"You do realise that he turns into a raging anger monster when he is annoyed right? And he is like, always angry," Tony asked cheerfully.

"He looks pretty zen," Bucky frowned.

"Yeah, but one wrong move, one wrong annoyance and boom! There goes the ceiling of my bedroom again!" Tony shrugged.

"That was one time Tony," Bruce said with endless patience.

"Why was he in your bedroom?!" Bucky scowled between the two of them.

"I think you're worried about triggering the wrong anger monster Tony," Steve sighed rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"My angry Snow Flake," Anastassia giggled bouncing up onto the bed.

"Traitor," Bucky huffed at her, but wrapped his arm around her when she butted into his side.

"It is getting a little crowded in here," Tony huffed.

"I did try and kick them out," Bruce shrugged.

"I just want to make sure you're ok Mr Stark, Tony, sir," Peter flustered.

"I aint going anywhere till I know you're alright," Rhodey shrugged.

"I am concerned," Vision said calmly.

"I'm a doctor," Strange smiled before going back to work.

"You know, I haven't had this many people in my bedroom since..."

"I beg you not to finish that sentence!" Steve interrupted stepping closer to Bucky whose eyes had narrowed.

"Dirty dirty mind Captain, I was going to say since Peter managed to convince me to have his brat friends over for that sleepover," Tony smirked at him. Steve blushed brightly, especially when Bucky smirked over his shoulder at him.

"It was so cool, Mr Stark let us watch film on his tv in here and play with loads of his gadgets, and he bought us tons of pizza and popcorn and soda and we..."

"Yeah alright, kid you're going to ruin my image here," Tony laughed. "Ow!" He hissed turning to pout at Strange.

"Did you hurt him, what's wrong? Did that hurt?!" Bucky knelt up glaring at Strange who just rolled his eyes and carried on working. Bruce finished whatever he was doing and stepped back to give the other doctor more space.

"Yes Snow Flake it hurt, but they're making me better, calm down," Tony patted his forehead with a grin.

"I don't like it," Bucky huffed.

"Neither do I particularly," Tony shrugged.

"I should have beat them up more," Bucky muttered.

"Dude you threw them around like rag dolls! It was so cool!" Peter enthused to Rhodey.

"Oh to be young," Rhodey snickered.

"It was epic! Though I didn't get to do anything," Peter finished with a pout.

"Good. You have your presentation tomorrow," Tony snorted.

"Aww come on..."

"You are not backing out, you have been practising for weeks," Tony tutted.

"It sounded pretty good last time I heard it," Bucky grunted.

"See! And he had no clue what you were talking about!" Tony grinned when Bucky glared playfully at him.

The Rogue Avengers stood there suddenly feeling very left out. Only a little while ago this had been them, they had been a family, they had belonged in amongst this banter, now though, they were stood on the edges watching. Bucky slotted in, being teased and grunting back at them all, and being accepted. They, however, didn't know where they fit into this anymore.

"TONY!" Pepper burst into the room and placed her hand over her heart when she saw Tony sitting up in bed and grinning at Bucky, looking only a little battered.

"Hey Pep, I'm ok, Snow Flake got there for me before they could do much more than tenderise me," Tony smiled.

"I should have beaten them up more," Bucky huffed.

"Oh thank god," Pepper leant over and quickly wrapped Tony in a tight hug before pulling back and wrapping her arms around Bucky tightly. "Thank you James. And lovely to finally meet you in the flesh," she added with a soft smile.

"Lovely to meet you as well Pepper," Bucky managed to smile, relaxing a little more.

"All done. Nearly good as new," Strange nodded stepping back and sweeping all the bandages into a bin.

"Sending them to another dimension?" Tony asked eagerly.

"Yes, the kitchen bin," Strange said dryly.

"I can see you smirking, you're supposed to be on my side," Tony scowled poking Bucky in the cheek accusingly.

"Always," Bucky said before snapping at the offending finger. Tony gave him a shy, pleased smile that made Steve smile as well, just a little.

"Right then, let's get you lot settled. James I am putting you on Tony duty, make sure he does not leave this bed until at least tomorrow morning!" Pepper clapped her hands and started herding everyone out at rapid speed.

"Subtle," Tony snorted after her back. She just gave a cheery wave over her shoulder and shoved Clint into the hallway shutting the door behind herself. The silence lasted for only a few moments before Tony turned his head around to look back to Bucky to find the other man staring intently at him. "Hey," He smiled.

"Hey yourself Doll," Bucky smiled properly this time, softly, and honestly, and even though Winter was still clinging on around the edges, wanting to make sure himself that Tony was ok, they were both able to relax now that they had Tony in a secured area with no one else around. He stripped off his body armour uncaring of the fact that he was not wearing a top under the armour.

Bucky smirked as Tony's cheeks flushed a dark red and he looked down, suddenly finding the blankets very interesting as he started picking at it. He dropped his armour over the side of the bed and yanked off his boots before sprawling over the covers so he could see Tony properly.

He had not done this for a long time, thanks to BARF he remembered that he used to be good at enticing the lads and lasses into his arms, and he was trying to remember that. But this was also very different. There had never been anyone like Tony before, there hadn't been someone who had managed to capture his heart the same way the younger man had.

"So, Anastassia told me about an interesting theory of Pepper and Rhodey's that she accidentally overheard," Bucky said as casually as he could manage. It was difficult when Tony's eyes were practically smouldering with the movement of his muscles, watching as ex-assassinssins body stretched and relaxed, tanned skin standing out against his blue sheets.

"Oh yes?" Tony managed to say.

"I feel the need to sleep," Anastassia said quickly, hopping down from the bed and hurrying to the corner where she made herself comfortable and turned her systems offline. Tony narrowed his eyes at her hasty escape before turning back to Bucky suspiciously, only to blink when he found the larger man suddenly a hell of a lot closer than he had been.

"Yes, they had a theory that you might be in love with me," Bucky breathed out, only for Tony to stop breathing.

His soulful brown eyes went wide and a panicked expression crossing his face as he eyed the door as though wondering whether he could make it there and out before Bucky caught him.

One metal, one flesh had cupped his face, warm and gentle, strong and supportive and suddenly he could breathe again. He sucked in a deep breath and eyed Bucky nervously. He was met with the gentle smile that he had fallen in love with and the most open expression that he had seen yet on Bucky's face.

"I thought I had been stupid and fallen in love with this amazing, gorgeous, kind, caring, wonderful genius who shouldn't by rights even look twice at a damaged and broken old soldier," Bucky nearly whispered, anything louder seeming wrong and inappropriate for such a tentative moment. He was also treated to seeing wonder flash through Tony's eyes.

"You mean me right?" Tony clarified, actually pointing at himself.

"Yes I do Doll," Bucky chuckled.

"Oh wow, wow, you...I...I love you," Tony nodded quickly, for once seemingly lost for words.

"Do you think, maybe you would give me the chance to court you?" Bucky licked his lips nervously.

"Court me! I want you to bloody ravage me and I have done for months now!" Tony huffed pouncing on Bucky and knocking him back onto the bed as he sealed their lips together in a pretty perfect first kiss. Bucky's flesh hand combed its fingers into his wild brown hair while his metal hand held Tony carefully, worried about him hurting himself more. But most of his attention was on the kiss, on finally getting to taste his genius, of finally getting to know what he felt like pressed against him, how soft his lips were, the noises he made when Bucky brushed his tongue over his lips.

"So, was it good?" Rhodey smirked wiggling his eyebrows at Tony.

"No!" Tony pouted.

"What?" Pepper blinked flopping down on the other side of the Tony burrito sitting in the middle of the sofa. Bucky had wrapped him gently in the blankets before disappearing to go and get him something to drink. He reckoned he had probably tracked down Dum-E and U, which was why he was taking so long.

"But you were in there together all night! How could it have been that bad?!" Strange frowned dropping down onto the table in front of Tony.

"I swear you all have bat ears!" Tony huffed.

"Not all of us," Clint managed a weak grin motioning to his hearing aids.

"Wait back to Bucky not being good in bed!" Natasha looked stunned as she dropped down onto the sofa as well, the invisible and very awkward line that seemed to have been hovering between them disappearing.

"I'm not sure I should be hearing this!" Peter looked mildly panicked.

"I feel the need to protest on my friend's behalf, he's never had complaints before. Maybe he was having an off day, with you know everything that happened," Steve grimaced also sitting down.

"He was really bad at it?" Pepper asked.

"I don't know how good at it he is!" Tony threw up his hands exasperated. "He refused to have the sex with me!"

"He what?!" Steve, Pepper, Rhodey and Bruce gawped.

"Not you too!" Tony whined at Bruce who looked sheepish but still sat down next to Natasha.

"If he is having problems in the erection area I am sure I could get some pills for him. He is biologically an old man, we don't know that the super soldier serum would maintain those types of things due to the fact there had been no research into it," Strange offered.

Nearly as one the who group turned to the only other super soldier in the room and raised an eyebrow in question, Steve went bright red and crossed his legs glaring at them.

"That is not a problem!"

"Sure about that Cap? There is no shame in admitting it you know?" Sam asked with a shit-eating grin.

"I CAN GET IT UP!" Steve protested. Loudly.

"Get what up?" Bucky asked confused walking back into the room clutching two steaming mugs. That was it. Tony burst out laughing, clutching his sides as he tried to get himself under control.

"They think...oh Thor...they think...you...can't get an...erection!" Tony managed to wheeze out between his laughter.

"What!? Why?! Why did that even become a topic of conversation?!" Bucky went nearly as red as Steve as he glared around at them all.

"Snow Flake, you can buy pills for that, would you like me to order you some?" Anastassia asked innocently.

"No! No! I do not need them, I can get an erection just fine thank you, I have been suffering with them repeatedly for months thanks to him!" Bucky said indignantly pointing at Tony who just started laughing harder. "And you, put parental controls on or something, never search for sex items! It's wrong, so wrong, you're still a child!" He scolded Anasstassia.

"So hang on, if it isn't a blood pressure problem how come you guys didn't do the do?" Clint asked confused.

"Bump uglies," Sam nodded.

"Boink?" Natasha grinned.

"Knock boots?" Bruce offered, flashing Tony an apologetic smile for joining in while the genius fell about laughing, waving his hand weakly at Bruce to forgive him.

"Going to the boneyard," Strange added dryly.

"Made bacon," Vision said, after clearly performing a search.

"Seal the deal," Rhodey grinned.

"The horizontal tango?" Pepper giggled.

"Stop, please! Stop!" Bucky whined.

"Make the beast with two backs," Steve said with a soft smirk.

"You're going to kill him," Bucky clucked reaching down and straightening Tony up.

"Oh Thor!" Tony sniffed wiping his eyes.

"So in all seriousness, why didn't you shag like bunnies? I have been getting second hand sexual tension!" Rhodey asked, grinning when Tony actually blushed slightly.

"He wouldn't sleep with me," Tony pouted.

"I made out with you,"Bucky huffed.

"It's not the same,"

"You're hurt! And I want to court you, properly, we're going on at least three dates before I will let either of us onto second base!" Bucky said firmly.

"You're going to kill me," Tony huffed crossing his arms.

"No, I'm trying to treat you the way you deserve," Bucky leant over the back of the sofa and kissed his cheek gently.

"Awww!" The others all chorused.

"I'm going to school!" Peter squeaked, redder than a tomato.

"I'll drive you," Tony sighed getting to his feet. "Erm Buck?"

"Last time I let you out my site you got kidnapped, I'm coming too," Bucky said firmly.

"Yay! Car ride! Shotgun!" Anastassia cheered racing out the room.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Peter whined taking off after her.

"You going to start shadowing me?" Tony grinned at Bucky.

"I'm taking up your bodyguard position," Bucky nodded wrapping his arm around Tony's waist.

"I can't tell if you're joking or not," Tony squinted at him.

"I'm not," Bucky shrugged and led him out the door.

"Wow," Natasha blinked.

"They're adorable!" Pepper giggled.

"Erm...he's a fugitive though," Sam pointed out.

"Actually none of you are. Tony managed to get it written into the new accords that you are all free, if you sign them this time," Rhodey said sharply standing up, quite clear that he did not think that they deserved the time and stress that Tony would clearly have had to put into getting that agreement for them after last time.

"Maybe try reading them this time," Pepper added standing and smoothing out her skirt.

"We will," Steve said before anyone else could say anything.

The atmosphere dropped a little as they all filtered out to do different things, the Rogue Avengers to read the Accords which appeared on their tablets straight away from Pepper. But the hope was there. They had managed to find some of their old camaraderie. There was hope that they could again. Especially with Bucky and Tony bonding the two sides so firmly together.

A. TBC