She Made The Wish △ Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers

Chapter 16: My Time With You

"You sure you two will be okay on your own?" Steve asked as he rested his hands on her shoulders. Him along with the rest of the Avengers team were all suited up (in their attractive stealth suits- hot damn!) and ready to go on their mission. The only person holding them back from entering the quinjet and leaving was Steve- he was worried about Ophelia and Bucky.

"Steve, for the last time, we'll be fine!" She assured him, placing one hand over his. "This isn't even the first time you and the team have been away since we got here!"

"That is true punk, and you know it." Bucky said as he appeared behind Ophelia. "This would be the third time you guys have gone on a mission together since we got here. I think we handled the last two times fine."

"You guys ruined my kitchen last time we left you alone!" Tony shouted from where he was leaning on the quinjet across the roof.

"It's not ruined if you can clean it up," Ophelia mumbled, "If you guys had gotten in later you wouldn't have even known about it!"

"What she's trying to say," Bucky said as he gently pushed Steve towards the jet, "is that we will be fine."

Steve sighed. "Alright." He planted a quick kiss on Ophelia's forehead before sending Bucky a quick nod and striding away from them. Within a minute the quinjet was up in the air and flying away, leaving Bucky and Ophelia alone together on the roof. Ophelia sighed and leaned backwards, not at all surprised when her back hit a warm, muscular chest.

"You ready to go back inside?" Bucky asked, his chest vibrating against her back as he spoke.

"Do you mind if we watched the sunset before we went back inside?"

Though she didn't see it, Bucky smiled. "Sure, let's sit down on the bench."

He guided her away from the landing pad and let her sit on the wooden bench before taking a seat beside her. She crossed her legs and faced him, a smile on her face. "Can I play with your hair?"

Bucky nodded. Weeks ago when they first arrived Bucky was still against being touched, afraid that he would hurt people, but over time Ophelia had changed that. Her touchy-feely attitude towards everyone had quickly surpassed all of his defenses, as he knew that she was not a threat.

If he recalled correctly, it had started with Steve. How she was always giving him hugs because she knew just how sad he was on the inside, along with making him give her piggyback rides when she was too lazy. Steve often found himself leaning into Ophelia's touch just because after so many years in the ice and isolation, he liked human contact.

Natasha was the next person to have their walls broken down by Ophelia, as the girl let the russian play with her hair and cuddle with her. Bucky noticed that Ophelia was giving Natasha the chance to have someone who was openly vulnerable around her. Bucky respected that.

Then there was Darcy and Jane, who opened up to Ophelia almost right away. All it took for Ophelia was one trip to the good coffee shop down the street wto win over their hearts. Clint was won over much in the same way- with coffee and yummy treats.

She won over Bruce and Tony next. Darcy had been sick that week, and since she was bedridden, someone else needed to herd the two scientists into doing basic human tasks like sleeping and eating. Ophelia had been more than happy to do the job, along with doing a bit extra for the duo Each day she would bring in some sort of homemade baked good (thank you for the help Jarvis!) to use as an incentive for a good night's sleep. Bruce and Tony were already getting more rested by the time Darcy got better.