lasted more than other times as you took your place.
