Chapter 09

Hello, sorry for the long wait.

this is the longest chapter i have ever written.

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When he came to Asgard for the first time, he planned to stay for a while; not everybody can come to Asgard; to discover a little bit about this outstanding realm, to know about its culture because he liked his experience in Wakanda and wanted to experience that again then after he would return to earth.

He was surprised when he found that Jane Foster and her friend Darcy were there, and the former was engaged to Thor with a plan to marry very soon plus the fact that the latter is married to earth's enemy, with time he noticed that Loki had really changed to a better man; he was still sarcastic, snarky, mischievous and prankster but his core changed, from what he gathered his mother's death and Darcy's presence helped him to be a better version but there was something else that happened to him, nobody knows what is that secret but Darcy and Thor. He is happy for them.

The situation back then on the eternal realm was not quite ideal like it used to be from Thor's tales and descriptions for they had a big war called Ragnarok which almost destroyed Asgard entirely but they were saved in the last moments, they didn't waste time and things were starting to go back to its usual state and even better.

They were all so welcoming, he was so thankful that two other humans were there so he wouldn't feel out of the picture but soon he discovered that even if they weren't there, he wouldn't have felt like that for the three warriors didn't leave him alone and tried to make him participate in a lot of activities with them which made them want him to take part in their matches and battles. With time, he bonded very well with Hogun who's the voice of reason and a serious warrior and Lady Sif, it doesn't mean that he didn't befriend the other two warriors; it's quite the opposite, they were great fighters and he is proud to have known and fighted alongside them but outside of that; Fandral was a ladies' man more than Tony and Bucky back in the days; he even flirted once in a battle which almost had a catastrophic result. When Fandrel learnt that he didn't have a betrothed or a lover he tried to convince him to simply enjoy all the woman while he's single, once he discovered that he wasn't into that, he transformed into a second Natasha and began introducing to him many ladies to dance with them which was awkward because he wasn't a great dancer but thank god that Lady Sif saved him many times and even taught him dancing. Volstagg ,on the other hand, is more into food and drinks when outside the battleground and their sparring but nonetheless him and Hogun were an excellent sparring partners when it comes to hand to hand combat.

Time passing in Asgard was weird for him, he didn't feel it and when he took notice, he realized that he had been on Asgard for one year and half but when he recalled his memories; a lot of events which happened in that period, Thor and Jane got married, Darcy got pregnant which made them all especially Loki sick worried for the fetus was half human half jotun which was hard on her body but she resisted and had a beautiful baby boy, both were safe and healthy, it was no wonder he didn't notice how time passed fast.

Truth had to be told, even thought he missed earth but he enjoyed and liked Asgard, he formed quite a friendship with the warriors three who wanted him to make Asgard his home and found himself enjoying Lady Sif's company, she was quite an Informative person, she helped him a lot when it came to Asgard or any other realm's tradition and culture, she taught him how to dance, the spent a lot of time conversing and sharing information about their planets, they even had picnics, they attended feasts and formal events. In general they spent a lot of time if not all of it together which led to rumors in the royal palace and even outside it consisting of them courting. Even their friends believed that rumor, Fandral once came to him demanding why he didn't say that he was in a relationship with Lady Sif when he was introducing all those women to him because he didn't want to be in Sif's bad side and her wrath's target. He apologized and said that he should have noticed it though by himself for they were always together; he apologized again and went to his way leaving him alone in the hall stuck upon realizing that what Fandral said was true, they were always together, no wonder those people thought what they thought, even when she is in some kind of mission he misses her company but at that time he thought that what he felt was just feelings of a very good friendship, nothing else.

He told Sif his thoughts and laughed together at those rumors or that was his thoughts back then for it seemed that Sif got affected by those rumors, she started distancing herself and avoided him as much as possible. At first he thought she was busy, but then she started making excuses whenever they were close or when he started talking to her. He decided to confront her when he found her in the gardens alone which led to some real life changing discoveries.

« Lady Sif » steve said with his usual serene smile.

« Oh steve! Hello» the dark haired lady said while standing up.

« Before you try to make any excuses, I want to talk with you.» the blond said with a serious tone.

« Ah, off course, please have a seat. »

« Why are you avoiding me, did I do something that offended you in any way? »

«No, you didn't do anything and I am not avoiding you, I am just busy those days »

« Please do not take me for a fool, I can tell between being busy and avoiding someone. You even started making excuses whenever we are in proximity or when I sought your company. If my company is annoying you, you can tell me. » Cap said in a sad tone.

« Your company is a pleasure to me; never doubt this. I just… I don't know how to tell you but,…» then Steve interrupted her, he caught her arms, looked in her eyes and told her with dead serious tone « just tell me »

« I think that maybe we should have some distance in our friendship. » The dark haired lady said fast avoiding the super soldier's eyes.

« But why should we do that? There's nothing wrong in it. » a shocked Steve said.

« No, there is not but I have my reasons. »

« What reasons? »

« Personal reasons. »

«I just want a reason, this is our friendship here that is in risk, so I don't care if it is personal, tell me or I won't move from here and I won't let you leave either. » The super soldier said with persistence. He didn't care if he wasn't polite in that moment; he just wanted to save their friendship. He didn't do anything wrong so why did she want to end it?

« I… I can't… you won't like it. »

« How am I not going to like it if I don't even know the reason for goodness sake? »

« Well, I know how it will end so you don't need to know. »

« Sif, this is getting ridiculous, just speak. » Steve said while rubbing his forehead and trying to stay calm because it is becoming frustrating for him.

Sif ignored him and stayed silent avoiding his gaze.

« It's about the rumors, right? Iam sorry if they are offending you but I told you just ignore them and they will disappear or will get boring then people will start gossiping about other things when they will notice that there is nothing between us, so don't worry and …» just then Sif lost her patience and kissed him.

He got stunned and didn't know how to react. He just stood there.

« That's the reason, that's why we have to stop this friendship, I have developed feelings for you, I don't know how or when but I did. When that rumor started I really wished they were true. I wanted our friendship to evolve but then you told me that you only see me as a good friend, nothing else. I know that rumor bothered you so I decided to distance myself from you thinking that maybe my feelings would stop and my heart wouldn't get broken again. » She said then she walked away living him standing alone like a frozen statue in the hall. He didn't know what to tell her or how to feel about her revelations but one thing for sure, when she kissed him, something in him awakened, he felt a twist in his stomach, that day he didn't go to dinner, he went straight to his room.

He lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling, his head kept repeating Sif's revelations, he was really surprised, he never noticed any changes in her behavior with him. She never showed any kind of indication about her feelings before today which led him to remember the kiss, that kiss changed something in their relation, he can't say anymore friendship because friends don't kiss each other on the mouth and with that passion too, him being old fashion can be put aside because even in the new century he never saw Wanda or Natasha kiss any of their friends; except when he and Natasha were both on the run during Shield's fall but even then that was just acting and there was not any type of emotion. But truth had to be told or confessed in his case, even though the kiss didn't last for too long he felt something in his stunned position, something he didn't feel when he shared that brief kiss with Sharon, a feeling he felt just once in his life with Piggy when they kissed for the last time. That discovery didn't feel right for him, he saw her as a good friend that was all but when he thought about it; a friend doesn't miss his friend to the point of feeling sick or alone when that said friend is on a mission as an envoy.

Back then when he thought of it, at first during the beginning of their friendship, everything between them was like how it was between him and Hogun, Fandral or Volstagg but with time, things changed between the two of them especially for him, her presence in his life became something constant. When they were on the battleground, even though he knew she could take care of herself but he couldn't help getting worried about her and checking that she was standing on her feet fighting, once she got injured and he felt like something inside of him was getting ripped, like his chest was about to explode. He stayed by her side until she woke up, he never did that before with any of his friend and they were like family to him except Bucky whom he consider like his brother and he was so damn sure that his feelings for Sif weren't sister/ brother feeling but after her confessions, that kiss plus his reaction he accepted that what he had for Sif was beyond friendship.

He was sure of that so he decided to talk to her and see where that would lead. He missed his chance with his first love Piggy, he and Sharon tried to start a relationship but it didn't work; his status as a refuge wasn't an obstacle but they didn't click together, they both knew that so they agreed to stay as friends but after discovering his feelings nature toward Lady Sif, he didn't want to miss his chance and regret it later so he got up and went to her room.

He stood in front of her room, he hesitated before knocking, he got afraid of her reaction when she would see him because he knew that she felt pain after her confession, he saw it in her eyes along with a hint of rejection after he stood without a reaction when she kissed him and poured her heart's contents to him but he gathered his strength and knocked on the door, he knew back then in that moment that he had to do it right with her.

When the door got opened and saw her, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart, her eyes were full of sorrow and sadness.

«Can we… talk? » he said in a low calm tone.

« Yes, come in please. » Sif closed the door and directed him to sit on the ottoman chair. She sat in front of him and waited him to speak. He couldn't open his mouth to say anything. After several minutes he found his voice and started talking:

« I am sorry. »

« Sorry! Sorry for what? If someone has to apologize, it should be me for the way I acted earlier. » Sif said with a hint of confusion.

« That's exactly why I'm apologizing, I pushed you into reacting like that, it wasn't off course my intention but still. On the other hand, I'm slightly glad that you reacted like that or I would have maybe never discovered my true feelings and opinion on our relation. » he couldn't say friendship because it evolved to something else; he knew that he wouldn't be able to regard her as just a friend anymore.

« I know that what I did and confessed earlier made you more uncomfortable than the rumors did, so if you want to end our friendship, I understand. »

« The rumors made me uncomfortable because I thought that they were bothering you, causing you discomfort. That's why I said what I said that day, I only meant to comfort you not to cause you pain for I weren't aware of your feelings toward me. I'm sorry again for that. »

« No, it's okay. I don't and I never blamed you. Like you said you didn't realize how I feel about you, I weren't exactly clear and tried not to show it. »

« Even if you were clear, I probably wouldn't have caught it. When it comes to this kind of feelings I am blind. Hahah. You know I'm a century old even thought I spent 70 years of it in ice but I loved only once. Before the serum no girl showed any interest in me, I was scrawny and sick, it was after I was given the serum that they started noticing me but there was only one girl who was interested in pre-serum and post-serum Steve, Piggy. She knew exactly what she wanted and made it clear but I didn't notice it at first until it was late and I regretted it. I went to ice with that regret in my heart. After waking up and discovering that I really missed my chance that regret almost ate me from inside. During the whole civil war debacle, I tried to start again and have a relationship with Sharon, Piggy's great niece, she was also very obvious about wanting to date me before the CW but like always I didn't catch it, anyway we started sort of dating but it didn't work between us so we agreed to stay as friends. »

« Wow, you're really blind when it comes to this kind of feelings. »

« Yeah, that's a part of my visit to you, to apologize for making you explode and confess like that. I know that the majority of women don't like to be the first to confess their feelings whether they are from earth or not. I may be the pinnacle of physical human perfection but when it comes to heart's matters, I am not. »

« Like I said, don't blame yourself, you said that's a part of your visit, what's the other part? »

« Well, I… I want to end our friendship. »

« Oh, I … understand, I was expecting that anyway. » disappointment and despair were clear in her eyes.

« No, No, let me finish, I didn't mean it like that. I really thought about what you told me earlier in the hall, I reviewed my opinion and my own feelings in this matter, I told you minutes ago I am dense when it comes to heart's matters and thank you for making me realize my own feelings. I came to a conclusion. I want to end our friendship but not in that meaning, I want to develop it and take it to another level. I don't want us to be just friends or very good friends but… I… I want us to; if you still want it off course; to date. » he knew that his face turned red like a tomato, he waited for her reply but he got none. She was looking at him without saying a word which made him worried.

« Sif!? »

« You really mean it? Are you sure? »

« Yes, I am, they say you don't know the value of what you have until you lose it. I lost my chance with Piggy and I regretted it. Sharon and I didn't work, we were better as friends. I knew that when we first kissed; I didn't feel what I felt when I kissed Piggy but I ignored that but after a while we both knew that we are better as friends. When you kissed me earlier I was surprised, I don't deny that, I didn't notice but my head kept replying it along with other memories. I knew how I really feel about you. So I decided to come here, talk with you and ask you to allow me to court you. I don't want to miss this chance also and regret it later. » Steve said with apparent hope in his voice and eyes.

Sif didn't reply but Steve didn't rush her, he let her take her time. She got up from her seat; walked to the window and stayed there. After a few minutes; she turned around, smiled and said:

« Yes, I accept, I want to give us a chance too. »

He felt like his heart weighted like a feather because he didn't let a second chance of love go away. He smiled, went to her and hugged her.

« Thank you, thank you»

She hugged him back, they stayed like that for a while then they moved a part a little bit while still holding each other's hands.

« By the way, I want to ask you about something you mentioned earlier. » Steve said.

« What is it? »

« You said something about your heart getting broken again. You don't have to answer me now if it bothers you. »

« No, no, it's okay. It's better if everything is clear from the beginning in any relation. I used to have feelings for Thor. I knew that he saw me only as a friend, a sister in arm but I always hoped that he would someday see me as something more but that never happened. After that he met Jane, he even brought her here when the Aether was inside her. I was jealous I don't deny that but after a while especially when he declared that he was ready to leave everything in order to be with her. I accepted that he really does love her, that she's not just a fling and that I don't stand a chance so I decided to move on and let go. After a long time I met you and the rest is history.»

Steve cupped her face and smiled« then it's good that we met and fall for each other. » Sif smiled, putted her hands on his and said: « you're right, you know. After I discovered my feelings nature toward you, I discovered also that they are more intense than they were toward Thor. »

« Well, that's good to know. » Steve said. They stared at each other for a while, they started getting closer until all it was left was one tiny move. Steve stared in her eyes one more time, he didn't need any confirmation or permission. He closed the space between their lips and kissed her like he never kissed Sharon or Piggy even, he didn't know for how long they kissed but what's sure was that the kiss lasted for minutes with him being an enhanced being and Sif being an aesir. He enjoyed it like never before. At some point they had to take a breath, they separated their lips but nopt their foreheads, Steve kept cupping her face and smiling like a fool, well he wasn't the pnly one, she was smiling too.

« So now that we sorted things out, what do you say about having dinner just the two of us tomorrow? » Steve said

« Are you asking me to a date? » The dark haired beauty said while putting her hands on his shoulders.

« Yes, if you want to. »

« Well then, it would be my pleasure. »

From that day, Sif became his reason to consider Asgard his new home. The royal family welcomed him with open arms as King Odin declared him citizen of Asgard and one of her warriors. The warriors three were overjoyed with the news; Fandral even suggested changing their team's name to the warriors four.

A second chance to have what he was denied when he crashed that Hydra plane 75 years ago, inner peace that he didn't feel since waking up from the ice and learning about the 21century as well as the things that happened after waking up, those were his feelings since his relationship started with Sif as well as falling in love with each other; well her confession started everything as for him it didn't take too long to discover his heart's feeling and confessed his love a month after that fateful night.

Now, after a year of their relationship, a year full of bliss, happiness and content, he knows what are his heart's true desires and intentions toward this beautiful woman in his arms. He looked into her beautiful dark eyes and said suddenly:

« Will you marry me? » he saw the shock in her eyes, he got surprised himself too because he didn't plan to propose to her like this, he wanted to propose in a special romantic way, he already set the proposal's plan in his head as well as the date, he felt like he made a mistake proposing like this.

« I'm…» he was interrupted.

« Yes »

« What!? » he must have heard wrong.

« I said yes, I want to marry you, I want to wake up every morning beside you, spending my life and growing old with you by my side and having a family with you. » Sif said, and then she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him.

He stood frozen for a few seconds processing her answer, then he smiled his big smile and hugged her back while kissing her neck.

« You made me the happiest man in the universe, thank you, thank you. » it seems that fate is in side this time and he will finally have what he dreamed of and wanted from a long time.


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