I'm BACK! WHOO HOO!
The family had an AMAZING time at Disneyland, California Adventure Park and Universal Studios. I'm sure my kids will never forget the time we spent there but now I'm working overtime just to gather back all that money I had to spend just to get us there lol but it was well worth it.
Anyways, on to bigger and better things. Next chapter is up and waiting to be read and I'm kind of excited where this chapter went. I didn't expect it to go this way but I'm actually happy about the outcome.
Bold/italics: Memories
Yes, I added a few flashbacks in here because I felt like we all don't know a lot about Skylar's past with the team, well some of it anyways.
Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel or its characters.
"Seriously, out of everyone to date, you date Capscicle?!" Tony had just found out about her relationship with Steve just moments ago when Sam had practically spilled the beans to the entire group as they had their usual Friday night dinner. She was pissed that Sam had let it slip but then again, she couldn't be upset since the man had warned her beforehand that if alcohol found its way into his system, no one's secret would be safe with him.
"Seriously, is that all you are worried about Tony? Honestly, you didn't see me crawling up your ass about your secret rendezvous with a different playboy every day of the week. And for your info, I not once told Pepper about that, you owe me." She hissed the last part, slamming the cabinet shut before marching over towards the fridge, hoping there was something in there to distract her growing annoyance with her cousin.
"Um excuse me, first, I wasn't dating Pepper at the time, two, I didn't ask you to keep that a secret, three, I am your parental advisor and four, it's Capsicle, not some random dude. He's part of the team for godsake!" Tony threw his hands into the air in frustration as she spun with an icy glare directed on him. She could careless that their arguing had now gathered the attention of the entire time as they all now stood feet from the entrance to the kitchen, they eyes shooting back and forth as if they were watching a tennis match.
"God, you can be so fucking annoying sometimes, you know that?" She narrowed her eyes irritated, her hands quickly finding their way to her hips.
"One, you were dating Pepper at the time, if you didn't drink so much you would remember that along with the fact that you also begged me on your knees not to tell her. Two, you are not my parental advisor, nor will you ever be. And three, I'm free to date who I want, when I want, where I want. You do not run my life Tony and never have." She took a step towards him with every word that slipped past her tongue before she was a foot in front of him, her eyes almost daring him to continue his bantering.
"You live under my roof, you will listen to me Sky." Tony took a threatening step towards Sky who didn't make a move to step back.
"Tony, you forget, it was Uncle Howard that brought me in, not you." She hissed back, her blood boiling at the thought that Tony thought he ran her life.
"Ha. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be here, or have you forgotten how much of a douche bag your dad was?" Tony crossed his arms, also feeling his irritation skyrocket at the mention of his late father's love for his cousin, something he had prayed to have addressed towards him instead. But once those words left his lips, he realized too late, just why he had kept anything dealing with her dad under wraps.
Her annoyance dropped and was quickly replaced by hurt, minor fear and pain as her cousin spat the next sentence at her. Tony's eyes widened in surprise by his choice of words, wishing to quickly take it back if he could.
"Sky, I'm…." he took a step towards her in apology, his arms already reaching out to embrace her. Sky took a quick step away from him, whacking his hands away from her form.
"No, you're right, you're always right. My dad was a douche, the biggest. I think this conversation is done." Sky's eyes sought out anything but her cousin as she attempted to keep her emotions at bay before she forcefully pushed past Tony and made a run for her room, ignoring the sound of her name being called from various people of the group that stood confused.
Of course they would be confused. Anything about her father was kept under wraps by anyone that knew. As of now, the only people that knew about the truth behind her past were her cousin, Fury and the late Agent Collins, god rest his soul.
"Stark! What the fuck was that?!" To say Natasha was pissed was an understatement. No one made her friend cry, no one. But to see Sky run as if he fears were nipping at her heels, tears spilling down her face, she wanted nothing more than to pin Tony to a wall and beat the shit out of him.
Beside her, Clint quickly made a move to restrain the assassin who was set on killing the billionaire for making a woman, that rarely cried, cry in front of them.
"What the hell was that Stark?!" Good luck trying to stop her newly announced boyfriend who just happened to be the resident super soldier. Not even Tony's super suit would be able to stop the anger rolling off of Steve in waves. Cap gripped the man's arm, yanking him to turn and face him like a man. No one made Sky cry, no one, he'll be damned if he stood here and let the man that made her cry, ignore what he had done.
"Let me go, this is your fault!" Tony pushed Steve as hard as he could, off of him, which wasn't much as Steve barely flinched at the push.
"Like hell." Steve gripped his arm tighter, ignoring the fact that Tony had practically blamed him for what happened to Sky.
"Stark, you will explain to us why Lady Skylar was crying or I will force it out of you." Thor took a threatening step towards the man who barely passed him a glance.
"Out of everyone in New York, why her? Why would you chose my cousin to date?" Tony's question took Steve off guard as he blinked in surprise, unsure where the question came from.
"Why her? Why Skylar when you could have anyone here? The ladies are practically swooning over you every time we go out." Tony sighed, hanging his head as he pushed his free hand through his shaggy hair. Steve watched the man silently, unsure how to read the moment before slipping his grip away from the billionaire.
"Because I love her. Skylar means a lot to me." Steve answered truthfully, his cheeks tinting red in embarrassment.
"Yeah, I've heard that before, many times before actually." Tony scoffed, fixing the sleeve of his long sleeve tee shirt.
"Would you rather her date someone she doesn't know?" Bruce finally entered the conversation, his interest peeking at the exchange between the two men.
"I rather her not date, it's safer that way." Tony muttered under his breath only causing Nat to roll her eyes.
"Unfortunately for you Stark, you don't run her life. Sky is old enough to choose who she dates and she's chosen Cap, why can't you, for once in your life, be happy for her? Be happy that she's dating someone you know, someone you are close with. It would be better that way." Nat barked at the man, shrugging out of Clint's arms to march in the direction Sky had disappeared moments before.
"She's right you know. If I had a sister and she had to either date one of you or a douche bag off the streets, I would rather her be with one of you assholes. At least I know you and your intentions." Clint commented, slipping his hands into his pants pockets with a shrug before turning and leaving the room.
Tony glared at the retreating forms of his two teammates before turning to the two men still present in front of him.
"You made Lady Skylar cry, someone who doesn't cry easily." Thor added with narrowed eyes, his arms bulging as he crossed them over his chest.
"I know, I know, I didn't mean to." Tony waved them off as Steve sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"If this were back in the 40s, I would be a little concerned that you haven't given us your blessing, but right now, I can't find it in me to care. I love Skylar, whether you believe me or not and I'm going to make her happy for as long as she will have me. I'm sorry but not even the likes of you will take that from me or her." Steve warned, turning and patting Thor's arm before disappearing to find his crying girl.
"If you were not an important part of this Midgardian team, I would have your head for that Brother Stark." Thor warned before turning and leaving the billionaire to simmer in his regret and guilt.
"He's cute." Skylar commented as Steve showed her an old photo of both him and Bucky from when they had still been part of the Howling Commandoes. Steve on the other hand, stared at her wide-eyed, her comment doing something to him as he shook the thought from his mind, tossing the photo back into the box sitting between them.
"If you're into that kind of thing." Steve shrugged seemingly uncaring as Skylar peeked up at him through her long lashes, noticing the jealousy burning behind his eyes as he attempted to be as gentle with his things as possible.
"Not really. He's good looking I'll give him that, but I'm more into that innocent type. Blonde hair, blue eyes." She teased sarcastically, peering down at her nails innocently, feeling his eyes quickly switch over to her form sitting across from him.
"Blonde hair, blues eyes?" He asked, sounding a bit more hopeful that he had hoped sending her insides fluttering.
"Uh-huh. Makes me squirm." She teased on, shivering for added effect as she watched his Adams apple bob slightly.
Steve attempted in ignoring the feeling of heat shooting through his form at her words, shutting his eyes, begging his insides to stop betraying him while Skylar sat there, silently enjoying the effect she was having on her super boyfriend.
"Is that so?" Steve asked, clearing his throat as he tugged at the high collar around his neck, suddenly finding the room temperature rising by the minute.
"Uh-huh." She nodded, nibbling on her bottom lip, her eyes never wavering from his squirming form.
"Spikey blonde hair, soft yet easy to grab." She added, enjoying the redness continuing to grow across his face as he fidgeted with the items in his lap.
"Deep, sky blue eyes that reflect the world for me." She tilted her head cutely, wanting nothing more than to see what she was describing.
"Dear god, Sky, ease up on him would ya? Cap looks like he's seconds away from blowing a casket." Nat's voice rang through the seemingly empty living room as Skylar's eyes shot over to meet her friends amused ones while Steve looked at her horrified.
"I am not about to blow a casket!" Steve immediately retaliated sending Nat snorting as she dug through the fridge briefly.
"You do know that you've blushed about every shade of red since she began describing you, right?" Nat arched a teasing eyebrow at the super soldier who gaped in embarrassment, his lips blubbering for words that didn't seem to come to mind.
"Sorry to bother you Ms. Stark, but Dr. Banner would like your assistance down in the lab." Friday interrupted their conversation as Skylar laughed, pushing herself to stand.
"Nat, you are no fun." Skylar commented with a roll of her eyes before turning to meet Steve's bright blues.
"And I'm sorry. I was only teasing. I'll see you tonight?" She offered, leaning down to quickly steal a kiss from his soft lips, successfully pulling a brighter blush from the man that wasn't quite used to being physically intimate in front of anyone else.
"Uhh…yeah…okay…..sure" He stumbled over his words, clearing his throat as he stood to allow her room by him.
"Alright, I'll see you later soldier." She winked at him, unable to help herself from teasing him further as she brushed past Nat with a playful tap of her elbow.
Steve unconsciously watched Sky disappear into the elevator before his eyes returned to the assassin who was already watching him with raised brows.
"You sure you're a virgin Cap?" She mocked playfully as he cleared his throat, turning back to his things laid out across the coffee table.
"Is that really any of your business Romanoff?" Steve answered back uninterested though he was about a hundred percent sure the woman had caught him gawking at her friend departing form.
"You don't have to play coy with me Cap, I see everything. Like the way your eyes were devouring her. I'm a little surprised as I didn't know Captain America had such a look." She threw her head back laughing proudly at herself, noticing the way Steve stiffened at the woman's words before turning to shout something at her.
"I'll be right back doll." Steve whispered to her over the loud music playing in the club, pecking her cheek lightly before disappearing into the ever growing crowd of horny teenagers.
Sure, it hadn't been Steve's idea to bring Sky to such a place on a date, but the group had made plans to hang out as a whole tonight and the venue choice had been decided long before they had been informed. Sky had fought tooth and nail, knowing Steve wasn't quite comfortable in the present time dance halls, especially with the way dancing had changed over the years, but after much argument, Steve assured everyone that he would be alright. Naturally Sky didn't believe one word that came out of his mouth and decided to go along with it anyway.
Now it was about halfway through the night, Tony had found him a pretty brunette to dry hump in the middle of the dancefloor, Bruce had been practically dragged to the middle of the dancefloor by a very persuasive Natasha, Sam and Clint were both introducing Thor to various types of alcohol Earth offered, wondering if anyone were strong enough to knock the Asgardian off his feet, while Wanda and Vision were perched in the groups private booth across the club, silently conversing between the two.
Skylar on the other hand, drank lightly through the evening, conversing with the girls, dancing alongside Nat which surprised Steve to see before the man had finally knocked up the courage to ask her to dance as a semi-slow tune began to echo through the room.
Once the dance finished, they slipped across the room to the bar, ordering something light before Steve disappeared towards the bathroom.
Steve and Sky had only been dating for about a month and still, Sky found herself silently battling butterflies anytime that man showed his undying charm. Why couldn't men of her time be as dashing and gentlemanly as Steve's time? She couldn't help but wonder how easy it would be to find that special someone if the male population had stuck to that code. But then again, if that were true, she may never have met the Captain to begin with.
"Hey doll." A drawled out voice called behind her causing her to spin, assuming it was Steve only to come face to face with someone she didn't recognize.
"Can I help you?" She asked back defensively, her walls immediately going up.
"I'm sure a pretty little thing like you could help me." His dark eyes scanned her body disgustingly before meeting her eyes as he licked his lips.
Dear god, was this guy serious? She inwardly gagged at his words, her eyes immediately meeting those of her fellow team, Clint and Nat, who were both narrowing their eyes dangerously at the man who was now making himself at home in the empty seat beside her.
"Um excuse me but…." She was about to inform the man that her 'super soldier' boyfriend had been sitting there seconds before, only for the man to bark out in laughter, as if the entire situation was hilarious beyond words.
"You have such beautiful eyes." He quickly interrupted her as she gawked, rolling her eyes.
"I have normal hazel eyes, but thanks." She muttered into the lip of her lemonade, gasping in shock and horror as the man yanked her arm to face him, her drink slushing around in her glass, over the brim and down the front of her black cocktail dress. She shot out of her seat, gasping as she looked down at the wet stain growing down the fabric of one of her favorite dresses.
"Aw…that's a shame. That dress was made for your body." The man sounded too proud for his own good as she slowly lifted her head to glare in his direction.
"You bastard…." She hissed furiously at the man, wondering how far this man's ego really went as he seemed unfazed by her name for him.
"Let's get you cleaned up, shall we?" He stood, well more like stumbled off the bar stool and right at her, basically falling against him as her arm shot out to stop herself, knocking a few glasses from the counter top, shattering on the floor.
"Get off me!" She screeched, her arms swinging out wildly in an overdose of anger and frustration, only getting in a few hits to his side and shoulder before the man all but pinned her back painfully to the ledge of the counter.
"What's the problem darling? I know you want me." He whispered huskily into her neck as she thrashed, glancing over, noticing the Tony had all but ditched the brunette en-route to her side along with the rest of the team.
"The lady said to get off of her." A deep, dangerous voice hissed before a large hand landed on the man's shoulder, effortlessly yanking him off of her and into the middle of the dancefloor. The music cut to a screeching halt as the crowd split in two, allowing room for the man's body to slide across the dirty floor and into the middle.
Before Skylar had any time to look around in wonder to what the hell just occurred, those same strong arms that she easily recognized, grabbed onto her shoulder, blue eyes finding her own.
"Doll, are you alright? Talk to me." He looked at her desperately, his eyes drifting up and down her form, attempting to ignore the large wet stain soaked into the front of her skin tight black dress.
"I-I'm fine." She whispered, as his eyes shot up to meet hers once more, uncertainty and anger still simmering behind his orbs.
"Steve…." She started, knowing how angry he was with what he had seen.
"Romanoff, keep Skylar here." Steve suddenly spoke, his eyes never leaving her own as she looked around in confusion, shocked to see the assassin already at her side.
"No….Steve…." Skylar reached out for the retreating form of her anger brewing boyfriend, knowing what he wanted to do before Nat grabbed her around her waist, shaking her head.
"No use talking to him. Barton and Stark are going with him." Nat mentioned to her friend as the two female watched as the 3 male members marched onto the dancefloor, yanking the yelling man from the ground and through the nosey crowd to the back door.
"Let's go get you changed. We'll wait for them at the Tower."
BEEP BEEP BEEP INTRUDER ALERT BEEP BEEP BEEP INITIATING LOCK DO-
"Sky! Sky! WAKE UP DOLL! COME ON!" A voice was shouting at her through her subconscious as her face contorted in annoyance and confusion.
"Doll! Come on! The Tower is under attack!" The voice continued to shout as they shook her body before her eyes shot open, her body shooting up to sit up.
Steve barely had time to pull back from being almost bashed in the head by her own, his body yanking back in fight mode in case she woke up in one of her episodes.
Breathing heavily, Skylar's eyes shot around to her surroundings, immediately noticing the red flashing lights and loud alarm echoing through the entire floor before she met the hesitant and worried eyes of her boyfriend.
"Skylar….it's okay. You know me. I won't hurt you." He lifted a hesitant hand up to her, slowly approaching her as she blinked away the sleep from her eyes.
"What's going on?" She whispered as his hand stopped a few inches from her cheek, his eyes alit with relief.
"You remember me." He pointed out in relief as she pushed her unruly hair from face and nodded.
"Thank god." He whispered in added relief, pulling himself to stand as he was already dressed in his Captain America gear.
"Come on, we have to go, the Tower is under attack." He urged in his Captain voice, his arms reaching out to yank her from the bed and to her feet.
"Who's attacking the Tower?" She asked as she raced across the room, on full alert, finding whatever clothes she could find, slipping them on quickly.
"No idea. Friday went off line just a minute ago and I can't get in contact with the rest of the group." He added seriously as he peered out the crack of their bedroom door.
She tugged her boots on, tying them at her calves just as an explosion shot through the building sending the Tower swaying at the force. Skylar screeched in surprise, her form tossing back and forth where she was sitting before she landed on the ground just beside Steve.
"Come on, doll, we gotta find the others." He pulled her to stand close to his side, his shield held at the ready, sandwiching her between his large frame and his shield.
Silently the pair found themselves slipping from their shared room and down the hallway towards their private living room. It was quiet, too quiet.
"Can…..can you sense anything?" Steve asked hesitantly, unsure if he was crossing boundaries seeing as he knew how much she didn't accept her abilities. Skylar on the other hand, snickered silently, her eyes seeking out his in the dark.
"I can't sense people Rogers." She teased, poking him lightly, hoping to ease the tension off his shoulders even just a bit.
"But I can try to tap into the towers tech and see what I can find." She offered, hesitantly turning to the touch pad just beside her on the wall.
"You don't have to if you don't want to doll. I know how much you don't like to use your…" He cleared his throat at the end, unsure what to call her enhancement before her hazel eyes met his with a shake of her head.
"No, I want to do it. We need to find out where everyone is." She patted his chest lightly, pushing from his towering form and towards the dark pad.
"What…what do you need me to do?" He asked, wanting to be of some help while she tapped into something she hated.
"Just watch my back will ya?" She winked playfully over her shoulder, catching him off guard with how at ease she seemed to be, though he couldn't see the way her eyes twitched in worry and hesitation.
"You know I always will." He answered back without any hesitation as she chuckled and nodded.
"Good to know." She added back, turning to the pad with a deep breath. Slowly she placed her hands onto the blank screen, feeling the surge of power flow through her form before shooting into the wall. She gasped at the feeling, her head reeling as it felt like she was being forcefully yanked through the electrical system of the Tower's tech.
Steve's eyes crinkled in worry at the noises that escaped the woman standing beside him. He wanted to reach out and hold her, softly whisper and tell her that everything was going to be okay, but he wasn't sure how that would affect what she was trying to do.
Before his mind could feed the growing guilt in his heart, the sound of something clattering to the ground just beyond the corner of the hallway, in their living room caused him to spin, his shield at the ready.
That's when he heard voices, speaking softly in German.
They were on their floor, looking for her.
His eyes hardened as he took a peek at the woman silently standing behind him then back down towards their darkened hallway.
"Sky. Hurry." He whispered desperately.
Skylar felt herself take one last turn before she was finally deep inside Friday's mind, whatever was working anyways. Through that she was able to pinpoint all members of her team along with those that were currently seeking the team out. There were too many. Way too many HYDRA agents scurrying through the Tower.
Pinpointing each one, her heart thundered in her chest as she found a group of 8 surrounding none other than Steve. It was like the air was yanked from her chest and her mind was thrown into a blender as her subconscious was thrown forcefully back into her body, sending her form jolting across the hallway and into the wall opposite of her. Eyes wide, palms sweating and mind attempting to collect what was left of it, shouting from down the hallway where their private living room pulled her from her panic as realization set in.
Steve was in trouble.
And like hell she'd let them harm him or any of her family ever again.
SO how was it for my first chapter back? Lol Hope it was alright, I haven't been getting many reviews from you all so I'm not sure if I'm still going in the right direction hahaha let me know.
See you next Sunday~