Adopted By a Romanian Teddy Bear

Chapter 3

I start reading the comic to Peter and 15 minutes later there is a knock on the door. Miss Ava walks over and opens it. "Hello Sebastian, please come in." she says and Sebastian walks in. I pick Peter up and I walk out of the kitchen to where Miss Ava and Sebastian are. Sebastian is wearing a blue t-shirt, jeans, and another baseball cap and pair of sunglasses. "Hi Trixie." Sebastian smiles, "Are you ready to go?" He asks, still smiling. I nod and give Peter one last hug, "I'll miss you, and I love you, my little Spider-Man." Peter hugs me as tight as he can and says back "I'll miss you more and I love you more Trixie."

I put Peter down and walk over and grab my bags. I smile at Miss Ava who smiles back, but has a few tears running down her face. Sebastian opened the door and we walk out. I follow Sebastian to a car and he opened the trunk. I put my bags in and he closes the trunk. "Want to sit up front?" Sebastian asks me, I nod. I open the passenger door and hop into the passenger seat. I look at Sebastian as he gets into the drivers seat. He smiles and takes off the sunglasses and baseball cap. "Holy crap." I say, as I stare at Sebastian. "Language." he says then laughs at my face.

"You-you're Sebastian Stan. And anyway, you can't say that, you're not Steve Rogers or Chris Evans." Sebastian laughs, I continue to freak out, "Oh my god, did Sebastian Stan just adopt me?" He nods, "Can I tell Peter?" I ask as I pull out my phone, "Wanna show him instead?" Sebastian asks as a smirk appears on his face, I nod. We get out of the car and I knock on the orphanage door. Miss Ava opens it and I asks "Forget something?" I nod and Sebastian and I walk in. Peter runs into the room when he hears the door, "Trixie, what are you doing back here?" he asks, "Well, I wanted to show you something cool." I walk Peter over to Sebastian , who at the point has his hat and sunglasses back on again. Sebastian says, "Hi Peter, my name is Sebastian, I hear you and Trixie are Marvel fans?" "Yea, Trixie and I watched all the Avengers movies even though some of them don't have her favorite actor." "Who is her favorite actor?" Sebastian asks, "Sebastian Stan, the guy who plays Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier." Peter replies with a smile, "She made me memorize what he looks like so that I know who she is talking about when she talks about his character." Sebastian laughs, "Well Peter, it was nice to meet you." Sebastian says as he takes off his sunglasses and hat. Peter's jaw dropped. "You're Sebastian Stan! You're Bucky Barnes! Trix, he's Bucky Barnes! You just got adopted by Bucky freaking Barnes!" We all laugh, "I know." I said, "I found out when we went outside. I wanted to surprise you before we left." "Tell Robert I'm his biggest fan if you meet him." I laugh and nod. "Trixie, we have a plane to catch, so we should get going." Sebastian puts his hat and sunglasses back on and we walk out. We get back into the car and he takes his hat and sunglasses off again. "Thanks for that." I say to Sebastian as he starts driving away. "No problem, it was funny. So we are heading to L.A. because I have to film a new Avengers movie and you get to come to set with me. "Really?" I ask, really excited. Sebastian laughs and nods, "Yay!" I say and smile.

We drive to the airport and grab my bags out of the trunk. We hop on the plane and take off. "I've never been on a plane." Sebastian looks at me and grabs my hand, I flinch at his touch. "It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you." he says with concern in his voice. I breath and respond, "I know, but I've been abused in the past and I have a hard time with new people in the beginning." He nods, "I understand, just take your time. So, Peter said I'm your favorite actor?" I feel my face turn red, "It's not what you think, it's not the same reason other girls my age like you, they like you just because you look good, not to say you don't look good, you do, it's just because I've seen a lot of your movies, and I love your acting. Your movies have helped me through some dark times in my life, like the abuse and other stuff." He laughs, "I have to say, you might be one of the few people who have told me that they like me not because of my looks. I'm glad my movies were able to help you."

We start to take off and I start having a panic attack. I reach for my bag that is in the seat next to me and I pull out a Captain America plushie, which makes Sebastian laugh. I look at him confused until I realize why he is laughing, I laugh too. The plushie is old and worn, the head has been sewn back on multiple times and it can show. "How long have you had that plushie? And why is it a Cap plush, not a Bucky plush?" Sebastian asks, "Since I saw Captain America the first Avenger, which is when I fell in love with Marvel. And because I wasn't able to afford the Bucky plush. Why?" "Because it looks loved." I smile, knowing that he meant it looked old and beaten, but I knew he wasn't trying to make me feel bad. "I tried saving up for a new Bucky plush and I got the money, but Peter got hurt and Miss Ava needed help paying for his medical bills, so I gave her my money. I knew that it's what Bucky or Cap would have done if they were in my situation." Sebastian chuckled and nodded, "Seems like you took both their philosophies to heart." he said. "Yea, I wanted to be just like them when I was younger, but as I got older and the abuse started, it was harder to do that and everybody told me to stop trying to be a fictional hero." Sebastian looked at me with sadness in his eyes. "Well, maybe I can get you a new plush when we get home. Anyway, I'm gonna take a nap, you should try to take one too, it helps to reduce jet lag." I nodded and I closed my eyes. It was easy to fall asleep, the seat I was sitting in was softer than my bed back at the orphanage.

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