The plane ride seemed to go fast like it wanted to hurry me into seeing my best friends dead body I grab my bag before walking off the plane in a private lane at JFK airport I stepped down the steps I must look rough good thing no press is about like normal when me or tony get of a plane although they didn't know I was coming here I look up and see agent coulson standing next to a car door open for me "Phil of course fury sent you"I sigh "Gracie would you like to sit in the front"he asks I shake my head knowing I can put the screen up between the drivers seat and back if I sit in the back "I'll be in the back"I get in putting my bag on the seat beside me I roll the screen up and sit in silence trying not to talk myself out of this tony is right if I don't do this I will regret it, it takes about 40 minutes from the airport to get to the S.H.I.E.L.D base I roll the screen between me and coulson down "has his body arrived yet"I look at the time seeing it's 7:30 "yes Gracie"he looks nervous maybe he's worried I'll flip out "ok"I sit back I my seat leaving the screen down "Gracie I can't understand what your feeling I..."Phil goes to say "stop right there I'm fine I don't need your pity or anything from you I just wanna see Steve's body bury him then leave"I murmur he just nods finally we arrive there I get out of the car coulson locks it and leads me inside entering codes and swiping a key pass at some doors "fury wants to debrief you first"he says "why what's there to say I don't already get"I sigh in frustration of lack of sleep and crying"trust me Gracie"he says "I find it hard to trust spies who are trained liars"I snap not in the mood for this crap I follow him to a room "should I take your bag"he asks me "fine"I pass him it "fury will be in soon"he says leaving me alone in what looks like a office. I look around seeing loads of books on the Shelfs I pick up a random book flipping through it when I hear someone clear there throat "Gracie"fury says I place the book on the desk "whats this about I don't wanna leave it forever or I will talk myself out of it I just wanna see his body plan the funeral bury him then go home"I sigh to tried and upset to be sarcastic "take a seat ms hart"fury points to the chair I sat in moments ago I sit he sits across from me "ms hart I may have miss lead your thoughts early this morning"fury starts I frown "we have his body yes but it appears .... It seems when he crashed the cold preserved his body and the serum"he stops I sigh getting aggravated "can you just spit it out" I huff "he's still alive Gracie just in somewhat of a coma"he explains I hear my heart beating in my chest I think I'm gonna have a heart attack I find it hard to breathe "ms hart you need to calm down"fury speaks softly to me arms out in a calm motion "he's alive"I manage to get out "yes but Gracie he might not wake up from his sleeping state we can't tell all we know is the cold preserved him while the serum kept him alive"fury explains "I want to see him I want to see him now"I snap "Gracie there's a few things we need to ..."I cut him of "no I won't do anything until I see steve"my jaw clenches trying to stay calm "that just can't happen"with that I stand "you called me here cause you found steve I thought he was dead you say he's not now let me see him"I slam my hand on the desk 4 agents walk it standing by In case I attack fury he puts his hand up to the agents telling them it's fine "fine but he might not wake up Gracie this could break your already fragile state"fury says "I'm fine just let me see him"I say he nod and motions for me to follow him he leads me down a few corridors before we enter a huge room floors are black as are the walls surrounded by equipment such as lights in the middle is a room and 2 windows outside the windows are screens letting on it's outside not a screen I walk towards the door fury is standing near I hear what sounds like car sound effects and the radio playing jazz music he opens the door motioning me to go in first I slowly enter taking a deep breathe the room has a fan on the ceiling green walls the bottom half then a normal white the other half up the curtains slightly blowing from a window that's slightly open I know it must be a fan outside near the screen from the inside it looks like we are in a real room there is a small radiator under it a small light lamp on in the corner on a white bed side table and in the middle of the room lays a bed and on top lays steve in a white top with the S.H.I.E.L.D tag on it he is in light pants and black boots steve lays there pale tears fill my eyes I take another deep breathe "why is he in a room that looks like it's from the 1940s"I ask "if he wakes"I cut fury off"when he wakes you mean, he will he's survived this long"I say "when he wakes"fury corrects although sounding skeptical "we will have to ease him into the fact he has woke up nearly 70 years later and all he knew is gone the people everything has changed this might help"he says I nod "can I be alone with him for a minute"I look up at fury he frowns "I'm hardly gonna run off with him"I scoff a tears fall down my cheek I wipe them fury nods and leaves closing the door I take a deep breath and slowly walk over to him pulling a chair over beside him I reach out and touch his hand he is ice cold causing me to flinch back a little more tears fall "steve"I croak "I can't believe it maybe this is one of my nightmares becoming cruel"I whisper to myself I reach out and place my Hand on his cheek brushing his cold skin on his cheek with my warm thumb "it's been so long steve I know your gonna be fine I'm sorry I stopped looking for you maybe if me and howie had carried on we would have found you and you would be fine"I cry tears falling rapidly down my face I wipe them away leaving my face in my hands "I missed you so much the last few decades without you and Bucky but Buckys dead but your here now I thought I lost you both you have to wake up I need you to I need to hear your voice see you smile I have almost forgot what you sound like"I cry more looking up at my sleeping friend still as stone "I came here expecting to see your dead body but your alive just sleeping but you have slept long enough ok so you can wake up and I'll help you ease in to the new world I promise just please wake up"I sob I hear the door open I take a deep breath wiping my tears as I stand up and turn to see coulson "you ok"he asks obviously not I have red puffy eyes and a emotional wreck "I'm fine"I fake smile I know he can tell I'm lying but he nods "I'm gonna make some plans to stay in New York till he wakes up"I say "didn't fury tell..."I cut him of "he might not wake up I know then I'll never leave"I says walking past him he follows "we got you a room set up in this facility that's where your bag is we can get you anything you need "he offers I nod "thank you Phil but I just need to make a few calls"I nod he walks me down 2 halls and up some stairs to a hall way full of what seems to be spare bed rooms he shows me my room and I enter it's a plane room cream peach walls I reach for my necklace which holds the engagement ring bucky gave me and rub it I do that when I'm stressed sometimes the bed is a simple framed single one white sheets a brown blanket and a few white pillows made up already a side cabinet and a wardrobe over the other side I turn to coulson who is at the door frame "thank you can I be alone now please"I ask showing no emotion he nods and closes the door as he leaves I sigh and slump on the bed I pull out my phone tapping in Tonys number after a few rings I get a answer "Gracie are you ok"his voice rings through "yeah I'm fine"what a lie "have you seen him what happened"he asks I sigh leaning my head against the wall "I saw him tony he's not dead"I say "Gracie don't do that he's gone but your gonna be fine"tony comforts thinking I'm saying that to make it not true but it is "no tony he really is alive the ice he was found in kept him preserved and the serum kept him alive he is just in a coma state they don't know if he is gonna wake"I finish my voice small and worn out "this is good Gracie he is gonna wake up"tony says "yeah but when today tomorrow 2 years 3 years 10"I sigh "be optimistic why don't you"he laughs lightly "I'm gonna stay in new york till he wakes up"I says "I gathered that"tony replies "you can call anytime besides me and pepper will be in a part of New York cause the stark tower is being built we can meet up then"I hear him say"yeah"I sadly smile even though he can't see me "you don't sound like yourself"tony says "it's hard to when you find out after almost 70 years of thinking your best friends dead he turns up alive just in coma"I say sighing "Gracie he'll be fine call me whenever ok"tony says "yeah later tony"I says before hanging up laying back on the bed.
(1 MONTH LATER)
It's been a month fury don't trust I won't either have a mental break down or try kidnap steve which is stupid super soldier or not steve has a weight to him getting him out wouldn't be easy so instead he has coulson follow my every move which pisses me off more as all he talks about is getting steve to sign his stupid card collection about captain america for him I barely leave Steve's side I talk to tony pepper and Rhodey once every 2 - 3 days they understand what Need I need time to myself not with coulson I guess while I sit by steves side his hand in mine his skins still cool but warmer than the first time I touched his skin when he was found whenever I want to go get something to eat or sleep I would worry steve would wake up while I'm not there I'm now walking back from getting star bucks coulson by my side "you know I gotta ask were you and steve ever romantically involved"Phil asks I nearly spit my coffee out "what the hell no"I gag at the thought "it was just a question"he asks "it was a stupid question of course not I was always with bucky and steve is like a brother why would you ask that"I sound disgusted and offended "it's just the way you seem so intent on not letting him out of your sight it seems that way"he says in defence "no maybe it's cause I have spent the past 66 years believing he was dead so that's why now I know he is alive i don't wanna lose him again"I snap rolling my eyes as we enter the entrance to the S.H.I.E.L.D hive which does no look like a place you would expect to find spies by the way we walked down the halls when all of a sudden a out burst comes over the coms "all agents code 13 I repeat all agents code 13"I look at coulson who frowns "what does that mean"I ask confused at what code 13 is "it means back up and lots of it"he explains running off leaving me standing there I run towards Steve's fake room as I enter the big black room which holds the fake one I see 2 knocked out armed guards on the floor they must have been thrown out of the gaping whole which is now in the wall of the fake room steve must have waken up and freaked great perfect the one time I agree to go out for something to eat this happens I run towards the Main Street and run towards Times Square I get there just as fury does surrounding a well alive and confused and frightened looking steve I fast walk towards them S.H.I.E.L.D cars lining the area from civilians "at ease solider"fury calls to steve my heart is nearly pumping out of my chest as I walked into view of steve he looks at me "Gracie"he whispers confused tears well in my eyes he really is here I run to him jumping into his arms hugging him so tight arms around his neck he is taller so he lifts me my feet not touching the ground as he spins me I cry hugging back we pull apart "what's going on"he asks me looking around at the changed Times Square very high tech compared to the 1945 version "sorry about these goons"I turn my head looking at is surrounded by agents "and about the fake 1940s thing I told them it wouldn't work your not stupid"I laugh a little he is confused still "but we all thought it best to break it to you slowly"I calm him "break what"he asks looking up at fury who is now right behind me "you've been asleep cap for almost 70 years"fury says calmly a look of shock crosses his face then hurt he looks around again then down at me I think he just realised of it has been as long as fury says how am I alive and not old and wrinkly "you gonna be ok"I softly ask he nods "I just had a date"he says I knew he meant with Peggy "how are you alive or not old"he looks at me I look at fury he moves back allowing us somewhat privacy "doc left a will to be read out after the war he left me one package of super soldier serum enough for one person I had lost you Bucky everyone I felt I needed the serum as it had a chance of killing me and I guess that's what I wanted but It didn't work out that way it worked how it was designed to make a super soldier in that case me"I explain "but in time I realised making you physically stronger than any normal human was not all it did it rapidly slowed your ageing I have aged maybe 2 to 3 years since 1945 and here I am with you I thought you were dead I spent the last few decades mourning you" tears slid down my face god on have never been this emotional I such little time before steve gave me a sad frown before bringing me into a hug "you said you wouldn't leave me but you did"I mumbled into his chest "I'm here now"he says rubbing my back "I know I'm glad you are"I smile up at him "friends forever with each other till the end of the line right"he smiles I nod that's something me Bucky and steve would say to each other all the time after steve lost his mom leaving all 3 with us parentless
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Avengers: The Chronicles Of Gracie Hart: 70 years of change
FanfictionGracie has grown through the decade she is not the same Gracie that stood by her best friend when he became the first super soldier she's not the same Gracie that watched as the love of her life fell to his death she changed over 70 years but with S...
