Captain America: The Chronicles Of Gracie Hart

The Beginning Of Forever

Her name was Gracie Hart, she had chocolate brown hair that fell to the middle of her back, rosy skin, dark green eyes and stood at about 5'6. the year was 1943 and it was mid-October but unusually warm in New York City. Gracie was born back in 1918 during the last few months of world war one. Her father had died fighting for his country before she was born so she was raised by her mother in a small house in Brooklyn, they never had much money but whatever money they did have her mother spent it on Gracie to give her the best life possible. From a young age she showed promise in all academic areas and as she grew she knuckled down on the dream of becoming a scientist not that her mother said but she made it obvious in a passive-aggressive way that she didn't think a woman would be accepted in such an area but despite the odds that never stopped Gracie from trying, of course, she wasn't alone. At age 4 she met a boy who lived just a few houses down his name was Steve Rogers. Steve was always a small boy with twiggy arms and torso but had the heart of a lion, he like Gracie had lost his father before birth to the first world war. Soon after the duo would meet James Barnes or as they would call him Bucky and the trio would be inseparable. As the trio grew up Gracie began to see one of her 2 best friends as more than just that, she had fallen in love with Bucky and he felt the same way and by 13 the two were a couple. By 18 Gracie was top of every class she had and graduated with a scholarship to one of the best universities in New York City to study science and medicine. Now she had turned 25 not too long ago and had a degree in advanced sciences and medicine, of course, the fact that she was a woman did hold her back a bit in the job department but she persisted. Sadly her mother had passed away when she was just 18 in a fire at the bakery she worked at. She had been with Bucky for 12 years and she couldn't imagine a life without him of course with the US now apart of world war two she may not have any choice she had been with him the previous day when he explained how he had been accepted to join the one hundred and seventh and was due to be shipped to England in just 2 short days so today marked the last day she would get with her boyfriend which was why she was dressing up nice as they had planned a double date with Steve while Gracie had set her small friend up with a female friend of hers Clara.

Gracie looked in my mirror inspecting her favourite black dress. It was tight on her torso, short sleeved and began to flow down to her knees at the waist. She wore her mother's white pearls and platted her hair in a fish braid with black heels that had bows on each of them. She never wore makeup it was my natural beauty she wanted men to like her for besides Bucky liked her all natural. There was a knock at the door as she grabbed her black cardigan and put it on. It was warm for mid-October but there was still a slight chill breeze through the streets of New York. Gracie opened the door and saw Bucky standing there with that smile she fell in love with the one she had grown up loving to see. He was in his army uniform with a freshly shaved face. A smile grew on Gracie's face as she saluted him "should I start calling you sergeant now" she teased before he grabbed the hand that was at her forehead and pulled it down pulling her towards his chest as he smiled "hmmm maybe" he answered making Gracie laugh as he gave her a soft kiss. He pulled away and brushed a stray hair out of his girlfriends face "ready to go" he asked "of course" Gracie smiled as Bucky held out his hand for her to lace her fingers with. Gracie locked her door and they both walked towards the movie theatre where they would meet Steve, they both knew Steve was going to try to enlist for the fourth time today he most likely did not get in which means he would go be sad while watching a movie. The couple let their laced hands swing as they walked "it's gonna be weird without you here" Gracie voiced her thoughts making Bucky pause slightly but listen more "I mean your gonna be off fighting and all I can think is what if something happens to you? I have never been that girl who lets a man dictate her life you of all people know that but I can imagine a world without you" she says feeling tears well in her eyes as they came to a stop Bucky making her turn to face him "Gracie it's going to be fine I will be coming back I promise besides you're gonna be to busy keeping Steve out of trouble to worry about me" he said with a soft tone making Gracie sigh "probably just promise you'll come back to me when its all over" Gracie stares into his blue eyes "I promise, have I ever broken a promise to you? " he asked as she sighed knowing he was right she worried to much but only because this promise wasn't so cut and dry as all of his past ones and although yes he had never broken a promise this time so many things stood in the way of him keeping it "ok come on" she sniffled as she wiped her tears before they carried on walking. They made it just past an alleyway when Gracie heard what sounded like fighting coming from the movie theatre." down there" Gracie pointed to the alleyway beside the theatre. Slowly they both walked down the narrow side street while Bucky pushed his girlfriend behind him as they near the end finally revealing Steve getting beat up by a hench guy...should have known Gracie sighed in her head. "hey why don't you pick on somebody your own size" Bucky pulled they guy off Steve while Gracie rushed to Steves side looking over his face that had been punched a few times and was starting to bruise. Bucky made the guy scram as Gracie lifted Steves face into her hands "Nothing to bad its gonna swell nothing a ice bag cant fix, why are you always finding trouble" Gracie sighs shaking her head helping him up "it finds me" he retorts as Bucky comes over "you know I sometimes think you like getting punched" Bucky laughed as Gracie rolled her eyes at the boys stupidness. Gracie spotted something on the floor before she picked it up looking over it before passing it to Bucky. "what's this the fourth time in a month" Bucky said commenting on the enlisting form he held of Steves "where you from this time.. oh look New Jersey really" Gracie comments looking over over Bucky's arm at the enlisting form "you know it's illegal to lie on your enlisting form" Bucky added "you got in" Steve noticed Bucky's uniform ignoring his friends previous statement "so you got orders" Steve asks "yeah I'm now sergeant James Barnes of the one hundred and seventh" he stated proudly "oh" is all Steve could say "come on Clara is waiting" Gracie groaned grabbing Bucky's hand and pulling him towards the exit to the ally "where are we going" Steve asks Bucky "the future" he simply replies making Gracie let out a small laugh and carry on walking beside the most important people in her life. 

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