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2016 | AVENGERS COMPOUND — It was evening now and Ariel was still feeling bad about Tony's and Steve's little argument. Both Natasha and Wanda said, that Steve was just overreacting, because he's too worried about her. And that she was his responsibility, after all. But of course the two knew that it had something to do with the fact that Steve had feelings for their friend. Everyone knew ... well, everyone except Ariel.
When Steve finally didn't even come to dinner though, the girl only worried more about her captain and decided to make her way to his room, which was across from hers. Suddenly she stopped in front of his door, she wasn't quite sure if she was ready to see him again. What if he hates me?, she thought insecure. She would never want him to be disappointed or mad at her. From the beginning, she always wanted him to be somewhat proud of her, since he was the one who helped her escape the hydra-base. She always tried to impress him somehow, or show him how grateful she was, when he spent some time with her.
She starred at this door, what felt like an eternity, but then sighed before she raised her hand and knocked gently on his door. Shortly afterwards, the door opened in front of her and revealed a very surprised Steve Rogers.
With a guilty look she starred back into his face and deeply hoped he wasn't too angry at her. "Hi." She just said, her voice sounded a bit exhausted. "Can we talk?" Surprised, Steve nodded and without another word walked to his room in the direction of the bed and sat down.
Ariel nervously played with her fingers as she followed him and slowly sat down next to him. "I- ... I'm sorry." She apologized to him. „I was just curious." she explained. It was always so fascinating to her, when she saw a new invention of Tony. He made everything look so easy.
Steve was confused, about why she was apologizing to him, so he raised an eyebrow. "What? No, no, no it's not your fault. I- I totally overreacted." Steve assured her and shook his head. How could she ever do something wrong? He thought to himself. "And you know, I- I was just worried about you and-" Steve stuttered until he was suddenly interrupted by a soft kiss on his cheek.
Steve's heart skipped a beat, and probably even a lot more. "Thank you." She whispered and looked at him with a warm smile. The act surprised Steve at first, but a shy smile quickly formed on his face as well. She kissed me, he thought and longed for another one. He noticed how his heart reacted at her touch. It felt a bit complete, new, different, special. "You know you can always come to me, right?" Steve asked after a break.
