halloween
Halloween was fast approaching. He was clued off by the appearance of pumpkins and skeletons and spiders through the building and a bowl of candy in the kitchen. He noticed clint digging through it placing some of it into another bowl. “What are you doing?” He looked over “I’m saving us from loser candy.” He surveyed the other bowl and pulled a roll of necco wafers. “These are good.” He looked over at him. “That’s like eating flavored chalk. There’s way better candy than that.” He surveyed the bowl more. “How come all the good candy is in your loser candy bowl?” Steve walked in at that moment and made a beeline for the candy bowl.
“Steve help me out is that loser candy?” Clint pointed over to the bowl Bucky was digging through. He laughed. “Compared to this stuff yeah it is.” Bucky looked offended. “Oh I see we spend a few years in the future and we can’t appreciate the old stuff any more?” His smile softened. “It was good considering what we had back then but you and I both know I have always been more fond of chocolate than hard or chewy candy. By all means enjoy your bowl of nostalgia. Most of it still tastes the same.” Tony came in and looked into the bowl. “Ooh Mary Janes.” He plucked a few out and started to unwrap them popping them into his mouth. ‘Finally someone with taste.” He looked over at Bucky. “I see someone else enjoys the so-called loser candy. I got it for Cap but apparently he’s too good for it.”
A small packet quickly caught his attention and he reached past Clint to grab it. “Oh my god they still make Lik-M-Aid?” Clint stared at him. “That’s fun dip man.” He shook his head. “Not in my day. Course we didn’t have the stick back then and it was only cherry and orange flavor. What the hell is razzapple?” Clint tore the packet open “Try it. It’s good.” After a quick crash course in how to eat fun dip Steve was laughing at Bucky who after three packets now had blue on his lips tongue and gums.
Peter came bounding into the room. “Mr. Stark Mr. Stark you promised we would go to the halloween store today. Are you ready to go?” Bucky looked at him. “They have whole stores for halloween?” He bounced up and down “Yup and we are gonna go pick out some decorations for the tower for halloween wanna come?” He looked over at Steve. “I was gonna check that place out anyway wanna go Buck?” He shrugged “sure.”
An hour later they were standing in front of a building with a giant skull on the roof and the only entrance was a dark tunnel. “Why do we have to enter this place in the dark?” They were all walking in as if it was a non issue and it probably was for them. “It’s part of the fun Mr. Freeze, don’t be such a baby about it.” It was not fun. Too many noises and things moving at him. Steve had to talk him down from a full on panic attack once they got into the building. “Ok note to self do not take the semi stable old man through a haunted house.” Tony patted his back. “Well good thing is you don’t have to go through that again.” He looked around at things with Steve. “When did clowns become so…..disturbing.”
Steve stopped and looked at him. “You don’t remember that?” He looked at him “remember what?” Steve chuckled softly. “You have never been a fan of clowns. Not so much afraid of them but you wanted nothing to do with them when we were kids. There are quite a few scary movies about clowns now and there was a serial killer who used his clown disguise to find his victims. Kinda makes sense when you see them here.” He shuddered. “Yeah nope they can stay here. What ever happened to werewolves and vampires?” He smiled “They are still around. We can check out some scary movies when we get home if you like? They are fun.” He shook his head. “Pass. you have always been a sucker for a good monster movie. I don’t need to fill my head up with any more monsters than the one I already keep in there.” Tony walked by and scoffed “You would fit in perfectly with the goth kids with that logic.”
This elicited a laugh from both Steve and Peter but left him confused. “What now?” Peter looked at him. “He kinda dresses like one already I mean the black boots, the black jeans, the black well… everything.” Steve was even in on the apparent joke. “Don’t forget his eye make up from his winter soldier days.” He was not standing with his arms crossed. “Someone mind filling me in here?” they all stopped laughing. Peter quickly pulled a photo up on his phone.”Here ya go. Casual modern day goth.” Peter had found a picture that even looked similar to Bucky’s current outfit. “Give me one good reason I shouldn’t sock all three of you.” Steve smiled. “Ease up Buck. We didn’t mean anything by it.”
They ended up with a few skeletons for the tower and fake spiderwebs since Tony forbade Peter from using his own to decorate. Peter spent the ride home talking about trick or treating and costumes. "Kid aren't you a bit old for that?" He grinned at Tony. "I might be alone but Morgan isn't too old. " Tony frowned,"you wanna use my kid to go trick or treating?" He nodded. "Absolutely not"
"Why? Mr. Stark it will be fine. Happy said he would go." Tony was looking for an out. "Barnes, when did you two stop trick or treating?" They were quiet. "1942" they muttered. He looked at them. "You were still trick or treating at nearly 30?" Bucky grinned. "I had little sisters and Steve was little enough to pass for a kid so yea." He threw up his hands. "Unbelievable. I am stuck with the world's oldest children." Peter grinned knowing he had won this round with an unlikely assist.