Dear Elise,

Well, doll, I'm not good at writing or expressing myself, as you might know. But I miss you. I really miss you. You may believe me or not but I do. As we are going to our next mission, I can't stop thinking about the way you laughed and that beautiful eyes that shone.

God, I sound like a stupid man in love. Maybe I am.

I think I love you, Elise. All those nights by the fire, you telling stories about your life and the way you listened when I told you my life in Brooklyn and my friendship with Steve. I hope you wait for me to return by your side, because I will do. I'm sorry doll, but I think I'll be your nightmare. Don't worry about me, Agent Baker. I made you a promise and I'm a man of my word. The mission is going to be succesful and soon I'll be in the club chasing girls until you arrive and we dance.

We are waiting for our moment to get that train and to get Zola. When we do, I'll be again with you. And I'll feel like home. Until that moment, please, Elise, wait for me.

Loves you,

Bucky.

PS: The chase is just a joke. Don't be mad at me.

Present time.

Months had passed and everything had changed. After that awful mission in Lagos, the Secretary of State Ross had informed the team that the UN had created a document, called the Sokovia Accords in which the Avengers and the superheroes would be part of the government. This meeting had made the team to separate or even fight among themselves.

Alice was in the middle of everything. As always.

She sighed and fixed the last piece of the armour she was repairing when somebody coughed, trying to catch her attention. The woman raised her head and saw Steve Rogers staring at her. He had his hands inside his pockets and was waiting for something. Alice left the tools she was using on the table and looked at him.

"Steve. Do you need something?"

"Not really. I just…came here to see if you're alright. As all this thing is happening…"

"Yeah, Tony is…well"

Alice had been visiting Tony. She knew him perfectly and was aware that something had happened between Pepper and him. Moreover, he had become gradually silent and reserved and he barely spoke about him, even though Alice tried and tried. He had closed his heart to avoid hurting people he loved.

"So, how are you?" Steve asked approaching the table and looking at her.

"I'm fine I think"

"Will you sign them?"

"What?"

"The accords"

Alice sighed and rubbed her temple, trying to relax. She had been working all that day and was tired. Also, she had to deal with the accords and everything she found on Elise's box.

"I don't know, Steve. We must be responsible of what we do, that's sure…"

"But you are not really sure, isn't it?" He said, finishing her sentence.

"Yeah, that's it. I can't see the Avengers being a puppet of the government" Steve nodded and smiled slightly. "What?"

"Elise would have said the same. She had…you know…strong convictions"

"Yeah" Alice replied smiling as she remember her grandmother in her house. The woman frowned and looked at the man who seemed so interested about one of the tools. "You know I opened the box"

"Yes"

"You told me. And you said that…"

"I wouldn't answer until you were ready" He crossed his arms, staring at her.

"I found something. Something I wanted to talk about with you, Steve" Alice sat down and Steve imitated her, putting his chair near hers. "Elise loved Bucky, didn't she?"

Steve Rogers took a deep breath and nodded, preparing himself for what Alice had to say.

"Bucky loved her too" He answered with a hand on his chin. "You should have been there, Alice. He didn't stop talking about her. We had to ask him to shut up" Steve laughed but his eyes seemed to be far away from her. "When he died…"The man gulped and sighed as he wanted to say something but couldn't. "When Bucky died…oh, Alice. You should have seen her. It broke her heart"

"I found the letters he wrote for her, inside the box. With a folder" Steve looked at her frowning his eyebrows as he didn't understand Alice. "It was a folder with Hydra's symbol, Steve. And a name on it"

"What name?" He asked breathing heavily. She could see his chest moving and his hands shaking.

"The Winter Soldier"

Steve made a strange noise and stood up, staring at her. His face was red and his blue eyes sparkled, asking her a silent question that Alice understood immediately. Steve wanted to see the documents. Alice stood up and began to walk to her room, where she kept all the information Elise had got about that man.

When they arrived to her room, Alice handed him the folder and saw the way he opened it, beginning to read. It seemed Steve really wanted to know about that. She sighed and stared outside the window, thinking about the information there was inside that folder.

Elise had followed the path of a man. A Hydra trained assassin called The Winter Soldier. It seemed like a myth. He was one of the best and Hydra knew it. What Alice couldn't understand was why Elise seemed interested on it.

"What do you know about it?" Steve said abruptly, raising his head and looking at her.

"Not much. He was or is an assassin trained by Hydra. But what I can't understand is why Elise wanted to know about him"

"Alice…"Steve stood up and sighed, placing his both hands on her shoulders. "Bucky is The Winter Soldier"

The man put the pen on the table and sighed, touching his temple. He was tired. Really tired. The nightmares were usual and he woke up sweating and screaming. He could see them. All of them. Their bodies. Their lifeless' eyes.

That was chasing him.

He stood up and looked outside the window through a small gap. The glass was fully covered with newspapers. He didn't want to be found, and he was safe for now there, in Bucharest. The man gulped and sat down, staring at the words he had written on the notebook. It was a memory but this time, a pleasant one. There was a girl who smiled and God, he loved that smile. Music on the background. And a name. Elise. Always Elise.

"Where are you, Elise" he muttered.