"Do you swear to tell the truth, only the truth, and nothing but the truth?" A woman asked both Steve and Natasha as they stood in front of many politicians and higher ups.
"Yes," they said at the same time. They sat down.
"I don't know what else th...
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Chapter 7- Secrets and Lies
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"Why didn't you tell me about what you were working on?" Steve asked.
We were walking through the museum together. He had a jacket and a hat on, a classic sway to hide yourself in public I was told. I, on the other hand, had shifted into a random person I saw on the street.
"I thought you already knew about Project Insight," I shrugged, "I suppose I was wrong. Don't worry, if SHIELD decides to use it for something we don't agree with, I can shut it down. Unless they change the system, but, like Fury said, it's very difficult to do so."
We passed by a young boy, no older than twelve. His eyes sparkled with wonder as he stared up at Steve. He was short enough to see under the hat. My form flickered slightly, showing the boy who I was before I was back in my passerby state. Steve and I both put a finger to our lips to silence the child.
After continuing on, Steve had stopped at the small area dedicated to Bucky. Just like the first time we came he seemed familiar to me. I shook it off, taking a hold of Steve's hand and giving it a reassuring squeeze. He squeezed back.
Fury's orders flashed through my mind. He wanted me to get close to him, and perhaps he had accounted for the probability of us falling for each other. Knowing him, it was what he had planned from the beginning.
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"You should be proud of yourself, Peggy," Steve spoke quietly to Peggy, observing the photos she had on her bedside table.
Admittedly, upon hearing Steve's request for me to accompany him to see Peggy, I was more than hesitant. I knew of their past relationship, and I knew he came out of the ice still in love with her. It felt like he had just fallen asleep after all. But he assured me that it would have been better for him to come in with a girl on his arm. Peggy wouldn't tear him a new one then.
"I have lived a life, haven't I? My only regret is that you didn't get to live yours," Peggy's tired eyes travelled to me, "But you've been given a second chance."
Steve looked down at his hands, silent and somber.
"What is it?"
"For as long as I can remember I just wanted to do what was right...I guess I'm not quite sure what that is anymore. And I thought I could throw myself back in and follow orders, serve. It's just not the same."
"You're always so dramatic," Peggy laughed weakly, "You saved the world. We rather mucked it up."
"You didn't. Knowing that you helped found SHIELD is half the reason I stay."
