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Nothing Has Changed - 4

Summary: Returning home for peace, you're faced with your tormentor, Bucky Barnes, who is now involved in your family's business.

Character: Bucky Barnes x Female!Reader

Words Count: 1,740

Warning: Angst, Tragedy.

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“It fucking sucks,” you muttered, frustration dripping from every word.

Tom, your dad, reached out a hand, his smile a fragile thing, but a smile nonetheless. "At least I've got my kid by my side," he said, his voice raspy.

You saw the tremor in his hand, the glisten of unshed tears behind his eyes. He was trying to be vital for you.

You stared at him, a kaleidoscope of emotions swirling behind your eyes. Here he was, facing his own mortality, yet a ghost of a smile played on his lips.

Acceptance. A horrifying, unwanted acceptance that twisted your insides. You wouldn't accept it. Not this. Not yet.

Your heart hammered against your ribs, a frantic drum solo threatening to burst through your chest.

The air felt thin, stolen from your lungs with each labored breath. You shot up from your chair, the movement jerky, fueled by a potent mix of terror and defiance.

Tom noticed the panic in your eyes.

“Don’t fall apart. Don’t fall apart,” you kept repeating to yourself, the words a desperate mantra as you tried to hold yourself together.

Your hands trembled, and tears threatened to spill from your eyes, but you blinked them away, refusing to let them fall.

After hearing the diagnosis, it felt like your world was collapsing. You were on the brink of shattering into pieces, teetering on the edge of insanity.

Everything would never be the same again.

You couldn’t stay in the room any longer. You ran to the backyard, your steps frantic and unsteady. Once outside, you screamed as loud as you could, “Aaargh!”

The scream tore from your throat, raw and primal, as if expelling the anguish that threatened to consume you. It felt like if you didn’t scream, you might have a heart attack.

You collapse to your knees; the grass is cool and damp beneath you, your breath coming in ragged gasps.

Tears finally streamed down your face, and you didn’t bother to wipe them away. Your body shook with sobs, each one wracking your frame with the weight of your grief and fear.

After letting out your stress and tears, you realized that the core of your anxiety was fear. But what exactly were you afraid of?

The first problem was straightforward. You knew you hadn't engaged in insider trading. You had provided proof. If they still insisted you were the culprit, you had a final, desperate card to play: blackmail. You had a little black book filled with records of suspicious transactions at Drysdale company.

Returning to your hometown was another source of stress. Meeting your tormentors again was daunting, but you hadn't done anything wrong. You were the victim, not the perpetrator.

Then there was your father. No one could have predicted his illness. It was the cancer's fault, an enemy that medicine and chemotherapy could potentially defeat.

You’d come so far. All the hardships you’d faced over the years seemed to have prepared you for this moment. Life sucked, but you had to keep fighting. Survival was the only option.

You looked up and saw the moon. The night was clear, not like the city; here, you could see the moon perfectly.

You clenched your fist, lifting your right arm and extending your middle finger to the sky. "I will win this fight," you declared with defiance.

The cool night air filled your lungs, and you felt a surge of determination. It was as if the universe had thrown everything it could at you, but you were still standing.

You turned back towards the house, feeling a new sense of resolve. This was your life; no matter how hard it got, you were ready to face it head-on.

When Tom saw you walking back into the house, he looked up with concern etched across his face. "Are you alright?" he asked softly, his voice trembling slightly.

You nodded, your eyes meeting his. "I am," you replied, your voice steadier now. "I’ll stay here beside you, Dad."

Tom’s eyes filled with tears; it's been a long time since he heard you call him 'Dad.' He reached out a shaky hand towards you. "Thank you," he whispered, his voice breaking. "Thank you, thank you."

You walked over and took his hand in yours, feeling the frailty of his grip. You gave it a reassuring squeeze. "I should have been here more," you admitted, guilt washing over you. "I'm sorry for being so distant."

Tom shook his head, his tears spilling over. "No, sweetheart, I’m the one who should be sorry," he said, his voice thick with emotion. "I pushed you away, and I’ve regretted it every single day."

You sat down beside him, still holding his hand. "Let's not dwell on the past," you said, your voice firm but gentle. "We have now, and that's what matters. We'll get through this together."

Tom nodded, a weak smile breaking through his tears. "Together," he echoed. He pulled you into a hug, and for the first time in a long time, you felt a sense of peace.

As you held each other, the weight of the past seemed to lift, replaced by a new sense of hope and unity. The moon outside shone brightly, casting a soft light into the room, symbolizing a fresh start for both of you.

🚗

For the past couple of days, you’ve been staying with your dad, taking care of him, and accompanying him to the hospital. You listened intently to the doctor's explanation about his condition.

The cancer Tom has is dangerous, but it's still treatable, provided he keeps up with the chemotherapy and medication. The truth is Tom doesn’t want to go through the grueling process of chemo, but having his daughter by his side gives him the strength to endure it. Because of you, he’s willing to fight.

When you drove back home, you noticed another car in the driveway. It was Bucky's.

Tom, while taking off his seat-belt, nervously told you, "Bucky is... ehm... he's helping with the funeral for tomorrow."

You, not caring at all, replied, "I don't care."

Tom looked relieved. He had thought Bucky would become a thorn in the conversation again. "I'll go inside and help him," he said, opening the car door and heading into the funeral home.

You said nothing and grabbed your phone, which had been buzzing for a while. You picked it up from near the car radio.

When the screen showed the name of your lawyer, 'Maya,' you felt a surge of relief. "Hello? What's the result?"

"You're right. They couldn't prove it," Maya said.

You clenched your fist in silent celebration. You had won.

"But," Maya added.

You felt a bad feeling in your gut. "What's the bad news?"

"It's from your office. They fired you," Maya revealed.

You tapped the steering wheel with your fingers, anger bubbling inside you. You had expected this. That damn Drysdale. You knew they would throw you away at the first chance.

You gripped the steering wheel tightly, feeling the heat of your anger rising. "Those bastards," you muttered under your breath. "After everything, they still screwed me over."

Maya sighed on the other end. "I'm really sorry, but I thought you should know as soon as possible."

"Thanks, Maya," you said, trying to keep your voice steady. "I appreciate everything you've done."

Hanging up the phone, you sat in the car momentarily, seething.

You had lost your job, your reputation was in tatters, and now you were back in a town filled with painful memories dealing with your father's illness. The universe was conspiring against you, but you refused to break. You wouldn't give them the satisfaction.

As you sat in the car, grappling with the news of your firing, you suddenly noticed Bucky exiting from the funeral home and heading to his car. Something snapped inside you, a surge of rage and frustration boiling over.

You didn't know why, but in that moment, it felt like the devil had taken control of your body.

Your foot slammed on the gas pedal, and the car lurched forward, speeding straight towards Bucky.

Bucky heard the roar of the engine and instinctively looked up, locking eyes with you. In that moment, your gaze held an intensity that could rival the sun itself.

You wanted to hit him, to unleash all the pent-up frustration and anger that had been simmering inside you for years.

Bucky's heart skipped a beat as he realized what was about to happen. He stood frozen in place, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts in the split second before impact.

Time seemed to slow to a crawl as the distance between the two of you closed rapidly. Bucky closed his eyes, bracing himself for the inevitable collision, a rush of adrenaline flooding his veins.

But at the last possible moment, you swerved the car to the side, narrowly avoiding Bucky and his car. The screech of tires filled the air as you skidded to a stop just inches away from him.

Bucky's eyes snapped open, his heart pounding in his chest as he stared at you, wide-eyed and breathless. The air crackled with tension, the unspoken words hanging heavy between you like a dense fog.

For a moment, neither of you moved, the silence stretching taut between you like a drawn bowstring. Then, with a shaky exhale, Bucky took a step back, his gaze never leaving yours.

You flung open the car door with a forceful slam, the sound echoing in the tense atmosphere.

Bucky leaned against his car trunk, his gaze fixed on you with a mixture of apprehension and resignation.

"You scared? Clueless? Wonder why I want to hit you?" you seethed, your voice dripping with anger.

Bucky swallowed hard, his throat dry with unease.

"That's how I felt when you and your group bullied me," you continued, your words laced with venom. "I want you to remember that feeling."

As you stormed away, leaving Bucky standing alone by his car, he felt a heavy weight settle in his chest. His arms crossed tightly over his chest, an unconscious attempt to shield himself from the pain of the truth you had just delivered.

"I deserved that," he murmured to himself, his voice barely above a whisper, but each word heavy with regret.

Despite the gravity of the situation, a tiny flicker of admiration sparked within him. "But, damn," he murmured to himself, "that was so cool."

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✨ Meet my Bucky Barnes ✨ He's not just the Winter Soldier—he’s romantic, sexy, witty, and fiercely protective. This Thunderbolts-era Bucky speaks fluent Russian and Romanian, flirts like a pro, and loves like he’s got nothing left to lose. He’ll whisper your name, kiss you like he means it, and always have your back.

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[sweet-n-sour-deity-power]

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[the-wintershade]

02. a heart doesn’t have to stop beating to be dead

pairing: bucky x reader summary: bucky never became the winter soldier, but the whispers never stopped. wc: 1.4k genre: angst

a/n: oof on this one. heavy themes.

swear not by the moon  — a series of angst: 01 | 02 | ...

Each breath ached. Your ribs were fractured and cracked in many different places and the cold, white winter air beat down on you. The air you puffed out of your chest changed to white, mixing with the snow and the mountains surrounding you. 

He groaned near you and ground his teeth together as he wrenched his body up, legs stumbling and buckling under the strain after falling over 300 feet through the air. “(n-name)?” Bucky trudged over and collapsed in the snow; blood dripped over the corner of his mouth. “Are you-you okay?” Each word strained to exit his mouth as he readjusted. 

His hands wrapped around your arm and he gently pulled you up. Every tug on your muscles made you groan and you tried to keep an arm wrapped around your torso to stop some of the muscle movements. “I’ll manage.” You strained. 

The whole reason you were with Captain America and the rest of the squadron on the train was that you lied about being a guy on your application and somehow was able to pass through basic training in the guise of a man. Bucky was the first to discover your true identity, but he never mentioned anything. He was the best sidekick, constantly affirming your disguise and assisting you in keeping your secret.

When Bucky and Steve were facing problems on the train, you were right behind them, one of the best at firing pistols on the team. You caught him in the side, but the blast that came afterwards threw you right off the train. 

You weren’t sure how long it was until Bucky plummeted down beside you, but his impact woke you up. The wetness of the snow bled into your clothes and by the time Bucky pulled you up, multiple cuts scattered across his face, it exposed your soaked regulated outfit to the wind. You hissed, arching away from the wind and Bucky watched your body react.

He gazes around to your back and notices how dark the material’s turned. “Come on, we need to find a place out of the wind.” You try to stand and nearly cry at the pain spiking through your abdomen. His face contorts uncomfortably for you but he helps pull you along as you trudge through the snow and wind and biting cold surrounding your whole body.

You find a cave and just before you walk inside you feel something. 

It’s a warning that’s never been wrong; it’s always kept you alive. It might have been how dark the cave was or the slight breathing you can just barely discern over the rush of air flowing behind you, but you drew the pistol you always kept tucked in a hidden compartment in your pants and fired. The bullet bounced off the walls, but the spark was enough to highlight the silhouettes of three other people with that red insignia that was so familiar to you.

“Bucky!” you pulled him back till he was safely around the corner, warning lacing your words and your ribs protesting against you. 

He stumbled back into the rock of the cave’s side. “What’d you see?”

“Three.” You tucked your pistol back away into its hidding spot. “Nazi’s.”

He huffed. You watched his eyes search around for some solution to your predicament, but you knew how this would end. The both of you were in no position to fight them and you wouldn’t be able to run fast enough to escape them. You placed a hand on his shoulder and watched the hope die out of his eyes. “Bucky, we can’t outrun this. Just get ready.”

He still struggled but closed his eyes and accepted, nodding at you. 

The men came out of the cave and threw both of you to the ground, your ribs cracking on impact. 

You screamed and screamed and screamed.

—-

The screaming never stopped. The screaming was the only way to save yourself from the conditioning or the torture or their attempts on conditioning Bucky. 

When you realized that you could hear his screams through the wall, you figured out that whenever the three men came into his cell and tried to get information or say that string of eight words if you screamed loud enough, Bucky would never be able to focus on those words or think hard enough to tell them anything.

Of course, they came in multiple times to shut you up. They beat you till you could barely use your jaw, or move, or breathe, but you kept on screaming to keep him safe. There were a few days you couldn’t speak or talk at all and thankfully they didn’t try to crack you open and get information, but they tried to condition you.

When they came into the cell and tried to speak phrases that you couldn’t understand. 

They tried to make you, they tried to make you comply, but you refused. You went so far into your brain that they became nothing but figures in your eye. 

You were untouchable there. 

They tried to constantly hit or shock you, but you kept retreating, burying further in your mind until you couldn’t feel pain, couldn’t feel the shocks or beatings, you couldn’t feel.

And when you were eventually able to get a message out through to the US Army and they came to get the two of you back, you weren’t the person you used to be. 

You picked your way out of your cell at the appropriate time and made your way to Bucky’s, finding him sleeping. The lock came off easy enough and you walked in, slinging his arm over your shoulder and dragging him down the hall. He stirred. “No...no, I don’t want to go.” He slurred and his breathing became irregular.

You wanted to do something to soothe his troubled, likely drugged state, but you couldn’t. You could barely assess how you were feeling, let alone able to help someone else. The only thing you knew how to do was say your name and hope that would pull him out of his horrible dream.

“(name)?” His blurry eyes looked at you. “How?...how did you..”

“Come on.” You pulled him with you and he started to try to walk, slowly gaining function and a determined pinch forming between his eyebrows. 

The building shook right on time and you passed Bucky off to the first group of soldiers you could find. “Take him. Make sure he gets rest. He’s drugged.” Bucky was more alert than he was before, but he still slumped against the officer that supported him. 

“Wait,” he moaned, trying to reach for you, but it reminded you too much of all you experienced and you flinched away from him. “Where are you going? Aren’t you coming?” Hurt flashed across his face for a second but he recovered, trying to be critical and focused.

Then you watched it, his changing assessment of you. He was starting to figure out that you weren’t the same.

All you did was give him a grim smile and draw your pistol, taking off to find where they were keeping this energy source. 

Your shot was still perfect and you eliminated multiple workers until you came across a room filled with cells, a chair in the middle, and a machine arranged around the cell. “Knew that you would eventually find this place.” A man called out behind you and you didn’t look when you shot. 

He fell to the ground and you didn’t turn around. “What is this?”

He grunted through clenched teeth and laughed. “It’s where we would bring your friend every once and awhile.” You could hear him stand behind you. “He wasn’t very cooperative y’know.”

“Would you?” You turned and aimed the weapon directly at his forehead, waiting to pull the trigger.

“No need to be hostile.” He walked around to expose a hidden door behind him where many men funneled into the room. “I think you’ll be very comfortable with this room. Who knows? Maybe you’ll enjoy it.”

There were too many of them.

Even though you took out enough to make an escape, the door locked behind you, made of steel and a lock too strong for you to break through.

Your pistol ran out of bullets and you were dragged to the chair, quiet, but retracting on the inside, going away like you used to. But with everything together at once, you couldn’t avoid the words and phrases, the stimulants and the pain.

You were something else.

You were now a brainwashed killer.

[readinginmymeadow]

Okay, so my irl friend is sad and I wanted to make her happy by writing her a fic. I asked her what the story would contain. So she wanted Dark!bucky (She loves dark!bucky), and something along the line “my ‘boyfriend’s’ an ass and bucky makes me forget I have a boyfriend lol” i finished it! :) but i won’t post till tonight when i’m back at work. anyone wanna be tagged?

i honestly didn't write him as bad as i thought, my friend loves it so i guess thats good.

[diinofayce]

Shadows on the Horizon - 13

Pairing: Winter Soldier! Bucky Barnes x OFC! Layne Hardin | Word Count: 3.1k | Warnings: Language, gunfire, fighting, blood | A/N: This is a sequel to my story Like a Whisper in the Night | Shadows on the Horizon Masterlist

“What in the hell are you doing here?” Michael seethed as Layne lifted her mirrored aviators off the bridge of her nose to nestle into the chocolate curls at the top of her head.

Frowning at her eldest brother, but ignoring him, she flipped open her identification card and SHIELD badge open for the officers that had stepped forward to meet them.

“I’m Agent Hardin, this is Agent Sweet,” Layne addressed them, Susanna flipping open her own ID in response. Layne reached out and shook both their hands.

“I’m Sergeant Roscoe and this is my partner Officer Johnson.” Sergeant Roscoe was a middle-aged Hispanic man who stood about 5’10”, his black hair was combed neatly in place with gel and his face was clean shaved.

Officer Johnson looked to be fresh out of the academy, his blond hair the same golden as Steve’s and he was very evidently trying to grow some facial hair to make his boyish features seem more manly. He was a bit taller than Michael, but the Michaels’s temper tantrum obviously had the young officer on edge. He looked at both Layne and Susanna with wide eyes full of awe as he took in their combat suits and the weapons holstered on their hips.

“Ms. Prue mentioned you lot would be coming, I’m afraid to say I didn’t believe her,” Sergeant Roscoe chuckled, his thumbs looped casually in his gun belt.

“Normally we would just send some SHIELD agents out for something this minor, but it’s a family matter you see,” Layne explained ruefully.

Cheryl had finally stepped forward and suddenly wrapped her arms around Layne’s shoulders, pulling the girl into her and drowning Layne in the sharp, musky smell of Lancome Tresor. “Thank you for finding Maddie,” Cheryl sobbed into Layne’s hair, the woman being at least five inches taller than Layne.

“Of course, Cheryl,” Layne shushed, rubbing her hands soothingly up and down her sister-in-law’s back.

“Found Maddie? Excuse me? You took her from the camp?” Michael interjected, reaching out to grab his ex-wife but stepping back when Sergeant Roscoe straightened himself up to his full height. The officer was a few inches shorter than Michael, but even in his anger her brother wasn’t dumb enough to act out in front of a law official.

Cheryl unwound herself from Layne and glared at her ex-husband. Her chestnut hair was streaked with strands of silver and powdery gray, and the wrinkles around her eyes just made her look so much more tired.

“We filed her as missing, Michael, and you had her taken away. I haven’t stopped looking for her and you knew where she was this whole time!” Cheryl screamed. “I want him arrested!”

Layne let the officers handle the divorcees, she took a step back and activated her enhancer so she could scan the people around her. Both Lucas and Rosaline lit up with vibrant yellow auras just like Madeline had said. She raised an eyebrow noting that Officer Johnson also had a yellow aura, while everything else was normal. Blinking twice she let her vision shift back and smiled at the children waving them over.

“Hey, guys, I’m your Aunt Layne. I’m your dad’s little sister,” Layne introduced herself, not quite sure how to speak to children.

“Yeah, we know. Madeline said you’re an Avenger?” Lucas asked, eye balling her like he didn’t believe his older sister.

“Sure am.” Layne smiled.

“You’re dating the Winter Soldier, right?” Lucas continued.

Layne hesitated slightly, not sure what Michael may or may not have said around the children. “Yeah. Yeah I am.”

Lucas’ face lit up and he locked his phone, shoving it in the pocket of his pants. “That’s so cool! His metal arm is so neat! I bet he could crush my school bus with it!” Lucas raved.

Layne smiled and pointed back at the SUV where she could see Bucky through the windshield watching them warily. “Yeah, he’s in the car waiting. Why don’t you guys go pack everything you need from your rooms upstairs. Anything really important that you cant live without and like a weeks worth of clothes, okay? And then you can meet Sergeant Barnes.”

“Are we not going to live with Dad anymore?” Rosaline asked around the brown pigtail she had been nervously chewing on.

Layne shook her head slowly. “No, your Dad did something really naughty and he has to go with the police.”

“Are we going to go back to Mom’s?” Rosaline’s eyes shifted to an amber glow when she looked quizzically up at her aunt. Layne tried to keep her expression neutral as she wondered what exactly Rosaline was seeing or doing.

“We’re probably going to go see Maddie in New York. That’s where she is, right?” Lucas answered his sister and then looked up at his aunt.

Layne blinked down at what was almost a carbon copy of their brother Jordan when he was Lucas’ age and nodded. “Yeah, we’re gonna go with your mom to New York to see Maddie.” Layne didn’t think this was the time or place to tell the kids about the school. She figured Cheryl should be the one to do that. “Can you be quick? Like ten minutes, quick?”

Both children nodded and took off to the house. “Agent Sweet,” Layne called out and jilted her chin towards the house. Susanna nodded and followed after the children.

“What’s happening? Where are the children going? I do not want that woman in my house!” Michael bellowed and started towards the house.

Layne rushed forward and grabbed her brother at the elbow, halting his forward movement. He reeled around and raised the back of his hand to strike her but Layne caught his wrist and twisted his arm behind his back, jerking upwards painfully.

“You know, don’t quote me, but I think hitting me is a federal offense.” Layne growled. Her gaze shot over to the SUV where Bucky had already flung open the driver said and was one foot out of the vehicle. When he saw that Layne had it under control he relaxed, but kept the door open and one leg out on the asphalt.

“Now, look, you’re stressing my boyfriend out,” Layne growled and tossed her brother away from her.

Michael stumbled and caught himself. Viciously raking his fingers through his curls his eyes darted around anxiously.

“You can’t take the children. I wont let you use them as weapons. They need to have their powers stripped so they can be normal functioning members of society,” Michael argued. Behind him, Officer Johnson bristled anxiously and Sergeant Roscoe shot him a look.

Every muscle in Layne’s body stiffened as she rounded on her brother. Michael may have at least a solid foot on her but he has zero physical ability, so when Layne grabbed the front of his shirt and wrenched him down to eye level, any fight he wanted to put up was futile.

“Do you know what being stripped of your powers entails, Michael?” Layne hissed through clenched teeth, tears stinging at the back of her eyes as she thought back to the lifeless bodies of girls that still haunted her dreams. Dead or not, the image would plague her for the rest of her life. “You die, Michael. They aren’t a fun added bonus to our lives, it’s punched into our DNA. There is no motherfucking ‘camp’.” Layne dropped her brother to raise her fingers with air quotes.

Fishing her phone out of her pants pocket she pulled up the medical file that one of Dr. Cho’s protegees sent over to her of Madeline. Layne pulled up the photo attachment of Madeline with dead, vacant eyes; her hair shaved from her head with cuts scattering her scalp that were obviously from a clipper biting into her skin. The dark bruises under her eyes and the fact that it looked like she hadn’t been fed in weeks. She shoved the phone in her brother’s face.

“This is what they did to your daughter. This is how we found her. Dirty and hungry and abused. And do you know what they were doing, Michael, they were using her to fight us. We aren’t looking to weaponize children, they are!”

The color was drained from Michael’s face and with sudden jerky movements he stumbled away from Layne and emptied his stomach in the hedges. Layne took the moment to look up at Michael’s perfect little house in the suburbs of Minneapolis. It was soft butter yellow with white shutters and a little front porch, it all looked immaculate and well kept with it’s perfectly cut lawn and trimmed hedges. Their mother had instilled in them everything for appearances and that was all this house shouted at her. Layne looked across the street at the housewives poking their heads out at the commotion and the kids who had just gotten home from school peeking out their bedroom windows. A perfect little suburbia, they had no idea what was truly happening around them outside of their couple of blocks.

The com in Layne’s ear crackled with what she understood was Danny materializing somewhere out of sight. “There’s a nondescript black van at the end of the block. Two men in the front, three in the back. They’re watching the house.”

“Agent Sweet, you have two minutes, get the kids to hurry. Dust off those mommy skills,” Layne commanded and turned to look at Bucky. He gave her a look like he was waiting for orders and she held her hand out to signal him to just wait. She could almost hear his growl of discontent from where she was standing, but she simply turned and grabbed the back of her brother’s collar heaving him up.

“Did you call them for the children?” Layne demanded just as the kids ran out of the house.

Layne’s head whipped up at the sounds of screeching tires and automatic gunfire.

“SUSANNA!” Layne called, spinning around to mark where everyone was.

Susanna brought the children into her chest and crouched down, covering them as the two police officers pulled their weapons and opened fire on the van that rolled up. Bucky was out of the SUV in a flash, his Sig Sauer aimed and ready, with two pulls of the trigger the men in the front seats were dead causing the van to careen to the side and hop onto the lawn across the street. Bucky rushed forward and managed to get in front of the van and slam his metal fist into the fender halting the van’s movement.

Sergeant Roscoe was yelling into the walkie on his shoulder for backup while pressing his hand hard against a gun shot wound on Officer Johnson’s shoulder. Layne took a second to survey, noting the women locking up their houses and screaming for their children, Susanna lifting both children into her arms to drag them to the SUV, Michael kneeling over Cheryl who was laying on her back on the grass mostly hidden from Layne’s field of vision.

Blinking she shifted vision and counted the three men in the back of the van who were readying to storm out. “Specter! Barnes!” Layne barked and jabbed her finger at the back doors. Layne ran into the street and positioned herself in front of the doors about a hundred feet back. “Sweet, drive the van, get the kids out. We’ll meet up with you.”

Bucky placed his hand on the handle when Susanna successfully peeled out of the fight zone and Layne nodded at him, Bucky threw the door open and Layne raised her hands, her vision swimming with the rage she was feeling. She noted the shadows shift as Danny slipped in behind the three men and Layne made a grabbing motion with her hands, the armed man on the far right freezing in his spot and then falling limply to the ground as Layne ripped his soul from his body and tore it in two. Before she could move on Danny had taken over the body of the man that was the farthest back and used him to shoot the last man. When Danny was safely out of the man’s body, Layne gave him the same treatment as she had the first guy.

She spun around, her rage still consuming her as her eyes flicked over the houses and around the street, trying to find anything else suspicious. When she felt Bucky’s metal hand grab her shoulder she almost reacted defensively before recognizing the hard, cold grip.

“There’s no way they only sent five operatives,” Layne said, looking up at Bucky who was frowning slightly at her.

His ice blue eyes scanned her face, waiting for her own eyes to shift back to their warm, cheerful, caramel color but the golden flames didn’t look like they were going to be quenched any time soon. He squinted his eyes as he looked down the road the van came from and shrugged.

“If they were only planning on taking two kids and Michael was handing them over willingly, I don’t think they would have bothered to send more,” Bucky murmured softly looking back down at Layne. His heart felt heavy in his chest, he remembered when Layne would get physically ill over the mere thought of having to hurt someone. Bucky had promised himself after Layne got kidnapped that he would do all the killing for her, he would never put her in a position where death would sit heavily on her shoulders. But in those months that they had separated and she had done missions by herself or with Sue she had toughened up, her heart hardening to the idea of taking the enemy out no matter the cost. While he respected the hell out of her and didn’t love her any less, he couldn’t help but miss the soft, clumsy civilian she used to be.

“Stop looking at me with whatever you’re feeling right now, Barnes,” Layne said gruffly, raising an eyebrow at him. “There’s no time.”

Bucky hesitated, trying to sort through and compartmentalize his emotions, god he used to be so much better at this. “Yeah, sorry. Later though?”

Layne’s expression softened and she smiled. “Of course later. There’s always later.” She patted his hand that was still on her shoulder and then slid out of his grasp.

Danny hopped out of the back of the van and walked up to stand next to Bucky, he was punching in a SHIELD emergency clean up request into the smart watch that Stark provided for all of them while trying to keep the three automatic rifles that he had pilfered from the back of the van strapped over his shoulder. Bucky looked the shorter up and down, black hoodie zipped all the way up under his chin and the hood pulled low over the top of his face to cover his brown curls. It was the full gas mask, though, that really put an itch in the back of Bucky’s neck. He reached out to take the guns from Danny to lighten his load and the man nodded at him gratefully.

“I kind of hate that thing,” Bucky murmured motioning to Danny’s mask.

“Really?” Danny asked, sounding surprised despite the voice modifier that was installed. “You’re the one that gave it to me.”

A flash of crawling through the mud and trenches of Western Europe flashed through his mind. The gas masks were necessary as smoke grenades and gas bombs littered the battle field. He could almost smell the stale, recycled breath and the filtered smoke and the iron of the blood soaking into the dirt. Bucky blinked as he tried to force himself back into the present. Danny had moved on away from him and was now hovering around the police officers. His ears rung for a moment before popping back into focus and his gaze whipped around to where Layne was hunched over Cheryl on the ground. The older woman was screaming in agony while Michael yelled at Layne in a panic, his hands stained red.

The sound of sirens in the distance caused Bucky’s hackles to raise momentarily before he remembered that he was no longer being hunted by basically the entire world. Rushing to Layne’s side he noted how Michael took a step back away from him but focused his attention to the blood seeping out between Layne’s fingers from where she was pressing them against Cheryl’s chest.

“The kids, where are the kids?” Cheryl asked, her eyes unfocused past all of them.

“They’re with our agent, they’re safe,” Layne reassured and looked up at her boyfriend. “I need you to get SHIELD backup and clean up on the radio and then contact Agent Sweet.”

Bucky nodded in affirmation, responding with a ‘yes ma’am’ before stepping back and getting on the phone with the correct people. His eyes trailed after the ambulances and fire truck that pulled up, his eyes immediately looking for and locking in on any sort of proper identification as he spoke quietly into his phone. The EMTs approached Layne and took over for Cheryl’s care, loading her up on a gurney and getting her quickly into the back of the ambulance and off the scene. Danny had left the officer’s sides, choosing instead to shrink back into the shadows between the houses and watch away from his eldest brother, Bucky was sure if he didn’t have enhanced vision he wouldn’t even be able to see the man but as it was Bucky could just barely make out a shift in the shadows.

Layne approached the down Hydra agents and Bucky shifted his position so he could still see her as she climbed into the back of the van. She carefully nudged each agent with her foot before reaching down and securing the weapons by their bodies. Bucky confirmed with Susanna to have her swing back around and pick them up now that the coast was clear just as one of the Hydra agents from the front of the van stirred.

He took Layne by surprise, getting an arm around her waist and pulling her close to him like a shield. Bucky was dropping his phone and pulling out his gun without a second thought. He could have swore he landed a shot in each of the agents up front, but the man holding Layne looked to be spattered in only his partner’s blood. Impossible, he never missed. Bucky locked eyes with Layne just before pulling the trigger.

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In Time

Pairing: Bucky Barnes X Reader Word Count: 2,726 Warning: Fluff ______________________________________________________________ “What if he doesn’t love me after we get married?” You pace around the room as your big fluffy wedding dress drags behind “Y/N, you guys have been engaged for 2 years, and before that, you dated for 4 years, If he didn’t love you I'm sure he would’ve left by now..” Your mom replied, “Just because I and your father's marriage didn’t go as planned doesn’t mean you won’t.” She was right, and you knew she was right. As you went to open your mouth to speak again somebody knocked at the door. Your mother got up from her seat and opened to door, allowing the person to come in, “Y/N.. You look gorgeous..” Steve, Buckys best man, said with a sigh as he saw you standing at the makeup counter. “Thank you Steve” You replied in a hushed tone as the heat in your cheeks begin to rise, “No problem. I just came in here to check on you.” Steve says as he begins to walk out the door “Wait. I-is Bucky still here?” You ask in a nervous tone as if already accepting the fact that he may have already left you. “Of course he is.. Why wouldn’t he be?” Steve closes the door and walks back over to you, “Y/N, whats bothering you?.” You release as a sigh from your mouth as you look back over to Steve, “I just feel as though he doesn’t want to marry me. I think its just me being nervous is all.” “There’s no need to be nervous Y/N, he loves you with all of his heart. He wouldn’t leave you.” Steve replies as he hugs you. Steve has always been a big hugger. “That’s a sign of relief because I’m pregnant with his child.” You say as you put your hand on your stomach. You hear your mother let out a loud gasp and squeal. Steve laughs, ”Congratulations Y/N.” You thank Steve as he leaves the room letting you continue to get ready for your wedding. *Two Hours Late* In five minutes you’d be walking down an aisle with your soon-to-be husband at the end of it. You stand in front of the big wooden doors that would soon be open to your future. Your mom grabs your hand and smiles at you as she wraps her arm around yours. You watch the bridesmaids walk down the aisle standing next to where you’re about to stand. Then, the music starts, the doors open and you and your mom walk down the aisle slowly, you pray to god that you don’t trip and embarrass yourself in front of family and friends. You make it to the Arch as you mom hands you off to Bucky. You look at Bucky as you see he has tears in his eyes after that everything was silent until you heard the words. “James Buchanan Barnes, do you take Y/N Y/M/N Y/L/N to be your lawfully wedded wife?” The pastor says look over at Bucky “Ye- I mean I do” You giggle as you hear him mess the words up a bit, he smiles at you and squeezes your hands. “Y/N Y/L/N Y/M/N, do you take James Buchanan Barnes to be your lawfully wedded husband?” The pastor again repeats as he looks over at you. You shake your head as tears run out of your eyes, “I do, I really do.” “Then by the power of New York, I pronounce you Husband and Wife.” The pastor looks over at Bucky, “You may now kiss your wife.” Before the pastor even gets the sentence out Bucky wraps his arms around you and pulls you into a soft but strong kiss as he dips you down and pulls you back up. You release from the kiss as he picks you up and carries you bridal style down the aisle. “I love you…wife” Bucky whispers in your ear, you smile and look at him as you lay your head on his grey suit, “I love you too Husband.” ______________________________________________________________