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Seeing Ghosts(Avengers)Moon/Lady

“No they don’t.”Tony said simply, rubbing a hand over his face before sneering right back at James. “My ultimate goal is to have peace, get rid of the ghost haunting me, and maybe, just maybe, get a amazing cup of coffee.”Tony sighed a little not arguing about the world domination because he knew james did like to hate him, and he was used to being hated. “No, it truly isn’t okay.”Tony said twitching a little before sighing. “I’ve you to leave Deadpool alone, and I’ve told him to leave you alone. Deal with it yourself.”Tony sneered right back, rubbing a hand over his face before nodding. “I’ll get agents there.”he said already sending a text to phil to see about getting agents to harlem, before paling slightly at the idea of the sentinels. “...I’ll look into it as soon as we get back. I’ll have to see to that.”he looked shaken at the idea of the sentinels before flinching. “Probably the same idiot that is working on the senitnels...I’ll...no. I can’t go there....”Tony flinched shivering, looking away as his eyes flicked over the plane and you knew he was seeing something else, someone else. “...I’ll get Thor to go deal with Abomination. He enjoys beating on the thing, and he’s probably tired of listening to Jane’s science ramble for a bit”He said before nodding a little, snickering quietly because thor had been living on world for years now, and while he enjoyed and loved her, thor did indeed take breaks to get away from the woman and science.

When they arrived, Tony sighed softly sliding easily behind the mask of ‘director of shield’ and if you didn’t know he was hallucentating and seeing steve to, you’d have no idea he was doing so. Glancing at James as they were escorted into the oval office, he barely managed to hide a flinch at the sight of the newly appointed secretary of state, Norman Osborn."Director Stark, Captain, it is good to see you."The former green goblin smirked at the man, tilting his head. "Likewise, Norman. Now, President Maller, I want to know why you pushed the list through. you said it would be left to shield to deal with the heros." "You weren't acting fast enough, Director."Norman said studying the two.
 
James just intensified his sneer. he didn't believe Tony for a second that the other wanted peace. he knew Tony would never hurt kids, but h was a War monger and the bastard thrived on the attention of being the Director of Shield. "well i've left him the fuck alone! and yet he still comes into MY house and steals MY shit!" he swallowed suddenly. "Tony i need those Cups back... one of them was Steve's." he whispered. James had only a few things left from Steve, as did anyone who had known him and they all clung to those items. James had Steve's favorite Coffee Cup and the man's favorite sweater, the one that Steve was actually wearing right now. Phil had Steve's book collection, and Clint had Steve's original Cowl. even Thor had some sketches Steve had given him of Asgard, Midgard and the people they'd both loved. "a distraction you think? focus on the Abomination so we won't realize that they're trying to rebuild the sentinels?" he asked, wrinkling his nose. "why are people so stupid?" he wondered.

"Shut up Goblin." James ordered, pointing at Norman. "you have to know how the public is going to react once they see the bodies of kids laying dead in the streets Mr. President." James warned. "or did you forget that two thirds of the Mutant population, -men or not, are under the age of fifteen?" he demanded. "your just begging for another St. Andrews." he warned, well aware the president would flinch at the reminder of the sentinels breaking into the St. Andrews hospital to slaughter babies. "we're working on it silently, not slowly." James stated. "we've already collected thirteen Mutants and our scientists are working on a..." he paused and looked at Tony. "bio... thing?" it was all bullshit of course but the president didn't need to know that. they where working on Biological warfare, but it was aimed to hiding the mutants, not killing them. better they be human then dead after all. and there would be a cure so they could return to their mutant status after the war was settled. at least, if the scientists where to be believed and James wasn't sure he did.still it would get the president from doing anymore stupid shit.
 
“....I’ll see to it that you get it back. Even if I have to break him in half. And I’ll get it through his thick skull to stop it.”Tony growled sounding angry that anyone had dared to steal steve’s things. He couldn’t give a shit if anyone stole james’, but steve’s....having hoarded the few things he had gotten, had kept from the man who’d hated him, had actually only had a few things from the steve who’d actually liked him....the collection was such a eclectic collection of things, it would take pepper or james to realize that it was all stuff tied to steve. “I think. And people are stupid because not everyone can be as smart as me. I blame you. All that sex in the 30s, had to result in some very stupid children.”Tony teased a little, ah, well at least the man’s sense of human was coming back now that he wasn’t screaming at steve to leave him alone.

“...No. It would have not come to that.”The president frowned. “Yes it would have. You have a kill on sight order, president, you have gotten countless children killed now. I’ll keep it out of the press, say it was some sort of fight, but only for a agreement you will indeed leave it to us.” “I cannot do that.” “We shouldn’t do that. You are siding with them.”Norman sneered looking at the two. “No, I’m not. But I am the most likely person to keep this from exploding into outright aware again. The death of Steve Rogers ended a battle, don’t make the x-men the deaths that open a new age of war. The Bio-signature weapons are working, we can stop them.give us time.”Tony said scowling a little though there was a tenseness around his eyes, that said despite his medicine, he was still seeing things. Dammit, he really was losing his mind, even more then he had thought. Steve had to save him, before he destroyed himself. “....Agreed. But only for the moment, Mr. Stark, I want to see progress, and soon.”The president said studying the two. “As you wish, sir.”Tony said sighing mentally, this was such a mess, and he knew he was only holding his hands over a bleeding wound, he wasn't stopping it, not really. what he needed, was steve. Steve, who'd always been so amazing at getting people to follow him...tony was a poor second at that. feeling infinitely more tired, he sighed softly.
 
he nodded, lips tight. it wasn't as if Deadpool knew what he had taken, he just liked to fuck with James. but when it came to Steve everyone was more than a bit trigger happy. "even if you break him in half he'll just heal." James grumbled. "bastard immortal that he is. i shot him in the head once you know and all he did was pretend to flail and about and twitched a lot. like it was supposed to make me feel better. he's completely insane you know that?" he asked. not that it was Deadpool's fault. being an experiment had left him with a lot of mental problems that just couldn't be fixed. " "oh piss off. i'm pretty sure that it's the piss poor quality of education." he huffed.

"of course it wouldn't." James voice was laced with sarcasm. "do you know how much talking i had to do to keep your ass out of the fire? now we have a bunch of dead kids laying in a street and i have to fast talk your ass out of the fire again." he hissed. "you think i'm going to side with a bunch of Freaks?" James demanded. hating himself so much for uttering those words. "the last thing we need is people feeling sorry for those little brats." he warned. "and they will. they're just kids so the world is going to feel bad for hating them. it's bad enough that we've got people comparing us to Hitler over this." he pointed out. "we gave you progress two days go President." James snarled. "i brought in the names of fifteen mutants who where no longer on the streets and then you go behind my back and piss all over yourself in the process. i'm tired of cleaning up your messes president." he warned before turning on his heal and leaving with tony, head throbbing and guilt a hot coal in his stomach. "...this is bad." James sighed, running a hand over his cowl. "i don't know how much longer i can do this tony. i'm not the right man for this suit." he whispered, voice choked with emotion. "Steve would never have.... i'm betraying him. saying things like that." because as much as he hated Tony. Tony was one of the few who would actually understand.
 
“He will, but it’ll drive home the fact to not steal stuff. If he has to screw with you, I’ll tell him to not steal the shit.”Tony scowled a little shaking his head. “I know, he really is, and if I could find a way to put him out of all our miseries, I would. But I can’t.”Tony sai before snickering. “Oh no, it can’t be that.”

The president winced a little looking away from the other man, before swallowing thickly. “No, of course you wouldn’t captain. I was jsut afraid the director would.” “Never. I mean, they got me to kill my best friend, I’m not about to side with people who do shit like that.”Tony said making a face before sighing. “They are comparing hitler, don’t give them a reason to demand Cap save them again.”Tony said before looking at james, before looking back at the president. “We’ll clean up this mess, then it’s done.”He said scowling before looking at james as they left, “It is.”He said going quiet, shaking his head as he walked out, knowing better then to talk right here where everyone could hear them.”You’re the only one I trust to be Cap.”He muttered before shuddering, shivering as he stepped into the jet, looking shaken and pained. “Take it from someone who really did betray him, this was nothing. We’re stopping something worse.”he said flinching worse at the idea, hating himself for saying it, and not voicing the idea, not wanting to get into it just yet.
 
he nodded. "i'd appreciate it." he admitted. so long as he got that cup back.

"as if Tony would ever." James huffed. "you can't have it both ways Mr. President. either you trust Tony enough to keep him as the Director of Shield and to contain and control the mutant problem, or you replace him." they all knew the president would never replace Tony. "Tony is more invested in this than any of us. have a little faith and stop listening to assholes with grudges." he ordered, pointedly staring at Osborne. "for as long as i'm the Captain, i have to do what is good for the people Mr. President. these mutants are a danger to us and to our way of life." no they weren't, but the president would never believe that. "i'm the only one who CAN be cap you mean." he whispered, tugging his glove off and staring at his metal hand, unaware of Steve's sharp gasp. "what happened to him?" Steve asked, sounding dismayed. "that's not your tech... Hydra?" he asked. "...Tony i hate your filthy guts, but you didn't actually betray him." James sighed and shook his head. "this whole fucking thing has been a hell of a fucking mess and it's only getting worse." he admitted, swallowing thickly. "Tony i don't... i don't think we're going to win this one." he admitted with a sigh. "i don't think we can stop it, not this time..." he admitted, setting his metal hand over his eyes. "maybe if i had murdered Steve all those years ago like i was programmed to, none of this would have happened." "Programmed?" Steve asked, startled.
 
“...Control it, Director.”The president said watching the man, knowing that james was right, he had to let them control it, and simply get out of their way, even if he didn’t like it. “They are a danger, and we would like to stay informed about it.”Norman said looking annoyed that he was being singled out, even if three out of four in the room knew that he held a grudge the size of rhode island against the other two men. Watching them leave he sighed, knowing that he had to force things along, otherwise hewas never going to get that list locked in tony stark’s head.

“No, I mean the only one steve would have approved of. He left a letter you know. Said to find you, trust you to do the right thing....”Tony swallowed thickly, admitting to something he’d never actually said. While james might have suspected it wasn’t simply tony wanting him as cap, tony had never admitted it to being more. “He trusted you, and I do. You might hate me, but if you ever blow my brains out, I know I’ll be looking at you when you do it. Good man to trust, cause you wont come at my back.”Tony said watching him as tehy settled back into the plane, eyes flicking towards steve, nodding slightly. “Yes. Hydra, when he fell he lost the arm.”Tony sighed before looking out the window. “I did, and me, you, and my fucking ghost know I did.”Tony said staring at the land as they past over it. “I’ll stop it, I have to. And if I can’t, I’ll find a way to break whatever stasis Cap is in, and bring the better man back....he was meant to be director, not me.”He said before nodding at steve’s question. “Former hydra assassin, much like Natasha. Actually he trained natasha.”
 
James huffed a little. "you think we've been hiding things from you? you get weakly updates Mr. President even when nothing has happened." he pointed out. "you want us to send you daily ones instead?" he offered, snarky. "and you, Osborne. stay out of our way, you get involved in our capture of mutants again and i'll turn you inside out." he warned before leaving.

"...." James looked honestly shocked. "he did?" he asked, voice soft, shocked before snorting a little and shook his head. "i do hate you, though the more i learn the harder it is to hold onto it... but it's the only thing that's keeping me going. it's the only thing keeping me fighting. i have to HATE something or what else is there?" he asked before blinking. "did you take your pills today?" he asked Tony. "so Hydra found him and they are the ones who carried him through Time?" he asked, his head tilted. "Tony. if you of all people betrayed me, then more than likely i deserved it." Steve pointed out, James snorting. "as f you could ever betray Steve." James stated, shaking his head. "no. if anyone did any betraying it was him." he admitted, running a hand through his hair. "and don't argue with me we both know it's true." he admitted. "....Tony? what the hell are you talking about?" James asked, staring at him. "seriously?! he trained Natasha!? fucking hell no wonder she could always beat me." Steve complained, curiosity burning at him, but not asking because Tony looked so tired and so hurt. "...don't talk about Nat." Bucky snapped, rage back up as he stalked away. Steve blinking. "...he and her where dating?" Steve guessed softly.
 
“...I know you’re being sarcastic, Captain, but yes. Daily.” “Fine.”Tony scowled looking annoyed as osborne watched them leave.

“Yes. He did. I have the letter still if you want to read it.”Tony said reluctantly, because along with steve’s recommendation for bucky, there had been personal, quiet things in there, that no one besides him....and pepper knew about...but he’d let him read it if he wanted. “I know. Which is why you don’t see me trying to talk you out of hating me. I hate myself to, so dealing with you, isn’t that much different...keeps me going. Making sure you get a chance to change things, I mean....and pepper. Weirdly, you and pepper have kept me going.”Tony muttered, not adding the other name to that list. Steve. Even gone, steve was what tony got up for most morning. “I did, seems a young steve is even more stubborn then the old one, and wants to keep me company.”Tony sighed a little flicking his eyes towards steve, flinching at the words, swallowing hard. “....No. Don’t say that.Either of you.”Tony muttered arguing because he really did believe it, even if everyone knew it was true. If only steve had worked with tony, had been willing to see even a little bit of what tony had been doing....things would have been so different. Flinching at james words he sighed. “Steve wanted to know about the arm, and the...programming.”Tony muttered waiting for the explosion, knowing james would storm upfront to keep the pilot company simply to not have to be with him. “...Yes.They were...scheduled to marry when things went...so sideways.”Tony muttered staring out at the sea. Glad the pilot was taking the long way home, simply because he liked watching the sea.
 
James shook his head. "i don't want to read it. there was probably personal things in there and i really don't want to know." he admitted. "yeah well... i hate myself a lot too." he admitted. "we'll fix things... even if i have to kill off every last politician i'll fix this mess." James agreed softly, Steve made a choked, surprised noise at that but didn't say anything. "i'm sorry. you shouldn't have to deal with that. much as i hate you even i wouldn't want you to have to deal with a Steve that would, god forbid, forgive us." he admitted. "they both rolled their eyes in unison and James huffed. "he betrayed you Tony... he wouldn't even listen and even i know that the War could have been avoided if he'd just listened..." James admitted before glaring. "he's not real Tony." James hissed. "i am too real you daft jerk!" Steve protested, blowing a raspberry at the man who stormed up to the front of the cabin. "....sideways?" Steve asked softly. "James said something about a War... is that where...?" yes, the X-men had joined Steve, Natasha had stayed with Tony the Avengers had been torn in two as had most of the superhero world. Natasha had died saving Tony, Bruce had died trying to preach for peace, Rhodey had died after being shot down by his own military. Steve had died for the mutants... it had all been such a mess. "you mentioned i was in... stasis?" Steve asked, looking at Tony. "am i not dead after all?"
 
“Good, and you really don’t.”Tony said relaxing at the knowledge that the other didn’t want to read the letter before shaking his head. “I can’t let you do that. Even if I want to...I can’t james. He thought I could be a better man. I wont prove him even more wrong then I have to.”He muttered before swallowing. “He’s young enough he has no idea what has happened...he still has all that shiny goodness to him that always made me want to punch him or kiss him.”he muttered before sighing, flinching. “...”He sighed, shaking his head. “I started a war, to prevent one. Even you have to admit, that was stupid...I just hadn’t counted on steve not siding with me.”He sighed quietly, flinching, “...I know he’s not real!But he screams and makes it worse if I don’t at least answer questions. I’m sorry James...”he muttered ducking his head a little watching the other go, before nodding slightly. “...Yes. We both tore the world apart between us.”He sighed quietly, before wincing. “I don’t know. I think you’re in stasis. At least...according Sharon you are. I just can’t figure out to find the right past to pull you out of. Red Skull sent you in stasis to the past...I just need to bring you back....but I can’t...all I keep finding is the old captain...”He said. Ahhh, so his delusions were keeping his focus so shattered and broken he couldn’t figure out how to go back.
 
James shook his head. "yeah, well... turns out your the better man after all." James whispered, low enough Tony wasn't supposed to be able to hear it. "gross, Tony. don't talk about kissing Steve, it's bad enough i know you two where... boinking like bunnies." "we where WHAT?!" Steve demanded, shocked. "i never expected him to not side with you either honestly." James admitted softly. "he was so damn stubborn about some things." he admitted with a sigh before grimacing. "...okay, yeah he was always good at yelling at people." he admitted flashing Tony a sympathetic look before letting the rage take him up again. it was easier to be angry. "i'm sorry Tony." Steve said. "i'm pretty damn stupid sometimes you know? i was probably all full of hurt feelings and the like and i just didn't want to listen. i've done it before and i know i'll do it again." he admitted, starting to piece together what had gone wrong. "Agent Thirteen!? what's she have to do with anything?" he asked, scowling a little. "...Fuck... Tony! you're messing with Time Travel!? That's WAY too dangerous! Loki told us about why he couldn't do Time Travel! remember!? End Of Days!? Ragnarok!? The Apocalypse?! Tony you CAN'T! i'm not worth that kind of trouble!" he protested, fidgeting. "i won't let you Tony! i won't let you destroy the world that way! i won't let you destroye everything we ever worked for that way!"
 
Tony smiled slightly having heard, but not saying anything about it. “We made bunnies look tame. Did pepper ever tell you about the time she caught us in the director’s office?It was epic.”Tony said snickering, ignoring steve’ demand, simply because he had no idea what to say to the shock, and making james uncomfortable was just to amusing. “He really was. Especially over what he called my ‘inability to see that I’m not always right, and that this war was stupid’.”Tony sighed quietly. Glancing at steve as he spoke, he shrugged a little. “I know. But I was the stupid one, even less inclined to be helpful then you were.”Tony shrugged a little before tilting his head. “You married her. Red skull turned her into a puppet, shot you, and set you to the past. And it’s not time travel!It’s just corrected Skull’s mistake!I can fix it!He’s already changed what happened before by sending you back. I just have to fix it.”Tony said looking at the other.
 
Steve looked fascinated and horrified and James just looked sick. "yes she did. she yelled about it for hours in fact, about your lack of sensibilities and whining abut the fact that she didn't get an invite to join in. she's a pervert you know, better watch out for her." he'd already known that of course. "yeah well. he was just as bad at that. he couldn't seam to realize he wasn't always right either." James admitted. "the war was pretty stupid though.... too bad it had been building up for so long. you and Steve might have sparked it, but if it hadn't been you it wouldn't have been someone else. it was bound to happen no matter what." he admitted. "i did what?" Steve demanded, startled. "i married... seriously?!" he asked, stunned before he wrinkled his nose. "so i may, or may not be trapped in time?" he asked, lifting an eyebrow. "no, Tony. it's Time Travel. and for all you know i'm just dead. people are not meant t go back in Time Tony." he warned. "i can't let you do that. not at the cost of everything. the world isn't what i expected it to be, but at least some of the people i love are still in it. besides, there's still a chance." he admitted. "if i was shot with a... time bullet, then it only stands to reason that wherever i am, i'm trying to get back, right?" he asked Tony. "have faith. not all is as it seams." he promised, wondering if he shouldn't tell the truth? no. not yet.
 
“...Hm, but she likes my lack of sensiblities when it leads to office sex for her. Such a hypocrite.”The man snickered a little as he considered his wife, because they might not love each other, like steve and sharon had, or hell even him and steve even if they never admitted it but they loved each other enough to simply like having a life together. Even if steve had been free, he wouldn’t have walked away from pepper. “...”Tony stared, even if he wanted to, he still couldn’t bring himself to accuse steve of being wrong, for tony, he’d never been able to admit the man was dead wrong about some things. “...It was. I knew it...had seen it coming....I thought...I thought it was better to give them a enemy to hate, a understandable one...instead of watching it be Osborne, or Magneto, or Loki....I thought...I thought I could control things.But....”he trailed off, he’d counted on steve being on his side during that, he’d never considered steve walking away from him. “Yes, you did. Nearly...3 years ago.”Tony said frowning a little as he thought about it. Before nodding. “Yes. And if I could stop talking to you long enough, I’m going to bring you back.”Tony huffed before frowning, “...No. I-I can’t believe that. I have to find you, because it was my mistake that got you shot in the first place. I have to. For sharon.”Tony muttered not about to admit that it was mostly for himself he needed to drag his bitter captain back, even if the man hated him, tony still loved him.
 
he snorted. "your just as bad as she is." James complained, Steve snorting. "how did he not know this? i knew it already!" he pointed out. "yeah well. nothing ever works out as planned." James admitted with sigh. "well at least she was good looking." Steve admitted. "though i don't think i've ever said more than a few words to her." he admitted. "Tony. you are NOT the one who shot me. if anyone needs to be blamed it's the Red Skull." he stated with a sneer. "you didn't do anything wrong. well, no you didn't cause my death." he corrected. "i cannot let you travel through tie Tony. i can't." he admitted, reaching out and gripped Tony's chin, startled when he actually touched flesh nd forced Tony's head up, forcing him to look him in the eyes. "i won't let you destroy yourself anymore."
 
“:Well, considering you’re a figament of my imagination, of course you already know that.”Tony pointed out before sighing as he looked at steve. “Well, I’m not quite sure how much talking is involved in your marriage.”Tony snickered a little before frowning. “I got you arrested. I set everything into motion. Captain, no matter how young you are right now, the older one of you, agrees with me. So stop trying to convince me otherwise.”Tony said before sighing a little. “I need to.”He said before startling, eyes widening as he was touched, lookign up at him. “.....James!JAMES!Get in here!”Tony squirmed away, jreking out of his hand, nearly falling as he felt the plane dipping to land, nearly face planting into the floor before scrambling to go find the other, to anxious and scared to understand what was happening.
 
Steve snorted. "i don't know a lot of things." he pointed out. "like why James hates you, or how i married Agent thirteen of all people." he admitted before snorting. "yeah the sex must be great." he stated dryly. "considering as far as i know, i'm still a virgin." he admitted with a grin before shrugging. "i was being an ass. probably deserved to get arrested." he pointed out. "besides, you don't know that i agree with you, i'm dead remember." he pointed out. "perhaps 'm here just to let you know he never hated you." he mused before pleased when he realied that he could touch Tony. "Jesus Christ Tony! what!?" James demanded, a bit startled at Tony's sudden panic. "What Tony!?" James demanded, eyes scanning the plane for a mouse or a spider or maybe a snake or something for Tony to be freaking out over.
 
“James hates me because he always had, and you married 13 because and I qoute ‘She’s innocent and soft, and all the things neither of us could ever be.’”Tony made a face, looking away as he’d considered that conversation. One that had happened after steve’s wedding, but before his own.....his response to steve marrying, of completely closing off the idea of ever trying things out with tony, of completely rejecting being bisexual, had been to marry and settle down with pepper. Who, even if she’d hated the idea of marrying, she’d done it because it not only protected tony from the public’s opinion, but had protected him from himself and the self destructive streak he’d nearly been overwhelmed by as he’d responded to having his heart broken at steve’s rejection.

“...”Tony shrugged, even to steve, he couldn’t badmouth steve. “I totally know you agree with me. I know you hate me, Cap. Have for years.”Tony shrugged. Nearly hitting the wall tony braced himself as he panted, trembling as he looked up at james, “He touched me. Steve made me look at him!What’s going on?!help me. Something’s wrong.”He said looking utterly lost and freaked out as he looked around the room in a utter panic. While it was rare, there were times when his delusions sent him straight into a paranoid break, and he’d need traquelizers to simply calm down. The director of shield was breaking, and falling apart. He needed help....no wonder steve had been sent to this moment, this place, to try and stop it.
 
he blinked at ony and then Blinked again and. "it sounds more like i was trying to pretend i'm not gay than anything else." he admitted, wrinkling his nose. "seriously? innocent and soft? that's crap and shit and even i know it and i apparently said it!" he admitted shaking his head. "i've never hated you." Steve admitted with a smile before blinking at Tony's utter freaked out behavior, James eyes widening. touched you?" he asked. that was new. maybe it was just the stress? he wasted no time doing what he'd done a ew times already. he grabbed the med kit, drew out the correct dosage of narcotic and slipped it into Ton's vein, holding him still rather effortlessly. there was no way to calm Tony down otherwise, and and Pepper had tried. "well fuck." Steve muttered, flexing his fingers. James held Tony still until the man was asleep and then picked him up and carried him into the tower, Pepper looking startled and then intensely worried. "he says the image of Steve Touched him... i don't think those pills he took this morning did much." "no. i'd imagine not..." she admitted with a sigh and a shake of her head. "he's been up for a while, more than forty eight hours. i think he's just too exhausted." she admitted. looking much more worried than she sounded. stroking her fingers through Tony's hair. James left but Pepper stayed, stroking Tony's hair. Steve, on the other hand, set about trying to make a pencil write on paper. it didn't work, though he could pick up the pencil by the time Tony woke up.
 
“....Maybe. But you married,and we fucked, and you still hated me as much as you hated yourself.”Tony sighed quietly. “Yes, it was quite amusing considering I’ve seen her and Natasha go a few rounds.”Tony snickered tiredly. “Yes!He made my head move!Something’s here. It has to be a mutant, how else does that happen!”Tony said still babbling even as james held him still, slumping bonelessly into the brunette super soldier as he was drugged, even with the man’s hatred, he didn’t fight it, trusting james to take care of him.

When he woke tony frowned a little, blinking at the ceiling, turning his head to look at his wife, offering a small smile. “hey Pep. Come to seduce me first thing, wife mine?”He muttered shifting to curl up around her body, squirming around to lay his head in her lap, pointedly ignoring the steve he could still see.
 
"hush, hush now. it's okay i'll start running sweeps of the building. various kinds. heat, electrical and magical sensors will be able to find someone if they're really there." James promised, knowing it would help soothe Tony and ease him into sleep. Pepper chuckled a little. "well, yes." she admitted with a smile. "that and i was a bit worried about you. Jarvis has been doing every sweep he can of this office. is Steve still there?" she asked. "he's been running a cycling sweep, first for body heat, then for the X-Gene, then for Magical signatures-" courtesy of Loki, who had taught Tony, and only Tony, how to check for magic. just in case other sorcerers showed up to cause problems. "-Jarvis is even checking for those electrical signals that people and animals give off when they move and he hasn't found anything." she admitted. another sweep cycle went on and another negative was sounded and Steve cocked his head. "huh. interesting." Steve admitted. "i didn't know technology could find magic." he admitted waving his arms in front of a camera. "well that sucks. it's annoying not being able to be seen by anyone but you... at least i can't stub my toes anymore." he admitted, wiggling his bare toes against the floor. "sorry i freaked you out. i honestly didn't realize i could touch you. usually i just pass right through people... see?" he asked, sliding his hand through Peppers arm, she didn't notice a thing.
 
Tony smiled a little as he looked up at her, and despite the hours of enforced sleep, the director didn’t look any more relaxed then before. He was to emotionally and physically exhausted to recover on a few hours sleep, what he needed was a vacation, but that wasn’t going to be happening anytime soon. Eyes flicking to the side he nodded slightly, looking at pepper then. “Younger and better then he has been in years.”Tony muttered sighing quietly, shifting to rest his head in her lap, sounding so very tired. Only with pepper did the utter strain and pain of missing and wanting steve back, even if his captain hated him, show. “...I know. He never does. I usually ask him to check when I see things...”Tony muttered eyes flicking towards steve again, answering the other without even really being aware that he’d done it. “It can when it’s a gift from Loki.”Tony muttered before yelping, eyes widening as he watched steve’s hand pass through pepper. “Don’t do that!That’s so creepy!”
 
Pepper sighed and stroked his hair some more. "you look like shit." she informed him. "week old shit that's been trampled on a few times." "well isn't she nice?" Steve asked dryly. "well that's certainly new. usually he's old and bitter." she admitted, stroking his hair and face gently, trying to offer him what comfort she could. "i think we should talk to the doctors again, up your medication, it doesn't seam to be helping anymore." she admitted before blinking a little at him. "i know! super creepy!" Steve agreed with a nod. "it's super fun too." he admitted with a grin. "like, i can reach into peoples heads and see if they actually have a brain to go with their idiocy.... most of them do unfortunately." he admitted. "what's he doing?" Pepper asked, looking both curious and worried. "you know. i wish i could tell if i was really here or not. i was able to move a pencil a bit, but i 'm still not sure if i'm real or not." Steve admitted, blinking at Tony. "don't suppose you could make Tech to test for something new or something?" he asked, lifting an eyebrow at him a little. maybe if Tony realized Steve was REAL, he's stop freaking out so much.
 
“...Thank you darling. No wonder I want to have sex with you, with compliments like that turning my head.”Tony rolled his eyes a little before nodding. “I know. Definitely preferrable to this Steve, who actually likes me.”Tony muttered pressing his face into her legs, before whining a little. “I don’t want to talk to the doctor’s!They’re stupid and annoying, and look at me like I’m going insane.”He whined a little. “And don’t say it, I know I am, just....I don’t like doctor’s pepper.”He muttered more then anything, he was utterly afraid of doctor’s, because if he went and one of them babbled to the press, they’d remove him as director, and he’d have no way to stop a war that was teetering on the edge of exploding again. “....You can’t do that, Steve. That’s weird and annoying.....and he’s trying to touch stuff. Like your arm, and his hand just went through. It’s creepy!”Tony whined a little before looking a little freaked out. “You can’t tell me stuff like that!IF you don’t know if you’re real or not, how am I supposed to know?”He said looking upset before wincing. “I am not creating tech just to tell me I’m going insane, Rogers!”Oh, well at least it was easy to see when he got upset, reverting to calling steve, rogers like the man meant nothing to him, and hadn’t shattered his heart enough that it really wasn’t a surprise steve’s death had broken him.
 
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