The Winter Soldier and the Blue Phoenix (complete)

The Talk Over Wine

Disclaimer! This chapter includes sexual references. Now, onto the story!

You sit on the couch and relax on it.

"This is a nice couch, Nat."

"Thanks. Wine?" She says.

"Uh, yeah sure, why not."

"Cool." She pops the lid off the wine bottle and pours two glasses of wine.

She walks over to you and hands you one of the glasses. She sits down next to you and turns on the TV.

"So, you must be really tired from all of this bullshit." She says.

"Yeah, I kinda am." You say, taking a sip of our wine.

"Is there a reason you're trying not to kill Bucky?" Natasha asks.

"I'm trying to save him from HYDRA. I'm trying to kill the Winter Soldier, not Bucky." You explain, "I'm trying to get Bucky fully back, no more Winter Soldier, just- just Bucky."

Natasha gasps, "You like Bucky!"

"What? No! I do not like Bucky! I want him to be free!" You deny.

"Do you? Or do you want him to be free so you can have him for yourself and not have to deal with the Winter Soldier?"

"I-" You can't help but think Natasha is right, what if you were trying to get Bucky back for yourself? What if you like Bucky? "I do not like Bucky like that!"

"You don't? Why do you act like you do? I mean, I've seen the way you look at him, the way you smile when he's around, the way you refrain from killing him, you like him and I know just the cure."

You flashback on every meet-up with Bucky, actually Bucky. Natasha is right, you do like him.

"Cure? For love?" You ask.

"Rebound sex."

"Natasha! No! No no no no no! Rebound sex isn't my forte!  I do not, no I will not have sex with a guy I just met then ditch him! I physically can't!"

"You can, and you will, when you're healed. Once you see that you can find satisfaction in other men, it should help with the Bucky situation. And how do you know if he likes you back?"

"I don't. And that's why I don't plan to tell him. Or anyone for that matter." You take a sip of your wine.

"You're gonna have to tell him at some point," Natasha says.

"And why would I have to do that?"

"because if you don't you'll feel empty, bored, sad."

"You'd know this how?"

She shoots you a look of anger.

"You like Steve!" You gasp.

"No, I don't!" She says, defensively.

"Oh, but I think you do." You smirk.

Natasha death glares at you, "I'm a highly trained Russian Assassin, and I have zero mercy. I'll kill you in your sleep."

"Do it, it'll relieve me of my fear of telling Bucky." You joke as you take a sip of your wine.

She raises her eyebrow.

"Oh shit, you weren't joking." You choke.

"No, no I wasn't," Natasha says.

"For what it's worth, I didn't know Steve was gonna kiss me and I debated pulling away." You reply.

"But you didn't!" She gets off the couch, "You didn't pull away!" Natasha shouts.

"But I wanted to! I wanted to pull away! It was over before I could!" You defend.

"You like Steve too! Face it! You're in a love triangle!"

"A love triangle means both love me and I love both! Bucky doesn't love me back!"

"You don't know that! Maybe he does! And if he does, will you choose him!?"

"Yes!"

"Even if it breaks Steve's heart!?"

"Y-yes." You hesitate.

"Ha! Unbelievable." She storms to one of the two doors.

You sigh and set down your wine. You drag your hands down your face.

"I'm an idiot. I'm the stupidest being on this planet." You fall back onto the back of the couch.

Loki appears.

"What do you want dickhead?" You sigh.

"You need to leave. They found you."

"Who found me?"

"My father. Odin."

"Odin? Like, the Allfather from Norse mythology?"

"Yes. He is planning to execute you publicly on Asgard. The Blue Phoenix's heir is the only thing that can overpower him. You're the only thing that can overpower him. You're the rightful heir to the Asgardian throne and Odin will do anything to keep it in the Odinson family." He warns.

"Let him come. I pissed off Natasha so I'm already as good as dead." You look at him.

"Natasha isn't the main threat right now! You need to run!"

"I've been running for that past month and a half. I'm done with it. I'm gonna face my problems. Face to face." You look up to the ceiling.

"I've been imprisoned on Asgard again. I can't stop them from going. If you get caught they will kill you. You will die."

"Why do you care so damn much?!"

"I want to see Odin defeated. I want to see Odin no longer on the throne. I want to see Asgard fall." Loki tells you.

"So that's why you've been talking to me. I'm powerful enough to take down Asgard." You say in realization.

"Yes," Loki says, sounding ashamed.

"You sound ashamed. You sound ashamed."

"I am. I'm sor-" He gets cut off by a pounding on the door, "I must go. Whatever you do, don't die."

He disappears.

The door blasts off the hinges. Four men in gold armor run in.

"Y/n Walters, you're coming with us." One says.

"That's cute. I'm not going with anyone." You say as you get off the couch.