Family

Chapter 15

"That dog now has the run of the compound he can go anywhere he wants". Stark announced as they stood in the car park watching the bomb squad carry out the explosives MrC had found. "He gets steak for dinner." The dog jumped excitedly as Ophelia held onto his lead.
"Mr Stark he can't have steak he's a spaniel you'll make him sick." Ophelia explained. "He's happy with his diet he just doesn't know it. When everyone has gone I'd like to sweep the compound and see if he finds anything else." She suggested feeling slightly embarrassed as she was in her skimpy pjs and bare footed. Stark nodded. Pausing to take his jacket off and pass it to her, gratefully she covered herself up with it.
"Take the STRIKE team with you in case of anything else." He suggested and she went to find Rumlow.
"Now this is a sight I could get used to" Rumlow drawled lazily running his eyes over the scantily clad agent as Ophelia tapped him on the arm to give him Starks instructions.
"You know what. Don't worry about it" she snarled her face flaming red and she stalked off calling the dog with her, leaving Rumlow and his squad laughing behind her.

"You ok there doll?" Barnes called knowing that Ophelia was the one he wanted. He's tried to fight it because of the complications of Fury being her father but at this moment he didn't care, he just needed to make sure she was safe and in his arms. Walking confidently up to Ophelia, planning to tell her how he felt as she stood by her open door her eyes wide Barnes looked into her room. The lights were on and Nico lay sprawled across her bed in a pool of of his own blood with his throat cut.
"I think your bimbo may have been the bomber" she swallowed faintly and swayed at the sight in front of her. Bucky caught her as she fainted.

Fury looked questioningly at the super soldier who was pacing in his office "She's in my room and she's staying there until we can figure this out."
"Figure out what? Whether someone is trying to kill her or your relationship with her? Your girlfriend had ample opportunity to take out the Avengers but she waited for Ophelia. Opi was her target. Think about it Barnes, she set her sight on you when most people considered you being in a relationship with Ophelia and then she targeted Nico for the same reason." Barnes just scowled at Fury's statement and walked out of the office and back to his room. As he opened the door he saw she was holding a hand gun. Breathing a sigh of relief that it was him the gun disappeared.
"How are you doing?" He asked softly and Ophelia just shrugged. Without thinking he moved to her side and gently wrapped her in his arms as she woodenly stood there. "You need some sleep doll."
"Did you call Claire that?" She asked by her voice flat as she stared into the distance. "I'm not sleeping in the same bed as her, and I am not a toy. I find that endearment offensive" Ophelia knew her voice was beginning to sound harsh and she moved away from him "I spoke to a friend of mine he's got somewhere for me to go so I'll be leaving soon. Nail is going to pilot me, I just can't take MrC with me."
"I'm coming with you" Bucky began softly stepping into the space that had widened between them.
"Why?" She demanded slamming her fist against the wall. "Why would you want to do that Bucky? Your girlfriend just tried to kill everyone in the compound and she did kill Nico. Nico, who never harmed anyone he was a computer geek for fuck sake! He was just getting his life back" As Ophelias voice grew louder she knew she needed to calm down but at this precise moment it was impossible for her. "Has it not occurred to you."'she demanded hitting the wall again. "That could have been you?" Her breath was ragged and her voice sharp. "One of my best friends has just been brutally murdered and all I can think is thank fuck it wasn't you! What sort of person thinks that?" As she shouted hysterically as her sobs started and she grew angry with herself for crying again.
"Opi"
"It's Ophelia. Ophelia ok? My name is fucking Ophelia I bloody hate it when people shorten it." With that she pushed him away and stormed out of the door wiping her tears as she started to move faster. Bucky froze for a moment and then ran after her seeing her disappear into the elevator. He watched as the elevator rose to the roof and he pounded up the stairs, arriving just in time to see her climb aboard Furys helicopter and it take off. Leaving him standing alone.

"You arguing with Ops again?" Rogers asked as Bucky stormed to the now empty bar.
"She hates her name being shortened" he replied tersely pouring himself a large whiskey. "I don't know where she's gone Steve".
"What's going on between you two?" He asked carefully moving the bottle from his reach. Like him, he knew Bucky couldn't get drunk on normal alcohol but enjoyed the comfort of the memory of it.
"James Barnes what did you do to my friend?" Wanda demanded interrupting as she entered the room holding MrC. Vision anxiously following her. "I have never felt Opi so upset!"
"She hates her name being shortened" the two super soldiers chorused and Vision grabbed MrC and a now obviously angry Wanda as she started towards them almost growling, her hands starting to glow.
"Why aren't you going after her?" She demanded. "She could be in all sorts of trouble." Barnes sighed and downed his drink. "well if you won't go we will, come on Vis" with that she marched out of the room. "Tony look after MrC please" she demanded as she passed Stark, Vision depositing the startled looking dog in Starks arms, and paused to look back at him. "Please may we borrow a jet? Thank you" she added not waiting for an answer. With that she rushed off to find her friend.