Road Trip Part Two
Steve hated the Flamin Hot Cheetos. He kept saying that his tongue was on fire and all Kat could do was laugh at him. She was eating them like a pro, without drinking anything. Steve looked at her like she was crazy, then downed his second bottle of water. He liked Doritos, and Kat was thankful she got regular cheese flavored instead of spicy ones. He wasn’t a fan of Gummy Bears or the Sour Patch Kids. He did like the Gobstoppers though.
After Kat made Steve stop so she could pee, the were on the road again. They’d been driving for about five hours now. “Steve, you know I can drive if you get tired.” She offered. He looked over at her and smiled, then turned back to the road. “It’s okay, I’m not tired at all, and if I need to stop, well just stop and sleep. I don’t mind driving really, it’s relaxing for me.” Kat smiled at him and looked back out at the trees passing by in a blur. Her phone changed over to a song she recognized very well but hadn’t heard in a while.
Kat was lying on the bed watching Once Upon a Time when Loki came in, offering her a shake. She smiled and took it from him, moaning at how good it was. “This is amazing, did you make it?” She asked. He smiled, climbing into bed with her and pulling her legs into his lap. “Unfortunately, no Little Dove, I haven’t mastered the blender yet. Miss Potts was in there and she asked if you would like one.” He told her. She nodded and took another drink, closing her eyes. Strawberry shakes were her favorite.
Loki watched her with a smile. The simplest things made her happy. He supposed that was because of how she grew up. She was always grateful for anything anyone did for her, whether it be just handing her something, or holding a door open for her.
She caught him staring and raised an eyebrow. “See something you like Loki?” She asked in a teasing tone. He took the shake from her and sat it down on the end table behind him. “Maybe.” He whispered, leaning in and capturing her lips. She hummed and smiled against his mouth, sliding her hands behind his neck, tangling them in his hair.
After a few minutes, they both pulled back to get some air, resting their foreheads against each other. “There’s something I want to show you.” Loki told her. She nodded, and pulled back, watching as he pulled his phone out of his pocket. “The Spider Boy, Peter has been introducing me to different kinds of Midgardian music and I came across this song today, and I wanted to play it for you. It makes me think of you.” He told her. She smiled and turned the tv off, turning back to face him.
She recognized the song immediately; she had heard her foster dad play it on their anniversary.
There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know, that when it snows,
My eyes become large and, the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Ooh, The more I get of you
Ooh, Stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom., A light hits the gloom on the grey.
There is so much a man can tell you, So much he can say. There's so much inside.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny... yeah.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know, That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Been kissed from a rose on the grey.
Ooh, the more I get of you, Stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the grey,
I've been kissed by a rose on the grey, I've been kissed by a rose
Been kissed by a rose on the grey. I've been kissed by a rose on the grey,
And if I should fall, at all I've been kissed by a rose
Been kissed by a rose on the grey. There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
there's so much inside.
You remain
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, yeah
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.
But did you know, That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Ooh, the more I get of you, Stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the grey.
Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
stranger it feels. yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grey
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the grey.
When the song was over, Loki was looking at her reaction. “Did you like it?” She smiled, leaning in and kissing him. “Yes. That’s a very popular song, I know it well. I think it fits us perfectly.” She told him, pushing him down on the bed and crawling on top of him. He brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, rubbing a thumb over her cheek. “I love you, Little dove.”
“I love you too Loki.”
Kat wiped a stray tear off her face when the song ended. She hoped Steve didn’t hear her. She was supposed to be doing better.
“Hey Steve?” She asked. He hummed and glanced over at her, noticing the sad expression on her face. He didn’t want to pry, maybe she would tell him what was wrong.
“If you could go back in time and be with Peggy, would you?” She asked, still looking out the window. He had not been expecting that. “What do you mean?”
“Like, if there was a way to go back, not have crashed the plane, found another way to save the world, and you got to be with Peggy, would you?” She asked again. He thought about it. His life would have been very different if he hadn’t gone down in the ice. He would have made it for his dance, he and Peggy could have gotten married, and had kids. Live a long life together. But he also wondered what would have happened without him now.
“I honestly don’t know. If I had the choice, I’d say yeah, I’d love to go back and be with Peggy, to get to live out the life I missed out on. But then, what would have happened to the Avengers?” He told her. “Would they still have formed? What would have happened to Bucky?” A pang of hurt went through him. If he hadn’t been around, Bucky wouldn’t have remembered him and Hydra could have kept him and killed countless more.
“Peggy had a great life. She got married and had kids. I found a family with Avengers, dysfunctional as we are. I love what we do. I love saving people. So, I guess it’s a double-edged sword when you think about it. I’m sorry, that doesn’t really answer your question, why do you ask?’
Kat looked at him for the first time since he started talking. “Just curious.” She lied, forcing a smile. Steve frowned. “I saw you crying, did that song make you sad?” He asked. She nodded. “Loki played it for me. Said it reminded him of me, that it was our song.” She told him. He took her hand in his and squeezed it. “I’m so sorry Kat, I really am.” She smiled at him. “Thank you, Steve. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you.”
He smiled back at her. “Plus, if I got to live my life with Peggy, I never would have met you.” She rolled her eyes and laughed.
“Aw shucks Cap, you’re makin a girl blush.” She said with a country accent. They were going to Texas after all.
Never once did she pull her hand away from his.