Chapter 1

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"Charlotte!" Steve yells into my room.

"Steve, I'm right here, don't have to yell." I step out of the room.

"Bucky's here." He sighs.

"Oh!" I run back into my room and slam the door coming back out in actual clothes, and not PJ's.

"Really?" Steve rolls his eyes as I pass him to the front door.

"Buck!" I run to the door and smile.

"Hey Char!" He picks me up in a hug, "How's the baby sister doing?"

"Not baby," I frown, "Only a year difference."

"Same thing," He messes up my hair, "Still younger, so baby."

"Off to the show tonight?" I ask them both.

"Yes we are and we have girls waiting, Steve." Bucky looks at Steve, "Let's go."

"Be back soon." Steve mopes out the door.

"Just for Steve's sake Love, nothing to worry about." Bucky quietly says so that Steve doesn't hear, then shuts the door behind him.

"Have fun." I say to the closed door.

Couple hours later Steve and Bucky are back at the front door.

"Char!" Bucky yells, "We're back and we have some," He pauses, "news."

I run to the door from my room, "Welcome back, what news you got?"

"Steve?" Bucky crosses his arms.

"I'm finally a soldier." He smiles.

"What." I say in complete shock, but realizing that this is my brother dream, I changed my mood, with a smile on my face, "No way!" I hug Steve.

"I leave in a week." Steve lets go of the hug.

"A week?" I step back with my smile turning into a slight frown.

"Bucky knows more since he's been through it, so," He pats Bucky on the back, "Ask him anything." He walks through the kitchen and into his room.

"Bucky," I give him a wide-eyes pissed look, "What the hell?"

"I didn't think it would work after the 10 other failed attempts." Bucky quickly responded, almost like he rehearsed it.

"What's going to happen to him." I look into the direction of Steve's room.

"He was accepted this time for a reason." Bucky holds my shoulders softly, "He'll be fine."

While Steve goes off to serve, Bucky stays behind to keep me company.

"Baby," Bucky walks into the kitchen with a news paper. At quick glance, I see Steve on the front page.

"What happened?" I rush over and glance at the news paper.

"They're turning him into some science experiment." Bucky slowly closes the news paper.

"And they didn't bother to mention it until the day before." I go and sit at the kitchen table.

Bucky comes over and kisses my head, "If the procedure goes well, I'm sure you'll be the first to know, after the audience of course."

I let out a small chuckle, "Yeah, if."

"I'm sorry." Bucky sits next to me, "Bad phrasing."

"I guess we'll find out tomorrow." I sigh.

Bucky sleeps with me, or should I say, he sleeps while I cant close my eyes without seeing Steve, you know. But I eventually fall asleep, and don't wake up until--

"Char?" A deep familiar voice wakes me up.

"Bucky?" I sit up with my eyes still shut.

"Try again."

Still not opening my eyes, I know that voice. I jump up and hug the human next to my bed, "Steve!" I let go, and open my eyes, "Woah. Am I still asleep?" I rub my eyes.

"No." Steve chuckles and backs up a couple steps, "Science."

"No way." I say, not being able to take my eyes off my upgraded brother, "My brother is a Military Experiment."

Bucky walks into the room, "Good morning Char."

"You're not phased by this?" I look at Bucky while pointing at Steve.

"I already got all my stares out." He laughs.

"What, so they just let you go home now that their experiment worked?" I sit back down onto the end of the bed.

"Unfortunately not." Steve Sits next to me. "They let me go home to, cool down."

"Bucky and I," Steve starts.

"I'm sorry what?" I cut him off, "Both of you?" I look at Bucky standing in the doorway.

"I was going to tell you." Bucky started trying to explain.

"Were. You were going to tell me." I look at Bucky then back at Steve, "So I'm going to lose both of you this time?"

"Just until this is all over." Steve put his hand on my shoulder.

I got quiet for a minute, the finally spoke, "When do you leave?"

"We both leave, tonight." Steve looked at Bucky who agreed with a nod.

"So this is the last time I will see or talk to either one of you until this is done?" I'm trying to hold back the tears but one still manages to escape, "And we don't even know how long that is going to be."

Bucky came to me and held me in a hug, causing me to break down and cry.

"Unfortunately we don't have much of a choice now." Steve says once my crying lessens.

"Did they mess with your brain? What happened to my brother who cared?" Bucky lets go of me while I get annoyed with Steve.

"What?" He kneels down in front of me while I'm still sitting on my bed, "Char, I don't know why you don't think I care, you don't know how much I had to fight to come and see you now."

"It's true," Bucky added, "They wanted me to be there when Steve got done, but I knew he would want to see you first."

"When am I going to see you again?" I wiped away a tear.

Steve started wiping the rest of my tears, "You'll see me everyday." He pulls out the news paper again, "Right here." He points at his picture on the front page.

I smile, "Fine." I take the paper from Steve and then hug him with all the strength that I have.

"Can I have a minute with Bucky?" I let go of Steve.

"Of course." He stands up and walks out, shutting the door behind him.

"I'm sorry baby." Bucky says taking my hand once Steve leaves the room.

"I get it." I rest my head on his shoulder, "You probably couldn't have told me anyways."

"And you would be correct." Bucky rested his head on mine, "Don't forget about my picture too." He hands me a small Military headshot photo.

"I'll put it right next to Steve's." I sit my head up and give him a kiss on the cheek.

"You know I love you, right?" Bucky gently holds my face.

"Did you know I love you back?" I blush and smile as he leans in to kiss me, "Good job with that goodbye." I start tearing up again.

"I got to leave you with happy memories." He smiles, "and what's a better memory than the first I love you?"

"You two need to leave before I start crying again." I stand up and go to the door, and open it so that Steve can hear me.

"I love you Charlotte." Steve says as he walks out the door.

Bucky follows him out of the door and mouths, 'I love you' before shutting the door behind him.

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