Neighbours (Bucky Barnes x OC)

Twelve

Lia

She practically ran home at 3pm, hoping Bucky would still come over. Her hands were shaking as she grabbed her keys from her bag, slipping them into the lock. Bucky appeared instantly, opening his door to come face to face with the flushed blonde.

"Hi." Lia was breathless, a small smile playing on her face.

Bucky said nothing, only followed her into her apartment. Her heart was beating faster than usual which was just becoming the norm when Bucky was around her. She stopped questioning it.

Bucky stopped at the door after he closed it, not following Lia as she sat down. It made her feel uncomfortable and she wanted to make him sit but he wasn't a dog.

"You can sit you know."

"I've got somewhere to be after this Jones." Back to surnames? Nice.

"You said you'd check on me and you didn't." Bucky's jaw tensed as he stared at her, the tension in the air was far too thick.

"I had stuff to do." Lia nodded but clenched her fists, he was irritating her. She was hoping by her admitting she needed him to check on her he would express some kind of anything about how he was feeling. Apparently not.

"Right, it would've taken you all of two seconds."

"Not everything works around you Lia." The tension got thicker instantly, Lia standing up.

"I thought you cared." Her voice broke as she spoke. She knew how pathetic she was being, she hadn't even known him two months but he saved her from a lot. The scariest thing that could've ever happened to her was stopped by the screaming assassin next door.

"I thought you wanted to keep me safe." She couldn't help the word vomit coming up, she didn't mean to feel frustrated with him. She thought someone actually cared about her for once.

"Can your friend not do that?" Lia scoffed.

"So it's about jealousy then? Lucas is nothing more than a quick fuck Barnes." She knew how nasty she sounded, Lucas was a friend but nothing more. She would never expect him to look after her like she seemed to expect Bucky to.

"What do you want from me Lia?" Bucky's tone was calm, only irritating her further. She didn't know.

When she didn't answer he stepped closer to her slowly with only the sound of his boots hitting the floor surrounding them. Lia's breath got quicker the closer he got but she wasn't sure why. She avoided his gaze, looking at the floor rather than at him. It was embarrassing what she did and she knew that, Bucky didn't need her being like this. What she didn't realise was that Bucky knew exactly why she was annoyed because he was annoyed at himself for the same reasons.

Lia kept her gaze on his shoes as he got close to her, stopping less than an inch away from her. His gloved finger was placed under her chin, titling her head up towards him so she would meet her gaze. His lips were less than an inch away from hers and it was all a bit much for her. The heartbeat hammering in her ears was definitely going to be heard by Bucky. Stupid super soldier.

"Answer me darling." Her lips parted but no sound came out, his hot breath fanning her face only intensified the need she had for him.

Her gaze was fluttering between his lips and his eyes, her brain battling between whether she should speak or kiss him. She didn't have an answer but they couldn't stand like this forever.

Fuck it.

Lia moved her head the final inch, letting her lips collide with his. Bucky kissed her back instantly, his right arm wrapping around her waist and pulling her closer to him. Her arms wrapped around his neck, her fingers getting tangled in his hair as she pulled slightly. The action caused him to kiss her harder, pulling her further against his body. Lia's breath was slipping away from her but she didn't care, this felt like everything she needed. She had to pull away to breathe, resting her forehead against his. She was extremely breathless whereas Bucky just ran his tongue over his lips and pulled away from her.

"I can't give you that." Before she had a chance to open her mouth he was gone.

What the fuck just happened?