Sugar 『Buckyxfem!reader』

🦋 08 🦋

-James' pov-

Together with Steve I enter the house that has become sort of my home over the years. His sister keeps it very clean, you could eat from the ground if you wanted to.

"Y/N? Are you home?" Steve's voice echos through the house.

"I'm in the kitchen, brother!" She answers.
Her voice sounds like she's kind of in a hurry.

We enter the kitchen. Almost immediately our gazes fall on the tea service someone put up on the table. Something inside of me stings. Yesterday this stranger, today the tea service for two.

But why does it hurt me? Shouldn't I be happy for her? I am, I just want her to be safe. Steve surely would try to help her with that but my appearence is more intimidating. Yes, that's it. I'm just worried something will happen to my best friends sister.

"Did you have a visitor?" I ask, shoving my thoughts and this weird feeling in my guts aside.

Now her gaze falls on the tea service. For a moment she shows how unpleasent this situation is for her.
"Just a new friend." She answers, not even looking at me.
"Steven, would you mind buying new clothes with me?" When she wants to she can put on the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. 

I cross my arms in front of my chest and lean against the door frame. 

"What do you need new clothes for?" Steven asks, trying to spot the slightest slip up that could reveal her true intentions.

Again she smiles and her gaze points at the tea service on the table.
"I'll meet the friend again."

Anger rises inside of me but I try to hide it. 
Friend? What kind of friend? Who would she buy new clothes for?
The sting returns.
I'm just watching out for Steve's sister, that's all.
"Alright, who is this guy?"

Suddenly Y/N locks eyes with me and she gives me a devilish smile.
"Jealousy doesn't suit you, James."

Jealousy? Why would I be jealous? 

"She's a new friend and I'll spend a lot of time with her in the future." Somehow Y/N sounds proud, very proud. Even her eyes show a glimpse of proudness.

Steven takes something out of what seems to be a improvised hiding place, not a good one.
He turns the black thing in his hands. "What is this?"

"Oh, uh-"
Searching for an excuse isn't one of Y/N's strengths either and she gets really excited.
"Okay, fine!" The smile on her face just gets bigger and bigger with every second.
"I'll tell you!" She starts pacing around.
"It's a secret, you can't tell anyone else." As soon as she said this she stops pacing and looks first at Steve, then at me, with a serious look on her face.

We look at each other then we both nod. Y/N takes the black thing from Steve's hand, grins and shows it to us.
I look forth and back between the thing in her hand and Y/N.

Is that... A badge? Made out of leather, so it seems. The logo in front of it, I know it. I saw it somewhere before... The file! Yesterday when this man accompanied her home he had a file with her name and the same logo on it! 'Strategic Scientific Reserve'? It rings a bell but I don't know where to put it.

"I have a job!" She exclaims, very excited and proud. "Since today I am Agent Y/N Rogers!"

I can't help it but scoff. Surely this is some kind of joke.
"Agent?" 

Y/N grins mockingly at me.
"Yes, Agent. Got a problem with that, soldier?"

Who does she think she is to mock me like that? Just because she's my best friend's little sister doesn't mean she should speak to me like that! I'll just pretend this is the reason why it's really bothering me.

"And how did you get the job?" I try really hard to not let her know what her speaking to me like that does to me. That it in some weird way actually hurt me.

Her smile faded and she looks annoyed again.
"Well, James, some people actually like me and what I do."

What she does?
Instantly my thoughts go all the wrong way.
What could she mean? She didn't, did she? Why would she? Why wouldn't she?!
The anger rises again, taking over my body.