House of Memories. // Bucky Barnes.

Part seventeen: Feed.

Novah's POV:

Waking up the next morning I felt the stiff floor beneath me as I heard birds chirping from out the small window I did have. Sitting up I looked to see the bed Josh had for me fully made. As nice as the bed looked, I was too stressed and cried myself to sleep on the floor plus I did not want anything that he would give me.
"Was starting to think you'd never wake up." Heather walked in her heels clicking beneath her as a black skirt hugged her hips. I saw she wore a white blouse and her blonde hair fell over her shoulders in curls. "He's requested you eat breakfast with him." She threw clothes at me before tilting her head. "Feel privileged Novah, he never cares this much for anyone." She seemed hurt by that. "He doesn't even love me the same way he loves you."

Glaring at her I rolled my eyes before standing. "I wish he didn't even love me; I hate him, and I hate you as well. I should have known you were bait."

"So were you, guess we both played the same game. Only this time he was more prepared. You don't have the little Avengers here to save you."

Rushing to her I shoved her against the wall with a hand around her throat. "Don't you ever disrespect them like that, or next time you won't be breathing." I pulled my arm away feeling her drop a bit. She was about the same height as me and as she had blonde hair, I had reddish brown hair.

After what felt like forever, I had been escorted down a hall where Josh sat at a table with food lying in front of him. The food smelt good but with how everything was of course I would not be eating. "Good-morning, love." Josh smiled greeting me.

"Don't call me that." I spat at him while being forced down into my chair.

"Oh calm down. That's no way to treat your future husband."

"I would rather die then be with you." I could tell my words were making him angry.

Josh sat forward taking a sip of what smelt like coffee. "Novah, you need to settle into the fact you are here now this is your home, and we are destined to be together. You are going to be the most powerful woman to date soon and you can't even accept that?"

Looking at him and the guards around him I let out a sigh before pushing to my feet. Instantly guards rushed to me, but I managed to grab one shoving him down onto the table not long before others were grabbing me. Kicking and trying to fight Josh just let out a laugh causing all of us to look at him. "I was worried you would be like this, that's why we prepared your room to also be your chamber. Until you are ready to comply with us, I have no choice my love but to treat you like a prisoner."

"You can't, see? Me being here is prison!" I yelled at him trying to break away from the guards.

"Josh, she's fighting hard." Heather said as she walked up beside him.

Seeing him stiffen he nodded before coming to me and placing his lips on mine. Pulling and fighting to get away he pulled away and sighed. "Bring in the sedation." My eyes grew wide as I began thrashing His hand was on my cheek as he smirked at me as he was handled a needle. Trying so hard to get away I looked around to see windows which showed mountains. "I'm sorry my love." He said before injecting the needle into my arm.

Feeling my thrashing grow weak I felt my head become foggy as I tried so hard to keep my eyes open. "Men, you're going to need to tie her up. She will come out of it and she will not be happy. There is a nice chair in her room please keep her company outside her door and I will check on her after I get some duties done." The words spun in my head as I was trying so hard to focus on fighting.

"Yes sir." The men said in union as they pulled my body out of the room.

"Let me go!" I tried to not slur my words but knew it was not working.

Feeling hands on my body going all over as I was forced down in a chair, I felt rope being tied to my legs and hands. "Novah, you need to stop fighting!" One snarled as he tied the ropes tight causing me to yelp. "You are the most beautiful key to this madness plan; Josh is one lucky man." The man whispered in my ear before planting a small kiss on my cheek.

As my eyes closed and opened, I felt images flash through my mind, the mountain, the village and Josh all together. I knew there were cameras in this room, he always needed to watch me even before I had managed to escape.
I did not feel like myself with what ever he had put in me. I could hardly keep my eyes open and head above my shoulders.



Bucky's POV:



"Well what's the plan?" I announced walking into the room everyone was in.
Fury had a stern look on his face telling me they were still working on it. "You told me to get rid of my anger then, don't give me a reason to get angry now."

"James, you need to calm down all this isn't going to help find Novah and if you can't figure that out then I will remove you from this mission. You and that Romanoff sure hit it off with friendship, we don't take personal feelings too well on missions." Fury threw at me. "Now sit down."

Taking a seat, the power cut as soon as I did. "What the hell?" Natasha said as we all looked at the lights before a camera flashed on the wall catching our attention.

It was a dark screen, until the camera panned to a man sitting in a seat. We could not see his face, but the features made me feel uneasy for sure. "Well, isn't it the Avengers?" the voice sent chills down pretty much everyone's spines.

"Who are you?" Fury said not sitting down or moving from the spot he was in.

I could feel my heart race and every emotion run through me. "I am madness, as you must have heard." The man chuckled. "I have someone precious to you, and I understand you want her back?" the camera switched to a room. I heard Wanda gasp as we looked at Novah tied to a chair, he heads hanging low.

My eyes grew wide as I saw her sitting there almost as if she had no life. "Is she?" Natasha went to start.

"Dead? No, she is just coming out of her grog now." The man entered the room with a mask over his face knowing well to hide his face. "Novah dear, we have an audience." He pulled her hair back causing her to groan in pain.

"I have your family on the camera Novah, look." He turned her head to a wall where we all jumped up seeing ourselves on the wall. He was recording us from the compound camera.

"We have to track this!" Tony whispered rushing to his computer frantically trying to type.

"B-Bucky?" Novah said as she looked at the wall.

"Novah!" I felt my throat close as I was trying so hard to remain the way I would any other time.

The man smiled pulling out a knife and placing it against Novah. "Novah, each time you refuse something we have to add something to you. You've been quite a hassle since you managed to see them, you did kill some of my men along the way too." He placed it harder against her arm.

Novah sat there her eyes locked on the wall past her. "You can go to hell." She snarled before she gasped as the blade slashed her arm. Seeing the red liquid run down her arm I felt anger rush through me.

"Your friends have a lot we want. I mean, two really. I love tests, don't you agree?" she remained silent to her question. He yanked her chair back causing her to fall back but not once did she make a sound.

"Tony! Track this!" I yelled looking over at Stark.

"I'm trying!" he yelled.

"Tracking will be hard to do. You guys are a bit out of date these days with some stuff." The words froze us all.

"What is it you want? You have one of us, how come you are not settled? Surely you must be content where you are, aren't you?" Fury calmy said as he looked at the footage.

Laughter abrupt from the video. "Fury, you sure are stupid you know that. You of all people should know you always want more. I have my future wife with me yes, but something is not fully there yet. As a man, I always want more."
"We'll be in touch. Men, you know what to do." The man left the room leaving a man left with Novah.

"Novah?" I yelled out but was no use we were now muted watching a video feed of Novah being beaten on.

"She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes," startled we all looked at Novah who started singing a child's song. "Come on, you don't find the mountains lovely, do you?" she looked at the man standing in front of her.

Heart pounding, I watched as the man struck her,but she had given no reaction. "Shut it!" he yelled. "You're lucky you're notdead like the rest." The snarls from this man send shivers down everyone'sspines.

Novah looked at the man I could see she was still out of it a bit from what everthey had done to her. "You worship a man who walks all over you." Another striketo her without any reaction. Novah looked directly where the camera was before shaking her head. "Don't save me now."

"Natasha how can you just watch this?!" I yelled pointing at her sister onscreen.

"James-" Fury went to start.

"You shut your mouth, I'm not talking to you!" I pointed my finger at him. I turnedmy attention back to the sister. "This is your baby sister!"

"You think I don't know that!?" Natasha yelled back. "She is a trained assassin.We were trained not to give out. We were trained not to show pain we weretrained be goddamn robots almost!" Looking at the sister who seemed so defeated."You think I don't want to find her? Fuck, Bucky that is all I wanted to dosince I lost her years ago! You have no idea!" I could feel the emotionspouring from her.

Fury stood between us. "Both of you, go for some air. I will not tolerate thisin this mission."

Both of us looked at him before exiting the room. We mad our way outside andsat against the railing of the patio. "You care for her, don't you?" Natashasaid first looking at me.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me, Barnes. I know you and she have been together. Youwouldn't be acting this way if it were anything else."
She knew this whole time, "You know?" I looked at her.

A soft smiled and a gentle nod from Natasha. "Of course, I knew, I'm her oldersister. I know everything. I just wish I knew where she was."

"She was singing about mountains?" I said looking at her.

"That doesn't help, she was drugged up by the sounds and slurs she had." She didhave a point. "Bucky, we will get her back." Natasha looked up at me.

"I hope so." Was all I could say.
I remained outside as Natasha returned to the others.

Feeling my phone vibrate I saw an unknown number, hesitant I hit accept and heldthe phone close to my ear. "If you want to see her again, listen to me very closely."A woman's voice rang through.

My heart stopped for a moment. "Who is this?" I said sternly.

"Meet me at the place Novah was last. Be alone or we will kill her on spot." Myheart jumped through my chest at those words. "Be there tonight, midnight thelatest." Was the last thing I heard before the other line went dead. Looking atmy phone I felt my palms sweat.
I was going to find her.