I make my way down to the chambers. What does he want from me? Do I want something from him? An apology would be nice, but that's not going to happen.
I'm at the door. I hesitate, but then open it.
I walk inside. He's sitting in a chair, back turned to me. He's hunched over, hands in his lap. I close the door, trying to be as silent as possible, but that's unsuccessful. He turns around.
"Hey." he says. His voice is a bit shaky. He turns around to face me.
I don't respond.
He takes a breath. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry isn't going to cut it."
"You have to understand, that wasn't me. It was the soldier."
"What's the difference?" I say.
He's stunned.
"I'm not quite sure, but from what Steve told me, I was brainwashed by hydra. I don't think it was my fault."
He's got genuine sorrow in his face, it makes him look not as threatening.
"Look," he mumbles. "I know no apology will be enough, i tried to take your life-"
"I forgive you." even when i say that, I shock myself.
He looks appalled, scared almost.
"You what? Why?"
"It wasn't your fault."
"...thank you."
I grab a chair and swing it in front of him. I sit down, legs crossed, facing him.
"What did you and Steve talk about, if you don't mind me asking."
"I've known you for 3 minutes, why would I tell you something so personal?"
"I'm sorry." i say sarcastically "what will you tell me then?"
He chuckles. "Absolutely nothing."
I squint my eyes so I'm staring into his eyes. He stares back. He's got piercing blue eyes.
"I already know everything I need to know about you, James Buchanan barnes."
He leans back. "How do you know my full name? Did Steve tell you?"
Did Steve not tell him that it's 2014 and he's been pronounced dead for 70 years? What did they talk about?
"No the Smithsonian."
"What?"
"It's a joke. Don't take it seriously." i respond. I don't know how much Steve has told him, but i don't wanna cause any sort of new trauma.
"No, what's the Smithsonian?" he says, confused.
I smile. "It's a museum. Steve has an exhibit and you got a paragraph."
He laughs softly. I stare into his eyes for another second.
"You know-"
A loud crash comes from the back of the room. I whip my body around.
It's Thor. he comes into the room knocking over everything in his path. He's carelessly drinking some sort of soda, long blonde hair flowing down his back. He takes a sip of his drink and knocks over the mirror on the wall.
"Oops didn't know that was there." he says laughing it off.
I get up out of my seat and leave the room. I can't deal with 2 idiots today.
I walk up the stairs, back to the kitchen.
Sam is still there, and so is Wanda. I don't know where Steve went, and i don't know where Tony and Bruce are.
The elevator dings as i'm cutting a carrot for sam..something about 'running a marathon and needs to be in shape'
Out steps a man. A small one. Messy brown hair, chemistry homework in close clutch.
Even closer to him is the old man, Tony stark himself.
I glance down at my watch.
3:45. It's about time.
"Hey Violet!" Peter's small voice says from behind.
I turn around.
"Hey parker!" I say punching him in the gut.
"Ah kid wait, homework." Tony says, motioning for him to go upstairs.
"I'm sorry mr stark." hey says, running upstairs.
"So, Steve called me." Tony says turning to me.
I go back to cutting my carrot for Sam, who is now on the couch in the other room, watching some sitcom. Wanda joins him, but still doesn't look up from her book.
"Is that so." I say.
"He told Bucky about everything."
"And by everything you mean..."
"Yes. everything. And Bucky told us everything that he knows, which wasn't much."
"Not surprising."
The door rattles. Someone is coming up the stairs, I can hear faint yelling.
"And Bucky said that-"
The door flings open.
"IF YOU COULD SHUT YOUR MOUTH FOR ONE SECOND." Bucky screams at Thor.
I accidentally cut my thumb, the noise startled me a bit.
"Shoot." I say , wiping the blood, Tony taking the arm he had rested on my shoulder off me.
"MORTAL, FOR THE 5TH TIME, I'M SORRY!" Thor screams back.
"DON'T SAY SORRY TO ME, SAY SORRY TO TONY!" Bucky points to Tony.
"What did Thor do?"
"Thor? So that's the idiots name?" Bucky replies. "He broke basically everything you had in that lab."
Tony swiftly turns his head to Thor, tilting it ever so slightly.
"You broke what was in my lab?" he says, raising his voice. "I had been working on some of that stuff for months!"
Tony joins in the argument. I ran upstairs, I don't wanna deal with this today and I need to get my thumb cleaned up.
I think about Bucky. What was he going to say to me before Thor interrupted us? And what was Thor doing in the lab anyways? He never comes down there.
