Mystifying the Captain (Steve X OC)

Chapter 5 - Secrets

(Cassia POV)

It has been a month since I remembered. Bruce has finally cleared me for training and I have been allowed to travel the tower without an escort. It doesn't stop Bucky from following me everywhere like a protective puppy though.

"Seriously Buck I can make my way to the kitchen without you. Don't you have anything else to do like train? A mission? A lady?" I say the last part with a smirk, moving my eyebrows up and down suggestively. 

He laughs and relaxes a bit. "No, no lady. I do miss beating the punk in training though"

I open the refrigerator looking for a good drink. The options are insane in this place. This one fridge is nothing but drinks. There are three more with other items right next to it. Stark doesn't do anything small. I grab a vitamin water as all the other options feel overwhelming. "Then go beat him up. I would love to see that." I take a sip of my drink and head to the elevator. Bucky grunts behind me. "Come on don't get lazy Robocop" I tease him with my new favorite nickname Stark uses on him.

"I'm not lazy, and don't call me that. I don't need you to be another Stark"

"Well if you left me alone once in a while you won't hear the nicknames often." I try to reason with him. He is great really, the best friend I needed these past weeks, but a girl needs her alone time. I haven't been able to just sit alone and think about everything that has happened because there is always someone around. Now that I don't need a bodyguard I can't wait for Bucky to back off a bit and let me just be.

When we reach the gym Cap is already there. He had asked me several times to call him Steve but calling him anything else is just fun. He gets a bit flustered and red when I do. I like seeing him like that. Just a little bit less Captain America and more like a normal man.

"Sup Cap" I walk over to the bench near the boxing ring. He turns around away from the punching bag he is clearly destroying. He gives me his usual $100 smile, breathing heavily and unwrapping his hands. 

"Cass, I've told you to call me Steve" His face softly blushes expecting my response. The same one I always give him. It's like a game to us now. Who will win? Will I give in and call him Steve or will he give up and let me call him whatever I want.

"And I've told you I like calling you Cap." I smile at him a bit mischievously. I can hear Bucky shift uncomfortably next to me. He still acts weird whenever I joke with Cap. I have never experienced someone being jealous around me but I am starting to feel like this is how they act. But why would Bucky be jealous? He's the one that's next to me all the time. He's the one holding my hands and hugging me with no care in the world of who sees.

Cap looks away from me and stares at Bucky, he looks down with a blush, takes a deep breath then his smile disappears. "Wan't to go a round Buck, it's been a while. I'm starting to think you are getting weak on me"

"That's never going to happen punk. I'll always be able to take you down, any day of the week." I can smell the testosterone in the air rising. 

Cap gets on the boxing ring and waves Bucky up. Bucky slides his jacket off his shoulders and heads up with a big smile on his face. I can really tell they missed this. It breaks my heart that for the last month they haven't been as close because I have been around.

I see Buckys usual stretch of his hands and rolling of his shoulders before a fight. Cap just jumps up and down a few times and puts his fists up. "maybe the winner can fight Cass" Cap says sending me a wink.

I look down and blush for a moment before noticing that Bucky stopped moving. He tensed up, eyes angry now. "She just got cleared, she should take it slow."