I rewrote all my one-shots into one story. I have changed the whole story as well to make it deeper. Also, I corrected some gaps and some situations that were just too unlikely to happen that way
More characters will be involved, and they will have side stories during the fan fiction
Heads up!
We do love Tony Stark in here.
We do not like the Cartes for Steve.
Some of the aspects of Steve that you might see here are based on the comics. We do not like how things went donw from Civil war to Endgame
I know he did not finish his studies, but someone that reads me needs the motivation to keep studying; hence I'm trying to cheer him up to continue.
Let me know what you think!
Chapter one
Steve hung up his phone and put it back in his pocket. Twenty minutes ago, Vienna's attack happened, they said his best friend since childhood was responsible for it. Rogers didn't know what to think; Bucky might have done it. He was brainwashed after all, but Cap didn't want to believe it.
The soldier walked inside the restaurant and stood at the bar next to Sam, who was having brunch.
-Really? How can this man always be eating? – Steve thought
-Did she tell you to stay out of it? – The man wearing a red cap asked Rogers – Might have a point
-He'd do it for me – Captain replied without looking at him
-In 1945, maybe- Sam pointed out – I want to make sure we consider all our options. The people that shoot at you usually wind-up shooting at me.
When Steve was ready to reply, a young beautiful blonde woman crossed the restaurant's doors, holding a folder closed to her body. Several men looked at her in awe. Sharon Carter walked to the bar and stood next to Steve without looking at him either.
-Do they think that sunglasses and a hat will hide their identities? -She asked herself. Probably, she would mention it to Steve later
Casually, she made signs to the bartender to get her a drink.
-Tips have been pouring in since that footage went public- She said quietly- Everybody thinks the Winter soldier goes to their gym.
Steve moved the coffee that he had ordered, pretending that he would drink from it.
-Most of it is noise. Except for this- Carter added and slid Steve a file- My boss expects a briefing, pretty much now
- Boy, I don't miss briefing- Sam talked with his head down, taking another bite from his plate.
- . . . so that's all the head start you're going to get- Sharon finished and sipped her drink
-Thank you- Rogers said. His voice was somewhat defeated. He wanted to do the right thing. He was trying to be strong and keep fighting, but there was so much pilling up in his heart: Bucky spent 70 years being tortured by Hydra, his friendship with Tony would probably end if they disagreed on the accords, he was putting Sam and Sharon in danger, and Peggy just died. To make everything a little bit worse: the person that would probably make him feel better wasn't in his life anymore.
Everyone assumed that Peggy was his moral compass, but they were wrong. She was a good friend. Carter was his first love, but not the love of his life. You shouldn't marry someone that emptied a gun on you (not knowing if the Shield would protect you or no) just because she was jealous, even though they were very much not official yet. No, it was not Peggy. It was Mia, like in Amelia Stark, Tony's daughter.
He had broken up with her after Hydra tried to kidnap Mia to make Steve surrender. They wanted his blood to create more soldiers. Leaving her was probably the most stupid decision he had made in his life, and as Tony said, "Pal, you are pretty much a huge idiot sometimes."
If he called her, she would pick up the phone and listen to him. However, it wasn't fair to her. He was well aware that she moved back to Italy (where she was born) to distance herself from the Avengers. The less thing Steve wanted to do was pull her right back into all the mess, and boy, a lot was going on!
She was right; he should've gotten a regular job. He did finish his studies back in the 40s (Not to mention Bucky help him pay for it "You'll pay me later, once you get a fancy lawyer job or something). When they were together, they talked thousands of times about him passing the Shield to someone else.
Every mission, he would promise her it was the last one, and every time he disappointed her. This was something for which Steve would never forgive himself. He knew he broke her heart many times, even though she never complained.
Steve wasn't even sure what was going on in her life lately. They haven't spoken in months, and Rogers was not on social media (neither wanted to be). He did hear now, and then Tony and Rhodey complain about her boyfriend who was "a big jerk with too much of an attitude and too little talent," quoting, once again, Earth's Best Defender.
The sole idea of someone else touching her made him nauseous.
"YOU broke up with her" -He remembered Natasha telling him the day he found out Amelia had a boyfriend – "She owes you NO explanation, and she is completely entitled to move on with her life."
He knew Natasha was right, that "big jerk" could offer her a normal relationship. He could take her on dates without Fury interrupting. He could marry her and have kids like a normal man. He wasn't almost a century old
He sighed. Sam looked at him, but he didn't say anything.
-And you're going to have to hurry up. We have orders to shoot on sight- Sharon's pressing tone brought him back from Mia to reality. He needed to find Bucky before anyone else. Rogers knew that much.
-We will – He said as Sharon was walking away- Thank you, Sharon. Please, be careful.
Captain America started to second guess his decisions, not the one about finding Bucky. He would never turn his back on his friends.
-Friends – He thought to himself – Tony is my friend too. A good friend. I'm just making his life a nightmare right now. Maybe, I do need to give him a break after all. He is trying to protect innocent people from us.
-You still can sign it – Sam said, reading his mind, he finally was done with his food – Natasha said it, just because it is the path of less resistance, it's not a wrong path to take
After his last words, Wilson paid his bill and walked out of the restaurant. Steve did the same fifteen minutes later, so people would not be suspicious
They meet two blocks away from the restaurant. Sam arrived there first. He was sitting on a black rental car they got. Steve sat in the front seat of the car
-Are you Okay? – Sam asked Steve after a few minutes of silence. The only answer he obtained was a long sigh
Rogers was thinking about a conversation he had with Vision a couple of days prior
"- Capitan Rogers, may I have a word? – He had asked Steve while he was standing at his office's door. Steve nodded and made a gesture with his right hand inviting him in.
-I believe Mr. Stark just hung up with Miss. Stark – Vision stated without any emotion in his speech.
-Well, she is his daughter, and she is leaving abroad. I believe she is six or seven hours ahead of us- Rogers replied – so it is entirely expected that they are talking
-It is six hours, sir- Vision corrected him- I found very interesting something she had said to her father when he asked if the Accords were a good idea
Steve gesticulated with his hand encouraging Vision to continue
- "Dad, the USA constitution has been amended twenty-seven times. I'm sure you can do the same with the accords. Don't let this keep eating at you" – Vision quote – "Sign it, you can make amendments later. We got enough lawyers."
-Did Tony ask you to talk to me? – This was the only response coming out of Steve
-He did not. I believe his words were, "Rogers does NOT need to know when I call my daughter," -Vision replied
-I see, thank you, Vision – Cap murmured, and Vision left, crossing the wall."
-You have that look – Sam's voice brought him back to reality. He looked a little annoyed, but Steve didn't blame him
-What look? – Trustfully, Rogers had no idea what Wilson was talking about
-You know…that look- Sam continued pointing at Steve's eyes – The look you have when you are about to do something incredibly stupid
-Gee, thanks, Sam- Steve said, looking at him a little annoyed, turning his head towards the window
Sam was right, though. He had had one of his brilliant ideas. Nothing surprising about Steve putting himself in danger for no good reason at all. What was truly surprising was that Sam would follow him every time he had a bad (or any) idea. This is how the two Avengers made a quick stop on their way to Bucharest
-I can't believe I let you talk me into this- Sam said, sitting on his bed in the shared room they got in the hotel. Wilson rested his back on the board of the bed, and his arms crossed over his chest – This is one of your worse ideas
-I need to talk to her- Steve replied, looking outside the window. It was a fantastic view of the suburbs outside Rome
-Nowadays we use cellphones, Rogers- Wilson replied, visibly upset – She is seeing someone else, or that's what Rhodey mentioned. Moreover, she agrees with the accords, and you are just going to upset her by telling her why you didn't sign them
-I'm not telling her why I didn't sign – Steve said, feeling defeated. He knew Sam was right. He was selfish– I need to talk to her. At least once, before…
-Before we get kill or arrested – Sam finished sighing
-Yes – Steve agreed- I need to talk to her. If this ends up badly...I just…. I want to say goodbye to her.
-Okay, first of all-, Wilson changed his tone to a playful one trying to cheer up Rogers, who looked like someone just gave him a death sentence- We are not dying because I bought tickets for the Super Bowl, and I'm not missing it. Secondly, I get it. The chick is extraordinary...she seems funny...Italians do it better and the whole thing, but she moved on. Did she call you to say goodbye when she moved to Europe?
-I broke up with her. She owes me no explanation- Steve repeated Natasha's words – And she is nowhere close to getting killed or arrested
-Oh, Lord Rogers. Aren't you dating Sharon, by the way? - Sam continued trying to talk some sense into Steve. He knew that it was useless because Rogers was too stubborn
-It was nothing serious- Steve whispered - Just a couple of months… it was just way too weird after she told me she's Peggy's great-grandniece
Sam wanted to tell Steve that he would've kept sleeping with Sharon and forget about Mia if he were him but decided not to. Captain America wouldn't listen anyways
-Fine- Sam said, raising his hands in a sign of surrender- Don't get us killed, or I'll kill you. I'd like to have a nice dinner at that Trattoria on the corner, and I need to be able to breathe for that
-You got it- Steve said smiling and left the room - Be nice and order me dinner, please – he added on his way out
-As if you were coming back tonight - Sam said once the door was closed. He didn't know Stark's daughter, but something told him Steve would spend the whole night "talking to her"