Chapter 12: Cap's Shield

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"Excuse me." Steve put his hands behind his back as he approached a woman, we were seeing Howard and I was pretty excited, he was cool in a way, "I'm looking for Mr.Stark." Steve finished.

"He's in with Coronal Phillips." The woman said disinterested as she read the newspaper. I was sitting my Steve's feet but my tail kept hitting hit boot because it was wagging that much.

Steve looked around for a second still standing, waiting and I saw the girl look over uninterested than take a glance back to see if who she saw was really there.

Instantly my tail stopped wagging and my ears pushed forward, she better not...

"Of course you're welcome to wait." she said, her tone a lot more interested than before. Almost flirty. She is totally flirting with him in a way! That is not allowed.

I started to growl lightly before I knew it and I saw the girl looked a little frightened but Steve shushed me and I ducked my head, sorry but you cannot take interest in this woman.

"I uh, read about what you did." She said pushing the paper she seemed to like so much before, aside to talk to Steve.

I looked at Steve for a moment and held my attack stance but pushed aside the feeling to growl.

"Oh, the uh yeah." Steve said smiling a little when she showed the paper of him saving the 400-so soldiers, "well that's, you know," he looked around trying to think of what to say and I pawed at his leg.

"Just doing what needs to be done." He said and cleared his throat a little getting more stiff and soldier like.

"Sounded like more than that, you saved nearly 400 men." The woman said a bit flirty as she tried to act cool but in my book, was failing.

They stared at one another, they were flirting with their eyes! Steve come on, I whined and pawed at his leg, Howard can probably see us now!

"Really it's not a big deal." Steve said trying to sound casual but failing.

The woman stood up on a mission and went closer to Steve, "Tell that to their wives." she said and I just I lost Steve to girls, well girls that weren't Peggy. Peggy was cool.

Steve tried to act cool and folded his arms, "Uh, I don't think they were all married." he said probably seeing what the girl was doing but playing along anyway.

"You're a hero." she stated and I just fell to the floor in despair, I lost him. I lost Steve to this, this female that mother so doesn't like. You know the ones flirty and love boys.

"Well, that, you know," Steve was being very awkward at being called a hero, "that, that, uh, that depends on the definition." as he was talking to woman grabbed the tie he was wearing and was being very flirty.

"The woman of America, owe you their thanks." she said still holding onto his tie and then dragged him back over to her desk, "and uh, seeing as they aren't here." suddenly he was pulled into a kiss that he quickly returned much to my disdain.

Why can't he kiss Peggy! Peggy was better than this girl! Thankfully said woman turned around the corner and I lifted my head from the floor wagging my tail.

I yipped and jumped onto her in greeting, she pet me distantly but mostly told Steve stoically, "Captain." she said sharp and saw him instantly pull back from the girl and wipe his mouth, "we're ready for you. if you're not otherwise occupied." she said and pat her leg telling me to follow.

I did so happily as I was still annoyed by Steve ignoring me for the flirty girl that puts a bad name to mother.

"Agent Carter, wait." Steve said keeping pace with her angry stride. I can't wait to see how he gets out of this one.

"Look like finding a partner wasn't that hard after all." She said and I felt so happy that she was annoyed with him, I was.

"Peggy that's not what you thought it was." If I was a human I would raise my eyebrow, can I raise my dog-brows?

"I don't think anything Captain. not one thing. Always wanted to be a soldier like the rest, and now you are."

"But what about you and Stark? How do I know you two haven't been, uh, fonduing." Steve asked and I felt myself sneeze, was that like some sort of dog-snort?

"Bless you." Steve muttered and I rubbed my itchy nose with my paw.

They stared at each other for a moment before Peggy stealthily rolled her eyes and turned back around, "You still don't know a bloody thing about woman." she said entering the door in front of us.

"Fondues just cheese and bread my friend." Howard said as Steve finally walked in after being confused about what Peggy was talking about.

"Really? I didn't think-"

"Don't shoot yourself pal. As long as you think you know what's going on in a woman head, it's when yours is well and truly cooked. Me, I consecrate on work, which at the moment is about making sure you and your men do not get killed. Carbon Polymer should withstand your average German Bayonet. Although Hydra isn't going to attack you with a pocket knife. I hear you're uh, kinda attached." Howard said as he pat the shield that Steve had used.

So far I just followed them and tried not to focus on the chemicals that kept making me want to sneeze and instead, kept running between Howard's feet trying to make him trip, no luck so far.

"It's handier than you might think." Steve said

"I took the liberty of coming up with some options." Howard said and then proceeded to dump me on the table instead of letting me run between his legs, "You have too much energy." he state while Steve started to looked at the options.

I barked in response and saw Howard smile and shook his head softly, "What about this one?" Steve asked suddenly finding one under the table.

"No, no, no, that's just a prototype." Howard said trying to dismiss it but even I have to say that I kinda like it, needs color but I kinda like it.

"What's it made of?" Steve asked as he tried it out

"Vibranium." Howard said and it made me perk, if what I remember that was hard stuff to come by, "It's stronger than steel and a third of the weight. It's completely vibration absorbent."

"How come it's not standard issue?" Steve asked

"That's the rarest metal on earth." Howard said making me wonder how exactly he got it, "What you're holding there, that's all we got."

"Quite finished Mr.Stark?" Peggy asked rounding the corner, "I'm sure the captain has some unfinished business."

"What do you think?" Steve asked holding the shield in front of him.

Peggy stared at him for a few seconds before grabbing a gun from the table and shooting Steve, or the shield, four times.

"Yes, I think it works." she finally said as my ears were still ringing, it hurt because of the echoing was much worse for dogs.

I whimpered and rubbed my ears trying to make them stop ringing I felt Howard pick me up and start to pet me calmly while Peggy set the gun down and went right by Steve to leave.

"I had some ideas about the uniform." Steve said handing a list he made earlier to Howard.

"Whatever you want pal." he said and when Steve was leaving Howard asked what he should do with me.

"He can help with the uniform." Steve said and hurried out of the room probably heading back to train or something.

As the ringing subsided Howard asked me, "You ready to help me with Cap's uniform?"

I wagged my tail and barked in his arms, "Good, now let's see..." he started to mutter about the list as he set me down gently.  

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