Elemental Mastery (Steve Rogers Love Story)

Christmas

A small chime wakes me from my sleep, Steve lets off a small snore and grips onto me tighter as I try to wiggle from his grasp.

"Sorry to wake you miss, but you have an incoming closed network call" SARAHs voice rings out from the table where my bracelet was set, the sudden voice wakes Steve who has gripped me so tight I can't breathe, he realizes what's going on and let's me go a bit more. I adjust myself In His arms and continue to lay there since he's now up to

"Thank you SARAH, is it my father?" I ask hopefully, now tracing my fingers over Steve's arm absentmindedly.

"It is indeed, miss, patching him through right now" She chimes once more

"Hey kid, are you dining ok?" My dads voice clear as day now coming through the bracelet

"I'm fine, I've been scared out of my mind about you, is Pepper ok? Where are you? What happened?" I say, panic emanating from my voice, Steve adjusts from his prone position with me between his legs, placing his back on the arm of the couch and pulling me into him again, still wrapped in both his arms and his legs, I let out a small squeak when he does it because it surprises me, he kisses my head and continues to hold me as close as possible seeing my panic.

"I'm ok, Pepper is mostly ok, I'm coming home, well I guess the towers now our home fully." He says, sounding sad "Oh and I kinda blew up every suit I have, I'm going to focus on you and Pepper more. I love you kid."

"Wow dad, the clean slate protocol? I never thought you would ever do that" I say semi amused, semi worried

"The things I do for love, any way I can convince you to come home? I mean to the tower, sorry everything's a lot to process" My father says sounding confused and still frightened

"Sure dad, when do you need me back?" I ask, as Steve takes my hand lacing my fingers with his, his thumb running over the back of my hand sweetly

"We will be back this evening, you have some time to see your friend if you wish, it's Christmas after all." Tony responds i can hear the smile now in his voice

"I may have to do that" I say giving Steve a sweet smile and a quick kiss catching him slightly off guard

"Oh and um I assume Rogers is there with you?" Tony says now unsure of himself

"Yes sir I am here" Steve chimes in kissing my head sweetly holding me even tighter in his lap

"Thanks for protecting my little girl, it shouldn't be a job I thrust upon someone your age" Tony says sarcastically

I shake my head and give Steve an I told you so look.

"Of course sir, I will always be here for her when she needs me, she's very special to me," Steve replies and takes this opportunity to kiss me quickly. As soon as he breaks away I let out a content sigh.

"Kay do we need to have a talk when you get home?" Tony says sternly, no doubt I respond to what Steve just said about how special I am to him. And maybe the small that sigh of content that just escaped from my mouth

"No sir" I say slightly embarrassed. Since when do I even call my dad sir.

"Good, I'll see you Tonight" Tony says hanging up the call

"Sorry," I say finally getting off the couch, Steve gets up after me "Guess I need to go take care of some things back at the tower"

"I completely understand" he says leaning down and giving me a sweet kiss

"But you did hear the man, it is Christmas, and I have some gifts for you" I say breaking away from him running to my room. Grabbing the gift boxes out of my closet and joining him back in the living room.

"Kay, you didn't need to do this" Steve says, looking at the boxes.

"Too bad, i wanted to, plus you need these" I Say with a knowing smile

"If you insist" Steve says with a small smile. He carefully unwraps the packaging of the first present, carefully not to rip any of the paper.

"Sweetie, you are impossible, just rip it open" i say with a laugh

"Sweetie?" Steve teases me quickly "This is normal for me, sae what you can of the packaging to use it again"

"Oh Steve, you truly are from a different time, don't worry, you can mess this paper up, its ok" I say with a sweet smile, watching as he continues to unwrap the gifts slowly.

"Kaylee, is this a record player?" Steve asks sweetly staring down at the antique record player sitting on the floor in front of him

"Yes it is, I figure you should experience music as it was meant to be heard, on record." I say with a smile "Well at least the older stuff, newer stuff i can introduce you too later"

"This is so thoughtful" Steve says sliding over next to me taking me in his arms and kissing me sweetly

"Steve, if you keep doing that I'll never want to leave" I say with a smile hugging him back

"If you never had to leave again that would be the best gift I could ever ask for" Steve says, Pulling me into a deep, loving kiss. "Merry Christmas Kaylee"