A/N: I sadly don't own anything except a Loki plushy.
"That's enough for today" I told Peggy, her forehead was dripping sweat and she could barely stand.
Ever since that fiasco with the gorilla recruits seven months ago, she begged me to train her in self-defense. I tried teaching her my style of boxing and Wing Chun, a fighting style that focuses on finding openings and attacking, but her body wasn't fit for it. Peggy was smaller than me and didn't have much strength.
I decided to teach her a Tai Chi style that focused on defense and some offense. Perfect for her. She was a hard worker but also believed to look professional at work. I just called her a too serious kid, which always makes her try to hit me but actually just looks adorable.
I finally convinced her to let me show her how to shoot a gun. I was surprised when she said she had never shot a gun. When I first offered she refused, she didn't want to kill anyone. It really showed that she was still a kid to me.
I had been in the middle of the war countless times for search and rescue and had been shot at. I'm never proud to admit that I have killed to get my men and the injured out of being Nazi captives. At first we would always argue against it while I tried to bribe/threaten/plead/demand for her to learn how to shoot.
"What if someone held a gun to my head?" I asked in one of our debates during dinner, it was pasta with dried fruit that I made, a somber look on my face as she gasped and looked at me " no one would!" she exclaimed " you would kill them!"
"I'm not immortal Peggy, a bullet can kill me" I softly said into her scared eyes. I felt bad for doing this but she had to be able to defend herself.
She told me about her family and how her father died as they walked home from getting ice cream. She had skipped ahead and planned to jump out from behind a garbage can to scare him when a stranger came behind him and shot him in cold blood, just for his wallet.
She was only six, yet she knew what death was, her father had been a soldier earlier on in life. She still tried to wake him up; sitting in his blood long after the police came, still crying her heart out. It's just been her mamma and her after that.
She was really brave. She entered the army knowing she would have to learn how to use a gun intelligence field or not but she still passed by with only knowing the mechanics.
It was amazing how weak she would let herself become in front of me. In public she would be professional, stern, and witty; but in front of me she would turn into a scared, mischievous child looking for comfort. It made me feel warm inside to know she trusted me this much after only such little time
We waited awhile before she nodded hesitantly but her voice was strong
"I'll do it" I knew she didn't want another loved one die, so I used that against her. I was such a bitch, but if it saved her so be it. i pulled her close in a hug and whispered "everything's going to be ok"
After that we went to go drink some moonshine and giggle like we were schoolgirls again. Teaching her how to shoot a gun would take some time out of Starks flying lesson. I wonder when I stopped being a soldier and started being a teacher?
When I told Stark I had to cut back his flying time, he grabbed me around the waist and wouldn't let go. It was embarrassing having to drag a grown man around who wouldn't stop whining. I tried to get Peggy or the Colonels help but they only laughed or looked scandalized, which it was. A grown man grabbing me like that was shocking, but I liked it, in the deepest part of my heart.
Peggy says he's usually so calm and collected and only acts like that around me. That irritated the good lord out of me. After FIVE HOURS he finally bribed me with a new stove. Mine was breaking and despite what people may believe, I loved to cook. The feeling of creating something out of nothing is exhilarating. Stark knows this, it's how he feels about his inventions, something respected even if I didn't understand.
But my passion for flying was greater than the one for food, so why not have both? Stark smiled with a shit eating grin I wanted to punch off but couldn't as he spun me around in the air as he shouted "I'll meet you by Betsy tomorrow morning" before running off.
It sure was warm today as my face heated up. That's why; I tried to explain to myself as I walked away to my beauty of a plane, Betsy. I had to go fly in some more medical equipment for the troops, some were ambushed by some strangers in full body suits and had taken a huge toll on the supplies.
The sky was turning beautiful shades of red, orange, and pink as I flew towards New York. It took me around two hours to get there. I quickly landed at a private landing where people quickly walked out of my way when they saw who I was. Being the only female pilot made it easy to see who I was. Some braver ones even nodded at me while I nodded back.
I had many nicknames with "Flying Demon Lee" being the most famous, but there was also "Possessed Plane" "Poison Pepper Bomb" and "Demented Bitch" are a couple more. Stark almost killed the guy that said the last one. It was sweet and I made him some homemade lasagna…as a way to say thank you that's all.
I went to the medical office and quickly met with the officer in charge with the supplies given. I quickly signed some papers so I could get back. I had to wait outside by Betsy as they loaded up my plane, when I saw two officers come out of another screen carrying a scrawny boy while another officer with a red face was screaming at him as he waved a yellow paper.
I'm sure it'll all work out….he's just a kid they'll let him go I thought. "But he's just a kid" I thought "He's just a kid" a voice inside me yelled. I half growled and half yelled scaring nearby soldiers as I walked over.
I quickly reached them when I heard the red faced officer yell
"Who are you? German spy? Otherwise you would know that lying about army information is against the law and a serious offense Mr. Fredrick Harris! If that is even your real name! Gentleman escorts this pest out!"
Lady Luck must be on my side today
"Freddy!" I quickly yelled to the panicked boy. He looked terrified but surprised when I called him. I quickly walked over and pulled him out of the two officer's arms and into my own. All four men looked confused by my arrival as I quickly lied our way out of this.
"Hey buddy where were you? I've been looking everywhere for you" He just apologized and looked down, his face red. I couldn't tell if he was playing along or if he was really sorry.
"What's the problem here men" I asked in my no bullshit voice my men say I have when I give an order.
"You know this man ma'am?" One of the guard officers asked me, both obviously aware of who I am.
"Who the hell are you?" demanded the red faced officer, the boy in my arms was about to open his mouth when I pulled him back farther, he seemed confused again by my actions.
I put on my best shut up you're a moron face and answered "Air Force Captain Jaime Lee"
It was hilarious how pale he turned, people may not like that I'm a woman but I do out rank them and I would gladly correct the if they were to forget. "NOW, what seems to be the problem that you would bother my friend here?"
"N...N. Nothing ma'am just some mistaken paper work is all" he answered like the spineless man he is.
"See that it does not happen again" I ordered as I pulled the boy away towards Betsy, which was almost done being loaded up. Civilians aren't allowed to be near the landing but I wanted to find out his side of the story.
The boy looked at me with a mixture of fear, amazement, and curiosity in his eyes. Odd that was something I had only seen on Peggy before.
"Now, what happened back there" I asked/demanded, same thing. Was I forgetting something? Oh! Right introductions! "I'm Captain Jaime Lee, best flyer in the army" I said as I held out my hand.
He seemed surprised but quickly held out his hand and shook mine "Steve Rogers ma'am and thank you for what you did back there"
"Pleasure, now what happened" I asked again. He looked embarrassed, what did ask out the officer's daughter? Was he caught fooling around? He doesn't really seem the type.
"I lied on the army forms to get in" he admitted with his head down. He wanted to get into the army? How old was he? And he just admitted it to me, an army Captain. I hit him over the head for his stupidity." You don't just admit it to me you idiot, how old are you anyways?"
"But you told me too ma'am! And I'm nineteen' he said as he held his head. I chucked as I rubbed his head, this kid was brave, and he wanted to join the army when he would probably be the first to die. If he got in Id whip him into shape
"Well, you've got balls kid I'll give you that" I said making him blush again. One of the guys signaled to me that they had finished and that I was all good to go.
"See you around future soldier, look me up if you ever get in" I said with a grin. He smiled to as he shook my hand and nodded. I left to get on Betsy and waved out the window to him, he was with this other civilian man and waved back to me as I flew off, seemingly shocking the other man. I was going home.