Flames : Legend Of The Phoenix Book One

Longing

Bucky and Velvet walked down the hallway, heading for the kitchen. Bucky took the lead and when he got there he turned around and started back the way they came.  Velvet placed her hand across his chest to stop him.

"Hey why did you turn around. "

Bucky placed his hands on her  head and  gently turned it to face the  catastrophe in the kitchen.

"I COOKED YESTERDAY. "Natasha screamed.

"NO I ORDERED TACOS! " Tony Yelled.

"I COOKED THE TACOS YOU IDIOT!"

"Alternatively we could order a pizza."Vision suggested

"WHY ARE MIDGARDIANS SO LOUD! "

Velvet shook her and entered the kitchen. She grab two pans and clashed them together. The room silenced. She began taking things out of the cabinet and turning on the stove. To the  teams surprise she was cooking. They all sat down at the table quietly waiting. They watched for 30 minutes until she brought trays of spaghetti with tomato soup and garlic bread. She place a tray in front of everyone.

"Bon Appetite. "

Tony in his own cocky was said "  Thor can you please try the food first just to make sure she is not poisoning us. "

Thor to a fork full of spaghetti. He started to choke and fell off his chair.

"I knew it! " Tony spat

Velvet rolled her eyes

"Thor its not funny. "

Thor got up laughing and the ream was shocked.

"Don't worry friends the food is delicious.

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After everyone dispersed when dinner was over, Velvet began to clean up. She headed toward the dishes. Bucky followed and went to ask her if he could help.

"Hey Velvet do you want me to help you. "

"Only if you want to. "

She gas a seductive gleam in her eyes that Bucky help but stare at.

"Bucky out of dreamland. She snapped.

They washed the dishes. Bucky who was clumsily rinsing a knife, cut his finger.

"Dang it."

"Hold still let me see it"

He writhed in pain as she touched around to make sure nothing got into the wound. Velvet grabbed the first aid kit out of the drawer and cracked it open to access its contents. She put rubbing alcohol on his cut and he cringed.

"You know for a man who's taken bullets I'm surprised this even hurts."

"Assassins have feelings too."

Velvet finished putting on the bandage and put his injured finger to her lips and kissed it.

"what was that for."

"when i was little my mother would always kiss my wounds after she treated them its just a part of me."

"In that case i think i cut my lips too."

Bucky had a despicable smile on his face. He didn't know she took it seriously. She rolled her eyes and rubbed a little bit  of the alcohol on his lips.

"wait are you taking it seriou....."

Before he could finish her lips were on his. He felt a rush that he hadn't felt since 1940. It was over way to soon it seemed like a greeting or a peck. She stood up and headed for her room.

"Good night James."

It was a longing that brewed in his heart

In her room Velvet sat on the edge of her bed ,thinking about how she stole a kiss from Bucky. She found herself thinking out loud.

"Is this what love feels like, if it is i promised myself that i wouldn't .I find my self falling for him already.

Meanwhile the elated Bucky was already on his was to brag to Steve about an unrequited kiss. He hardly  knock the door and Steve opened it and rubbed his tired eyes. Bucky let him self in.

"Buck this better be important. "

"You'll never believe what happened in the kitchen. "

"What happened in the kitchen. "

"Its no big deal,  just that Velvet kissed me. "

"Shut the front door, she did not kiss. "

"Uh yes she did but... "

"But. "

"It wasn't love. "

"How do you know. "

"One,  I tricked her into kissing me, two if it  were love I wouldn't be here telling this, and three I could feel it. "

"You really love this gal don't you Buck. "

"I can't help myself, its' a longing, a yearning. Every time I look into her eyes its like she takes a look at my soul or something like that. "I love her. "

"Then tell her. "

"Are you crazy,  I can't ruin the friendship like this. Its not the right time. "

"Do what you think is right I'll be at your side til the end of the line Bucky. "

"Don't do anything stupid to sabotage me. "

"How can I, you're  taking all the stupid with you. And plus she is a bit psycho your perfect for each other. "

" She is not psycho, she's just bad ass that's all."

Bucky gave Steve a hug.

”Punk. "

"Jerk. "
 
Bucky leaves the lethargic Steve to sleep and he goes down the hall to his bedroom. He flops on his bed and stares at the desolate celling. He's thinking about Velvet if you didn't know, you probably knew. He yearned for her. She yearned for him. And just like that annoying show Miraculous ladybug and cat noir they would never notice each others feelings.