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Glitch and Steve continued like this for a few weeks, meeting at the gym and training for an hour or so. They never talked much, just trained but Steve thought the Traveler was beginning to get used to him. Sometimes she'd bring her "laptop" computer and tried to teach Steve what the "internet" was and how to use "word" document. Sometimes they'd Travel, which Steve found he really enjoyed. So far they had gone to the Hollywood sign, Big Ben in London and the Eifel Tower; Steve was glad he always brought his sketch pad to the gym. Even at all these magnificent places, the two of them sat in silence, looking out over the cities below them. Steve never learned anything new about Glitch, but he thought that the fact that she was trying to teach him about the world when Fury had only assigned her to train with him, meant that maybe they were become something sort of like friends.

Four days later, Steve found himself heading down to the gym. He had gone yesterday, of course and the day before. It was habit now seeing as how the gym was the closest thing to normal that he had in this strange new world. It had become his routine and he spent a good portion of the evening there before he retired to his room in the base. Now, however, he had added waiting for Glitch to his routine as she usually showed up a few minutes after he did except for these last four days in which she hadn't shown up at all. He couldn't help but be intrigued by the woman with the strange powers, that was it. He had convinced himself that her wide eyes and laugh had nothing to do with his curiosity.

He entered the gym, surprised to find it already occupied. He was used to seeing a few of the agents down here, training every so often. What he wasn't used to was seeing two people fencing on mats laid down towards the back of the gym. Steve hadn't ever really seen anyone fence before, but he had read something about it once. The swords these two agents were using weren't thin like the ones he had had seen in pictures and they looked liked they could do some serious damage. The swords flashed through the air as the agents dressed in white suits from head to toe battled against each other. Steve couldn't help but stand and stare, as both of the agents were incredibly skilled. The swords hit against each other, sending metal rings echoing throughout the gym but never once did they hit against the padded suits.

The smaller agent of the two suddenly switched from the defense to the offense, slashing at his opponent's calves. The second agent jumped to avoid the hit. Steve watched, amazed, as the smaller agent quickly flipped the sword so that he was holding the blade lightly in his gloved hands, hitting the other agent in the chest with the hilt of the sword. The already unstable man fell to the ground, his sword clattering across the gym floor. The smaller agent flipped his sword around again, the point resting against his opponent's neck.

"Fine, fine!" the man on the floor called out, pulling the mask off. He held up his hands in surrender, laughing. "I yield."

The winner pulled their mask off, honey-brown curls bouncing free. The smile on Glitch's face was bright and triumphant. "Best that you did."

She held out her hand, helping her friend off the floor. "You've been practicing, haven't you? You almost got me a few times."

The man grinned back. "As if that'll ever happen. Oh!" The agent had finally noticed Steve, coming to attention quickly. "Good evening, Captain Rogers!"

"Eh," Steve started awkwardly. He hated when people did that. He didn't think he'd ever get used to be being saluted or gawked at. "Good evening."

Glitch smiled at him. "Hey there, Captain. Feeling alright? Hey," she said to the other agent, shoving him. "Loosen up a bit, Spencer. You're making him uncomfortable. You ready to spar?" she asked Steve, as she pulled her glove from her hand.

"Oh, we don't have to, if you're just finishing up training," Steve reassured her.

"Don't be silly," she told him. "Just give me a moment."

With that, she disappeared, leaving behind Steve and Spencer alone. Spencer gathered up his things, shooting Steve a grin. "She talked you into training with her?"

She hadn't needed to do very much talking. "Yea I suppose so. We've been meeting here the past couple of weeks."

"She's powerful, that girl. I try to get through the pain by thinking about how much I learn from her. I guess I'm just lucky she doesn't use her super powers on me."

Steve set his things down. "What's she like?"

Spencer grinned; he had one of those faces that made it hard for him not to. "Glitch? Man, she's like wildfire."

"What do you mean?" Steve asked.

"Just, she has this way about her, you know," Spencer explained. "She just manages to pull you in, she's catching. You'll see after you known her for a while."

Steve could sort of already tell. This mysterious girl with all the curls . . . she definitely had a unique spark to her, despite the fact that she was incredibly closed off.

"Are you guys talking about me?" Both men turned to find the object of their conversation standing behind them, dressed now in leggings and a tank top.

"'Course not," Spencer said. He reached over and patted Steve on the back. "Catch you later, Captain."

Whistling, Spencer strode out of the gym. Steve turned to Glitch, only to find her standing in the ring. He shook his head, walking towards her. "So you like to sword fight?"

"It was Fury's idea," she explained. "He believed that if there a chance that one day my powers wouldn't work, I should be able to fight in another manner. We tried various weapons but I found I was much better with the sword than with anything else. Plus, it helps when the Black Widow is your trainer."

"Black Widow?"

"You'll meet her soon enough. Come on, let's get started."

So they trained. Steve understood why Spencer felt he was lucky not having to deal with Glitch's sword skills and her 'super power'. Her ability to Travel made her quick and dangerous; he could only imagine seeing her in action with a sword in her hand. He didn't want to be on that side of the fight.

They finished an hour and a half later, when Steve could tell Glitch was getting tired. They sat on a bench in the gym, drinking water and relaxing. Steve glanced over at Glitch as she pulled her curls into a messy ponytail. "You were gone for a couple of days."

"I had a mission to handle for Fury," Glitch said, looking to Steve with a smirk. "Why? Did you miss me? Calm down, Solider Boy," she added when it was obvious that Steve didn't know what to say. "I'm just teasing. Oh. I got you something."

She disappeared from beside him and returned a moment later, holding a small black book and a pen. "Here you go," she said, handing it to him.

"What is this?" Steve asked, turning the book over in his hands.

"I told you we needed to make a list," Glitch explained. "This way we can keep track of all the things you need to catch up on."

It was a small thing, that book, but it did mean quite a lot to him. He opened it up, clicking the pen and writing 'I love Lucy' at the top. He glanced out the corner of his eye to see a slight smile come to Glitch's face.

Yeah, they were definitely something like friends.


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