Miss America

Chapter Twenty

. . . . .With the Others . . . . 

"Come on Dad!" Billy runs towards the door. 

"Alright kiddo, don't forget to kiss you mom." Billy stops short at the door, looking at a picture of you. 

"Love you mom." He kisses the picture as routine as he dashes out the door. Bucky looks at the picture of you once more before heading outside to the watching Billy call his dog into the truck.  "Come on Smaug"

"Still don't know why you named him after a dragon, he's barely even a dog" Bucky said as he got in the drivers seat, having been thrilled that his son enjoyed the Hobbit as a Bedtime as a smaller child story but less thrilled about the movie remakes, but Billy loved them. 

"Bet Mom would have loved it" Billy says nonchalantly, playfully, stroking the small dog. 

"You're far too much like her you know that?" He looks at Billy with a smile. Billy had inherited the super solider genres as well as some of your newer powers. His ability to 'do magic' as they had decided to call it, and to find people, sense them and see into their minds has been what led to them finding little Smaug being lost and alone near the farm and it was Bucky's firm no, to keeping him that had caused Billy to age up to ten using his magic. 

"Is it weird that I miss her?" He looks at his Dad "I hardly knew her, but I think with having her powers, seeing the memories, I kinda do." He looks perplexed. 

"No kid, it's not weird." He ruffles Billy's hair before starting the engine. "Now remember, Uncle Tony still doesn't like me, so. . " 

"I know Dad" he rolls his eyes "best behaviour" Billy sighs, a slight smile as they drive out to Tony's house. 

. . . .

"BILLY!!!!" Morgan runs down the driveway to him, but stops short in confusion. 

"What happened?" Tony appears at the door. 

"I told him he couldn't have a dog, not until he was old enough to look after it." Bucky looks down at Billy. "So he got old enough." He looks back at Tony. 

"Sounds like Y/N." Tony said softly. 

"We have ice pops!" Morgan announces. 

"Can I?" He looks at his Dad. 

"If its alright with Mr. . ." 

"Its fine." Tony assures Bucky as they kids run in.

"Thanks for having us again, I know you don't enjoy being around me Tony."

"No, can't say I have still forgiven you but. . . I'm working on it." He says gently, they head into the kitchen and find Pepper, talking together Bucky helps them set up for lunch while the kids play. A while later he heads outside to go find them to bring them inside. 

"Theres some giggling as Billy very carefully uses his powers when playing with Morgan who's wearing an Iron Man Helmet, not of the usual Tony colours. 

"You should not be wearing that, okay? That is part of a special anniversary gift I'm making for Mom." They stop playing as he takes the helmet off Morgan's head. She emerges out smiling mischievously. 

"Sorry Mr Stark. . . "

"Its not your fault son, is this little rebel" Morgan giggles. Billy relaxes. 

"Are you two  thinking about lunch yet? I can give you a handful of crickets on a bed of lettuce." 

"I could go for the crickets" Billy makes an imaginary plate of them causing her to run to Tony who chuckles.