Bloody Hands and Broken Minds Book 1

Part One - Chapter 9

"No." Bucky shakes his head.

"You do realize if you don't kill us, Evelyn won't wake up. You'll be stuck with little old me forever. Well, not forever, Evelyn will die of old age and then we'll disappear and stuff but I'm sure most of you won't be around to see her die anyway." Angry Eve smiles.

"Buck?" Steve says softly.

"I can't Steve, I can't." Bucky whispers.

"That's a pity isn't it? Is it because of your past, what you did to people? Are you scared of yourself Barnes?" Eve smiles as Bucky's fists clench.

"Shut up." Bucky whispers.

"Struck a nerve have I?" Eve smirks.

"Guys." Steve mutters as he gestures for everyone to leave the room.

"Guess it's just you and me baby." Eve grins.

"I'm not doing this." Bucky whispers.

"Why not? Are you scared you'll like it?" Eve tilts her head, smiling.

"Stop." Bucky demands.

"I think you enjoy it, killing people. Seeing their blood on your hands—"

"Shut up."

"You've thought about it before, haven't you? Killing her, watching her blood drip down your hands, watching her choke on her own blood. It'd be a pretty sight don't ya think? Her begging for her life before you drive a knife into her chest as she stares at you with terror—"

"I said shut up!" Bucky shouts as his grip on the knife tightens.

"She'd stare at you with fear and horror in her eyes as a single tear rolls down her face as she stares into your empty eyes and she'd cry out in pain as you twist the blade—"

"I SAID SHUT UP!" Bucky screams as he drives the knife into Eve's stomach.

"Bucky?" Eve says softly.

"Oh god!" Bucky gasps as he stares at the blade in her abdomen.

"I don't wanna die Bucky!" Eve cries as she falls in Bucky's arms.

"I-I'm sorry." Bucky chokes out.

"Why would you kill me when I love you?" Eve asks as Bucky lets out a shuddering breath and closes his eyes.

"It's not real." Bucky whispers to himself.

"I'm dying because of you."

"It's not real." He repeats. "It's not real."

Angry Eve slowly evaporates into a blue mist and returns to Evelyn's original body on the couch. Bucky slowly gets his breathing under control as he stares at Evelyn's sleeping form.

"It's not real." He mutters as he stands from the floor, with the knife in his hand, and makes his way to the next Eve who's passed out on the floor.

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"Buck?" Steve asks softly when Bucky walks out of the room. He doesn't say anything, walking past Steve and upstairs to his room.

"Oh my god, my head!" Evelyn groans.

"Evelyn!" Natasha exclaims in relief as Eve sits up.

"I guess I drank too much huh?" Evelyn laughs but quickly winces as she holds her head in her hands.

"Why don't I take you up to bed?" Steve offers as Evelyn nods. When Evelyn stands and nearly falls over, Steve decides to just pick her up.