Oh the things that you say
Is it live or
Just to play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway
-Take On Me by A-Ha
Hey guys! Thanks for the really awesome reviews!
Just a couple of crucial things though. Firstly, so far I've seen Age Of Ultron twice and all I can say is holy shit. My second point is that a few things are going to change, since this story takes place a few months before Age of Ultron. You'll see what I mean when you watch it.
Third point: the magic lyrics at the beginning of each chapter. It's really just what helped inspire me to write the chapter and ultimately, this story. I listen to music when I write, so I've decided to make a little playlist thing. You don't have to listen to the songs, but you'd be doing yourself a favor if you did anyway. Most of the songs are rock, hard rock, sometimes light metal and old school music (like the 70's, 80's, 90's etc).
Anyway, that's all for now.
Oh wait, just one question for you guys: who do you guys see as Ellie? As in actresses. Like when you read my story, who comes to mind when you think about her, or how does she look in your mind? I'd really love to know.
Alright, that's it. Enjoy. Short chapter by the way.
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"Where is everybody?" Ellie asked herself, lazily dragging her fingers on the kitchen counter. Her voice echoed for once –only because it was the first time she had ever been alone in the Avengers Tower. "Jarvis," her morning voice croaked, "where is everybody?"
"All out, ma'am. Mr. Stark left a message for you. Would you like to view it?"
She put her mouth over her shoulder as she yawned while making herself a cup of coffee. "Yeah. Sure. Whatever."
"Ellie,
Bruce, Betty, Pepper and I are at a convention in Boston. Nat and Clint are on duty and Thor went back down to New Mexico with Jane. Don't eat all the food. Enjoy your day off.
Much love,
Your rich and incredibly sexy friend, Tony Stark"
Ellie rolled her eyes, but laughed slightly anyway, then something on the counter caught her eye. She leaned over, trying to get a better look at the newspaper's front page. 'New Avenger in Town', was the caption, along with a small article and a picture to match. Her eyes quickly skimmed through the article, trying to find any hate speech or insults.
"…She could be a mutant," she read aloud and snorted before taking a sip of her coffee, "yeah right…can apparently control things with her mind… We'll see."
In front of her, without even knowing, a sleepy Steve slowly shuffled through the living room, looking for somebody; anybody. He spotted Ellie leaning over the counter, sipping her coffee and reading the 'Daily Bugle'. Without any other options, he moved towards her, but she was too wrapped inside the article to even hear his soft footsteps.
"Good morning," he said a little too quickly. Her body jerked, but thankfully she didn't spill any coffee.
She put her coffee down with her hand over her heart. "Jesus Christ!" she gasped and looked at him. "Oh. It's only you."
"Whatcha reading?" he asked, moving closer to get a look of the front page. She slid it across the table for him before picking up her cup of coffee again. She watched him as he scanned the article, looked at the picture and snorted before setting it back on the table. "Where is everybody?"
"Sir, Mr. Stark has a message for you. Would you like to open it?"
"Fire away."
"Capsicle,
Pepper, myself, Banner and Miss Betty Ross are all in Boston. We're not yet sure exactly when we'll be back. Thor is in New Mexico and Barton and the spy are out kicking ass somewhere. You and Ellie have the tower to yourselves, just please no sex on the – 'TONY!' –I was kidding. Jeez, Pepper. Anyway, do whatever you want and if aliens fall out of the sky, you'll know what to do.
Kindest regards, Tony Stark.
PS, I really was kidding about the screwing around."
Steve scrunched up his face in confusion and didn't even want to look at Ellie, who had already given herself the biggest facepalm yet. There was a couple moments' worth of an awkward pause, in which neither of them said anything or even looked at each other. Sooner or later, though, somebody had to break the ice.
Ellie turned around and dragged herself to the fridge to see what there was to have for breakfast. Much to her delight, there was still a half-full box of pizza leftovers from the night before. Her initial assumption before opening the box was that either Clint or Thor had already finished everything, but thankfully, it looked completely untouched.
"Have you ever had pizza for breakfast?" she asked Steve, who took the chance to sit down at the mini bar in the kitchen.
He shook his head. "It's not exactly what I'd call breakfast."
"Well I'm not making bacon and eggs, so it's either pizza or nothing, Cap."
"Pizza it is, then."
She smiled and stuck it in the oven for a few minutes. Whilst they waited, she drummed her fingers on the kitchen counter. "So, what are you doing today?" she asked him.
He shrugged. "Nothing planned. What do you want to do?"
"We could just hang out," she suggested. "Chill around here. Unless, you wanna go out, in which case, you're paying."
Steve chuckled and nodded his head. "I honestly wouldn't mind. Either one's fine with me."
"Really? Are you serious?" she asked him, nose creased. He shrugged again. She bit her lip. "Alright. We can go out. But, uh, I won't make you pay for everything. You're buying lunch though."
"Fair enough. Where'd you wanna go?"
Ellie thought long and hard before making her final decision. She knew that the last place Steve would want to go to was the mall. Besides, nothing really interested her there. Her face lit up as she remembered something she'd read somewhere a couple of days before.
"There's this carnival in Central Park. Y'know, like rides and carnival food? I haven't been to one of those since I was a little girl," she suggested. Steve hesitated, but agreed anyway. He could tell by how excited she suddenly looked, that turning it down would disappoint her. Plus, he hadn't been to a carnival in a long time either. He remembered how much he used to enjoy going with his mom and Bucky. They always had a good time.
So, it was settled. After breakfast, they got dressed and left. Ellie put on a pair of light blue boyfriend jeans with her black Doc Martens. The t-shirt she decided to wear was plain grey with a dark blue, green and black plaid shirt tied loosely around her waist. In comparison, Steve threw on a pair of dark blue jeans with a plain white t-shirt and a grey jacket. They met downstairs in the parking garage, where Ellie had taken it upon herself to call Tony and ask him to borrow one of his cars.
"We could take my bike," Steve insisted. She hung up before Stark picked up the phone.
"Really? Can I drive then?" she asked, teasingly as he jumped onto his Harley.
At first, he was slightly skeptical. Not because he was afraid of her wrecking his motorcycle, but because he wasn't sure whether she actually knew how to ride it or not. "Uh, I don't know, Ellie. Can you eve –"
"I was kidding, Cap," she laughed as she climbed on behind him. "You know, I actually know how to ride one of these things. Back when I was like thirteen, I got my very first one."
"Isn't that illegal?"
She laughed again, only this time a little harder. "Jesus, Steve. Is that all you got out of my story? Anyway, what the hell am I supposed to hold onto? I've never actually been a passenger."
Steve revved the bike and put one of his feet up while the other pushed the motorcycle further out, until it was out of the garage. "Hold onto me," he instructed. Ellie immediately looped her arms around him. Once he was certain she was completely on, he started up the engine and took off.
As the two of them drove through the streets of Manhattan, her grip slowly got looser and looser, until her arms were actually just resting around him. She had even rested her head against his back. Meanwhile, Steve started to enjoy her presence. At first, when she put her arms around him, it felt a little uncomfortable, but when he felt her rest her head, everything changed. Every now and then, he glanced at her via the side mirror and caught a glimpse of her watching everything they passed with the smallest smile on her face.
Whenever they stopped at a streetlight, she lifted her head and tried to peek over his shoulder to see how far away from the park they were. He was too tall for her, though, so she just settled back down and pressed the side her face against his jacket.
When they got there, Steve found a spot to park his bike. They got off and made their way to carnival. As they closed in on it, the familiar aroma of cotton candy, corn dogs and every other possible deep-fired food there was, got clearer and clearer. Children leaving the carnival with their parents had their faces painted in different styles. Only once they passed, did it become obvious to Steve that one of the children had a Captain America mask painted on his face.
Ellie had noticed it too, apparently. She smiled at the boy as he walked past, then looked at Steve with an impressed face.
"Kid doesn't have bad taste, huh?" she joked. Steve snorted. "C'mon, tough guy, let's go get tickets for the rides."
Before he had an opportunity to say another word, she hooked her hand around his arm and pulled him towards the ticket booth.
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Very short, I know, but you can expect more Stellie scenes in the next chapter. Don't forget to review, favorite and follow for more Stellie stuff ;)