A Little Calm...

Empty Words

I Wanna Be Your Slave - Måneskin

You're dragged out of the smoke by your hair and into a near by building. You're only dropped when you hear a thwack, and the man above you give out a slight grunt. You fall to the ground and smack your head on the concrete. Unaware of the damage that's just been done, you snap your head round to see Bucky and Walker standing over the two of you.

Walker
"You handle this, I'll sweep the rest of the area. I'll go find Sam when I'm done."

Bucky nods in recognition as John jogs off. He then turns his attention to you and scowls. He begrudgingly helps you off of the ground, a little too close for comfort, making you dizzy. You push him away from you, which gives him a puzzled look but he doesn't question it, and instead continues towards his questions.

Bucky
"Are you hurt?"

You're paying more attention to his standoffish nature rather than yourself, so reply with the wrong answer.

Y/n
"No."

His eyes shift from yours to you're forehead. He raises his hand to it as he speaks.

Bucky
"No, you're bleeding, you could have a concussion."

He grabs your shoulders and looks around before checking your eyes. You can tell he isn't sure without a light so you release yourself from his grip.

Y/n
"Look I'll be fine, I just needed to check that you were okay."

Bucky starts walking away expecting you to follow, which you do.

Bucky
"Spare your concern, out of the two of us I'm far less likely to be in danger, and now I can't leave you on your own, so congrats on being a pain in my ass. Again!"

You stop as he crosses in front of you to check the corridors to your left and right.

Y/n
"Excuse me for being worried about my friend!"

He continues walking forwards and you follow willingly.

Bucky
"Oh is that what we are now? Please, do tell me how that happened. Cuz as far as I remember, you just started caring about me for no reason. Now here we are."

As he finishes his sentence, he's approached by a man in a mask.

Y/n
"Woah woah woah, this all started when a random guy smashed my camera and almost killed me, remember? After that I was simply just trying to figure out who you were. It's not everyday you get spared by a guy clad in leather with a metal arm."

As you speak, Bucky is fighting this guy off with moderate ease. He may be matched in strength, but Bucky's combat technique is miles ahead of his.

Before he speaks, he grabs the guy in a choke hold, exerting just enough pressure to render him unconscious.

Bucky
"You call flying to Bucharest and nearly getting arrested, curiosity?"

He starts moving closer to you now. You're eyes are locked so you don't even notice how close you are.

Say Something - Justin Timberlake

Bucky
"I don't buy it. You don't randomly check up on strangers like that. You know, I looked into you; found nothing. Everything you told me checked out but you have no criminal record, nothing in hydra or shield. You're 100% mundane. So what gives?"

You interrupt him slightly as the argument becomes heated

Y/n
"Maybe I have a bad habit of trying to help people who are beyond saving!"

Now the mood has turned sour. You look at him with pain and and regret for the words that just fell out of your mouth. He tenses his jaw and then swallows as he parts his lips slightly, processing what you just said.

Bucky
"Duck."

Your eyes widen as you realise what he said. You do as your told and watch as he instantly throws a knife, right through where your head was. Following it with your eyes, you gasp slightly as it imbedded itself in another flag-smasher's chest. Staying low, you move behind Bucky, but he remains stationary.

Bucky
"Maybe I am beyond saving. But I'm not the one who puts themselves in harms way out of boredom."

He slowly turns around, expecting to be met with either an apology or a snarky comeback.
Instead, there you are. Tears in your eyes, a flag-smasher behind you, and a knife in your abdomen.