Armor (Winter Soldier)

[15]

His eyes bulged open. They were wild and full of terror as they looked around his surroundings.

"Momma! Daddy–" Thegirl's screams were cut off by a bullet in the heart.

The memory faded and there came another, more blurry.

"Sally, David! Getoutofhere!" The man screamed at the top of his lungs while the whole burning roof collapsed on him.

"Let's go Winter Soldier!" A masked man shouted and Bucky hopped on the truck, gun in hand. With a burning mansion left behind.

Bucky screamed, jolting Sam awake.

She saw his sweat and panic written all over his face.

"Bucky its okay, you–" she tried to comfort him by reaching for his back.

"Don't you understand, Sam?!", Bucky almost yelled. "I killed them. I killed that family!"

He burst into tears, which later became sobs. Sam embraced him, stroking his hair and almost crying herself. It was almost midnight and they were now tackling his worst memories, the best they could.

Except these weren't nightmares–they were the horrible things he did in mind-control.

She could never compare her pains and lows to the broken man she was comforting.

He lost his family at a very young age, coped with the war and was now trying to let go of every malicious thing that HYDRA ever implanted in him.

And Sam was determined to do everything in her will to help him, no matter the circumstance.

Sam stayed with her eyes closed and started breathing in a calming pattern, hoping Bucky would copy that.

And he eventually did.

"I-I'm sorry.", Bucky breathes out.

"Don't ever be.", she said and hugged him even tighter. "It was never your fault to have fallen off that train. It was never your fault that the wrong people found you."

He cried even more, his tears causing her shirt to wet and Sam kept sitting there for what it seemed like hours, comforting him.

"Sam...", Bucky whispered, making her look down.

"I love you.", he said the three syllables with utter sincerity.

Sam smiled in the midst of her tears and so did Bucky.

He cupped her cheeks and leaned in.

"Bucky," she said, looking into those perfect blue eyes that she has fallen in love with.

"I love you." She finished, bringing her lips to meet his.

-

Bucky awoke the next morning and he heard commotion in the restroom.

Sam wasn't laying next to him anymore.

Feeling groggy, he sat up from the bed and made his way to the restroom, where increasing sounds of coughing and running tap water, were heard.

"Sam?" he called out while knocking on the door.

"I'm fine." she coughed after that, causing Bucky to open the door.

His eyes widened at the realization that Sam had been vomiting, her eyes–bloodshot.

"Sam!" Bucky yelled. She kept coughing and shaking.

He kneeled down to carry her and lay her on the bed as quick as he could.

Of course her weight was never an issue, she probably weighed less than his metal arm.

He rapidly took ahold of his phone and dialed Steve, knowing that they had exchanged numbers the day Sam found Thomas.

The beeping started and Bucky pressed the phone to his cheek.

"Yes?" Steve picked up with a hoarse voice.

"It's Sam," Bucky said, sounding desperate. "She's not okay."

"Alright, I'll get there and we will try to contact a medic." Steve finished.

Bucky hung up and sat beside Sam, taking her small hands in his.

"What happened?" he asked.

Sam blinked once, then twice. "I just felt like throwing up, all of a sudden."

"I guess my body can't take that much, can it." she almost laughed.

"Don't worry." he assured her.

For a second their eyes met and all they could do was fall deeper into each other's eyes.

The door broke them from their gaze when the door opened.

Steve came almost rushing in.

"How is she?" he asked.

"Okay, not really but how much did it take to get over here?" Sam wondered.

"About five minutes, why?" he said, heading towards an empty cushioned chair nearby.

Pepper came in a rush right after doing paperwork.

"Are you alright, Sam?" she asked.

"I don't think so." Bucky stated.

"I'll take care, Mr. Barnes. You have a meeting with Fury and Tony in the conference room." Pepper informed, looking over to Steve. "You too, Mr. Rogers."

"Will she be alright?" he asked, a hint of worry and concern filling his voice.

"Yes. Let me take care." She said, heading over to Sam.

-

"Let me just inform you that we need you to finish with the remaining HYDRA cells." Nick Fury ordered.

"Stark here will provide for the necessary technology supplies." he gestured towards Tony, the man Bucky disliked. A lot.

"Today your mission to destroy and eliminate, will occur. I received news that Insanity has escaped from E.A.L.F last night. We need to find her and bring her."

"i'm sorry, but what will I do in my...erm, girlfriend's case?' Bucky asked, a not convinced about him having to leave for his first mission.

"Ms. Potts has that taken care of, Mr. Barnes. You will accomplish this mission. It starts now."

Bucky knew that he couldn't back down. He was with the good guys and he sure as hell wanted to finish HYDRA.

There you go Barnesheads! A new chap!
Yay Im fourteen today!