The Brother, the Boy, and the Shoe || B. Barnes

The Rogers Siblings

"You are not coming along with me," Steve hissed at her, a finger pointed directly at her.

"Yes I am," her tone was matter of fact as she continued to walk to the plane.

"Absolutely not! I am not risking your life by taking you there with me," his voice was stern and cold.

"That's fine," she nodded. "Because you're not risking my life by taking me with you. I'm risking my life by choosing to go with you."

"That doesn't make it any better!"

"Steve, the longer you try to argue with me, the more time we waste getting this plane to Austria. Now, are you going to grow up and get in the damn cabin and accept that I'm coming with you?"

"I'm not losing you, too," Steve frowned.

"You're not losing me, too," Allie assured him. "Just let me be in the plane with you, okay? I mean, you went off and took part in an experiment that completely changed your physical appearance and abilities behind my back, so you can honestly just deal with me seating in a seat on a plane."

"Steve! We need to go now if we're going to do this," Howard called out before shutting his door.

"Fine. But you better sit in the seat and stay put," Steve's voice was low before he pushed past her and climbed into the plane.

Allie followed him into the plane and took a seat across from Peggy as Steve shut them into the cabin. It was quiet for a moment, much of the focus being on the moments that led to the plane taking off. Howard seemed cool and collected from where he was piloting the plane itself in the cockpit, the three passengers being the ones to seem like they were on edge.

She didn't listen to much of what Peggy was saying to Steve as she informed him of what was waiting for him at the factory that the P.O.W.s were being held at. Instead, she glanced to the cockpit where she could still see Howard Stark seemingly prick up his ear to listen in to what was being said. She wondered how someone could be talented at more than one thing. A civilian pilot, an inventor, a known playboy. It was all visible in the man that was braving the air that led into Hydra territory. 

"Agent Carter?" he called out from the cockpit, pulling Allie from her thoughts. "If we're not in too much a hurry, I thought we could stop off in Lucerne for a late night fondue."

A silence settled among the group as Steve looked between Peggy and Howard. Peggy began to fidget in her seat as she looked between Allie and Steve, trying to find the best way to move on from Howard's comment. Allie bit her lip and looked down to her feet. Howard looked back once more and noticed Allie.

"Of course, you'd join us, Nurse Rogers," he gave her a once over before turning around.

Allie looked to Peggy, but both women remained silent. Steve looked between the women before looking forward into the cockpit at Howard horrified. As he began to adjust belts and straps of gear on himself, he looked to Peggy.

"Do you two... fondue?" he asked cautiously.

"Steve," Allie hissed. "Shut up."

Peggy seemed to only swallow harshly before continuing to hand over gear to Steve. Allie paid close attention as the directions and information was given. It was as if she were soaking up everything that she could. Nodding as she listened to what Peggy was saying, she made a decision within herself and leaned over Steve long enough to group herself  a parachute.

"You are not jumping," Steve shook his head at Allie as he tightened the straps of his own parachute before he turned to look at Peggy. It didn't take long for him to be up and out of his seat, sitting next to the door, and giving orders to both Peggy and Stark to return to safety after he jumped.