The Engineer (Bucky Barnes x OC)

Chapter 17- Thanks for checking in, I'm still a piece of garbage

Later

Bucky had not left my lab in about an hour. This said hour was spent talking to me, kissing me a little bit, and mostly watching as I worked. He claimed that it calmed him and that it was interesting to watch, especially considering that I knew what I was doing.

Or at least I acted like it.

Just kidding. I wouldn't be a qualified professional if I didn't know what I was doing 14/6.

No, I don't always know what I'm doing. Just most of the time.

In case you were wondering, "14/6" stands for 14 hours a day, 6 days a week.

"You're really good with your hands," Bucky noted, resting his head on my shoulder.

"Yeah, I tend to take pride in that," I replied.

"I am also very good with my hands," he slipped in.

"Bucky, you were a HYDRA assassin who could probably shoot a target if it was on the moon. I am not surprised in the least,"

Bucky laughed softly into my ear. "Oh, that's not what I meant,"

It took me a while to realize what he was hinting at.

"Tell me, is your mind always this dirty?" I asked when he laughed at my face when I made the connection.

Behold, James Buchanan Barnes.

"Only around attractive people," he responded with fake innocence. "Also, Shuri finally filled me in."

Bucky reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone without a second thought, easily opening it up since I didn't have a password set up.

This caused me to wonder how much I was really worth. For one, I was apparently one of the most brilliant minds in the world and I didn't even have a password on my phone.

For two, I just got said phone stolen by a fossil from world war two.

For three, I just got it unlocked by a fossil from world war two who wasn't even around when the flip phone was invented.

For four, this fossil had only been first introduced to phones throughout the past couple of years and didn't even grow up with technology.

Wow, Nico, wow.

"Hey!" I protested, reaching for it, but he held it out of my reach, grinning.

"Oh, stop, I won't break it," he said disdainfully, clicking on "Google" and typing in "US map".

Again, let's do a recap-

My terribly vulnerable, password-less phone was just stolen by a world war two fossil who'd never seen a phone in his entire life. This said fossil broke into the phone (refer to the part where I described the phone for a description as to how) and, though he'd never seen a phone in his entire life, managed to break into it and open up "Google", an app that he'd never known existed until a few years ago. Furthermore, he barely knew how to operate a phone and somehow managed to figure out that if you tapped on the search bar, it would pull up a keyboard with which you could type whatever you wanted into the bar. He somehow was able to figure out how to search for what he was looking for and hit the enter button without a question.

He clicked on an image and zoomed in on Kansas.

Another thing to add to the paragraph-

The world war two fossil managed to not only click on an image on "Google", but zoom into it.

I sighed and smirked, knowing what was coming.

"So, I am confusion," he said in the same accent the woman in the vine had, "Why is this one 'Kansas' but this one is not 'Ar-Kansas'?! AMERICA EXPLAIN!"

I snorted, snatching my phone from his hands and pocketing it again, making a mental note to add a password to it.

"Did Shuri show you YouTube?" I demanded, already knowing the answer.

"Is that what it's called? I think so," Bucky replied, seeming proud of himself.

I sighed. "I won't be hearing the end of this, will I?"

"Nope."

The door clicked, and Bucky jumped away from me.

"Speak of the devil," I muttered, elbowing him a bit. He grinned, elbowing me in return.

The door swung open, revealing Shuri.

"Hello, Bucky," she said, beaming. "Nico, all of your plans have been officially authorized."

"Wow. Thanks," I replied, going back to work.

"Hey! I'm not done yet," Shuri added.

I looked up and sighed, backing away from the table.

"Well? What is it?" I asked.

Shuri grinned. "Since we believe it'll be better for his mental health, we're moving Bucky down to the suburbs of Wakanda. Don't worry, you're going with him. You'll be supplied with a hut, beds, cooking supplies, and cellular service."

"Wait, you guys have WiFi down in the country?!" I demanded. "This place is better than I thought."

"...what?" Bucky asked, clearly perplexed at the mention of "why-fai".

Or maybe he thought I'd said "why fly".

Or "My, my".

Or even "eat pie".

Okay, maybe not that last one.

You get the point.

"It's internet stuff," Shuri explained. "Without WiFi, apps don't work and stuff like that."

"I see," Bucky nodded. "Now explain to me what an 'app' is."

I laughed, and Bucky scowled at me.

"Will you stop laughing at my boner and explain to me what it is?" he demanded.

Shuri's eyes grew wide, and she choked back fits of laughter as I started giggling madly.

Bucky scoffed, waiting for us to finish.

"Keep your boner away from me," Shuri said in the most serious tone possible.

This just made me laugh harder.

Bucky stared at me, more confused than he'd been throughout the entire trip. When I explained to him the current meaning of "boner", he raised his eyebrows, scoffed, and grumbled, "You know that's not what I meant."

I gave him a look of childish delight.

He sighed. "I won't be hearing the end of this, will I?"

I shook my head, smirking.

"Nope."