The Assassins Heart

Gifts

Wanda and Nat woke you early the next morning to shop. Rolling over onto your face you groan into your pillow. You feel Nat poking and prodding at you and pulling the covers down your body. You shiver in the cold air and growl out a "Fuck off" before feeling a pinch on your bare backside.

"Ow" you sit up quickly pulling your sheets around you.

"Thats what happens when you sleep naked and ask us to go shopping" Nat smirks and goes for another pinch before you dive out the way.

You roll off the bed and land on your ass with a grunt and a glare at Nat who smiles maliciously at you.

"Get in the shower before Nat tries again" Wanda giggles at you.

You stand dropping the sheet and stalk to the bathroom, wiggling your ass as Nat smacks at it again. You smile to yourself, a few months ago this would of been super weird to you, nine years ago it wouldn't of phased you at all. Being at the mercy of hydra ment you had no privacy, modesty or sense of self enough to care. But here she was with her sister's, that was how she thought of Wanda and Nat. She couldn't remember if she had any siblings which saddened her but her new family filled her life with joy even as her heart was breaking.

This time away should, no, would be good for her. She would damn well make sure she had peace and time to adjust and move on from him. Even thinking his name hurt her. But she was determined to have some sort of life after eight years on the run. He was alive and well and that's all that really mattered. She huffed and dried off from her shower. A new light had entered her eyes, a new pride seeped into her soul. Yes she loved him with everything she is but she had already wasted eight years thinking he was gone. Time to get some of that life Tony kept telling Steve to get.

Finally dressed she grabs her bag and smiles at the girls, ready to go.

"Mall or somewhere else?" asks Nat.

"Mall" you and Wanda say together.

You hated shopping but at least the mall had everything in one place. You wanted boots and some playing cards and to have look for anything else that you could take as a distraction. You would have Steve for a week but weren't sure how long you yourself would actually be gone. Nat and Wanda head to the garage while you quickly run to the kitchen to grab a coffee to go, if you had to face all those people you needed caffeine first. Thankfully someone had already started the coffee machine so you didn't have to wait long. Tapping your foot restlessly as the liquid finishes it pour into the first cup, moving it to the side you place your travel cup under and press the button.

"Bucky you better swallow that coffee in one go otherwise I'm leaving without you" Percy freezes at hearing Clint shout his name.

Maybe she could shove the cup further away before he comes in, to late she hears his footsteps stomping into the kitchen and pause as he realised she was there right by his cup. A deep breath is heard as he walks over quickly to grab it and move away.

"Come on" she whispers quietly.

He winces at her words knowing full well she is trying to get away from him, he also knows she takes cream and sugar and will not drink a coffee any other way. He on the other hand only takes sugar and moves as fast as he can to the cupboard that holds it but in their haste neither pay attention to the others movements. As he grabs the sugar pot she moves her hand to the cupboard not watching. Their hands meet in the middle, they turn to each other both flushing red at the contact. Bucky opens his mouth but doesn't get a word out before Percy runs from the room leaving behind the coffee she desperately wanted. Bucky shakes his head in guilt as she flees from him, he can smell her honey shampoo in the air and takes a deep breath of it.