Fighting for You 🔞

Forty-Five

Lexi stood, her hands twitching, her body aching from the fight. She knee she looked mess, but as her emotions were switched off, she didn't care. She turned her head to Nicholas... 'You missed out quite a lot of that story Nic..'

'Are you alright Lex?'... He gaze found Reyah, sensing her hesitation.

'I'm fine. Though Silas..'.. She brought her hand up, watching the blood drip... 'Is no longer a problem. Neither are his minions. I'm sure one got away to go tell Connor, but I couldn't give a shit..'

She looked around at the others, seeing Barnes with his head down and Rogers on a couch next to him, watching her... 'I'm going to shower. No one leave this room, I'll only be 10 minutes, then we can talk..'

They watched her flit away, and Steve looked to Nicholas... 'Should we be worried?'

'No. From what I know of Alexandria, she will flip her switch back on soon. Though, I'm sure she would like to have a conversation with you both, before she does..'.. He turns to the Captain... 'I can sense your hesitation, and that your feelings have shifted. So she can sense them too. If you no longer wish to be with her, then it's best that she does not feel that pain..'

'Fuck it, its 3am, I'm getting drunk. This is all way too much for me..'.. Tony heads to the bar, Romanoff and Banner join him. He pours two drinks, taking them over to the soldiers and Bruce brings his drink over... 'Barnes, how are you doing?'

Tony asked him, sitting on the coffee table in front of him. He could see the man was breaking, and he felt a tug of empathy for him.

'Its my fault. If I hadn't shot her..'.. Bucky sighed. He didn't remember it, but the footage showed him what he had done.

'No, it was not..'.. Nicholas walked over, sitting on the couch opposite, and leaning his elbows on his knees... 'If she truly believed that, do you think she would be with you now? She has spent every moment since then, trying to find you and get you free. Alexandria knows, it was not you..'

'He's right..'.. Tony nods... 'You know her Barnes, she's fiercely protective of you. She loves you and Rogers. There's nothing she wouldn't do for you..'

'She made him forget, didn't she?'... Steve asks, watching Bucky, as he rubbed his back.

'I did..'.. Steve looks up, seeing Lexi come back in. Her hair was wet, and she was wearing Buckys t-shirt and his boxers. His body stirred seeing how she was dressed. She walked over to them, sitting next to Tony on the table, looking between him and Bucky.

'I told you before, I only ever used it once, make someone forget me, to protect someone I care about, alpha..'.. Lexi watched Barnes with his head down... 'Can you look at me?'

Bucky raised his head at her words, her eyes held no emotions, and he knew she still hadn't flipped her switch... 'Why don't you hate me? Nicholas said you went after the others, but not me, why?'

'Because it wasn't you. It's wasn't the soldier either. He had no control over his actions, I don't blame him. I blame Connor, and I'm going to tear him apart for what he's done. This..'.. She gestured between the three of them... 'This is what he wants, to break us apart. He wants you to hate me, for you all to hate me, so I'll be alone..'

'No chance of that happening, I got your back..'... Lexi turned to Romanoff, and nodded at her.

'What happened love?'... She looks at Nicholas.

'Silas played the footage. What he wanted was for me to breakdown and lose control of my emotions, but I don't think he expected me to shut them off. I got information out of him, before I killed him. Connor wants me, and it's getting to the point that he is killing anyone and everyone to get to me. He's using it to his advantage..'.. She stands and heads to the bar for a drink.

'His actions are throwing the high council into turmoil. If they hand me over to him, then they hope the killings will stop, but we know what he's like..'.. She grabs her glass, heading back over... 'He won't ever stop, unless I stop him..'

'What are you going to do?'... Tony asks, watching her.

'Hand myself over. He doesn't know my power, only Nic knew, and now so do all of you. I can take his from him, and use it..'... She sips her drink.

'What is his power?'... Bruce asks, from the chair.

'Telekinesis..'.. Lexi nods to Banner... 'I just need to touch him. The longer I hold onto him, the more power I take from him. I only need a couple of minutes to completely take it from him..'

'You know what he'll do to you..'.. Reyah steps forward... 'Don't do it, please..'

'What will he do?'... Steve looks between the two women.

'Nothing you need to worry about. Now..'.. She turns to look at her men... 'I'll make you a deal Barnes..'.. He looks up at her... 'You stop blaming yourself over something YOU didn't do, and had no control over, and I'll flip my switch back..'

'Lex..'...Bucky sighs. What she was asking for was just not possible... 'It was me. I was the soldier, why don't you hate me?..'.. He stands up and starts pacing... 'I killed your mother, Tony's parents and countless others. I shot you, hurt you and held you down while they did that to you! Why don't you hate me for it?! I don't deserve any of your kindness, or your love. I'm a monster'

His head swung back from her slap. He didn't even see her move... 'You done with the self loathing?..'.. His hand came up to soothe his cheek, it really did hurt. She stood with her arms folded in front of him, waiting.

'First off, again I'll say this and hopefully you'll actually listen. It. Was. Not. You! The soldier had no control over anything he did, and neither did you. Tell me, if it was Captain that fell from the train, and went through everything that Hydra did, what would you be saying to him now?..'

Bucky thought it over, he'd be saying exactly what she had been telling him... 'What happened to me, YOU had no part in. I saw it, in the soldiers eyes, there was a spark of emotion, fear, sadness. I could see he was trying to fight the control over him, and right there, in that moment, I knew. I knew the truth, he had no control over anything he did. That little spark of humanity in him, was the reason I fought so hard since I turned, to get you and him free..'

Bucky swallowed down the emotions. She was right, she had saved him, and was still trying to save him. He really didn't believe he deserved it, or her love... 'I'm sorry..'

'You apologise one more time for what happened in the past, I will slap you again. And without my emotions, I won't feel bad about it..'.. She raised her eyebrow at him.

'Right well, now that your lovers quarrel is over with, what's the plan?'... Nicholas asks her.

'Everyone to bed, now. You all need to be rested. Nicholas, Eli, Reyah, go feed. You'll need your strength, and have the others do the same. Be back here by lunchtime..'.. She says, not taking her eyes off Barnes... 'Let's go, you too Captain. We need to talk..'

She strides from the room, hearing her two men follow. She needed to talk with them, and keep them safe.

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