The Avengers all live together in the Avengers tower, some other heroes have joined them, Bucky lives at the tower and other heroes drop by and stay for a while. There is a storyline with the Black Widow and Bucky, but I'm going to follow the cinem...
"Christmas is in two days!" Wanda shrieked as she came out of her room with a fluffy burgundy sweater that had a decorated Christmas tree on the front. She was very excited.
"Yes it is, Wanda. Do you prefer large or small gifts?" Vision was attempting to fish for clues as to find a perfect gift for Wanda.
Thor came in and patted Tony on the back, "I'm very excited to spend the Yule Celebration with you all, and perhaps I'll even see Jane!" Thor was smiling like a child while chatting with Tony.
Bucky was in the kitchen talking to Clint and Natasha. "Look, I know you're worried, but she'll be fine!" Natasha brushes off the worried Bucky.
"Belle has been gone for 4 days, and she hasn't reported back to us or Fury, she could be in danger." Bucky paces in the kitchen, "I can't just wait around and think about a holiday while Belle is on a mission and I haven't been able to contact her." Bucky sits at the bar stools around the wet bar and pouts momentarily.
"Look, Barnes...we've known her for many years, and she can be gone for days, weeks, months, or years and believe me, she'll return. Especially now." Clint raises his eye brows with some sass.
Bucky stops shifting in his seat and freezes, "What do you mean?"
"Well, Belle loves you. She has someone to come home to now." Clint smiled at Natasha.
"What? She didn't tell you?" Natasha teases.
"No, she told me...somewhat. She said it in a way that could be taken very romantically or almost platonically. I assume it was meant romantically, we've been kissing each other and flirting back and forth, I just- Ugh! I don't know..." Bucky throws his hands up in frustration, he gives up after trying to explain things, he just wants her to love him as he loves her.
"Well, I can assure you, she loves you to the moon and back." Clint smiled.
"How can you be so sure?" Bucky rolls his eyes. He doesn't want to be too confident, he's afraid they may be wrong.
Natasha sits up and rests her hand on Bucky's. "Listen...I've known Belle since I was 7 years old. She has only been in love once before. And let me tell you, it was a violent scene. She-"
"What do you mean?" Bucky grew curious, but extremely worried.
"Well, Red Widows aren't taught to use their charm or beauty to persuade men like us Black Widows are. So, she never felt attractive." Nat sighs and casts her eyes down in sadness of remembering this story. "There was this guy, he was a crime boss; worked for some organization that Belle was a part of for a while. He noticed her potential and saw how dangerous and strong of a weapon she could be. He decided to have Belle do side work for him...aside from the normal missions he sent her on, he gave her ones that were off the grid dangerous. Belle at first thought it was too sketchy and wanted to back out, so he played on her emotions. He made her feel like she was beautiful because of the weapon she is, that her beauty was because of her skills, but he tricked her...she fell for him hard and fast. He ensnared her with his charm, like a snake. He would do whatever he could to break through her walls. Soon she was doing the missions he asked of her, getting him everything he wanted." Nat paused to see Bucky's chest puffing out in anger. "And then-" She snapped her fingers, "Just like that, when he was set up, he threw her away like an old rag. Belle was distraught, but she kept her straight face around him. When I would visit her, most of our visits were spent with her in tears. She's not very emotional, but a woman in love is the most vulnerable person on earth." Bucky's face narrowed in sadness and anger.
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