The Phantom Soldier (Bucky Barnes x Reader)

1925

"Y/n! Wake up! Come on!" Steve shouted at me. It was my 5th birthday today! I got up as fast as I could but when I was running to the bathroom I tripped and fell. "Ow! Steve go get mom, please!" I yelled from the hallway trying not to cry. After about five minutes my brother and mom got to me with Ice. "Oh y/n, what happened sweetheart?" My mom said in a calm voice, giving me the ice. "I tripped and hurt my knee." I told my mom what happened then went to get ready because me and Steve where going to go play at the park with our friend while mom was making me a cake.

We lived quite closed to the park so it wasn't that far of a walk for us. "Happy birthday N/n!" I heard from behind me. I jump because I didn't know someone was behind me. When I turned I saw my friend "Bucky you scared me!" We laughed while I pushed him a little bit. After we played for a while we sat down to rest for a second and I noticed Bucky staring at my knee. "What happened to your knee?" Buck asked concerned. "Nothing I just tripped this morning." I said while smiling. "Are you going to come back to our house with us Bucky" Steve asked. "Sure!" He answered excitedly. We had an amazing time at the park! I was so exhausted.

1936:

Me and Steve where on our way back to the house because we spent most of the day at the park. I was finally 13! Steve was only 1 year older but I always had to stick up for him. We don't like bullies, and if I wasn't there then Buck was. When we got home we couldn't hear mom doing anything so we looked for her we knew she was sick so we where scared she was going to have to go to the doctor. "Mom!" I called out "Mom, where are you?!" Steve yelled. That's when we saw her. She was lying on the floor unconscious or worse dead. "STEVE CALL FOR HELP!" I yelled crying, Steve ran out the house and a few moments later mom was getting taken to the hospital. After what seemed like hours later she was pronounced dead. I sat there unable to speak, all I could do was cry. We had no family left. None. Then I saw James run in, he hugged Steve then ran straight to where I was and kneeled next to me. "Y/n, look at me, please" he said softly. Something about his voice calms me. I looked up at him and he was fighting tears. "James she's gone, she's gone. We have no family left" as I said that he pulled me into a hug and ran his hand through my hair. "You have me and my family, it's okay N/n" at this point I couldn't fight it, I started sobbing into his shoulder and he sat there with me while Steve stood behind him staring.

1942

"Stevie hurry! We are going to be late for the film!" I yelled. "Just a minute!" Gosh he takes to long. "Come on let's go" he told me as he ran down the hall. When we got there we sat in the middle row and of course there was this obnoxious guy in front of us. Then there was an add for the army, me and Steve have always wanted to be in the army but he was to small with to many issues and I was a woman. "Who cares!?" The man yelled. I rolled my eyes at his lack of respect. "Play the movie all ready!" He again yelled at the screen. "Hey you wanna show some respect?" I heard my brother whisper. Here we go again. "Let's go! Get on with it!" He yelled once again at the screen, holy shit he is annoying. "Just start the cartoon!" This man is getting on my last nerve. "Hey! You wanna shut up?" Steve said, then he was being dragged out of the theatre. "Stop! you asshole!" I yelled as he punched my brother. "What are you going to do about it princess?" He said smirking. "This" I said while punching him in the nose twice, then he grabbed me by my throat and threw my down. He went back to punching Stevie. "I can do this all day" Steve said, damn it Steve no you can't! "James!" I yelled as I saw him grab the guy. "Hey! Pick on someone your own size!" He said, then the guy tried to punch him but missed. I saw Bucky punch him, when he was running away Bucky kicked him in his ass. Which made me giggle. "Sometimes I think you like getting punched." He said walking back to Steve and picking him up. "I had him" Steve said annoyed. "Yea sure you did" he said now walking over to me, he stuck out his hand which I grabbed. "What happened to you? Usually you don't get touched in fights?" He asked concerned. "Well I did punch him but,"
"But what?" Bucky said. "He grabbed me by my throat and threw me down." I said. "You two need to stop getting in fights" then he saw Steve's fifth enlistment form which I didn't know about. "What is that?" I asked. "My enlistment form" he said while Bucky looked over it. "Oh your from Paramus now? You know it's illegal to lie on enlistment forms, and seriously, Jersey?" While he scolded Steve I looked him up and down and realized he was in military uniform. I don't know why but I got upset. "So you get your orders?" Steve asked, I guess he saw to. "The 107th, Sargent James Barnes. Shipping out for England first thing tomorrow." He answered, how could he not tell me? "What!" I replied. I started walking off with tears in my eyes what if he didn't make it back? What if he got hurt? "Y/n wait!" He said him and Steve following me. I stopped and turned around. "What the hell do you want!? How could you not tell me?" I said furious, maybe I'm overreacting? "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to be worried." Well he's got a point... "I'm sorry, and I'm going to make up for it by spending this whole night with you and Steve. Ok?" He said guilty. "Ok" I said while looking at the ground, I could not bring myself to look him in the eyes because of the fear of losing him.