Pryor to S.H.I.E.L.D (in progress)

Chapter one; Enlistment - Bucky

I walked down the alley at the side of the cinema to defend Steve. "Hey, Pick on someone your own size!" I said punching his attacker squarely in the jaw and kicking him, sending him running out of the alley.

"Sometimes I think you like getting punched" I said to Steve as I helped him to his feet. "I had him on the ropes" Steve replied acting like he had been winning. I saw some pieces of paper that had fallen out of Steve's pocket, he had been trying to enlist again. "You know it's illegal to lie on a enlistment form" I said raising an eyebrow. Steve looked at the uniform I was wearing "You get your orders?" He asked, "Sergeant James Barnes of the 107th squadron, shipping out for England first thing tomorrow" I grinned. " I should be going" Steve said looking disappointedly. "Come on this is my last night, better get you cleaned up" I said as we walked out the alley. "Why? Where are we going?" Steve asked, "The future" I replied handing him a newspaper article advertising an exhibition of future technologies.

We turned up at the exhibition and made our way through the crowds, Steve seemed a bit fed up so I explained to him I'd got him a date. "What did you tell her about me?" He asked, "only the good stuff" I smirked as my date called me over. We made our way over towards the stage where Howard Stark was show casing his new invention, which turned out to be a bit of a letdown. After it finished I turned to find Steve but he had disappeared from view. I caught up with him over by the enlisting centre. "Come on your kinda missing the point of a double date here, I'm taking the girls dancing" I said. "You go I'll catch up" He shrugged, "Are you really going to do this again?" I asked; he had already tried to enlist more than once before, always with refusals. "Why not? It's a Fayre it's worth a try" He said optimistically. "As who? Steve from Ohio? They'll catch you and take you away." I said angrily, "I know you don't think I can do this but-" he started but I cut him off "This isn't a back alley Steve! it's war!" I said trying to convince him and getting frustrated, but he wouldn't listen. My date called me back over, "Don't do anything stupid till I get back" I warned, "How can I your taking all the stupid with you" He retorted jokingly, "Your a punk" I said patting him on the back,"Jerk - Don't win the war till I get there" he replied as I walked away.