The Red Star

Chapter 57

Jay became agitated as they waited in their seats. They had all seated themselves again as they were apparently too eager to begin the night. Bucky tried his best to keep her calm but still she shifted in her chair. Her fingertips tingled and that shot up her spine and she shivered. Doom was currently making a speech and winking at tipsy women while everyone sat down and listened . He was talking about coming together to achieve a common goal, to have each of them contribute to a higher cause.....a cause that he claimed to be for the bettering of mankind.

Jay rolled her eyes and chuckled to herself sarcastically. She began to tap her foot and she turned to Charles saying,

"Can't I just kill him now?"

Charles looked at her with a frown and said,

"No." He watched Jay press her lips together and furrow her brows before adding in a low tone, "Not yet."

Jay smirked then continued to stare at Doom thinking of all of the things she would to do him, all of the most painful ways she could hurt him before finally killing him. Crys felt these thoughts and looked up from her plate tiredly. She glanced at Matt who looked at his cousin with a worried gaze before catching Crys's . She raised her eyebrow before returning to staring at her plate once more, gripping one of Steve's hands in her own.

People's clapping made Crys jump as it startled her and Jay's eyes shot up and she stretched her fingers.

"Time to go ." Steve said in a low tone.

Crys rose to her feet slowly and Jay jumped up , straightening her dress and taking hold of Bucky's hand.

"Dance with me." she said.

Bucky followed with a dazed look and a grin on his face. Steve raised Crys's hand to his lips and kissed it saying,

"Would you dance with me?"

Crys smiled and held his hand tighter as he led her around the table and Charles followed them with his eyes until they blended into the crowd. Matt put his hand in Charles's shoulder and said,

"I think it would be best to move on."

"I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about." Charles said as he sipped some wine.

"I'm sure you do." Matt ended as he walked away. 

Jay could feel Bucky pulling her closer with every moment that she danced with him. She looked up at him with an earnest gaze and he glanced down at her. He smiled and asked quietly,

"What?"

"Can we dance like this all the time?" Jay asked.

Bucky chuckled, she could even see him blush a little, and he replied,

"Sure." he smiled to himself and leaned closer to her, his lips brushing her ear, "Maybe when we aren't in any life threatening situations ."

"Preferably yes." Jay replied with a laugh.

Bucky smiled and when his eyes leveled with the crowd his smile vanished. Jay noticed this and her heart began to race. She held him closer and placed her head on his chest, shutting her eyes and whispering,

"Is he there?"

"Yes." Bucky replied. She could feel his voice vibrate through his chest.

She gripped his hands and let out a breath before standing up straight and glancing about her. In the see of faces she made out the tall and handsome figure of Doom dancing with some general's wife. Her blood began to pulse as she stared at his perfect features and his cheesy grin that had probably seduced so many unwitting girls. But that was also the same smile that she knew he had plastered on his face as he tortured her sister. Bucky could sense her anger and he pulled her closer saying,