Soulmates [Tony Stark Fan-fiction. Complete - Book 1]

Chapter 10 - Hello Old Friend

10. | Chapter 10

April 11th 2012
S.H.I.E.L.D.S Hell-Carrier Headquarters
12:53pm

"cryogenically frozen"

Memory:

Alive. That was the only thing that came to Elizabeth's mind when she settled and breathed in the atmosphere of the little bar. A small cocktail sat on the table in front of her. Steve and Bucky were talking loudly to each other across from her.

"May I have this dance?" Elizabeth's best friend, Howard curtly asked her, holding his hand out for her to take.

"You may." She smiled back wildly, sliding her hand in his as he began to guide her back onto the wooden dance floor; Jimmy Dorsey quietly humming in the background, his hand high above her waist and hand intertwined a little higher than their shoulders.

There was nothing intimate about their endeavor, just two best friends dancing in the middle of a bar; celebrating the final accomplishment of the beautiful Captain America's vibranium shield.

Steve, James, Howard and Elizabeth were more than happy to celebrate their amazing achievement and that's exactly what they intended to do that night.

The TARDIS landed with a melodic thud, inside SHIELDS board room. Elizabeth quickly skipped out of her beauty, to find Agent Coulson and Nick Fury already waiting her arrival.

"Elizabeth, it's nice to see you again, I hope you can provide help with our missing Tesseract and possible declaration of War?" Fury announced, walking over to her to shake her hand.

"Of course, it's always a pleasure to be back here." They both smiled kindly, the Time Lord's eyes wandering until they landed on Phil Coulson.

"Coulson! One of my favorite agents." She spoke happily, walking over to him bringing him into a hug. She loved Phil, he was like a father to her - even though she was older.

Philip Coulson. A man Elizabeth will cherish forever, a man that deserves the world and all things kind. Elizabeth doesn't even want to comprehend what would happen if she lost him.

He laughed lightly before whispering, "It's good to see you again."

"Likewise Coulson, I missed you so much"

She stepped back her face becoming slightly serious, although an unknown glint still shone in her eyes and a smile tugged at her lips.

A small hologram visualized on the glass table, showing a small list of people, she swiped on it to bring it up in front of her.

Steve Rogers to be collected by Nick Fury
Bruce Banner to be collected by Natasha Romanoff
Tony Stark to be collected by Phil Coulson

Her eyes fluttered over the list making sure she remembered everyone's name, content with herself as she recited them but came to a halt when she uttered the supposed dead man's name 'Steve Rogers.'

"Steve Rogers? He died - how - when - what? she spluttered in disbelief.

"Yes, we found him in an abandoned Hydra Base, he was in ice actually. Cryogenically frozen." Fury explained

"Oh my - he's alive?" She questioned, receiving no response. But something kept bugging her mind, the way Fury had said that, it was almost as if he was twisting the truth.

Glancing at Coulson, she caught his eyes for a split second, guilt swarming in them before looking away, her eyebrows furrowed gently, turning she walked out of the room baffled.

A few hours had gone by since she had the news that Steve was still alive. Elizabeth was curled up against a cold, steel metal wall, head between her bent knees, arms wrapped tightly around her calves. Her emotions were all over the place, she couldn't believe that he was still here.

She didn't want to believe he was back, sadly overtime her feelings for him dwindled and she can know longer say she loves him. He was more of a best friend.

Standing after a few moments hesitation, Elizabeth made her way towards the docks, traipsing them until she found herself in the middle of the landing dock of SHIELDS base, between all landing bays. She laid down star fish style staring at the light blue blanket above her, waiting patiently for them to land.

Memory:

As Elizabeth strolled down Brooklyn with James Buchanan Barnes by her side; she came to a nearby alleyway where pained mutters could be heard.

She glanced at Bucky before taking a turn down there, as she grew closer she heard someone say

"I can do this all day!" And immediately she knew it was Steve.

She picked her pace up knowing her lover was defenceless in this situation; stepping between Steve and the bully, Bucky pulled the bully back to teach him a lesson, whilst Elizabeth fussed over Steve.

Loud rumbling could be heard from both sides of her head, signaling the arrival of both small Heli-carriers, she dramatically sprung to her feet and danced over to the one that held Steve, it was a few moments until the hatch opened, Coulson and Steve slowly made their way out.

Grinning like a mad man, she bounced happily on the balls of her feet impatiently as Natasha spoke to Steve. Once they stopped, Steve's eyes travelled across the unusual landscape until they landed on her, he did a double take when he first saw her. His serious face, turned into a wild grin - he recognized her, his Elizabeth.

Her smile grew until her eyes were smiling with her, she sped like lightning up to him, overwhelming him in a huge bear hug, he stumbled back slightly, but held on just as tight, he picked her up a few feet from the ground and spun her around. There laughs bellowing out around them, onlookers were sending the pair amused glances, bringing her down gently, still holding on tight, she was his only stability from his past in that moment.

"Lizzie?" he whispered softly into her smooth brown hair, a disbelieving chuckle leaving his mouth.

"The one and only Rogers." She smiled up at him, a light glint of tears in her eyes

"I thought you were dead - I went to your funeral, I thought I'd never see you again, but you were never gone," she spoke, a few stray tears managing to fall from her glistening eyes.