The Burning Question.

The Announcement

The rest of the day flew by in a haze. The closer dinner got, the more anxious you and Bucky got. But Peter was trying his best to help. He kept reassuring the two of you that everything would work out for the best and everyone would be happy for you no matter what. But Bucky wasn't anxious about that. He was anxious because he was the one announcing it and he didn't want to say something stupid.

At around 6:30, dinner was ready and Tony was calling everyone back to eat. On the table was cheeseburgers, fries, and everything in between. There were drinks of every kind, from juice boxes to wine and champagne. It all looked like something from a cookbook.

As everyone eyed the food and licked their lips, they all took their seats. At the heads of the table were Steve and Tony. On the right of Steve was Bucky and on his left was Sam. Vision was on Tony's right while Clint was on the left. Wanda sat next to Vision and Nat sat next to Sam. When Nat sat next to Sam, he raised his eyebrows in satisfaction, but she was too quick and saw the subtle movement. She hit him in the air and Sam quickly shut up. Next to Clint was Peter and you were right in between Bucky and Peter. You needed to be next to Bucky for support and Peter was there to help in case anything happened.

As everyone was getting their food, Tony proposed a toast.

"Everyone, I just wanted to say I'm so happy not to be in a Wakandan jungle right now. I bet I speak for everyone that was on the mission," as Tony said, everyone that was on the mission nodded in agreement and chuckled.

"Also, I want to congratulate Steve and Nat for their work on their recent mission," Tony continued. Everyone clapped in approval.

"And I wanted to say that I have missed cheeseburgers, so before I dive in, does anyone else have anything that they want to say?"

You nudge Bucky in the arm so he gets the memo. He does and clears his throat.

"Uh, yeah I do," Bucky said. Everyone stared at each other in disbelief. Bucky never spoke during dinner, he was too busy eating. And he barely spoke that much in general. The looks everyone gave each other were starting to scare Bucky and he looked to you for support.

You have never seen Bucky so nervous before. He was the Winter Soldier, confidence was his thing. He could walk into H.Y.D.R.A. buildings filled with soldiers like it was nothing. But this was a whole other ball game for him. As he looked at you, you could see the fear in his eyes. You looked at him with pride and nodded as he continued.

"Um," Bucky mumbled.

"Hey, Manchurian Candidate, are you going to tell us what's up or can we eat?" Tony asked, clearly hungry and impatient.

"Me and Y/N are dating." You and him both smile cheesy. Your smiles looked like one from a yearbook. You and Bucky blushed in embarrassment as you could hear a pin drop. You were expecting someone to say something, not this much silence. Just as you and Bucky were wondering if this was the wrong thing to do, you hear a loud clap. And it's coming from Tony himself.

"I knew it!" he shouted. "I knew it! I knew you had the hots for him Y/N. I've said that from the beginning, rig-"

Then unexpectedly, he gets cut off. Normally if you cut off Tony Stark, that would mean you're done. But only two people cut off Tony and get away with it: Pepper and F.R.I.D.A.Y. And it was F.R.I.D.A.Y. herself that cut him off.

"Sir, when Y/N arrived, you shipped her with Mr. Parker." Everyone started laughing in shock. Peter and you stare at each other in disbelief. You thought as if you would like Peter. You and him were too good of friends to have it for each other. Meanwhile, as everyone was laughing, Tony stood there embarrassed.