Peter is really getting on your nerves. He keeps pulling stupid pranks on you. The first time it was funny and it kind of benefited you too. He pied you in the face. He had licked off some of the whipped cream from your face afterwards. The second time, he drew on your face while you were sleeping. Thank the galaxy that it wasn't permanent marker. There were many other pranks after that.
Anyway, you just finished a mission; you and the other guardians are on your way to a bar. The others want a drink, but you just want to get back to the Milano.
You tell the others to go ahead in. You decide to stand in front of a large fountain. It has many lights shining up through the water. Many purples and blues and pinks. It's beautiful, especially at night. At the moment, you're thinking about whether you should tell Peter how you feel about him.
The pros would include: Peter knowing how you feel. The cons would include: Peter knowing how you feel. Staying in the dark about it is a better option.
"Hey." You'd know that voice anywhere. The deep wonderful voice that sends chills down your spine.
You glance over, inviting that cheap cologne smell that always belongs to Peter. By no means is it an awful smell, quite the opposite. His eyes are on you, studying your face.
"Hey." You say as you turn your head and look at the water.
"Are you okay? You're usually dying to get a drink." He states as he looks at you.
"I'm fine. Just tired, I guess." You answer as you back away from the fountain a little bit.
There's a silence between the two of you for a minute. Does Peter actually hate you? It would make sense. He's always pulling those pranks on you and sometimes he makes you stay back on the Milano with Groot.
"Peter?" You question.
He turns his head to look at you.
"Hm?" He moves a little closer.
You see him lick his lips from the corner of your eye. You fold your arms over your chest.
"Why do you hate me?" You blurt out.
"What?" He chuckles which causes you to look at him.
"I don't hate you." He continues to chuckle.
Your eyebrows almost stitch together in confusion.
"Pretty sure you do. You only prank me and you make me stay back with Groot all of the time. I'm surprised you let me go on this mission." You explain and now it's his turn to be confused.
"I-(y/n)." He pauses as he walks in front of you. "You actually think I hate you?" He asks as he puts his hands on your shoulders.
You bite your lip and shrug. "I don't know." You answer as you look into his eyes.
"(Y/n), I prank you because I thought you could take a joke. I'm pretty sure Rocket would try to blow me up. Gamora would break my arm. Drax would crush me and well, I'm not gonna prank Groot. He's too adorable." He pauses and takes a deep breath in. "I mean, you're adorable too. I think we just have a somewhat stronger connection than the others." He explains. "Also, the whole you staying behind with Groot thing, he really likes you and acts like an angel around you. He listens to you. None of us can make him act like that besides you." He finishes with a smile.
You walk closer to him. As you look up at him through your eyelashes, you remember his pranks. You also remember the water fountain behind him. Time for payback.
"Quill?" You say lowly as you put a hand on his chest.
His hands are still on your shoulders.
"Yeah?" He asks as his heart beats a little faster.
Your other hand trails up his chest and to the back of his head. His hair is soft. His face is gorgeous. His eyes are marvelous. He's perfect even though he has flaws.
"I-" You say as You pull him a bit closer.
"Want payback." Your words ghost over his lips.
You look up at him. He's confused.
"What?" He questions.
You smirk and then quickly push him backwards. He falls over the little barrier and into the water with a splash. You laugh as he lays there and tries to gather information on what just happened. He stands up and then looks at himself.
You can't stop laughing.
"You're lucky I didn't bring my Walkman this time." He says as he stands up.
"I'm freakin soaked." He says with a little agitation in his words.
He steps out of the water and starts to walk away.
"Oh, come on, Quill. This is nothin' compared to what you've been doing to me." You try to make sure he isn't pissed off at you.
He keeps walking as you follow him.
"Peter, come on. Don't be a baby." You say and then he stops in his tracks.
Without a word, he takes off his red leather jacket and turns around. He drops his jacket on the ground and gives you a hungry look. You start to walk backwards. He walks forward. You aren't sure what's going on in that hot head of his, but you walk backwards faster and he walks faster.
Oh shit. You turn around and start running. Peter starts running too and it doesn't take long for him to catch you. He grabs you from behind and pulls you against his wet shirt. He lifts you up and carries you to the fountain.
"Peter! Put me down! Don't you dare throw me in that damn fountain!" You try to say seriously, but you laugh as you say it.
He steps into the fountain and you have no choice but to go in with him. He puts you down and then you try to get out, but he grabs your arm. You both start to wrestle. He ends up pinning you down. It's a good thing that the fountain doesn't have much water in it. Your hair and ears are submerged in the water.
You look into Peter's eyes and smile. He smiles as well.
"So you like to take control, huh? Kinky." You say with a smirk.
That catches him by surprise because he loosens his grip on your wrists and he has a surprised look on his face. You take control of this and flip so that he's on his back while you pin him.
"It's not good to be caught off guard, Quill." You say with a smirk.
You stand up and offer him your hand to help him up. His wet hair is sticking to his forehead. He sits up and takes your hand. You should've known that would've been a bad idea, because he pulls you down next to him. He then hops up on his feet while you rest on your elbows.
He smiles and offers you his hand. You roll your eyes and take his hand. He helps you up and then he pulls you close to him.
"I have a confession." He says as he pushes a piece of your wet hair behind your ear.
"Which is?" You ask as you rest your hands on his chest.
"There's another reason why I only prank you." He says and then your eyebrows shoot up.
"Oh?" You say with a small smile playing on your lips.
"If I prank you, it gives you another reason to talk to me. Even if you yell at me for doing it." He explains as he leans in a bit.
"Why is that?" You ask lowly.
He takes in a deep breath as his hands snake around you lightly.
"Because the feelings I have for you are crazy and just talking to you makes me happy. Seeing your face makes me happy. Just being around you makes me happy. You make me happy." He admits.
You're smiling like an idiot right now. You put your right hand on his cheek and lean in. He leans in and then your lips meet his. You swear you hear fireworks going off in the background. The kiss is slow. His lips are soft. His beard tickles your face a little bit.
You back away with a small giggle falling from your lips.
"What?" He asks with a smile.
"Your beard was tickling me." You pause as your other hand makes its way to his other cheek. "And. I have crazy feelings for you too, Quill." You finally admit.
You both smile and then he pecks your lips. You both hear clapping and quickly jerk your heads towards the noise. The other guardians are standing outside of the bar. Gamora is smiling as she folds her arms over her chest. Groot is on her shoulder. Rocket is clapping.
"They finally did it! Holy shit!" Drunken Rocket says and then falls to the ground.
"I guess she is as pathetic as you, Quill." Drax says and then picks up Rocket and slings him over his shoulder.
You look back at Peter and smile.
"Guess we should get out of here." You say and then he nods.
"Guess so." He says as he leans in again, but to play around a bit, you click the button on the device behind his ear.
His mask grows over his face before he can kiss you. You giggle and then escape from his grip.
"You're gonna pay for that!" He says as you jump out of the fountain and start running.
You pick up Peter's jacket on the way to the others. You hear Peter's footsteps thudding behind you. You try to hide behind Drax, but he moves away and then Peter catches you. He lifts you up bridal style as everyone starts to walk back to the Milano.
You press the button on the device behind his ear once more. His mask goes away and then you kiss his cheek. This has to be the best day of your life.