Melioration ~ James Buchanan Barnes

O13 ~ Dinner

It's time and you must admit that you're kind of nervous. Especially now that you are planning to get that Scepter back from the king of Asgard himself. He might not have magic like Loki does but you've already seen that his wife does. Besides that, he and Thor are immensely strong so you have to steal it without them knowing it. It's going to be very tricky. 

'Welcome James and lady {y/n}.' Thor smiles when he sees you but you can see the hurt in his eyes. He is struggling to stay nice to you because of what you want to do with his beloved earth and well, your history with his brother. You don't blame him but it's nice to see he's taking orders from his father. 

'Take a seat, please.' Frigga now says and you both sit down at the large table. Bucky looks around in awe, the gold and silver decorations reflecting in his eyes. Thor takes a seat across from you along with Frigga while Odin is seated at the head of the table. 

Multiple servants come walking in, carrying large plates filled with the most delicious looking food in all the realms. It's a pity that you don't know food like this on your home planet. 

'How are the sleeping chambers?' Odin asks you and you both nod, still your mouth full with the softest meat you've ever tasted in your entire life. 'It's great! Absolutely stunning!' You answer for the both of you but Odin seems to be interested in Bucky's answer as well. 

'How about your room, Mr Barnes?' Lie. Please, please lie. He looks over at you before back at Odin. It's like he reads your mind because he starts lying his ass off with a huge smile plastered on his lips. 'Great! I'm not used to luxury like this.' It's lying because he makes Odin think he has his own chamber. But it's the truth because he is in awe about the room you share. 

You see how Thor squints his eyes at you, not trusting either one of you but you let it rest. For now. Odin has shown you nothing but hospitality and you need to take advantage of that tonight when you will break into his vault. Or maybe tomorrow night because you could use a good nights rest. 

'I was meaning to ask. How is Loki?' You say out of nowhere what makes both Frigga and Odin choke on their food. 'How is Loki? Wha- Why do you care about him?' Odin asks and you smile, twirling your spoon around in your dessert. 

'Loki and I have a history from when he was on earth. You know..' Frigga looks at you with a shocked expression but Thor is quick to step in. 'Don't be fooled, mother. She was using him for the Scepter. Loki told me once we captured him.' You sigh but can't hide the smirk. 'That doesn't mean I'm not concerned about his well-being.' You say, eyeing him from under your lashes. 

'You shouldn't lie, {y/n}. Even though you don't care about Loki, it's the one thing you have in common with him.' Thor says, almost through gritted teeth but Odin stops this before it can escalate. 

'Thor! Stop it! This is not how I taught you to treat guests.' With content you smirk at the young god in front of you but it soon fades when Odin scolds at you too. 'And ms {y/n}, I would appreciate it if you would stop triggering my son into slamming you into our wall. Obviously you know Loki and he's fine. Serving his life sentence in our royal prisons.' You nod politely, having enough of the little chaos you created. 

After dinner Odin invites you, Bucky and Thor with him to a different room to have a drink with him. Gosh, this feels like home to you. After dinner, drinking a glass of whiskey. It's what your father always did when you were little. 

'Thank you.' You take the glass from Thor who poured a brown liquid in it that looks like whiskey but when you smell it, you almost pass out because it smells that strong. 'Don't be fooled, lady {y/n}. This is not like the drinks you are used to on earth. This is Asgardian and therefore much stronger than you petty humans can handle.' He is testing you but you won't just let this slide. You always take on a good challenge. 

'Petty?' You ask while raising your eyebrow and while feeling bold, you take a sip from the very strong drink. It burns severely in your throat but you don't let it show although once it hits your stomach and is taken into your blood, you feel like you already had three wines. 

Odin watches it all in front of him and can't suppress the laugh because of your tough act. It's obvious you're already tipsy but you don't want to give in so easily. 

'I'm not petty.' You say, snickering while taking another sip. It only increases your drunkenness what makes both Thor and Odin laugh harder. Bucky however, he underestimated the drink as well and feels how it is intoxicating his brain. It is somehow working as a key to free him from Hydra. Although he will fully realize that once the Asgardian alcohol has left his brain again. 

'It's very funny watching you grow drunk on our beverages. You will have a very good nights rest.' You sit down onto a large comfortable chair and spin the drink in its glass, laughing at how the liquid gracefully twirls around. 

'Buck?' You hum and you hear vaguely how he responds to you. 'I feel like doing something bad.' You giggle what spikes the attention of both gods. What kind of bad thing do you mean? 'Come here.' You tug on Bucky's sleeve and pull him closer to you until his face is down to your level. His arms are resting on the arm-rests while his blue eyes are staring straight into yours. 

Without thinking you bring your hand up to his face, letting your fingertips feel his stubble while biting your bottom lip softly. You then place your other hand towards the collar of his Asgardian clothing. 'Yes, I feel like doing something bad.' You whisper and pull him closer towards you to press your lips on his in a heated kiss.