I Promise.

U.S. history.

Chapter 6
"You did WHAT now!" Sam exclaimed. I immediately hushed him. We were in the middle of US history, and I really didn't want the whole class to hear us.
  "I kissed him on the cheek. I swear on my mother's grave I did." I whispered.
  "Holy shit," He started to say. "How did he react?"
  "I don't know. As soon as I did it I sat back down and started my math homework. I didn't even stare at him."
  "What do you mean you didn't stare at him?"
  "I mean exactly what I said."
  "You're telling me, you kissed the love of your life, the boy you finally realized that you've loved for years, and you didn't look at him?" Sam questioned.
  "That's exactly what I'm telling you." I snapped. All of right now is basically just whisper yelling. I'm surprised I haven't gotten in trouble yet.
  "Besides, it was just a kiss on the cheek. Nothing more." I said.
  "It could've been something more." Sam responded.
  "If you are waiting for me to fuck him, you're going to be waiting for a long time, buddy." I joked.
  "That's not what I'm waiting for. I just- I just know stuff you don't. That's all." He stuttered on the last two sentences.
  "Can I have clarification, please?" I was genuinely curious. Now I'm the one snooping.
  "I promised him. Besides, this isn't the place to talk anyways. If you want information from anyone, talk to Pepper." I guess that was my hint for "let's stop this conversation". I guess it was time to start paying attention to what I'm supposed to be doing anyways. Besides, lunch is next and I have lunch with Pepper. One downside to that is that I also have lunch with Bucky. Somehow, I'm going to have to ask someone to keep him occupied. I have one person in mind for the task.
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Conveniently, as soon as I walk out of my classroom to go to the courtyard Rhodey and Pepper are standing together. Bucky will probably get pissed at me for not waiting for him, but I needed to get this done.
  "Hey Steve! You look spooked." Pepper greeted me. I probably do look spooked right now. I'm really thinking about asking my childhood crush on a date. A date with a boy.
  "I need to talk to both of you. I can't let Bucky find us." I then began to explain my situation to them. I told them everything, from my crush on him to the kiss on the cheek. I then began to see Bucky approach from behind Rhodey. I think Rhodey saw me panic, because he immediately turned around and came up with an excuse for me.
  "Hey Bucky, nice to see you. Hey can you help me get some stuff out of the robotics room? I need a lot of muscle." He stated with a smile. It's scary how good Rhodey is at lying. It seems like it's easy for him.
  "Oh. Sure, yeah. I can help you." He smiled. It looked like he didn't actually want to leave, but he's too good of a friend not to help someone. Rhodey then took him by the arm and led him to the robotics building.
  "I'm sure interested to see what they are going to move. We don't really have anything. Plus, Tony gets pissed when you move his stuff." Pepper laughed. "Anyways, why did you need to talk to me?" She asked.
  "I just-." I stuttered. I'm not really sure how to use the right words for this. "I just need to know if I even have a chance with Buck. You don't need to give anything away. You don't have to give me details. I just need a yes or a no."
  "You want me to be honest?" She asked
  "More than anything."
  "Then yes. Quit being so hard on yourself. It beats Bucky up at night. That's all I'll say to that subject." Pepper answered.
  "That's a good enough answer for me." I chuckled.
  "When are you going to do it?" She asked.
  "Friday. Probably at Tony's. I just need to find a good place and time to talk to him about it."
  "You didn't hear this from me, but there's a room near the bathroom that doesn't get used. No one knows where it is except for me, don't ask. Tony will gladly let you use that room to talk to him." She said. I had a very strange suspicion that's Tony and Pepper's hookup room, but that's none of my business.
  "And if he doesn't?" I asked.
  "Trust me. He will." She wore a devilish grin on her face. I'm quite afraid of what will happen if Tony says no. "Anyways, we should probably find Bucky and Rhodey. They are probably getting into trouble."
  "Yeah, let's do that."