Stars and leather jackets

Patronus charm

             Make it stop. Make it stop. Someone tell it to all end. This was torture. It had been three days and so far, we were no closer to finding a cure. I could tell that the drug was taking hold of me by the way the world looked. Anything that used to excite me just brought me to tears and left me sobbing in a corner. I was trying to let Steve help me only I just couldn't. Whenever he tried to talk to me I was just reminded of all the bad that had happened to me that led to us dating. I had hoped that nighttime would bring me some relief. Nope. If anything it was worse than being awake.

            "Someone help me!" It was happening again. It was the same nightmare I had had every night since I was rescued. The plane. Pain. Blackness. Loss. Everything I loved being ripped away from me. Steve jerked awake as I sobbed in a ball, rocking back and forth on the bed. He set me in his lap and gently rubbed my back and lightly kissed my forehead every so often. 

           "You're OK." he cooed softly as I shook in his arms. 

            "I'm right here with you. I promise I won't leave." 

           "Why won't it go away?" I whispered against his chest.

          "We don't know." he said quietly "But I do know that we will get through this. If anyone can kick this drug's ass, it's going to be you." I smiled slightly and Steve pressed a kiss against my lips one last time before we laid back down and tried not to think of what tomorrow would bring.

            "We found a cure!" Well that was unexpected. I fell off my chair as Bruce ran into the room screaming his head off. Only Tony, Steve, Bruce and I were currently at the tower. When we realized that I might become a little bit more than depressed, everyone else (besides Bucky who had left for a personal mission) had packed up and headed to Clint's farm until we sorted everything out. Apparently it would be sooner than we thought. Steve helped me up and we raced down to the lab where Tony was practically bouncing off the walls from excitement. 

            "You better not be messing with me Stark." I said on the verge of tears as I ran over to look at their research. 

             "I happen to like my face not charred to a crisp." he retorted as he pulled a vial out of the fridge. 

               "Anyway," Bruce said impatiently "this serum should act like an antidepressant except stronger. A lot stronger. It would permanently counter the drug if taken once a month." I squealed with joy and tackled Bruce and Tony in a hug.

                "Let's do it!" I exclaimed, ready for everything to go back to normal. Bruce picked me up and placed me on a stool and Steve came over and held my hand. 

                  "No matter what happens," he whispered "I will always love you." 

               "I love you too Steve." I said as tears started flowing down my face. Bruce walked over nervously holding a syringe full of bright blue liquid. 

              "Love you Bruce." I said as he injected it in my arm. 

            "Love you too Baby Sis." There was a blinding white flash or maybe that was me passing out. Honestly it was hard to sort them out these days.

            They say it was only a few seconds but it felt like forever. When I woke up, Steve and Bruce were hovering anxiously above me.

               "Am I dead?" I groaned as they helped move me to a couch so I could lie down. Steve chuckled lightly and brushed my hair away from my face. 

               "Thankfully no. How do you feel?" I was silent for a minute as I thought about it. The more I thought, the happier I got.

                  "I feel... excited." I said finally "Like everything's brand new and I can't wait to see it all." 

                 "It worked!" Tony yelled jubilantly from behind Bruce. "We're still geniuses!" I giggled as I watched him and Bruce dance around excitedly and Steve smiled as he sat next to me.

                "I missed seeing that." he said quietly "It's good to have you back Thalia." 

               "It's good to be back."