The (not so) Ideal Situation
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A whistle sounded through the room as the music blasted. I walked over to the counter to remove the kettle from the stove top and continued shaking my hips. The woman standing next to me laughed.
"You're an amazing dancer" her voice dripped with sarcasm
"Oh ya, cause you're a flat out dancing queen!" I shot back We laughed.
"Hey, Pepper...?" I questioned hesitantly
"Ya?" She replied stirring some pasta. I stopped my movements
"uh, we got a problem!" I pointed to the oven in the wall on the other side of the huge kitchen before I sprinted over too it. I flung the door open and the room filled with a dark thick smoke almost immediately. It wasn't long before she was next to me pulling out the tray holding what was once a chicken. I took one of the oven mitts off the wall and started to wave it around like an idiot trying to help the smoke disperse as I headed to the balcony to open the door. The bird continued to smoke as we stared at it.
"I don't think we can make them eat this..." She chuckled.
We were pretty light hearted about the situation. We were roommates in college and got ourselves into all kinds of trouble. When I moved to New York and she offered that I stay at Stark tower we knew that this kind of stuff was going to happen. What I didn't expect was meeting Tony Stark and the Avengers.
"Well..." I thought about it "it could've been worse"
And just at that very instance an alarm started blaring and the sprinklers kicked in. A bright red light strobed pointing us to the exit. She looked and me, and I looked at her, as the water completely drenched us
"You just had to say it, didn't you" she laughed as she yelled over the alarm
"Jarvis" I screamed laughing as a result of Pepper's laughing
"Are you hurt?" Jarvis' voice rang through the house
"No, turn the sprinklers off" I replied.
The water stopped pouring and with the door open and the lights stopped we could take in the full picture. The kitchen smelled burnt, any food there had been was now in a puddle and the entire place was soaked.
"Are you alright?" Jarvis asked after a moment
"Ya" Pepper answered
"No one has sustained any injuries?"
"No Jarvis, were fine. Could you turn on all the fans?"
"All of the fans Miss. Potts?" He questioned
"Yes, all of the fans" Soon the room felt like it was in the middle of a hurricane.
"I'll order some pizza" Pepper declared throwing everything in the trash
"Agreed" I added before we headed to our rooms to dry off and change into some dry clothes. When I returned to the kitchen everything was dry and it looked like nothing had happened. The room smelled of pizza as Pepper emerged from her room in fresh clothes
"Tony just sent me a message, they should be here any minuet" Pepper's eyes lit up as she looked out the window behind me. I whipped my head around and Tony was walking towards the balcony door as Jarvis removed his suit piece by piece. Thor was quick to land behind him and head towards the door as well.
"Tony" she wrapped her arms around his neck as he quickly found his place with his face buried in hers. Thor walked through the door and placed his hammer on the floor finding my eyes with his. He opened his arms and I rested my head on his chest as we hugged. He let go and Pepper and I switched guys for hugs. The elevator dinged and Natasha, Bruce, Steve and Clint piled out into the living room
"You guys just had to be first, didn't you" Steve said setting his shield on the coffee table
"Just cause you can fly doesn't make you better than us" Nat added chuckling
Thor and Tony looked at each other and in sync replied "yes it does"
Pepper and I laughed and went to hug the 4 that had just come in. We went around the circle, Nat, Clint, Bruce. When I turned to hug Steve he had removed his mask and was grinning at me with a sly sideways smile. He took two steps and threw his arm around my waist.
"I missed you today" he whispered pulling me into his chest "Mmm" I replied softly
His other arm snaked around my waist and he pulled me tighter against him
"Steve" I whispered. His grip tightened some more and It was starting to hurt
"Steve?!" I said silently, loosing my breath.
He looked down at my face "Oh" he smirked and let go.
I was sure if he had gone another second my pelvis would have shattered. He turned to hug Pepper as I rested my hands on my knees trying to regain my breath. Nat looked at me questioningly but I smiled and stood up waving it off.
"So, how was it?" Pepper asked turning her attention to everyone
"Terrible" Tony replied draping the back of his hand across his forehead dramatically
"Yes" Steve added with a chuckle "hundreds of adoring civilians, practically worshiping us" he fell back into the couch
The corner of Thor's mouth turned up in a small smile.
"We made food but well...that didn't work out" Pepper explained
"What is this puddle on the floor?" Tony asked pointing to a corner of the kitchen. I looked at Pepper
"...anyway" I changed the subject
"I'm starving" Nat said, sensing our desire for a subject change "Let's eat"
We all sat around and ate while the guys went on and on about how it is to be adored by the world. Natasha rolling her eyes the entire time. Thor was sitting next to me and as everyone else was deep in conversation he leaned over and whispered in my ear
"How are you?" I smiled, he was always so sweet
"not too bad" I answered quietly
"how about you, was all that adoration so terrible?" A small laugh escaped his lips
"it is not something that I am entirely fond of"
"Well, you handle it like a true gentleman then....will you have to leave soon?"
"On the day that follows tomorrow, my father has requested that I be present for a meeting concerning the nine realms" he explained
"...oh" I replied. His hand found my leg under the table and he gave my knee a soft squeeze
The feelings I had for Thor were matched in intensity only by his feelings for me. If it wasn't so complicated for us to be together, truth is, we probably would be. But we both knew that it was but a dream. He was a god, I was a mortal, he lives on Asguard, I live on Midguard. It would be a bitch of a commute. Besides that, Steve and I were involved in...some kind of relationship. The boundaries were blurred and there was certainly nothing official, but there was something.
"Well I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm exhausted and I want to change out of this gear" Clint announced standing up and heading for the elevator "goodnight"
"Wait for me!" Nat called following after him and grabbing his hand as they entered the elevator to go to their room.
"I think we would all be wise to do the same" Bruce added standing and stretching
"Night guys" Pepper said taking Tony with her to their room "Thor?" Bruce asked holding the elevator door for him
"I suppose we must sleep" he chuckled as he joined Bruce on the elevator
I looked out the large window as the moon shone over the city
"Well m'lady, may I escort you to you're room?" Steve asked politely holding out his arm. I laughed at how some of his mannerisms were still so 50's. It was refreshing
"That would be wonderful" I said hooking my arm through his
