Monster (A Bucky Barnes fanfiction)

Katarina Oswald

As I'm walking back to my apartment from Bucky's, I get ambushed by Hydra agents. I fight them all. After I make sure they're all dead or unconscious, I rush back to Bucky's.

"Bucky, I was just ambushed by Hydra. We gotta get you out of here," I tell him through the door. "Pack a bag. You're coming with me."

"Where are we going?" he asks, checking for any injuries I may have.

"I don't know. Somewhere far from here," I answer as I help him pack.

He finishes packing and we go outside to look for a car. I find one, pick the lock, hotwire it, and we leave. We start heading northwest, towards Seattle.

"We're going to a big city? Won't cities be the first place they look?" he questions.

"Bucky, you know they'd look in small towns before big cities," I reply.

He nods and stares out the window. After hours of driving, I decide I need to take a rest stop and pull off the highway. I fill up the gas tank then go to the bathroom.

"We probably need to cut your hair off," I say as I get in the car.

"Okay, do you have scissors?"

"No, but there's a Walmart down the road. I'll get you some razors and scissors."

"Should I stay in the car?"

"Yes, but hide your face. And keep the doors locked."

I go in the Walmart to get everything we need, including hair dye and some clothes for me. I pay for everything and hurry back to the car.

"I'll cut it when we get a room. I hope you don't mind staying in the same room as me."

Bucky shakes his head and stares out the window. We get to a Holiday Inn and I get us a room. Then, I pull the car around back so no one sees me with three bags from Walmart.

I go to start cutting Bucky's hair and he flinches before I can grab a lock. "Are you okay?" I ask, concerned I cut him or something.

"I'm sorry, the only time anybody ever touched me was when I was being punished," he answers.

"It's okay, I won't hurt you. I'll try to go as fast as I can," I tell him, putting my hand gently on his shoulder.

"So do you remember anything?" I ask, making conversation. He finally let me start cutting his hair without flinching.

"Sometimes I have memories of Captain... Steve but I have a hard time remembering them," he replies.

"Yeah, I'd think so. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast yesterday."

Bucky just laughs then stares off into space. I leave the conversation hanging because I don't want to bother him. I finish up with his hair then we go sit and watch ESPN.

He looks confused about basketball. "What is this?"

"It's basketball. They shoot in the basket to score," I explain.

"But why are they doing that?" he asks when he sees Lebron James dunk.

"That's dunking, you can score by getting it in the basket."

"Thank you, Katarina."

"For what? I just explained basketball. I didn't really do anything. Oh and call me Kat."

"Okay, Kat."

I grin at him and look for food. "So, I don't think there's any food here. I'm going to the store if you'd like to come with."