[𝟭.𝟯] 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 ➣ {𝕛•𝕓•𝕓} ❘ [𝖒𝖛𝖔𝖒 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗]

*:･ﾟ𝟮𝟭 ༉‧₊❒┊𝗡𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 ☰

2 DAYS LATER

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Two days had passed since Bucky found out that Natalie had powers. Since then, he didn't even have one minute of peacefulness. His mind was constantly racing with worries and paranoia. Every time her powers would appear, his mind would be on full alert, making sure she doesn't harm herself in the process.

By now, Bucky had dark circles under his eye, his eyes were droopy and his shoulders were slumped. 

Mara was in the kitchen and had a jar of cookies in her hand. She twisted the lid open and reached in, pulling out a piece of cookie for herself.

Natalie was on the couch with her father and brother, all three of them were watching some movie on the TV together. Bucky had dozed off on the headrest of the couch with Natalie on his lap.

The youngest Barnes saw her sister with the cookie jar and used her abilities to teleport with a silver blink.

Aaron yelled out in alarm when his sister teleported. He jumped in his place and fell on the floor on his back, eyes blown wide.

"What?! What?!" Bucky snapped awake, looking around frantically, "What happened?!"

Natalie appeared on the sink counter in front of her sister with a silver haze and snatched it from her.

Mara let out a high-pitched scream, stumbling back until she hit the dining counter behind her, "Every time! The last cookie! Every damn time!—" she then blinked in realization, "Nat has powers?!" Mara's mouth fell open.

"Yeah," Bucky muttered, his eyes drooping in exhaustion. He walked over to the kitchen

"You knew?!" Aaron gaped at him, "Since when?"

"A couple of nights ago,"

"Why didn't you tell us?" Mara looked up at him.

"I don't know,"

"You told Mom?"

"No," Bucky placed Natalie on the couch to sit and paced the room with his back to his children.

"Why not?" Aaron crossed his arms.

"Because she is—"

"I bet she'll know what to do,"

"We need to know these kinds of things!" Mara shouted.

"Because I'm rectifying, okay?!" Bucky's voice boomed throughout the mansion as he raised his voice.

The three kids went silent at this, speechless at his outburst with wide eyes.

"I'm taking the information! I'm processing it! It's all too much!" Bucky hollered, "I'm doing the stupid math! I'm fixing the bullies! Taking care of the baby from snapping in and out of space and time! How do I do it?!"

The there kids remained silent, too shocked to speak.

"By rolling with the punches!" Bucky breathed heavily, "I was not made for this kind of life, and I still am trying to adjust myself to this idiotic era where everything is confusing and complicated! I'm not some mediocre guy who's fit for family, but I am still trying my best! But no! No! One after the other— It's just chaos!"

Mara blinked, recovering herself from the moment, "We should call Sam,"

"Didn't you call Sam?" Aaron asked Bucky, "Or Wanda?"

"Wanda's been unavailable for a long time," Bucky shook his head.

"What about Sam?" Aaron prodded knowingly.

"Hell no," he refused strongly, "There's no need for him. I got this,"

Just then Natalie disappeared into the air with a silver blink.

"Oh crap," Bucky started to panic, "Where did she go, where did she go," he looked around agitatedly, not wanting her to collapse into anything and get hurt.

A high-pitched giggle was heard outside the house and Bucky, Mara, and Aaron turned towards it.

Bucky hurried towards the nearest exit and grabbed a chair on his way. He hurled it at the glass window, breaking it, and sprinted out of it.

Natalie appeared into view just above the swimming pool nearby and Bucky leaped to catch her.

Bucky and Natalie fell into the swimming pool behind the mansion with a loud splash. The little girl cooed as she flapped her hands on the water while Bucky held her with a worn-out look and kept both of them afloat.

"I'm calling Sam," Mara deadpanned in declaration and walked over to her room to fetch her phone.

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