Hello everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying their day. It's really hot outside so my mom and I are going to see Prometheus. Anyway...

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Chapter Two

The following evening, Gwen dressed herself in a nice looking blouse and black jeans. She threw on a jacket before grabbing her bag and then grabbing a piece of paper she had written something on and stuffing it in her pocket. She then went outside to climb into her new blue Volkswagen Beetle and started up the car. She backed out of the driveway an began the short journey to Avengers Tower.

Gwen had been to the tower earlier that day, but was stuck in the labs as Bruce recorded her reaction to the medication. It had bothered her as she normally spent the day with Steve, but she knew she'd see him that night anyway.

It was strange having a date with Steve in the tower. Normally he came to her small home or they went out to a restaurant. She preferred the latter so that Steve could start getting used to the modern world.

She eventually pulled into the parking garage and parked the car in her designated spot. She had told Tony she didn't need one, that she could park anywhere and be fine, but Tony insisted to no end. Gwen found it much easier to just give in to his request.

After she turned the car off, she got out of the car and entered the elevator.

"Good evening, Agent Powers," said JARVIS.

"Ditto, JARVIS."

"Mr. Stark, Miss Potts and Mr. Rogers are all waiting for you in the penthouse."

"Bring me up, then."

"Yes, Agent Powers."

Gwen felt the elevator begin its rise to the top of the tower. Once it got to the top, the doors slid open, revealing the once again fixed up penthouse after the damage that had been done by Loki. Again. Well, actually, Gwen had done some damage too.

She stepped out and into the open space. After looking around, Gwen saw Pepper, her orange hair in a ponytail, sitting next to Steve, his blonde hair styled the same as always and wearing his khakis and button down top, and talking to him.

"Hey, buttercup."

Gwen turned to her right to see Tony, dressed in a blue suit.

"Hi, Tony," she answered as he wrapped her up in a quick hug.

"Rogers! Your girlfriend is here."

Gwen could feel heat rising in her face, despite the fact she knew it was true. She turned back and saw Steve getting up quickly, looking right at her. His blue eyes were shining bright and his lips were stretched in a large smile.

Gwen approached him as he approached her and the two embraced, Gwen's arms around his neck and his around her waist. Gwen leaned back and planted a short and gentle kiss on his lips.

"Okay," said Tony. "Since I'm really not interested in seeing this, I think Pepper and I will be off."

Pepper rolled her eyes as she got up and grabbed her purse.

"We'll be back before ten," she stated as she followed Tony to the elevator.

"And remember Rogers, your place and no funny business," added Tony, his hands in his pockets.

Gwen looked back at Steve to see him blushing. She couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks, Stark," said Steve, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

Tony and Pepper both stepped into the elevator. Pepper tugged on Tony's arm as he kept his eyes glued on Steve until the doors closed.

Gwen, still smiling, took hold of Steve's hand. He was pulled out of his thoughts by the action and looked down at her, his face bright again.

"Stark insists that we have dinner in my apartment here," he stated as they slowly walked over the the elevator.

"That's right, I haven't seen it yet," added Gwen.

"It's not much."

The doors slid open as the elevator arrived back up in the penthouse.

"Would you like to go to your floor, Mr. Rogers?" asked JARVIS.

"Yes, please," answered Steve a bit uncertainly as though he still wasn't too sure about talking to an artificial intelligence.

Gwen moved her hands up so that her arms wrapped around Steve's right arm as the elevator took them to the fortieth floor. The doors slid open, leading to a short hall that had several doors. Steve brought Gwen down the hall and stopped at the second door on the right. He typed in a password on the panel that acted as a lock and the door unlocked. Gwen let go as he reached forward and turned the doorknob and opened the door.

Gwen followed Steve over the threshold and looked around. To the right was a dining room with a chandelier. The table stood on a tan carpet and was surrounded by four chairs. The rest of the floor was hardwood and to the left was a kitchen. The counters were granite and all of the appliances were stainless steel and a bit futuristic looking.

The main chunk of the room in front of them was a living area. There was a brown couch that had some buttons on the side and a coffee table that sat in front of it. A television sat upon a glass stand for it with a few other devices on shelves below it. Even farther forward sat a balcony, but was closed off by glass sliding doors.

"Wow," thought Gwen out loud. "This is really nice."

"Pepper helped me with dinner," Steve admitted as he took off Gwen's jacket for her. He threw it on a counter.

"I'm sure it's great."

Gwen took off her bag and placed it on her coat. She saw Steve bringing a few plates over to the table in the dining area.

"D'you need any help?" she asked.

Steve placed the plates on the table. "No, you sit down."

He pulled out a chair and Gwen, smiling again, walked over and sat down. He went to the other side of the table and sat down in his own chair. Gwen looked down and saw that her plate was filled with steak and mashed potatoes. She couldn't help but think Pepper did most of the work, but silently gave Steve credit for trying.

"So, has Tony been bugging you about this?" teased Gwen as she picked up a fork.

Just as expected, Steve's face flushed. "That man is very protective of you."

"Don't worry, it's just Tony."

"I've been trying to convince him I won't do anything stupid, but he completely ignores me."

"I know you won't do anything stupid," said Gwen softly. She looked up at Steve who was cutting his steak and smiling.

"Thanks."

"So who else lives here, again?"

"Doctor Banner lives across the hall," answered Steve. "He's normally in his lab though. JARVIS has to remind him to leave. I heard him get back a three this morning."

"And why were you up?"

"I couldn't sleep."

Gwen wondered for a moment of Steve was still having nightmares like he had told her two months prior. But she did not push it.

"Agent Barton is next door and Agent Romanoff is across from him," continued Steve. "I've never actually seen them there, though."

"It seems really nice," commented Gwen.

"Yeah, I suppose."

Gwen couldn't help but think it must be hard for Steve to become accostumed to a new living style. But she was glad she was there to help him, like when she showed him how to use the telephone in the penthouse.

After thinking about it, Gwen slipped the piece of paper out of her pocket and set it on the table so it was right-side up for Steve and upside down for her.

"What's this?" he asked after swallowing.

"It's an address," she answered.

"I see that. But who's it for?"

"You might know her as Peggy Carter."

Steve's eyes went wide as he looked up at Gwen. She was smiling at him.

"W - what?" he stuttered.

"You never talk about the people you knew before you were frozen and I thought you might want to know if they were alive or not. From the footage that was taken, I eventually saw a picture of her and I looked her up. I'm sorry if it bothered you I did this."

Steve looked at the piece of paper again and then back at Gwen.

"So she's alive?"

"Yep," answered Gwen. "She lives in Virginia. She's been trying to stay off of SHIELD's radar, so the address was all I could get."

"And you're not mad?"

Gwen furrowed her brow. "Why would I be mad?"

"I mean, well, it's just that-"

"Oh," said Gwen, finally understanding what he meant. "You think I might be jealous."

Steve blushed as she stated this.

"Steve, I can't tell you how hard it was to find this. If I was mad, I wouldn't do this."

After a moment of silence, Steve nodded and smiled back at Gwen. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The rest of their dinner was filled with regular conversation, Gwen updating Steve on things and explaining what several headlines in the newspaper meant. Once their plates were empty, Steve put them in the sink and told Gwen he'd clean them and that she didn't have to, despite her protesting.

Once Gwen realized how late it was getting, she stood up to announce that she should be leaving.

"Oh, and tell Tony I can come to dinner next week," she told Steve, having forgotten to tell Tony when they were up in the penthouse.

"I will," answered Steve.

He helped her into her jacket and handed Gwen her bag.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" she asked as she made her way for his door.

"Hopefully," answered Steve.

They stopped at the closed door and Gwen placed her hands upon his chest. She leaned forward on the tips of her toes and kissed Steve gently.

He kissed her back, all gentlness gone between them. The two pulled away after a few seconds and smiled widely at each other.

"Bye," she said as he opened the door for her.

"Bye."

Gwen waved to Steve as she started for the elevator. He didn't close his door until the eleveator doors had slid shut.

Still smiling, Gwen walked back to her car in a daze and drove home. Her headlights illuminated the street in front of her. Just as she began to pull into her driveway, she noticed two figures standing in her yard. One was larger than the other and was waving something in the air. Gwen made her window go down so she could hear what they were saying.

"Lady Gwendolyn!" shouted the bigger one. "Are you in there?"

"Thor, are you sure this is the right house?" asked the skinnier one.

"I know it is. Heimdall described it for me."

"Thor?" asked Gwen as she stepped out of the car. "Is that you?"

Thor Odinson turned and Gwen recognized the man beside him. She stiffened as she realized it was Loki. What was he doing on Earth? And most importantly, what was he doing in her yard?

"Lady Gwendolyn," said Thor as he strode over, hammer in his hand, and grabbed her hand and kissed the knuckles lightly. "It is very good to see you again."

"Yeah, it's nice to see you too," she answered, still looking at Loki who seemed very uncomfortable with the situation. "Would you like to come inside?"

"If it is no trouble to you."

"Oh, no trouble at all." She walked to the front door and unlocked it before opening it. Thor followed her and Loki stayed where she found him.

"You can come in too, Loki," she added over her shoulder as she stepped inside the warm home.

"You heard the lady," called Thor. "Come inside!"

Gwen led Thor and Loki into her living room, the same room she had spent the entire previous day in.

"You guys can sit down," she said, still shocked that she had two gods in her home. She motioned at the couch. Thor took a seat immediately, looking around. Loki awkwardly looked at the ground, refusing to make eye contact with Gwen.

"Brother," said Thor, "sit down with me."

When Loki shook his head, Thor yanked on the pale man and pulled him down on the couch.

"Is there anything I can get you?" asked Gwen as she entered the kitchen and set her bag on the counter.

Gwen felt slightly silly for asking them that, but she knew it was proper manners. Even if one of her guests had tried to kill her and take over the world twice.

"No," answered Thor. "We are well for now."

"So," she said as she came back into the living room and sat in the large rocking chair by the couch, "why are you here, exactly?"

"There is trouble," said Thor. "Our father is dead."

Gwen's eyes became as wide as saucers as she comprehended this.

"Asgard fell under attack and when I arrived back with Loki we found our father dying," continued Thor. "He had been stabbed. Loki believes he knows who is responsible."

"Oh, um, okay," said Gwen, unsure of why they decided to visit her of all people. "I guess I could try to contact Fury."

In truth, Gwen had no idea how to contact him. They weren't always on good terms, so if he even had a phone, she didn't know. Instead, Gwen got up and left Thor and Loki in her living room so that she could get to the phone. She then dialed Avengers Tower in hopes that Tony and Pepper had gotten home.

The phone rang a few times before someone picked up.

"Hello?" came Pepper's voice.

"Hey, Pepper, it's Gwen," responded Gwen. "Um, when I got back home I found Thor and Loki in my yard."

"What?"

"That's sort of what I thought. Anyway, they say their father is dead and that Asgard was under attack. Do you know how I can contact Fury?"

"I suppose I could have Tony fly to the helicarrier, but he's a bit intoxicated right now..."

"Okay, well-"

"Son of Coul!" came Thor's booming voice. "I thought you to be dead!"

Gwen turned to see that Thor had gotten out of his seat and was now at the front door, having opened it.

And on the other side of the entrance was Phil Coulson.