brainwashed & controlled| bucky barnes [mcu fanfiction]

18| not you getting beat up with a stick.

"It was less than a second- maybe even half a second- but it changed EVERYTHING," Bucky paced back and forth, staring hard at the ground. His new shoes were muddy from the field but he didn't care. The mud was already dry and he could clean it up later.

"What was?" Steve raised an eyebrow at Briar. Her eyes widened and she played with her fingers instead of answering.

"We had a moment!" Bucky screeched and looked at Steve. "We. Had. A. Fucking. Moment."

"Come again?" Steve blinked and looked at a furiously blushing Briar.

"It didn't mean anything!" Briar assured him quickly. "My ex was there and I pecked Buck on the lips to make him jealous."

"So, is this a thing now?" Steve pointed between the two. Briar gasped and shook her head. Bucky paused for a moment and shook his head slowly.

"Not unless you want it to, Bree," he wiggled an eyebrow.

"Get out," she stated, dryly. She prayed she wouldn't start laughing randomly- it always ruined the moment and then no one took her seriously.

"How rude," Bucky mimicked her, pouting his lips.

She sighed and began pushing him toward her door so he could leave. Bucky made his body stiff so it was almost impossible for her to get him to move. He just stayed planted on the floor.

"Bucky," she groaned and pushed him again. Steve shook his head, laughing silently, and waved good night as he walked out the door.

"Go follow your best friend," Briar motioned toward Steve.

"But you're my best friend."

"Follow your other best friend."

"No."

"I need to go to sleep. I have an early shift tomorrow," Briar reminded him as she face-palmed.

"I'll sleep with you," Bucky offered instantly.

"Not after what just happened earlier today," Briar mumbled.

"What happened?"

"You- you just talked about what happened," she cried out, knowing he was messing with her. Yet, she still got annoyed and exasperated.

"I forgot. Remind me again?"

"No."

"Come on, Dixon," he reached for her hand and she let him lace his fingers with hers.

"No."

"Yes."

In the end, they spent an entire hour arguing until Bucky pressed his lips on hers to shut her up. Briar pulled back in surprise and stared at him. She used his own after-shock and pushed him out of her house and attempted to fall asleep afterwards.

Attempted.

***

"Here?" Walker looked at the boat in surprise.

"Something about this doesn't feel right," Briar said at the same time.

"Well, we're here already- and we have the surprise element as an advantage," Bucky looked at Sam with a shrug. He started to walk toward the boat but Briar pulled him back.

"What if they're not in there? They might have left."

He tried to ignore the fact that her hand was in his and answered, "they still have the serum. They still plan to use it on innocent people. We have to stop it."