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Summary: You decide to plan an Easter hunt for the Avengers.
Pairing: Avenger Steve Rogers x Event planner female reader
Word count: 2574
Warning: None pure fluff
A/N: Happy Easter for everybody who celebrates it. I hope you will like this story. It's a big more a team story that a real Steve one but I hope you will like it.🥰
This story is part of my contribution at @marvel-oc-hub ❤️ - It's the Holiday prompt
You had been in contact with Tony for the last ten years. You were one of his must trusted partners. You were the one being able to make a simple event into something memorable. This is why very young, you decided that you would be an event planner. Your speciality was parties but it could be a lot of different things. For you, it always was a pleasure to see smiles and atonement because of your creation. You loved it. You loved making people happy. It was one of your goals in life.
Today had been different. Tony did not personally request you. He did not really plan to do anything until you came to his lab to see him. He was working on a new Iron Man suit. You were always fascinated but the dedication and the look of them. They were always so impressive with the full technology that he was putting in. However, if someone asked you if it was your favourite suit, you would say no. Your favourite ones were the ones that Steve Rogers was wearing. You could see the small details change over the years. You had to admit that you had been attracted to him really early in your encounter. You did not have a lot of conversations with him, but his charming personality and shyness always made your knees weak. You were trying very hard not to fangirl when meeting him despite wanting to know everything. How were the forties? Why was he so eager to fight? What did he have to prove? What is it like to wake up in this new world? Does he wish to go back where he was coming from? What was his favourite food growing up? Does he like coffee? You wanted to know everything, but you were not close enough to authorise yourself to ask all of this. You wanted him to be comfortable if one day you did.
When you asked Tony if he had prepared something for Easter, he told you that he was not really celebrating it. Your eyes popped. How could he not celebrate the day of chocolate? Yes, you knew that Easter was not primarily the chocolate holidays, but it was for you, so you really did not understand him not doing anything. You were here to make him a proposal. You wanted to do something nice for the team. They were working really hard to save the world. The last mission a few months ago was a big one. You knew it because one of your friends was a field agent. You would have organised something earlier, but you had in mind that Steve and Bucky probably never celebrated Easter. You knew, of course, that Loki and Thor did not have this tradition in Asgard. You also suspected that Natasha had not celebrated during her childhood. It seemed really intense. You did not know the context, but even if she did, you did not think that she really did anything special.
You were in the leaving room, finishing to put the last basket on the table when you saw the team coming in. It was still early, but you thought that the earlier, the better. You needed to enjoy the sun before it was too bright. With the help of some of your collaborators, everything was ready on time. You greeted everybody, letting them take their place. Some sat, and the other stood up. They were curious. You could see Loki in the background trying to hide the fact that he was inquisitive. He pretended not to care about what was about to happen.
“Good morning everybody. Thank you for coming.”
You looked at all of them.
“I know some of you would probably prefer to be in bed while others are awake for hours already. I tried to find an hour that would not be too early. I know that you are working really hard to keep us safe, all of us. People don’t seem to see it, but I do, and I wanted to thank you all for that.”
You tried to regulate your breathing. It was not as easy as planning something for Tony. You were actually now afraid that you made a mistake. They were adults in front of you. And if you would be really happy if someone proposed you your idea, you did not know how they would react.
“I know that for some of you, Easter doesn’t mean a lot or even anything, but I was thinking. A lot of you never had a proposer Easter egg hunt, and I just wanted to offer you that. I hidden with help, of course, eggs all over the compound and the garden. Some are chocolates, and some are different. I don’t want to spoil you anything. I thought it could be fun.”
Your eyes went to each of them. You could see smiles on each face. You did not really expect that. For Loki, it was more of a small line turning up into a smile.
“So you are telling me that we can hunt and find chocolate eggs and eat them?”
“Well euh yes. That was the idea. When the bells go back to Rome, they leave chocolates behind them. So I was thinking of ringing this bell and everybody would look for them?”
You look at the bell next to you. Bucky could sense that his question might have seemed like he thought it was childish. He stood up.
“Do we need to pair up or is it a solo mission?”
You let a sighed that you did not know that you were holding. Your face brightened at his enthusiasm.
“It’s like you prefer, but I think will all of your competencies, you don’t really need to team up.”
Natasha jams in.
“I am so in. I am going to kick all of your asses.”
“Not if I found them first.”
You could not help a laugh leave your mouth.
“I just want to say you can use your power, but the maximum eggs that you can find are thirty small ones, ten mediums and three big ones to give a chance to everybody.”
“That’s not fair.”
Your head turns to Loki, your smile falling down. You hoped that they would love it and did not really expect any reluctance.
“Why not?”
“What if I found everything before the others. That means that I can not participate after I find my numbers?”
“Well, it’s for everybody to have fun and be able to enjoy the day. I know that all of you can bit the others and that’s also the fun of it but everybody needs to have fun, not just one person.”
“Fine, if you insist.”
It kind of makes sense, but Loki wanted to win. He did not like to lose. He intended to find the maximum of eggs and the fastest.
Once all of them were standing up, you rang the bell. Everybody quickly stood up to go hunt. You watch them looking for the eggs. You loved it. They really seemed to enjoy it. You could see the competition. They started by the tower before going outside. You did your best to put egg in every location possible. Some were easy to find for others, and they needed to look more for them. After all, they were superheroes. They needed some challenges, and it was always fun to look for them to find them easily.
Steve saw an egg in the branches of one tree, but Loki had been faster, open a pocket with his magic and taking it.
“Hey, you cheated.”
“She said that we could used our skills.”
He smiled and move on to his next target.
You saw Natasha and Bucky fighting over the biggest egg. She tried to do her signature move, locking him with her legs but he arrive to defeat her and tie her against him, while Thor defeated Tony by extending his hand just on top on him where he could not reach. The scene was so funny to watch. All the members were participating. You had a doubt with Loki and Clint, but they took part of it without any complain, really enjoying themselves. You saw Clint climbing a tree like if it was nothing and Natasha doing the same on the opposite side. You laughed when you saw them try to take the same egg, making them lose their balance by being surprised to see the other. Steve sprinted against Bucky after seeing one of the big eggs after looking for it for a long time.
After two hours of hunt, all the eggs had been found. Everybody had their basket full. You could hear them talk over each other.
“That was so much fun. We should do this again.”
“I totally agree. I really liked to just run for pleasure and not a threat.”
“I am really happy that you enjoyed it. I can prepare it again next year.”
“You will need to participate.”
“I liked doing it for others.”
“but we really want you to have fun too.”
Natasha tried to save Steve. She knew the soldier desperately wanted to ask you out. If he had to wait another year, he would be alright with that. She would not. He would spend another year talking about you instead of making the first move.
“I have one last surprise for you.”
“You did not have to. It’s too much.”
“I really wanted to. I did not know who would win, so I wanted everybody to still have something at the end of the day.”
You brought a package for each of them. The bag was at the colours of the suit. Steve opened curiously his. Inside was an egg. It looked like a Fabergé egg. Of course, it was not a real Fabergé egg, but like them, each egg was different. You decorated them with their colours. Inside was a little gift. For Steve, you put a little plate saying “You are special in your own”, for Bucky you put a figuring of a white cat to remind him of Alpine, Natasha received a little plate saying “be yourself”, Thor received a little hammer while Loki was blessed with a little charm spell, for Tony, it was a replica of his first creation, Clint received a small family figurine, looking exactly like them. For Bruce, you went a bit more old school and opted for a little Matryoshka doll that was alternating with him and the Hulk. You wanted them to have something special because they were their own people, and you wanted to show them that.
“God, it must have taken you so long to do all of this. You shouldn’t have.”
“It was nothing really.”
“You keep saying that but that’s not true. It must have taken you ages to do all of this.”
Ok, it took you the last three months to create all the eggs. You had to recreate some of them because the present was not fitting inside. However, you wanted them to feel special and that all that mattered. You did it with love. Time was something to be spent on who you wanted and what you liked. This is exactly what you did.
After eating lunch outside, taking and watching movies when the weather decided to turn to rain, it was time to go home. The team offered you to stay in one of the vacant rooms. You could have, but you thought it was better to let them be together for the end of the day. All of them walked you back to the entrance, thanking you profusely. You smiled, telling them that you were really happy that they enjoyed their day and that they all deserved it. You were crossing the double doors when you saw Steve coming next to you like if he tripped. You looked at him, raising an eyebrow. He shows you the door, letting you go first before accompanying you to your car.
“Thank you for organizing all of this. It was really nice of you.”
“No problem. I am really happy that everybody liked it.”
“Liked it? Everybody loved it. We don’t do this kind of things. It’s one in a million for us.”
“Well, if you ever want me to organise something fun even if you don’t have any idea, you can just call me. It will do it with pleasure. You all should have time to just enjoy yourself and have fun.”
He looked at, not saying anything for a few seconds. You took it as a queue to leave.
“I should go.”
“Hum sure.”
You open the door. Before you can enter, he puts his arm in front of you. The team will kill him if he does not do it. It was now that he needed to make a move. He could see you looking at him, surprised by his gesture. He took a deep breath.
“Do you really mean it?”
“Mean what?”
“That I am special on my own.”
You smile at him softly.
“Steve, you never had been the serum. Does it help? I suppose yes, but you always had been special by being yourself. You are courageous, you are kind, you are empathic, you are shy, you have your morals, you are stubborn but you listen to other people opinions before you stick to yours, you have a smile that could light up the entire universe if you let it. You try your best every single time. You are special, and you deserve to believe it. You deserve to be happy and not let your insecurities take over. You are special just the way you are.”
He kissed you without thinking. He knew that it was too spontaneous. You probably just saw him as a friend or at least just Steve. He probably made a mistake that would make you run away and not come back or at least not talk to him. You tip toe to have better access to his lips. He pulls you closer when he does not find any resistance. After a long time, you break the kiss, needing air to breathe. You smiled at him.
“I was wondering. I know that it might seem inappropriate but would you like to go out on a date with me?”
“Inappropriate? I think it’s the main thing that you can do after kissing me like this.”
“You think so?”
“Don’t you? Do we need to kiss again?”
He nodded. This time, you initiated the kiss. He let you take the lead before needing more. Keeping you the closest to him like you would disappear.
“Are you sure you need to go home.”
“Well, I guess I can stay a little longer if you really want me too.”
“You could stay forever.”
You put your head in his chest, smiling like a teenage girl.
“We might need to ask the team first.”
“We don’t mind.”
You jump, not expecting to hear all the Avengers at once. You move to see them all standing outside the door. You look up to see you Steve watching you.
“I guess I can at least stay for the night.”
Everybody erupted in screams, happy to see you take the next step with Steve. He would have taken four years for the soldier to ask you out, but it was the perfect timing.
