The Captain's Bride - Steve Rogers X Reader - Princess Bride AU

Chapter 1 - Farm Boy

Cassie sat in her room, playing Mario Kart as she coughed quietly to herself. Her brown hair was a tangled mess and she felt utterly miserable, as if she was drowning in her own snot. She paused the game quickly, trying to clasp a tissue on her wooden bedside table. She sneezed harshly into it, blowing her nose afterwards. Her head felt heavy, and she sighed, her nose and dry from her use of tissues. Maggie stood at the door to her daughter's room, leaning on the frame with on hand on her hip. She shook her head as she watched the young girl, hating seeing her sick. Maggie walked in, sitting on the edge of Cassie's bed. She laid a hand on the girl's head, feeling the heat from it she frowned.

"Hi Honey..." She trailed off, watching her daughter carefully with soft eyes.

"Hi Mum," She replied meekly, reaching for yet another tissue and blowing her nose. Maggie's frown deepened, her eyes glazing with worry.

"You feeling any better than last night?" Maggie asked, stroking Cassie's hair out of her face.

"A little bit I guess," Cassie trailed off, coughing lightly. She reached for the Thomas the Tank Engine drink bottle on her bedside table and took a sip from it.

"Well, guess what?" Maggie asked, a small smile painting itself across her face.

"What?" Cassie asked, excitement sparkling in her eyes. Cassie had always loved surprises, and she could almost feel her sickness evaporate from her sinuses.

"Your dad is here," Maggie smiled lightly as she saw Cassie's face light up even more. Cassie threw her arms in the air, cheering the best she could in her condition.

"Yay! DAD'S HERE!" Cassie cheered, coughing from her outburst.

"He'll be looking after you today while I'm at work," Maggie informed the child, who nodded in response.

"Peanut!" A voice exclaimed before the figure even entered the room, causing Cassie to squeal in utter delight. Scott soon rushed into the room, Maggie standing from the bed and watching the two interact together. Scott ran to Cassie's bed and embraced her in a hug, giving her cheek a sloppy kiss, drawing a giggle from the girl's scratchy throat. Scott grinned down at his daughter, placing his backpack on the floor beside his daughter's bed.

"I had better get to work, thanks for doing this Scott," Maggie announced, giving her daughter a kiss on the forehead and leaving the room. The father and daughter waited until they heard the front door close and a car driving away, and two giggling in each other's faces once they were sure Maggie was gone.

"So, what first? Eat all the ice-cream in the house? Watch some violent movies?" Scott teased, tickling his daughter's side. Cassie was practically screaming from joy until she pushed her father off to sneeze into a tissue again. Scott sat back on the bed, watching his daughter.

"Maybe nothing too crazy then," He murmured, looking a little disappointed to not be participating in childish activities. Cassie blew her nose rather hard and groaned after she did so.

"How about you read me a story! I really like the ones you get for me," Cassie suggested, Scott clicking his fingers as the words left her mouth.

"That reminds me, I have a present for you," He smiled as he hastily unzipped his backpack, pulling out a parcel wrapped in gold paper, "Go on, open it."

Cassie grinned toothily up at her father, tearing the paper apart. She slowed down however once she got a look at what was inside.

"A book, without pictures?" She questioned, raising an eyebrow at her father.

"Not just any book. This is the exact book my father read to me when I younger, and his old man read it to him. I grew up on this thing," He replied, carefully taking the book from her hand and running his thumb over the cover.