Close Quarters ✧ [Bucky Barnes]

Chapter 1- Tony Being Tony

I would consider myself a nice person. My house mates would also say that I'm easy to live with. There is one of my roommates that would consider me an awful person. He went by Bucky and never failed it spoil my mood. He was Steves friend from the 40's and I hated him. I have been living at the tower for the past 4 years and went on countless mission with my team. About 8 months ago he started living here too. He just. annoyed me with everything he did. Steve didn't care. It was always like 'I have my best friend back, he's just readjusting'. It's been 8 months, how much time does he need?

Each day I ate Lunch with Tony in his lab and today he had a proposal for me.

"Ok so. In about a month I need to send two people undercover to help take down this big illegal  thing with the front of a book store"

I had to admit I was extremely interested by this.

"It's gonna be a long one, you will be gone for Christmas and I know you love Christmas. You would undercover as a married couple with someone else of the team and ye you would leave in a month"

You thought about it for a moment. 

"Sure". You continued to eat

"That's all it took?"

"No your gonna have to send me a really good present to make up for this"

A month goes by and you have headed out into the city a couple of time to buy gifts for everyone. You still didn't know who your mission partner was but you would find out later at the meeting. Nat and Wanda brought you out before you left and spent some make shift holiday together. Finally, the question you ha been asking all month, who will be my partner. You and the girls walked into the meeting room and sat down to wait to hear what Tony had to say.

"So about a month ago we get a tip on this big underground organisation and I needed two people to pretend to be a couple. First I approached our great (Y/N) to go and she excepted. Then today I got out great agent Bucky to go with her."

"TONY WHY HIM." You got up and yelled at him.

"TONY YOU MUST BE JOKING." Bucky seemed just as annoyed as you.

"Happy Holiday kids, this is going to be entertaining. Okay say your goodbyes!"

I turned to Nat and Wanda who were on the floor laughing and I went to grab my things. I had packed a while ago. I also grabbed my bag of gifts. The holiday wasn't for a month but I wanted to give out my things now. I came down to the boys laughing at the whole mission and to Steve who began talking to me.

"No fighting on this mission I mean-"

"Steve shush okay, here's your gift, have a great time"

I handed everyone a gift except Tony who looked upset that he was left out. You pull Tony into the other room to unleash hell on him.

"You know I hate for for this. 3 month minimum mission and I'm going with Barnes!? We are gonna kill each other!"

"Ye about that..."

"What is it now Tony?"

"We got intel that the house was bugged.... So your gonna have to be a couple inside and outside..."

"I have just thought of 23 ways to kill you and make it look like an accident."

"Ok on that note here" He hands you a small golden box. "Don't open it now but its your present and I know my one is in there so I'm just gonna grab it and run"

He lifts a small box out of the bag and hurries out of the room. You return to the lounge to find Bucky with his bags packed speaking with Steve. I hug the group and say my goodbyes before loading my luggage and Bucky's luggage into the back of a car Tony got for us. Bucky has decided to drive us the way there and Tony gives his the location and keys so we could start moving.

We got in the car and it was immediately clear this was gonna be awkward. Nobody spoke till about a half an hour into the drive.

"Can you brief me on the mission?"

"Ross and Rachel Davis are our targets. They own a bookstore in the town which we believe is a front for something bigger. We are Derick and Amy Patterson. Together 3 years and married for 1 year. Our target is to become close with them and then infiltrate the store. Also the house we have is bugged."

"Does that mean what I think it means..."

"Yep..."

There was silence again. Bucky and I were never great friends or friends at all. We would yell and each other and over all just didn't get along. About an hour into the drive, I remembered the little golden box Tony had given me. I pulled it out and began to unwrap it. Bucky seemed awfully interested in your gift from Tony and I'm not sure if he was annoyed he didn't get one or what. I found a black box which contained a beautiful silver heart locket. When the locket opened it was a small photograph of the two of us and engraved said "To my best friend, love you- Stark". 

We passed a small diner and Bucky decided to pull in and get something to eat. We sat down in a small booth and looked over the menu in that same silence from the car.

"Evening kids, what can I get you both started"

"Ye i'll take the burger extra cheese and a vanilla milkshake, thanks." I mean I do love  a good milkshakes.

"I'll also get the the burger and a Diet Coke please, thanks you."

"Ill bring your drinks out in a moment."

The waitress left and silence entered once more. In an hour we would have to fake being married and we don't even speak to each other. I needed this mission to go well and so I made him talk.

"We have to pretend to be married so we needed to know each other. I'm 26, have two sisters. My parents are both dead. I like sad music and rock music. Now go give me something."

He sat in silence for a moment before starting.

"I like rock too.... I also like dogs."

"Good see where getting somewhere now"

"This doesn't mean I'm your friend I still hate you"

"Don't worry I do too"