Winter Soldier's Sister

Part Nine

    Strange could feel a presence trying to emerge from this woman. It wasn't like anything he had ever felt before. His breath slowed, eyes fixated on the glass where he assumed she was standing. " Are you still there? Sorry, I never asked your name." Angelica felt it, she was being shoved aside. Back to that room. 'You won't shut me out completely this time' she said to herself before Lotus took over. Lotus kept her hand there, she too could feel a presence within him. Drawing her out and wanting to see this person's face. With a smirk, she replied, " People call me Lotus, but I like to think of myself as...well, Winter Mist." Strange smiled, were they recording he wondered. No matter he didn't care right now. "Nice to meet you Mist, is that okay I call you that? Who was the other one I was speaking to before? Do you know her name? Or that she exists." Lotus still with her hand on the glass, laughed. "Yes of course I KNOW she's there. I can get rid of her anytime I want. I just don't want to yet." Strange wanted to laugh, she sounded smart, calculated, and sassy. "Whys that I wonder?" If only she could see this person, It would be her ticket out of this place, no more meek Angelica. "I'm not ready yet." That's all she said on the matter. Lotus traced the window. "Tell me, what is your name mystery man.." Strange let out a laugh, he liked this woman. "I'm Doctor Stephen Strange, I'm here to help you in more ways than you realize." Tony had come back into the room, it pissed off Lotus and her body slumped to the floor. Angelica had managed to hear a little bit of their conversation and for a moment she saw a face, he had the most twisted look. How did she see this face she wondered. Just hearing his voice, triggered her to recall a quick flash of a moment. All that came to her was a face. She didn't like that person called Stephen Strange. 

    Tony stood next to Strange, "So, what did you find out?" Strange looked at Tony with a serious face. It was time to play nice, "Not a lot, just that this other personality could do away with the other if she so chose."  Tony looked towards her cell, "is that so? Why doesn't she do it already then?" Strange looked back at her cell as well, if only he could go in and see her face. "She is not ready yet. That's all she said." Tony frowned and then proceeded to walk out the door. "Come let's talk to the others. Then talk about how to proceed. She is too dangerous and more likely will have to end up like Wanda..." Stephen didn't like that idea at all. He followed. "What's there to talk about? Let's just do it now." Tony stopped and looked back at Strange. "Because that is Bucky Barnes' little sister. Unless you want to tell him we have to put her on ice." Tony continued to walk, Strange just followed behind and laughed. "No thanks, I'll leave that to Steve thanks."

   Peter was wandering around the compound when he saw Steve just standing outside on the patio. "Hey uh Steve, you okay?" Steve was not okay, Bucky was pissed off he couldn't talk to his sister, and Steve was hiding the fact he still was in love with Angel. "I'll be okay Queens. Just a lot to take in is all." Peter stood next to him and looked out. It was a particularly beautiful night. He looked up at the stars and wondered how MJ was doing. "What up really, if you don't mind me asking." Steve looked at Queens, he wasn't a kid anymore. He too lost someone he loved. "Angel and I were almost a couple. I never got the chance to tell Bucky." Peter listened and was a bit surprised, not a lot though. He could tell when they came in for the first time. The way he only carried her and let no one else. His face was out of concern for the woman. "You're still in love with her, aren't you? After everything." Steve nodded with a sigh. The moment he learned about her being alive it all came back to him. It has been torture keeping it from Bucky. "You don't know how Mr Barnes will take it huh?" Steve looked at Peter if he could tell did Bucky already knew something. "Is it that obvious how I feel about her?" Peter leaned over the rail, "To everyone else probably not. I just know the feeling and how it makes me look to others...Will you tell him?" Steve turned and leaned on the rail as well. It was hard to tell how he would take it. It wouldn't ever have been an issue if she was still lost. "Maybe, I just don't wanna drop that on him right now. We don't know if we'll ever get the girl I fell in love with back." That was when Nat walked up and joined them, arms crossed. "We will get her back, the brainiacs are speaking about what to do with Bucky as we speak."