~April 15, 2015~
It was another early morning day at the Avengers Headquarters where everyone, as usual, are busy with their working lives, most especially training. Wanda had gone off to the library with Vision, just so to relieve herself from grieving her twin brother while Sam is busy polishing his wings back in the common room after he arrived yesterday from the main missing cases. For the past day, there had been less contact between Steve, Tony, and Thor. The last time Steve recalled is that Tony was busy alone in his office trying to think of a new design for the headquarters while Thor, on the other hand, was having a genuine conversation with his girlfriend on the computer, mostly wanting to know how she is at London. Natasha for that matter begins to look for Bruce's whereabouts. And as for him, he goes to the gym for taking a set of fists on the punching bag as his usual morning routine.
After an hour of his morning exercise, he went inside to freshen himself up for getting a jug of water at the kitchen before going out when he saw Helen standing in the hallway not far from him, surrounded by some of the co-workers and tried to take a look at all of their files. Steve smiled adoringly at the sight of her, knowing so well on how much of an independent, strong and hardworking woman she is. He thought of that as one of her best traits he loved about her. The Captain's eyes were fixed on her as he takes another a gulp of water before walking his way towards her direction. Steve honestly can't wait for him go out on a date with Helen for the first time, even though he was nervous about how things will turn out tonight. Suddenly he felt someone tapping his left shoulder, causing him to turn around and smiled genuinely at Natasha's presence.
"How are you doing, Nat?" He asked.
"Well, I'm honestly not sure what I'm feeling good though but I'm fine for now." She replied with a small smile, feeling saddened after Bruce's disappearance and Steve clearly noticed it however Natasha changes the topic to lighten the mood a bit and asked. "So…enjoy laying punches on your own at the gym, huh?"
"Well. Last time I recall, everyone excludes me from training."
Natasha hummed as a reply before asking again. "And what's up with you and Dr. Cho?"
"Excuse me?"
Slightly snorted before she said. "Oh come on. I saw you checking her out."
'Oh no, don't tell me she already knows.' Steve thought a bit nervously as he puts his hands on the hips before chuckled awkwardly while shocking his head in disbelief and said. "I have no idea what you're talking about, Nat."
"I'm not an idiot, Steve." Natasha gave him a deadpan look then smirked. "I see the way you look at Helen since that party while she's sleeping. It's too obvious. Everyone knows."
"Know about what?" He tries to pretend on being dumb but knowing Natasha… she's very observant.
"That you have your eyes on Helen Cho. If everyone I mean Tony, Clint, surprisingly Fury…" Her smirk lessened and lowered her heard for a short moment before looking up at him with a soft yet sad smile. "And Bruce."
Noticing her expression when she mentions Bruce's name, Steve smiled in return. "I can't believe all of you know that... except Thor."
Natasha's smile changes into a Cheshire grin. "Well, we all wanted to see the great Captain America finding a lady love of his own. And it seems you have."
"Yeah, maybe but somehow I'm not sure."
"What's not sure? She's single and you're obviously and undeniably single too. You two look cute as a couple and possibly you both will make such pretty adorable babies together. Helen's beautiful, Steve."
Steve turns his eyes at Helen who is still working inside the lab and gaze at her ever so longingly before saying. "She really is."
"Well, then good luck on your first date, Cap." Natasha gave him a teasing salute before turning around to walk away.
Steve blinks his eyes once, slightly dumbfounded on what he had just heard. He decided to buy two cups of coffee for him and Helen from the cafeteria when he hears Natasha called out to him.
"By the way, if you ever wanted to buy food or coffee for Helen." Steve's eyebrows raised in slight surprise when she continues to say. "You might wanna get green tea latte and strawberry creamed pancakes, they're one of her breakfast favorites."
The Spy smirks in amusement, satisfied to see the Captain's expression looking evidently shock as he only nods before saying. "Okay."
"Alrighty then." She turned around again and quickly followed Maria who had just walked out of the elevator and both ladies headed towards the conference room.
Steve stood there for a short second then went towards the cafeteria to get coffee and these strawberry creamed pancakes. 'How the hell does Nat know of Helen's favorites? Did she have a friendly conversation with her? Just to let me know more about her.' To him, somehow that is quite possible. Knowing the Spy, she is very keen on wanting the Captain to go find a date for him. 'Typical Nat.' He shook his head in amusement.
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After he bought one tray of two coffees and one plate of strawberry creamed pancakes, Steve made his way up in no time, not even using the elevator and there he stood in front of Helen's lab. He chuckled in disbelief when he saw Helen busy walking around the lab on her own, just early in the morning.
"Helen."
Hearing his voice, the Korean doctor turned around to face him, almost startled at his presence though mostly happy to see him here as she smiled. "Steve, good morning."
"Good morning." The Captain greeted in return while giving her a smile in return.
"What are you doing here? You're usually with Natasha and the rest of the Avengers team at the assembly hall." She asked politely.
Amusingly shrugged as he replied. "Can't a guy like me visit his girl?"
Helen chuckled a bit. "Me, your girl?"
Steve laughed along and shook his head before slowly walking his way towards her. "I notice that you're working quite early in the morning, so I kind of gave you a cup of coffee and pancakes for your morning breakfast." He gestured a tray of breakfast meal in front of her.
"Is that for me?"
"Well, there's no else in this room that I could give to." He slightly joked.
She can feel herself blushing, slightly embarrassed. "That's very sweet but you don't have to do this."
"Not big of a deal."
Helen timidly smiled at him. "Thank you, Steve. I really appreciate this."
"You're welcome, doll."
Hearing him say that endearment made her blush. 'Steve is such a gentleman. There's no one like him who can make a girl smile that easily.' Helen thought affectionately as she sees him putting down the tray at the full space table. She stood there, admiring the pancakes and at the same time, taking secret glances at him. Of course, Steve saw it. The Captain can tell that Helen looks completely hungry, hinting that she hadn't eaten. So as a doting boyfriend he is becoming… 'Wait, Boyfriend? Maybe', he didn't want to see his girl working without food in her belly. He then suddenly heard Helen calling out to him.
"Have you had your breakfast?"
"Only coffee." He answered as took his drink from the tray and nervously smiled.
"Would you care to join me? I honestly hate eating alone." She gently smiled at him in return.
"Sure." Steve replied and was glad that Helen lets him join her for breakfast inside the lab when he sat on the chair. She started to serve the food for the two of them and quickly sat down next to him.
"I don't know what you like so I bought some strawberry cream pancakes." Steve said, grinning a bit nervously while trying to pretend on not knowing that the food and drink in the tray are her favorites.
"Are you kidding me? Strawberry cream pancakes are one of my favorites." Helen smiled happily.
"Well, I'm glad you liked them so much."
He chuckled with a bit of pride in him when he sees her cutting a slightly big piece of pancake and raises it to eat then chews the food with a hum of satisfaction. 'God, Helen looks so cute when her cheeks puff like that.' He thought in amusement as he took a piece of pancake and shove it into his mouth to eat before drinking his coffee when he heard Helen calling out beside him. Steve turns to face her.
"Yeah?"
"How did you know green tea latte is my favorite?" She asked curiously while raising a cup in front of him.
It seems Helen took a sip of it before she asked as the Captain just gave her a small flirty smile, hoping that she doesn't sense the lie in his features.
"Um, I just took a wild guess on what kind of morning coffee you're drinking." He replied.
Helen raised her eyebrow and smirk at him before saying. "No, that's not the reason, Steve."
His eyes widened in slight shock somehow realizing that Helen must have quickly figured out his real reason when she said out loud. "It seems Natasha must have told you about my favorites."
Steve sighed a bit in defeat while lowering his chin before raising his hands and looked at her with an embarrassed smile. "Okay, you caught me."
The Korean doctor giggled then shook her head a bit and took a sip of her latte. Steve, on the other hand, continues to take another piece of the pancake and shove it into his mouth. He softly hummed while chewing the deliciousness of the pancake he ate. "God, this tastes very good." The Captain smiled in satisfaction while turning to face Helen and continued. "No wonder why you liked this pancake so much." He pointed the half-finished flat cake on the plate with the fork on his hand.
Helen nodded a bit happily and felt glad that he also liked her favorite breakfast food.
"I knew you would, though I could make better pancakes than this." She replied in amusement.
Steve just softly chuckled at her words, agreeing with the thought of Helen cooking her own set of foods as he remembers the time when she first gave him one of those eggrolls she made for herself and it was absolutely delicious, no denying that.
After for what it seems to be like an hour of their breakfast meal, Helen was the first to finish off her pancake as she showed the empty plate to Steve which earned her a soft chuckle from the Captain. She grinned at return before taking the coffee next to him and sip the rest of latte in her cup.
"So what time should I pick you up?" Steve asked after he finished the rest of the coffee drink.
"How about seven o'clock in the evening and maybe just meet me here at the lab." Helen replied.
"Alright, seven o'clock it is."
Satisfied with his answer as she carefully stood up from her chair. "I better get back to work."
Noticing her gesture, he followed as well and placed his hands inside the pockets of his pants then smiled. "Of course."
"And let me handle the dishes, you have done your part on bringing me this amazing breakfast you have given me." The Doctor assured him.
"It's no problem." He nodded slightly before continuing. "Then I better get back to work as well. So I'll see you tonight, doll."
Helen gave him her usual gentle smile then places her lips on his cheek and said in a soft tone. "See you tonight, Steve."
The two gave each other longing stares for a small moment, both feeling ecstatic on the inside for their very first date together. Steve was the first look away before he went out of the lab while touching his cheek where her lips were placed, he softly smiled at the gesture he has given. Not realizing that Helen was watching him leave with a happy expression on her face before she turns around to move along with her medical research.
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Steve went back to his room to change his attire when suddenly, a familiar companion sat in a comfy chair in front of him as he opens the door. Silently making a deep sigh at the sight of the man who kept on teasing him about his newfound relationship.
"Stark, what are you doing here in my room?"
The billionaire casually stood up and approached him. "Well, since I've recently heard that you are going on a date tonight I figured that I could give you a lending hand on your dating situation."
Steve gave him a deadpan expression, knowing Tony well for his famously good at flirting with women and dating them. And just like Howard, Tony has a lot of ways on giving the best romantic dates for the ladies. However, he is definitely not going to let a Billionaire Playboy ruined his first date that he had planned out.
"No."
"No?" Tony raised his eyebrow with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes, Tony. No." The Captain replied with a slight nod.
"Oh, you mean "you'll definitely let me help you". No problem, Cap."
He blinked his eyes in confusion at his words. "Wha— Tony, I just said "no". I don't need your help on my date with Helen."
Completely ignoring Steve while his mind is distracted of filled with ideas for a romantic date. "How about taking her to One if by Land, Two if by Sea, the best restaurant here in New York and they served a multi-course meal with elaborate selections. And trust me, you two will get completely satisfied with their delicious foods. Especially you two will get warmed up easily under the beautiful candlelit chandeliers." Tony explained with a smirk on his face as Steve tries to cut him off from giving him ideas.
"Tony, there's no nee—"
"Or maybe at Ristorante Aroma in Rome." He still didn't listen as he kept on going.
"Tony I said—"
"Yeah, you go dine in style with your sweetheart."
"Tony—"
"At that place which serves up Italian cuisine."
"Tony—"
"Alongside unforgettable views of the Colosseum."
"Tony—" Steve's voice now raised and his unexpected temper is starting to rise.
"When in the Rome huh? That's amore right the—"
"GODDAMNIT TONY, LISTEN TO ME!"
The Playboy Billionaire finally heard the Captain's burst as he stopped his ramblings. Then he looked at him whose face is almost red though cooled down immediately before he made a deep sigh for a moment then spoke out.
"I had already planned out for our first date."
Tony said with an "oh" surprise. "Where?"
"At a Korean restaurant called 'Hangawi', just a few streets nearby."
He hummed a bit loudly and nodded, slightly approving Steve's idea. "Nice choice."
Mentally sighing at Tony accepting his plan for a romantic date and smiled a bit.
"Thank you, Tony."
The Billionaire just shrugged then immediately puts out his see-through phone and called out his A.I.
"Friday, immediately cancel all the restaurants' reservations that I have selected for Steve Rogers and Helen Cho's."
Shocked at what he had just heard, he said out loud. "Did you just—"
"Yeah, there's no need to add another 'thank you' for me, Cap." Tony cut him off-sentence and waved it off a bit ridicule before he passed by him and went out of the room as Steve scoffed slightly while he shook his head like a disapproving parent and muttered out to him.
"Stark, you son of a bitch."
It was completely enough for Tony to hear the Captain's unexpected words and suddenly pointed at him mockingly.
"LANGUAGE!"
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A few hours later before the sky turns a bit dark, tonight was the night where the Captain gets to go on his very first date with Helen. After a hard day of working at his usual routine, Steve gets to wash himself up then put on his clothing he had picked out for his date. He nervously waited in his room while waiting for it to turn to seven o'clock, it was precisely three minutes to seven as Steve decided to get his butt off the chair and headed straight towards Helen's lab. As he passed by the mirror on his way to the direction he was going, he took several quick glances at his own reflection. He didn't know whether he's making a good choice or not for tonight as he's wearing his usual style of clothing, a button-up grey long sleeve shirt with a dark khaki jacket and a pair of navy blue jeans.
'I guess the choice of my clothing is not that bad.' Steve thought to himself with a bit of nervousness in his features.
He then imagines if Bucky were here right now, he would have been lectured by him with a long list of dos and don'ts when it comes to dating women. Steve can somehow feel that Bucky would be very proud of his best friend for finding a girl like Helen, no doubt about it. He silently wishes that his old friend was here by his side, to give him the boost of confidence with optimism and assurance.
Once Steve arrives in time and enters the lab, he can see Helen sitting in her chair while waiting for him. He smiled adoringly at the sight of her when he sees her wearing a simple coral green dress with printed pink flowers in them. Her hair was down smoothly and her face was naturally well done with her cheeks blushing red. The way she looks tonight… God, he can honestly feel himself staring at her like a lovesick puppy.
Suddenly he saw her looked up in his direction and gave him a genuine smile as she stood up before carrying her handbag and walked towards him.
"Steve, you're early."
He raised his eyebrow, slightly confused. "You said seven o'clock."
"Yeah, I did." She giggled slightly before saying. "And you're very punctual."
Steve chuckled softly. "Thank you. And I hope you don't mind riding in my Harley?"
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, I had a spare helmet there. Is that alright with you?"
She nodded then replied to him with an assuring smile. "Of course."
Satisfied with her answer, Steve extended his hand for her to take and said in a soft tone. "Shall we?"
Helen stared at his hand before looking up to gaze him who he did in return. She took his hand as they both walked alongside each other and make their way towards the parking lot until Steve saw Natasha and unfortunately Tony, both smirking at him from their respective cars as they also were about to make their way home. Natasha gave one last reassuring smile to Steve as if telling him that she's proud of his choice and that everything will work out fine while Tony on the other hand, only winked at him and silently telling him "good luck" before each of them drove off.
Steve nervously took his spare helmet and took a deep breath before he faced Helen then asked.
"May I?"
She stared at him for a second then nodded with a soft smile. "Please."
And with that, he bashfully places the helmet on her head to wear and gently straps the small belt under her chin. Steve then gazes at her who also did in return, both looking into each other's eyes with adoration yet also desire. The two slowly leaned each other for a kiss almost touching between their lips. However, Helen was the first to break from their entrance and stepped away from him a bit while clearing her throat shyly.
"Um, would you do me a favor?" She asked innocently.
Steve blinks his eye from his small daze and replied in a calm tone.
"Anything."
"Please don't ride too fast."
At first, he thought she was joking when she said those words and was about to be amused by it. But when he looks at her worried expression, he immediately knew that Helen was not very keen when it comes to speed from any vehicles. Steve gave her a reassuring smile and reaches her hand to wrap around a bit tightly while gazing at her.
"Don't worry, doll. We're not rushing to anywhere."
Helen smiled in return and nodded as she waits for Steve to get on his motor and started the engine before she hops in at the back of him. She places her arms around his waist and leaned her head at the back of his neck causing him to smile in content as he turns his head around to face her.
"Ready?"
She raises her head to look at him and smiled again. Her earthly dark eyes staring at his blue ones for a moment until she spoke out calmly.
"I'm ready when you are."
Pleased with her reply, he turns his head to face the path where they are going and his Harley roared on when they started rode off to the destination of their very first date.
Yay! Steve and Helen are going to have their first romantic date Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ💕!
There's a possibility that I will be posting the next chapter tomorrow... or maybe not, I don't know. But I will post it anyway sooner (^ω^*).
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See you soon for the next chapter ;)
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