I'm very excited for this story! I'll dedicate ten chapters to each couple, and they'll focus on proposal, wedding plans, wedding, and some after math. First ten chapters: Pepperony!
~I do not own Marvel, or the Avengers~
Hope She Says Yes.
Pepper x Tony
Tony burst into the Avengers living room, and looked around. For the first time, without force, the entire tower was there. Clint was in a deep conversation with Bruce, while Natasha, Pepper and Jane were having some 'girl talk'. Maria occasionally joining in, sitting closely next to Steve, who seemed to be drawing, as usual. Darcy was playing with her laptop, and Thor was sitting on the floor paying close attention to the film on the screen.
"Point Break." No answer. "Blondie." No response. "Thor!" Tony said, a little firmer. The demi-god looked slightly shocked, but turned his head to the billionaire, anyway.
"Yes, Man of Iron." Thor addressed him. Tony looked around the room once more, hoping that none of the others had noticed.
They hadn't.
"I-uh, I need you out here. Now." Thor didn't hesitate, and he immediately stood up. "Out here." Tony nodded over to the door. A confused Thor stared at him for a moment – why would a billionaire need a demi-god's help with anything? Tony moved over a little, and attempted to move Thor with him. The demi-god stayed put.
"Man of Iron, what is it you inquire?" Thor frowned.
"Look, I need your help." Tony said surprisingly quietly.
"Whatever it may be, can it not wait until the Midgardian film ends?" Thor folded his arms.
"No! You're the only one who can help me, Point Break." Tony sighed. "I-I need your advice." Thor was surprised.
"What of, Man of Iron?"
"I need to…" He stopped in mid-sentence, looking at the door, just to make sure that nobody was listening in. "I want.-"
"Man of Iron, I am afraid you are wasting my time."
"I need to propose to Pepper." He finished in one breath. For a moment, they stood in silence; Thor just stared at him with his blue eyes. Without another word, Thor wrapped his large arms around Tony, and squeezed as hard as he could.
"Man of Iron! What wonderful news! This is the most exciting news in all of Midgard!" Tony struggled out of Thor's bear hug, and fixed his own hair again.
"But I don't know how to." Tony commented back. Thor looked confused, and scratched his head.
"Then why must you come to me?"
"Because you know all about the romantic stuff. You know what girls like." Tony stopped. "I don't." Thor nodded in approvement.
"You should ask one of the Ladies. They may know more about what Miss Potts desires." Thor advised him. "I may be able to help you with your speech." Tony stared at him, baffled.
"What you plan on saying before you ask Lady Pepper to marry you." Thor explained. "You may also want to buy the object Lady Pepper shall wear on her finger…"
"A ring." Tony groaned. He hated ring shopping. No, he just hated shopping. Well, in general, he hated going out in public, but shopping? That was worse. The styles, the colours, the makes…they were all just foreign terms to him.
"My suggestion is for you to ask Lady Natasha." Tony sighed.
"But you'll help me with my speech? And getting everything prepared?" Thor smiled.
"Why wouldn't I want to help the Great Engineer?" Thor patted him a little bit too hard on the back.
"It's going to be a long week."
X
Tony walked into the kitchen, earlier than usual.
"What brings you here so early?" Clint retorted.
"Who says that I went to sleep?" Tony replied. Clint rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I need your help." He looked at Natasha.
"With what?" Natasha replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Stuff." Natasha tried to shake him off, but his dark eyes stared into hers, showing that it was something serious. "And it involves leaving the house." Tony finished off. Natasha and Clint exchanged glances.
"Whatever, Stark. Just don't embarrass me." Natasha got off the table. "Elevator at 12."
X
"Now can you tell me what is so important, that you need my help?" Natasha glared at the billionaire. It had to be important – she did not just get all dressed up for no reason.
"I'm Pepper on planning to propose." Tony stammered. Natasha didn't even try to hide her smirk, and Tony frowned.
"You're planning on proposing to Pepper." Natasha said a little more seriously. Tony waited for her to be shocked, or at lease raise an eyebrow, but she didn't even show a sign on surprise.
"You knew?"
"I'm a highly trained spy, Stark." Now she smirked. "You want me to help you buy a ring?"
"No, I want you to buy the dress." Tony remarked. Natasha glared at him.
"Don't push your luck, Stark."
They pulled up outside the nearest expensive jewellery store, and Tony stopped dead in his tracks, just looking at the place. Natasha turned back to glare at him.
"Are you coming, or what?" Natasha spat at him.
"Just give me a minute! Let me get prepared." But he just stood there.
"Are you done?"
"These things take time." He sulked.
"It's just a jewellery store." Natasha walked in by herself. After a while, Tony followed.
"Hi! Can I help you, sir?" A sales assistant appeared out of nowhere.
"I just want a ring." Tony shrugged as if it was nothing.
"Engagement or wedding?" Tony looked towards to Natasha.
"Engagement." She answered for him.
"Oh, are you the lucky lady?" The assistant smiled at her. Natasha looked horrified, while Tony tried to stop himself from laughing.
"I'm just a friend." Natasha said between gritted teeth. The oblivious woman looked back at Tony, and smiled again.
"What kind of stone would you like? Diamond? Sapphire? Emerald? Ruby?"
"Diamond?" Tony looked at Natasha once again, who just nodded in approval.
"Great choice!" The assistant screamed. "Which metal? Gold? Rose gold? White gold? Maybe Platinum?" The woman had pulled out a chart, which showed the different kinds of metal. Tony examined the chart for a moment, and looked to Natasha once again. She shrugged her shoulders.
"Platinum." He confirmed, clearly not knowing which one that was.
"What cut for the diamond? Princess? Heart? Cushion? Rou-"
"We'll get back to you." Natasha interrupted her, pulling Tony away. Tony shot her a look.
"I don't even know what she's saying! All I know is diamond!" Tony exclaimed. Natasha sighed.
"How about you think about what Pepper likes first, and then give your ideas." Natasha suggested. Tony nodded. "I'll look around." She says. Despite the fact that she was a deadly master assassin, Tony knew that she still enjoyed shopping as much as any other woman.
Tony looked at the platinum cuts again, trying to decide which one would suit her best. Definitely not emerald. Pepper is always busy tapping away at her blackberry, typing, writing and signing stuff…she didn't want some big bulky think on her finger all day. Definitely not a princess cut or the round. And what was a cushion cut anyway?
"Tony!" Tony turned around to wear the voice was coming from, and saw Natasha beckoning him to come over.
"Please tell me you know what you're doing."
"I have a feeling Pepper might like that." She pointed over to the pear cut in the glass cabinet. Tony stared at it for a moment. Not too big, not too small, it would look perfect on her.
"Alright." Tony agreed.
X
"I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IT!" Tony practically ran up to his room, and shut the door behind him.
"What's he so happy about?" Darcy asked no-one in particular.
"Something special." Natasha shrugged.
"Am I aloud to know?"
"Not yet."
"Is it related to Pepper?" She grinned.
"Maybe."
"Oh my gosh!" Darcy gasped. "Is he going to…?"
"Yes." Natasha said quickly before she could finish the sentence. "But you cannot tell anyone, okay?" Darcy nodded eagerly.
"And he got the ring!?"
"Yes." Natasha confirmed.
"When will he-"
"I don't know. Soon, probably." Natasha shrugged her shoulders. Suddenly, Pepper walked into the room, and everything fell silent. She looked around as if she was looking something – or someone.
"Have you seen Tony?" She asked, facing the two women sitting on the table.
"No." They both chorused.
"He's been avoiding me all day! I need to tell him something important."
"You could check the library." Natasha shot Darcy a look.
"At this point, I'm desperate. Thank you." She left the room quickly.
"Library!? Really!?"
"Well, she can't find Tony!" Natasha nodded in agreement.
"I wonder what he's 'planning' now." Darcy wondered.
Nothing much yet, I know. But a start I guess?
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