Leaving The Past Behind ❤️

New Experiences

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special

-Creep, Radiohead

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Poppy sighed as she followed Bucky and Sam into the club. They sat in a corner booth as Sam went to get them all drinks. Bucky looked at Poppy, looking around nervously, "if you want to go, we can."

Poppy shook her head, "no. It's fine. I'm just nervous I guess, I don't know why."

"This will help!" Sam slid a glass of amber liquid towards her as she nodded.

She smelled it, pulling it away from her as the boys laughed. She looked up at them both taking a drink, smirking at her. She sighed, bringing the glass to her lips, feeling the burn as she swallowed a small drink, "what is that?"

Bucky laughed, "whiskey. It tastes better the more you drink." He opened his eyes wide as she quickly took the rest of the drink, slamming it on the table, "oh lord. Pace yourself doll. You've never been drunk before."

Poppy nodded as she felt the warmth through her body as the burning sensation started to dissipate. She instantly felt more relaxed as she took a deep breath. She grinned at Bucky, "yeah! It isn't so bad."

Bucky looked at Sam as he laughed before looking back at Poppy as she stood up, "where are you going?"

She pointed to the dance floor, "to dance."

Bucky nodded, "okay. No more alcohol for a while until you get used to it." He watched her shrug as she walked away to the dance floor. He looked back at Sam, "good thing we didn't bring Steve. We would have to babysit the both of them." Sam laughed, pointing past Bucky to the dance floor. Bucky looked up to see a guy getting too close to Poppy. He started to stand up but Sam kept him in his seat.

"She doesn't need us to babysit her Bucky. Give her a chance to handle it herself first."

Bucky groaned, but nodded, watching them as the guy grabbed at her ass. He leapt to his feet as he watched Poppy grab the man's arm, flipping him easily onto his back on the floor with her foot on his chest. Bucky laughed, looking back at Sam to see him laughing too as he sat back down. "Okay. You were right."

Poppy removed her foot from the man's chest, "fuck off." She shook her head, going to the bar, seeing the male bartender grinning at her. "Can I have a water bottle?"

The bartender nodded, grabbing her a water bottle before leaning on the bar towards her, "nice moves. Maybe I should hire you as a bouncer." He smiled at her small giggle as she looked down at her water. He held his hand out to her, "my name is Zach."

Poppy nodded, accepting his hand, "Poppy."

He grinned, "like the troll?"

Poppy shrugged, "what?"

Zach blushed, "never mind. Let me know when you're ready for another drink, it's on me."

Poppy nodded, watching him wink at her before going back to some other customers. She watched him push back a tendril of dark hair from his face as she noticed his amber eyes. She blushed, standing up to sit back at the table to find only Sam. "Where is Buck?" Sam smiled, pointing to the dance floor. She looked to see Bucky dancing closely with an attractive blonde girl. She chuckled, shaking her head before looking back at Sam, "and you? Where is your girl?"

Sam shrugged, "I'll get there. And you?" He motioned to the bar where Zach was watching her, "are you going to talk to the bartender?"

She blushed as she shrugged, "he's cute. But I don't know. He offered me a drink if I want."

Sam nodded, "drink more water first."

Poppy laughed, taking a big drink of the water as she stood up, "what do I say?"

Sam chuckled, "just ask him for that drink. And his number."

She groaned softly as she felt Sam nudge her forward gently. She sat back at the bar as Zach came over to her, "can I have that drink?"

Zach nodded, "only if I can have your number, Poppy."

She giggled, nodding as he handed her his phone. She put her number in it, handing it back as he handed her a drink, "what is this?"

"Margarita, on the rocks."

She nodded, taking a drink as he watched her. She grinned as she looked up at him, "thank you! I love it."

Zach laughed, nodding. He pointed at her, "a tequila girl. I thought so. I'll text you."

Poppy nodded, blushing as he winked at her before walking away. She walked back to the booth, seeing Sam and Bucky grinning at her as she sat down, "what?"

Bucky leaned towards her, "did you get his number?"

"No. But I gave him mine." She felt her phone buzz, seeing a message from an unknown number.

Unknown Number
You're beautiful Poppy
Can I take you out tomorrow?

Poppy looked up to see Zach watching her with a smile on his face.

Sounds good
And you're not so bad yourself

She looked up again to see him laugh at her message. She looked back at Bucky and Sam, "what do I wear on a date?"

Bucky laughed, leaning back in his seat, "we'll help you."

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Steve heard everyone return late. He came out into the living room seeing everyone taking off their shoes. "Everyone have a good time?"

Poppy grinned, nodding as she stumbled towards him, resting her hands on his chest as he tensed up, "yes! And I got asked out on a date!"

Steve clenched his jaw as he watched her go upstairs before looking back at Bucky who was watching him, "is she drunk?"

Bucky nodded, "yeah. She's a light weight. She's never been drunk before. Don't worry, she'll be fine." He took a step towards his friend, watching him, "is that all you're worried about?"

Steve shrugged, "I don't know what you mean."

Bucky chuckled, "right." He walked to the stairs, turning back to Steve, "if you're jealous, maybe you should do something about it."

Steve scoffed as he plodded to his room, slamming the door as he laid on his bed, "jealous. I'm not jealous." He sighed, rolling to his back as he stared at the ceiling, thinking about how happy Poppy had been about being asked out. He felt a pain in his chest, sick to his stomach as he crawled into a ball on his side. He wasn't used to feeling jealous since becoming Captain America.