The butterfly effect.
The butterfly effect is a chaos theory. It's the theory where one thing can change the course of man kind. It can be as simple as a extra breath or going down the wrong aisle at the grocery store.
What if one significant event...
"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Becca happy birthday to you." I fluttered my eyes open to see bucky there with a small chocolate cake with a candle in the middle. This was a every year thing. I do this for him when it's his birthday too. At midnight on our birthday we would wake each other up serenading them and with a cake. Before our parents used to do this for us and since their passing bucky has done this for me without missing a year. I was only 8 years old when they passed and bucky just turned 18. I on the other hand started doing it since I reached 15 because bucky would get mad if I tried to do it when I was younger because I "needed my sleep." But I would go get his cake after school. I smiled at Bucky as he sat on my bed next to me. I sat up and rested my head on his shoulder."make a wish." He said. I wish for the same thing I've always wished for since my parents died. I wish for a long and healthy life for myself,Bucky and Steve.
I blow on the candles and smile. "Now you have to bite it." He said with a smirk. "No." I whined. He was going to smash it I'm my face. "You have to those are the rules." I sighed and lean into the cake but before I could bite it bucky slammed it into my face rubbing it around. "I hate you." I roll my eyes. He hands me a towel so I could wipe my face. "You love me." He jokes. Grab the cake from his hands and take a bite from it. It's so good. Holy fuck. The moment bucky becomes distracted I slam the rest of the cake on his face. The loudest laugh came out of both of our mouths. We sat there staring at each other's stupid faces,before wiping the cake from our face. "Okay go to sleep we have a long day ahead of us." Bucky gives me a kiss on the forehead. . . . .
There's a knock on my door. I run downstairs to open it. I swing the door open and see Howard standing there. With white roses in his hand and the biggest smile on his face. "Happy birthday." He said. "Thank you." I said pulling him into a hug. We pull away and he hands me some roses. He hands me a birthday bag as well. "You didn't have to." "Why not? it's your birthday." He shrugged. I just laughed. "She doesn't like presents. She doesn't like surprises in general. " I hear my brother say from the stairs. "It's being a military kid thing. The element of of surprise was seeing if your parent made it out of war or in our case the made it out of camp." He bites into a apple. "And for my mother well she...
"Howard you've met my brother." I smile cutting James off. "Yes I have." he smiles. He turns his attention to me."You should open your present." I nod my head and open the present he gave me. It was a beautiful purse.
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"Howard." Was the only thing that could come out of my mouth. "Do you like it? I could return it." He said and I shook my hear. "I love it." I said showing Bucky. He just smiled. He smiled sarcastically. "We should get going I'll drive you to work." Howard smiled. I grab my usual purse. "I'll see you later." I wave at bucky. He nods his head at me. Howard and I walk out of the house and get into his car. We get to headquarters and I get out of the car. As soon as I stand infront of Howard he blindfolds me . "Howard if this one of your kinks I'm going to be so mad." I hear him crack up. "One of my kinks?" I nodded. "Darling the only way I would do this to you is if I had your full consent. Plus you wouldn't even be mad. You would be feeling something in between your legs." He said that last part against my ear. Holy fuck. I start choke on air. I hear him laugh again. He starts patting my back gently. After I calm down we guides me towards the building. "I know everyone is inside." "You are taking the fun out of this." "You drove around in different streets taking forever to get to work." I laugh "Fine! Act surprised." He says I feel the difference between the floor outside to the floor inside as I step in. Howard takes off my blind fold. "Happy birthday!" I hear as my eyes settled on everything around me. There were ballons everywhere. A big cake, a banner, all that jazz. I gasp. Just for Howard. "Thank you." I said to everyone. I grab onto Howard's bicep. Peggy gets closer to me and goes in for a hug. I hug her back but my eyes fixes on Steve who was looking at our interactions. We continued talking while I hugged everyone. My eyes occasionally looking at Steve who was talking to Bucky but his eyes was on what I was doing. I excuse myself and go over to Bucky and Steve. "You wish that was you huh." I mock Steve. He shakes his head at me. "I dont know what you are talking about." "You wish that was you talking and hugging peggy." He rolls his eyes at me. "No I don't." I look at Bucky and he winks at me. Meaning he knows I'm right. I raise my eyebrow at him, we both had biggest grin on our faces. Steve gives us a stern look, our grins disappear instantly. Bucky instantly changes the subject. "You a hundred percent knew about this. I didn't believe your face one bit." "Yeah I kind of knew because Howard took forever to get here." "Pay up." Bucky looks over at Steve. Steve reaches into his pocket and takes out a twenty dollar bill and places it into Bucky's hand. I scrunch my eyebrows in confusion. "We sort of bet that you would know. Steve over here said you didn't but I knew by your face that you did. A brother always knows." He mocks Steve. "Shut up." I laugh a bit. "He always knows when I'm lying." I joke. "Happy birthday Becca." Steve hugs me. I hear someone clear their throat. I step away from our hug and see Howard standing there. "Time for cake." He smiles at me. . . . Steve,Bucky, Howard, peggy and I were sitting in my office eating cake. "Here this is my present to you." "We said no presents." James and I said to Steve. "If Howard can get a pass so can I." James and I look at each other. "You told him?" "I had to." I rolled my eyes at my brother. Steve hands me a box with a blue ribbon at the top. I gave Steve a suspicious look. I open the box and gasp. (Just imagine it's the picture without the words or the year.)
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It was a drawing of my mom, dad,James and I. I felt a tear form on the corner of my eye. "I've been working on this for a while. That was the last time I saw you all together. Before your mom passed away." Bucky reaches over to hug me while looking at the drawing. "I can't believe they've been gone for 10 years now." I lean my head against my brother's shoulder. "10 years." He said in disbelief. "I think we've done good so far. You know making them proud." I smile. "Not just making them proud. We made it 10 years with good health and without killing each other." He jokes. "Our greatest achievement yet." I smile at James. "We're alive." I joke. I put the drawing down and go to Steve and embrace him in a hug. "Thank you so much." Steve has a amazing talent when it comes to drawing. But this is simply amazing. "I love it." I said kissing his cheek. "How's college applications going." "Its going well.. Howard is helping me apply actually."I take another bite of my cake. "Is that so?" Steve asks looking at Bucky. I nod my head. "I know I've said this before but thank you again for all your help and support." I turn my head to Howard. He rests his hand on mine. "Anything I could do to help." He smiles. "Steve it's been 2 years since the serum how has it been?" "I feel extremely proud of myself on how I've come since. I've truly changed for the better." Steve smiles proudly. I nod and take another bite of my cake. I see Howard smile and nod Steve, bucky and peggy start a conversation "Quand comptez-vous leur dire?" Howard says under his breath in French so no one in the room understands. (When are you planning on telling them?)
" Jamais, il est fier de ses réalisations ; Je ne peux pas lui faire ça." I reply.
(Never, he is proud of his accomplishments; I can't do that to him.)
I along with bucky speak multiple languages. But bucky never took French it's the only language I know he wouldn't understand. Howard knows this too that's why he chose it. Steve knows some words in French like the very basic like her, him,I. Nothing major so we know he wouldn't understand anything we really say. Howard nods understanding the situation I'm in.
"alors est-ce notre langage d'amour ?" He jokes. Or at least I think he's joking. (So is this our love language?)
"vous monsieur êtes fou" (You sir are crazy) I roll my eyes at him and smile. "What is this secrecy." Peggy says "Secrecy? There is no secrecy" I look at Howard then back at her. "You are speaking a different language. "There is no secrecy." Howard and I say in sync earning looks from everyone else. Howard and I glance at each other before placing our last piece of cake in our mouths. ________________________________________ A/N This story is lined up now!!! I can't wait for you guys to read the rest of the book...
