Abrupt and sometimes unwanted

Chapter 5, so, what's next?

Tony jerked up. His glasses sliding down to the tip of his nose. He pushed them up with one finger and looked around in confusion. He saw Thor, Steve, Tasha , Clint and Bruce who all watched him with expectant looks.

Natasha was the first to speak up, she tore away her gaze from him and turned towards Steve

"Guess not this time either", she said with a grin.

"Hey what are you two talking about?", Tony asked with a sleepy voice.

"Ah Steve just asked if you had died, and I said not this time either", she repeated.

"Not this time either? God are you betting money on when i'll cash in? You are THE worst friends...", he muttered. "Can I join if you are? I have a good feeling about August 23", he nodded knowingly to himself.

"No Tony we're not betting on when your life will end, geez that's awful of you to even think that we would be capable of doing something like that!", Steve exclaimed with a disgusted look on his face.

Tony saw Clint shifting uncomfortable in Natasha's lap. He lifted his head an inch and shot Steve an unsure, apologetic smile.

"Me and Tasha are...", he told him.

"BU- WH- CLINT?!", Steve spluttered. "You should be ashamed", he shouted angrily.

"Hey! It was not MY idea", he defended. Not wanting to be the victim of Steve's rage.

"Yeah that one's on me", Natasha explained sheepishly.

Steve looked like he was about to throw fists with someone.... Anyone. He was usually very calm and collected guy. Seeing as he always had to step in and get Bucky out of difficult situations. Tony felt as if though the whole deadpool thing had struck a nerve or something and that he was the one who was going to have to calm Steve down.

"Hey Steve, look at me", he said. "It's fine, just a joke. I'm not going to die and Tasha is not gonna cash in on it", he kept eye contact and straight face whilst talking to him (on the inside he was smiling fondly. Steve was always so caring and protective when it came to him, and the gang).

"I'm sorry that I overreacted Tony", Steve said to him. Tony just nodded his head at him, signalling thar it was all fine etc,etc.

"I'm not gonna apologize to Clint though. Cause I swear every other time he is actually the guilty one so there's that", he stated matter-of-factly. "And not to switch the subject or anything but does anyone know where Bucky is? I need to give him his charger and stuff...". He looked at Tony expectantly, as if Tony always kept tabs on robocop. No way! But Steve's face was all like please help me find him so he being ever the good guy decided to come up with a smooth lie.

"Hey I think I saw him near the cafeteria earlier. If you want to I can help you look for him?", hehehe, he laughed on the inside. Tony was not only hot/ pretty damn gorgeous. No. He could sometimes use that big, genius brain of his to scheme up some good plans. And who said that they wouldn't find Bucky near the cafeteria?

He rose to his feet and held out a hand to Steve, to help him up as well. Their hands touched (granted), and Tony felt his cheeks go red, nervous by the skin to skin contact and reacting to the lightning bolts travelling up his arm from the spot were Steve's hand joined his. When they'd left in the direction of the cafeteria the rest of the gang all groaned simultaneously.

"WHY ARE THEY SO OBLIVIOUS OF EACH OTHER FEELINGS", Clint half-screamed.

"I don't know", Natasha sighed back. She slapped a hand over her forehead and dramatically folded herself over Clint who still laid in her lap. "I swear Steve is going to DIE if he doesn't tell Tony soon", she continued.