Autumns Child (Bucky Barnes x OC)

Cannot be Spoken

Steve managed to shut Sam up quickly and insisted I sit behind him so I put my seatbelt on.

Sam grunted something under his breath but I didn't spare the time to pay attention to whatever extra cruel remark he wanted to present me with.

I watched the landscape speed past us buildings soaring above us and I felt the stinging prickling against my face as I realised the tranquility me and Bucky had for the last few months was over.

I felt Bucky's hand graze against my knuckles and I turned to him and gave him a sad smile which he mirrored.

I looked up at the sound of roaring engines and saw a plane lifting off in the air so close to us I nearly believed it would lift us off too in its trail.

I watched as Steve drove into a multi storey parking lot and pulled up beside a van.

I watched as the van doors opened and two people came out and I recognised them as Wanda Maximoff and Clint Barton aka Hawkeye.

"Come on doll," Bucky murmured and I opened the door and slid out my seat with him following close behind.

I leant against the car and watched Steve talk to both of them and I felt Bucky's hand graze my lower back making me jump slightly.

"Autumn...things are gonna go south real fast, I was wondering if you'd sit this one out, I can't stand the thought of you getting hurt,"

I sighed staring into his blue eyes "Bucky you and me are always gonna be in this together, I'm sorry but I'm not abandoning you,"

He looked down and clasped my hands in his "I get that doll I really do, but if something happens to you...it's just I can't lose you because I-"

He got cut off by the sound of the van door sliding open and we watched as another man jumped up and squinted as he got out the van. His mood shifted when he looked at Steve and his eyes filled with enthusiasm.

I turned back to Bucky "You were saying?"

He paused and cupped my cheeks and rested his forehead on mine and I felt my breath quicken and a sharp shock to my face.

Bucky sighed and softly kissed my forehead and hugged me close "It's nothing doll I just worry about you that's all,"

We hugged for a few seconds until Bucky let go of me "We should get moving," he announced to everyone.

I pulled our bags out the car and we slung them over our shoulders.

There was a siren sound and an announcement booming through the speakers.

"They're evacuating the airport," Bucky translated for everyone else.

"Stark?"

Bucky's hand gripped mine as Steve looked at all of us "Suit up,"

I sighed and dropped my backpack to the floor as I pulled out the clothing I hoped to never have to wear again.

I held the clothes and stood there awkwardly realising how overexposed I was to getting changed in front of everyone.

"Stay behind here doll I'll make sure no one sees," Bucky murmured.

I semi crouched behind the car and Bucky blocked the window with his body so no one could peek through it.

"Why's he staring at me like that?" Clint's voice asked.

There was a pause and I heard Sam's laugh ring out "How cute the cyborg boy is trying to maintain his cyborg girlfriends dignity,"

"Time and place Sam, this is serious now," said Steve.

I quickly pulled on my familiar black leggings and boots and zipped up my bulletproof vest.

"Ok I'm good now Snowflake," I murmured standing up.

Bucky's eyes flicked towards me and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes and he reached inside his own backpack for clothing I hadn't seen for a long time.

His Winter Soldier clothing.

Without hesitation he pulled his beaten up red shirt off and I felt my cheeks glow and diverted my attention to my backpack pulling out my various weapons and strapping them to me.

When I pulled out my last gun out a book fell out my bag and fell open onto the ground which got Bucky's attention as he finished zipping up his jacket.

I realised it was my sketchbook and it fell on the page of him and he slowly bent down and stared at it.

There was a pause and he quietly laughed "Well you made me look better than I actually do,"

I stared at him and looked between him and the sketch "You do look like that, that's how I see you," I murmured.

He looked up at at me a hint of a spark in his eyes and he slowly smiled.

"Hey! You two better not be making out behind there! We have a job to do!" Sam shouted.

Bucky rolled his eyes and took both our bags, stood up and moved my stuff into his and handed it to me.

"Autumn take care of all this please, I need them...so I stay..." he cut himself off with a sigh.

I strapped the bag to me and rested my hand on his shoulder "It's ok Bucky it's all safe with me,"

Suddenly the man from the back of the van jumped next to us in a red suit of some kind.

"Hi Scott Lang, Ant Man, you may have heard of me,"

There was an awkward pause and I cleared my throat "Um no sorry news travels slower to get to Bucharest I suppose, I'm sure we would know if we were on your end,"

Scott beamed "Yes I'm sure you would and can I say I love the whole matching aesthetic you both have going on the whole black clothing and cyborg parts was that an intentional duo costume?"

Bucky raised his eyebrow "I lost my arm when I fell off a train and that device on her face tortures her when she dares to feel any spark of human emotion,"

Scott went quiet and smiled awkwardly "You both look great though,"

I gave an awkward smile "Thank you I like your...outfit too,"

He smiled "Oh just you wait it's more than a runway piece, just you wait and see,"