the past we have

Chapter 9

Bucky comes back as well.
"Y/N what's wrong." Sam asks you. Without looking up you say "I.. I just got an, picture from anonymous.. the whole skyscraper, where the club I used to work in used to be, apartments where people lived in and my apartment, it all- burned down... The whole building.."

With your eyes you look up to ceiling so the tears can not roll down as fast. A feeling of emptiness catches you. Everything important was there.
"That sounds terrible." Bucky says. You can hear by Bucky's voice that he is sorry about what happened.

You stand up and start walking back and forth, still with your eyes up, and trying to blink the tears away.

It's silent for a few seconds, but for you it feels like minutes, everyone don't know what to say. Until Zemo breaks it.

"Can you ask him if they set the fire?" He asks. "That's not the best idea but.. I guess, it's better than nothing." Sam adds.

You nod and start typing.

IN CHAT WITH: anonymous

-*the picture*

Did you set the fire?-

-No. It wasn't me. But maybe you
should ask one of the flag smashers?

-And maybe you need to get my help for some information.

U start to read the messages out loud. "I think we shouldn't accept their help. We don't know them and don't know if we can trust them." Sam says. You nod again.

Your tears in your eyes are gone. Instead your hands started shaking.

"Yeah you are right, but I think someday we need their help." You start talking. You take a deep breath before you continue "Like you need mine, and you didn't know me and you didn't know if you could trust me, but you did. And I guess, one day or another it will be the same with them. And when this day comes, I'm gonna ask them questions, so we know that we can trust them"

"That sounds stupid" Zemo adds. You roll your eyes, and start talking to zemo. "I know it does, but it's the only chance." Now you look to all of them alternately, so they know you are talking to all of them. "It might Sounds crazy. But please. Trust me. I know what I'm doing."

It's silent again. But this time, Bucky breaks it. "I trust you". Your eyes rush to Bucky. And you smile.
"Thank you." You say with a truly meaning, and still with that smile on your face. He smiles back at you.

You look to Sam, and you are waiting for his answer.
Bucky is doing the same. "Okay, I guess. We don't have any other chances."  Sam agrees.

You feel good because of the permission you got. But suddenly you feel sad and confused because the thought of your apartment came back in your head.

"Uhm guys.. but what are we doing now? I can't go back to my apartment everything burned down. I need some new clothes. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love that suit, but I can't stay all day long in this suit." You say. "Just wear the closes you had on last night. You can buy yourself new clothes after we visited the orphanage." Zemo says. He takes place on the couch.

"Okay I can do this. I mean. It only one outfit for the day and the night. But if you can deal with it's smell. Then.. yeah I'm gonna do that." You say while hoping they stop you from doing that.

So you take you clothes from yesterday night, you put on the table in the living room, and after that you go into one of the bedrooms to change.

Some minutes later, you come out wearing the clothes from last night and with your suit you are holding in your hands.

"I could pay you new clothes" Zemo says while you put that suit back in it's suitcase. "I mean aL your stuff burned down, and till you get your money back, I can pay for you." Zemo continues.

You put the suitcase in one of the cabinets in the living room. After that you look to zemo. "Thanks but-" you start talking to decline his offer, but Bucky interrupts you, while taking seat on the couch next to zemo. "Before you say no. He COULD DEFINITELY pay you these. He is something like rich."

You look to Bucky and open your eyes wide in shock because of what Bucky said. You are not surprised of Zemo being rich, you are surprised of how dry Bucky told you that he is.

You look back to Zemo who is nodding. "Uhm if you want to." You say. "Yes." Zemo answers. "I'm really thankful for it." You say smiling to him.
"But can we maybe go to sleep? I'm really tired." You say.

After a few minutes of you asking, everyone is in their bed. Except you, you are back sleeping on the couch.