𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨|| 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 [𝟐]

Chapter Twenty-Nine

| BIRTHDAY BOY |

THREE MONTHS LATER

For at least a month, Cassie was spending any giving moment she got to think of a present for Bucky's birthday. She knew that she needed to get him something special for a gift because it was the first gift he would've gotten since 1945.  

Her mind was blank, she had no idea what to get the man. When March rolled around she started o panic, she had no idea what to get him and she only had ten days to find something. She didn't particularly want to conjure something for him. 

She thought that if she did then it felt like she was cheating on finding something, when March eight rolled around. It hit her like a bus. She knew what she was going to get him for his birthday. 

And then when March tenth rolled around, Cassie woke up first. Once her eyes opened, she was wide awake. She didn't know if Bucky would like the present or not, but she was still excited to give it to him. 

"Bucky," Cassie whispered while she gently shook him awake. "Buck." She shook a bit harder and Bucky started to groan,

"To warm. Too tired." He pulled the redhead closer to his chest and hugged her tightly, not wanting to wake up,

"Jamie. Come on, you need to get up, it's your birthday." She lightly kissed his nose before his eyes slowly fluttered opened, "Happy Birthday, Jamie." She held a small grin on her face, it was rare she grinned, she more smiled. But she was happier today,

"I want to sleep in for my birthday." Bucky groggily told her,

"I'm sorry, Jamie. But you're getting up." Cassie pulled back awake from Bucky and sat up on the bed. Bucky groans wrapping his arms around Cassie's waist and resting his head on her thighs. "What if I told you I got you a birthday present?" 

Bucky looked up at her with a scolding look, "You didn't have to get me a present." He told her, starting to sit up beside her.

"But you're curious what I got you?" She smirked, Bucky smiled and rolled his head playfully.

"Okay, you got me. Yes, but seriously, you didn't have to get me a present." He sighed, 

Cassie bit her lip hold back a smile while she made the present appear in her hands. She handed Bucky the long brown paper wrapped gift. Bucky hesitantly took it off her and gently ripped the brown wrapping paper off.  

Cassie watched as the wrapping paper fell on his lap while he held the black Navy SEAL Combat Knife in his hand. He had a shocked expression on his face while he ran his metal finger over the blade of the knife.

"Turn it over." She told him with a soft smile on her face, Bucky looked at her confused before he turned the knife over to see a message engraved alone the black blade of the knife. Again Bucky ran his finger over the blade. 

"Happiest day of my life, January 3, 2015." Bucky read the message aloud before he looked at Cassie who had a nervous look on her face,