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14 : SAFE & SOUND

"Cap, Are you ready?" Tony asked and put his Ironman helmet on.

"Yeah yeah, I was born ready, Stark" Steve replied and walked to the hatch. "Mockingbird, find a safe spot to land and if anything come to your direction—"

"Take them down, I know."

"That's my girl!" Clint proudly said.

"Let's do this!" Ironman shouted and flew out of the jet.

Steve and Clint jumped off the plane and ran into the massive group of enemy. Their mission is to eliminate or capture potential test subject to the new variant of Extremis as well as destroy the facility.

"Stark! Do you have a visual of the test subject?" Steve asked.

"Negative! Still scanning the perimeter and building." Ironman replied. "The building has a lot of blind spot, cap. You and Barton better be careful when yo—"

Boom!

An explosion from the missile sent Ironman to the ground. Steve can heard Tony groaned from his comm.

"Barton—"

"I can handle this!" Clint answered and shot the arrows rapidly.

Steve sprinted over to where Tony was laying on the ground. The captain kneeled down beside his friend. The Ironman suit had some scratch on it and Steve could tell that Tony would be really pissed.

"Are you alright, Tony?"

"Yeah, that freakin' missile just knock me out" The billionaire replied before got up on his feet. "This is my new suit!"

"Guys! Get your asses here NOW!" Clint interjected.

Tony grabbed Steve and flew to Clint's location. The archer took down most of the enemy but one still remain. The test subject who his body was glowed orange from extreme heat inside.

Ironman, Captain America and Hawkeye were now facing one of the extremely dangerous foe.

"I fought with them once, this time should be pretty easy." Tony said cockily. "We would probably go home without scratch."

"Said a man who wear an Iron suit." Clint sarcastically replied.

"Focus" Steve interjected.

The test subject charged into them without fear and the fight was just began.

"I just said you should use your high energy laser from the start!" Steve yelled at the man next to him.

"Gotta agrees with cap, Stark" Clint said quietly. "The fight will end much sooner."

"What's the fun in that?"

The archer and the soldier shook their heads. Tony just wanted to fight a little longer to get a full analysis on the test subject. Steve walked directly to his room to take a shower. He just forgot one thing that he needed to do.

When he came back to his bedroom, he saw a figure with fiery red hair sat on his bed, staring with her piercing green eyes.

"You going to make a hole on my face, if you keep staring like that"

"Turn around, Steven" She demanded.

He complied. Natasha saw only a small scratch on his back and a small burn that didn't look serious.

"You should not be paranoid every time I came back from a mission"

"I can't do that. You always put yourself in harm way. What if one day you didn't come back?"

"I will always return"

"I said 'What if'"

"Then…" He pulled the chain with two set of dog tags on his neck out before gave her one of it. "It always two of them and this one is yours. I will come back to get it from you every time I have been on a mission"

His deep blue eyes locked with her beautiful green orbs.

Natasha hugged him and rest her head on his chest. "You better keep your promise."

"Yes, ma'am"

They kept locking their eyes a little while longer before Natasha broke it first and changed the subject.

"You should open Stark's gift. He has been asking whether you like it or not"

"I knew him too damn well to know that it must be some kind of prank inside that box"

"No, it's not a prank. It's your birthday gift."

Natasha gave a mysterious smile to a very confusing Steve before walked out of his room.

"STARKKK!" A voice boomed from upstairs.

Steve emerged in the kitchen with a box of something in his hands. When Tony saw it, his famous smirk appeared.

"I see you finally open my gift, even I gave it to you two weeks ago."

"Is this some kind of jokes?" Steve asked, eyebrows frowned and when he saw the looks of Tony face. He had a horrible realization. "Is this a porn collection of yours?"

Bruce and Clint burst into laughter. Clint laugh so hard that he fell from his chair and was about to fainted due to lack of oxygen. Tony, on the other hand, looked stunned by that question.

"No— It's not a porno, you prev" Tony rolled his eyes and took the box from Steve's hand before opened it in front of the men. "It's Scarlett Johansson's movie"

Steve picked up a random Blu-ray box and saw the actress on the cover of it. He was stunned when he saw her face.

The captain stumbled to find a word. "She was— she—Is she?"

"Yeah, I know, buddy. She looks goddamn like our little red!"

"Is this some kind of jokes again?" Steve repeated his question again. "They could not be this much alike"

"Cap, you gonna love her movies" Clint said. "Why don't we have a movie marathon today?"

"Legolas, that is the best idea you ever have!"

The boys gather around the giant TV in the living room. Tony told them to pick one movie and they will watch it together. Clint picked 'The Perfect Score'. Thor picked 'The Prestige'. Bruce selected 'The Island'. Steve wasn't sure but he picked 'The Nanny Diaries' and the last one was Tony with a smirk as he selected 'Don Jon'

Thor and Steve was the only two that watch with excitement. For Steve, to see a woman who resemble his partner was pretty amazing. The actress even had a dazzling green eyes just like Natasha.

When it came to the movie 'Don Jon', Steve snatched the remote control and stopped it after only 5 minute. Tony yelled at the captain and the argument began.

"It's a very good movie! I promise" Tony vowed.

"And I should just took your word, Stark" Steve fired back. "It's not even close to a good movie!"

"You only watch it for 5 minute. You cannot judge it by just 5 minutes"

"Yeah cap, give it a try" Clint backed Tony because he wanted to watch it too.

Thor and Bruce only nodded in agreement. Steve gave up and resumed the movie. They sat there and watching to the part that Barbara Sugarman and Jon was at her apartment's door. Steve' eyes widened in shock.

"Oh my god! Did you guys watching porn?!" A female voice boomed.

Tony threw a remote control and Blu-ray box into Steve's hand. The boys froze in their spot before they all stood up awkwardly. Natasha was standing behind them with a disgust face. As she looked at Steve who still holding the boxes and remote control, she covered her eyes and turned away.

"I can't even look at all of you right now!"

"It's not what it looks like, Natasha" Steve spoke up and dropped everything in his hands.

"Then, what are you guys doing exactly?" She asked again, arm folded, a very demanding gesture.

"Just help Capsicle keep up with movies" Tony answered.

"What are you watching?"

"Scarlett Johansson's movie" Bruce said. "This one is Don Jon"

"Cap here has a big crush on her" Tony teased jokingly

Steve blushed "I didn't have a crush on her!" He corrected, almost yelling at the billionaire.

"What! You are basically drooling, cap"

"I'm not!"

"You loveeee Scarlett"

"No, I don't! Tasha help me out here"

But the spy kept giggled at him rather than helped him. Steve was deeply blush.

"I can invite her to our next charity gala. She would want to meet you"

Steve silenced for the next five minutes of Tony teasing him nonstop. The others wasn't helpful either until Natasha told them she want to watch the movie too but must change the movie or else she will burn the entire set of the movies.

"That's not necessary, Red" Tony surrendered and handed a remote control.

Natasha smirked and popped down on the couch, grabbed a popcorn bowl. Her boys took their seat and Steve sat down next to her.

The spy leaned her body against his warm one. Steve stiffened up but soon relaxed at the familiar touch of her.

Nobody missed that and they all smiled to themselves.

Natasha went on the mission earlier that morning before anyone woke up. Steve also went to SHIELD with Tony. Fury summoned them to form a team for their next mission. The director had a list of candidate for them, agency top agents. Steve will be the team leader and Stark will be his second in command.

Agent Sitwell delivered a mountain of file contained each agent information which Tony told him to deliver everything to Stark Tower.

"15 agents, Fury must have something big for us" Steve said as he read the file of Agent Lawrence.

"Yeah. Better be good. I really don't want to leave Pepper." Tony replied and when he looked up, he saw Steve staring at him. "I know. She is safe here with Bruce and Thor and JARVIS"

Steve went back to reading and examining the data. Tony had JARVIS listed every information and critical details.

"Who do you got so far, cap?" Tony asked as he saw Steve noted down some name already. "JARVIS, please make a profile display of everyone that Capsicle selected"

"Yes, sir"

"You, me, Nat, Thor, Sam Wilson, and Adrian Wade" Steve read out the names. "I really want Bobbi as a pilot but Clint would probably take her on his own mission too."

"When do we have to submit the list?"

"Within two days"

"You selecting three more and I will pick the rest"

Both men nodded in agreement and back to their file again.

"ARGGGGGG!" The painful scream echoed in the bedroom of Captain America.

Steve's eyes wide open. He was panting and covered with sweat. Tears ran down from his deep blue eyes that displayed pain and sorrow. His heart was beating fast it almost went out of his chest.

"Are you alright, Captain Rogers?" JARVIS asked.

"I'm fine, JARVIS. Just a nightmare" The captain replied and got up from his bed.

"I have been monitoring your brain activity while you were asleep, sir. Since you have a nightmare in past two weeks, the activity has been increasing every day and it effects directly with your nightmare."

"Thank you for the analysis, JARVIS. It's getting worse every time I sleep."

"You should talk to someone, sir"

"I will"

How could the nightmare keep coming back like this? His body yearned for some rest but the moment he drift into the slumber, nightmares will just pop back.

It's getting worse. This time, the pain was too real, too painful and he felt like his heart was crushing inside.

He went downstairs, tried to do something to keep his mind away from the old painful memories. He laid down on the couch after finish reading two agents' profile.

Steve closed his eyes and hoped that there will be no Peggy, Bucky, or plane clashed popped into his dream.

Natasha just came back from her mission in Haiti and Fury will send her on a mission again tomorrow. When she entered the living room, she heard a painful groan. The spy got her guns ready and walked over to the source of the voice.

In front of her was a sleeping Steve Roger but he didn't look like he had a good sleep at all. He curled himself and he was shaking and let out a quite groan. He must had a nightmare again.

"Steve, wake up" She said and shook his body.

Her captain instantly got up. His eyes widen and his face covered with sweat. Natasha put her guns away and sat next to him.

"What's happened and why are you sleeping here?"

"Nightmare again"

"About what?"

"Wars, my friends, Red skull, Bucky, and…Peggy" When he said the last name, Natasha could notice his eyes filled with agony. "I wished it would just stop"

Natasha pulled him to a hug and tried to console him with words and touch. She rubbed his back and arm before holding his hand tight.

"Everything gonna be fine, okay? You are with me now, Steve." She whispered "Just try going back to sleep"

Steve leaned back on the couch and Natasha followed him. He held her tight with his strong arms, afraid of having a nightmare again.

"Cap, Wake up!"

Steve opened his eyes and sat up right away. He saw the two genius standing over him.

"What are you doing here, Rogers?" The billionaire started. "You are sleepwalking, aren't you?"

Much of everyone surprise, Steve only replied "I just couldn't sleep"

"Whatever" Tony muttered before walk to the cupboard and pulled out a box of pop tart.

Mjölnir flew pass the billionaire only one inch and Tony immediately dropped the box.

"The pop tart is mine, Stark!" The god boomed.

"Unbelievable" Tony murmured and found something else to eat.

Pepper wasn't wake up yet. Jane was in New Mexico. The only available chef was still in sleepy state. Steve looking around the room and could not find Natasha.

Thor noticed the sadness in his captain's eyes so he brought Steve his own pop tart, hoping it might cheer him up.

"Lord Steven, you seem down. You can have my delicious pop tart. It always help with my mood" The god offered with his full smile.

"Thank you, Thor" Steve said and accept the breakfast.

Steve ate his breakfast in silent. His mind wandered.

Where is Natasha?

When Natasha returned from her mission, she found her partner sat at the exact same place she left him in the morning. She tried to tip toe upstairs but he spoke up first.

"You should leave a note or something"

"Why should I do that?" She asked back and walked to the couch.

His baby blue eyes looked up at the woman in front of him. "At least I knew where you were going"

"Steve Rogers, Are you keeping tap on me?"

Steve blushed "So I could know my team members where about"

Natasha knew there was something more than that and Steve was worried about her. She sat down next to him and noticed that sweat covered his face again.

"Trouble sleeping again?"

"Same stupid dreams"

This time, she immediately stood up and pulled her partner up from his seat. She led him to his bedroom and let him sleep using her laps as his pillow. Steve tried to slow his heart beat and tried to relax. Before he close his eyes, he murmured

"You should at least told someone where you were going"

"Are you worried about me that much, Rogers?"

"Yeah…very…much"

Natasha looked at her partner as he slept soundly. His breath was steady and he looked almost…peaceful.

Known only to JARVIS, the AI that run this building observed everything closely and it knew that the only times Steve didn't have any nightmare was when he's with Natasha.

Because his subconscious knew, with her and her soft embrace, he was safe.

A/N : I just try to slow the story down. Hope it's not too boring. I just want to explore a vulnerable side of Steve and how much he need his partner.

- The Scarlett's movie part is just need to add it. hahaha It's actually inspired by one of my favourite story 'Chris Crush' by ym4yum1 (Hope I didn't offended you, my friend) It is about Nat having a crush on Chris Evans and watching it with Steve. I made a little twist to change it into Steve watching Scarlett's movie. I think it would be really funny

- Well, Drama Alert! Next Chapter: Natasha replacement!