The Kind You Save (Winter Soldier x Reader)

All He Lost

Bucky's P.O.V.

I followed Steve on an extra motorcycle that Tony had lying around, holding the staff in front of me. Taking a left, the stone quickly grew brighter and I picked up speed, passing Steve. I felt myself begin to grow tense as I thought of what Hydra could be doing to (y/n), that is, if they haven't killed her. For years I've been used, lost, and abused. And for the first time in decades someone didn't see me as a monster or a basket case, they saw me as a person. I finally found someone that I could trust and someone I could live for. I cannot let anything happen to her, she led me to be the man I could be, not the one I should be. She didn't expect me to be Bucky and didn't fear the Winter Soldier, she just saw me, a man who needed a second chance.

"There!" Thor shouted from above us, picking up speed down the roadway.

We followed as the god flew above us until we felt the ground begin to shake, and a loud rumbling sound growing as we drew closer. That's when a large piece of concrete broke up from the ground, causing me to quickly turn, the road catching my leg. As I hit the ground, tumbling down the road I could hear Steve and Thor not far behind. Steve stopped his bike halfway down the road and ran towards me as I felt the ground begin to rumble beneath me.

"We need to keep going. Get up, jerk," Steve said, holding him hand out to me.

Cracking a smirk, I pulled myself off of the gravel and began to run further down the road, avoiding the large cracks in the ground. The road was coming to an end as we noticed the source of the chaos. A few feet away from the other buildings was a large abandoned hospital with the windows broken and the walls cracking.

"It's coming to the ground!" I yelled as dust and debris filled the air.

We all watched as men in uniform and body armor ran out of the building. As screams accompanied the chaos of the falling building, I noticed the sceptre growing incredibly bright. This is it, this is the Hydra base. And (y/n) is inside.

"(Y/n)! She's in there!" I yelled, giving Thor the staff and running towards the crumbling building.

Before I could get far I felt something grab my arm.

"No, we can't risk losing you too!" Steve yelled, holding my arm.

The ground began to shake as the building's walls began to break apart. It was going to come down any minute.

"You won't! Let. Me. G-"

But it was too late. Before I could get out of Steve's grasp, the hospital began to crumble and the pieces fell to the ground. Dust filled the air as the sound of utter chaos filled our ears. We struggled to keep our balance as the building came tumbling down, drowning out the screams. As the dust cleared, all we could see was the pile of brick and debris that was the hospital... no sign of (y/n).

"No!" I screamed, running towards the fallen building.

I began to force the debris out of my way, throwing rubble and brick away from the pile. I felt my face heat up as I yelled her name and threw debris out of my way. Nothing but silence and the sound of my grunting filled the air, no call for help. I knew I didn't deserve her, I knew that our moments of peace wouldn't last. If only I hadn't met her in the first place, then she wouldn't have been in danger and she would still be alive. I did this to her, this was all my fault. I couldn't take it, I held my breath as I fell to my knees. I couldn't feel anything, just numbness. And that's what scared me most of all.