romeo and juliet (peter parker)

1. cough syrup

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Margaret Rogers sat on her bed and stared at the blank walls. She had no windows or anything else connecting her to the outside world. She was the only one who lived there, so, as you'd imagine, it was pretty lonely for a teenage girl. Nick Fury, the director of The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, or S.H.I.E.L.D, had it made especially for her. A small base in Queens, New York. He was the only one who knew about Margaret, besides her dad of course. He would only drop in every so often. She had two devices, a computer and a phone, with no social media whatsoever. She had homeschooled herself by using stuff she had found on the internet. Whenever she wasn't doing that, Margaret was usually training in the small gym she had; there was nothing much in there but enough to satisfy her. 15 years. That's how long she had been doing this.

You see, the reason Margaret has to do this is complicated. When Steve Rogers, or Captain America, woke up in 1991, everything changed, for S.H.I.E.L.D at least. They already had many questions prior to this, so this just added more. Four years later, in 1995, S.H.I.E.L.D decided to do an experiment, an experiment that would change everything. The plan was to see if the super soldier serum, created by Dr. Erskine in World War II, would transfer into an offspring. The process was very complicated, but we won't get into that. The experiment worked. A super soldier child was created, but it quickly went south. However, this is not the story of Margaret Rogers. After the experiment went rogue, S.H.I.E.L.D decided to erase all files on it. That is until Nick Fury decided to start it up again in the year 2000. Another super soldier child named Margaret Rogers was born on April 28, 2001, and S.H.I.E.L.D was determined to keep her safe.

Now you'll understand why Margaret was a damsel in distress, waiting to be saved, but by herself she'd thought.

Margaret heard a knock on her door, startling her.

"Can I come in?" a male voice said.

"Sure" said Margaret, without even questioning who it was. It could only be one person anyways.

The door handle slowly opened, and there stood her dad. Steve Rogers. Captain America to the rest of the world. He had a paper book in his hand, positioning it so Margaret couldn't see what it said.

"Hey, kiddo," his voice was very monotone, no emotion. He clenched his jaw, in anguish, she could tell.

"Hey dad. Why're you here?"

"What, I need a reason to see my daughter ?" he joked.

"No, but you do have one, don't you?" she answered. Usually, in the rare times her dad visited, he was delighted to see her. He would tell her about all his most recent missions and what was going on in the real world. This time, the look on his face was not delight. He looked frustrated. Margaret saw sorrow and grief. His eyes were puffy and his nose red as if he'd been crying for hours. The last time Margaret had seen her dad like this was ... Well, there really was none.

"Yeah, I do." Something's wrong, She just knew it. In her eyes, Steve Rogers was a delicate person, one who you need to treat with caution. Yes, he's very overprotective over everyone, not just Margaret, but he needs to be protected too. But then again, doesn't everybody? Even heroes.

He slowly sat on her bed.

"What's wrong?"

"Well it's a lot to unpack Margaret," he said. "Um.. For starters, your grandma Peggy passed away." A subtle tear fell down his cheek as he looked down at the ground, not knowing what to say. Neither did Margaret. This discussion had already escalated quickly.