Close Quarters ✧ [Bucky Barnes]

Chapter 5- Us

The screams of horror were coming from Bucky and I jumped over to his side of the bed. He was facing the wall so I got down on the ground and moved into his face.

"Hey, calm down its me, hey look at me. You're gonna be okay I have you know."

He grabbed my hand as I ran my other hand through his hair. He looked into my eyes and I smiled. It seemed to calm him down and so I climbed back into bed. I sat against the headboard as I let him lay on top of me. I kept running my hand through his hair while stilling keeping hold of the other one.He fell asleep once more, but I didn't move. He was at peace and I wanted him to stay that way. Eventually, I too fell asleep.

Bucky awoke before me. Instantly he remembered what had happened last night and how I brought him back. He slowly sat up, as not to wake me. He looked up at me and slowly moved me off the headboard that I was still sitting up against. He gently kissed my forehead. For a moment he just looked down on me, before stroking the side of my face. He pulled the blanket over me and left the room. I flew my eyes open. He thought I was asleep but I was awake for every second of it. Next of all I heard a bang from the kitchen followed by Bucky cussing himself out. I came down to see what was happening.

"Noo, your meant to have your breakfast in bed"

"I believe this home would be on fire if I let you do this unattended, I'll show you how to do it"

He was trying to make pancakes but was failing miserably. You were at the hob cooking the pancakes when someone came up and bear hugged you.

"What is this for?" you giggled

"For helping me last night. I didn't think it would happen while I was with you, I didn't want you to have to be there for it."

"It happens often?"

"Yeah..."

"Anytime you need me to help you I will don't worry"

You plated breakfast up and added Bucky's favourite toppings. You were walking to the living room when you saw piles of wrapped gifts under the tree. You were sort of speech less when you yelled for Bucky.

"Babe!"

He came down the stair with the blankets and pillows he had gathered.

"Whats wrong, are you okay?"

"Look at the tree"

He turned to the tree and his jaw dropped, similar to what I did moments before. I put the food on the coffee table and walked over to find a note on a piece of paper, it wrote:

Dear (Y/N), Bucky and Little Sadie,

We wanted be with you for the holiday but because of this thing, we can't. So last night I may have broken Iin and planted all the gifts that your team had gotten you. We miss two so much and can't wait for you to return.

Kind Regards and Merry Christmas,

-T.S

"I can't believe it!" I said, still in a bit of shock.

"He broke into our house?!"

"Calm down and look at what's in front of us!"

"Ye but still he broke into our house!"

I sat down and played 'Home Alone' while I ate my breakfast. Like before, I did it on the floor because of the inevitable mess. We began to open gifts that our friends had sent us. Tony even got a Christmas jumper for 'His little Sadie'. We took our time unwrapping and once we were finished I put on our dinner. Bucky had been quiet for a while, so once everything was sorted, I went to check up on him. I walked in to see that our entire living room had been turned into a huge blanket fort. Bucky had gotten fairy lights and more duvets. He was holding his phone in one hand and a bunch of Christmas movies in the other.

"Wha- What is all this!" You were genuinely speechless.

"I know how much you wanna be with the team to celebrate with the team and I just want you to have a great day and I was planning this and-"

"You are amazing"

"R-Really? You like it"

"Like it? This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me, I'm literally lost for words."

You run over and jump hug him, wrapping your legs around him and you whisper a simple: "Thank you Barnes" into his ear.

"I'm grabbing the fancy stuff!" you called as you pulled away from him.

You finish up the dinner and desert and bring it into Bucky's fort. He decided to put on 'Elf'.

"You know I've never seen any of these movies." he told me.

"No way! Okay were watching them all"

I was completely blown away by the entire day and was gland that it was Bucky as to whom I could spend it with. For hours we sat in the fort with Sadie. We ate, sang, talked, joked and there wasn't a dull moment. Eventually we had completely worn ourself out and fell asleep. I had rested my head on his chest and he was holding me with both arms. It was the most perfect end to the perfect day.