Newbie (Bucky x Reader)

Hot Chocolate & Missing Bucky

You woke up screaming again and had thrown yourself off the bed putting yourself into a corner while you continued to scream. You dreamt of the night you were taken again, and memory was still so vivid playing in your mind while you continued to scream. Daisy tried licking your face trying to bring you around, however resorted to barking again. You slowly came around and started crying immediately. You were so lost in your memories you barely registered your door opening, nor did you register Pepper, Happy and Bruce had come in the room.
"You're safe" Pepper finally broke the silence beyond your sobs.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake anyone" you hiccupped. Daisy turned and looked at them, and instead of growling she whined before going back to licking the tears falling down your face.
"Come on, lets get out of here for a few minutes" Happy came over and held a hand out to you.
"I'm not decent" you shook your head.
"You don't have anything none of us have seen, come on" Bruce prompted. "Lets get out of here for a few minutes"
You took Happy's hand and he helped you get to your feet.
"Just a pair of shorts" you flushed and ran into your closet to put on the first pair you found. When you came out Happy took your hand again and started leading you down the hall to the kitchen. Pepper and Bruce took a stool each, and Happy led you to a stool to sit in before he went and started boiling some water.
"Sounded like a bad one" Pepper broke the silence as you kept trying to wipe your silent tears.
"It was about the night I was taken" you nodded. "It always starts out as such a pleasant memory, but then it changes so quickly"
"Have you ever talked about it?" Bruce asked softly.
"Pops, I also told Bucky about it" you admitted. "He's a good listener"
"You should talk to Doctor Joy about it too, pretty sure she can help" Happy said over his shoulder as he filled four cups with what smelled like hot chocolate. You watched as he put in marshmallows and gave you each a cup before grabbing the plate of cookies and each of you took one before he put them within arms reach if you wanted more.
You sipped silently on your hot chocolate, eating your cookie and marshmallows happily. It did make you feel a bit better.
"Feel a little better Sunshine?" Bruce smiled at you.
"This helped a lot, thank you" you nodded putting your empty cup down and taking another cookie.
"We are here for you if you ever want to talk about it, we are all a family" Pepper gave you a soft smile.
"You ready to try to get a little more sleep?" Happy asked gently.
"I'd rather not, but I should" you took another bite of your cookie.
"Come on, I'll bring you back" Bruce offered.
"Get some real sleep" Pepper called to your back.
"I'll have the coffee ready when you get up" Happy added as he put the dishes in the sink.
"They'll be home soon" Bruce whispered to you as you got to your door. He had let you hold his arm the entire way, and honestly you were exhausted between the walking and the crying.
"I hope so" you gave him a sad smile. "I miss Bucky" you admitted.
"I know the feeling; I miss Nat too" he grinned. "They're good at what they do, don't worry too much" he ruffled your hair and opened the door. Daisy ran in and jumped up on the bed expectantly. "Good night" he gave a small smile and started heading to the stairs to go to the upper floors. You pulled off your shorts as you walked to the bed and just curled up under the blankets going back to sleep.

When you woke up again, the sun was shining directly in your face and you grumbled a little bit. You checked your phone and didn't see any messages from Bucky, and that worried you. You hoped that he was okay, and felt the anxiety start ripping through your body again. You knew he had to be safe, he was with Steve, Nat and Loki. He had to be. You got out of bed, and found your white swimsuit was already cleaned for you and back in your drawer so you put it on with a pair of leggings and another baggy t-shirt before padding your way down barefooted towards the kitchen. You were back to your confident strides you were used to, but it was wearing you out quickly. Daisy was close behind you, and Alpine had managed to climb up on your shoulder before you left your bedroom and remained there until you got to the kitchen where he jumped down and went to his food dish. Daisy followed Alpine as you sat down on one of the stools and Happy handed you your coffee.
"Did you sleep better?" he asked as he went back to making breakfast. Today was pancakes, eggs and bacon.
"I seemed to have" you gave a small smile. "The hot chocolate was a good idea" you admitted shyly.
"Hot chocolate can fix almost anything" he chuckled. "You're not the only one with nightmares. Works like a charm with Peter, Wanda and Pietro too"
"Thank you" you gave a smile and sipped your coffee.
"You need more carbs, so I'll be concentrating more on those for a bit" he warned you. "We are having lasagna for supper with garlic bread with cheese on it.
"That sounds delicious" you smiled taking another sip of coffee. Pepper took that moment to walk in and grab a cup of coffee. "How did planning that meeting go?" you asked curiously.
"He agreed for in a few days, during the day finally. Hopefully Tony is back and can come with me" she gave a soft smile. "It will be nice to have him out of the lab for a day"
"If he's not back, I'll go" you volunteered.
"I might take you up on it, if you have your strength back up" Pepper sighed, giving in. Bruce took that moment to come in and grab a cup of coffee as well. Happy didn't miss a beat, and started making another pot.
"Breakfast is ready" Happy announced.
"Need some help Sunshine?" Bruce looked to you.
"I'm getting stronger, I'll be okay" you gave a smile.
"I'll run Daisy out after breakfast since you still aren't allowed on the stairs" Happy offered as you all went to the dining room.
"Thank you Happy" you gave a smile.
"Where are you headed after breakfast?" he asked quickly. "I'll bring her to you"
"My room to get a few things, but I'm going to the pool again. I'd like to see if I can get in a few more laps" you admitted. "I feel a lot stronger than I did"
"Take your pill" Bruce reminded you as you filled your plate with food. You were excited for pancakes, and knew you would probably over eat, but didn't care at the moment. You quickly took your pill and then dug into your food.