HELLO! DOUBLE UPDATE! IM ALL PUMPED! HOORAY!

Ches

I DO NOT OWN MARVEL OR THE AVENGERS.

Chapter 2

"What?" Cap breathed, his stare blank and his posture rigid. So much for divulging the secret of Phil's resurrection. "Agent May, I think you must be mistaken, Phil Coulson is dead. He died during the damned attack. He. Is. Dead. I saw him. He can't be alive." Cap said, taking a deep breath. It was easy to see that Cap had a sense of profound affection to his then Number One fan.

"Fury ordered doctors to use a serum from an alien from Project T.A.H.I.T.I., which is classified, to revive him." May explained, she looked exhausted. Everyone just looked shocked about the news. I kept my position by the door and did not say a word. Coulson's death had struck a deadly blow to the Avengers, especially Cap. I could see Cap's facade breaking in those sky blue eyes of his.

"Take us to him." He said firmly. May looked at him, pity in her eyes. She looked at all of them and paused on Loki, the very god who killed Coulson. "I'm afraid I can't do that Captain, Fury gave us strict orders before he left." She replied, her gaze still on Loki.

"Take me to him or so help me I will find him on my own!" Cap suddenly growled. No one had ever seen the Cap's temper flare before so this was a first. He had his shield in hand and I was pretty sure he was not afraid to use it. He did not seem like the patriotic Captain in that moment. After a few seconds he seemed to have realised what he had said and apologised. May looked sceptical about whether the Captain would go all out o look for Phil of it was an empty threat. I had a feeling he would go all out but I didn't voice my opinion.

With that we left Avengers Tower but not before Cap invited me to come back anytime I wished. I had simply nodded my thanks before the elevator door shut. Once we were behind closed doors, May sent a message back to base to inform them that Coulson's secret was now known. "Why'd you tell them?" I asked May. She was quiet for a moment before she spoke. "Coulson's been out of it for a while. Just yesterday when I visited his office, I found an old sketch of Captain Roger's shield on his desk and the old trading cards strewn to one side. I think he misses them. More specifically Cap. But I can't o much about it without Fury or Coulson's approval. We don't have a lock on the Director's location so he's not an option and Phil, well, I think he might be in denial. I'm not going to push it but I guess it was no harm to try. At least after the New York incident, the Avengers can have some piece of mind." She replied before stepping out of the elevator, leaving me to trail behind.

I wished JARVIS a good day and we left.

Back at base, May went straight to report to Coulson while I went to look for some of my team mates. Fitz was in his lab with our newly returned Simmons and Skye had disappeared. She had probably gone to visit her boyfriend. Ugh.

That left me with nothing to do so I ended up in the training room, boxing the crap out of a punching bag. There were already two shredded ones on the ground. My mind drifted back to the meeting with the heroes and I could not help but feel that Bucky, Cap's friend, looked very familiar. Maybe it was because I had seen him at the Smithsonian Institution Captain America display. But a thought was nagging at the back of my head. What if... what if I knew Bucky from before SHIELD?

What if I had met him when I was back with HYDRA four years ago?

=.=

A week later I was sparring with Skye when May interrupted up and took e aside.

"Phil has given his approval for the Avengers to come. I need you to come with me and ensure that nothing happens to Phil while they visit. Take this and inject hi with it if he seems to get too flustered or worked up." May explained and handed me a small syringe full of greenish-blue liquid. I nodded and got changed before I made my way to Phil's office. He was nowhere in sight so I sat down and waited.

And waited.

And waited.

Until he finally returned, an hour later, just as I received word that the Avengers had arrived. Phil looked nervous and I caught him clutching on tightly to his Captain America trading cards before tucking him away inside his jacket. "Don't looked so nervous. Relax." I offered and rested my hand on his shoulder. Human contact was always the best remedy. Phil seemed to calm down a bit after that.

A minte.

Five minutes.

Twenty minutes.

And finally.

A knock on the door.

May headed the party and opened the door to look inside before swinging the door open fully to reveal the crowd of six Avengers, since they had left Sam, Loki and Bucky back at the Tower.

The first person behind May was of course Cap himself. And when he saw Phil, I swear he looked as if the sky had fallen in and the war had ended all together. It was a mixture of surprise, fear, joy, gratitude and guilt in his eyes all at once. But one thing was clear, all I could feel was the tension of unsaid feelings and unspoken words in the air.

And with that, Cap swiftly moved forward and wrapped Phil in a hug that seemed to squeeze the breath out of him. His face was a flush of red and pink.
"I can't believe it, you're really alive." Cap whispered, meaning for Phil to hear his words alone but my improved hearing picked it up and I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face.

Reunited at last, the fan and his star spangled man.