Don't tell me... [that you love me]

All the lights went out, there was only darkness. It took several minutes before the emergency power turned on. There was a dead silence all around. Like all life dissapeared in matter of seconds. He leaned back against the cold wall and listened. From a distance came the sound of footsteps. A little slow, but rhythmical and certain. This one is neither in a hurry nor not going to turn back. It stopped only a few steps away from him. Although the walls were burning with red lights, he was not able to see who was standing in front of him. He saw only a shadow of a figure. It was a man, probably shorter than him. Pleasant scent of perfume filled the air, but there was also something else... He bit his lip, knew the smell. A shiver went down his spine. He felt like a drug addict on the hunger. He wanted more... He knew who is standing before him. He got up slowly and walked toward the newcomer.

"You shouldn't be here," he said, looking at the hooded figure.

"You also shouldn't be here."

"How you came to such conclusions?" he laughed extending his hand forwards, he knocked the hood from the head of his guest. Big, brown eyes looked straight at him. Tony Stark.

"Keep your lies to yourself, Rogers. I know everything. You didn't want to swap me with Barnes, you didn't want to sell me to HYDRA. It was an accident. I don't know why you're lying, but I'll find this out too."

"No, I didn't want. They thought Bucky was on that plane. That I was trying to run away with him. But he wasn't there. I was sending messages to HYDRA that you were on a plane, but they didn't believe. After this I wanted to get you out from there, but things turned out differently."

"What happened in Wakanda?"

"Someone was there with us. I still don't know who. He was watching us. One day I noticed, I chased him... he shot me, don't know what it was. In the neck, a substance with some kind of gas."

"It was Extremis. The free form. Uncontrollable."

"I don't think I understand."

"They were testing things. Extremis provokes aggression. You can try to control it, but only Extremis itself can help you. HYDRA injected me this in the first day I got there, it releases a pheromones that affect the supersoldier formula. When it is uncontrolled, the consequences are tragic. But when it is under control..." Tony fumbled briefly at the lock of his cage and opened the door. Steve pushed the crate aside and threw himself on the genius, this time friendly. He squeezed him with all his strength.

"I missed you, Tony."

"I missed you too."

"I'm sorry for everything."

"Why did you lie? Why didn't you tell the truth?"

"And who would believe me? I couldn't believe myself. I had no excuse for my behaviour, I acted irrationally. It annoyed me, I was furious. And with you I was even more angry. In a moment I wanted to kill you, and then for those thoughts I wanted to punish myself in some way. And later I hurt you. Consciously. I regret it. I always did. And it caused me pain. I was hurting both of us. I'm so sorry, everything that happened to you was my fault. Maybe if I was more careful..."

"It wasn't your fault. From now on it can only get better. Now... we need to get out of here before they realize that I turned off the power and stole the captain out of the cell."

"And how... you get along now? You know... are you with him? I know I messed up things between you two. I didn't want to."

"This...is probably a story for another time, Cap."

Shouldn't be this hard
at the seams, I fall apart. . .

the world to me is dark...
in it I've bled a liars heart.

I wear this halo and it sets my soul on fire.
All I hear are the echoes and the chills run down my spine. *