reemergence (bucky story)

what now

sam pats bucky's back as they walk past each other.

"have fun brother." bucky laughs and sits down on the floor outside the cell, resting his back on a pillar. you sit in silence for a while before you finally say anything.

"thank you."

"for what?" he says, one of his eyebrows raising.

"not leaving me there." you say, smiling slightly.

"of course" he says sweetly, returning the smile.

"so tell me," you say as you get up for the first time and walk closer to him, "what is there to know about you?"

"how much time you got?" he laughs.

"as long as your shift is." you sit so you're facing him, legs criss cross, head resting in your hands.

"aren't you tired? where'd you get the clothes? where'd the hand cuffs go?"

"so many questions! i wish i was tired but sadly sleep is still scary. nat gave me the clothes and took off the handcuffs, at least until tony returns. "

"i see. still can't remember me huh?"

"im trying i really am."

"it's ok, it's ok. don't work yourself up over it. lets just go through the happy stuff for now." he begins to tell you about his childhood, growing up with steve, fun moments with friends, going off to war only to find steve had come with him. all the good memories made you smile.

"sounds like a good way to grow up, having a best friend like that. and i'm sorry about your family."

"he's my brother." he smiled just thinking about him. "i have all the family i need right here."

"thank you for telling me all of this."

"no problem, glad i could see you smile." you feel your eyes get heavy and you decide to lay down by the glass, you finally feel like you could actually sleep in peace. you hear a the muffled sound of, "ive got you doll," as you slowly shut your eyes to try and rest. 

an hour later you hear the door open which shoots you from your sleep. you start to look around and breathe heavily for the sound of the door opening always meant more torture. you go to back up when you look up to see bucky.

"hey hey hey it's just me, you're ok." you try to slow your breathing and you squeeze your eyes shut. he kneels down next to you and puts his hand on the non shielded side of your face.

"i hate to do this to you y/n but tony's got next shift and he'd hate to see nat has let you out of these." you look to him and nod. he hesitates before slowly grabbing your hands and closing each one into the cuffs. 

"im so sorry."

"don't be, you trusted me without them on, i know its not you who's scared of me." you smiled at each other before he slowly backs away out of the cell and shuts the door. just as he walks away from the door the doors to the hallway swing open. 

"hello psycho."

"tony." bucky nods at him.

"oh right i forgot there are two of you now! i guess we'll have to go with psychopath and sociopath then." he says slapping his hands together. "alright tin man you are free to go, i'll deal with nuts."

"bye nuts." bucky laughs to you, putting his hands in his pockets before leaving. you half smile at him.

"до свидания" (bye)

"ok so now you're talking in code, just great," tony says rolling his eyes.

"you remember russian?" bucky asks with half his body out the door.