Like You ✦ {Bucky Barnes}

Chapter Twenty-One: Divided

A/N: Hey guys! I found time to update this story! Yay! But I have some sad news... this story will be coming to an end soon. I loved writing it, and still do, but I promise you, it'll likely be another three to five chapters long. Enjoy this chapter, and see you later!

- Harper E. Pierce

Two weeks later...

Tony had started drinking again, and everyone in the tower began to worry about him. With Dani gone, it was like he had lost everyone he cared about. He would either lock himself up in the lab, or in his room, and he always had a glass of scotch with him. He refused to see anybody, especially Wanda, whom he wouldn't even go within ten feet of. She felt bad about keeping the secret, but knew it for the best, and so did the rest of the Avengers.

Tony thought about her every second of the day. He longed to have her back with him, she was his little girl. But another part of him was so angry for choosing the man who killed her grandparents, a murderer, over him. Half of him wanted nothing to do with her or him for the rest of his life, but the other still loved her, no matter what she did. He was just waiting for the day that James Buchanan Barnes broke her heart, and for her to come running back to him, apologizing obsessively for her choice and never leaving his side.

But that day never came, nor was it ever going to come, even if he did break her heart. He knew that was much like him, and was too prideful to ever ask for her old life back, her father's love and support, even if she wanted it so dearly.

He was tempted to call her, but his pride got in the way of it, nor did he know about her changing her phone number. But one day, he did decide to finally call her, just to see if she'd pick up the phone. He doubted she was going to answer, but why not try it? It had been just over two weeks since their fight. He dialed the number, and put the phone to his ear, breathing out nervously.

"The number you have reached is no longer in service." The call said, as he hung up the phone with rage. He cringed, and threw his scotch glass and his phone at the wall, shattering them both. Natasha came rushing in at the loud noises.

"What the hell is going on in here?!" She asked him. She looked over at the wall, which had a big wet splash stain on it, and glass was all over the floor.

"Get the hell out, Romanoff."

"Stop this shit, Tony. I know you're upset abou-"

"GET OUT!"

"No." She rebuffed him. He turned to her with angered eyes. "You need to hear this. She's gone, Tony. You were the one that kicked her out, disowned her, for being in love with someone you despise."

"SHE ALMOST KILLED ME, FOR HIM!"

"He stopped her! Does that mean anything to you?!" Natasha shouted back. Tony stopped and thought about it for a moment.

"No." He seethed. Natasha sighed.

"For the longest time, I thought having a child would finally teach you to be selfless, to support someone other than yourself, to put her needs above yours. How could I be so stupid?" She shook her head with disappointment, and slammed the door shut behind her, leaving him to his own residence of sorrows.

Wanda was feeling shut out ever since the fight as well. Some of the Avengers could understand why she'd help Dani and Bucky with their secret, but others completely saw why. Natasha, Steve, Bruce and Loki seemed to understand why she would keep such a secret, but Thor, Vision, Clint and surprisingly Sam, couldn't see it at all.

"I don't know what to do anymore, Wanda. He's been locked up in his room for ages, and I finally tried to talk some sense into him." Natasha complained after the talk she'd had with Tony.