Make A Wish (TonyxReader) One-Shot

Ever since it had been announced that Steve was getting married, everyone and their mother seemed to be an excited mess. People were almost always over at Avengers Tower where the ceremony was being held, taking measurements of the room so that they could find out what was the best way to decorate the room. Steve tried to stay away from the wedding planner. He let his wife handle that.

Tony also stayed away from anything that had to do with the wedding. He offered to help pay for it and that was all he was going to do. When it came to weddings, he knew how some women could turn into monsters when something didn’t go as planned. The last thing he wanted was to be the future bride’s punching bag.

So he hung out with you. Most of the time the two of you were in the gaming room, cracking jokes with one another. Usually you were both too busy to do anything with another. Now it was like this big wedding was bringing you guys closer.

“Everyone is going crazy over this wedding,” you said, stuffing a piece of shrimp in your mouth.

Right now, you and Tony were in his lab eating Chinese food, away from all the commotion upstairs. You and Tony were both using chopsticks, eating out of the many cartons of food.

“Yeah,” he nodded. “Can’t wait till it’s over to be honest.”

“I think it’s the same for Steve. Apparently his dear soon-to-be-wife is getting stressed out or something like that.”

“Boo-hoo,” he chuckled.

There was an awkward silence. There was something that you wanted to ask him but you weren’t sure if you should. But now that you and Tony were close friends, why not?

“Hey Tony,” you piped up.

“Yeah?”

“Did you ever want to marry Pepper?”

He almost choked on the piece of pork in his mouth. After patting his back several times, he was finally able to breathe normally. He took a huge gulp of soda and tried to compose himself.

“Uh...why are you asking?”

You pushed a (h/c) lock of hair behind your ear. “Well I remember when you told me how much you loved her and all that stuff…”

“Exactly,” he said. “Loved. It’s in the past now. We just weren’t meant for each other.”

“Sorry if I made you uncomfortable.”

“No, it’s fine. I’m over it. Not like I can’t talk about it because I’ll just start crying.”

“You sure about that?” you teased.

“What?” he said, fake sniffling. “I can be a manly man.”

“If you say so,” you laughed.

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It was finally the day of the wedding. You were one of the bridesmaids along with Natasha. Thank goodness you didn’t know the bride well enough to be the maid of honor. That was a responsibility you didn’t think you could handle.

After smiling in pictures and laughing with people you had literally just met, you were beyond exhausted at the end of the day. Even Tony Stark, the man who loved parties, was happy the wedding was over. The happy couple were now on some plane heading to their honeymoon. You kicked off your shoes, glad that all the guests had gone. Because that meant you could just strip yourself of your dress without a care in the world.

“Didn’t think I would be getting a show today,” a voice said by the doorway.

You gasped, turning around to see Tony with his signature smirk and a drink in his hand. You quickly put your dress back on, not really embarrassed that Tony had seen you. If he had seen you in a bikini before, then seeing you in your bra and underwear was no different. Plus you were both pretty tipsy so the chance of either you remembering this tomorrow was slim.

“What are you doing here, Tony? I thought you were in your room.”

“I got bored.”

You sighed. “Well since I’m bored myself, want to play some video games?”

“That sounds good,” he grinned.

“Okay, I’ll meet you there in a few minutes.”

He left and you could have sworn that there was something off in his smile. A part of you thought that he was sad but that wasn’t right. Why would Tony be sad today? You tried to shrug the feeling that something was wrong but couldn’t. Then you started feeling like there was something important that you should be doing right now. The entire way over to your bedroom, the feeling got stronger. You passed by the calendar hanging in your kitchen and stopped immediately.

There written in big, bold red letters:

TONY’S BIRTHDAY!

“Ahhhh fuck!” you cursed, slapping yourself upside the head. “No wonder he looked upset earlier. No one remembered his birthday!”

You hurried into your bedroom to quickly change. After slipping on a simple dress that was black at the top and cinnamon brown color with ruffles at the bottom, you put on a pair of black flats. You tried to think of where you could get a cake at this hour. After much debate, you decided that you would have to go out and buy one yourself. But Tony was in the gaming room expecting you. You paced around your room, thinking about what to do.

“Aha!” you snapped your fingers, whipping out your cellphone.

You quickly dialed his number and waited anxiously for him to pick up.

“Hey where are you?” came his voice.

“Hey!” you exclaimed. “Sorry but I need you to do me a huge favor.”

“Which is….?”

“Come meet me on the roof of the tower at exactly eleven thirty, got it?”

“Sure but what’s this all about?” he asked confused.

“Just do it, Stark!”

“Okay, okay. See you then.”

“Bye, bye.”

You hung up and grabbed your car keys that were hanging by the wall of your door.

“Dear God, please let there be a bakery that is open at ten o’clock at night.”

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After practically driving all over the city, you finally found a bakery that was open late at night. Except it wasn’t exactly a bakery. It was a Baskin’ Robins. And you didn’t exactly have a birthday cake with you. It was an ice cream birthday cake that had, ‘Happy Birthday Tony’ written in red and gold. The flavor was hershey chocolate since that’s all they had left. You prayed that he wouldn’t mind the flavor. It was almost eleven thirty. If Tony had come to the roof early, you would kill him.

Well, you couldn’t exactly do that on his birthday. But the idea of taking someone’s life on the day they were born was tempting. Shaking away your thoughts, you were glad that throughout your journey in the city, you had sobered up. You were able to make some shortcuts that got you to the tower faster. Once you arrived, you made a dash for the elevator and headed straight up to the roof.

“In a hurry aren’t we, Miss (l/n)?” JARVIS asked.

“Yes, JARVIS,” you nodded. “Is Tony on the roof yet?”

“No, he will be there shortly.”

“Try to keep him stalled for a while, will you JARVIS?”
“Certainly, Miss.”

To show that he was on your side today, JARVIS made the elevator move faster. It made you nervous but you would do anything to get to the roof before Tony. You finally arrived, and arranged the tables so that you were close to the ledge so that you could see the city lights in the distance. You reached into your purse, taking out a lighter to light up the candles of the cake as well as some candles that were left on the tables from a party that was held about a month ago. The place now had a romantic feel to it. Now all that was left was to wait for Tony.

You tried not to pace around so much but you couldn’t help it. You really hoped that Tony would show up soon. Mostly because the ice cream cake was melting but also because you wanted to make it up to him.

You spun around when you heard the sound of the elevator doors opening and saw Tony step out looking very handsome in his suit. You couldn’t believe he was still wearing the same tux from the wedding but he did look very good in it. He looked behind you and then his eyes met yours.

“Did you….?” he trailed off in disbelief.

“Happy birthday, Tony!” you smiled.

Even when you ran up to him and hugged him, he was still in a daze. He eventually snapped out of it and wrapped his arms around you in tight hug.

“I’m sorry that I forgot,” you muttered through the fabric of his suit.

“It’s fine, I’m just happy you remembered it now.”

“Sorry I couldn’t arrange something….more, either.”

He pulled away to look you in the eyes. “That doesn’t matter,” he shook his head. “All I want to do, is celebrate my birthday with the person who matters the most to me.”

You looked up at him confused. “Wait Tony….do you…?”

“Yes,” he said quickly. “I have for a while now. Spending more time with you made my feelings grow.”

“Well I feel the same,” you grinned.

You stood on your tippy toes, Tony leaning down so that his lips could meet yours in a sweet kiss. You wrapped your arms around his neck to bring him closer to you. Never in your life did you think you would be kissing your best friend, Tony Stark, and you never thought it would feel this good.

After the kiss, you lead him back to the tables where you both sat on it. When you sat in the chairs, you could barely see the city. The tables were better.

“Thanks for doing this, (Name),” he smiled at you.

“It was no problem. I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself today.” You looked down at your watch. “It’s almost midnight. Quick, make a wish before it’s no longer your birthday.”

“It already came true,” he said in a teasing voice.

“....So you noticed how this is a lot like Sixteen Candles, didn’t you?”

“(Name), I’m like the king of movie references.”

“Just shut up and eat your cake,” you laughed.

“No.”

“Huh?” you cocked your head to the side confused.

He grabbed some of the cakes icing and placed it on your lips. You were about to yell at him but then his lips crashed on yours in passionate kiss. He pulled away, licking his lips and smirking at you.