LOVELESS

Chapter - 10

Fifteen years ago:

Natasha~

Being an ordinary teenager, Natasha had been planning on which college would she be joining since she would soon be graduating high school very soon.

Winter vacation is always her favourite since she would be having a free time to practise her acting skills.

Yes, acting has always been her passion and she is also planning on becoming a famous actress someday.

"Hey, nerd." Her childhood best friend, Bucky greets her without even knocking her door.

She playfully rolls her eyes at him. "You sure know how to knock." She sarcastically remarks, earning a chuckle from him.

They had always been hanging out with each other since childhood and they know each other quite well.

"Practising again?" He inquired, giving her a raised eyebrows.

She gives him a slight nod and returns reading the script that she had been holding since he came bursting into her room without notice.

"It's not fair, Nat. You are spending almost all your time on that stupid shit. You barely have time for me." He childishly complains, giving her a pout.

Natasha couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing his face. "You look like Clint when he did something bad."

Bucky also let out a light chuckle. Clint, Natasha and him had been friends ever since he can remember.

Even though he might have little feelings for Natasha, he never show it as he think that she would probably laugh at his face.

She would never like him back. He sadly thought, but even thinking about Natasha with another man hurts even more.

He knew that he needs to take a step forward and confess. He didn't want her to fall for someone else.

She couldn't.

She shouldn't.

Because she is his. And no one else's.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Her voice interrupted him, making him to snap back into reality.

She gives him a raised eyebrow, causing a tint of blush to appear on his cheeks.

His palms became sweaty and he was sure that his heart would be beating very loud in his chest that she could hear it.

"You have been acting weird lately, Buck." She frowns, crinkling her eyebrows.

His heart has been thumping very loudly but Natasha didn't seem to notice the inner battle going on in his mind.

"I......I just-", but luckily, he was saved by Clint breaking in from her window. "Guys, guys.....I have some news. I think Laura has also....."

He was being shut up by a pillow which had been thrown on his face by Natasha. "Stop coming in from the window, Barton."

Sticking out his tongue at her, he threw back the pillow at her which had been professionally caught by Bucky to save her from the flying pillow.

"That was close, Barton." She smirked at his face, giving Bucky a peck on the cheek. "But nothing can harm me when I have my soldier here."

Clint made a disgusted face. "Ew. You two are so disgusting. Just made it official already."

Bucky was blushing like crazy while Natasha just laugh it off causing his heart to sink. She really didn't like me that way. He thought, hanging his head low.