Phoenix

Italy

I wake up and I and Natasha are still slouched in the same position her now blond hair falling over our faces, cuddled into one another. The sun beaming through the pilot's window as we approach Italy. Positano to be precise a small town with a huge array of pastel colours along the coastline. The stunning blue water reflects the morning sun with the few sailboats leaving the harbour, I can feel Nats light breaths on my neck and the comfort and warmth that fills me is something I don't want to lose. Nat stirs awake as I brush her blond hair out of her face and tuck behind her ears. I can't help but smile down at her soft green eyes as they flutter open adjusting to the light, a soft smile appears on her lips as lightly hums pulling herself in closer to my neck.

"Ash we are here, you cant go back to sleep." I laugh a little as she groans too tired to function.

"Your comfy and neither of us had nightmares. 5 more minutes." She wines staying exactly where she is just wraps her arms around me using me as a pillow. I trace light shapes on her back causing her to hum into my skin. "Ash we can't keep Steve waiting too long come on you said we would have pizza and wine."

"It's too early for wine, but your right Cap will start throwing his shield around." She jokes and I can't help but laugh.

"How would he hide that thing? it's ridiculously obvious... Your widow bites hide on your wrist and the other weapons you hide." I ask generally curious as we both get up and start to make our self's look presentable. "Sam hides his little backpack wings. Wanda just does an outfit change, my dad swings his arm to make sure it stays attached."

"Maybe he will get one that is less obvious in the future come on let's go and meet him and sam because your get chewed out on the phone by the little witch soon enough." She says opening up the hatch on the Jet and jumping out leaving me to quickly follow behind her.

"Can we get food I'm starving, I'm pretty sure I haven't eaten actual food for 6 weeks!" I call out to her and she shakes her head laughing as I run to catch up. "Ash I'm serious! I'm hungry" I complain again just as she turns into a small cafe, with orange tiled floors and white walls it's a cute little place and the smell of coffee fills your nose instantly. Nat takes a seat in a booth in the back relaxing back into her chair and picking up the menu. "I thought you were hungry sit down" I quickly move to sit down eyeing up all the menu choices before picking about three to eat. Like I said I was hungry, As we are talking and waiting for our food two men slide into our booth.

"Hey kiddo, Nat," Steve says looking over me lifting my arms and things like a mother checking you for cuts and bruised I push him off and he sits by my side.

"Morning Death Wish, Natasha," Sam says lifting the sunglasses off his face, and I take a look over them both, they look tired more physically fit but Steve is starting to grow out his beard and his hair Sam is almost identical to the day I last saw him which feels weird considering it's been weeks now.

"How are you feeling? Any pain? Anyone gave you trouble since you got back from Wakanda. Does your dad know? Does Wanda? I think you should stay with me. Who was it? What were you shot with? Steve fires off the questions and I bite my cheek to avoid snapping at him. While Nat answers most of the questions and I zone out just tracing the tattoo on my arm.

"Tom? Thomas? Phoenix?" He tries to snap me from my self silence and the last word snaps the slow-burning fuse.

"You aren't my dad Steve stop acting like it. I am fine and if I wasn't I'm sure Nat would have told you, we have a deal to keep in contact and if you're going to continue to act as you know me and act like my dad I'm just going to leave."

"I'm not trying to be your dad I'm worried about you! You got shot." He argues back and I shut my eyes trying to calm myself down.

"You say he doesn't know you, he trained you for a year" Sam butts in clearly trying to ease the situation but mumbles and 'Ow' clearly getting hit by Nat.