Sunflower

12

A while later Tony entered the office, seeing me focus on the screen. "Anything?" he asked, standing next to me.

"All thirteen thousand-nine hundred-and-twenty-eight photos are perfectly fine. There is nothing wrong or odd in them," I said, sighing. "I went through all the footages, three times. I can't find anything." I looked at Tony. "I also upgraded your system in between, you know, Friday. You need to work on your firewall," I said, pointing at the other screen.

Confused Tony walked over to it, examining what I had done. "You made it-"

"Better, stronger, faster and harder to hack," I said, leaning crossed arms against the table. "I got bored."

Tony turned to me, frowning. "Well then, Amber. You have the rest of the day off. You can go home or go train or whatever," he said, sounding unbelieved.

I smiled and walked out the office without saying something back. I walked into the lounge, where Natasha, Wanda, Steve, Clint, and Bruce sat. They noticed me enter. "Did you take a look at my offer, princess?" Steve asked, giving a smirk. Everyone looked at both of us, unaware of this 'offer'.

"I did, and I am not sorry to say no thank you."

I smiled, before walking past them all and out the room. I walked out of the compound, down the street to the bus stop. I looked at my watch, reading 15:43. The bus stopped in front of me, and the doors flung open.

"Hi Stan," I smiled, walking into the bus.

"Oh, hello darling. Pleasant seeing you here," he smiled, letting me sit behind him.

"I have a date, so I'm heading home early," I said as we pulled away.

We reached my hotel, where he dropped me off. I said goodbye and headed to my room. I jumped into the shower, washing off the day's dirt. I jumped back out of the shower and got dressed. I put on a pair of easy slip-on sneakers. I sat down in front of my vanity, looking at my make-up free skin.

Who cared? I never wear makeup! I opened my jewellery box and pulled out a necklace. I looked at it, feeling like it would be to extra. I put it back in the box and shut it.

~

My phone then vibrated, showing Bucky's ID card. I swiped right on my screen, answering the call. I then placed my cold phone to my ear.

"Hi there, Doll." Bucky spoke, through noise in the background.

"Hi James." I giggled, hearing his voice.

"Make sure you don't wear a dress," he said, hovering through the noise.

I laughed. "I barely ever wear dresses James. I'm wearing jeans and a shirt, like always," I said, leaning back in my chair.

"Okay, good," he said, taking deep breaths.

I listened carefully; hearing people hoot in the background. "James, where are you?" I asked, listening to the noise.

"I'm on my bike," he yelled, making me worried.

"You trying to fucking kill yourself? It's sounds like your speeding!" I yelled.

He chuckled lightly. "I'll be there in five" he said before hanging up.

I put my phone down, worried for his life. I pulled my hair up in a ponytail, before heading down to the Hotel lounge. When I walked into the lounge, I saw Bucky stand in jeans, a black shirt, and his leather jacket. He smiled when he noticed me, looking me up and down.

"Don't you look dashing?" I joked, walking towards him.

He grabbed me by my hips and pulled me closer. "Hello love," he smiled, looking down at me. He bent down and kissed me gently. I looked at his eyes as he pulled away.

"Okay, let's go," he said, grabbing my wrist. He pulled me out the door, into the parking lot where his bike stood.

"Well now, mister winter soldier, where shall thee taketh me?" I joked while leaning against his bike.

He gave a low laugh, smiling at my silliness. "Well, your highness," he joked, standing in front of me. "I decided, because it's a first date, let me do something stupid and cheesy," he said, leaning forward.

I looked at him, finding him more cute. "And where shall this stupid and cheesy date take place?" I asked, giving a light smirk.

He leaned closer to me, lips inches away. His eyes fell on my lips as he stretched his arm behind me. He grabbed something off his bike, before pulling away. "Put this on," he said handing me a black blindfold.

I looked at it, then back at him. I held the blindfold in my hand, completely and utterly confused. "You want me to die?" I asked him, frowning.

"You won't die, Doll." He laughed, pulling his helmet off his bike.

I looked at him, looking at his stupidity. "Bucky, you drive like a maniac, and you want me to wear a blindfold. That is going to kill me," I said, stepping in front of him.

He chuckled and took the blindfold from me. "Turn around," he said, and I did so.

He threw the blindfold over my eyes, blacking out my view. I lifted my ponytail, letting him tie the blindfold behind me. He took my hand and help me seat myself on the bike. He gently slid the extra helmet on my head, making sure it sat comfortably. He then sat in front of me, helping me wrap my arms around his waist. I took a deep breath, not knowing where he was going to take me or how long the drive would be.

"You ready darling?" his deep voice asked me.

"I think so," I giggled, before hearing the bike start.

He first slowly pulled away, which was quite scary not ganna lie, but then he started speeding, like he usually does. I tightened my arms around his waist around every corner. I'd hear people honk and loud cars drive by. It was truly scary. I didn't know where we were, I just knew that I was with Bucky, and that was good enough. After a while I rested my head against Bucky's back, trying to feel more and more steady.