A War Has Many Casualities

Chapter 4

Steve's POV

Once Bucky left for the showers, I thought I might tell the others about what happened in the Hydra facility. I jumped off my bed and walked to the others sitting at the small table, "Can I ask a question?" I ask, they all give each other a glance at one another. "Let me guess, about Bucky?" Dum Dum Dugan asked. I was a little surprised, but they obviously knew something was up with him. "Yeah, what happened in the Hydra base?" I asked.

"Well, when the 107th got captured, Zola picked some of us; he said it would benefit us if we follow their orders without question" Dum Dum said with a spite of anger. "Then we were sent to different cells, Bucky was with me. We tried to come up with a plan to escape, but we were caught. Bucky took responsibility for it saying he should take the punishment instead of me and a few others. Zola thought he would be useful, and took him somewhere. I don't know what happened after that" Dum Dum finished feeling guilty for letting Bucky take the punishment. I felt sick in his stomach, I saw my best friend lying on the metal table delirious.

I felt even sicker knowing that my best friend was taken by Zola and he had experimented on him. I will kill Zola, for what he has done I thought. "You okay, Rogers?" Gabe asked in a concerned voice. I looked up to see everyone's eyes on me; I nodded with a small smile. I take my leave of the commandos and walk outside of the tent to get fresh air.

I walk ominously through the camp; soldiers looked at me and gave me a smile as they passed. "Captain!" exclaimed a voice. I turned around to see the familiar woman standing outside of her tent. "Agent Carter" I answer, she gives me a smile that could light up anyone's day. She walks to me, and I meet her halfway. "How are you?" she asked.

"I'm good you?" I answered shyly

"Very busy, the Colonel wants me to do lots of things before we get back to HQ. How is your friend? He didn't look well this morning" She asked

"Um, I don't really know, he doesn't want to talk and he can be more stubborn than me" I answer, she gave me a smirk.

"I am sure you will get through to him." She said sympathetically. I smiled at her words, she was so out of my league but she was basically the only woman who would actually talk to me. "Let's hope so" I said with a sigh.

"So, I guess I will see in New York" she said with a smile

"Yeah, I guess you will" I replied.

"Maybe while you are there you could find the right partner to go dancing with" Peggy said.

"What if I already found the right partner" I answer back, with a cheeky smirk.

"Well she is a very lucky person" Peggy replied mirroring the smirk I gave her. "I better get back to work, see you later Steve" and with that she walked away from me, I couldn't keep my eyes off her. She walked with such purpose and she was definitely one of a kind. I smiled to myself, maybe there might be a chance.

3rd Person POV

Bucky stumbled out of the shower tent; he looked around him only to see Steve talking to Agent Carter. He smiled at the sight; he walked towards his tent not wanting to interrupt them.

"Do you want to play?" asked Frenchie with his thick French accent as Bucky entered the tent. James Falsworth was sleeping on his bed nearby

"Why not" Bucky replied as he sat in between Gabe and Jim Morita. Dum Dum parsed Bucky some cards.

"How's sleepy over there" Bucky asked referring to Falsworth

"Well he complained of not having enough sleep and he needed tea immediately otherwise he would and I quote 'would die' and then he decided to stop complaining after Gabe threatened him and went to sleep" Dum Dum answered everyone laughed at their whining English friend.

A loud moan appeared coming from the English commando as he rolled over facing the group

"Chaps, please refrain from talking you lower the IQ of the whole camp whenever you utter a syllable and yes I indeed need tea to survive it is one of the things we English stand by and without it our nation would fall" James Falsworth said in a matter- of- fact manner

"Where's Steve?" asked Gabe.

"Right here" Steve said as he entered the tent, everyone's gaze set upon Steve,

"How's Agent Carter?" Bucky asked with a cheeky grin. The Howling Commandos all raised their eyebrows at Steve. Bucky noticed Steve blush; he opened his mouth and shut it again. He looked away from us.

"Captain, are you blushing?" Gabe teased.

"No" he replied

"Mr America has a crush" Falsworth said with a smile, Steve glared at all of them.

"No I don't" Steve said defensively, everyone else was trying not to laugh or smile.

"Sure, we believe you" Jim Morita replied with a mischievous smile.