Winters War

Chapter 27:

      The room is completely silent when we enter. Zemo stands there in just a robe, a towel around his neck as he dries his hair. Sam sits peacefully at the bar waiting for one of us to speak. "Well the Wakandans are here. They want Zemo."announces Bucky, "I bought us some more time." "We're you followed?"asks Sam. "You mean from anyone besides Blue? No."

      "How can you be so sure?"asks Zemo. "Cause I know when I'm being followed"assures Bucky. Air shoots through my nose and I try not to say anything. Bucky just turns and looks at me, annoyed that I clearly proved him wrong. "Well I know when I'm being followed by anyone other than my wife."he says as he turns back to the conversation. I roll my eyes as I shove my hands in my pockets and make my way over to the couch.

      "It was sweet of you to defend me at least."smirks Zemo. "Hey you shut it, no one is defending you."Sam says, "and that one over there killed Nagel." "How did I get brought into this?" I ask, my eyes never opening as I rest my head on a pillow. This ache in my back that I didn't even realize was there seems to disappear. "Do we really have to litigate what may or may not have happened?"Zemo continues. "There is nothing to litigate. She straight up shot the man."Sam says. "In my defense he was an asshole who deserved it."I add.

      The room falls silent when Bucky calls Sam's name. "Karli bombed a GRC supply depot." It's then my eyes shoot open and I sit straight up. "What? What's the damage?"Asks Sam, his voice softer, saddened by the news. "11 injured, 3 dead."continues Buck, "they have a list of demands and are promising more attacks if those demands aren't met."

       "She's getting worse."chimes Zemo. I remain silent as my mind tries to process what was just said. "I have the will to complete this mission."Zemo continues, "Do the 3 of you?"  "She's just a kid."snaps Sam. "You're seeing something in her that isn't there. You're clouded by it. She's a supremacist. The very concept of a Super Soldier will always trouble people."

        The moment those words leave his lips my eyes turn to the ground. All people will ever see of me is a monster now. I'm not a hero. I am someone who can kill them with a simple snap of my fingers. All the small electrical neurons that are firing in the brain will cease. Sure I could do that before but it took time, not that I did it to anyone except Thanos's mutants. When I was normal it took time now I can kill someone in a split second. I'm no hero.

     "Anyone with that serum is inherently on that path." My eyes dart from the floor to Zemo. I take in a sharp breath and try to listen. "She will not stop, she will escalate until you kill her....or she kills you." I am suddenly very aware of my heart beating in my ears as they continue. Suddenly I feel his eyes on me. That familiar icy stair of his. "Maybe you're wrong Zemo. The serum never corrupted Steve and Blue seems to be....handling it."

     I'm shocked that he is still defending me. After everything I put him through he is still trying to help me. Suddenly the others eyes fall on me, my heart racing as they stair. "Touché. But there has never been another Steve Rogers, has there?"concludes Zemo. There is a sinking feeling next to me on the couch. It's then I'm aware of my breathing and how uneven it is. His arms wrap around me pulling me into him.

       "Blue it's okay, you're okay."he whispers in my ear. He's right just breath, breath. "Well maybe we should give him to the Wakandans now."Bucky says, his grip tightening on me. "And you'll give up your tour guide?" "Yes." Suddenly Sam interrupts, "from my understanding, Donya is like a pillar of the community, right?" Everything from there seems to be muffled. "Breath baby, breath." I can't...I can't. What if I am just like Bucky? What if I turn into a new Winter soldier? What if I attack our baby? What if I attack him like he attacked me, and I don't even know that I'm doing it? It's then everything comes flooding back.

Bright lights flood the room as the base from the music sends vibrations through the floor. A pair of hands finds their way to my hips pulling me into him. My arms lift and wrap around him as I teasingly grind on him. "You seem fun."he whispers in my ear. I can practically feel his devilish smile on his lips.

I look to the shadows knowing that Bucky is waiting. Quickly I spin around and face the man. His eyes seem to darken as he slowly looks me up and down. I can feel the warmth of his breath on my face and how uneven it is becoming. I need to do something to make him want to leave with me. Slowly I start teasing him even more by kissing his jaw.

His hands tighten on my waist as he slowly lifts my dress. "What do you say to going back to my room."I whisper in his ear before taking his earlobe between my teeth. "Oh I like the way you think darling." I take his hand in mine and begin to make my way towards the exit.

"Watch the door."he says to his henchmen. They remain silent as he practically pushes me through the door way. I grasp his face in my hands as I place my lips on his. He struggles to remove his jacket. The moment his hands are free he pushes me on to the bed. He begins to push my dress up more and more till it's past my belly button. Come on Bucky where are you. He was supposed to be here by now.

He ravages my neck while my head spins. Where the hell is he? Suddenly the door swings open. "What the hell?!"the man shouts. He pulls a gun from his side but I quickly slam my knee between his legs making him fall forward on top of me. As he lands the gun goes off. This piercing pain shoots though my hip. Another shot goes off and the man's body goes limp.

I push him off and look at the bullet hole in my hip. Well that's great. Suddenly through the ear piece I hear "she is wounded. Take her out." My eyes grow wide as they start to say the words and I look to Bucky. He quickly pulls out his knife and throw is at me. By instinct I catch it but I don't throw it back, I'm gonna need it. "Seriously! You assholes!" I shout. I try to get to my feet but the pain is practically screaming at me telling me to stay down.

"Bucky stop this! Stop it's me!" He quickly comes at me slamming me against the night stand and wall. "Son of a bitch." I start to shock him but that same metal arm just continues to crush my throat. I use all my strength to try and push him off but it's not working. It's then I remember the knife in my hand and toss it. It lands directly in his leg. He doesn't make a sound but drops me. I don't get time to stop and breath though, instead I use my body to push him on the ground. There is a heavy thud when we land. "Stop this Buck! You know me!" I begin to place my hands on him to try and get him to see me.

Instead he throws his head into mine before throwing me over him. I roll until I hit the wall. I grasp at my wounded hip, fighting the urge to cry and scream. I can feel the blood dripping from my lip as he stands and walks to me. This is it. I can't do anything. This is how I'm going to die, at the hands of my best friend.

No, I can't go down like this. Think, think! Once he is close enough be tries to grab me but I grab him shooting electricity through him. "Remember me Bucky! It's me!"I shout. After that my eyes grow heavy and my powers stop. I've used everything I had left in me. "Blue."is all I hear before everything fades to black.