Run Away

Ch 31

The fight started without a warning. Two men held Bucky while the other one held Micky and covered her mouth so she wouldn't scream. Bucky was angry but Micky was terrrified, although she didn't show it

"I can't believe we finally found him" one of the men holding Bucky said

"I told you if we kept looking through the street we'd find him" another man answered

"The boss will be happy"

"What do we do with the girl?" The man holding Micky asked

"Kill her. We don't need her"

"Don't you dare touch her" Bucky growled struggling

"Don't let him go. It's a miracle we found him. If they run we won't be lucky the next time"

Bucky relaxed. The men didn't know where the apartment was, their guns weren't even prepared for him. It meant they had seen him just by luck

Bucky elbowed one of the men and flipped the other. Micky stomped on the foot of the guy holding her and bit his hand before turning to face him with a knife in her hand. She quickly slashed the man cutting a thin line in his hand

"The bitch cut me" he whined. Micky didn't bother to face that man again and turned quickly slashing the other two guys in the arm and in the face. Each man had one slash and she relaxed. The men aimed their guns at fhem ans Bucky stood slightly in front of Micky

"A cut? That's it? Do you really think a knife will stop us? We have guns" one of the other men said

"I have brain" she smirked. The men suddely dropped their guns, they then dropped to their knees and finally fell to the floor, not being able to move. Bucky stared shocked

"What did you do to us?" The first man said

"I paralyzed you. It'll wear off in about an hour. The police will be here by then" Micky said taking out her phone and calling 911

Bucky took the rope the men had and tied them in a pole, he then unloaded their guns and took the bullets. He then crounched in front of them to interrogate them

"How did you find me?" He asked them

"Honestly? It was luck" one of the men said

"You work with Hydra?" Bucky asked

"Hydra doesn't really exist anymore. Just small groups. Whoever gets you will be the next leader, that's why everyone's looking for you" the same man answered

"Will you shut up?" Another man snapped

"Dude, this guy can kill me if he wants to. I wanna live" the man asnwering said. Micky came to stand next to Bucky

"Police is on the way" she said. Bucky nodded and stood up

"Let's get going" he said and then they left "Those were amateurs, but they said the truth: Hydra is still looking for me, and now they know I'm in New York"

"They won't find you" Micky insisted

"How can you be so sure?" He asked

"I-" Micky couldn't answer, she didn't know what to say. She stopped walking "Bucky, they will not take you from me. I won't let them" she looked down

Bucky's eyes softened, he saw that she really cared for him, just like him, she had a deep bound to him. He stood in front of her and kissed her forehead before pulling her in a hug. They arrived to their apartment and Micky made some mashed potatoes and pork for dinner. Bucky kept thinking about the attack, about how Hydra didn't care about Micky, they were just going to kill her

"How did you paralyze them?" Bucky asked

"My knife is coated with kanima venom. It paralyzes humans and supernatural creatures, but it doesn't work on Banshees and, aparently, Hellhounds" Micky explained "It doesn't need to get in the bloodstream, you get paralyzed just by touching it"

"How much does it last?" Bucky asked

"Depends on the dose" Micky shrugged "See? I can take care of myself" she said with a smile

"Those were amateurs, Mik. You are no match for the real agents" Bucky said

"Excuse you? I fought Oni, werewolves, assassins and bersekers" she said

"Not alone" he said

"I can still protect myself. Would you trust me?" She said angrily and turned around to continue cooking

Bucky's eyes softened, he didn't want her to be angry. He didn't want their last memory together to be an argument. He stood behind her and hugged her waist

"I'm sorry" he said kissing her cheek "I just want you safe"

"I know" she said "I want you safe too

Bucky was glad they were in good terms. After dinner, they went to sleep. They now slept together although they hadn't had sex. Bucky had his right arm over her waist and Micky slept soundly. Around 4 in the morning, Bucky slowly stood up, careful to not wake her up. He went to his room and took out a bag, packing some clothes, only the basics, 3 pairs of jeans, 5 T-shirts, underwear and only one jacket. He took his keys to the apartment and left them in the night stand of Micky's room, as well as a letter. He kept the locket/watch that was with the keys, why? He had a picture of Micky inside of it. He also left a flower, a red rose, Micky's favorite. Before leaving, he bent down and kissed Micky's temple

"Thank you" he whispered. Micky only stired slightly and smiled, but didn't wake up. Bucky left silently with his heart breaking with every step he took

Micky woke up around 6 as usual, she sat up and frowned when Bucky wasn't next to her. She then noticed the items in her night stand, a red flower, a key and a letter. She frowned and opened the letter, reading through it. Tears came to her eyes. She threw the letter to the floor crying silently. He was an idiot. She hated him... more so, she hated the fact the she couldn't hate him. She was angry but also hurt. She cried some more, having to skip her first class. That's what she got for falling for someone again, pain, only pain.

***

Micky,
I am sorry for doing this. It's the only way I can think of to keep you safe. I have put you in enough danger already and you don't deserve that.
Thank you so much for helping me, for being there for me, I don't know how to pay you back. I'm following your advice, I think I know where Steve is, I'll try to find him. I will become a better man, Mik. A man that deserves you.
I will come back, I promise. I know you aren't going to wait forever, and I know I'm hurting you by doing this, but I want to redeem myself so I can be the man you deserve. Maybe you will be with someone else by the time I am good enough, but, if you let me, I will fight for you. That's a promise I won't break.
I hope you know you're the best thing that has happened to me. Again, I am sorry, I promise I'll try to make it better.
Always yours,
Bucky B.