The sea breeze brought along the signature air of the ocean, cool and wispy under the scorching sun. Everywhere they look all they could see was the color blue: the blue sky, the blue sea. The sight of endless blue has lost its beauty and charm in Bucky Barnes’ eyes by now.
He’s never seen the sea before this quest. Before this, all his mission involved muddy lands, the desert, or dreadful winters. In his World War II days he was used to seeing gravelly earth and polluted air. New York City was no better for he and Steve lived in the gutter.
Sam Wilson walked over to him, gripping on the gunwale and looking to the distance just like what he’s been doing for a while. “Is it my turn to take the wheel?” Bucky asked innocently. Sam shook his head. “Nah. Fury says he’s good.”
“Say, uh, you excited to see your old pal?” Sam asked, causing Bucky to look at him with a raised bro, not quite used to Sam asking him personal questions.
“A bit nervous, actually.”
“And why is that?”
“Time.” Bucky pursed his lips together while Sam waited for him to elaborate. “Cause, y’know, I haven’t exactly talked to him in a while and last time I saw him I tried to kill ‘im several times.” That earned him a chuckle, to his surprise. “Is there anything I should catch up on before all that jazz?”
“A lot of stuff, probably.”
“Yeah, like what?”
Sam took his time to think. “Um, I don’t know. Your boy’s not a virgin anymore.”
“For real?” Bucky started laughing. “Stevie boy. Lucky fuddy-duddy, huh. Who’s the unfortunate dame?”
“That would be the Black Widow herself.”
“No. You’re messin.’”
“No I’m not. It’s truth.” Bucky took his time to study Sam’s face looking for inauthentic intention before finally believing him.
“Fuck.”
Sam whistled. “Yeah, tell me about it.”
“He just went from street urchin straight to the fuckin’ Pharaoh. Made me proud.”
“Me too.” Sam sighed, then remembering what happened between them. “It didn’t end well, though.”
“Cause they’re stuck together in an island? Captain obvious.”
“Nah. He messed up before that.”
Bucky shifted, propping his elbow to support his weight on the gunwale . “What happened?” He asked with a serious tone.
“He—uh, failed a mission. Let’s just say she took it personally.” Sam muttered with hooded eyes, as if reluctant to bring back the horrific memories. “I was there. He did her dirty.”
Bucky understood that they’ve reached a sensitive topic. “Well, damn.”
“LAND, AHOY!” Nick Fury shouted from the steering wheel, alerting Sam and Bucky who welcomed the news anticipatedly. Bucky’s eyes scanned through the blue hues of the seas until he found the sight of a set of scattered islands,close to each other, laid upon the vast blue sea other ahead of them. One in particular was close enough for them to land on.
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Stranded- A Romanogers Fanfiction
DobrodružnéSteve and Natasha found themselves stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere with no way to contact their outside world. Secrets will unfold as they struggled to survive and kept themselves from driving towards insanity. Cover Created By: Tiara...
