Flying Angel (Bucky Barnes x reader)

Chapter 5 - The Tavern

A/N: yes, I do realise that the bar scene was before the angry Peggy scene but I need it like this for the plot. 

Y/N and Peggy walked in and every man AND woman was looking at them. Peggy seemed to enjoy it while Y/N felt very awkward. She hardly wore dresses, she wore practical clothes.

Instead of walking with Peggy, Y/N decided to sit down by the boys, who weren't sitting anymore. They were standing by the piano and  singing, clearly they had one too many drinks. They were singing There is a tavern in the town, in the town. And there my dear love sits him down, sits him down.

Y/N couldn't torture her ears like that anymore, she had to leave. She saw Peggy talking to Steve and ran over to her, not caring how un-ladylike she looked.

"- see your top squad is prepping for duty.", she heard Peggy say. "Wait a minute 'top squad'. What top squad, a tactical team?"    Y/N stepped in and instantly mentally kicked herself for it. Those two were so in love, they were just too blind to see it.  Blinded by eachothers beauty. They would have such beautiful children. Y/N snickered at her thought.

"Yes, Y/N. The colonel decided that Captain America over there should have a tactical team to behead Hydra. Ya know the whole 'Cut off one head, two shall take it's place thing", Y/N smiled at Bucky's failed attempt to fake a swiss accent. "Anyways, I wanted to ask you if you want to be part of the squad?", asked Steve. "What if I decline?", teased Y/N. "Then Phillips will force you because you know Hydra better than anyone because they held you captive in there. And you speak german, thats a plus.", said Bucky matter-of-factly.

"Why would he do that? He once told me 'You're a woman Y/L/N, no man will ever see you as their equal'" "Please just answer." Steve was desperate for an answer. "Well if you promise me that I won't just be a distraction and that I actually get to do stuff includeing guns and combat, then I might think about it." "I promise" "Good what's our name?", asked Y/N like it was the most normal thing to ask.

Bucky laughed, "Are you sure, you're not related to Dum Dum, he asked the same thing. We decided to be the Howling Commandos." "Great. I love y- it." Y/N had to mentally kick herself again. She almost said 'I love you' to Bucky Barnes. 

Peggy could sence the awkwardness, so she spoke up. "Are they going to keep singing?" "You don't like music?", asked Steve with a laugh. "I do actually. I might evan, when this is all over go dancing." "Then what are we wa- *hiccup* waitin' for, sugar plum?", yelled a drunk man from a table near them. "The right partner.", yelled Peggy back. She left without another word but Steve seemed to know something Y/N and Bucky didn't.

Y/N sat down and asked the bartender for a Brandy when suddenly a young woman, probably in her early twenties came over.
"I'm sorry. Are you Captain America because you look a hell of a lot like him. If yes, you have permission to ask me on a rendez-vous ." Steve didn't say anything. "Come on, go ahead, do it. I know you want to."

Man, this woman has nerve. Thought Bucky and Y/N at the same time while Steve could only stay there frozen from fear. He really doesn't know how to talk to women. After the woman left the trio sat in silence until Bucky spoke up.

"I'm invisible. I'm turning into you. It's a horrible dream.", said Bucky, his voice was shakey, he was terrified. Steve put a comforting hand on his shoulder and said in a voice filled with mockery, "Don't take it so hard, maybe she's got a friend." And with that he walked away. Bucky turned around, stunned by his friend's cockyness.

"Nah thanks, I'd rather take Y/N over there, she seemes lonely.", yelled Bucky into Steve's direction. He only rose his hand, gesturing to Bucky to shut up.

"Are you serious Barnes? Or am I only one of your many 'dolls', your games. Whom you throw away after you played then."asked    Y/N seriously. She didn't want to be hurt again, by a man. She knew how it felt.

Bucky's eyes widened, he didn't see that coming. This isn't the answer he normally gets. He swallowed his disbelif and said, "I'm  always serious." Y/N rose one of her perfect eyebrows. "Okay, maybe not always but now I mean it. Let this be our first date, I mean, only if you want to. And maybe we can repeat it the next time we're free."

He's cute when he's nervous., thought Y/N.
"It would be my pleasure, Mr. Barnes." "Well then Ms. Y/L/N, what would you like to do?", asked Bucky with his signature smirk. "I recall Peggy metioning dancing. That would be nice."

Y/N couldn't belive it, she was on a date with James Barnes. Her friend who turned into something more. She didn't know what it was. She didn't want to call it a crush, that is something for children. What was is?