INSATIABLE -(Bucky Barnes/Reader/Steve Kemp) Part 1 (of a possible series)
Marvel Masterlist Summary: Y/N has moved across the country to the nice state of Oregon after a fall out with her family. As she continues her journey down the desolate road she comes upon a mysterious stranger. Despite her inner confliction she befriends him. Little did she know, knowing him would change her life.
A/N: This has been in my drafts for a while. Maybe I could make this a series? (I feel bad because I have so many unfinished stories lol)
A/N: If this becomes a series I would like everyone under the age of 18 to not interact. This will be very dark. I hope you understand an enjoy!
"You know what you need to do right?" Steve asks as he rushes around the small living room picking up his essentials.
"Yes sir..." The asset responded.
"My wife and kids expect me to be back at the house before 11 for my kids soccer practice so hurry and repeat it back to me." Steve says as he walks to his front door. The asset stills for a moment before responding.
"Put on casual clothes, go into town on foot and if possible hitchhike into town, analyze potential vic-"
"They are not "Victims" Asset..." Steve says as he walks up to him.
" If you see them as victims you will begin to sympathize with them." He says gently smacking his cheek a couple of times.
"Now again." Steve says and the Asset nods.
"Put on casual clothes, go into town on foot unless someone offers a ride, analyze and scout potential livestock, capture said livestock by any means necessary." The Asset finishes and Steve sighs.
"And what should you find out about them? What is your name?" He asks and the Asset responds.
"Make sure there is no obstacles, i.e Family or friends who would be searching for them. My name... My name is James..." Steve nods and pokes the Assets forehead.
"I paid a pretty penny for you... If only they knew what they were giving up..." Steve says as he pats his shoulder.
"Smart and pretty is what you are! Makes my job a hell of a lot easier." He says opening the door.
"Make sure the rest stay fed yeah?" The Asset nods.
"Yes sir..." Steve nods back before exiting and shutting the door.
"I like shiny things but I'd marry you with paper ring duh duh, duh duh," You continue to hum the rest of the song.
You decided to take a road trip. You quit your job and packed up what you had in your little apartment in Florida and head West. You decided to see what was beyond the East Coast. This is your third day on the road and you are on a long stretch of road in the middle of no where. As you continue you see a figure on the side of the road. You slow down to a slower pace to see what you could identify. He looked worn out and his clothes looked dirty. He was carrying a backpack and that is all you could see as you passed him. You continue to drive before ultimately coming to a stop a mile or so down the road. You swore to yourself that you would never pick up a hitchhiker. You know you (Mothers name) Would be rolling in her grave if you did. Against your better judgment you make a U-Turn. Now that you see him from the front he doesn't seem so bad. You pull over on the opposite side of the road and roll down your window.
"Hey!" You call out and the man pauses. He turns to look at you.
"Do you need a ride?" You ask and the man looks back and forth down the road before crossing the street.
"If you don't mind... My car broke down and I am trying to get to town." He says.
This makes you pause. "I didn't see a car..." You say debating on letting this man in your car now.
"There is a trail some miles down that way." He says pointing down the street he was walking from.
"I like to camp... It's peaceful out here..." He says but his eyes look so far away as he looks into yours.
"Anyway I was heading out of the woods in my truck when it blew a fuse." He says.
"Could you not have called someone?" You ask as you look him up and down.
"There's no service..." He says and you quickly look at your phone to see that there is indeed no service.
"Oh uh... What is your name? I want to know who I am riding with..." You say with a nervous laugh.
"James..." He says and you hold out your hand.
"Nice to meet you James. I'm (Y/N)." You say and he nods shaking your hand.
"Um... Hop in." You say unlocking the passenger side door. He nods again and releases your hand before going around the front of the car and to the passenger side. You quickly move all the fast food bags and wrapper to the back seat where it is full almost to the top with moving boxes. He sits down once you are done.
"Sorry I have been on the road for a bit." You say as you look in the rear view mirror.
He nods. "That's fine I understand."
As you are driving you decide to get to know him. "Is there a place where I can drop you off once we get to town?" You ask.
"Where do you live?" James stills.
"I kind of live everywhere." The way he speaks sounds stiff as if he has talked this much in a long time.
"Everywhere?"
"Yeah... I have an apartment in town and a small house in the woods." This makes you quirk a brow.
"I thought you said you were in a camp..." James nods.
"I am but houses still have electricity. I like to unplug on occasion." He says.
His voice starts to sound less strained as he talks. "I have never went camping believe it or not." You say with a laugh.
"Really? Why not?"
"Well for one. I had no one to go with, for two I am really scared of the dark as well as being alone. For three uh... The woods kind of scare me..." You say.
"Did your dad not take you?" He asks.
"Uh... He couldn't really... I never met him. Well not until recently." James looks over at you.
"What does that mean?" He asks and you sigh.
"I don't want to dump my trauma on you... I just met you..." You say blushing in embarrassment.
James takes a minute to respond. As if he is trying to gather what he is trying to say.
"I was never one for small talk..." He says.
"It doesn't show who you really are..." You look over for a moment.
"You think so?" You ask and he hums a 'Yes.'
"So if I were to ask you your favorite color you'd be annoyed?" You ask with a laugh.
He shakes his head. "No... I'd just think you are generic."
"Woooowww So I am just a basic bitch huh?" You say with a smirk.
"N-No that's not..."
"I'm just playing James... Soooo deep stuff?" You ask.
"Mhm..." He responds.
"Okay... Where would I start?" He shrugs and there is silence throughout the car.
"I'm an amputee..." He says quietly.
"I lost it in Iraq..." This makes your eyes widen. Now that you think about it you didn't see a left arm. Or at least the sleeve was empty.
"I-"
"Please don't pity me..." James says.
"I have enough of that..." James voice seems to break.
"I... I don't know what to say..." You say and stay silent for a moment.
"I would say 'Thank you for your service' but that seems generic." James lets out a chuckle.
"Yeah... No need to be a basic bitch..." He says some humor hidden in his tone. This makes you burst into laughter.
"Okay I guess it's my turn..." You say and focus on the road.
"When I mean I met my dad recently it is more like 5 years ago... He left my mom and my sister when I was born and he recently popped up..." You say.
"What do you mean by popped up?" He asks.
"My mom died 5 years ago and once he heard about it he came to collect what "is rightfully mine." He was high on drugs during her funeral..."
"How old are you?" James asks. "I will be 24 in (Your birth month)."
"You were still a teenager when she died... I'm sorry..." He says and you sigh.
"My sister and him live in Florida... She is determined to get him into rehab. I swear to god she is delusional. He left us and all he wants is money... She doesn't see that..."
"Do you still talk with your sister?" You shake your head.
"I told her I wanted nothing to do with him and in turn wanted nothing to do with her... She kicked me out the next day..." You feel his hand place itself on your shoulder. You know you should shrug it off but you felt comforted by it. You haven't said any of this out loud in so long. It felt nice to let it out.
"I have a sister... Well had..." He says and releases your shoulder.
"She died of Cancer while on my 2nd tour... I didn't get to see the funeral."
"I'm really sorry James." You say and sigh.
"I guess we both are a little broken huh?" James chuckles and nods.
"I guess so..." You turn up the music in the car.
"Lets jam!" You say and James chuckles as he nods his head to the beat.
An hour or so later you finally see your first stop light. "Hey it looks like we are almost there!" You say pointing ahead of you.
James nods. "I can see that."
"Is there a place I can drop you off? I don't want to leave you stranded." James sighs.
"Look... I don't want to be weird..." You go through the light once it turns green.
"Weird about what?" You ask and he sighs again.
"I owe you one right?"
"I me-"
"I owe you one. How about I help you unpack?"
"Oh I don't want to bother you. You must have been tired walking all that way."
"My mother would be cursing me from her grave if I didn't help you... Please... I might not be able to pick up some boxes but please..." You pause as you stop at another red light.
"Okay... Okay fine lets go." You say with a smile.
You drive toward the apartment complex. You hate to think it but you are starting to feel slightly sorry for him. He seems like he really wants a friend and since you are moving to a whole other state you might need one as well.
"I guess today is your lucky day because my complex is a block or so from a tow/car place... I forgot what you call them." You say slightly flustered as you back up into your designated parking space.
"It seems to be slipping my mind..." James says with a small smile though it seems slightly forced.
"Lets not worry about it..." You look at your phone as you take the keys out of the ignition.
James gets out of the car as do you. The two of you begin to unload the car.
"Put that box on my shoulder."
"What?" He nods to the box that says 'Clothes'
"James it will be-"
"Don't say it will be to heavy... I got it." He says.
You sigh and nod as you struggle to get the box to shoulder height. He leans down with his right shoulder and wraps his right arm around it and stands up fully.
"See? I got it." He gives a nod.
You pick up a smaller box and lead the way up the outdoor stairs and into the hallway. You stop in front of your apartment and unlock the door and step inside. James follows you and stays near the front door.
"Uh... You can set it in the living room." James nods and goes toward a living room like space.
The entire place is unfurnished and James seems to notice this. "Where is all the furniture? I didn't see a U-Haul or anything with you." You set your box on the counter in the kitchen.
"Oh uh... I kind of picked up what I could and left... I don't really have that much money so it might stay like this for a while haha..." You say nervously.
For some reason you didn't want him to look down on you due to your situation.
"B-But that's okay! I don't mind!" You say and he nods as he begins to walk back outside.
You follow as you head back to your car. "So do you have any job?" He asks and you shrug putting down another box.
"Not yet... But I should find one honestly... I paid my rent for 3 months in advance so I could have time to find one. It is surprisingly cheap here." You say with a smile.
"What about you?" James takes a moment which confuses you.
"I'm a contractor. I take jobs where ever I can find them.... Mainly construction..." You nod. "That's interesting." You say with a smile.
A bit of time went by and you have all the boxes inside. "Do you want some food?" You ask and he shrugs.
"I mean I don't have any here but we could get take out?" You ask and he pauses.
"Sorry you must have places you want to be. We just met each other. I'm sorry if I put to much pressure on you." You say looking away.
It is true. You don't know this man and now he knows where you live. If you were in your right mind because apparently you aren't you wouldn't have picked him up in the first place.
James begins to speak. "Sure I can stay for a little bit... I'll pay."
You shake your head. "Oh no you don't have to do th-" "I owe you one now. Don't worry about it." He says as he picks up his phone and looks at you.
"What are you hungry for?" He asks and you pause for a moment.
"How about Chinese?" You ask and he nods before looking up the closest Chinese place.
He then asks what you would like and you proceed to tell him your order as you begin to unpack some pots and pans. He stands near the kitchen counter as you do this.
"Is there anything I can help with?" He asks and you nod.
"Could you put some of the food into the fridge?" He nods and proceeds to do that. By the time you both were done with the Kitchen boxes James got a notification on his phone.
"The food is ready... I forgot to mention that this place doesn't deliver but it is just down the street. I'll go get it okay?" You nod and say.
"Alright stay safe! It is getting kind of late." He nods before leaving
As the Asset is walking to get the food he makes sure to duck out of sight from the apartment. He checks his phone.
By the time James returns You are already unwrapping a rug and blowing up a mattress for you to sleep on. He knocks on the door before entering. You walk over and look through the peep hole. Once you see that it's James you smile and unlock the door to open it.
"Heya!" You say as you let him in.
"Hey." He says with a slight smile lifting up the bag of take out before walking over to the kitchen and setting it down on the counter. You shut the door behind him and debate on locking it. 'I don't want to freak him out so I won't lock it.' You think to yourself as you turn and follow him to the kitchen. He seemed to work fast because he was already setting the food out and grabbing plates.
"Thank you James I guess I owe you one." You let out a laugh.
"I guess we will be in debited to each other for a long time if we keep doing this." James lets out a chuckle and nods.
"Yeah... I guess we will." He says as he stares into your eyes.
"I guess you do owe me one..." He says just above a whisper. You feel your body become hot as blood rushes to your cheeks. You quickly grab your food and begin eating.
"I-Is it getting hot in here? I think it's getting hot in here haha." You say as you walk toward the living room and set your food on the now fully blown mattress.
After making sure it wouldn't spill you walk over to one of the many windows. "I'm just going to open a window..." You say as you open one.
James only hums as he comes into the living room with his food and sits down next to yours. When you finish opening the window you walk over and sit down. You both continue to eat in silence.
"It is getting kind of late..." James says. "Is it?" You ask and look at your phone.
It says 11PM and your eyes widen. "I am so sorry James! I didn't realize. You don't think it is to late to tow your car?"
"Uh... No I don't think so. Pretty sure they are open 24 hours." You nod.
"Oh! Well take the plastic bag so you can carry your food!" James nods and stands up.
You stand up as well and pick up both plates of food. James follows you to the kitchen and you put each plate of food into their respective containers before putting his into the take away bag and handing it to him.
"Well I hope you get there safe." You say with a shy smile.
"Yeah... Stay safe and... congrats on the new apartment." He says with a tight smile.
You nod and walk him to your door and he steps out. "See you around (Y/N)." He says and you wave.
"Bye James!" You see him walk down the hall and down the stairs until he is out of sight. You shut the door and sigh as you begin to get ready for bed.