Agent Stark || BUCKY BARNES [1]

001 ― The First Meeting

1943 ― New York

HOWARD STARK was hosting an exposè, for the new car that he had invented. Holland stood in the crowd, even though Howard wanted her on stage, but she was not going to let herself be humiliated for her brother.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what if I told you that in just a few short years, your automobile wouldn't even have to touch the ground at all?" Howard asked the crowd, which made them gasp. The women on stage took all the wheels from the car. "With Stark Gravitic Reversion Technology, you'll be able to do just that." He said.

Holland rolled her eyes as the display started. The car started to levitate in the air after Howard turned it on, and Holland was impressed that it was actually working. "Holy cow." She heard Bucky Barnes say from behind her, even though she didn't know who he was. When she turned around, she was awestruck. Holland always loved to see a man in uniform, but Bucky was different, his crooked smile was one of charm, and Holland cleared her throat to remember herself.

"Don't get too impressed yet." She said. That's when Bucky's eyes met hers. Even though he had come to this expo with a date, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her. Her smile only made his smile widen as he took a step closer to her.

"And why is that?" He asked. Holland turned back to the stage, right as what was making the car levitate in the air started to spark and short out. Then the car came crashing back onto the ground. Holland turned to Bucky.

"That's why." She said as a laugh came from her lips. Bucky thought her laugh lit up the entire room, and he started to laugh with her.

"I did say a few years, didn't I?" Howard asked, which made Holland roll her eyes as she laughed at her brother.

"I'm James... Barnes, but you can call me Bucky." He said as he held his hand out for her.

"Well... Bucky, I'm Holland Stark, and unfortunately, yes, the idiot on stage is my big brother." She said, as she placed her hand gently in his. Bucky brought her hand up to his lips and gently kissed her knuckles, and then she noticed the woman eyeing her and looking at Bucky, so she leaned up and whispered in his ear. "You can call me Holly." She said.

"Well, Holly. You here with anyone besides Howard?" He asked, and Holland laughed as she glanced at his date, who watched the two of them with a glare in her eyes, but since laying eyes on Holland, Bucky forgot all about her.

"No, but you are... and she's glaring at us," Holland whispered as she started laughing.

"Well, she's not my girlfriend or anything," Bucky said.

"But if you can so casually diss your date to have this conversation with me, who's to say you wouldn't do the same thing to me?" Holland asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"Are you asking me out on a date, Holly Stark?" Bucky said as a smirk came onto his face that sent a whirl of butterflies through Holland's stomach, but she continued to play it cool, and she laughed before leaning up to Bucky's ear.

"You should get back to your current date." She whispered. Bucky resisted the temptation to lay his hand down on her waist.

"Will I ever see you again?" He whispered back to her. Holland pulled away from him and examined his uniform, and a small smirk came to her face.

"I guess we'll see. It was nice meeting you... Bucky Barnes, " She said as her lips curved up into a smile. Bucky chuckled as he watched the girl walk away, hoping for the chance to see her again, and then he went back to his date, and she wasn't thrilled.

On the other hand, Holland had gone backstage to find her brother, and when she did, she couldn't help the smile that was on her face, and then her eyes widened. She gave Bucky no way of contacting her. "Shit." She mumbled to herself, and Howard looked up, thinking she was talking about his presentation.