Annabelle Rogers - James 'Bucky' Barnes

Chapter Thirty - Four

"Focus. Clear your mind."

"Breath."

"Focus A.B"

Wanda was sitting across from Annabelle on her bed. Sitting cross legged with their eyes closed, holding each others hands. Wanda was discovering Annabelle's abilities and the limits that she has been facing.

For a reason unknown to them, Wanda was never able to use her abilities against Annabelle but Annabelle was able to use hers on Wanda.

Diving deep into Wanda's mind, finding childhood memories of her and her twin brother Pietro. Sitting on the floor watching old sit coms with their parents. As she accessed deeper memories Annabelle could feel Wanda's emotions increase, so much pain and loss.

Opening her eyes Annabelle saw tears escaping down Wanda's cheek. Closing her eyes again, she focused on all of the good memories, absorbing every sad thought and emotion Wanda was experiencing.

Holding Wanda's hand tightly she created a vision in Wanda's mind. Pietro, as if he was still alive. Sitting on the couch in the compound, asking Wanda to sit down.

He spoke about how proud of her he was and that they will be together again. With a heart felt hug between the siblings, the vision faded away. Causing both of there eyes to open.

"H-how did you do that?" Wanda asked chocking back her tears.

"I don't actually know, I just wanted to take your pain away."

"You allowed me to say goodbye, thank you!"

Wanda launched over wrapping her arms around Annabelle, she was calm and overwhelmed with warmth. Something Wanda hasn't experienced in a long time.

Their heart felt moment ending abruptly as FRIDAY called them down for a team meeting.

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Everyone was in the meeting room talking amongst themselves, Natasha and Clint where catching up after his time off. Steve, Tony and Bruce where discussing the meetings topic while Sam sat there waiting for attention, feeling lost with out James around. Not that he would ever admit that.

Wanda made her way through the doors first, heading over to Sam asking what the meeting was about before sitting next to Vision. Shortly after Annabelle followed behind her holding a large milkshake and chips that she bribed Happy to supply. Steve rolling his eyes at the sight.

"Girls gotta eat" She stated, pulling up a chair on the other side of Sam. "So whats the issue with me now? Im assuming this is about me, seen as I am here and not an avenger"

Tony looked over to Steve, letting him take the lead. Knowing his daughter well enough that she won't listen to a word he would say but seems to be on better terms with her brother.

"This is just a routine check in, making sure everyone is up to date with the situation."

"By situation he means me" Annabelle added, gaining a snicker from the others

"Now that the whole team is in the same room. We are just waiting for one more per...."

"THOR!"

Annabelle jumped up, throwing her arms around the towering god. Thor and Annabelle had gotten very close over the years, even though he wasn't from earth he had a strong understanding about her, it was comforting. They also had a strong but short lived romantic spark that has always been kept hush- hush.

"My favourite earthling, How have you been?"

"Oh you know same old, same old. Just more powerful" She replied in a cheeky tone, looking up at Thor with his arm still wrapped around her.

"Which is why we are all here, to talk about what happened over Winter" Steve cut in while he was eyeing off their weird behaviour. He never found it weird before, not until now. He didn't trust any flirty behaviour around his sister anymore.

Walking up to the head of the room Annabelle told everyone to sit down and shut up, not wanting this to take any longer then it had to.

"Okay so, basically. My psychotic dad, not Tony, my bio dad. Did some crazy experiment on me while I was in the womb. My mum found out causing her to run away and give birth to me in a very small town. She then got murdered my my dad- again not Tony, causing me to go into foster homes where my dads organisation had control and eyes on me everywhere I went. I didn't know any of this until I fell in love with Sergeant Barnes which started to awaken my abilities."

Looking around the room everyone tensed up in there seats at the mention of her love for James, knowing it was a sensitive subject but unfortunately a very important one when it came to her awakening her inner power.

"I was then kidnapped by my dad who then experimented and ran tests on me for two months before these guys came and got me. So basically to sum it up I am 60% super serum Rogers and 40% mind stone power. Causing me to have enhanced abilities like Steve but with a side of Telepathic. Everyone caught up? - yep - good"

Sitting back in her seat Annabelle took a sip of her milkshake, eyeing off everyone in the room. All sharing the same expression for different reasons but the main one being told about her telepathic power.

"Telepathic? as in read peoples minds?" Clint asked breaking the silent tension. Getting a nod in response. "So, you know what I'm thinking about?"

"If I focus on your mind yes. Thankfully I have some control over what I can see, well mostly.."

"Mostly?" Steve chimed in curious.

"With James it works different. Its like our subconscious states are connected some how, I can see what he is seeing, I can feel when he is near. We can even communicate inside his head if concentrate enough, how did you think he knew where I was being held?"

Steve shrugged admitting he never questioned how'd James found out certain things about Annabelle kidnapping, knowing it was probably sketchy and didn't want to be involved.

After the meeting ended Annabelle made her way out onto the patio. Placing a rug down she laid down to star gaze, taking a moment to process everything.

The glass back door slid open and closed, as heavy foot steps walked towards her. Thor draped a blanket over her shoulders before sitting down beside her.

They just sat there in silence taking in the atmosphere. The cool spring breeze, shining stars and a full sparkling moon.

Thor was gazing over Annabelle, taking in her features. The way her hair moved slightly in the wind and how the moon lit up in her big blue eyes.

"Just say it"

"Say what?" Thor replied looking away, playing dumb.

"You want to know about James, I mean Bucky"

"No, I was making sure you are okay." He wasn't lying, but curiosity got the better of him. "But seen as you brought it up"

"You where gone Thor"

"I had a duty to my people, I had to go"

"I know and I don't blame you for that, but I couldn't just wait around. I fell inlove with him"

"More then me?"

"Thor, I will always care about you. What we had was passionate and lustful but we both know we have always been better as friends."

"So, Friends? Just friends?"

"Is that okay?"

"If it means I have you in my life, then its okay."

It was an unexpected start to their short lived romance as was the end. It was around the time Tony and Steve first started having their falling outs.

Thor was always there to comfort her, consistently staying with her so she wasn't alone and just before it all got bad with her family, Thor left. Leaving them both without closure.

As they laid down in unison, looking up at the stars, they where both happy they could continue their friendship, leaving their hot and heavy nights in the past.