When I was eighteen I became the student of the doctor who would take care of me when I was sick as a child. He taught me everything I needed to know about being a doctor. I would always patch Steve and James up when Steve got into fights and James had to help him finish them. I would always get on to the two of them to which James would just complain that they have me to fix them up so it didn't really matter. During the next few years I became a practicing nurse while James and Steve both tried to enlist in the army, James succeeded however Steve did not.
1942 (23 years old)-
I was with a patient when my mentor pulls me aside, "Doctor is there something I can help you with?" "Well my dear, I was wondering if you had given any thought to what we talked about." I knew he was referring to the need for nurses for the war, I had and I knew that I'd be leaving everyone I knew behind in Brooklyn. "I have Doctor and I'll go." He smiles "thank you dear, they need as many people to help as they can get." I go back to the rest of my shift.Later that day I'm leaving and see Steve getting beat up in an alley, before I can stop it James comes up and takes care of it. I run over to them "Goddamn it you two I can't leave ya for a minute without a fight." "Well hello to you too Luna," James says, I turn to Steve and start cleaning up the blood on his face. Once I'm done I get up and help Steve up in the process I noticed that James was in uniform from before I went over to them but it was just now hitting me that he would be leaving. "You look... you look good James." "Thank you" he smiles "oh by the way we're going dancing tonight, and no complaining, it is your birthday after all." I smile "whatever you say, Sargent Barnes"
Steve and James come and get me and we go to the Stark Expo. "This is amazing," I say looking around at all of the lights. I'm in such awe with all of the extravagances that I don't notice James staring at me. "So why'd you drag me down here?" I ask them laughing, "What can't a guy do something nice for a girl on her birthday?" I give him a suspicious look but go along with it. "Hey, Luna do you want to go grab something to drink?" Steve asks me giving a look to James, we walk to a stand and buy drinks. Upon walking back I see James waiting on a bench looking around nervously. "Are you okay?" I asked standing in front of him. He stands suddenly, "Um I.. can I ask you something?" I nod and he kneels down. "Luna, it's been ten years to the day do you have an answer yet?" He pulls out a box with the same small silver band "I know it's the same ring but I didn't have anything better I uh..." he starts rambling. I chuckle at him "James I don't care about the ring I have loved you since the day I met you." "Y-you love me?" I freeze realizing what I said, "I uh no I didn't..." "you definitely said that" he smirks. "Just kiss me you idiot" he picks me up and kisses me spinning us around.
We go dance and Steve walks off, we find him standing in the museum. "Steve are you okay?" He's staring at the wall in front of him that has pictures of soldiers all over it. "It's not fair that you and Bucky can go off and fight for the country but I'm stuck here." "Wait Luna what is he talking about?" I put up a hand to say leave it for later. "Steve you can help here too," I tell him trying to cheer him up. "It's not the same." He leaves and I start to follow but James holds me back. "What did he mean?" "James I was going to tell you, I just agreed to it today." He sighs "but Steve knew..." I take his hand "I've always told him everything before I told you goddamn he knew about my stupid crush on you for years." He pulls me into a hug "just next time please let me know you are my fiancé now." I laugh at him "took you long enough you idiot not I'm going to go find Steve."
Steve is in an examination room trying to enlist for the army again. When I get there they let me back to see him, "Steve will you let this whole thing go they can't let you enlist because of your medical problems you know this." "Luna your a nurse can't you just say I'm fine?" I shake my head "look, Steve..." I sigh "give me a minute" I leave the room and go find Dr. Erskine. "Doctor?" "Hmm? Dear, I thought you left earlier for your birthday." I try to figure out what it is I want to say "something is troubling you you dear I can tell. You can ask me anything I've known you since you were a baby." "I know Doctor, I have a friend and I think he is perfect for what you've been working he's over in exam room B and.." he cuts me off "I can't promise anything but I will go look." He smiles and walks off to Steve's exam room.
I run back to find James, "there you are dear I thought you ran off with my best friend" I punch him gently "now I was promised a dance." We spend the night dancing and laughing with each other. I knew that everything would change tomorrow since we would both be leaving for the war tomorrow and I didn't know when I'd see him again. "James" I whisper, "yes doll?" "You better come back to me in one piece okay" he chuckles and spins me around "I wouldn't have it any other way.".
