Everly || Steve Rogers

4. Flying Cars and Fancy Suits

Everly stood with her mouth slightly agape as she stared at the spectacular scene before her. Fireworks burst overhead filling the sky with dancing sparkles. A towering globe-like statue was placed in the center of the square and a train (?) whizzed above them. With all the commotion surrounding her it took a moment to even realize she was now standing alone in the middle of it all. She looked around frantically for either of her friends and was barely able to see Bucky's cap drifting through the crowd.

"I don't see what the problem is. You're about to be the last eligible man in New York." Bucky smirked, his hands shoved in his pockets as he and Steve walked side-by-side. He looked around at the people surrounding them. "You know there's three and a half million women here."

"Well I'd settle for just one." Steve replied, his hands also buried in his pockets as if digging for something he would never find.

"Thanks for leaving me. What if I'd gotten lost?" Everly panted, suddenly appearing behind them. They each glanced at her over their shoulders.

"It would be a lot quieter that's for sure." Bucky retorted.

She folded her arms over her chest, and let out a deep breath. "Yeah right, you'd miss me."

"Yeah, I will." He said quietly to himself. Everly heard him however and an aching settled deep in her chest. It still hadn't fully set in that he was leaving. She stared down at her shoes and let out a shaky breath. Bucky nudged Steve with his elbow and waved into the sea of people.

"Anyway, I took care of that." He said proudly, the smile returning to his face.

A pair of girls perked up at the sight of him and waved back, "Hey Bucky!" Everly rolled her eyes. Of all the ways this night could've gone, she never would've guessed she'd be fifth wheeling it the whole time.

"What'd you tell her about me?" Steve seemed suspicious as to why any girl would want to spend time with him. Bucky looked to his best friend and his smile only grew.

"Only the good stuff."

Steve fixed his hair and straightened his shoulders in a last ditch attempt to make himself look date-ready.

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'Welcome to the modern marvels pavilion and the world of tomorrow! A greater world, a better world.' an overly enthusiastic voice boomed over the speakers that were scattered throughout the square.

Everly struggled to navigate through the crowd, still lagging slightly behind. Every once in a while, she forced herself to stop when she wobbled on her heels, twisting her ankles. She cursed herself for ever thinking that wearing them was a good idea. All they'd ever brought her was pain.

She stared in awe at the 'scientific wonders' that surrounded her. Among them were a red suit in a glass tube, a huge big pokey ball, and another do-hickey that looked pretty important. In an attempt to keep herself occupied, she found herself coming up with uses for each of them. Like the suit, she'd decided, was obviously for race car drivers to look cool.

As she pondered what on earth one might use a ginormous spikey ball for, she caught a glimpse of Bucky through the crowd and hurried back over to the group. She sighed in relief upon reaching them, only for Bucky to be dragged away by the two women. They rushed over to a stage where a crowd had gathered. Steve followed slowly behind, trying to see what everyone had gotten so excited about.

"So how's your date going?" Everly asked, slightly out of breath. He seemed startled by her presence at first but then shook his head lightly. She sent him a lopsided smile and rested her hands on her hips. More often than not, women ignored him entirely, so it wasn't necessarily a surprise that they clung only to Bucky. That didn't make it any less disappointing however.