Chapter Nine: Dream Girl

"I survived childbirth, the death of my entire family, and 500 years of running from an immortal hybrid."

-Katherine Pierce

There were sometimes when Steve could really hate Fury. Brushing him off and practically crushing Steve's hypotheses that HYDRA was still out there and that Bucky maybe was alive was the last straw. He would get to the bottom of this. He didn't care if he had to get Stark to help him.

He also didn't get why Fury had asked him to pick Peter up, he liked Peter, but it wasn't like he was five years old. On second thought Peter did have the attention span of a fly and probably in Fury's eyes his life revolved around Gwen.

Still that didn't mean that Steve was happy about playing babysitter. He stopped short in front of Midtown high school. The school day had ended and the high school kids were pouring out. He was lost in his own thoughts until Peter said. "Steve, what are you doing here?" he was accompanied by Gwen.

Steve blinked. "Oh, Bruce wants to get a blood sample."

Peter frowned. "Why?"

"He wants to test your blood, you know with the Spider venom."

"Wow," Gwen gaped. "How exciting, I always wanted to study your blood. I wonder if he'll let me."

"Um . . . thanks."

"Mr. Parker you forgot this," Katherine said handing him back his skateboard, when he took it she looked at Steve. "We haven't meet, I'm Katrina Peyton, Peter and Gwen's English teacher."

"Hi, ma'am, miss." Steve replied awkwardly. "I'm Peter's friend, Steve Rogers." Steve hated himself for being so awkward with women. He also couldn't help but think that she looked strangely familiar, he didn't know from where though. All of his friends were dead and he had been in ice for 70 years.

"Well, Peter's friend," Katherine emphasize. "I hope we see each other soon, don't be a stranger." She gave him a wink which only he could see.

"Uh, I, uh, sure." He stumbled, he wasn't used to woman being so forward with him.

"What took you guys so long?" Tony demanded as soon as Peter, Gwen, and Steve entered the Avengers tower half an hour later. "I've been calling your cell, Rogers."

Steve fumbled with his phone. "I told you, I don't know how to use it."

Tony rolled his eyes. "Well, you wasted your time coming here, Bruce left late last night, and he said he'll do the blood sample some other day."

"Where?" Gwen asked, looking visibly disappointed. She and Bruce had really bonded last time.

Tony shrugged. "Sorry Gwen Gwen, that's top secret info between us science bros. You're more than welcome to get some scotch or whisky though."

"I'm underage." She pointed out.

"It's cool, I won't tell."

"Tony," Steve said scolding him.

Tony rolled his eyes. "Calm down, gramps, you didn't answer what took you guys so long, did you use a buggy to get here?"

Steve scoffed. "Very funny, we had cars in my era Stark."

"Steve was too busy flirting," Peter let out as he sat in one of the Italian couches. "With our new English teacher."

"No kidding Steve knows how to flirt?" Tony spat. "The only women I've seen him talk to is Natasha and that's only because she has Barton. Is she hot at least?"

Steve blushed. "Stark, can we please not talk about it? We just said hello."

Tony smirked. "She is hot, wow Stevie you finally meet a girl who can make you blush, lucky gal. Parker, I expect proof next time."

Steve scowled.

". . . The body of Mrs. Laurie Goldberg was fished out near the shore of the Brooklyn Bridge when currents sent her body there and was spotted by two adults walking their dog. Police searched her apartment where they found a suicide note that indicated that Goldberg was heavily depressed and was planning on killing herself to 'end her suffering' by drowning. In other news. . ."

A slow smirk appeared on Katherine's face as she continued typing the day's event so that she could send it to Charles who must be anxious for news. I have taken the position of a high school English teacher at Parker's school, she typed. I have officially meet Steven Rogers, our encounters makes it possible to meet each other again-

England, 1492

"You have to catch me!" Katerina shouted as she ran through the forest. "You're meant to catch me."

"But if I catch you then the game will be over," Elijah said.

Katerina smiled. "Thank you for entertaining me."

"You looked lonely inside, so I took pity on you."

Katerina frowned as she sat down. "Klaus promised that he would spend the day with me, but he never returned home from the night."

"Klaus does not live by any rules, but his own."

"He's a very charming man, hard for anyone to resist I supposed.

"And yet?"

Katerina hesitated. "I do not know why he courts me. I feel like he does not care about me at all."

Elijah crossed his arms over his chest. "Many a union has been built on much less, Katerina."

Katherine sighed. "Is it wrong to want more?"

Katherine gasped as she pulled back from the computer as if were on fire. That was her again, wearing a long dress which meant a different time zone. But what time zone? Katherine rubbed her temples, she hadn't told anyone about getting her memories back, not even Bucky. Maybe she should have though, because instead of answering her questions, they just left her more confused.

-End of Chapter Nine-

Animagirl: HYDRA sent Katherine to kill the Avengers which would result in SHIELD's downfall, they also wanted her to study Peter so that she could recruit him into HYDRA. She killed Mrs. Goldberg and made it look like suicide so that she could take place as Peter's English teacher and spy on him. Hope that cleared things up : )