His Songbird

chapter 11

Zara pov

It was quiet, no noise of cars or people, just the sounds of nature around me. I don't know how long ive been out here but I didn't want to go back yet, I had shifted back a few minutes ago to take of my shoes and feel the earth under me, I felt calmer already.

A small noise caught my attention, turning around I saw a figure coming towards me, I froze for a second before I saw it was Bucky. I breathed out a sigh of relief and turned back towards the pond, I felt his presence behind me and he sat down and pulled me back up against his chest. I felt my blush on my cheeks but I didn't pull away, he wrapped his arms around my shoulders and held me in a hug.

"You okay doll?" he softly asked against my ear making a shiver run down my spine.

"Why doesn't he want to see me Bucky? Did you do something wrong? Does he no longer want to be around me? Does he not want me as his daughter anymore? Am I a monster?" I whispered. His arms held me tighter to him to try and give me comfort. I felt my tears fall down my cheeks and land on his hands, he rest his head on my shoulder as I cried silent tears.

Nat's pov

I landed the jet next to Clint's house, Wanda told me that Bucky was almost to Zara so we had to be quick. I ran up to the door and knocked, Laura answered with cooper next to her.

"Hi Natasha what brings you here?" she asked.

"I'm looking for Clint do you know where he is?"

"He is out in the barn, is this about Zara?"

I nod and Wanda and I headed towards the barn.

Clint was cleaning his arrows when we walked in, he looked up at us and gave us a smile.

"Hey guys what are you doing here?"

"Looking for you you idiot" I said to him. He looked back down at his arrows with a sorrowful look. He knew he was in trouble.

"Why haven't you come back to see your daughter? Or even just a phone call?" asked Wanda.

He sighed, "I cant see her, I don't want to see how she was the first time I found her again."

I felt for him, the first time we found Zara she was in really bad shape, Hydra had just finished torturing her for talking back to a guard about a mission when we rescued her.

"I understand Clint but what about her? How do you think she is feeling right now?" I asked him. He looked back up at as and I nodded to Wanda to open the mind link.

"Why doesn't he want to see me Bucky? Did I do something wrong? Does he no longer want to be around me? Does he not want me as his daughter anymore? Am I a monster?"

"Oh god" Clint whispered as a tear fell down his cheek.

"Clint she needs you, you need to at least talk to her" I urged him.

He nodded and ran back to the house and meet us on the jet.

Zara pov

Bucky held me for a long time even after I calmed down, he somehow seemed to know what I needed. It felt good being in his arms and feeling his warmth on my back.

"Doll we should head back, its getting dark" he said. I sighed and nodded against his chest, he stood and held a hand out to me. I took his hand and he helped me stand, I reached up and kissed his cheek,

"Thank you Bucky, I don't know what I would do without you" I told him and started to walk back towards the building.

Bucky caught up to me and we walked in silence, he reached and held my hand as we walked and I felt butterflies in my stomach and my heart fluttered.

Once we reached the building the quinjet flew over and landed in the hanger bay, someone must have gone on a mission or something. We headed to the common room and kitchen as we were hungry, we walked into the team all talking to someone angrily. When Nat saw me enter she moved out the way and I saw dad standing there, I didn't move and looked down at my feet, I wasn't sure what to do. I wanted to hug my dad but I was still upset and had so many questions. The team started to leave the room to give us space, Bucky squeezed my hand in reassurance and followed them out, soon it was just me and dad. I wrapped my arms around my torso trying to comfort myself, he must have seen this and ran over to me pulling me into a hug.

"I'm so sorry songbird" he whispered. I cried at my nickname. I cried into his shoulder as he hugged me.

"Why dad? Why weren't you here? Did I do something wrong?" I sobbed into his shoulder.

"No no of course not sweetheart" he said while stroking my hair; "It's my fault, I was scared to see you because I don't think I could of handle seeing you in a horrible condition like when I first found you."

I pulled away from him and looked at him, he reached and wiped my tears away.

"I missed you so much songbird and ill always love you, you are my daughter no matter what"

He smiled at me and I smiled back. We sat on the couch and we talked about what he did while I was away and I told him about my time at Hydra and my new powers. After about an hour the team came back and complained they were hungry, I laughed at them. Everyone started doing there own thing and we all talked about things while Tony ordered pizzas. A few times I saw Bucky staring at me, I blushed which made him smirk, Nat winked at our interaction and I couldn't help but giggle.