Dream ☆ 003

[savesthedance]

Affects: Christmas cheer, lots of happiness and love.

The dream opens to a family sitting around a Christmas tree. But as the dream becomes clearer, Steve was actually among the family. He looked a little older, but not much. The serum prevented fast aging. He was aware of that. As for the rest of the family, Peggy was sitting next to him. The small hints of passing years were on her face, but the smile that appeared showed youthful joy within her still.

What was most striking was the two children the dream was showing. On Steve's lap was a blonde haired girl that appeared about the age of six. Though her hair matched that of the one who's lap she sat, her eyes and face favored the woman sitting hand-in-hand with Steve. The young girl was hugging a teddy bear, one that she seemed to just have opened.

The other child, a boy about the age of four, sat on the ground, his dark hair messy, though he otherwise favored his father. He was laying on his stomach, intensely focused on the toy soldiers he playing with. Surrounding him were wads of paper and opened presents, but the toy soldiers earned his sole attention.

"Thank you, Daddy, I love it!" The young girl cried, throwing her arms around Steve, giving him a tight embrace. He happily returned it, stroking his daughter's hair.

"You're welcome, Sarah."

"James, are you going to open rest of your presents?" Peggy had spoken up now, but the little boy on the floor simply shook his head. His tongue was slightly sticking out of his mouth now, deep in concentration.

"Don't push him. It doesn't matter. Just glad he likes 'em." Steve chuckled, squeezing Peggy's hand gently. It did make him happy. He remembered playing with toy soldiers very similar to what they had gotten James, wishing one day he could be a soldier like his father. He smiles, at least relieved that here in Somarium, his children didn't have to deal with the wars of his home world.

"This is perfect. Everything's perfect. This is the best Christmas yet." It was as he leaned closer to kiss his wife's cheek that the dream faded out.

Comments

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

[Even after the dream faded, it took her a few moments to compose herself enough to put on her robe and cross the apartment to Steve's room. She shouldn't wake him, but after seeing that, she needed to see him. There was a hint of a smile tugging at her lips as she knocked on his door.] Steve?

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[It took Steve a bit longer than it might normally have to wake up, if just because he didn't want to be pulled from the dream. But he finally made himself sit up, unaware of what had been shown across the network.]

Yeah? Come in, Peggy. [He's only just barely awake, so it might be a little slurred. Sorry.]

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

[When he gave her permission to enter, she goes inside, closing the door firmly behind her just in case one of their friends might wander past.]

I needed to see you.

[Moving to the bed, she sits down next to him, her smile both happy and wistful.]

I saw your dream, Steve.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[He glances at her curiously as she approaches his bed, a little confused by her first statement.

...if he wasn't very awake before, he sure was when he heard her second one. His eyes widened as looked at her, his cheeks flushing a bit.]

You...you did...?

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

It was picked up by your dreamberry. I know that you probably didn't want me to see it, but I'm glad I did.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

R..Really? You are? [...Phew. Not that he expected her to be anything but. I mean, they were together. A dream of them together and married far into the future would be something they should both want, right? But still, it made him happy to actually hear her say she was glad to see it.]

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

[Slipping her arms around him, she smiled.] It's a good dream. Something to hope for when we eventually go back. [She can't call it home anymore. This is home, where she could be with Steve and have Howard and Thor nearby, not England.]

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[He follows her lead, wrapping his own arms around her.] Yeah. Definitely something to hope for.

[But it was hard to hope, when it didn't seem possible in the slightest. Still, he would keep hoping. If he didn't have that hope, it would be impossible for him to accept he would have to go home eventually.]

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

[After her conversations with Thor, she refuses not to have hope. If Norse mythology could be based in reality and an artist from Brooklyn could become a super soldier, then who could say what other impossibilities could be true?]

So...Sarah and James?

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[Flushing a little, but he nods. He doesn't know why it's embarrassing, but it kind of is to him.]

Y...Yeah. James, after Bucky. And Sarah - that was my mom's name.

[th3rightpartner.livejournal.com]

I think they're perfect, Steve. [Both the names and the children that Steve had dreamed of them having. She kisses him softly and smiles.] Until we can have that, we can be happy here.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[He happily kisses her back, leaning his forehead against hers when she pulled away.]

I'm already happy here. Having you is more than I could ask for.

[papastark.livejournal.com]

That's some dream, kid. [He tries to smile.]

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[...Oh gosh. Howard saw it? He winces a little.]

Some...some dream is right.

[But he loved it. It was honestly something he actually wanted one day...]

[papastark.livejournal.com]

Not everyone has dreams likes that. You should consider yourself lucky. [Consider yourself lucky that you're with Peggy and not me, Howard wanted to say. Instead he continued to smile.]

But you're [Still missing in the arctic in our world]--it's going to happen. I feel it in my bones.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Y...Yeah. Last two I had weren't so nice. [First, he dreamt of the crash, then of his days as a choir girl. Compared to those, this was amazing. He honestly thought it was amazing, anyways.]

Hope you're right. I-- I just wanna see her again. In our world. That's all I could ask for. Getting married? Having a family? I'm starting to doubt I'll get the chance. 'Least with Peggy.

[papastark.livejournal.com]

[Nope. You won't.] Anything's possible, I guess.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Right. Guess so. [Only a half smile. He's definitely seen a lot of impossible things. He supposed he really couldn't say it wasn't possible, because with what he had seen, it could be possible.

Hopefully.]

[papastark.livejournal.com]

Don't look so glum. You're freaking Captain America now. Dames will throw themselves at your feet so...getting married won't be hard.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Don't want just any dame, though. [Howard just didn't get it. :(]

[papastark.livejournal.com]

You really are Mr. Goody Two shoes, aren't you? [He suddenly realizes what he says came out wrong.]

Shit, I didn't mean...

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[A small frown appears.]

What's that supposed to mean?

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

Oh that's such a wonderful dream, Steve!

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks Tsubomi. [Rubbing the back of his head now. He was a little embarrassed by it, even if he had highly loved the dream.]

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

Is that something you wanted? [Curious Tsubomi is curious.]

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

More than anything. [His smile falters.] Just doesn't seem possible. Not back home, anyways.

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling. I want to be home, with my mom and dad and my baby sister.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Know how hard that is. Though, it's backwards for me. Everything I care about is here, not back home. [...The exception being Bucky. He still held on to the hope that his best friend would arrive here one day, seeing as the dead could sometimes arrive too.]

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

Seems like one of those years then, where things are going in different directions.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Seems like it.

Hate you can't be with your family for Christmas.

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

Yes but I'm here with Yuri-san. So that's something.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Glad you have someone, then. It's no fun to spend Christmas alone.

[curingflower.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was happy to find her here. Yuri-san's important to me.

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

[Voice]

It's the woman the guy with the mustache dreamed about. At least she didn't morph into an old man.

You all look happy. There's nothing better than being with the one you love.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

[Have a chuckle.] Take it you saw Howard's dream?

[It may not be seen that he's smiling, but you can hear it in his voice.] You're telling me. Been lucky enough to have who means most to me here...

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

[Voice]

It was creepy. Wouldn't want that happening to my girlfriend.

Yeah, not everyone here does. You three aren't... all together, right?

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

That it was. [He chuckles as well.] Least you didn't know the guy she turned in to.

Know that for sure. [He didn't have anyone when he first got here. He was lucky enough that Peggy and Howard arrived not much later.

To that last question, however, he's just left rather speechless. You are saying this to a guy from the 40s, after all.]

N-No, no. Me and Peggy. We're together. Howard's just-- he's just...well, he's Howard.

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

[Voice]

Does knowing him make it that much weirder, or is he a hard case?

Oh. So he just likes her then. A couple's love can be another man's heartache. The best to you two.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Little bit of both. Philips was the Colonel in charge when I was in training camp. So, just, imagine that in a dress and it gets pretty funny.

...Y..Yeah. He's...he's had a thing for her for a while. [He thought it was more than a thing for a while, too. I mean, who'd really think fondue meant food?] Thanks. Appreciate it.

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

It is a little, but not something I want to see every day.

She picked you. Nothing anyone can do about it. You're happy together. There's nothing to apologize for. That's just how love is.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

Not every day, no.

[A little nod, and a smile now.] Just lucky she's here with me and we can be together. Things happened back home. We weren't - can't - be together. But then she showed up here. Can't say this place is all bad, if just for that.

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

You can't? But love is supposed to conquer all! And it did, if destiny reunited you two here. It must've been bad if it took this place to overcome whatever's happening at home.

[savesthedance.livejournal.com]

I was in a plane crash. Ended up frozen for seventy years. [Closes his eyes as he says this. Of course, he doesn't remember waking up. He came here sometime in between, but he's been told what happened by witnesses. And knowing that wasn't really much better than thinking he had died.

Seiji's words, though, bring a small smile to his face.] Can't tell you how glad I am to've come here. If it means being with her, I'd stay forever. [Which was true. And it wasn't like he was being useless here. There were real people here to protect. He was doing his job, and when he did finally wake up, he'd be right back where he was supposed to be, just seventy years past his time.]

[i-love-head.livejournal.com]

Frozen? That really happens? I thought cryogenics was just science fiction.

[The second statement makes him think, though. He's built up all this hate and anger towards this place because it meant he wasn't with his beloved. But if she was here... well, how different would things be?] This place does what it wants though. You just have to hope it doesn't send either of you back without the other. [In a small voice.] To be reunited only to be torn apart again is too much to bear.