Target [Winter Solider/Bucky Barnes short story]

5.

[he-he :3 this was originally supposed to be part of chapter 4 but I changed my mind because I was over 1400 words ~ 5/14]

[okay, there'll be an author's note at the end. It's kinda important. Please read it- I'm not gonna make you read it or anything but please read it ~ 5/15]

[Uh... I don't remember the author's note xD sorry I haven't worked on this for a while 5/26]

[I hate having no internet - 6/1]

[well, I'm updating again - 6/7]

Eli and I both started freaking out.

"No! Ew, no offense Ellie but ew! No! He's my best friend!"

"Me? Date her? No offense to Alex, I mean she's beautiful and all but she isn't my type."

"Aw, you think I'm beautiful? I sheered off my hair with kitchen scissors."

"Yeah I was meaning to ask about that. It looks nice."

Our conversation was overlapping, probably confusing to anyone that didn't have good ears.

"Okay, no need to react so... shocked about that. Half the teachers at the high-school think you two are in a relationship." Mr. Rogers said. I laughed.

"I knew that. That's how I get away with hugging him in the hallways." I said. Eli stared at me.

"Really? And you didn't tell me? We could've- we could've-" He stammered. I shook my head.

"Don't even finish that sentence Ellie." I told him. "Hey, speaking of schools, when am I allowed to leave the hospital?" Instantly, everything went dead silent.

"Am I gonna be here for that long?" I complained. "I hope someone's gonna bring me my homework, I'd rather not fail out of any of my classes."

"Well, you see... your grades were good enough and you've attended school the required amount of days so you-"

"You graduated early." Eli intterupted Mr. Rogers. "You're officially the first graduate of our senior class." I stared at them both for a minute before I started cheering.

"Whoo! No more school!" I laughed.

"What about-"

"Not going to college. Unless you'd like to see me get a degree in some completely ridiculous subject and be in a lot of debt." I muttered, cutting Eli off. He frowned.

"Didn't you-" I shook my head, answering the unfinished question.

"No. I mean- yeah.... but they revoked it or whatever." I had a scholarship to go to this really awesome college, but after taking a second look at my school file they revoked it. Sad day...

Eli and I talked for what seemed like centuries but was only really a few hours, then he got kicked out [not literally] because I was finally allowed to go home today. But, I wouldn't be going home. I was going to SHIELD. However, on my own decision, I didn't go to SHIELD's headquarters like I was told to. Instead, I went to an apartment I had planned on renting a while ago.

The landlord was a pretty nice guy, he watched the news a lot so he already knew about my mom. He told me not to worry about rent right now. So after a couple more hours I had all of my stuff moved into a tiny one-bedroom apartment. I didn't have a TV, but I did have a radio. I never watched TV anyways, so I suppose it didn't matter.

I knew Mr. Rogers would be angry with me, but I couldn't just give up and let SHIELD take care of me. I was independent and I wasn't about to start letting others deal with my problems. Especially not SHIELD.

[short, sorry. It's kinda a filler. I needed to update and I also needed some in-between chapters before I type out another fight. Word count: 619]