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It had been exactly 2 months and 3 weeks since Illiana had last seen Steve, or Captain America as he was now named. She almost sniggered when he'd told her that's what people were now calling him.

He'd kept his promise and they were now writing to each other almost every week although she knew it wasn't as good as speaking to him face to face but she knew how busy he was with his new tour.

"Excuse me sir, may I see that a moment?" Illiana asked signalling to the paper the man had just set down.

"Keep it, nothing interesting in it anyway" The man grumbled.

She snatched the paper off the counter and held it up. A smile immediately lit up her face as she saw the all too familiar face staring back at her. She still struggled to imagine that the muscular man upon the page lifting up three girls on a motorbike was the small scrawny kid she used to know. The caption read. 'Captain America coming home'

She'd read in one of Steve's most recent letters that he'd be doing a show in Brooklyn at some point during the tour and that he'd make sure to stop by her house when he did. As she'd informed him that her parents were still adjusting to the small boy they'd taken in many times when his mother got sick becoming this national treasure. She could just about imagine Bucky's reaction when he gets home.

Bucky's letters now happened less frequently but she knew he'd been out in the field more now that they were loosing more and more men by the day thanks to the German's increasing their fire power.

She shuddered as she thought of some of the girls she knew that had lost their lover, father or brother.

She was just hoping an officer never came to her door with a letter about Bucky like they had done with Mrs Graham next door when her son Timmy was killed last month, she could still remember the cries that cause her parents to sprint out onto the porch to see if someone was hurt and found Mrs Graham kneeling on the ground clutching the letter sobbing.

"Marcus, can you cover for me?" She asked to her co worker as she untied her apron.

She didn't even wait to hear his answer, she just put the apron upon the counter and sprinted for the door.

She didn't stop until she reached her front door and went barreling inside.

"Mom, Dad you'll never guess what..." Illiana stopped dead as she saw Steve sitting in her on her sofa across from her dumbstruck parents and her slightly flustered sister. "Oh you're here"

"Yeah I told you I'd drop by and see you before I go" Steve smiled.

"Go? Go where?" Illiana asked with a frown.

"I've been asked to do a tour of Europe to promote stuff to help the war" Steve sighed.

Illiana heart sank, she had just got one of her boys back, now she was loosing both of them again. "How long for?"

"A couple of months, a year at most" Steve shrugged "Then hopefully they'll let me go on the front line"

"Oh well that's great. I'm sure you'll have a lovely time, good luck" Illiana smiled dropping the paper upon the sofa before she turned and made her way towards the stairs and up her room.

"Illiana" Steve sighed rising from the sofa and following her, ignoring the looks her parents gave him, now he knew why Bucky was always so careful around her parents.

He peered into her bedroom to see her laying upon her bed, her back towards him as she stared towards the wall. His heart clenched as he heard her sniff away tears.

"Illiana" He said softly as he began to cautiously tiptoe into the room.

"What?" She attempted to snap out but he heard the break in her voice.

"I was actually just about to ask if you wanted to come with me on the tour" Steve said sitting down upon the edge of the bed.

"What?" Her tone changed as she began to turn round to face him.

"Well I'm gonna need someone to look after me and keep me company whilst travelling and why not pick the person that knows me the best" Steve smiled. "I mean only if you want to"

"Are you serious?" She asked sitting up suddenly making him jump a little.

"Yeah, I know how much you want to see new places and travel. And I'll need someone to make sure I'm eating enough and making sure I'm on time for shows" Steve smiled.

"Steve...I don't know...I"

"Go" Her father's voice spoke up from the doorway. She looked at him in shock and amazement. "If you don't go now then you'll be stuck in this town forever, go and help Captain America...it's not everyday you get to say that"

"Please sir, it's still Steve" Steve chuckled lightly before he turned back to where Illiana was sitting staring at him. "Well, you gonna come with me or not?"

"Do I have to be one of your chorus girl dancers?" she asked cautiously.

"Absolutely not" Steve's volume raised a bit as he showed a disgusted facial expression causing her to laugh.

"Okay, when do we leave?" She asked with a grin.


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