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FLASHBACK
Caroline exhaled strongly knowing of the massacre that she went on that caused SHIELD to lock her up in one of their cells. They knew that her killing spree would strike up quite a scare with the public. Killing sprees didn't happen to Caroline as often since 1950 but that was when Peggy was around and able to control her hunger. Almost every killing spree happened around two certain dates, Steve's birthday and the day when he went under.
It's been 60 years since his death and Caroline couldn't help but remember how everything that once mattered to her had disappeared. Her mother, Bucky, Steve, Howard, and Peggy who was still around but got Alzheimer's making it even harder to go visit her best friend. It was thanks to Peggy that she was even an agent at SHIELD, making a strong case that having a vampire was better than having her against them and in the wrong hands.
"A relapse again, Miss Kingsley?" said the voice that always greeted her when she did something wrong.
"You should know, Coulson. When this happens every time, you're here to greet me." Caroline sassed looking at Coulson who had the file detailing every time she had one of her killing spree.
"It's not healthy. Have you considered going to a therapist?"
"Coulson, you make me laugh. Why would I go? So that they tell me that I should get over him? So that they can tell me that it's better to move on? Or that he would've wanted me to move on with my life like Peggy?" With the slight of each word, Coulson could see that Caroline wanted to break down. Her lips quivered while trying to push back the buildup of tears in her eyes.
"Him?" Coulson asked, with Caroline knowing that this was his way of making her to come to terms with his death. Caroline felt a tear leave her eyes as she tried to make the one name leave her lips, "Steve."
With that one word, Caroline started to let her tears flow watching as they dropped on her legs. Coulson kept his mouth shut until he tried to think of words to calm Caroline down.
"You know hearing and reading Captain America stories, I was always amazed by his heroism. But when I first heard of your case when I started at SHIELD, it amazed me. Shocked more likely. Reading your file at first would scare anybody off but I found it rewarding. And your file also lists what you did to erase that pain."
Caroline looked back up at him ready to justify her actions but deep down Caroline knew that she was selfish to do that. It was the one regret she had in her while life beside not telling Steve that she loved him.
