Winter (A Bucky Barnes recovery story)

12. Attack

Steve and Nat had left when they woke and so Bucky had been walking around his apartment doing different little tasks. He stands at the sink and looks out the window, he sees a man on the roof of the building across the street. He watches the man, and the man watches him.

Bucky pulls out his cell from his pocket and calls Steve. "uh, hi Steve I need you to come over to my place, be careful though "

Steve looks over at Nat who had come over for coffee and was looking at him with concern in her features. "Okay we'll be right over Buck." he hangs up and they start to walk across the street to his apartment.

Bucky hears something and turns his back to the window, there is the sound of breaking glass and he feels something hit him in the back. Men come in through the door and swarm him. He hits them away though his vision is beginning to go fuzzy and his balance is becoming off. Another guard comes up behind him and he hits him back. His knees give out and he struggles weakly as a group of guards grabs him and picks him up. They carry him out the door and down the hall.

Steve and Nat get out the door to see men dragging Bucky out into the street. Nat pulls her gun and fires a couple shots, wiping out two of the men but two more men appear in their place. Steve throws his shield and hits one of the men causing the other man to lift Bucky's slightly higher and Steve's shield clips his forehead.

Natasha fires several more rounds wiping out more men, she fires at another one of Bucky's captors, but they move Bucky's body to shield themselves and the bullet buries its self in Bucky's side. Natasha curses, and they roughly throw Bucky into the back of the van.

Steve runs forwards and wipes out some of the guards by the van. Nat puts a couple bullets in the tires and assists Steve. She runs and jumps into the back of the truck which was beginning to drive away unevenly. She shoots the guards and kneels next to Bucky, his hair is matted with blood, the gash on his forehead is continuing to bleed and add to the tangled mess. He's pale, sweaty and is barely conscious.

Steve runs after the van and catches up, he pulls himself up into it. He kneels next to Nat and Bucky, watching as she put pressure on the bullet wound in Bucky's side. Nat draws her gun then shoots the driver.

"We need to get him to a hospital," she says, Steve nods and crawls into the front.

"Natalia..." Bucky murmurs quietly, his lips barely moving.

"I'm here James." she replies giving his hand a small squeeze, "Just hang on for me, Kay?" he moans in response, and let's his body go limp again.

"We're here." Steve shouts from the front, he comes around to the back and picks up Bucky. Bucky is limp and unmoving in Steve's arms. Natasha follows along next to Steve, they reach the front desk and Steve says "My friends been shot. He needs medical attention." the lady nods and then presses a button, the doctors and nurses swarm around them and take Bucky away. Natasha and Steve follow behind and watch as they pull Bucky into a room.

They wait anxiously until Bucky is moved into a different room and they are allowed to sit with him. Steve paces and Nat sits in the chair rubbing small circles on the back of Bucky's hand.

"We wouldn't be here if it weren't for me. I shot him." she says staring at the floor miserably.

"Well I gave him that nice gash, and its not your fault. Its Hydras fault." Steve stops pacing.

"You're right." She nods, Bucky stirs slightly and mumbles something unintelligible. He opens his eyes and looks around. He begins to recoil and push himself up as soon as he realizes where he is. He tears out the iv and tries to get out of the bed.

"James stop! Stop!" Nat exclaims trying to force him back onto the bed. Steve holds onto his other side and holds him down. Bucky pulls his left arm away from Steve and pushes himself off the bed.

Steve races over to Bucky and kneels next to him. He wraps his arms around Bucky and whispers, "It's okay Buck, I know you don't like it here. I know you don't like it. You'll be okay. Shh it's fine, we're here, you'll be okay."

"I don't like it here. I want to leave." Bucky whimpers, Steve holds him tighter.

"I know, we can't leave yet. I'm sorry, you'll be okay." Steve murmurs. Bucky had never liked hospitals, being at Hydra probably just fueled that dislike. Steve can feel Bucky's chest rise and fall and looks down, he's breathing raggedly and he's gone pale. He looks to Natasha, "I think he's bleeding again."

Nat nods and stands she walks over to the bed and presses a button. A nurse comes in a minute later.

"Yes." He says, looking at Nat.

"He's bleeding," she says, gesturing to Bucky. The nurse nods and walks over to Bucky.

"Can we get him onto the bed?" he asks Steve.

Steve nods then looks down at Bucky, "We're gonna move you to the bed." He says softly, Bucky moans in reply. They lift Bucky onto the bed and he groans. His wound was bleeding, the red. blossoming and staining his shirt. The nurse begins to put pressure on his wound.

"It's okay James. Your safe," Nat says softly, holding his hand. When they get the bleeding to stop the nurse changes the bandages then he leaves.

"I... wanna go h...home." Bucky mumbles softly.

"I know you do Buck." Steve says, "We'll go as soon as your allowed to leave. Sound good?"

Bucky nods slowly.

"Get some rest James." Nat says. Bucky closes his eyes and let's sleep take him.

A/N: 152 reads thank you all! I'm so happy to have so many reads. Thank you all so much for reading and the support. So what do you guys think? Am I doing good? id love to hear your thoughts on how I've done so far. Thank you all again.

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