[IC] Captain America and Agent 13 (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

[EasilyAmused]

Sharon’s arms hung at her side, her hands sliding into the pockets of her blue jeans. Her face winced slightly as she felt the rope burn rub against her pockets, ouch! Instead of sticking her hands in, she hooked her thumbs into her pockets, not wanting to stand there like a weirdo with her arms hanging at her sides waiting for the storm to pass. Her blue gaze stayed locked on the ground until those words left his lips, we don’t have to tell him rang through her ears like fireworks on the fourth of July. Her gaze shot up to him instantly, expanding as they did so in surprise. Did she expect that to come out of Captain America’s lips? No way. What did she think about it… well can you guess by the smile curling up her lips and expanding across her face to show her straight white teeth, she was probably okay with it.

“Personally I hated Jersey.” She said softly stepping towards him again, her thumbs leaving her pockets before placing gently on his chest. His large muscles underneath her hands felt like a little piece of heaven in a t-shirt. This was a bit awkward, exciting and tempting at the same time. Awkward because of his past relationship/feelings with her aunt, exciting because it was new experience for Sharon and tempting because she had never been in a situation of liking someone and having them like her back. Yes, she wasn’t that dense, he liked her and he made it known by being able to get passed what happened (at least for the most part) and be willing to have a personal secret between just the two of them and away from the rest of the world. It’s funny how much of the recent events with Steve now made sense knowing who he was. His story of his family coming from Ireland, his love for his country, his natural gentleman manners in an ungentleman-world and his innocent shyness when around her (and probably women since he’s not used to being the Greek god he currently was). It all fell into place for Sharon as she finally did the math of two and two equals one man.

“Plus if I left I’d have no one to stand in my door and laugh at me for dancing or want to watch movies with me or enjoy my homemade apple pie. I just see so many problems with this; I think Director Fury doesn’t need to know either.” It wasn’t a bad thing to keep this from him, in fact; the likeliness of him asking her if she followed through with telling him isn’t very high anyway. If she ‘avoided’ the topic or didn’t tell him that she went through with it, he’d assume she chickened out and didn’t tell him and right now, that was the idea both she and Steve would like him to think. “So…” She asked softly, her hands slowly beginning to travel up his chest, her eyes locked onto him; tears gone and only twinkles of hope and happiness remained. “Are we alright?”

[Jones Sparrow]

The feel of her not just her fingertips, but also hands on his chest was more than anything he had ever felt before. The large chest of his kinda tensed up, his breathing stopped for a second, and he seemed to be hypnotized by her... well, everything! She talked, and Steve listened, giving a smiles and small laughs when needed. "Jersey would definitely be a much happier and better place with you in it... but New York seems to be your home now." Steve said gently, his hands going to her sides. It was amazing how small she was to him, but she was strong, and had the muscles to prove it.

When she asked if they were good, Steve still felt a bit hurt that she lied. That S.H.I.E.L.D. lied to him... but time and time again, Steve always seemed to find out. And time and time again, he would either do something about it... or let whatever happened happened. This was absolutely something he wanted to keep. After a few seconds he gave a couple head nods, and a smirk. "yeah... We're good." Steve's voice was soft, and for the first time in his life, welcoming to someone.

[EasilyAmused]

Sharon held her breathe, worry that he might tell her that they weren’t okay and that he would need some time to make the choice on if they could still even chat or not. Sure, everything seemed to be going alright but the female side of her brain (the non-logical side) kept questioning things over and over again. And as much as she didn’t want to listen to it, she knew she had to ask the question; so she held her breath awaiting an answer in a mixture of hope and worry about how the situation would end.

It felt like an eternity as she stared up at the gorgeous man, her heart pounding away in her chest as the palms of her hands rested gently against his muscular chest. It wasn’t until the smirk came across his lips and the nods happened that she finally relaxed, her breath being let out in a steady stream. Okay maybe holding her breath while awaiting an answer was not the best idea but sometimes it’s just what happens to a girl when she gets overly stressed out. A small nod left her in response as her lips curled into a smile. This time it was her turn to take a risk.

Sharon gently leaned into the large man, her hands traveling up his chest to his shoulders to be followed by her arms that wrapped around his neck. Her deep blue eyes never left his as she softly laid her small body against his. Tilting her head to one side, she whispered softly, “I will never lie to you again Steve, I promise.” With that she placed her full soft lips against his once more, sealing that promise with a kiss.

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve had always followed the rules. They were there for a reason, and for him being "The Perfect Soldier", he was expected to follow them at all times. But now a days, it seemed like there were a lot more rules you can get away with breaking. Especially S.H.I.E.L.D... He was willing to break all the rules if he had to for Sharon. He didn't care what was between him and her. It sounded crazy since they just met... He couldn't help it though! Something about her made him feel... at home. She started to lean on him, and his whole body tensed. he didn't do it to impress her, or to show off his muscles, but only because of the intense pulse of energy that went through him at just her touch.

She tilted her head, his beautiful eyes staying in view of his, her blonde hair looking more dry than before, and smooth to the touch (he assumed). She whispered those words to him, some that he was very grateful for... and then she leaned up for a kiss. It felt like he was frozen again. Time stood still, and gently, he placed his hands on her hips... What turned out to be a weird, confusing day was turning in to something he was enjoying very much.

[EasilyAmused]

He was still shy! Sharon couldn’t help but feel like the situation was just adorable. He had kissed her much more than once and yet he still tensed up under her; most likely seeing himself still as the tiny kid before he was turned into ‘The Perfect Soldier’ and isn’t quite use to the attention of a woman. Well if he was going to allow Sharon to stick around, even if it was just for a small amount of time longer; he’d have to get used to getting attention from a woman. Their… whatever you want to call this, friendship/relationship-thingy would have to be kept secret from everyone. For all S.H.I.E.L.D. should be aware of was that she was still under cover, watching Steve to make sure he fit in just right with the world.

As he placed his hands onto her hips she allowed her body to lay completely against his with a small gentle moan behind the kiss as their lips caressed each other. One small hand traveled gently along his back with her arm draped along his shoulder while her other hand gently moved along the back of his neck; her fingertips brushing against the smooth skin of Steve’s. Her whole heart was bounding in her chest as she leaned into him, embracing him, her childhood idol and crush growing up and now her neighbor crush that turned out to be her idol. It was a lot to take in but she didn’t care at the moment. After a couple of moments, she took another risk and began to move their lips, her tongue slowly came out of her mouth and ventured to his, sliding gently along his lips.

[Jones Sparrow]

Her small body was on his large one, her hands played around with his back and neck, and Steve was so new to this feeling! There had been so many girls who would throw themselves at him, or Tony, and even though tony would always say yes to a girl, Steve never did. What if he messed up? What if Peggy somehow had the same thing happen to her, and she was waiting for him? Those were thoughts that went through his mind whenever he saw a girl try to flirt with him... But Sharon was different. So different, and so attractive to Steve that he was amazed at how great this feeling was!

He felt her tongue go in to his mouth. Oh no. This was unfamiliar waters! Calm down, Rogers! you'll get through this... You haven't got much experience, but just do what comes naturally... His tongue started to play with hers, in a little dance going on in their mouths. The kiss kept going, and the more it did, he pulled her closer in to him, as close as she could get... His hands traveled up her back gently, not wanting to hurt her, or make her feel forced... His hands moved back down to her waist, and he couldn't help but lift her up. He lifted her with ease, and he kissed her even more passionately. It was uncommon for him to be like this to a woman... but Sharon Carter made him feel great!

[EasilyAmused]

This was so much better than Tony, ‘do you want to have dinner?’, ‘when are we doing dinner?’, ‘when are you going to take me up on the flight offer?’, ‘How about a dance?’, ‘When should I make those dinner plans?’ ect. The whole situation with Tony was just uncomfortable, not because of how many women he’s been with but how consistent he was with his questions towards her. And a lot of the times they weren’t even questions they were statements of times, places and dates in which they would meet. A lot of the times she would just laugh it off while others she would reject him. But with Steve it just… it just felt right for some reason. The history between him and her family didn’t really matter much to her, Aunt Peggy would want her to be happy and she would want Steve to be happy.

His tongue met hers and they eagerly began to play with each other. When he lifted her gently off the ground, she found herself lifting her legs up behind her in a bit of excitement. After leaning into him, playing with the back of his neck and running her nails gently along his back, she pulled back from the kiss, their lips pulling apart with a pop. “I think…” She began sounding a bit breathless due to her excitement, her blue eyes twinkling up at him as she allowed her fingers to brush gently against the nape of his neck and spine. “we should take this to the couch. Is that alright with you?” Her knees were starting to get wobbly and if she was his first kiss, he might get wobbly kneed too.

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve couldn't think straight. he could barely stand at this point. All he knew was that Sharon's lips were very soft, her tongue was very active, and her finger tips felt like heaven on his neck and back. She released their lips with a pop. One that sounded perfect. Her words made him smile, giving a small laugh. "I couldn't agree more with you." He said, his eyes looking at her with excitement. He lifted her up, his arm going under her legs, the other going behind her back. He walked over to her couch, careful not to hit her legs or head on anything as he did so. It felt like to treat a lady like this... He never had one to call his own-- not that he owned her or anything! He just never had a relationship to a girl like this.

He sat down on the couch, still holding her, not knowing what position she wanted on the couch. Lying down? sitting up? He was still clueless about this part... but he still very much wanted to be here with her. He now knew that he didn't have to worry about falling over thanks to his knees and light headedness.

[EasilyAmused]

The small laugh was inviting. He was such an intoxicating man. In the time that he carried her to the couch, she wondered what he was like before the injection, when he was the skinny kid from Brooklyn that he still seems to see himself as (for the most part). If he hadn’t gotten the injection he obviously wouldn’t be alive in this time period so that would eliminate the chance of them meet but say by some freak accident they did meet. Would she get his attention or would he be too focused on attempting to join the military to even notice her? Oh yes, it was common knowledge just how many times this man tried to join. Would she have even noticed him aside from his obsession with the military? If he was silent and small he’d be hard to pick out in a crowd. Or would they even cross paths at all… Interesting concept to think of, for another time when she wasn’t having the urge to stick her tongue back into the man’s mouth.

When he sat down on the couch with her still in his arms, she just enjoyed the moment looking up at the large nervous man who stared back at her with a lot of joy in those twinkling blue eyes. Soon she adjusted herself straddling his Her hands now having free roam of his chest which she took a great deal of pleasure in exploring, especially feeling over his heart and how hard it was pounding. He was nervous and excited at the same time; much like her and it was amazing. It didn’t take long before Sharon gave into her urges and pressed her lips once more against his.

[Jones Sparrow]

When Steve was back in his time... and not who he was now... Woman never paid him any attention. he didn't blame them. Girls always want the strong, handsome confident type... He had the confidence, but nothing much... so he turned his attention from girls, and more about helping fight people who were threatening his home. time after time he would skip blind dates Bucky put him on so he could try and enlist yet again... He wasn't sure even if Sharon would care about him if he was scrawny and didn't have his shield... Again. he couldn't blame her. It didn't feel like a different body. It felt like this was the one he was meant to have. He had the mind set of a soldier. Now he had the body of one.

And now his body was nervous. he had never had a woman touch his chest in such a way. He was glad she was, but also a bit embarrassed at how nervous he got. He had ran for literally miles at a time, and not once broke a sweat... But Sharon Carter was making his heart race. She leaned in for a kiss, her hands still on his body as her tongue and his started to play with each other. His hands went to her thighs. Her body felt like perfection on his.

[Jones Sparrow]

When Steve was back in his time... and not who he was now... Woman never paid him any attention. he didn't blame them. Girls always want the strong, handsome confident type... He had the confidence, but nothing much... so he turned his attention from girls, and more about helping fight people who were threatening his home. time after time he would skip blind dates Bucky put him on so he could try and enlist yet again... He wasn't sure even if Sharon would care about him if he was scrawny and didn't have his shield... Again. he couldn't blame her. It didn't feel like a different body. It felt like this was the one he was meant to have. He had the mind set of a soldier. Now he had the body of one.

And now his body was nervous. he had never had a woman touch his chest in such a way. He was glad she was, but also a bit embarrassed at how nervous he got. He had ran for literally miles at a time, and not once broke a sweat... But Sharon Carter was making his heart race. She leaned in for a kiss, her hands still on his body as her tongue and his started to play with each other. His hands went to her thighs. Her body felt like perfection on his.

[EasilyAmused]

It had been so long since Sharon had experienced a rush like this. Jumping out of planes, dodging bullets and driving in high speed chases but this, this moment right now was much more exciting. They spend hours on her couch tongue battling like teenagers’ hands wondering and all that good stuff but nothing crazy. It wasn’t time for crazy though they did seem rather crazy for each other. After about three hours and many different positions on the couch they needed to take a break, not because they were done but because their stomachs were protesting loudly. Dinner was the amazing dollar pizza stand on the corner where they stood around a small standing-only table sipping on a soda each and talked and talked and talked. Steve shared stories of his past, things she knew both knew and didn’t know while she shared stories about herself and how she became so close with Fury after her parents died. If it wasn’t for her Aunt she would not have met the man and probably wouldn’t be as high in S.H.I.E.L.D. as she was, even though she certainly deserved it.

A week went by and Steve seemed more okay with the situation that had happened and keeping her word, she made no mention to Director Fury about whether she told Steve or not and she kept everything very open with him about her life and who she was instead of trying to hide behind a pair of glasses.

Agent 13 walked through S.H.I.E.L.D. with newfound confidence that seemed to surprise even Black Widow who always seemed to find her way to her. “So listen Sharon.” The redhead said as she caught step with the blonde, knowing full well she couldn’t dodge her for too long at the elevator with her arms full of papers. “I really want to introduce you to someone.”

“Listen, I appreciate the offer but I’m just not interested in seeing someone.” The blonde said, the corner of her lips curling into a small smile as she attempted to hide it from the redhead but to no such luck.

“I see that.” Black Widow said in a slightly playful tone. “Look you might be seeing someone or crushing on someone, but I have someone who’s better for you. Just…” Ding the elevator door opened to an empty container. “hear me out. I think you two would be perfect together.” As the blonde stepped inside the newly repaired glass elevator Black Widow continued to speak, attempting to stress the importance of who she was talking about but not invading the blonde’s space. “He’d be great for you and I think you’d be great for him, it’s…” The elevator doors shut, cutting her off as the blonde mouthed ‘I can’t hear you’ and the elevator began to climb. Someone better than Steve? Not a chance.

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve would soon find out that this encounter was called "making out"... again, he was helplessly clueless about this kind of stuff. The kissing was fantastic, but Steve was not going to take advantage of Sharon, or make her feel like he was forcing her to do anything... But after they kissed each other, and ran their hands over every inch of each other's body, they had some cheap pizza, and talked. It was weird to talk about the past, and how much its changed... Steve kept these things very quietly. With that said, he was very vague, and kept very quiet about Bucky.

The next couple of weeks were nice. It was all business if they came across each other in S.H.I.E.L.D., but more passionate at home. Steve would come by her apartment with a pizza, or some flowers ( a bit old fashioned, but that was Steve's life), and they would just be happy together. It was all secretive. No one knew, and they made sure of that.

Steve had been home for weeks now, no new mission from fury, no urgent calls, no nothing... And as a perfect soldier, he was getting very restless. he felt useless if he didn't have something to shoot, or track down...

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"They still have it."

"I know."

"Its all because of this... 13! She somehow got it back..."

"I know!"

A long pause. "Bring him in."

"Sir, he has been inactive for quite sometime... It will take a bit to get him functioning again."

"I don't care. Do it."

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The steel door of the train opened to a HYDRA soldier in a heavy sent armor and guns. The guns fired at the man dressed in Red, White, and Blue, he collapsed to the floor, his shield falling on the ground. He didn't know why, but he picked up the shield, taking out a pistol, and firing rounds in to the heavily armored soldier... The man now shot at him, and unlike the patriotic man, he flew out of the hole in the train. He grabbed for the railing, holding on for dear life.

The man dressed up in the patriotic uniform ran towards the edge. He kept on screaming something, but with the wind, and the impact of the hit he received, he didn't make it out. He held out his hand though, and he desperately tried to grab it... But before he could, the railing fell off, and down went the man, falling to his icy death.

The same man woke up with a gasp, screaming as well as he felt the immense amount of pain go through his body. He was waking up from being frozen yet again. He always went through this process. He would wake up, kill someone, then go back to this torture... The man was heaving, his dark long brown hair damp, his body sweating. He was muscular, and at the peak condition of any man due to a duplicate of a super soldier serum... His metal arm was now activated, so he lifted it up, the red star on its bicep.

He glared up at the door, where the man in charge always walked in from, and gave him his orders... For some reason, he never questioned them... because every time he did... well, he didn't remember what happened. Sure enough the man walked in, holding the folder describing his mission. He still glared at him as he tossed the folder on the table.

"We need you to eliminate a threat to our cause. A field agent known only as 'Agent 13.' A picture is in the folder. When you are done with that, we also need to obtain a canister that is highly valuable to us. It will be in New York being delivered to a safer location... Stop them. do not fail us, Soldier... Hail Hydra."

The Winter Soldier rose from his seat, opening the folder with his silver robotic arm, and examined the picture of Sharon Carter.

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Steve Rogers stared at the weird liquids on the lab desk, a bit freaked out by it. "This is my blood...?" Steve asked, looking up at Tony and Bruce. "What'd you do with it?"

Tony shrugged. "I separated all the contents from it, trying to see what makes you tick... Do you have a little wind up gear in your back, or what?" Tony asked jokingly, stroking his goatee. "We were trying to see how your blood cells would react when they weren't in contact with the serum... but it turned out to be much difficult than expected. That serum was meant to stay." Bruce Banner said with a weak smile. Steve was informed that Banner was in charge of researching Steve for years, and in a case gone wrong... he now had another personality to him...

"So... What did you find out?" Steve asked, interested in what would have happened. "From what we see, you'd age the age you are supposed to be... in your late 90's, your heart is good and strong, so you'd still live for a couple of years... but it'd be a hell of a lot different for you now."

"Doctor Banner, Agent 13 is on her way up to see you." A voice on the intercom said. "Alright, good. Send her in. She is fascinated by the whole super soldier serum as well.. helped me out as soon as I got... comfortable with being in S.H.I.E.L.D." Bruce said with a nod. Steve gave a nod as well, not showing the nerves within as the woman he was falling for was about to enter the room, but he was supposed to not know who she really was... This will be interesting, especially with Tony around...

[EasilyAmused]

The blonde’s heels clicked against the elevator as it climbed up the floors. Her attention rolled behind her as she notice the brand new sheet of glass had been installed since Steve through himself out of it chasing after ‘someone’, as it was told around the office. A smile curled the corners of her full lips as her blue eyes blinked and looked forward once again. He broke a highly expensive piece of glass, flew who knows how many stories towards the ground and chased after a van by his bike then on foot! Sure, he’d probably do that for anyone who looked like they were being taken against their will… but she couldn’t help but feel special.

Sharon’s smile stayed implanted on her lips as she stepped off the elevator and headed towards Doctor Banner’s office. It was funny how the two bonded, both finding a quirky enjoyment in science and for obvious reasons, she was fascinated by the super soldier serum; despite how many times she’d miss her chance to meet and talk to Captain America in person. She was always at the wrong place at the wrong time until she moved into the right place at the right time. Isn’t she lucky?

The brunette secretary sat behind a half mooned counter typing away at a computer as Sharon arrived. The brunette’s dark brown eyes flicked upwards as she gave Sharon a welcoming smile. “Doctor Banner’s waiting for you in Lab B.”

“Great thank you.”

“Wait,” The brunette called after her, the blonde turning on her heel to look back at the young girl over the stack of papers, “Mister Stark asked for my number and I gave it to him… do you, do you think he’ll call?”

The small smile that had curled Sharon’s full lips turned into a smirk of playfulness. “Either he or Jarvis probably.”

“Who’s Jarvis? Wait, what do you mean probably?” By the time the brunette got out her questions, Sharon was already through the double doors and into the lab portion of the building. Lab B wasn’t too far of a walk but the awkward thing was that it didn’t have an automatic door so poor Sharon, completely unaware that two other people were in the office with Doctor Banner proceeded to use her rear end and back to open the door.

Stepping into the room gave her a slight amount of surprise to see Tony Stark in the room and an even bigger surprise to see Steve standing there in his Captain America uniform. “Did you miss me?” Tony said in a teasing voice sliding to her with his own personal grace and taking the boxes from her without even saying a word about it. “I believe you’ve already met the Captain but a personal introduction is in order…”

“Mister Stark…” Doctor Banner began knowing where this was going.

Placing the stuff down on the table, Tony went back to Sharon placing his hand on her back and practically pushed her towards Steve wanting to see his reaction to hearing her name. “This is Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America. And Steve, this is Sharon Carter… Why don’t you say hello to Miss Sharon Carter…”

Before Tony could say her name another time she stuck out her small right hand with a sweet smile, hopefully Steve wouldn’t play into the act that Tony was hoping for. Meaning getting emotional over hearing the name of ‘Carter’; perhaps he had some weird idea that if he could get Steve to be emotional over a name that he would up his chances with her… who knows. “Pleasure to meet you Captain, I admire you work and appreciate all you’ve done for us and this country. Both back in your time and the time welcoming you now. Thank you for everything.”

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve should have known that Tony would have figured out Sharon's real name already. And he should have known that Tony would try to use that to get something out of Steve. Some sort of anger and confusion, and in that fit of rage he would try to make himself look good for Sharon... Steve stood up straight, his chest sticking out. he was in his uniform, but his helmet was off, showing his face. he faced Sharon, listening to her words, and he couldn't help but think how attractive she looked. "The pleasure's all mine. I've been asleep for most of this stuff. Its people like you and Doctor Banner who need to be thanked. He told me a lot about you." he said with a nod, and a small hint of a smile on his face. He was probably the one who knew the most about her in this room (besides Stark cyber stalking her, but even then there wasn't much he could uncover).

Tony gave a bit of a scoff at Sharon's introduction, and Steve's reply, he ignored the man though, thanks to Doctor Banner. "Agent 13, would you please put the blood samples back in the fridge?" He said between Cap and Tony. It was no secret that all of S.H.I.E.L.D. would pay to see Captain America vs Ironman. As much as he would like to punch him sometimes though, he wouldn't do it. He was cocky and a dick like his father, but he was also a good man who deep down wants to do the right thing for everyone.

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Nick Fury sat in his office, for once actually smiling. It had been a few long weeks, but the files that Steve Rogers stole from that base had finally been decoded, and processed. He had only his most trusted men working on it, and now it was finally available. He started to read in on the files. All the agents ever recorded, all the missions ever sent... But then there was a strange part of this. Director Fury had control of everything S.H.I.E.L.D. had... But when it came across a certain file under the name of Dr. Amim Zola, he was restricted access.

Nick tried to overwrite the restriction, but no matter what he did, he couldn't get through to this file. "Get me Rogers, Romanoff, and Carter..." Nick said slowly, coming to a slow realization on what this could mean...

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"Captain Rogers, Agent 13, you are needed in Director Fury's office." A woman's voice said through the intercom. Steve looked up, then at Sharon, who was in the middle of doing some work. Tony and Bruce were obviously curious on what it could mean, but Tony was the more spoken one. "what on earth does he need you two for? Why not bring Mr. Green and I too?" tony asked curiously. Steve shrugged. "Dunno. When I talk to him, i'll be sure to ask him about it." Steve said sarcastically, giving a small smile towards him as his shoulder knocked Stark's backwards as he moved past him. he held the door open for Sharon, and together they walked to the elevator. it was an awkward situation. Just because they were alone, didn't mean they were alone. Eyes and ears were everywhere in this place... but he was sure they would be with each other later today at their apartments... hopefully she will be in his arms.. but until then: Its all professional.

[EasilyAmused]

Seeing Steve in his uniform was even more impressive then when she first realized exactly who he was just a few days ago. He looked even better without his helmet on because she could see that it was, in fact, her Steve Rogers that wore the uniform that she so greatly admired. His words made her cheeks turn a shade of pink as they shook hands. Sure, he had expressed that to her before but hearing it from him in his iconic uniform still made her blush. When they let go of hands, she straightened out her white blouse and ran her hands gently along her black pencil skirt as if she was trying to make herself look as professional as possible. Yeah Steve’s seen her in completely unprofessional dress, even as far as a towel wrapped around her, but she still took pride in her appearance; especially in front of him. “That’s very kind of you to say but your inspiration was all I took.” Her gaze moved to Doctor Banner wondering if that statement was too and hoping that he didn’t share with her the obsession she had had prior to actually meeting the Captain.

“Of course.” She responded to Doctor Banner, feeling the heat and tension between the two men. The office, hell the world, was begging for a battle between Iron Man and Captain America. As interesting as that would be, Sharon did not want to be the trigger for it; gathering the samples, she slid pass the men before opening the fridge and began to put the samples away, only to feel the presence of Tony’s grace move next to her. “Yes?” She asked, in an attempt to not sound annoyed as she gently stacked the samples of Steve’s blood.

“I expected a bigger reaction.” Tony said, sounding slightly perturbed as he leaned himself against the fridge.

“I’m sorry, next time I’ll scream my head off and faint.” She said sarcastically. Sure, she knew what Tony meant and what exactly he was hoping for but Steve didn’t give it to him; and that was something she was grateful for, though she wasn’t happy that Tony would try to get that reaction from him. “Please, leave him alone Mister Stark,” Sharon said softly as she turned her blue gaze to him, “He’s been through a lot and reminding him of her is not nice.” A nod left her as she put away the last bag and gently shut the fridge door. “If he’s going to move on, he needs to be reminded less and less of her. He deserves to be happy and in order to find happiness; he needs to be able to move forward.”

The intercom system came on and Sharon had a ‘saved by the bell’ relief as she secured the fridge and started towards the door. Her attention moved over her shoulder as she pulled it open to see the snarky comment from Tony about why he and Doctor Banner (who didn’t look as curious as Tony did) weren’t called to come to the office. Steve’s reaction, however, made a smirk come across her face as he knocked Stark. Doing her best to make it look like she didn’t see it, she turned her attention forward quickly and started down the hallway.

The elevator ride was one of the weirdest she has done in a long time. She wanted to ask him questions in relation to outside of work but it was keen that they kept their… whatever they were, outside of the work place. Maybe speaking in code would be okay. “Tell me Captain. Aside from military canteens, what is something that you’d recommend I try for dinner around the area? I’m new in town and would like a suggestion of where to go. Is there anything that’s still around from when you were younger that you’d recommend I try?” Yes, she was asking him where they were going for dinner tonight; a ‘date night’ would be nice, especially with him. Her attention stayed forward towards the door, not wanting to give away the twinkle in her eye as she asked. She also did her best not to show enjoy on her face but anyone who knows on her on a personal level would be able to see the hint of a curled smile pulling at the corner of her full lips.

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve walked in the elevator after Sharon, the intercom immediately stating their names. "Rogers, Steve. Agent 13." They didn't even need to press a button. Just as soon as the door closed it went up towards Fury's office. Steve stood in military stance. Chest out, chin up, and his hands down, but holding one of his wrists. This was pretty difficult. He couldn't glance over at her, he couldn't talk to her unprofessionally... Sharon then asked him a question, he couldn't help but give a small laugh, smiling a bit. "Well, miss... It all depends on what you want, and where you're going, and who you're going with..." Rogers said with a shrug, pretty much asking if she was asking him out later tonight.

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"You wanted to see me." Natashia Romanoff asked as she walked in to the office. "I found something that I know you've probably noticed. A crypted part of these files under a Dr. Zola..." S.H.I.E.L.D. knew very well who that man was. The right hand man of Johann Schmidt, founder and leader of HYDRA. Also known as Red Skull. He changed sides though after Rogers sacrificed himself. S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded to destroy all remains of HYDRA, and to help, Zola started to advance technology, rat people out, and then he passed, leaving a large imprint on the foundation of S.H.I.E.L.D. We still use his work today... But now that there was secrets in his file, that made Fury uneasy.

"I need you to get in. See what you can find." He said. Black Widow walked over and smiled. "i thought you didn't like it when I snuck in to S.H.I.E.L.D. files..." She said innocently, starting to type on the keyboard. "I don't. But I have a feeling this isn't S.H.I.E.L.D..." he watched the screen, his arms crossed. "Its tricky... whoever put this here didn't want anyone to open it... Too bad their stuff is outdated..." Black widow said quietly, typing at lightning speed.

The screen now was filled with news articles about Howard Stark's death, a few assassinations in the 1970's of middle eastern political figures, Russian leaders, JFK... "Oh my god..." Natashia said, her eyes wide as she saw the hidden files past the news articles. Documents, journal entries from Zola, talking about how he snuck his way in to S.H.I.E.L.D. only to continue to infection of Hydra.. Cut one head off, two more follow. Then there was the Winter Soldier.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised."

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The Winter Soldier sat quietly in the skyscraper across the street of S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ. His dark brown hair was long, he wore a mouth mask to hide his face, and he wore his classic brown and black tactical suit. His metal arm shined in the light, and the red star was visible... He stared at the elevators, waiting for his moment to strike. His mission. Agent 13. A pretty face, but that meant nothing to him. She was a target. His moment then came. He saw the blonde walk in to the elevator. he quickly opened the case he brought, and started assembling a sniper rifle. It was very quick, and he set the rifle up, his eyes going straight to the lens.

He saw that she was accompanied. A blonde man. Military by his stance and... that shield... it looked familiar... No. the mission. Finish it. The Winter soldier took a deep breath, aimed the rifle right at Agent 13, waiting for the time to pull the trigger.

[EasilyAmused]

“Well I don’t want to get into my personal life Captain, let’s just say I have someone very special in my life and I’d like to treat them to some local food that has been around for some time.” Agent 13’s attention stared straight ahead. His laugh made her heart flutter and her knees would have buckled on her had she not caught herself soon enough. This man, so innocent and sweet yet so brave and strong; and kind, aside from the person he barked at for running into her while they were on the fairy to the Statue of Liberty, she had never see him anywhere close to the point of snapping. He truly was incredible.

Thoughts shifted through her head of where he would suggest by her statement. The little burger diner they hadn’t visited together yet, a nice restaurant that still had its charm from the twenties or something quick like ordering pizza and cuddling on the couch? Any way she was looking forward to it and as it stands, she knew full well that he wouldn’t let her pay. Why? Because that’s just the kind of man he was. How did she know? She had first-hand experience in his gentleman-like manner and knew it to be true.

Something felt funny, almost a tingling in her body and just before the door opened, her body turned slightly, maybe it was because she wanted to look at Steve directly, a fear that Director Fury had found out what was going on between the two of them and she found herself wanting to turn to Steve to seek a small look of reassurance that their secret was still safe. The bell dinged for the doors to open and her body turned ever so slightly…

Ping… Crack “AH!” Agent 13 fell against the elevator doors and tumbled to the ground when the doors open. Her attention moved up to the shocked pencil pushes staring down at her. “GET OUT OF THE WAY!” She shouted in a demanding voice causing everyone to jump, “SOMEONE’S SHOOTING!” Her hand was on outer bicep. Blood began to leak through her fingers as she scooted her way quickly to the corner with her coworkers. “Just a graze nothing to worry about.” She said quickly as she ripped off the bottom part of her shirt and one coworker took it from her and began to bandage of her wound as she pulled out her gun. “Captain do you see anyone nearby? That shot couldn’t have come from very far away!”

[Jones Sparrow]

Steve held his smirk as she gave her response. "In that case, there's this nice little diner called Rudy's. Open since 1934... Its not the fanciest place but... it has the second best apple pie I've ever tasted." Steve said with a nod. He said second best because the first was made by the very own Sharon Carter. He gave a small glance over at the woman, giving a smile and nod, something that would look natural when giving advice on where to eat, but it also meant other things. He wasn't sure why they were being told to go to Fury's office together, but he was sure he didn't figure out about them. They were too careful about it. She was an espionage agent, and he was a super soldier. They knew how to keep something like this a secret... Whatever it was, it wasn't about them.

The elevator door opened, and he let Sharon go first, but then he heard the shot crash through the window, and Sharon scream. He instantly drew his shield, kneeling down next to her, and his eyes scanning the scene behind him. The glass shattered, and he traced the imaginary line to where the shooter might be. He saw it. The reflection of a lens. The shooter was still there.

He heard Sharon scream at him. She was fine, grazed luckily... but it took skill to shoot someone in an elevator. Why did he miss? "I'm in pursuit." He responded to her, and with that, he took off for the stairs.

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He missed. The images were coming back. A train, a shield, him holding on for dear life... and he missed his kill. He should have easily done it. He started to pack away. If he wasn't going to kill one target, he will finish the main objective. The Winter Soldier took his case, slung his other rifle over his shoulder, and made his way for the stairs.

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Steve Rogers burst through the stair doors in the main lobby, knocking over some agents. Whoever this shooter was, he wasn't going to let him get away. He shot his (secret) girlfriend. He wasn't going to let that slide. His shield was in one hand, nothing in the other. He didn't bother to carry a gun in S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ. He burst through the main doors, slid over a car with ease, and burst through the locked metal door with all his weight. The man who shot Sharon was in here.

He ran up the staircase. Killers wouldn't take the elevator in case it was shut down. He leapt a few at a time, and then as he looked up, he saw him. A man wearing a mask over his mouth, his eyes covered in black makeup to shield the glare of the sniper. He wore a black combat suit, and his arm was robotic. The sight was rather horrifying. They stared at each other for a second, and then he took off through a door.

Steve ran in pursuit.

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"They were shot at when walking to your office!"

Nick Fury and Natashia Romanoff left Fury's office, rushing for Sharon. "Carter! Where's Rogers? What happened?" Fury called, glancing at her would, and at the building across the street. It was obvious Rogers went after the shooter... He just hoped that it wasn't who he thought it was.

[EasilyAmused]

Even pencil pushers knew when guns were being fired, they needed to get down and out of the way. So it wasn’t a surprise that the group that was at the elevator scattered against the walls and dropped to the ground to get out of the way for any other potential fire. Even with the presence of Captain America, there still was that idea that something was going to happen and that better safe than sorry feeling has helped keep a lot of the people from dying. It didn’t take long before someone showed up with a med-pack and began to bandage up her arm.

“Where’s Rogers? What happened?” Nick Furry’s voice echoed over her hissing as her coworker tied off her wound and taped it off. “Captain Rogers went after the shooter. I’m not sure what happen or why it happened.”

“Romanoff, Carter to the mainframe, we’ve got bigger problems than a shooter.” The people around them began to protest against Agent 13 leaving because she was injured. Her hand waved at her coworkers as she pulled herself to her feet. She knew better than to argue with Director Fury and if anyone could take care of themselves, it was Steve.

Director Fury took off in one direction while Natasha and Agent 13 took off in another. “So, I know this is a bad time but…”

“Don’t start.” Sharon said cutting her off, knowing exactly where Natasha was going with her story.

“Oh why not?” The redhead said teasingly only to receive a side-look of annoyance from the blonde. She shouldn’t be all-too-surprised to find that the blonde was giving her that look when they were on their way to shut down the mainframe of S.H.I.E.L.D. “We never do lunch anymore and you hardly stay after work. I know someone who’d be just perfect for you.”

“Now is not the time…”Agent 13 said insistently as they rounded the corner and she pulled open the door with her good arm. The two women raced to the computer and only the sound of fingers flying filled the little office. She wasn’t nearly as good as hacking things as Natasha was but she was pretty good. Between the two of them they had the entire building shut down within three minutes. Silence filled the large building as every floor shut down like a rolling black out. Doctor Banner was going to kill her for turning off some fridges but it was needed.

“Care to explain what the hell is going on?” Agent 13 said turning her attention to Natasha.

“S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised; H.Y.D.R.A. hacked into the mainframe and was stealing extensive amounts of data before we caught them. The only thing we could do was shut down the mainframe. But if they sent… who we think is here, we’ll lose a lot more than just data.” Silence again filled the room, the two women didn’t seem to know how to continue the topic; understanding that many lives could be lost. “So anyway the guy…”

“Really!?” Before the women could get back to arguing about Agent 13’s love life, the building rumbled and shook at their feet. It only took a moment before the women were taking off running down the stairs. The tall building was wobbling, as if explosions had gone off. In rounding a corner, the building leaned in that direction; Natasha had time to grab onto something before her feet were thrown out from under her while Agent 13 wasn’t so lucky.

Her feet slipped, her body tumbled, back landing against the glass of the staircase before shattering and flinging her from the 30th floor. Oh… joy…