Fighting for You 🔞

Eight

Bucky had an unsettling feeling in his gut, that something wasn't right. The two idiots kept looking over at him, then their phones whispering together. The bar was really busy, but Lexi still hadn't shown up. Dropping the rag, he heads over to the other end of the bar, to the office.

He pokes his head in the door, Seeing Sandy sitting on the edge of her desk, on the phone... 'I'll come get it from you, and the pop over there... yeah, I'll give you a call later. Of course, thanks Catherine'... She hangs up, sighing.

'Any luck?'... He asks her. She turns to him, tapping her phone in her hand.

'I called 3 times and no answer. I called Catherine, and she hasn't seen her since 4. She said that she has a spare set of keys, if we want to go check on her'... Sandy gets up, slipping her phone in her pocket... 'They still out there?'

Bucky steps back, looking down the bar, seeing that the two men were gone... 'No, shit..'.. He slams his right hand against the doorframe, anger coursing through him. He looks to Sandy... 'I'm going to go check on her. I won't need a key'

Sandy nods, hearing the tone in his voice... 'James..'.. He turns back to look at her... 'Hurt them if you must, just not too much. And definitely don't kill them. I'd hate to have to bail you out'

He smirked at her, and rushed out of the bar. He ran all the way there. With his speed, it only took him 5 minutes, cutting through the back way.

In his rush to get there, he hadn't noticed a few new vehicles, parked up the road. Yanking the main door open, he took the stairs up, three at a time. Getting to their floor, he ran to her door, as quietly as he could.

He heard a crashing noise coming from inside, he hesitated, not wanting to burst in, just incase someone had a weapon. The sound of a muffled gunshot went off, and he kicked in the door, rushing inside.

He was not prepared for the scene before him. Lexi stood, blood seeping from a head wound, and she clutched her side. In her left hand, was a gun with a silencer. Bodies laid around the demolished apartment.

Lexi could barely breathe from fighting, and was rocking on her feet, trying to stay conscious. She looked up at Barnes, seeing him standing there, shock on his face... 'We gotta go... Now!'... She pants out, stumbling towards the bedroom.

Her feet felt sluggish, and she tripped over one of the bodies, almost hitting the floor, when she felt arms come around her.

Bucky caught her, and picked her up in his arms, walking to her bedroom. He put her on the bed, and grabbed a t-shirt from her basket, pressing it to her head... 'What happened?'

She shoved his hand away, panting out... 'We have to go. There's more coming'

Bucky was frustrated, angry and scared. Who the hell was after her? What had she gotten herself into? Those men on the floor in the other room, looked like professional... 'Let's get you cleaned up, and sort this out'

She yanked on his shirt, pulling him close and she gave him a hard stare... 'You're not listening to me Barnes, we got to fucking go, now! Hydra found you. I have to get you safe'

Bucky rocked back on his feet, his hands shaking. He watched her pull herself to her feet, and going to the wardrobe, she opened it, pulling out a bag. She went to the bathroom, clattering about and then came back to him.

Lexi saw that he was in shock, and with a gun shot wound, and a head injury, she needed him focused until she could patch herself up... 'Sorry about this..'.. She slapped him hard across the face, snapping his attention back to her... 'Welcome back. Now, let's get your shit and go. I'll have clean up come deal with this. You got 2 minutes, move it'