The time has finally come, it was homecoming week and if we were being honest here no one was ready. No one was prepared and homecoming king and queen, well we all know who's going to win that one. Stark has been campaigning his Campaign for over a month now and if he doesn't win now that's gonna be a big surprise. He had been trying for weeks to get pepper to run with him but she was still upset from whatever the heck their last fight was about.

Natasha wasn't even sure if she wanted to go to the stupid dance. Why would she want to go into a crowded area where teens reeked of alcohol and just acting like complete and utter. But if that were true then why was she so tempted on going?

It was almost funny that she was even questioning herself, She and probably all her friends knew the reason why she was debating on going. The tall blue-eyed blonde she's been hanging out with may have gave that one away. But no matter what people said they saw, she would deny it because there is nothing absolutely nothing going on between her and Steve. It was outrageous that people even thought so. But she wasn't gonna waste her time on trying to correct them. Shit she had more important things to do anyways for example finding the dress for homecoming because as much as she wanted to deny it, she knew she was going to this dance.

Beside the Furys full out expected her to go. In fact Kennedy even took her dress shopping!

" what do you think your color is?" Kennedy asked as she went through a rack of dresses. " i'm thinking we find a red color or you can go royal purple I think either or will just be beautiful. But green makes your eyes pop do you want your eyes to pop? you want your eyes to pop. yeah we need green here try these on."

"I appreciate you doing this but I don't know really how to go about this. I haven't actually been dress shopping like this before. So if I seem I'm unenthusiastic about it's I don't know what I'm doing" she admitted with a soft chuckle taking the dresses that Kennedy was holding out for her.

"Natasha I told you, you don't have to worry about what you're comfortable with or uncomfortable with. If this bothers you we can go home I don't want you to feel like I'm forcing you to do, I just want you to have a good time at the dance I want to be something that you can remember for the rest your life."

"I want to stay here. I just want you to know that I really do appreciate this I just don't know how to express that." Natasha said scratching the back of her neck looking at Kennedy with an unsure look.

" Will take this one step at a time. I think the next step is you going in there and trying on my dress because I think this is yourself look like so go get dressed." Natasha laughed nodding her head and walking into one of the dressing rooms with the many dresses given to her.

This was different and really something she was unsure about. she never had this opportunity before, the opportunity to be embarrassed or uncomfortable, it always lived in this bubble. Time to pop the bubble and see what the world really has stopped she really liked it that was wrapped around her life, she can't see herself ever going back to that kinda life. It's odd how you can believe something for so long and then one day that all changes. It's like your eyes are opening for the first time truly see for then first time and you can just breathe again. This is a feeling that everyone should be able to understand, to hold, to love. It's nice and freeing, maybe she needed to get out of her shell right now.Maybe it was time that she stop hiding what she wanted and when she wanted it, it was time for her to get one of those life things everyone talks about.

Natasha took one of the green dresses that Kennedy picked out and carefully took it off the hanger. As she put on she noticed how light it was. It was a backless dress that's cinch at the waist showing off all her curves. It would look nice with some black heels in her hair curled, she could already see it all together in the very end. She like the dress, she wanted to try on more to make sure she knew she really like the dress but overall the dress was nice, maybe green really was her color.

She wanted one that just would be rememberable, this was her first homecoming after all.

•

Practice was going on for what felt like forever, the entire team with almost completely exhausted. They all wanted to go home, however, they knew that the big homecoming football game was coming up and they could not afford to miss any practice, how long would it be if they lost their homecoming game it just wasn't in the books.

Steve being the football team captain was feeling extra pressure during this time. The need to bring his team to victory was putting a bit of stress on him, not to mention he hasn't gotten around to asking who he wanted to asked to homecoming. Yeah he knows he just broke up with his girlfriend like two maybe three weeks ago but well technically she broke up with him, and she was the one to tell him to go for it. He was going to ask Natasha to homecoming he just needed to figure out how to do that. His teammates were not a good choice to ask.

" I say you just go up to her and tell her we're going to homecoming together. That's all you say and then you walk away not giving her a single chance to say no to you." Tony said patting Steve on the back. Stark was not part of the football team but he always seem to be around it no one could really get rid of him.

" I think you need to do a big romantic gesture." Thor said with a smile, " I asked Jane out with over five dozen roses chocolate and her favorite snacks it was romantic. Plus she said yes so as you can see it works"

"I don't think Natasha is one for big romantic gestures but thanks for the suggestion." Steve said.

" then why don't you just go and ask her punk! If she's not into the big romantic gestures maybe she just want you to ask her." Bucky roller his eyes. " you're putting yourself into much stress for someone who doesn't want giant romantic gestures! Just go in and ask her not that hard."

" ever so kind." steve rolled his eyes. "This is her first dance I just want her to remember is something special and I want her to remember me asking her something special."

"I'm sure you'll think of something Steve. Personally I know Mariha hates big gestures that's why I just open Astor I left her a little note in her locker and then she threw it at me as she walked down the hall only with a simple yes." She smiled 

" i've said this before Wilson I'm gonna say it again you guys's relationship is strange." Bucky rolled his eyes. "whatever you do just don't listen to Wilson over here the fact that he's in a relationship is beyond me."

" at least I'm in a relationship Barnes the closest thing you've been in a relationship is you're not stupid comb you keep in your back pocket." He laughed.

" keep laughing it up Wilson you'll be laughing very soon when I punch in the face."

" how about we not do that yeah? We kind a need you both on the team to win. You too are the reason I haven't asked her yet, it's like I'm your mother." Steve said. " you know what I think I have an idea of how to ask her, i'm gonna cut practice short today I'll see you guys later." Steve said running off before anyone could say anything.

" i can't believe him. He just leave us, alone? here how inmature." Bucky shook his head.

"Why do I even hang out with you," Sam rolled his eyes.

•

Homework, how much does a teacher have to give you until they feel you've suffered enoug? Natasha has been starting at her English paper for over an hour trying to find the will to finish it.

The concept of Homework in general is crazy I mean why do they need to learn something at home just because they couldn't fully teaches it at school? If anything it's just the way to allow teachers to do less work.
As she tried at least attempt she heard a small tap on her window. She raised eyebrow and had a mental debate on whether or not to go look, I mean who looks out a window when someone is tapping on it? You've got to have a death wish. It did seem better though than actually trying to do homework so she got up and went to open the window.

On the other side of the window Steve stood with a smile on his face and behind him was broken bushes and branches creating a path in which he walked to reach her. She raise an eyebrow and open the window giving him a funny look.

" are you trying to kill me Rogers?"

" maybe maybe i haven't decided." He laughed.

"What are you doing here?"

"I had a question."

"You couldn't just call me, or text me."

" where's the fun in that Romanoff?"

" I guess you got me there Rogers. Now what do you want? I wouldn't have put it past fury to have a gun in his house to shoot you down."

" so I have a question for you, question which you don't have to answer but I feel like you not answering is answering it"

"What"

" do you wanna go to homecoming with me? You don't have to I mean, I mean you can if you want but you don't have to if you don't want to I don't wanna pressure you if anything I'm just glad that maybe you'd want to go... maybe."

" are you asking me out?"

" well I guess that really depends on your answer." He said scratching his next. "what exactly would be your answer if I was?"

"Your a huge dork." She pointed out. "Not usually my time type. But I would maybe think of making an exception for you. That is of course if you were asking me out on a date"

" well maybe in that case I am asking you out on a date." He smiled. 

" with no flowers? I didn't expect such a non-gentleman offer coming from you Rogers."

"I can get you flowers if you want flowers! I will go and run to the store right now to get your flowers! hell I'll get you the whole damn flower shop."

" language Rogers you might scare me off with your words" she smiled at him. " I will go with you to homecoming as lame as that dance is gonna be."

" i'm glad that I can be the person to take that lame dance" he smiled. " I should probably go before Fury comes out here and I don't get to take you to the dance."

" good night Steve." He has never really heard her say his name before. Of course she has said but usually he's only Rogers.

" good night Natasha." He said and then started to walk away. Natasha watched him with a fond look on his face. Before he was falling on he turned to look at her and said one last thing " do you wanna get breakfast tomorrow morning? It can be a pre-date thing before the dance maybe? I want to take you out I really do I really do like you."

" you really want to go out with me like our address? Going to the dance and actually taking me out for two different things. What do people think?"

"To hell with what people think I don't care what they're going to think, if anything they should feel jealous that I like meat"

" you're quite the sweet talker, and in some odd way of charmed your way into breakfast tomorrow so I guess I will see you tomorrow Rogers I'm guessing at your moms place?"

" no I want at least a little bit of privacy I'll pick you up tomorrow I promise just be ready"

"Ok Steve I'll see you tomorrow."

" i'll see you tomorrow morning."

" oh one last thing what color are you gonna wear?" She asked with small blush on her face she was glad it was dark out so he couldn't see it.

" aren't I supposed to be matching with you?"

" yeah but I want your opinion."she smiled.

" if it was my choice I'd wear green it's the color of your eyes and I think it makes your eyes pop. I think that's the terminology for it I know Darcy tried to explain that to me once but I didn't understand it so I hope I'm using that right. Point of the matter is I like how it makes your eyes look so if I had to suggest a color it would be green."

" don't worry I think you're using it right thank you,see you I'll see you tomorrow."

" tomorrow it is."

With her face now bright red she watched as he left. never before would she have thought that she would be going out on a date with an American the definition of an American. she would've laughed at the idea while ago but right now it is the only thing that interest her.

She had a date with Steve Rogers.