Who's Afraid of Little Old Me

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It's game night and all avengers are playing uno

I am sitting between Sam and Bucky. I am watching Dad and Sam argue because they can never play peacefully without fighting.

"Tony, you can't just put a red number 2 card on a blue number 4 card!" Sam says to Dad.

"Oh yes, I can because 4-2 is 2" he says to Sam.

"That is not how you play stark" Sam says to him and rolls his eyes.

"You just don't know how to play and are upset you lost admit it" Dad says.

"I'm not upset over shit you cheated" Sam says going back and forth with Tony.

"Steve he said a bad language word" I say. I'm never letting Steve live that down.

"Can you both just shut up and stop fighting" Steve says to Sam and Tony.

"Steve you can't say shut up that's not nice" I say.

Sam is giving Tony a deadpanned look, clearly unimpressed. Natasha just chuckled while Steve shook his head in annoyance.

And before we know it Sam and Tony are back at the arguing.

"I want a rematch" Sam says crossing his arms.

"Nuh uh you lose accept your fate and move on" dad says.

"So if I push you off a building you would accept your fate" Sam says.

I laugh at Sam's response and so do a few others. We are all just sitting back watching the madness.

Bucky leans in and whispers "how much have they had to drink". Me and him are sitting quite close together just because I am squished between Bucky and Sam.

Dad hears "I heard that man and I'm an adult" he says. No clue how he heard from across the table.

"You act like a child" I say to him.

"I do not" Dad says in protest.

"You really do though Tony" Steve says from across the room next to Natasha.

"You're about as mature as a 5 year old" Bucky says.

"you two are senior citizens, you guys can't talk or I am going to put you two in a nursing home" Dad says to Bucky and Steve and that shuts them up real quick.

"Know what I'm done with all of you guys" dad says and dramatically gets up and walks out of the room

"I think that's a night" Steve says and everyone agrees and we all head to our floors.

I stay behind and clean up the mess everyone made. Bucky looks back and me and sees me cleaning up so he walks back over and helps me.

I look up and see him picking up a bunch of candy that Clint spilled and didn't pick up. I was debating on telling him I didn't need his help but I decided against it. Bucky looks up at me and gives me a small smile.

"Are you okay cass you have been off these last few days" Bucky says while I am in lost in thought. I snapped out of it and nod my head in reply.

Bucky walks over to me he sits down on the couch behind me "take a break and sit" he says to me. I turn around and he pats the seat next to him.

I get up and walk over to the couch. He grabs the trash can from my hand and I sit down. I lay back on the couch and sit waiting for Bucky to talk.

"What's wrong" he asks me.

"Nothing Barnes" I say brushing him off trying to avoid the subject.

"You're back to calling me Barnes. Did I do something Cass" he asks me. I can hear the worry in his voice.

"Nothing is wrong James. Better?" I say.

"You're lying to me I can tell Cass please tell me" he says with a begging tone.

"I already said nothing was wrong so leave me the fuck alone" I say and stand up walking out of the room. Bucky stays on the couch, sitting. I hurt his feelings probably.

I go up to my room and lay in bed. I quickly fall asleep.

Buckys POV-

"I already said nothing was wrong so leave me the fuck alone" Cass says and she stands up. She walks out of the room.

I don't say anything or stop her from walking out. As much as I would love to say something to her, I know how Cass is and if she doesn't want to tell you something, she won't.

Something has been bothering her since Tony brought up the mission to her the other day. If I had to guess I would guess that the whole mission is what she has been thinking. I think she is scared of dealing with the mafia again.

Steve had mentioned about how it was a lot for her to deal with and it was a touchy subject.

I finish cleaning up and go to take my shower.

I walk out of the shower and head to my room. As I'm standing in my room doorway and look over at her door and stare for a moment.

I contemplate if I show go check on her or not. Something tells me I should and so I do. I go up to her door and knock lightly. She doesn't answer and I turn around to walk away. But then I turn back around and open the door slightly.

I look in her room and she is sleeping peacefully. I close the door quietly and slowly to make sure I don't wake her. Then I head off to bed.