Sheilded (Steve x reader)

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You waited anxiously for Steve to get home. He looked teird, his eyes red and puffy. You felt bad for pushing this on him now but you didnt want to wait. You couldnt risk waiting. "Doll, whatever it is can it wait?" He asked slowly seeing how quickly you stood at his arrival.
"No." You said gently, trying not to come across any firmer than you needed to. "Its about the girls." You said as he sat down on the bed. The early morning sun was creeping In through the windows casting the room in what would be a fantasy like glow. "They cant be here Steve. They cant be with us."
"I'm not leaving her again." He said his voice catching a little. You crouched In front of him taking his hands.
"I'm not willing to loose another member of my family Steve. You know we cant work properly if we're looking after them, and theres no guarantee we can even do that." Steve looked away from your gaze.
"So what? We send them away? With who? Your dad wont go." He said coldly.
"Tony? No. Bucky maybe." Steve met your eyes.
"You want to send the girls away with ome of our best soldiers." Steve repeated slowly.
"Pepper too, but yes. To Wakanda."
"We need Buck." You took a deep breath.
"And we'll call him if it gets too much. But he's the only person who would go and be able to protect them and would die doing so. Steve you know I'm right. I dont want to leave Peggy either, but it's the only way we can ensure she's safe." You watched your husbands face, so worn from the nights events.
He moved past you sitting on the bed, flopping backwards he kept his eyes on the ceiling.
"Okay." He said simply. "If you think its for the best I trust you." You gulped back the lump in your throat, you kissed his head softly before fetching your daughter. Still asleep you carried her into you room lying her beside Steve. They curled around each other instantly. You smiled softly.

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"Hey buck." You said watching him make coffee. Nat was sat at the counter spinning her ring around on her finger.
"Hi y/n." He said with a smile, it fell at your face. "Is steve okay?" You nodded softly.
"He will be. Wounds like that take a while." Bucky nodded knowingly. "I have to ask you something." You said catching Nats attention. "There's going to be a war isn't there?" Bucky nodded slowly. "And I don't want either of the girls here when it happens. Pepper agreed to take them, but she can't defend them properly, not like one of us could." Bucky placed the cup down seeing where this was going. "Dad won't go. Me and Steve have to be here, it not fair to ask any of the others to split from siblings or partners. I'd ask Clint but he has his own family to look after. Bucky you've been hunted, your strong and you know this threat. Please, take the girls and Pepper away. Keep them safe for us." He instantly looked torn.
There was a large period of silence. Before he pulled you into a hug. You sunk against him, letting the cool metal of his arm soothe you. They'd be fine with Bucky. He pulled away and nodded slowly.

"Okay. But you have to promise me you and Steve will be safe." You nodded, forcing a smile.
"Always."

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The sun was slowly rising through the clouds, Loki had said nothing when he found he you crying on the roof. Instead he'd sat next to you his arm loosely around your shoulders. When you'd told him he could leave for the others if he wanted he'd informed you bar his brother were the only one that had forgiven him for past mistakes.

The silence was a welcomed one, watching new York wake up, cars driving unaware of the threat that threatened them all. You tensed. You could feel something, a life force unlike anything you'd ever felt here, yet it wad familiar...

You jumped up pulling Loki with you. "BUCKY! PEPPER GO NOW!" You screamed running into the kitchen, Tony looked up panicked, calling his suit the others started rushing around. Bicky pressed a kiss to your head as you muttered goodbyes to the girls, hugging pepper. Steve kissed Peggy, smiled tightly at Bucky before watching them leave.

"I can feel it, someome from the dark moon." You gave a slight groan.

"Come on now darling, walk for mommy." You stumbled up, the pain hitting you with every pull if your muscles. "Nearly there, mommy will keep you safe." You fell into her arms as you both sobbed.

"Sweetheart?" Tony said shaking you. You snapped from your daze.

"Weird that's happened twice." You mumbled, decideding to ignore it, you briskly walked to your room. Changing to your suit. The tight material felt soothing on your skin. You felt hands softly touch the zipper at the back. You sunk into Steve as he finished closing it up before letting his arms come around your waist. He pressed a small kiss to your neck. He oozed worry and stress.

You tired to ease it from him but he shook his head. "I need to feel it y/n. Thats what makes me make the right choices."

"Sometimes." You added with a weak smirk. He chuckled lightly as you spun round to kiss your husband properly. "She'll be okay. Trust bucky."

"I do." He replied. Letting his head Bury itself in the crook of your neck.

"Shes a god dammed child Buck! If we could get her out of here why shouldnt we! You know better than anyone what they'll do to her. Their plans for the future! Buck please-"

"Y/n?" You gulped. "What? You spaced out again?" You pulled back pacing the room.

"When the ship crashed, I was up becasue i had a nightmare. One about my mom, I haven't thought about it in years. Minute's later the containing the creatures from the dark moon arrived. When I felt the presence of someone from there just I had another memory of when I was first tortured, and her helping me. Then again just now of her arguing with Buck to get me out." Steve frowned.

"You think their related?"

"You don't think so?" You pushed questioning his tone.

"PTSD can take a while to show its darling, comes back at random times." It wasn't that. You knew it deep down, almost to prove it to you, a large exlojsik sounded the arrival of aliens down stairs. You grimaced at Steve before dodging from the room to go help.

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Bucky and Pepper felt ill. Leaving their family and friends in a tower that was now invested by ailens. It was all over the news. They hadn't bothered with civilians...yet.

Wakanda had welcomed them willingly. Having the white wolf on the complex in case of attack was always a benefit. I'm return the safety of the two little girls was a small price to pay. After settling everyone in, Bucky decided to walk alone out towards the farm. He needed space to think. Recently, since the attack, all he could think about was his wife.

He hadnt forgotten before hand, but thinking too deeply about her reminded him of all the bad things he had done. All the pain he caused himself and his daughter. He rubbed his face, the metal made him shiver. God the blood that stained this arm.

He paused, his eyes fell to a tree several paces in front of him. He'd seen someone. A figure in a black cloak littered with stars and moons.

"Bucky- I I know it was supposed to be a means to and end- but i- I love you. I really do."

He groaned, slipping to the floor as more memories threatened to push through.

"I FUCKING HATE YOU! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE. She's our daughter bucky she's in pain."

He gave a shout. "STOP." He felt a bit tear escape his eye.

"Hey shush now, let me tend to that. Its going to sting alright?" She moved her hand from the bump. "Do you want to ask about it?" Bucky shook his head. "Its okay darling, we'll be okay."

As bucky won back control he realised the figure was standing in front of him their face obscured by the hood of the cloak. Behind them stood a boy. He looked young, but god was he the spitting image of y/n. Too young to be a spitting image of y/n, who looked a little too much like Bucky himself.

The figure crouched down. The hood falling from their head. Bucky let out a cry, shutting his eyes as tightly as he could as if the image would fade.

"Long time no see Barnes."