Chapter 1
Tony had a daze look on his face as he stared at the senior who was walking outside the football field with his tall bulky blond friend. James ‘Bucky’ Barnes. The junior sighed as he fixed his glasses. Everyone in school had a thing for the two seniors walking by. But most of them were head over heals for the blond one who was more athletic, taller, bigger and more intimidating than the brunette. Bucky was a bit more laid back looking, wasn’t as big and massive as the other but still had some muscles to show off.. and he was the one that made Tony blush whenever he saw him. The junior brunette had been having a small crush on the older brunette ever since the guy had helped him in the cafeteria two months ago. Tony had almost fell face flat on the floor if it wasn’t for the senior’s fast reflexes. Tony had been so stunned at seeing the senior give him a charming grin paired with his deep blue gaze. “Careful there doll..might hurt yourself..” Tony couldn’t even blink as he tried to form words as he felt his heart thump fast in his chest, but nothing would come out as his mind had been engulfed by deep blues. Only jolting out of the other’s arms when a rough voice had interrupted his thoughts. Bucky’s blond best friend was staring intently at him. Eyes narrowing a bit as Tony stood frozen with fright. The feeling earlier immediately replaced with something else as he scurried away.
Ever since then Tony would always have this funny feeling whenever He’d steal glances at the senior in campus. Like right now when he was watching the brunette practicing on the field with his teammates, a couple of girls and cheerleaders all clapping and cheering on his best friend Steve as they played. Shouting out his name while completely ignoring the other players. Tony couldn’t help but blush as he’d start writing on his notepad as he sat by the bleachers. Scribbling away ‘Bucky4Tony’ or Mr.Tony Barnes. He even had little drawings of the senior below the writings. Gosh was he a Loser. But it was the only way he could really express himself. Especially since he didn’t really know anyone in Hydra heights. If only Pepper and Rhodey were here with him. But they were back in Shield academy along with Bruce, Thor and Clint. And he was here all alone with just his pins and notepad as companions. Well..at least he had Bucky to look at. If only the big scary blond would stop looking at him whenever he glanced their way. It was like Bucky’s best friend was a body guard alway ready to glare at anyone who was looking at them. Well at least someone actually knew of his existence. Bucky might as well of forgotten him by now. A small whine escaped his lips at that.
“WATCH OUT!”
Before Tony could snap out of his thoughts a huge object had hit him square in the face. Making his whole world spin as he fell on his back.
“Holy crap! I’m sorry, watch were you aim that thing Steve..”
“I didn’t mean to...”
Tony was squinting his eyes at whoever was in front of him. Winching as he tried to get up while reaching for his missing glasses. Thankfully the guy in front of him was kind enough to help him on his feet before finally handing him his glasses. “Than yo-“ Tony tried to smiled as he awkwardly blinked at the guy when he had finally put on his glasses.
Holy Crap..it was Steve Rogers, the star quarterback of the football team, Bucky’s seriously scary best friend that kept giving Tony those weird looks, kinda like what he was giving him right now. Tony resisted the urge to squirm in front of the blond’s intense gaze while he tried desperately to maneuver himself away from the massive teen that was towering over him. “Steve...your scaring him...” the voice from earlier called out making the blond and Tony snap their attention away from each other. Oh gosh it’s Bucky! Tony internally squealed as he turned bright red. Heart thumping fast as the sweaty senior came up to them with the most charming smile. “You okay there doll?” Bucky had asked him with a wink as he got closer. Tony could only nod as his words had seemed to get tangled inside his mouth. “Sorry bout that Steve here can be a real monster with the ball..” the blond teen had frowned at that and had said something but Tony was too busy staring at Bucky to actually hear what the other teen had to say. Even though the taller brunette wasn’t actually looking at him anymore as it seemed Bucky was waving at some of their teammates that were still on the field.
The group of girls from earlier were now behind the blond and brunette’s back asking them if they were alright. Steve sighed as he turned and started talking to them. Bucky as well. Tony immediately felt a little out of place as the people in front of him were all so beautiful and all seemed to really know each other. While he was there being all short, dull and nervous as he tried to fix his glasses. A few seconds pst by and he could tell they all seemed to have forgotten about him so he sneakily started walking in a fast pace down the bleachers while they still had their backs to him. There really wasn’t any point in staying there looking like a total night lamp while all of them chatted happily. He would just rather go home and be by himself, squealing his heart out as he got to interact a bit with Bucky again. Maybe he could have a bit of snack inside his room while writing about Bucky again.
Crap, crap, crap...his notepad wasn’t here. He most of left it somewhere. Tony jumped out of his messy bed filled with his bag and books, panic filling him up as he paced around his room trying to remember where he had last held it. “Oh my god! The bleachers! With....” Tony paled as he realized that he had left the notepad on the bleachers where Steve and Bucky and a few girls were at. Holy shit! No! No! No! What if Bucky saw it? The senior would never look or go near Tony again! Tony practically sprinted out his room as his heart beated like a drum inside his chest. Maybe they didn’t notice it, maybe it was still right there where he had forgotten it. Yeah, it was a small notepad anyway they might not have of seen it. His mind was running a mile a second as he reached the empty school grounds. Dashing quickly he rushed to the school’s football field, frantically searching for the notepad. The sun was setting when he finally felt all hope lost as he came to admit that the notepad containing all his secret desires was gone. With a heavy sigh he fell on his knees as he trembled at the thought of being rejected and humiliated. Why did he have to be so absentminded.
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Somehow it was already lunchtime and Bucky, Steve nor the girls from yesterday had said anything about Tony’s notepad. No one had come up to him and told or even made fun of him with the stupid things he wrote. Maybe they didn’t know it was his after all. Maybe he was safe after all. Thank God, He breathed as he got up from the grass after finishing his lunch.
As he walked to his locker he thought of a couple of things he’d like to buy later after school. Not noticing the small note that was placed in front of his locker right away. When he did noticed it though, his eyes widen as he read what was written on the small piece
‘i know your secret, meet me at the science lab after school’
Oh no, someone knew..Tony’s life was over. They’d probably try and make Tony confess and make fun of him. Inside the science lab? After school? Should he even go? Maybe he shouldn’t. Maybe he should just go home straight away and never go back.
And so that’s what he did. After school had ended the brunette had immediately dashed towards his house. Slamming the door shut as he panted for breath. He was safe now, and he’d didn’t need to worry anymore because he was never going back ever again.
‘Knock’
‘Knock’
Tony jolted from behind the door as he heard the knocking continue, The brunette frowned in confusion as no one ever came knocking on their door. Tony and his parents were still new to town so they didn’t really know anybody yet. And most of the neighbors were never home during this time. With a confused look Tony cautiously opened the door to take a peek, hazel brown eyes going wide as he watched in horror at the teen standing in front of the door looking absolutely pissed.
Steve Rogers, the tall, bulky and most popular guy in school was huffing with sweat as he stared at him with that strange look again that always seemed to make Tony squirm. He did not like this, he did not like this...what was the star quarter back doing in the middle of his door step, in front of his house. “Ca-can i help you?” Tony asked as he blinked up at the blond. Steve seemed to be thinking about something as his eyes seemed to be unfocused. Only snapping out of his thoughts when Tony had tried closing the door on his face. Out of pure reflex as he didn’t know what to do with the scary way Steve had been staring at him.
“WAIT!” Steve screamed as he tried to pry the door open, immediately sliding his left leg on the doors open space. Tony was shaking a bit as he let the blond open the door. Not use to how rough the other’s voice was at the moment. The blond was still staring at him when he had successfully pried the door wide open. “ why didn’t you go to the science lab like i asked?” the shorter teen had immediately frozen at hearing those words. “I...i-you..you wrote that?” Brown eyes wide with shock. Without an answer Steve had let himself in, closing the door behind him as he lifted the small notepad out of his pocket. Making the brunette swallow hard as he slowly backed away from the intruding blond. “Yeah...and i was so upset when i saw you running away from school when you passed me by the hallway..thought you were braver than that..” steve huffed as he cornered the shorter teen against a wall.
“I ugh...was...I’m not brave...” Tony managed to say as he felt like melting at the blond’s gaze. “I saw what you wrote, about Bucky...Were those true?..” oh God this was it. Steve was going to pulverize him. He probably thought it was disgusting how Tony had wrote all his feelings about his best friend. He was probably here trying to protect Bucky, and warn Tony not to ever go near them again. Tony held his breath before swallowing hard as he nodded at the other teen. Too scared to form words he closed his eyes. Waiting for a fist to collide with his face as he did. But nothing came though. Curiously he opened his left eye as he wondered what was going on. Steve was just staring at him a look, not like all the other looks he had given the brunette. It was different..softer..sad. A cough had brought Tony back as he realized Steve had started saying something. “-And if you’d like i...could help you out with that..”
What? What did he say? Did he just say-
“You’re going to help me?!” Tony exclaimed with wide eyes. “Yeah..i know Bucky more than anyone...i can totally help you make him like you..” the blond said with a serious look. Tony could only gape in astonishment at what he had just heard.
“W-why..?”
“W-what?”
“Why would you help me?”
“I ugh...just don’t like that Bucky’s still hang up over his ex-boyfriend that dumped him two months ago over summer...and i really want the dude to get over it..been sulking way too long really...” Steve trailed as he licked his lips that looked a little dry. “And I’ve seen you stare at him..it isn’t hard to see you like the guy..” Tony blushed at that, not knowing he was so obvious about his feelings for the senior. “Look if you like him, I’m down with that...i know your a good guy...better than all those people trying to get on Bucky’s pants..and if i were the one to decide, I’d chose you to be with him..”
The words seemed to get a positive reaction from the younger teen as he couldn’t believe what the big , scarier senior was saying. He actually liked Tony..and actually wanted to help him get to Bucky. He just couldn’t believe it. “Are y-you sure you really want to help me? This isn’t some trick is it?” Tony asked as he tried not to shake. He really didn’t want this to be a big joke..he wouldn’t be able to take it if Steve was just making fun of him. The blond shook his head as he said a stern ‘NO.’
Unable to control himself Tony leaped onto the unexpected blond. Making Steve go wide eye a bit as Tony clung to him. “Oh my god! Thank you, thank you! I can’t believe you’d help me out!” Tony smiled happily as he felt like he was floating sky high. Once the taller teen had recovered from his initial shock of the smaller teen’s sudden action. He immediately straighten himself as he tried to pry slender arms away from him. “It’s nothing really...i just wanna help a friend out..this is mostly for Bucky..”
Tony nodded at that, not minding the small blush that had appeared on the blond’s face. He must really feel awkward with Tony doing something like that. “So what do we do then?...how are you going to help me and Bucky get together?” Tony asked curiously as he tilted his head. A smile had appeared on the blond’s face at that, making Tony go red a bit. He had not expected to see the blond smile like that at him. Steve really was handsome, especially if he was smiling..especially if that smile was directed at him.
“Easy...i just give you some tips and pointers on what he likes..and what you should do to get his attention.” Tony beamed at that. “Okay...well what do you think we should do first?” Tony asked as he came closer, feeling more comfortable with the blond now that he was sure Steve really was helping him. “Well first...we get these glasses off..” Steve said seriously as he took the objects off of Tony’s face. Making the shorter teen whine as he couldn’t really see very well without them. Tony all of a sudden felt very vulnerable as Steve had taken away his sight..the sudden silence also bothered him since for some reason Steve wasn’t saying anything. “Ugh...is everything alright?...” Tony asked as he tried to look at Steve, not really seeing the blond clearly. Another minute had pass before the blond had finally said something. “Ugh yeah...so i ugh just wanted to see how you look without your glasses again...and um..yeah you better wear them..” Steve explained as he handed Tony his glasses again. The brunette furrowed his brows at that, “..yeah i know...i look really awful..” the blond was quick to snap his head at that giving Tony a scary look as he did. “No..it’s not that...it’s just that..ugh...I just remembered Bucky likes people who wear glasses..” Steve quickly stated as he turned around, not showing his face to Tony who was smiling at the information. “Really?” He asked as he tried to move in front of Steve, who quickly shifted his gaze away from the shorter teen. “Yeah, yeah...so you’re good...tell you what how about we meet up every afternoon after school and i can teach you all the ways to get into Bucky’s heart..” Tony was practically radiating with joy at the other’s offer. “And on Saturdays as well...it would be better if we did this right..it’s hard if we only get so little time together-i mean with the teaching...afternoons are too short and i have to be home by eight so..” Tony was just nodding away, not really caring anymore because all he could think about was Him finally have the chance to be with Bucky. And all thanks to Steve, he really didn’t expect the blond to be so nice in helping him get to Bucky. Even if Steve was doing this mostly for his best friend, Tony was grateful for the blond’s offer. Who would of known that the scary looking Steve Rogers was really a nice, sweet and caring guy.
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He was the worst, Steve groaned as he finally sat down on the empty classroom where he had texted Tony to meet him. He couldn’t believe what he was doing, acting as if he was actually willing to help the younger teen win over his best friend that was currently courting someone else, he was bad...awful! horrible! He should kill himself.
But he didn’t know what else he could do to get the brunette to notice him, let alone actually talk to him. Every time he had the chance to go near the shorter teen, the brunette always ended up bolting like lighting, running away like Steve was death itself. Bucky had told him numerous times he really needed to work on his facial expressions when he liked someone. He couldn’t help it if he had a hard look every time Tony saw him. He’d seen the younger teen stare at Bucky a few times which always put him off since he wanted the smaller brunette to look at him instead. A scowl would appear on his face as he’d watch with longing eyes at the other teen staring at his best friend.
He had been infatuated by the shy, nerdy teen ever since he had caught him staring at Bucky on the football field. The small teen always had this adorable expression on his face as he looked at Bucky, who didn’t seem to care or notice him that much. Steve had noticed though, he had noticed the way Tony would watch them play from the bleachers, cheering them on with his own little way..he wasn’t like all the other student’s who had been after Steve or Bucky, full of self confidence and eagerness..just to be cool, and get noticed by the entire school. No..Tony never once came near them just so he could get his 20 minutes of fame with them. he never even once shouted at them how much he loved them when they were practicing like all the other’s did. Instead he’d sit in the corner, watching gleefully as the team did their best that day. Steve had even saw the brunette clean up after them on the fields when they had all gone inside. It was adorable how the brunette didn’t want to get noticed by them. Didn’t crave the attention everyone was begging them. that’s when Steve wanted him..the only problem was that he didn’t seem find Steve interesting as he did with Bucky.
When Steve had noticed the small notepad that the younger teen had left behind he immediately took it and placed it inside his pocket before Bucky and the girls could see it. Once he got home he immediately opened it, lips turning upside down as he realized what was written inside it. Tony really did like Bucky...and it hurt..a lot. Especially since Steve knew Bucky had someone else he wanted. He felt sad for himself and bad for Tony. They both couldn’t have what they wanted...
Then an idea had hit him. The idea that he could actually make Tony fall inlove with him instead of Bucky..and then they’d both get who they wanted. It was so simple.
Steve sigh as he waited for the brunette to arrive. Yesterday he had seen Tony without his glasses again for the second time after the football incident. Tony was so beautiful in front of him..with his big beautiful brown eyes underneath thick long eyelashes. The blond couldn’t even breath as he tried not to lean on down and give the other a kiss. He’d swear never to let anyone else see those beautiful eyes..they were only meant for him from now on. A creak from the classroom door had jolted him out of his thoughts as he saw Tony coming in with his textbooks wearing an adorable baggy turtleneck. “I’m sorry..did you wait long?..i had to go over mr. Fury’s office to get something and then-“ Gosh was Tony cute when he rambled. With a cough Steve stood up as he reassured the other that he didn’t really wait long, even though he waited for 30 minutes inside the empty room. The brunette smiled at that which gave Steve butterflies inside his stomach as he tried to act normal.
“So what do we do first?..” Tony asked with a smile as he looked up at Steve who didn’t look back at him as he said “fist lesson today is...Date...we’re going on a date...”