Sergeant Higgins/ Iron Man Lovestory

Reschedule someday

"I got the phone." Lenna mumbled when she entered the room. They had stayed in Wakanda for a few days already. Wakandan technology had healed her hand so it was like brand new. "Did you put my number in it?" Steve asked while taking the phone from Lenna. "Yeah, I did. Um... Steve?" Lenna looked down at her feet. "Lenna?" Steve asked while looking at the woman standing infront of him. "Could you maybe let me write a few lines in the bottom?" Lenna asked sheepishly. "Of course. Here." Steve chuckled and handed Lenna a pen and his letter. "Thanks." Lenna smiled and sat behind the table.

"Hey, Tin Can. It's me, Sir Stranger. I wanted to let you know that you should turn up your repulsors so it would actually kill someone. See you someday, your sweetheart. P.S. Someday still doesn't work for me so ask FRIDAY to reschedule it. She'll know what I mean."

Lenna folded the letter up and put it in the box with the phone. Lenna smirked and wrote the address on it, hoping that somebody would be there if he receives it.

"Hey, Lenna?" Steve walked back into the common room he, Lenna and Bucky shared in their wing. "Cap?" she smiled and turned towards him. "I thought that since we are criminals after all we should do something fun. You up for it?" Steve grinned when Lenna nodded.

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"Cap, I got two guards down. Now moving to get Wanda." Lenna called out over the communicator.

Got it. We are almost with the others.

Lenna hurried down the corridor and came to a halt when she saw two guards standing infront of Wanda's cell. "Hey fellas. Any chance you would let my friend out?" Lenna asked with a seductive voice and a quick wink. When the guards raised their guns Lenna did two quick shots and watched as the guards fell unconsciously on the floor. "Thought so." Lenna mumbled while checking if both of them still got pulse. The bullets that she had created were still in testing but she thought that what better way to test her creation than on live subjects. She grabbed one of the guards' key card and opened the door.

"Hey, Wanda. It's me, Lenna. I'm here to help." Lenna whispered when she approached cautiously. Wanda nodded very slightly and Lenna rushed to get the cuffs off her. "How you feeling?" Lenna asked while pulling Wanda on her feet. "I bit dizzy." Wanda mumbled but her knees buckled under her and she would have fallen if Lenna hadn't caught her in time.

Raiding the armoury.

Lenna thought fast. She knew that the armoury was far from this cell block and she would probably be stopped before anyone got to her in time to help. "I'll carry you."

Sarge, where are you? I'd hate to leave you here.

"Shut up, Cap. I'm almost there."

Wanda's head was pressed against Lenna's chest and she could hear how fast Lenna's heart was beating. Lenna could feel how her prothesis hurt below the double weight that it had to carry but she didn't have time to complain. "Open the god damn door!" Lenna shouted when she saw the quinjet just infront of her.

But a loud sound sent her to the floor with Wanda. She turned around and shot the guard that had shot her with a real bullet. "Son of a bitch. Cap, now I need help."

After Wanda was layed down in the jet by Steve and Sam had helped Lenna on it they took off. "What were you thinking?" Steve asked quietly while flying them away. "That I don't have a wheelchair for her? I don't know Steve! I wasn't." Lenna hissed back from the co-pilot's seat. She had taken off the broken prothesis and thrown it at Sam just for fun. "Clearly. Why didn't you ask for help sooner?" Steve pressed on. "Because you were too far and like you saw I could have handled myself very well if that stupid guard hadn't been there." Lenna whispered harshly. "Do you want me to call, T'Challa so he would let someone make a new prothesis for you?" Steve asked now a bit more composed. "No, I got it."

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"FRIDAY, could you reschedule my meeting with Sir Stranger from someday to the next Friday after someday?" Tony asked while setting the letter down. "The recording named 'rechedule someday' is ready to play. Do you want me to start it, sir?" FRIDAY asked. "Yeah." Tony mumbled and waited for the video to appear infront of him.

Tony looked at the screen. Lenna was sitting in the lab and working on a pistol. "FRIDAY, is it working?" she asked while looking straight into the camera. Those big hazel eyes looked like they were studying the man infront of the screen. "Yes, Sarge."

"Thanks, FRIDAY." Lenna smiled genuinely. "Oh god... What have I done?" Tony mumbled with a gasp when he saw how happy and peaceful Lenna looked. The video continued.

"Hey, Tin Can. Something must have happened that you are watching this. I hope I'm not dead. If I'm not then under the file 'PLOS' as in Prosthetic Leg On Steroids is a little sketch I did if you want to make it happen. You know as in a favour kind of thing." Lenna chuckled while cleaning the barrel of the pistol. "You know I just wanted to apologize for everything that I have said to you. I'm just so bad with human interaction since I was in the army for far too long and now Sokovia. I don't care what others say when the topic is how arrogant and reckless man you are. Because I haven't seen that side of you." Lenna said while cleaning the gun without even looking at what she was doing. "I fell in love with your voice the second I heard it in Sokovia. I had completely forgot the little interaction between us like 5 years ago. But that's past. I fell in love with your stunning voice. It was the first thing that I heard when I turned on my radio station in Sokovia. And I'd love to hear that voice for the rest of my life. I can't believe I'm even saying it right now but I, Lenna Higgins, am in love with you, Tony Stark. Oh by the way I'm so excited for the MIT thing tomorrow!" Lenna sighed out of relief.

Tony stood up at the sudden confession. He raised his hand and placed it against the screen. He wanted to feel Lenna's skin under his touch and when he didn't get it he crumbled down. He sat against the desk and the sudden rush of tears shook his entire body.

"FRIDAY, can you replay the clip?" Tony asked after a few moments. "I'm afraid, Mr. Stark that Sarge made it so it would destroy itself after only one watch. I'm sorry, sir."

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"You sure about this?" Steve asked from Bucky. Lenna sat in her wheelchair by the door. "I can't trust my own mind. So, until they figure out how to get this stuff out of my head I think going back under is the best thing... For everybody." Bucky smiled sadly. "Um, Steve. Care to give us a moment?" Lenna asked quietly. "Sure. I'll be right back." Steve pointed at Bucky.

"Come here, big guy. Cause I'm not coming there." Lenna chuckled sadly. Bucky stood from the gurney and walked over to Lenna. "So I'll be the only limbless guy here?" Lenna joked. "Seems so. Take care of Steve, for me. That punk can get himself into a lot of trouble." Bucky said while kneeling infront of Lenna. "I have seen that. Um, Buck?" Lenna asked. "Yeah, Lenna." Bucky smiled. "Could you give me a hug?" she asked shyly. "Anytime for the girl who took a hit for me." Bucky chuckled and wrapped his arm around Lenna. "He's going to miss you." Lenna whispered.

"I know."