The Cap's Daughter

Chapter 1

Thinking back to those carefree moments was pleasant. Dancing around my pink room imagining I was a princess. My adoptive father, even though he wasn't the greatest artist, made me a paper crown which I wore day and night. Then I thought of how my mother would come see me as often as she could teaching me about Asgard. Tears began to build in my eyes when I thought of what happened to her. She didn't deserve to die the way she did, no one did. 

I sat up in my bed and pulled my knees to my chest trying to hold back my sobs. I didn't want someone to walk in and find me crying. No one but my half brothers knew who my mother was and they couldn't know. Not now at least. I sighed and stood up stretching when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in," I called wondering who could knock on my door at 7am. The digital clock sat on a nightstand off to the right side of the bed. 

"Bella, you're awake early! I was expecting you to still be sleeping. I guess your time on Asgard through off your sense of time," Oliver Queen said. He smiled and started walking over to the foot of my bed.

I chuckled and sighed again. "I guess so. But really I just decided to get an early start to the day. Hopeful it'll be more promising than yesterday." I slipped my feet into some slippers at the edge of the bed. 

Yesterday I slept in the car on my way to Starling City from Central City. It was a long drive and I didn't have anything to do in the car but sleep. Oliver insisted on driving the whole way so I let him. I wasn't going to argue with another person that day. My father and I had an argument which was why I had left. The more I thought of it I felt kind of stupid leaving like that. He was only trying to help. But I was too upset to see his point of view. It had been hard few years for him to adjust to having a daughter. It's been 3 years since he found out but he still was kind of shocked. He was trying to make up for the loss time he hadn't been there for me. As hard as he was trying I didn't feel any closer to him. After all, Dr. Wells was the first real father role model in my life. Captain America was just an Avenger to me. 

"Well yesterday you did practically sleep all day. It's been a year since you've been here and a lot has happened." His blue eyes wandered to the window and he took in a deep breath. 

"Bella, it's so good to see you! I didn't know you'd be here," Mrs. Queen came into the room when she saw my door opened. I met her halfway in my room and gave her a tight hug.  It felt good to be in someone's arms after almost crying a few minutes ago. It gave relief to my aching heart. 

"It was a bit of a spur of the moment. I wasn't exactly planning on coming here until Ollie started heading in this direction. I had an argument with my dad." I smiled to assure her it was nothing serious because it really wasn't. 

Oliver placed his hands on the headboard at the end of the bed and looked down. I had noticed there was a tension between Oliver and his mother, but I never thought of anything of it till now. As hard as they tried to hide it I could see right through them. 

"Well I'm hoping you can resolve the situation since he is your father," Mrs. Queen smiled back and glanced at Oliver before turning to leave the room. Did she know who my real father was? Or did she think I was talking about Dr. Wells? 

I brushed off the question and looked at Oliver. "What's going on with you and your mom? You guys don't talk anymore Thea says. She's worried about you two." 

Oliver clearly didn't want to talk about it. He clenched his jaw and looked up. "She lied to me." With that he stormed out with his hands in tight fists. There goes that idea of wanting to help him. 

I watched him leave and then went to get dressed for the day. The hope of having a great day was fading slowly which made me cringe. 

After getting dressed I decided it had been too long since I'd had a Big Belly Burger and I was hungry. 

I sat down at a table along the window watching people walk this way and that. Everyone had somewhere to go but me. For today I was just hoping to relax and not think of anyone in Central City. 

Taking the first bite of my burger was heavenly. My teeth sank in and my taste buds did a backflip. Man these were so good! Just as I was about to take another bite I saw from the corner of my eye someone familiar. Quickly glancing I saw it was Loki. He smiled at me and I turned away as quickly as I looked over. 'Please not today.' I thought. 'If he's going to take me anywhere please don't let it be back to my father.' 

Loki and Steve were on a good level with each other. It was kind of weird since Loki was the one who tried to take over the world. He turned his attention on something "more rewarding" as he put it. As much as I didn't like the idea of being Loki's "lover" it was going to happen if not sooner than later. 

I took my time but eventually finished my burger and washed it down with some Dr. Pepper which was my favorite choice of beverage. I smiled at the idea of being home where I spent my first 14 years of life. For the past 6 years I had been in Asgard with my mother and Thor. Loki wasn't seen much since he was always getting in trouble. In the past year though I always caught him gazing at me. It annoyed me a little but I had grown used to it over the past year. If he was going to make his move I had a feeling it wouldn't be soon.