Find Me / Save Me (Bucky x Reader)

Fifty-Six

"Come here you little rascal!" I hear Bucky running and tripping rather loudly as Sarah squeals in delight, her tiny feet making noise as she ran down the stairs. Once she comes into view I see her in nothing but her diaper, I scoop her up as soon as she makes it off the stairs. "Momma!" Sarah screams in surprise and tries to wriggle out of my hold. "Now Sarah. Are you causing daddy trouble?"

She keeps on squirming in my grasp, trying to break free. "No Momma. I a good girl. Pwomise." She looks up at me with her blue piercing eyes, trying to make me putty in her hands. I hear a huff coming from behind me as Bucky comes down the stairs. "Do good girls run around in diapers princess?" I ask as Bucky comes into view. "She won't let me get her dressed!" Bucky huffs as he comes closer, hands outstretched towards Sarah.

Sarah grabbed on to my neck and shook her head. "No!" I laughed, her new favorite word. "Now Sarah..." She looked up at me with big doe eyes, but I didn't crumble. "Be a good girl princess... don't give daddy a hard time. Come on." Bucky reached out again and she willingly jumped into his open arms.

"Payback time princess..." he said as lifted one of his hands and began to thoroughly tickle our little girl. "Ahhh!!! Daddy no! Hahaha Stwop! I be good. I be good. Pwomise!!!" Bucky stopped his onslaught and turned to face me, the biggest smile on his face. Leaning in I gave him a sweet kiss before he jostled Sarah on his side and took her back upstairs to get dressed. I called out after them, "hurry you two! We need to hit the road!"

Heading back towards the kitchen, I finished packing up a couple of small snacks for Sarah in her bag, then sat on a stool waiting for them to come back down. I could hear Sarah giggling upstairs and the sounds of her and Bucky running around her room. Those two... cut from the same cloth I tell you. I heard the giggling continue as they head down the stairs. Once they were downstairs they both looked at me with the same mischievous smile as they stalked towards me slowly. Cocking my eyebrow I watched them skeptically. "What are you two doing?" Sarah let out a big giggle at my words, Bucky looked at her and then shouted "Attack!!" Before I had a chance to react Bucky was at my side grabbing and pulling me down to the floor where Sarah was waiting arms extended to tickle me. Bucky joined in and I squirmed as the both attacked me, laughing and gasping for air between laughs. "Ahh!! Guys!! Stop!!!" Bucky pulled me into his lap, while Sarah jumped into mine, nuzzling her head in the nape of my neck. "I wuv you mommy." Bucky chuckled and followed up, "Yea mommy. We wuv you." Looking back at him I gave him a dirty look, he'd pay for this later tonight. Pulling him in for a lingering kiss, I let him know he'd pay for it alright. Squeezing Sarah into a tight hug I responded, "I love you both very very much. You and daddy are my world."

Sarah's wide eyes looked up at me in awe, "your whole world mommy?"

"Yes baby."

"That awot!" I laughed at her reaction then with Bucky's help, pulled her and myself off the floor. "Now are you two done playing around? There's some people waiting for us you know..."

Her eyes lit up as she clapped her hands, "ready mommy!"

"Then let's go!"

-.-.-.-

Pulling up to the compound I see Steve and Tony standing by the entrance, waiting for little Sarah no doubt. She starts bouncing in her seat at the sight of them, ever excited to hang out with her uncles. As soon as the car stops, Steve heads to Sarah's door and quickly nabs her from the car, taking her in a big bear hug. I can hear her happy laughs as she jumps down from Steve's arms and runs into Tony's arms next.

Bucky and I get out of the car and stand there watching the exchange between the two strong Avengers and our little girl. "She really has them wrapped around her little finger doesn't she?" I smirk up to Bucky. He chuckles, "she's got everyone wrapped around her little finger. That's nothing new doll." He pulls me into his warm body as we follow the two men leading Sarah into the compound. Both of them listening to her tell them her adventures from this morning.

"And then... we tickled mommy! It was fun!" Her little voice came out like little bells as she finished retelling the tale and we approached the common area where the rest of the team was waiting for us.

"SURPRISE!!!" The room erupts as soon as soon as Sarah walks in. She jumps in surprise and screams. I come up behind her, kneeling down to her level. "Happy Birthday Princess." Placing a small kiss on the top of her head. She jumps up and down in excitement, realizing we had lied to her that we couldn't splurge on a party this year. Which in all reality we were very lucky that Sarah grew up to be a humble child, even though she was constantly spoiled by everyone. She just wanted to spend time with her aunts and uncles. So this was a major surprise on her part.

She ran straight into the room that was filled with balloons and party streamers, quite literally jumping into Nat's arms. "Auntie Nat!!" Nat hugged her tight and span her around. "How's my little kitten doing? Were you surprised kitten?"

"Yeah Auntie! So supwised!" As Nat placed her on the floor, she grabbed her hand and dragged her around the room as she said hi to everyone and then went to inspect the desert table. Bucky went off with Steve and Tony, while I approached Wanda. "Was she really surprised?"

Wanda laughs, "Yes. She was. She's a good kid (Y/N). I think she was literally just expecting our regular game day at the compound." Vision came to stand next to us and spoke up. "She is truly something else. Is she not?" I smile at Vision's words, even he had a soft spot for Sarah. "She really is something...."

"Ride Prinzessa?" I hear Pietro's drawl across the room, followed by Sarah's excited claps and laughs. "He's going to make her barf all over." Clint says approaching us with his wife in tow. His kids are off in the distance trying to convince Pietro for rides of their own. Pointing at the sight to Laura I turn over to Clint, "looks like I shouldn't be the only one worried about that." His face goes into a scowl and he starts stalking over to Pietro mumbling curses and threats.

I laugh and make my way towards Tony and Pepper who were piling gifts in a corner of the room. "Please tell me those are all empty boxes." I groan half joking. "What do you take me for Tink?" Tony said rather dramatically putting a hand to his chest in mock hurt. "You really think he could control himself (Y/N)? You know he lacks basic control." Pepper laughs, causing Tony to continue the dramatics and mumble something about being attacked and needing a drink.

"Touchy touchy!" I laugh as he walks away, then turn back to Pepper. "When will I be seeing you at the tower again (Y/N)? Stark Industries has some new tech that could really use a second look over, aside from Tony's. Beside it'll give me some one-on-one time with the little one. You know I adore her." I smile back at her and take a quick glance at Sarah who was now getting a piggy back ride from Sam. "Maybe I could pass by tomorrow. I know Buck's got some training to do, and I could use a day in the tower. It's been a while."

"Perfect! Plus I kind of wanted your help with the wedding planning... I know if you get involved you'll keep Tony from turning it into an all-out circus. He listens to you." A huge smile breaks out on my face. "I'd love to help!"

-.-.-.-

"Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Sarah! Happy Birthday to you!" Sarah claps as the song ends and bends over her cake, blowing out the number 2 candle. Two years old. How time flies. She turns around and hugs Bucky and I around the waist then jumps down from her chair and starts playing with Clint's kids again as the cake is being served.

The party slowly winds down after that, begrudgingly everyone says goodnight to Sarah as we start to load her gifts into the car. Once we load her into the car, most everyone is by our car at the entrance of the compound. I hug each and every one of them, thanking them for loving my little girl so much. Once I got into the car I glanced back at the group again, my heart swelling. Steve, Nat and Sam were laughing at some stupid joke, waiting for us to drive off. Tony and Pepper were in an adorable embrace, Tony whispering something into Pepper's ear with a devilish look on his face. Wanda, Pietro and Vision talking amongst themselves, as Vision wrapped his arm around Wanda's waist. Clint and Laura each rounding up a kid, getting ready to head home themselves. This was my family. The sight was so beautiful to see, instinctively I grabbed Bucky's hand as the car started and I whispered to him, "I love you James. I love our family." Looking towards him as we started to drive off he said "I love you too doll. And I love our family too. The whole crazy lot of them." His hand squeezed mine as I glanced back once more, watching our family fall from view.

In the back of my mind I couldn't help but feel slight unease, and I couldn't really understand why. In two years, ever since I woke up things had been quiet and calm. I don't know why, and I didn't care. But now I just had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach as we drove back home.