Sam's POV
Since the escape of the Raft, I've only kept in touch in Steve, but to make it harder for them to track us, we all moved across the globe, only our team know where they are. Steve is still in Wakanda, he's hiding out there, T'Challa is making sure that he and Bucky will go undetected there. Wanda is somewhere in Europe, last we all heard she was with Vision, and Tony was pissed, he had to deal with the leave of half of the team and then his greatest creation. Scott and Clint are close to their families but they can't say where, in case someone finds out.
Me? I'm pretty much alone, under a new identity, my name is now Paul Casper, I now live in London, I am trying to get a job at a rehabilitation centre for men who have been in the war and lost somebody, like my job back in America.
I'm on my way there at the moment, I take a bus to there, it's not like I can fly anymore. Once I get there, I go inside the building, it looks old with the bricks, but like a posh old, not like the bricks that meant to be orange but are black and crumbly kind of old. Once I'm inside, the whole place spells out England, it had red carpeting and the pictures had gold frames around them.
I go to the receptionist and ask her for directions to get to the room I need, she asks me my name and makes a phone call to say that I am here. I thank her and make my way to what she said, straight ahead, turn left, go all the way to the end and then turn right, then there would be double wooden doors at the end of the corridor. I follow her instructions and make it to there, I knock on the door and I hear a man shout "come in". I open the surprisingly heavy door and then shut it behind me.
"Hello sir, my name is Paul Casper." I say as I hold out my hand to for him to shake, he does, he's a man that's easily in his 50's, he has white hair and mustache that is also white. He's wearing a blue suit with a red tie.
"Welcome Mr Casper. I am your interviewer and if this goes well, your new boss, Albert Finch." He says in a deep voice, kind of intimidating. "So tell me about yourself, Mr Casper." I then start telling him things about Paul's life, not my own, I can't tell him about my Avenging or that I am personal mates with the biggest fugitive in America.
"Well, when I was younger, my dad was in the army, he was a pilot and he was doing a job, just like any other day, but this time it was different, his partner, his best friend got shot out of the sky. Ever since then he has stopped his piloting, he couldn't do it without his friend. Then my dad became more distant towards me and my mom, so I talked to him and ever since then, I've noticed that I can talk to people, in a way that barely no-one can. I have spoken to more soldiers than just my dad, I have made a difference to their life and I am proud of that." After that he then asked me all sorts of questions, that I answered, mostly honestly.
Overall, I think the interview went, he said he would tell me if I got the job in 1-7 working days, I really want this job, I have to help people, it is in my blood.
3 Days Later
I was running on a treadmill in the gym listening to Earth Wind and Fire, when all of a sudden, my phone starts to ring, an unknown number. I then step off the treadmill and answer the phone.
"Hello?" On the other end was the person I was interviewed by, he sounded cheerful and happy. That then boosted my spirits by eleven.
"I am happy to say that you have got the job." I then smiled brightly and just like that, my life had changed, I finally got a job.
"Thank you so much Mr Finch." I say and we say goodbyes, I start Monday, I am so excited, I am going to do my best and not going to let Finch down.
Monday
I was on my way to my first day at work, I was buzzing, I was going to meet people with similar problems that I had, I like to relate and give them advice.
When I got there, I entered the room, there were at least 50 chairs, this would be this biggest meet I have ever had. I get all my notes together and people start to come in. When I said that I was going to meet people with similar problems and I was going to try and help, I never expected that I was going to meet a beautiful woman.
I watched her walk in the room, she had brunette hair and chocolate brown eyes, she sat at the back. Once everyone was seated, I began to speak, I told them the story that I told Finch, once I did, people put their hands up and then they spoke of their stories. Everyone spoke, except for the pretty brunette at the back, I guess it must be hard for her to talk about.
Once they all spoke, I spoke of a quote from the Bible, that I held in my hand. "The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. That is a part of Isaiah 57:1. We'll have another session again tomorrow, you can all come, for you are all welcome." The last part of that sentence, I looked at the beauty in the back row, she keeps catching my eye. Everyone then began to stand up and they began to chat among each other, I then went to the back of the room where this woman was.
"I noticed you didn't speak up. Is everything okay?" I ask her in the most calming voice I can, she looks at me and smiles, her smile is wonderful, it took my breath away.
"I'm fine, it's just so recent that I don't want to talk about it just yet." She says looking down and tears began to fill up her eyes. "You know, the other person who had this job, hadn't done as good as job as you in one day. You were amazing." She says smiling up at me, as people past me they patted me on the back and said different version as what she said.
"Thank you, I'm Paul Casper." And she giggles a little, I then chuckle at her giggle, it was so soft and sweet.
"I know, I'm Claire." She says and sticks her hand out for me to shake, I shake her hand, it was so light and frail. I smile back at her and she smiles back at me.
One Month Later
Since that first meet with everyone, there has been many more people coming, there are over 100 people here now, and still my favourite is Claire. We've been hanging out a lot over the past month, I know I really like her, but the question is, does she really like me?
After most meets, I take her out to get coffee and we would talk, we would talk about anything and everything, she would laugh at my stupid jokes and remarks.
But this coffee session was different, she was tense and upset, she knew I noticed.
"Are you okay, Claire?" I ask as she then looks at me like she's about to burst into tears. I hug her and then she cries, I comfort her and she keeps crying, if only I knew what was wrong.
"It was my partner." She says softly when she's begun to stop crying. She sits up straight and proceeds to tell me the story of her partner. "She was my best friend and she was all I had for friends. Then one day we were flying high in the sky, jets noticed us, they shot her out of the sky, I was right there, I was right next to her, right by her side. It affects me so much because it was my fault, If I had seen them, I could have stopped, but I didn't."
And with that she was back to crying.
"It wasn't your fault. I know how it feels, you put all the blame on yourself, it isn't your fault, it never will be your fault. You couldn't have prevented what happened, nobody could have." I say and what she says next surprises me a lot.
"The Avengers could have." I stop in my tracks, I feel angry and sad at the same time. It makes me realise all the things that I have missed out on in my life.
"Not even the Avengers." I say softly and then she looks at me confused, her brown eyes still upset, but they are now confused.
"Of course they could have. They're the Avengers, they may cause more damage, but they should be better together." She says, how much she is right, and because I feel so connected to her, I tell her.
"They couldn't have prevented it. I know because I am one of them, was one of them. My real name is Sam Wilson, the Falcon." I watch her take all this in and then she looks at me like I'm a piece of gold. But then it changes instantly.
"I thought you were a fugitive. Wait, why would you even hang out with me? Make me think that you like me, and I actually really like you-" I interrupt her because she's got everything wrong.
"I am a fugitive, but that's because the government and Tony Stark are corrupt. Team cap is spread out all over the world, I'm here because it's just where I got placed. I'm glad I did because it led me to you, and I'm not just making you think that I like you, of course I like you and I want you in my life, you are my future." I say and I grab her hand, she gives my hand a reassuring squeeze and then she gave me a hug. I return the hug. Once she pulls away slowly, our noses are touching and I lean in to kiss her, she kisses me back and I smile against the kiss, finally.
Once I pull away from the kiss, she smiles brightly at me. "I'm your future?" She asks me in a really girly voice, I just chuckle at her voice and then I grab her hands again and look her in her eyes.
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. That's why I have been so... clingy to you." I say and she begins to laugh at me, what did I say wrong, was it too cheesy?
"You are the most romantic person I know. I'm glad I know you. I'm glad I'm with you." And with that I was kissing her again, I've never been happier in my life.
The End
The quote used in this chapter was from 'When Harry Met Sally'. Review/comments and feedback are much appreciated, you can leave reviews of what quote you think I should do next.