Hard to Hate You (Part 5)
TITLE: Hard to Hate You CHAPTER NUMBER/ONE SHOT: Chapter 5/? AUTHOR: Winterwolf57 CHARACTERS: Mobster!Bucky x Reader, Clint Barton, Steve Rogers, Scott Lang, Tony Stark GENRE: AU WARNINGS: None for this chapter. Maybe a little language? SUMMARY: James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes was the king of the Brooklyn mob and you were his best assassin and right hand woman. The only problem? You hated each other’s guts…at least that’s what everyone thinks. A/N: And I’m back! Don’t worry, I haven’t given up on this story just yet. I am (slowly but surely) working on the rest of the chapters. Tags at the bottom. If I forget to tag you, please forgive me. Enjoy! xx
HTHY MASTERLIST
ATTY. LANG’S OFFICE
“In a recent turn of events, James Buchanan Barnes, also known as the King of Brooklyn, was arrested earlier today following recent accusations that link him to the murder of Howard and Maria Stark. The case against Mr. Barnes seems solid, however representatives from both camps have yet to reach out to the press with more details.” Before the lady on TV could continue, the machine quickly fades to black as you click it off and throw the remote to the couch.
You continued to pace back and forth until you couldn’t hold back your rage any longer. “How could you let this happen, Lang? You’re supposed to be the best goddamn lawyer in this city!” You shouted angrily as you slammed your fists on Lang’s desk. “Whoa easy there tiger. I mean boss… lady…ma’am.” Lang said with his hands in the air. “We’re doing everything we can I promise you. My team has been working tirelessly, day and night to find a loophole without having to…” he trailed off. “Without having to what, Lang?” you asked in a low voice that sounded faintly like a growl. “Y/N, let’s talk privately, shall we?” Clint chimes in, opening the door to an empty conference room. Behind you, you hear Lang let out a shaky breath.
“Please, sit down. This discussion will be long and unpleasant,” Clint said cooly yet straight to the point despite your death glares; he was used to being on the receiving end of your anger and has since learned to handle it well. You sighed in exasperation and took a seat across him, folding your arms over your chest. “As you know, Mr. Barnes has turned himself over to the police, thereby taking full responsibility for the charges.”
“Yes, I am aware of the man’s idiocy, now tell me something I don’t know,” you rolled your eyes. “Mr. Barnes and I had a long, winding debate about this before he decided to turn himself in,” Clint continued. “You KNEW he was going to turn himself in? How could you let him, Barton?”
“I wouldn’t have, hence the long winding debate. But it was the only way to keep you out of it. See Tony and his team has cleverly found a way to plant enough evidence to incriminate not just James, but you as well. So in attempt to keep your name from being dragged into the mud…”
“The idiot decided to take the fall for everything,” you said pinching the bridge of your nose between your fingers. “So should I arrange for the car to take you to Bucky?” Clint said after you pulled away. “Yeah. It’s time I scolded the idiot in person. Just give me a few minutes to wrap things up with Lang,” you said straightening your skirt and walking back to Scott’s office.
MAXIMUM SECURITY
Bucky picks up the phone, motioning for his guest to do the same. “Orange really isn’t your color, Buck” Steve teases to lighten the mood. “Shut up, punk. You’re lucky there’s a sheet of glass between us or your eye would be black and blue,” he sasses back affectionately. “How is she, Steve?” he asks referring to you, mood shifting dramatically. “Not gonna lie, she’s pretty fucking upset. She’s especially pissed that you drugged her. She said, and I quote, ‘when I get my hands on that idiot, I’m going to punch him in his perfect teeth,’ end quote.” Steve said laughing at the memory, Bucky chuckled along with him. “Do you think she’ll come visit?” he asked sincerely. Steve has never seen his friend so vulnerable in his life. “Yeah Buck, she’ll come around. Last I left her, she was breathing down Lang’s neck and pressuring your army of lawyers to find a loophole. She loves you too much to stay angry for long,” Steve replied reassuringly. “But if she doesn’t,” Bucky began, “Bucky don’t even–”
“IF she doesn’t come around and lets me rot in here forever, tell her I’m sorry for breaking my promise, she’ll know what I mean. Make sure she knows that I did this all for her.” he said choking back tears. “Always so dramatic,” Steve quips despite the tears forming behind his eyes. “Time’s up,” says a stern voice from behind Bucky. “Steve, tell her…tell her I love her, will ya?” he says before hanging up. Steve nods his response and watches as Bucky is taken back to his cell.
After discreetly leaving some instructions with prison guards under Bucky’s influence, Steve headed out of the prison only to be intercepted by none other than Tony Stark. “Steve Rogers, as I live and breathe! Now tell me, what on earth are you doing here?” Steve came face to face with Tony and two of his bulkiest body guards. “My job. You told me to investigate the son of a bitch and I thought I might get some more leads by interviewing the man of the hour,” he lied smoothly. A useful skill he learned from Bucky. Tony searched Steve’s face for a moment but seemed to accept the answer. “Good, I knew I hired the right guy for the job. So tell me, did you find anything useful?” Tony probed as they both headed towards the exit of the building. “No. It was a bust. Despite turning himself in, he claims to be innocent,” Steve replied. Technically he wasn’t lying. “And you believe him?” Tony asked raising a brow at him from behind his heavily tinted sunglasses. “Honestly, I believe that the evidence doesn’t line up - that someone may be taking advantage of this family feud for his or her own political gain.” Steve answered. Tony seemed to consider it before giving Steve a dismissive wave. Whoever was behind this knew that the murder of Tony’s parents would set off an irrational rage in the man, and Tony was playing into the role perfectly.
Steve got into his car, ready to call it a day when his phone pinged. It was a video message from one of the prison guards. Steve opened it to find footage of Tony in a prison conference room talking to Bucky shortly after Steve had left to talk to the guards.
“I didn’t kill your parents, Stark. Surely you’re smart enough to figure that out.” Bucky says to an enraged looking Tony. “Oh yeah? That’s not what the evidence says. No. The EVIDENCE proves your guilt.” Tony had to take a while to calm himself down before continuing. “All I had to do was tinker a little to make it look like your pet assassin Y/N was involved and, well, here you are. Just like I predicted. Now I wonder, why would you do that for someone you could have easily pinned the blame on?” Tony asked with a devious smirk on his face.
“Unlike you, I wouldn’t let one of my most loyal people take the blame for something they clearly didn’t do.” Bucky replied as calmly as possible. “Hmm.. yes, I may be an egotistical asshole, and you may be the mobster with a heart, but no. See I think she means more to you than that. I think there may even be feelings involved, am I right?” he said flashing Bucky a million dollar grin. “I think you’re out of your goddamn mind. I THINK that whoever this invisible puppeteer is has got his stick so far up your ass that you can’t even see you’re being manipulated.” Bucky said leaning back on his chair. “THINK about it for a minute Stark. Whoever this is, he or she is trying to start another war between us. And while we’re busy tearing each other’s throats, they’ll attempt to rise to power. It’s textbook power play,” Bucky said trying to reason with Tony. “Hoho, you got me for a second there, Barnes. Trying to change the subject. But no, no more distractions. I came here to tell you one thing: You took away what I loved the most, now it’s my turn to take away what’s most precious to you. And there’s nothing you can do to stop me. Especially not from here.”
“SHIT!” Steve exclaimed. He tried to call you but your phone was out of service. He tried Clint next, muttering under his breath until he picked up.“Barton! Barton, where is Y/N? Please tell me she’s with you.” Steve said frantically. “No, she just left a few minutes ago to see James. What’s wrong?”
“I think Tony Stark is going to kill her.”
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