against time.

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR || frustration

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR, frustration

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THEY REACHED RIGA, and after listening to Zemo's remarks about Sokovia, Bucky left. He didn't get too far before Ivanna was jogging after him. She grabbed Bucky's shoulder and he spun defensively, brows raised at the blonde.

"What the hell are you doing?" He snapped.

"Keeping you from getting killed," she snatched a piece of technology from his hands and inspected it. Her brows furrowed, "This is from Wakanda."

"Yes," Bucky relented and took it back, "get back to Sam and let me deal with her."

"Idiot," she mumbled and shook her head, hands crammed into her pockets as she marched back to the building Zemo had led them to. She found her way to Sam and Zemo, both eyeing her. Ivanna shook it off, removing her jacket and sitting beside Sam.

Zemo began helping himself to a drink and then disappeared into a bathroom. Sam and Ivanna were seated at the bar, Ivanna's hands folded over the top of it.

"You haven't called Steve into this," Sam pointed out the obvious, glancing at the blonde. She pulled her lips through her teeth and sighed shaking her head.

"I can't," she mumbled, "I refuse to. Steve...Steve needs to be able to know he doesn't have to be involved. And that he can work from the sidelines rather than be in the fight. Plus, I don't think he'd like to see what I did back in Madripoor."

"Man," Sam sighed and shook his head, reaching out and placing a hand over Ivanna's, "Steve's seen you do that, and a lot worse, we all have. He picked you as his partner for a reason, Vanna."

She smiled softly at Sam as Bucky walked in, just as Zemo was exiting the bathroom and dabbing his face off with a towel. Bucky shut the door and approached the duo at the bar, Zemo as well.

"Well, the Wakandans are here, they want Zemo. Bought us some more time,"

Sam was silent for a moment, processing the information before nodding, "Were you followed?"

"No,"

"How can you be so sure?" Zemo posed the question.

"Cause I know when I'm being followed,"

"It was sweet of you to defend me at least," Zemo said, turning to face Bucky with a small smirk.

"Hey, you shut it," Sam side-eyed Zemo from where he was sitting "No one's defending you. You killed Nagel."

"Do we have to litigate what may or may not have happened?"

"There's nothing to litigate," Sam countered while Zemo walked past both him and Ivanna. Bucky was distracted by his phone, Ivanna eyeing him, "You straight shot the man. And if you do it again I won't stop her-"

"Sam," Bucky's voice interrupted the threat and Sam glanced over at him.

"What?"

"Karli bombed a GRC supply depot,"

"What's the damage?" Ivanna questioned, straightening out and trying to peer at his phone.

"Eleven injured, three dead," Bucky continued reading his phone as she and Sam processed the information, "They have a list of demands and are promising more attacks if those demands aren't met in full."

"She's getting worse," Zemo returned to the bar and Sam sighed. The Baron helped himself to get another drink, "I have the will to complete this mission. Do the three of you?"