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Chapter 9


Loki had locked himself in his room, barely coming out only he was told to or with Frigga or Thor. Everyone was weary of him but they all saw the broken God of Lies' face and they barely did anything. Around his neck was Adrianna's necklace which he had often held onto.

He swore he could feel her heart beating somewhere but he kept dismissing it- for it could be her death taking a large toll on him.

However, unknown to him, a darker force was watching him with a grin appearing on it's face...

Back onto Earth, Steve came outside of his apartment and begun to make his way to where Adrianna was being kept. Fury told him after he had woken up from being frozen, that they also found a girl named Edlyn Maxwell, something that was left behind by Peggy Carter in their files.

Steve immediately went to find her but Fury told him about everything. Her ice was too thick to melt because she was completely encased in ice which made the process of de-icing her more when Howard Stark and Peggy Carter had found her many years ago. Also, the ice surrounding her was not natural as it held some mysterious properties preventing natural melting like the sun. They had to blast her with fire and they made little progress.

Just as Steve had woken up from his time being frozen, they had managed to separate her from the ice and get her monitored. It would take a long time before she woke up.

The super soldier hardly believed they had found her and here he was, sitting in a chair looking at her. She hadn't changed much since he had last saw her except for her face gotten more slimmer, her hair getting much longer and she had grown a bit. She was looking more like a teenager and laughed at the memory at the numerous times she told him and Bucky that she was 17 and nearly 18. Her height was still around the same but she was getting taller at least.

"Hey Edlyn…" said Steve as he licked his dry lips. He watched her breath in and out, barely moving. "I brought you some flowers again." he said, "I know you can't see them but I got you some Roses...yellow ones this time. And also some mixed Zinnas." he piped up with a smile as the doctors and nurses watched him talk to the girl.

They didn't want to tell the super soldier that there was an unlikely chance she was going to wake up anytime soon but they still had hope. Fury and Coulson came over as they did every time when the super soldier visited, to monitor both Edlyn and Captain America.

Especially, when Coulson came back from Mexico and told Fury he had met the girl- awake and alive- and this made Fury more curious to see if this Edlyn would ever wake up.

"...I went to the florist and I told her that I was giving this to a friend who was in a coma… since I couldn't tell that I was waiting for my friend who was iced in the Atlantic ocean to wake up…" he said chuckling, "This florist was a new one than the middle aged woman I usually see. She said the yellow roses means Joy and Happiness and the mixed Zinnia means Thinking or in Memory of an absent friend."

He reached out and took hold of her hand, feeling how small they were. "You know...recently, I was confused at what a waitress said about Wireless and I said Radio….and an elderly man said to me to just ask for her number… I think he took it the wrong way… I also begun to sketch more often…. drawing some of the buildings around here and I also joined a boxing club... Though every time I start punching the bag….I remember the war and I feel like you're always there, by me...telling me to stop and get rested but it just makes me punch even faster."

There was silence as Steve took in a deep breath before looking at Adrianna's face, "Every day…. I wish you would wake up… I don't want you to die on me Edlyn… not when you're here with me right now." he said, his voice croaking.

A few moments had passed, with only the heart monitor and the breathing from both Adrianna and Steve. He held her small hand, reminding himself. "You know…? I-I went to visit Peggy." he said, smiling a bit. "She was surprised to see me but...she just greeted me like nothing was wrong. I told her what I had been doing and there was the news of you, finally de-iced. She gave me a smile and told me, that you would wake up soon and when you do, she wanted you to visit her." he said before silence fallen over them.

Steve got up slowly after a while, kissing her forehead before heading for the door until he heard a soft voice. His ears perked and he wasn't sure if he was imagining it or not.

"I never left…." he heard.

Steve heart stopped for a moment as he widened his eyes as his heart hammered against his chest suddenly. A tear fell down his cheek as he slowly turned as beeping noises rose rapidly on the monitors, sending everyone hurrying. Fury and Coulson watched even closer as Steve saw bright brown eyes staring right at his blue eyes.

Steve's mouth opened slightly as Adrianna spoke, "I never left you Steve…." she said again, her voice dry, her mouth slowly turning into a smile.

Steve begun to smile as he quickly ran to her side, ready to burst into tears. Adrianna breathed in deeply and let it out, struggling to get up. Steve hugged her, choking back a sob.

Fury and Coulson watched closely but gave the two their space- right now time belonged to them as they watched Adrianna hug Steve with her thin arms and kissed the top of his head.

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"I'm back."


Note: And so you're back from outer space,

I just walked in to find you here with that sad look

upon your face

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I've got all my love to give and I'll survive

I will survive. Hey, Hey!

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