Taken [Bucky Barnes]

Ch13: Hidden Meanings

"I'm sorry Bucky," Sarah said quietly as they walked to their motel room they had gotten for the night.

"Part of it was my fault Sarah... I shouldn't of yelled like that to try and snap you out of it," he said as he looked at her nervous form.

As they got to their room they saw there was only one bed.

"I'll take the couch, you can take the bed," Bucky said as soon as he saw Sarah's raised brow.

"I'll sleep in the bathtub, have a goodnight Bucky," she said as she was walking away.

She thought that they had grown closer to each other as they had been sleeping right next to each other for the past couple of months.

"Who am I kidding?" She whispered to herself as soon as she shut the door.

He'd never see her more than a killer fish.

She didn't have to wait long, after a few minutes she heard a knock on the door.

"Yes?" She asked weakly as she sat on the edge of the tub.

"Can I come in?" She heard Bucky ask.

"... Yes," she said as she waited for him to open the door.

"What did you need Bucky?" She asked as soon as he entered.

"Can we sleep together? Like in the same bed I mean... I just... Can't seem to sleep without knowing that you're safe," He stuttered out as he scratched the back of his neck.

Sarah smiled lightly as she realized she was worried for nothing.

"Okay... But carry me?" She asked as she let out a small smile while holding her arms out.

He smiled a little before picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder.

"Not what I meant," she said with a slight laugh that lifted Bucky's spirits unintentionally.

He gently tossed her in bed only for her to toss and turn a bit.

"What's the matter?" Bucky asked as he got ready for bed, taking off his sweater and boots.

"The bed is too soft," she said as she laid on her back.

As soon as Bucky laid down as well he felt her crawl up on him and lay on him.

"Does this bother you?" She asked looking up at him with tired eyes.

"No, we've been sleeping like this for months remember?" He asked with a small smile trying to tease her.

"And you're the one that didn't want to share a bed in the first place," she mocked him as she closed her eyes, unconsciously  rubbing the skin that connected his body with his metal arm.

Bucky let out a quiet moan as she did so causing both their faces to flush.

After that Sarah only did that to try and tease him to stay awake since she knew they were both tired.

"Can you feel it when I touch your metal arm?" She asked suddenly in a sleepy voice.

Knowing she wasn't fully awake he smiled at her curiosity.

"Yes, but I don't feel the pain of it," he tried explaining to the girl as she had begun to fall asleep.

"Oh," was all she said as she buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Though she's done it before, this is the first time he's actually flustered by it. Not knowing what is to come of these feelings, he ignores them as he tries to get some sleep.

~

He woke up to feel that Sarah wasn't on his chest, getting up quickly he searched the hotel room for her until he found her curled up and crying in the bath tub.

"S- Sarah?" Bucky asked as he knelt down in front of her.

"Im- I... I ended so many lives Bucky... I killed because they told me to... They played a song and said words and I just did it," Sarah said as she hugged herself.

"C'mon let's get some sleep," Bucky says noticing how sleep deprived she's been.

He gently scooped her up into his arms and just brought her to the room to cradle her.

"I... I can't... When I sleep all I see is them," she said as she closed her eyes and cried in his neck, his hair tickling her face.

He didn't say anything, he just let her cry and talk it out as the night progressed till she fell asleep mid sentence.

Gently laying down with her in his arms he tried to get some more sleep before they'd be on the run again when day hits.

~

"How'd you sleep last night?" Bucky asked as they drove off in the new car they'd just borrowed to which Sarah had persuaded Bucky to hotwire.

"It was better than most nights... Thank you for listening to me," she said as she grabbed his human hand and lightly squeezed it.

Bucky didn't say anything only looked at her with a small smile as he thought of how close they'd gotten over the past couple of months.

There was still doubt in his mind that she'd never see past the whole metal arm assassin guy he once was.

"What's wrong?" She asked with a confused glance as she saw his expression slowly change.

"Nothing," he said neutrally as he began driving once more to stay low and find a safe spot for a bit.

Deciding not to push it, she lets go of his hand and places it in her lap. Immediately missing his warmth she curls up in the passenger seat and looks out the window, facing away from Bucky.

~

"I'm only going to be gone for a second, you need more water and I'm the only one that can get it right now," Sarah's body was going into shock because of the lack of water in her.

Something that had been happening from time to time when she didn't drink enough or be submerged in water.

"I- I can g- go," she said as she closed her eyes in pain, the light making her head sensitive.

"Rest, don't get up or open the door," Bucky said sternly as he noticed she had a fever as well.

"Just go get the damn water," she muttered with a small smile, the sensations finally getting to her.

They were in a populated city in France, many shady places littered where they were staying.

A grungy looking hotel that lacked sense of security was where they were staying, it was the most affordable for last minute check-ins.

Meaning Sarah didn't have to use much of her powers to persuade the lobby worker to give her a room.

Such special abilities are only seen by the few that choose to look beyond what lies above, instead searching from within.

His agenda was not a grand one, his plan?

Make her his superslave.

He's a hard man to come by, following the fish and her man friend for a while he had yet to notice who Bucky really was.

He only had one plan in his head that he had to act out now or never, while the man friend was out.

People had any names for him, but the real one was Francis.

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