Melioration ~ James Buchanan Barnes

O17 ~ Freedom

'Bucky, please. Just listen to me.' You try again after several minutes of complete and utter silence. 'Stop ignoring me! I didn't see you for a guy that would give up easily.' Loki only grimaces when he sees you struggle. 

'Oh dear. It seems like he can't be bothered with your problems, {y/n}.' His voice sounds and when you look up to meet his gaze, the twinkling in his eyes is only pissing you off. 'If you interfere like this again then you can take my word for it that we'll leave you here if we get out.' He only laughs while crossing his arms in front of his chest. 

'You humour me, {y/n}. You're not getting out of here. And your accomplice isn't eager to work with you. Rather against.' You huff while standing back up again. The only way you're going to get out is if you bend the truth a little. 

'Bucky? Darling?' You softly say, your hand leaning against the wall you share. 'I know you said you have feelings for me and I somehow hope you still have them. I haven't been really honest with you, James. I- I have feelings for you, too. We can talk about them and work things out if you could just make the first move in getting us out of here.' It's not like you don't like Bucky. It's just, you never saw him as a potential love interest. Only as an asset to your cause and as a glorious one-night stand. How you are going to get yourself out of this is a problem for another time. 

'I don't believe it. You're feeding me lies.' You sigh and look at Loki who is amused by this theatrical fiasco. Free Bucky is not your favourite Bucky, that's for sure. 'They're not lies, Buck. I mean it. I like you, too.' You know he only likes you thanks to the sex you had and it messed up his whole mind. You managed to fix him but feelings are not only in your head. 

'But you and Loki. I heard you talking about each other. You want to use me again and I won't let you.' My God.. Was he like this back in his "normal" days?

'Bucky, I swear! Stop pushing my limits! I mean it so you better believe me or I will activate you again and make you do it!' You bang your fists against the wall but you already regret saying it. 'Oh shit..' You whisper, now banging your head repeatedly against the wall. 'I'm sorry. I didn't mean that but I'm frustrated! How would you feel if you confessed your love for someone and they wouldn't believe you?' You hold up your finger to stop Loki from talking. 

'Don't you fucking dare to open your mouth. I will leave you here to rot!' He's taken aback by your words but shakes his head. 'Just accept your fate. I know I will get out of here one day. My brother won't last long without me.' You laugh. 'He looks fine with you out of the picture. He actually has a clean shot at becoming king. That must hurt.' You pretend you care but you and he both know you're not sincere. 

Then suddenly, without warning, you hear a loud bang echoing through the prisons. Then another, another and another until you hear something burst. Within seconds, Bucky is standing before your cell. His eyes look red and puffy, like he has been crying and without you truly realizing, something breaks inside of you. 

You never saw him as someone who could cry. He is a soldier, a man that has no fears. Once activated, he doesn't even experience emotions. 'Look what you made me do.' Is all he says before he starts demolishing the force field of your cell. He succeeds and you quickly get out. 

'Thank you.' You say, grab his face with both of your hands and press your lips roughly against his. Before he gets the chance to kiss you back, you already remove your lips from him while whispering there will be a time for a do-over. 'We have to go, now.' He knows you're right because every prisoner is screaming and yelling, asking to be freed, too. It draws the attention of the guards. 

Even Loki hisses for you to get him out but you just laugh in his face. 'Your brother would come for you, right?' You only say and run away with Bucky. You hear how Loki curses you, screaming at you on how he will remember this and how his revenge will be sweet. You ignore it, not giving it a second thought. You would like to see him try. 

You outrun the guards and find your way over the rainbow bridge. The only obstacle here is Heimdall and like you expected, he is blocking the way. 'I'm afraid I can't let you pass. You have a record here, stealing from the palace and escaping prison.' You shake your head. 

'We need to get home. We're not from here and as you can see, we don't have the Scepter so we can't use it to take over our own planet.' It hurts deeply that you have to leave it behind but there will be another powerful object soon. It's just a matter of time before it comes to the surface. 

'Don't you think I know that? I'm Heimdall, I see all.' That's not creepy at all. 'Please.' You hastily look over your shoulder to see that several guards are already approaching you. You're starting to get nervous but Bucky swoops in just in time to get out of here. He kicks Heimdall in his stomach which isn't enough to knock him down but it is causing him to take a few steps back, allowing Bucky to snatch the sword out of his hands. 

He hastily puts it in the switch and twists it so the portal opens and you two hastily get teleported back to earth. Now you know Heimdall could easily get you back but for some reason, he doesn't. Perhaps Thor mingled in and told him to let you go. You'll never know. 

Because it all happened so fast, you almost crash back on earth with Bucky jumping away right before landing onto you, making him slide across the road with his metal arm as a brake that leaves a long trail until he finally stops. 

As you watch him trying to slow himself down in that position you must admit to yourself that you've never been more attracted to him. He comes back over to you and helps you stand up. 

You want to thank him for stepping in and taking the sword from Heimdall but he grabs your chin and connects his lips with yours. In complete and utter shock you stand there, your arms tightly beside your body and your eyes wide open. But when he wraps his metal arm gently around you, you flutter your eyes closed and kiss him back. One of your arms sliding around his neck while the other is resting on his shoulder, kissing him deeper and gently biting his bottom lip before breaking away. 

'I told you I meant it.' You softly say and you're not so sure about yourself anymore. You are growing rather fond of him. This time, it is your mind that is all over the place.