Welcome to the 21st Century, Captain.

Chapter 1

Elena POV

I woke up to the sound of my phone alarm blaring in my ear.

"Shoot to thrill! Play to kill! Too many women and too many pills! I said, shoot to thrill!"

That was one of my favorite songs. AC/DC was great. I turned off the alarm and laid in bed for a few minutes, thinking about what was planned for today. Fury told me he was assigning me a new mission. I was thrilled when he told me and I couldn't wait. I loved going on missions. The danger, the suspense, the fighting. I loved it all.

I got up and did my morning routine and dressed in my uniform. It was exactly like Natasha's, except mine was black. That meant that I was a lower level agent.

I joined SHIELD about two years ago. It took a lot of work to bump up a level. I was just two levels below Natasha and Clint. Even though I was beneath them, all three of us were great friends.

I looked at the clock on my wall. 7:15. Better get going. Don't want to be late or Fury will have my head.

I stopped at the private cafeteria for higher level agents. Even though I was two levels below my friends, I was still ranked in the higher levels.

I opened the fridge and quickly grabbed an apple. I ate it as I walked to the main control room, knowing that was where Fury would be.

I walked in and saw The Director standing on his little elevated platform, looking over everyone and out to the sky. The view from the hellicarrier was beautiful.

"Good morning, sir," I said as I walked up beside him and threw away the core to my apple.

"Good morning, Agent Aldo. Are you ready to hear your mission?" I nodded, trying to keep the excitement off my face.

Fury reached for a file and handed it to me. It read "Operation Welcome Home". Strange.

I opened it and read the contents of the file as Nick filled me in.

"As you know, Captain Steve Rogers was just found in the ocean, frozen and asleep. His body kept him alive throughout those seventy years. Your mission is to introduce the Captain to the new world. A lot has changed since the 1940s and he's pretty overwhelmed. You will be living with him in an apartment provided to you both by SHIELD for a year. Understood?"

"Wait, director," I asked him nervously. "Does Captain Rogers know about this?"

"No," he said with a smirk, "That's the first part to your mission. Good luck." He turned around briskly and walked out.

I threw my head back and groaned. Ugh, great. I have to tell Captain America, the man I've had a girly little crush on for years, that we will be living together for a year. I wonder what he'll think of that.

Well, I guess I better get to it. First, I got to find where Steve would be. As I walked down the hallway I bumped into Agent Phil Coulson.

"Hey, Phil," I greeted him warmly. Phil was my first friend when I joined here and we got pretty close.

"Hey Elena," he greeted, taking a sip of his coffee. "How are you?"

"Good. Director Fury just assigned me a new mission. It's on Captain America."

Phil's eyes widened in excitement. I swear, Phil was probably Steve's biggest fan. He had all the trading cards and he was very proud.

"Well, that's great." He responded, trying to hide his excitement. I rolled my eyes at his failed attempt.

"Do you happen to know where he is, Phil?" I asked him this, confident that he knew the answer.

"He's down in the gym on the left wing," he said immediately. I laughed and thanked him as I walked towards the left wing.