Flying Angel (Bucky Barnes x reader)

Chapter 22 - Cursed

Y/N's POV

I'm back at the office. I will probably be here for a long time. I'm currently filling out the paperwork for the mission. Steve and Thomps- Jack are reporting to Chief Dooley. I don't know if I should tell him about my thoughts. I think that this school is training female assassins, these days women are invisible. Those girls could get away with everything.

Bucky scares me when he turns around. "Hey doll, remember when I promised you that dance months ago? Now that your leg is healed we could go somewhere. What do you think? Today at 7:30?" I look up from the paperwork. "Wha- Yeah, sure. But, don't you think that maybe we should go on Saturday? So we don't have to go to work the next day." "Nonsense, I promised you we'd go dancin' the minute you get that cast off. We are going today, whether you like it or not." He did promise it but it's unpractical like this. "I give up, you won't change your mind, will you? You will insist on going today. Where do you want to go?" "Doll, that's a surprise." "Ugh, I hate surprises!"

The day passes by quickly, I decide not to tell Dooley about the female assassins. I know it's wrong but he won't believe me. It makes no sense to tell him. My shoulder hurts a bit, that's why I asked Sanaa to take a look at it. "What did you do? Y/N, this looks horrible!" "Sanaa it looks worse than it really is." I try to convince her that I'm fine. "Don't tell me lies. I'm a nurse, I know that it's bad. It's worse than it looks, I have to stitch it." She cleans the wound and I hiss in pain. "You deserve it. How did this happen?" I can't tell her. "That's classified. Sorry." She stitches the wound and tells me to come back in a week.

I go home and see that it's already 6 pm. I knock on Angie's door and she comes over. When I tell her that I'm going on a date she says: "Better make you pretty for the Sergeant... Don't look at me like that, everyone knows." "Why does everyone know?" "Carol saw you two kissing, she told Mary and Mary told Lorraine who told Molly and Molly told everyone else. Come on, hurry, let's make you pretty"

She helps me choose a dress. I need something elegant but not too over the top and it also needs to cover my shoulder. We choose a dress that Ana forced me to buy. I grew to love the dress, Ana has very good taste.

(Your dress and necklace)

I wore nice silver heels with it to mach my necklace. Angie curls my hair and while the curlers are in my hair she helps me apply my make-up. I keep it simple even though Angie wants it to be more complex. I only apply my bold red lip. Angie takes out the curlers and arranges my hair into victory rolls. I grab my black purse and walk to the corner.

Before I get out my landlady stops me. "Miss Y/L/N where are yo going so late at night?" "Oh, just a job interview. The telephone company isn't paying me enough to pay rent here in this beautiful hotel." How do I explain my clothes? "I hope I get the job, I will meet Howard Stark if I do. I will only be his maid but that doesn't matter. I want to look like a real lady, that's why I'm dressed like this." "Alright Miss Y/L/N, good luck. You are an example tenant, I don't want to loose you." "Goodbye, ma'am"

I could talk my way out of it. Great! I walk to the corner and Bucky is already waiting for me. He is wearing his uniform, many men still do. "I'm so sorry, my landlady wanted to talk to me." He laughed. "You keep apologising for things you can't control. C'mon." I don't even know where I'm going. "Where are you taking me?" "I'm not telling you." I sigh. We walk down the streets of New York. There aren't as many people as during the day but more people than I expected.

We stop in front of a door, above it it reads "The Stork Club". This is where Steve went with Peggy. We walk in and everything changes. The streets were silent and calm, this here, it's alive. People are dancing, others are talking in the corners of the room. This is how New York City is at night. We walk up to the bar and order drinks. A man, probably in his mid to late fifties hands us to whiskeys. For a little while we just sit there and sip our drinks until Bucky speaks up. "This is boring, let's go dance!" He grabs my hand and literally pulls me to the dance floor.

We dance a bit until we see five men come in and tell people to leave. I don't like this, something is wrong. They aren't SSR agents, I would know if they were. Bucky sees too that something is wrong. He is confused, I'm not. "Procedure 791. Isolate the suspects and remove civilians from harm before attempting arrest. The man at the counter is Agent Lukasov from Kiev. The man behind me is Agent Brandt. These are the only ones I know." "Hydra Agents?"

"Yes. I need you to block the front door so that no one else can come in. After you did that come and help me with the ones inside. "Got it." I turn around and smile at Brandt. "35 cents for a Scotch. I can't belive it." I punch him in the face and elbow him in the stomach. I push him towards the bar and he falls, hitting his head.

I climb behind the bar and grab a bottle. A blond man runs towards me and I hit him with the bottle. It beaks and he falls on the floor. I grab a rag and put it around Lukasov's neck. I kick him in the back and tighten the rag. Before I could knock him out another man comes and Bucky hits him with a bar stool. "Door!", I command. "On it"

Two more come in before Bucky could block the door. They run towards me while I look for a weapon. The best thing I could find is a big kitchen knife. I stab the readheaded one in the thigh and break the other's nose. I grab both of their heads and hit them on the counter. "I can't hold them forever" I look at Bucky and he is holding off at least six men. I run over to one of the booths and slide a chair to him. He barricades the door while I take care of the last person. "That way Y/N!" He points at the back door and we run out.

After we make sure that no one is following us I go back to the Griffith Hotel and he accopanies me. I kiss him and say goodbye. When I walk in Ms or Mrs Fry is there, I don't know if she's married. "What happened to your dress Ms. Y/L/N?" I look down at my dress and see that there is a huge red stain, it must be blood. "Oh, Mr. Stark wanted to see how I clean. When I wanted to clean the floor because there was red wine spilled all over it, I stained my dress. I hope it's not ruined." "I am sorry Miss Y/L/N, I guess you didn't get the job." "No, I didn't." I try to look sad. "You should go to bed." "I will, good night" "Good night"

I go up the stairs and unlock the door. I change into my nightgown, take off my make-up and brush my hair and teeth. After that I go to bed and try to fall asleep. It doesn't work. I keep thinking that Bucky and I are cursed. Every time we go on a date something goes wrong. I'll have to tell the Chief about those men. How did they know we were there? In the early hours of the morning I finally fall asleep. I don't dream anything.