It has been two months since The Winter Soldier had saved Captain Steve Rogers when he was supposed to kill him. Neither man knew what it meant. Steve was so confused on what this meant about Bucky and where his mind set was. Natasha and the rest of the team did their best in aid with Steve to look for Bucky. However, Steve wasn't even sure himself what he would do when or better yet if they found Bucky. They did their best to try and find his tracks But the soldier was good at not being found. Steve was beginning to grow impatient as the time crept longer.
"What do we have so far?" Sam asked as he came into the conference room in the Avengers tower "Nothing" Steve sighed as he slid the palm of his hands down his face blowing a raspberry as he hands dropped trying to not get too stressed out.
"Look, there isn't much to go off here, we're doing the best we can" Natasha said to Steve as she looked down to the only file that they have on the Winter Soldier. Steve looked at the file and then to her "Shouldn't we have more on this? We all saw what the sold-...what Bucky can do, how has he not been on the radar before? It's like you said he's been a successful assassin for some time now"
"Yes but I also said that he was like a legend, a ghost story"
"Yeah well it seems the soldier is as real as ghosts are" Sam shrugged as he looked down to the file, taking it from the table and reading it to himself. Natasha raised her eyebrows seeing his point and then looked back to Steve. She noticed the redness around his eyes, he had been having trouble sleep. She could tell by her hearing him always getting up and walking round the tower since that's where they all live now. She lightly poked his arm to get his attention, with no energy in his system at all. He slowly looked up to Natasha, she tilted her head and gave him a concerned smile "You won't get anywhere by not sleeping you know?"
"I know" he sighed and repeated "I know"
"Go get some rest, Cap, you won't be doing any good by running through the same things...if we see or hear anything I'll do my best to wake you"
Steve looked to Natasha, very much hesitating. Natasha nodded and mumbled "Go on"
Steve took his boots off the chair next to him and stood up out to his room and left Sam and Natasha to it. Clint was soon to be back so there is another one to help whilst Steve got some shut eye. Tony also said he'd scope out the city to see if there would be any tracks whilst Bruce did some more research. When he got into his room. Steve walked over to his old record player and put on some music to try and get him relaxed. But even that didn't help when the song that came on just so happened to be the favourite song of the women who he couldn't help but let slip through his fingers. The song was The Way You Look Tonight, the version was by Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee. He could never forget the night...
It was the night that Steve had rescued the rest of the one 'o seventh. Obviously the men wanted to celebrate not still being under capture. Especially Bucky, he was itching for a drink and for a dance with a girl. Steve took some convincing to actually go out since he was tired when he got back to camp from everything he did to get the men back. But out of gratitude to them all. Steve went out. Of course they went to the Stork Club. From what Dugan remembered, they had the best whiskey in the whole of New York. They planned on getting drunk and they were doing a damn good job at doing so. Steve couldn't tell whether the fact he couldn't get drunk was good or bad right now because yes the men looked like they were having a good time but they didn't half look like idiots.
They didn't expect to have a visit from Peggy but she did come. Wearing a white long sleeved blouse along with a waist high black skirt that went to her knee caps with black small high heels. As usual, Peggy caught the men's attention, but she didn't give hers to them. She only gave her attention to one. Steve. "Hello Steve" Steve stood up straight from leaning on the bar.
Steve did his absolute best not to scan her body. He knows she likes his attention to be on her eyes and not just her body. That's why he admires her figure when she isn't looking.
"Peggy, Hi, I-I didn't think you were coming"
"Well I wasn't planning on it but there isn't much to do back at the camp so I thought I may as well spend the rest of my night with you-the men and their celebrating" Peggy said resting her arm on the bar.
"Well I'm glad you came"
Peggy turned to the barman and ordered her drink, when she saw that Steve eventually took his eyes off her to take his attention to Bucky who was asking him something, Peggy let her smile out.
The night turned into a loud one. Peggy was sat with Steve for the majority of the night. Steve walked over to the bar to see Bucky looking at them both "She's cute" Bucky nodded with an eager smile, egging his buddy on as he gave him a nudge as they turned to get another drink.
"Yeah she certainly is beautiful" Steve answered after he ordered his drink.
"You gonna ask her to dance then, Steve?"
Steve let out a light laugh and shook his head, still looking straight ahead he said "You know I can't dance, Buck"
Bucky looked over his shoulder and back to Peggy "Oh that wouldn't stop me" Bucky then looked back to Steve with his eyebrows raised. Steve felt his cheeks go red, he soon laughed it off and again shook his head and slapped Buckys shoulder "She's my friend"
"Friends don't look at each other the way you two do"
Steve shrugged and then stated "I think it's one sided"
"Believe me buddy it's not, she smiles at whatever you said every time you look away from her"
"Every time?"
Bucky shrugged and nodded "I've been watching, why do you think she came here tonight?"
Steve answered in a tone where he wasn't sure if what he was about to say was for some sort of trap to be mocked "She said to be with the guys and their celebrating?" Bucky let out a loud laugh, hitting his hand on the bar shaking his head. "What?" Steve said with a laugh feeling embarrassed.
Bucky laid his hand on Steve's shoulder and spoke to him like he would speak to a five year old boy "No Steve, no she didn't, she came here tonight to spend time with you" Bucky then took his head off Steve's shoulder and took a swig of his beer. Steve glanced to Peggy and then looked back to Bucky "How can you be sure"
Bucky stood up straight, with his and Steve's beer in his hands and then whispered as if it was a secret "She hasn't spoke to anyone else all night" Steve didn't know how to comment, but Bucky walked away before he did. Steve followed Bucky over to the table and gave Peggy her drink. The three of them sat together and laugh and talked for ages, Steve was certainly glad to see that Bucky and Peggy were getting along. Hours past and the night grew older and the men started to leave. Steve and Peggy had lost track of time and only noticed that it was in fact rather late as Dugan and then rest stumbled out.
Bucky stood up "I better get back too, God knows we all need to get some shut eye before all the work begins...you two coming?"
Steve looked to Peggy and knew she was thinking the same as he was, he looked back up to Bucky and nodded "We won't be far behind, just going to finish these drinks"
Bucky pulled a little smirk to Steve along with a wink "Sure thing, g'night you two"
It was left to just the two of them. Steve looked down to his glass and said "I don't know if I said this, but you look very beautiful tonight"
Peggy gained an embarrassed laugh, she tucked a strand of hair behind her left ear and looked back up to him "Thank you, Steve...and I don't know if I said this but you did an amazing job today with those men today, it was very brave what you did, I know half of the men here couldn't have done it"
"It was the right thing to do, plus I couldn't rest not knowing if Bucky was dead or alive"
"I admire that" Peggy said in a soothing tone, then, when the song changed to The Way You The Tonight, Peggy couldn't help but smile when she heard it, she then admitted to Steve "This is my favourite song"
"Yeah it's lovely"
"It's my favourite to dance to as well" Steve smiled and then said with an embarrassed laugh "I can't dance"
"Oh yes you said before...would you like me to teach you?"
Steve looked back to her rather surprise, Peggy waited for an answer with her eyebrows raised with a caring smile on her face "Really? Yeah, okay"
"Okay, come on" Peggy slid her hand close to Steves, ready to take it for them to stand up and over to dance, she barely touched his delicate skin when the barmen spoke up "Sorry guys but we have to close up now"
Peggy quickly too her hand away from his, both of them looking very disappointed. Steve felt more than her. Peggy then shrugged and stated "There'll always be a next time"
But of course. They never got the chance. The nights after that, they both found themselves too busy. The night that Steve and Peggy were out again, her in her fierce and gorgeous red dress, they wanted to dance then. But Steve got embarrassed, he also felt that if the rest of the guys saw Peggy and Steve on a date. They would think that would undermine Peggy's purpose in being part of this army which would be ridiculous but it would also be the way most men think. Even though everyone knew there was something between Steve and Peggy. They were still too nervous to admit it.
Steve dreamt about her after thinking about that night. He dreamt of her smile, her piercing brown eyes and that insanely adorable laugh. The way she spoke and the way she put men in their places and she wasn't afraid to show her purpose and her value. Above all his dream turned into another memory from that night, it was the night she first ever laid her lips on him. He got them a taxi and walked her to her tent, she thanked him for a wonderful evening and with slight hesitation at first, she then lay a tender kiss onto his cheek before walking into her tent and to bed. Steve remembered how he stood there for a moment in utter disbelief, he touched the spot on his cheek where the kiss lay and couldn't help but smile.
Steve was woken up an hour later by loud repeated bangs on his door "Wake up, Steve!"
He slowly opened and rubbed his eyes as he stood up and opened the door the a stressed out Natasha. He stretched and said with a yawn still with a concerned tone "Did you find something?"
Natasha weakly nodded her head with a very much still confused and worried face. Steve looked at her with even more dread and fear "Did you find him? Is he okay?" He went to walk past her to the conference room but down soon stopped to do so as Natasha placed her hands on his chest "It's not Sargent Barnes"
She then looked at her, now confused above anything else "It's not?"
Natasha lightly shook her head and gulped "It's something else...there's two of them"
"Two what?"
Natasha sighed and told him to follow her, he soon got frustrated when she didn't answer him straight away "Natasha, two what?"
Again she sighed and then answered as they just reached the door of the conference room, as she placed her hand on the handle and finally gave him an answer "Two Winter Soldiers"
He grew even more confused and still felt as if she was joking "Are you kidding? "
"I would I have woke you up if I was? Steve, that isn't even the most confusing part there's something else?"
"What?"
"This second winter soldier. We think its a women"
I have about four different stories on the go but I'm so excited to do my first steggy so screw it! So yeah I'm excited to do more of this. Please leave reviews below on what you think and suggestions on what you'd like to see :)