CAPTIVE [Bucky Barnes x OC] 18+

10 || Million-Dollar-Bounty

The soldier stared into the eyes of his best friend. They were a shining blue, eluminated by the brightly lit kitchen.

His heart dropped to his knees, blood pounding loudly in his ears. Nervous sweat formed on his neck. He'd never been so fucking nervous around Steve.

"What are you doin' down here? It's five a.m."

America's Sweetheart raised an eyebrow at his friend, looking him up and down. He was very suspicious of the man's behaviour. "Could ask you the same, Buck" he answered.

Bucky cleared his throat, sitting on the barstool at the kitchen island, his elbows resting on the countertop. The stinging pain in his left shoulder was back again, crushing over his face. He put his metal hand to his head, his fingers resting against his cheeks and his forehead.

A deep sigh crossed his mouth. "Had a nightmare again. Nothing to worry about, Steve" he lied.

Please don't ask.

The blonde super soldier put a glass of water in front of his friend's eyes. He leaned against the countertop in front of Bucky, his arms crossed in front of his chest. He didn't want to push the matter any further. He figured his best friend would come around when he felt like it.

"Nightmare, huh?" Steve grinned "wanna talk about it?"

"No." The dark-haired man shook his head, drowning the glass in two large gulps "I just wanted to grab a drink and head back to bed."

He got up from the barstool, refilling the glass two more times before leaving Steve in the kitchen, heading back to the stairs.

"Alright pal, but don't forget to take Marie's phone with you."

Bucky paused at the base of the stairs, staring at his best friend.

Steve raised his glass at him, a bright grin flashing over his face.

God damn it, he knows...

•••••

"What the hell are they doing?"

Natasha sat next to Sam, Peter, and Thor on the large sofa in the lounge area, her gaze fixed on Bucky and Marie.

The two of them set on the far ends of the large dining table of the compound's living area, staring at each other.

"We had combat training earlier today" Peter whispered "Marie wanted to show me how to properly use knives, you know. Then Barnes came in and wanted to do better. She kicked his ass. He slit his hand trying to catch that one knife she threw at him. Made him damn mad."

"They've been staring at each other for about an hour now" Thor chimed in.

He liked hanging with his Midgardian friends, coming to see them as often as he could. They were a bunch of funny guys.

"He's really not good at loosing a fight" Peter said.

"I can fucking well hear you, kid" Bucky growled through gritted teeth. He was really pissed. His jaw clenched together tightly at the memory of his embarrassment. "If she hadn't flashed..."

"Not my damn fault you get distracted that easily" Marie scoffed "offended by a bit of skin. No wonder you always had to wear those stupid goggles back in the day when..." She cut herself off before saying anything dumb and shook her head. "I bet they were blinding you. You trained me better than that."

She stared into Bucky's beatiful blue eyes.

He tried hard to look tough, but he couldn't quite ban the softness that rested in them whenever he looked at her.