Red Room

21: Piggyback Rides

Over the next few weeks, Nat and Fury worked out a way to get you into SHIELD headquarters, you became more familiar with your past self, and Bruce was attempting to develop some way to  strengthen you alleged powers. 

While the thought of not being in control of your own body made you a little queasy, you were actually growing more and more excited to see if this was going to work, and today was the day. 

Anticipation coursed through you as the light from outside slowly crept into the room. 

Rolling over to check the time, you were immediately pulled back up against the man who you couldn't seem to sleep without anymore. 

"Buck-" you smiled. 

"Nope. Not yet." he said, burying his face in your neck, tickling your shoulder with the stubble of his beard. 

You hummed in response, agreeing that it was, in fact, too early. 7 in the morning may be Steve's cup of tea, but not yours...at all. 

A few minutes later and you were already falling back into your previous slumber, until Bucky realized what today was. 

"Wait a damn minute." he said, the scratchiness of his morning voice giving you enough serotonin to last a lifetime. 

You hummed in response

"Don't we smuggle you into SHIELD today?"

"mhmmmmm." you said, not yet opening your eyes. 

"Then why are we still in bed?"

"Because you love me." you joked. 

"You're not wrong, but we gotta get up. 

You shimmied your way further into the covers and pillows and turned yourself into a ball, "how abouuuuut, no."

"Yep, c'mon, up up up." he sang, pulling the sheets to the foot of the bed, allowing the change in temperature to wake you.

Deciding to comply, you dramatically rolled out of bed, "Ughhhh, Barnes remind me to use a real knife next time we train because I swear to God-" you stopped as your feet hit the freezing floor, "I can't get out." you whined. 

Bucky poked his head out of the bathroom door, toothbrush hanging out of his mouth, "Huh?"

"The floor is cold." 

Bucky smiled at your child-like behavior and walked over to the bed, bending down for you to crawl onto his back. 

You sank into him, warmth finally finding you. 

He continued to brush his teeth and make the bed, all with you hanging onto him. 

"Okay, I gotta put a shirt on now, and you have to get ready." he said, looking at the two of you in the bathroom mirror. 

You groaned in response, dropping your face into the crook of his neck. 

"You drive me crazy, woman."

"One of my many gifts." you replied, dropping off of his back so you could prep for this sure-to-be-disaster. 

A/N: Ikik its really short but I wanted to give y'all something before I knock out, cause sis im tiiiired, school is back in person now so we exhausted, anyways, enjoy this like 500 word chapter and expect a few tomorrow, guaranteed to be longer and more eventful, anyways thanks so so so much for the support thus far, love ya dudessssss. (oh yeah and if y'all could check out the imagines book and give me some ideas, you'll be my new favorite human...like ever.)