Witch Hunt || Stucky ✔

XVIII - A Visit From Auntie Dearest

Steve watches on as James is carted away by Sheriff Dugan and his men, Falsworth and Morita. He wishes that James hadn't let them take him, and that he had made a break for it while he was talking with the Sheriff. Instead James has gotten himself carted off to a jail cell.

As soon as he can no longer see them through the trees, Steve sighs, shutting the front door, before turning to Elizabeth and Grace. "Why wouldn't he make a break for it like I told him to?" He asks.

He's not really sure why James wouldn't have just made a break for it like he told him to. Though, James has mentioned that he's tired of running, so maybe that's why? No... that's more than likely the reason. But, he had said that he's going kill Nadia, and Steve isn't entirely sure how he can do that while he's locked up in a cell.

"He said he has a plan, father." Elizabeth says. "I honestly don't know how he expects it to work, but he said he's going with this plan."

"What plan?" He asks.

"That he's going to let them take him, and go quietly as to not start any unwanted conflict." She explains. "He said that Nadia is more than likely going to try and see him in there, and he said that when she does, he's going to try and do some damage to her."

Steve nods. Though, he's not so sure if that will be a very smart idea. But considering he's only just found out that James is a witch, he's not sure on how powerful he really is. What he does know though, is that Nadia is a lot more powerful than James is, so this plan that he has might not even work.

Then of course there's still the issue of him still being locked up. Unless of course he can easily escape that. Steve is sure that James is able to do that fairly easily. The jail in this town isn't exactly witch proof, so James is bound to be able to escape it easy enough. Unless he's going to be put in a cell that's guarded the whole time. But Steve is sure that James would be able to take care of any guards.

"Father, I may not know how well this is all going to work out." Elizabeth starts. "But I do believe that James knows what he's doing." She says.

Steve sighs, shaking his head. "I don't doubt that he knows what he's doing." He shakes his head. "I'm just afraid of what may happen to him if his plan doesn't work."

"What will happen if it doesn't work?" Grace asks. "Are they going to kill Bucky?"

Steve frowns at that, before pulling both of his daughters closer to him, hugging them tightly. "Not if I can help it."

There's no way that Steve will allow for James to be executed, even if he is a witch. Which of course goes against all that Steve has promised to do. He had sworn that after Peggy had died that he'd kill every and any witch he comes across - which has honestly only been a few in the past two years - but here he is now, finding himself in love with a witch. A witch that he doesn't want to see executed, and one he'll do anything in his power to protect.

After all this is over, Steve is going to fight for James's freedom to live peacefully in this town with him, without anyone coming after him for being a witch. He understands that James just wants somewhere where he can live in peace without having to run.

And Steve is going to make sure that James gets exactly that.

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James doesn't complain as Sheriff Dugan orders Falsworth and Morita is lock him away in one of the supposedly most secure cells. Which comes as a surprise to the sheriff and his men, as they were expecting him to put up more of a fight. Even getting here from Steve's home James never once put up a fight.

"Not so rough, aye?" James asks, as he's shoved into the cell, attempting to rub at his arm that one of the men had a bit too much of a hard grip on. Though, with the iron cuffs he's still got on his wrists, it's a bit difficult. "The cuffs not coming off then?" He adds, holding his arms out through the bars.