I walked out of the bedroom when daddy knocked on my door. I looked up at my dad and he scooped me into his arms. Steve kissed my head and carried me to the living room. The tree was lit and presents at the bottom. I jumped out of my dad's arms and ran to the tree searching for the one I had gotten him. I found the present and waddled back over to him. I sat it in his lap and he couldn't help but smile. He opened it revealing a new journal he could write or draw in. I smiled widely as I saw tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, Angle" he said pulling me onto his lap and he kissed my head. His nicknames for me were either: Pumpkin, Angle, or Sweetheart. I sat in his lap as we opened the rest of the presents. He had gotten me a new bike! He said we'd start out with training wheels. He was trying to give me a normal life but I was way far from normal. I had powers that only Steve knew about.
"THANK YOU DADDY!" I said happily hugging his leg.
"You're welcome, Sweetheart" he said picking me up and balancing me on his hip. I wrapped my small arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. Nick thought about dying my hair blonde so that me and Steve looked alike. Steve told me it was a good idea. I didn't want to dye my hair. Black was my color. But yet this Christmas I dyed my hair. I looked like Steve but smaller and a girl version. I looked amazing. I knew Steve wasn't my real dad. But, what if he was? What if my mom had black hair? I was raised to be nice and respective. Steve had taught me manners.
I woke up and fixed my hood. I was curled up on a waiting room chair as they did surgery on Nick. I was nervous. I may not like Nick sometimes but he was like a dad. I fixed my position on the chair so I could be more comfortable. Steve didn't allow me to go in because there would be blood and I didn't want to see Nick in a dying stage. The door opened and Steve walked out with a sad face.
"Nick is dead" he said shoving his fist into his jeans pocket. I felt tears in my eyes. I dried them quickly before getting up.
"Can I see him?" I asked and Steve nodded.
Me, Natasha and Steve are in a room where Fury's dead body has been laid out, Natasha is looking at Fury's body with tears running down her face, Hill joins us. I let a few tears slip.
"We need to take him" Maria said as Steve goes over to Natasha and me.
"Natasha, Cadence" Steve said I turn and hug Steve but Natasha doesn't respond, instead she tenderly touches Fury's head then turns and walks out, Steve and me follows her.
"Natasha!" Me and Steve call out.
"Why was Fury in your apartment?" She asked.
"I don't know" Steve answered then we are interrupted by Rumlow.
"Captain, they want you back at SHIELD" Brock said.
"Yeah, give me a second" Steve said.
"They want you now" Brock ordered.
"Okay" Steve said as Steven turns to Natasha.
"You're a terrible liar" she said as she turns and walks off.
"Stay with Natasha while I go to SHIELD" Steve said and I nod to him before following Natasha.
"Aunt Nat" I called to her and joined at her side.
"Why was Nick in the apartment last night?" She asked.
"I don't know" I said.
"See you're good at lying since you're the daughter of the God of Mischief and Lies" she said smiling.
"I'm not lying. I'm completely clueless why he was there. All he told us is that his wife kicked him out" I said.
"Okay so you'll tell me the truth while Mr America lies. This is role reversal" she said as we watched the STRIKE team and Steve leave the building.
"Come on" Nat said as we walked toward a vending machine. Why?
