Enemies with Benefits (Bucky x female reader)

Chapter 22

~Y/N's POV~

I pulled myself out of the river, coughing out water. A woman came next to me on the phone with what I was probably sure was the police. She kept asking my name and I was just so confused. She was rubbing my back when I realized I wasn't wearing a shirt. I was just in shorts and a bra with people crowding around. We were there for a while and I got so impatient so I ran. I ran for what felt like forever. I stopped. I saw people I recognized and I started to run to them.

~Bucky's POV~

We had gotten a tip from Tony that the news had gotten a whiff from someone with the description of Y/N. We had gotten to the area he sent us to and we started to look around. I heard yelling but didn't acknowledge it.

"BUCKY!" I heard someone scream. I turned to it and then there was someone running at me in black shorts, bruises all over her body, blood running down her face, and a black bra on. I tried to figure out who it was but before I could, she was in my arms. Her arms were holding me tight. Then I realized who it was. I held onto her tighter. Her touch was freezing. Her hair and clothes, or what was left of her clothes, were wet. I put her down. But she didn't let me go.

"Y/N, what happened?" I asked, looking at Nat and Steve. She just started crying. She buried her face into my chest, sobbing and shaking. I couldn't tell if she was shaking because she was cold or if she was scared.

"We'll go get the car." Nat said and pulled Steve with her. I just held onto her while she cried. But not long after the car pulled up and Steve got out holding the door open.

"Hey, Y/N, we have to go." I loosened my grip on her but hers didn't change so I picked her up and walked to the car.

~Nat's POV~

We were on our way back to the hotel. I was driving, Steve was in the passenger seat, Y/N and Bucky were in the backseat. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw Y/N's head in Bucky's lap. He was rubbing her cheek with his flesh hand gently. I've never seen her this way with him, ever. When we got to the hotel Steve got out quickly and opened the door for Bucky. Bucky pulled out Y/N's sleeping body from the car and held her bridal style. We walked in and everyone in the lobby started to stare but Bucky walked in without hesitation and didn't acknowledge them toward the elevator. When we got there I put my hand on Y/N's arm. She was freezing.

"Oh my God." I said quietly. Bucky looked at me and shook his head. But we hear a loud groan. Her eyes were open and she looked at Bucky. Like he was the only person in the world.

"Let me down." She said and he hesitated. "Please." He set her down gently but their arms didn't untangle. We all walked out of the elevator when it opened to our floor. Steve and I were ahead and they were trailing behind us. I could hear him whispering to her. Steve and I got to our room door and he opened it. I walked inside and grabbed a blanket for Y/N when she came in here. Bucky had his arms around her and her arms were wrapped around him. I tried to give her the blanket but she shook her head. Bucky just led her into the bedroom.

~Bucky's POV~

When we got to the bedroom she let me go for the first time since we found her and went to sit on the bed. I went into the bathroom to get a washcloth and a first-aid kit. I pulled the chair from the desk and sat in front of her. I took her hand with my flesh hand, and with my metal hand I gently washed the dried blood off her face.

"Bucky," her voice broke. "I'm so sorry." I was shocked by this. A tear fell down her cheek.

"Hey, you did nothing wrong." I told her and tightened my grip on her hands.

"I did everything wrong." She looked exhausted. "I didn't see them coming."

"You were sleeping, Wanda had to do that." I wanted to say more but she continued.

"And I blamed you for doing something that they did." I looked at her confused.

"What?" More tears came out of her eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Bucky." She said shakily.

"What did they do?" I asked.

"They killed my parents." She said quietly. I let go of her hands and got up. She looked terrified. "Bucky, I-," I shushed her, gave her a clean shirt. She pulled off her bra and pulled it over head. I threw her a pair of sweatpants and got into the bed. She laid next to me. She was still freezing cold. I felt tears soak into my shirt. I moved her so that her face was closer to mine and I pulled her in. I softly kissed her chapped lips. She tried to pull away. I pulled her back in and she didn't fight back. We kissed for a while. When she pulls away I whisper, "Does this change how you feel about me?" She nodded and buried her face in the crook of my neck. With her nose rubbing against my jawline, still feeling the tears falling on my neck. Soon she fell asleep and she stopped shaking. 

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