I'm floating down a river
Oars freed from their holes long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars
And feel my heart overflow
—
MARGARET II
She kissed him.
More than 70 years ago, Steve Rogers had his first kiss on the Brooklyn Bridge. And the woman who kissed him was her.
She, Margaret Santiago, kissed Captain America, while she was time travelling.
How reckless is that?
Two weeks ago, she listened to Captain Americas tale of how he met her. Conivincing her that he wasn't lying. When his words registered to her ears, she heard how he cherished their memories together. His voice held that longing and she realized that he had his heart broken because she suddenly disappeared. He ended his reminiscing with a sad smile.
"After that night when i couldn't sleep? I realized that i have fallen in love for the first time."
Something inside her was flying uncontrollably, living her breathless. The thought of Captain America falling in love with her never crossed her mind in her entire lifetime.
"But now, i guess it's safe to say that i fell in love with a girl from the future."
Since that fatefull night, Steve has been all over the place. She would see his blond hair floating around her vision everyday. While Vision and Dr.Banner supervised her training on trying to heal other people other than herself, Steve insisted that he train her with proper combat, he would be greeting her every morning holding a two mugs of hot coffee, he would assist her with just about everything. She enjoyed it of course, who wouldn't enjoy the company of Captain America anyway?
He was a nice person, a great man, and he practiced good manners, she honestly liked good men like him, and only Vision can compete with that goodness.
Adjusting to her new residency at the Avengers facility have been easy because of him, and she honestly didn't know how she could've made it if he wasn't there.
Spending a lot of time with him, made her feel certain things. Feelings that perhaps were already there inside her heart, unconsciously. Because she admittedly had a small crush on him when she first saw him upclose two weeks ago.
She thought maybe it could only be blamed to his physical attractiveness, or even his chivalrous nature.
Don't forget Steve Rogers in natural light. It was dare she say it, mantasmagorical.
But she remembered how he smiled shyly at her revelations when she told him that she might be having a little admiration for him (yes she was honest and straight forward like that), and he blushed and sputtered more words that would confuse her further.
"Margaret, you do know that you kissed me before i became "The Captain America" right?"
No, she must've missed that small detail, obviously overwhelmed by the thought of kissing him. She kissed him when he was just a sickly boy, getting punch in the face on a daily basis, and not the Steve Rogers who towered over almost everyone and had the physique of an adonis. She kissed the real Steve Rogers.
"So if anything, i know that you wouldn't fall for a mere beautiful face."
Yes, that would be true. Maybe that was the reason why she still haven't had a boyfriend. Because she would always look for something that's underneath the masks that people often wear. She did not like anything superficial. No, she needed something real. She did not fall for pretty faces before, and she won't be falling now.
"But that boy that i kissed that night, i bet he still has the same beautiful blue eyes. So i'd say he hasn't really changed that much."
She left him standing there blushing again, she was sure. She didn't know why she said that, it almost sounded like she was flirting with him. But she is also certain that her face would have exploded from too much blood if she had stayed longer in his presence. She tried to ignore how her heart would beat like a drum whenever he talks to her, or when she unconsciously tries to spot a tall man with blond hair everytime there was a crowd.
Slowly, the first avenger was entering her heart and she did not know how to deal with it.
When the first attack of Thanos was felt, hundreds and maybe thousands of civilians were evacuated. Thanks to her certain healing abilities, she was able to heal a lot people who were injured. Because of her lack of physical prowess, she was assigned on assisting the innocent civilians while treating them instead of the others who were on the frontline. And there were also news of sighting of Thors mischievous brother Loki, but it seemed that once again he was on the wrong side of the fight.
After the devastation, she saw him again trying to calm a little girl who was crying. She was feeling faint for a while now, but she did not want to acknowledge that fact thay she was slowly draining herself.
"We'll find your mom, i promise love. But let's treat your boo-boos first okay?" He carried a girl, with auburn curls. Her whole face was red from crying.
"O-Okay Captain." The girl nodded and wrapped her small arms around his neck.
He slowly walked towards her, smiling tiredly and almost apologetically.
She saw how the aftermath almost looked the same as the first incident years ago, buildings are now levelled, wailings can be heard evrywhere, and her heart was racing from the overwhelming situation.
Looking at him now, he wasn't the perfect sight like the first time she saw him. His lip was split, and he had a cut above his left brow. Dirt was all over his face, his hands were bruised as well and his suit had tears. No, he was still perfect but in different way now. And she knew that she definitely saw that. Still mantasmagorical.
Could this be the man i would be falling in love, for the very first time?
