when the party's over

james buchanan barnes

y/n pov

"You promise we won't have to move again?" I said fixing the outfit I had on for today. It was the first day of my 8th school in the past 5 years. Usually, I would dress more comfortable but I wanted to make a decent impression, so my outfit isn't as sloppy as usual.

"I promise Hun, we won't be going anywhere anytime soon." My mother smiled also fixing her work uniform in the mirror we both stood in front of. "Come on, if you want a ride to school we better get going."

I grabbed my bag and phone slipping on my shoes but letting the backs fold over as I had to put them properly on in the car. We stepped outside and the cold morning air stung my eyes. Getting in the car my mother propped her work bags on the passenger floor causing me to have to squish my feet beside them.

"Are you exited to start at your new school?" She asked starting a conversation. I hummed as a yes watching the trees pass by. The houses just started to get bigger and bigger. That's the thing about this new school, it's in the filthy rich part of town. The only reason I'm getting sent there is because of my mother's new job.

Her employer who made her move for the millionth time said my education was all paid for, only for us to find out that it was this rich ass school. Anyway I was always moving schools sometimes even countries and mum was always needed somewhere else so I didn't make a lot of friends.

We passed this one mansion though. It was massive with red and gold accents, the stoned driveway had a massive M paved in. Big burgundy doors matched with a golden M sat in the dead centre of the house. I kept my eyes on it until we drove too far away.

"That's the big bosses house, Oleg Maximoff." Mum explains noticing my interest. I told her I understood why I was sent to the rich school now. She laughed and within a couple more minutes we were pulling up outside the school. Jeez alright.

"Have fun kid, I have to get to work." She pulled into the school drop off zone breaking briefly. I said my goodbyes to her while getting out of the car.

I quickly looked around and saw what other people were wearing to know if I was to over or under dressed and in all honesty it was hard to decide. Half the kids were in a hoodie and pyjama pants and the other half was dressed more smart casual.

I walked inside the school gates trying to not make it look like I was amazed at all the different buildings. Some were more old and grand looking while others were modernized but they all worked so well together.

I headed to where I only guessed was the main office but somehow I ended up getting lost and accidentally knocked into this tall guy.

I went to apologize but somehow I recognized his face. "Hey sorry... but uh do I know you?" I asked him tilting my head slightly to the side in confusion.

"Depends on who's asking, but the names Barnes, Bucky Barnes" He said moving his longish brown hair out of his face.

"You wouldn't happen to have a brother named James would you" I asked he laughed and explained how he went by bucky and no one has called him James in years.

I didn't ask why but then a girl with fiery red hair walked up to him. " Barnes, already hitting on the new girl what a surprise." The girl laughed before turning to me.

"Natasha Romanoff, nice to meet you" She held out her hand and I shook it. This girl was intimidating. "So do you's know each other?" She questioned saying something about how we seemed like friends or some shit.

"Apparently we went to the same school, sorry whats your name?" he asked before stopping himself "wait no I got this" He then looked at me for more than a couple seconds with his eyebrows drawn together. I made a face in anticipation thinking his expression was amusing when all of a sudden it clicked.

"OH, She was my girlfriend in grade 3. y/n right, Andreas daughter" Bucky explained we had met in primary school.

"yeah, why do you still know my mums name?" I laughed like who remembers that.

"what can I say, I'm a ladies man" now it was Natashas turn to laugh as she assured me he was full of himself. Bucky and I continued talking remembering this one girl Yelena, who we we're both friends with as well. It looked like the red head was about to say something but stopped and looked behind me.

"Hey pep" Natasha greeted when a strawberry blond walked up to us. "Hey Nat, bucky." She nodded to the pair before turning to me. "Hi are you y/n y/l/n?" She questioned to which I nodded. "Great I have to show you around, so if you'll excuse us."

With that I said goodbye to the pair following the girl. "So, where you moving from?" She asked as we waited for the office to print out my timetable and other things. The bell had just rung so there wasn't many kids left around.

"We moved from the other side of the country" I shrugged, it might have seemed like a big change to most people but I was used to it. We had made light conversation, but it was clear Pepper wasn't much of a conversationalist.

This by far was the biggest school I had been to. The tour took most of the first session but pepper said the whole school was in an assembly now so gave me the option to A walk into the assembly and have everyone start staring at me or B just wait out the rest of the session in the library. So obviously I chose the latter.

The library was massive. It was in one of the old fancy buildings and there must have been hundreds of books. Even the little ladder thing to get to the top ones was built in. On the side wall was massive windows a few of them being bay windows a couple seniors studying.

I took a seat on one of the couches and it was only a 10 minute wait before the bell went so I got up to head to my first official class of the day. As soon as I left the library it was a little walk to the building my next class was. I think it was English literature or something. As I was walking there I noticed this commotion outside the building.

"PIETRO I SWEAR TO GOD" I heard someone yell. I look to my right and see a girl around my height getting up in this other guys face. She had long brown hair that blew around in the wind. I was drawn to her face as I took in the black eyeliner and a darkish pink lipstick. She wore a low cut black dress with a red vest and several necklaces going down her chest. I noticed all the rings on her fingers and black nail polish as she slapped the white haired boy in front of her.

"Ah the Maximoff twins again" I herd Natasha creeping up next to me. It scared the shit out of me I missed what happened but people started making some more noise and I looked back to see the siblings still yelling. "Yeah you don't want to get in the middle of them" She said it like she was used to it and the red head started walking to her class.

The argument died down and I didn't even catch what it was about I was too busy looking at the girl. She rolled her eyes walking away from her brother. The girl picked up her backpack from the floor and angrily barged into the building.

Despite the outburst as I was walking through the dispersing crowd all I could hear was how hot the Maximoff twins were and how rich they were, they were popular all that.

People looked at me when I walked past them in the halls and it was to be expected. However, eventually I found my class and took a seat in the back before the teacher wanted to introduce me to the class. I've done it so many times and yet I still hate it and never know what to say.

"you're in my seat"