Thread: The Asset - Avengers (Moon Struck Fox & Defiant)

Steve blinked, a little surprised that Hydra had let James wander off without punishing him with death. At least he didn't have to worry about them killing Bucky if they did get their hands on him again. Maybe. He could, would, go and rescue Bucky if he was captured again. He had to smile when Bucky mentioned the Ferris wheel. yes. It meant a lot actually. We would sneak in, we couldn't really afford to do anything, we where too poor to afford food sometimes, but we'd go every week anyway and watch the people and the lights. Sometimes we'd even manage to steal some tickets, or sneak into the rides. he admitted. you once made me go on a Tilt-A-Whirl and I got really sick. he admitted with a grin. some of my best memories where of us just sitting around on Coney Island, eating stolen cotton candy ad hot dogs and watching people make fools of themselves. he admitted. there where even a few times, after you got your jobs, where we could actually afford to go legitimately. he admitted. but somehow, it was more fun when we where sneaking around and slipping people's goodies. he admitted with an impish grin. That grin died when James asked who Phil was and he looked down at his hands. He was this guy, I didn't know him all that well but... He was an Agent with Shield, and he was a big Captain America fan. Agent Phil Coulson. The first time he met me, he mad this utterly dork of himself and it really made me think of myself when I was still small and scrawny and awkward. One of the first things he said was... here Steve paused, letting out a snort. he said 'I watched you while you where sleeping. he snickered again. it was the funniest damn thing. he admitted. he was one of those people who didn't get flustered, didn't stutter, didn't react and there he was acting all shy and cute and awkward because I was in the room. he looked at Bucky. we spent four hours, trying to teach me how to use an MP3 player. he admitted. i never did figure it out. he admitted before shaking his head. anyway, during the Chitauri invasion, you've heard about that right? Loki, the God of lies, chaos and trickery... here he paused, lips twitching. and lust according to some of the things i've found online, led the invasion and stabbed Phil through the chest. He died at the scene. He was carrying these vintage Captain America Cards. The ones that came out while I was still with the USO. he swallowed thickly. i never did get a chance to sign them for him. times before the War? he asked with a chuckle. well let's see.... how to start? Oh I know! How about the day we first met? he asked with a grin. i was all around eight, I think. he could understand Bucky wanting to remember something good. you where around ten, or something like that, I was never very good with numbers. I was still really think and sick all the time back then, but I never could keep my mouth shut. he admitted. there was this bully at school see, and he was always picken on me. I always stood up to him, no matter how many times he broke my bones and pushed me around. Ne day, he got sick of me I guess. He came 'cross me in an alley and he just up and hauled me over the side of a dumpster because I told him to leave the little old lady he was muckin with alone. Next thing I know, i've a broken nose a split lip and i'm too short to get out of the dumpster. he snorted. not ten seconds later, you where in the dumpster too, you hit your head on the way down I think, or possibly before because you just up and decided that since I was in the dumpster you was gonna be too. We've been best friends ever since, 'specially since you had enough strength and fight in you to beat up people like The Butch. he admitted. you where always saving my ass. that's right. You and me against the world, till the end of the line. You always used to say that to me when I was upset. Especially after me ma died. he admitted. we lived together in an apartment we could hardly afford. It was full of cockroaches and rats but it was a roof over our heads and two beds to sleep in at least. I was usually too sick and weak to work, so I tried to do the cooking and cleaning while you where off to work. he admitted. ...i was really, really bad at it. he admitted with a laugh, smiling at Bucky. but we had each other, so it didn't matter.