Dark Desires (Bucky Barnes) ((Steve Rogers))

Chapter 29: Are We Just Not Going to Talk About That? Pt 2

Steve was silent for a moment swallowing hard. Everyone waiting, Cara realizing all at once, she spoke up, catching everyone's attention.

"Was it me or Bucky, Steve?" She asked calmly.

Steve looked up remorsefully at her. Hesitating slightly before he spoke.

"Both of you." Steve said.

Everyone reacted in different ways to the statement. But Steve could only focus on Cara. She closed her eyes for a moment, tilting her head down slightly. When she opened them she nodded slightly, understanding why.

"So what stopped you?" Sam asked now.

"Like I said when I saw Cara something inside of me started changing and I couldn't do it." Steve said.

Bucky let out a small laugh that turned into a disbelieving chuckle. Steve crossed his arms, straightening his stance staring at him angrily. Everyone else had turned to look at Bucky, Cara now realizing where their hands were, taking hers back subtly.

"Something funny Barnes?" Fury asked.

He looked around the table, then at Steve before giving his attention to Fury.

"Uh, yeah actually. Steve's a liar." Bucky said.

"Excuse me?" Steve said uncrossing his arms.

"You're a liar. Not about the Cara part but the rest of it is bullshit. On the museum roof, as Hydras new bitch boy, you had a shot to take her out and you didn't. You hesitated. You only shot when you saw me. If you were watching her, in medical, and you couldn't shoot her there, where she was wide open for a shot, then why enter the tower? Huh? Because you didn't have a clear shot at me without hitting her, so plan A and B failed to kill me which brings plan C which was to wait, I'm guessing, in my room for me and take care of me then. Isn't that right Steve?" Bucky said growing angry.

"Buck, I wasn't my-"

"Yourself?" Bucky interjected.

"I couldn't-"

"Control yourself?"

"No! And you damn well know I couldn't!" Steve said voice raised.

"Then what made you go to your own room instead of wait to kill me in mine?!?" Bucky yelled.

"Because I remembered something! I remembered her but didn't know how I knew her or who I was or who you were other than 'The Winter Soldier' my target." Steve yelled.

The two of them angrily stared at each other, chests puffed out riding and falling with angry breathing. Everyone looked at the two of them except for Cara. She couldn't look at either of them right now. She hated this. Hated them fighting with each other like this. Coulson broke the tension filled silence.

"Let's move on. You get to your room and Agent Barton snaps you out of it. Agent Barton, how did you know he would be in his room?" Coulson asked.

Cara cleared her throat before answering, her voice steady.

"I didn't. I was in medical with Bucky, woke up in the middle of the night, slipped out, and went to Steve's room, I just wanted a shower and to put on his sweats after everything at the museum. That's when we had the fight and I found out the Hydra soldier was Steve." Cara said.

"Bucky, Sam and Tony and I confirmed that information while Cara was in surgery." Nat said.

"So once you were in Cap's room, was there a confrontation of sorts?" Maria asked.

"We'll kind of-" Steve started but Cara interrupted him.

"I knew he was in there when I approached the door. So I went in, locked the door so he couldn't get away, and we talked." Cara said.