I Love You - Bucky Barnes x Reader AU

Chapter 2: Captain America

You passed out after having a shower last night and woke up past noon the next morning. The clock read "4:30 pm". Oh shit, I really did sleep in. You thought.

 You turn over to find your phone on your bedside table which had 12 missed calls from John all at around 12am this morning. Quickly you grab your phone and call him back, why was he so urgent in calling you, maybe it was about his family, or why he was called in by the mayor?

The phone picks up after 2 rings and silence. 

"John? What's wrong, sorry I didn't catch your calls--" You were cut off while you were stating your apology.

"Look at the news Y/N" John replied with a somewhat worry and shiver in his voice. You wondered what was going on, did something else happen, was there another war that needed to be fought? You run to the living room and switch on the TV to find the news talking about Captain America's shield. Your jaw dropped, a former comrade of your old close friend Steve Rogers had handed in his shield to the Government. Confusion and somewhat anger filled your head at the acts of Sam Wilson. How dare he hand in something that was so dear and special to Steve, especially to the Government. 

"What exactly am I look at?" You tell John over the phone with a monotone voice. You were so pissed at the acts that had happened while you were sleeping.

"Just wait, you'll see," John said with a more excited tone in his voice. Why was he excited? does he not care about Cap's shield being turned in? I guess he doesn't really care too much since he didn't know much about your past. Ever since the war, you've lied about your life before the Blip. "You were a normal 23-year-old girl from Cali who had a dream to fight for what was right in the Army. You were put up for adoption and fostered until the age of 15 but then you made your own life alone in New York. Ever since you've been on your own and determined to fight." That's the same old story you'd tell anyone who asked in the Army. You didn't want anyone to know you were a 'Weapon' used for Hydra back in the 1990s and were close friends with Steve Rogers.

You sit there on your couch with anger rushing through your veins while the news talked about how Sam Wilson was such a great man for giving up the shield and that a new legacy will be reborn. A new legacy...? The hell is this. 

The news flicked to the Mayor talking at his lector about the heroic choice the "Falcon" had made about Caps shield. You sit there biting your nails with anger only rising.

"John I don't want to watch this" You were pissed, why the hell would Sam give it up. Suddenly, the mayor states "And now, I'd like you to welcome the new Captain America!" The sound of claps filled the room from the TV as a man in a Captain America suit and helmet stepped out onto the stage with Steve's shield in hand. You were speechless... You froze in position as the man approached the camera on the Television. You squint your eyes to see his face properly only to find... It was the man you were on the phone to... John Walker...

"Haha! There it is!" John said with an excited tone in his voice. "I'm the new Captain America Y/N! Isn't this great, now everyone will see the dedication I put into this country during the war". You were silent, how could you respond? Your boyfriend was taking over a title that shouldn't be his, not anybody.

"Y/N? You still there?" John said with a more serious tone in his voice. He expected you to be happy for him, to praise him like a god.  

"Wow, John that's great! I'm so so proud of you, can't wait to see you in action in that suit!" You respond with a fake expression in your voice. Your face was dull and emotionless as you said those words, all you wanted to do was yell and scream at whoever thought this idea was right. 

"Look, I've got to go, I'll call you back as soon as I've finished what I've got to do, I'm so proud of you!" You respond but you were cut off right before you were about to hang up.

"I love you Y/N," John said with a serious tone in his voice, he was never a guy to show affection but he'd always tell you he loves you. You pause at the comment he had made, you were so angry at him, at everyone, you didn't want to tell the man over the phone you loved him back, in fact, you wanted to be as far away from him as possible.

"I love you too" you responded and hung up almost instantly. You threw your phone onto the couch and laid yourself down on it, putting your hands on your face. You sighed heavily and almost started crying in anger. What the actual fuck is happening, why John, why did Sam do that... You thought. Then your head went 100 miles an hour with thoughts. What would Steve think of us now? would he be disappointed or happy at the fact we've moved on? Why would Sam give it up, he was such good friends with Steve, wouldn't he want to keep it for himself. 

Then your mind stopped and focused on one thing and one thing only. What would Bucky think...