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It was a year since the mission to get Steve back from his kidnapping. Everything was going great and falling into place. John was almost done with his schooling; he had about a year left before he had to decide if he was staying at the institute as a teacher or going off to live as a normal member of society (or as normal as someone like John could be). Steve was almost a fully fledge member of the X-Men, wearing his X-Suit whenever they did a Danger Room session or training with the kids. Katherine had taken to teaching more classes and helping more with the Danger Room, since she was becoming more aware of what her powers could do. They were all happy.
It was about 6:15 on a Saturday morning, which meant that no one was awake except for Logan, Steve, and Katherine. The woman was sitting at the counter, nursing a cup of coffee when Logan and Steve came in from their morning run. She usually joins them but she'd slept in slightly later so they had gone without her.
"You're not going to catch me Logan." Steve said as they came into the kitchen. The two of them were in constant competition with each other.
"One day Spangles." Logan said, pointing at the other man. Steve chuckled before turning his attention back to the kitchen. He smiled when she saw Katherine sitting there.
"Hey." He said as he leaned over the counter and pressed a kiss to her lips. She smiled as she kissed him back. Logan gagged behind Steve as he slipped past the man and made himself a cup of coffee. Steve pulled away, waiting for Logan to move so that he could make his own. She watched them silently as they made their coffee. "What's wrong?" Logan asked. Katherine shook her head.
"Nothing's wrong." She said, giving Logan a smile she knew he could probably tell was fake. Steve looked at her with a furrowed brow. Logan rolled his eyes before moving towards the living room.
"Work it out." He said before he disappeared. Katherine chuckled before turning to Steve when he sat down beside her.
"What's going on?" He asked and Katherine looked down at her coffee cup before gently swirling the liquid around in the cup.
"Fury called." She said and Steve made a noise while he took a sip of his coffee. She couldn't tell if it was an interested noise or a 'please-don't-tell-me-that' noise.
"What did he want?" Steve asked and Katherine shrugged.
"I don't know. He wouldn't tell me. He asked for you and when I told him you were out running, he told me to tell you to call him back as soon as you got back." She said, putting her cup down and crossing her arms on countertop.
"You don't think its trouble do you?" Steve asked, setting his own drink on the counter. The woman shook her head.
"No, he would have told me if it was some kind of trouble. He was really calm about the whole situation."
"Huh? Well, I'll call him back in a minute." Steve said, picking up his drink again to take another sip. Katherine smiled softly before picking up her own cup.
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"Who can tell me what were the years that World War Two took place?" Katherine asked, looking around the room of new, young students. A few raised their hands and Sophia called on a young blonde girl.
"1939 to 1945…" She answered and Katherine smiled.
"That's right." She turned to write the dates down on her dry erase board she uses, she found it much easier than a chalk board (and less messy), when she heard someone come into the room. She looked over her shoulder, smiling when she saw Steve there. He smiled back but remained in the back of the room. She glanced down at her watch as she turned back to the class, capping her marker. "We don't have much time left but I would like to introduce you all to a very important man from World War Two." She smiled when Steve looked down at the ground sheepishly. "Everyone, this is Steve Rogers, better known to many of you as Captain America. He's a good friend of mine and a member of the Avengers." The kids looked on in awe as he walked towards the front of the room.
"It's nice to meet you all." He said, smiling and waving at everyone when he was standing beside Katherine.
"Steve will be here when we hit deeper into this chapter tomorrow." The woman said, clapping her hands once. "I just wanted to make sure you all knew that I wasn't going to be alone in teaching this lesson." She said with a smile. Glancing at her watch again, she saw that it was time for lunch. "Alright, you guys can go ahead and head to lunch. Remember to read the chapter about World War Two so Steve and I can answer any questions you may have." She said as they all packed up their bags and made their way out of the room. As they left, the woman turned to erase the board. When the room was empty, Steve stepped up behind the woman, wrapping his arms around her waist and pressing a kiss to her cheek. Katherine chuckled as she turned in his arms to wrap her own around his neck. "Did you ever call Fury back?" She asked and Steve's face fell slightly.
"Yeah…" He said and her brow furrowed, that couldn't be good.
"What did he want?" She asked.
"Well… they're moving the new S.H.I.E.L.D base to D.C. He, uh… he wants me to move out there." Steve said, watching Katherine's reaction closely.
"So… he wants you to move to D.C. so you're closer in case they need you?" She asked, even though she knew exactly what he meant. He sighed and nodded his head. She let her hands slide from his neck until her hands were resting on his chest. "Do you want to move?" She asked.
"No, I don't and I'm not telling you because you have to move either. You have a life here, you and John. I don't want you to have to throw it all away because of Fury. I mean, D.C. is only four hours away." Steve said, taking one hand from her waist to push back a rogue strand of hair that had fallen into her face, back behind her ear.
"So, you want me to stay here while you go and be S.H.I.E.L.D's little guard dog." She asked, raising an eyebrow at him. He shook his head, putting his hands back on her hips, gripping them tightly and pulling her even closer to him.
"NO! Look Kat, you have a life here. You survived the war and learned how to live as a civilian after all this time. I was frozen for over seventy years! I never had a chance to adjust to civilian life. All I know is how to be Captain America." Steve tried to explain to her.
"But you've been just fine all this time!" She said, putting her hands on his cheeks.
"I know but…"
"It doesn't always feel right. I know… I went through the same thing when I first moved her with Charles." She said as he began to run her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. Steve closed his eyes, leaning his head down slightly to enjoy the feeling of her playing with his hair. "Look Steve, I love you and I just want you to find your place so that you feel at home, even if that isn't here with us." Steve opened his eyes and raised his head before leaning forward to press a passionate kiss to Katherine's lips.
"You and John are my home." Katherine bit her bottom lip before she leaned into the man more, nuzzling her head under his chin.
"Are you sure you don't want me and John to move down there?" She asked and Steve nodded.
"Everyone you know is here, same with John. You know that if S.H.I.E.L.D needs you, they'll call you. I would rather have you here and safe." The man said, leaning down to press a chaste kiss to her lips.
"If you say so." She said, leaning up to press one more kiss to his lips.
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"So, you have everything?" Katherine asked as Steve tied the last bag down on the back of his motorcycle. It had been a little over two weeks since they'd talked about Steve moving. He chuckled before turning around and pulling the woman close.
"Yes, I got everything." She smiled before wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I just want to make sure. I'd hate for you to get all the way there and then find out you don't have everything." She said, raising a playful eyebrow. She tapped the dog tags around his neck with her index finger, they were hers but with Steve leaving, she wanted to make sure that he had them.
"I wouldn't because I know what I'm leaving here." Steve said and Katherine chuckled.
"Well, aren't you just a smooth talker."
"You know it." Steve said before pressing their lips together. They were the only ones outside since everyone (including John) had said goodbye inside so that the couple could have a moment to themselves. They pulled away just slightly;they could feel each other's breaths fanning over their faces.
"I love you." She said, her lips brushing against Steve's.
"I love you too. I'll make sure you visit as soon as I get the place situated." She nodded her head, trying not to bump their foreheads together too hard.
"Alright. Call me as soon as you get there." She said, running her fingers through Steve's hair once more. He'd cut his hair from the time the Avengers were originally formed. She loved the new cut. He turned his head, pressing a kiss to Katherine's right wrist. She smiled softly. "You should probably go." The man nodded softly, gently pulling away from the woman. He placed a kiss to her forehead before getting onto motorcycle. Giving her one last smile, he kicked started the bike and taking off towards the main road. The woman sighed before turning back and making her way inside when she couldn't see the bike anymore.