"Anything yet?"
Steve sighed deeply and rubbed his forehead. "Nothing."
I lowered my shoulder and sighed too. "I think it's time we call it a night."
He nodded. "Yeah."
He stood up and ran a hand through his blonde hair. I got up and stacked all the papers we were looking through. Despite everything that had happened so far, Steve was still looking for Bucky. You'd think gods, aliens, and a psychotic robot with a pair of insane twins would take his mind off the guy.
"Heading back to you apartment?" I asked.
"Yeah, it's getting dark."
"Afraid of the dark or what?"
"Just reminds that it's time for bed, and I haven't gotten much sleep since...you know."
I just nodded.
"See you tomorrow?" he asked.
"Sure. I'll try and get the satellite footage from earlier. See if we can get something on your friend." I replied, carrying a stack of papers.
He glanced at me. "Well, I meant that I can see you-"
Steve moved his hands as he spoke and knocked a few papers from my hands. "Oh, geez, sorry."
He bent down and picked them up, handing them to me. "Thanks."
"I'll just go, then. See you around, Maria." he said, leaving the room.
When he walked out, I put the papers down and undid my hair from its typical ponytail. God, I was exhausted. I looked at the chair Steve was sitting in and rolled my eyes, smiling. He left his leather jacket behind. I grabbed it and walked out of the room, hoping to catch up to him. As I rounded the corner of the hallway, we bumped into each other.
"Cap." I gasped.
"Jesus, I'm so sorry. I thought you-"
"You left your jacket in the room. That's why you're back, huh?" I handed him his jacket.
He stared at the jacket as if I handed him the meaning of life. "Huh? Oh, yeah, yeah! Right, sorry, I just got..."
"Lost in thought? You're just tired." I said.
He nodded. "Yeah. Tired."
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Maria?"
I turned. "What?"
He hesitated. "Thanks. For my jacket, I mean."
I couldn't help but chuckle a bit. "Anytime. Bye, Cap."
He just nodded, but didn't move. I started back to the room we were in when he said my name again.
"What now?" I laughed.
"Can I see you tomorrow?" he asked.
"You are seeing me tomorrow."
"Well, yeah, but I meant after we were done with the whole...Bucky thing."
I raised my eyebrows. "You mean...like a date?"
He shook his head like a madman."No, no, no. I mean, as...friends. You know, hanging out and just seeing-"
"Steve." I said, cutting him off. "It's okay. I don't have any plans."
He seemed surprised. "No?"
I shook my head, smiling.
"Okay, great. Awesome. Good." he said.
"Now, hurry home."
He nodded and finally walked off. I stood in the hallway for a bit, thinking. Then, I smiled to myself. Steve always made me smile.
a/n: So, this my first Avengers fic. I really hope you like. We'll be seeing the other Avengers too, so no need to panic! If you don't ship Hill and Steve, this story probably isn't for you. But i hope you enjoy nonetheless. More to come...