As the world darkens, I see a tear slip down Steve's cheek. He's crying for real. He knows there's nothing that he can do to save me now. He knows that this is the end of the line.

"Just look at me, Alice." Steve tries.

I felt a tear slip down my own cheek before I whimper in pain.

"Allow me to give you a choice, Captain." Cole digs through his pocket and pulls out a needle filled with a clear liquid. "This is the only known cure for that poison. I'll give this to Alice, and she can live. If and only if, you agree to join me in my attempt to destroy SHIELD."

"Never." Steve grits through his teeth.

"Poor choice of words. She has less then a minute left. Agree with me, and you can both live. Disagree with me, and Alice dies, while you live on. Your choice and remember, third time's the charm-"

The loud gunshot causes Steve to pull my body close to his chest. I struggle to keep my eyes open as I watch Cole fall to the ground. He makes no sound.

"Captain Rogers! Agent Mathews!" Maria Hill's voice shouts.

"Here! We're here!" Steve calls.

Hill runs into the room, shocked to see what was going on.

"Grab that needle on the ground!" Steve shouts.

There's that blasted white light that everyone talks about seeing before they die. I'm staring right at it.

"Goodbye Steve." I manage to say.

"Please, Alice don't go! I love you." Steve says.

The light envelops me. That's all I could remember. Steve told me that he loved me.

-Steve POV-

She's gone. The most precious thing in the world to me, is now gone. Maria sticks the needle into Alice's arm, making an attempt to save her. But I know that Alice is a goner. I wonder if she even heard me say I loved her.

We fought. That's how we spent our final minutes together. That argument wasn't worth it. I wish I could've tried to stop her from arguing with me. I should've tried harder.

Why did I take that random water bottle? Why did I? I should've checked to see if it was poisoned. And I didn't. And now, Alice is paying the price for my mistake.

I pull Alice's body closer to me. I nuzzle my head into her neck, softly kissing her for the last time.

Alice is dead.