The Red Star

Chapter 10

The sun was up now and it was currently around 11:00 am when Jay and Bucky finally sat down to eat.

"Delicious." Bucky said after taking a bite.

"It's just eggs and bacon." Jay said as she chuckled.

When leaned over her plate to eat, Bucky took no time to begin a stare. It was, really, a stare of admiration. He couldn't help it. He smiled to himself as he took another bite and thought,

"I honestly can't help it."

Jay finished her meal in no time and had quickly ran into her room to get dressed. Meanwhile, Bucky made his way to the bathroom to take a shower.

When Jay heard the water turn on, she stopped and stared at the wall. There was something about Bucky that she couldn't quite explain. The way he talked to her sometimes, made it sound like he already knew her. It was strange, but Jay decided not to pay any attention to it. Instead, she pulled on a pair of jeans and a faded blue blouse, then left her room, brushing her hair.

She washed the dishes in silence but soon she began to hum different songs to herself. Suddenly she felt something strange. Something in her gut twisted and she stopped working. She blew a strand of hair out of her face and wiped her hands on her jeans as she made her way to the window.

"What's wrong?" she heard Bucky ask her from behind.

She hesitantly tore her eyes from the view in front of the cabin and said,

"Nothing. I just....Never mind."

She looked over Bucky's attire with much attention as he spoke of today's plans. His hair was in a small pony~tail at the back of his head, strands of hair falling into his face. He wore a pair of black jeans with boots and his shirt was a faded blue-ish color. It was also minorly see through, and Jay could not keep herself from seeing the well toned abdomen muscles as well as chest muscles.

"Is that ok?" he ended.

"Huh? oh, um yeah, sure." Jay said, blinking away her stare.

Bucky laughed and said,

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Why?" Jay replied.

"I just asked you if you wanted to go skiing with pink elephants on a horseshoe in the sky, and you said sure." he said, trying not to laugh.

"Wow. Really?" Jay said.

"You just kinda fazed out on me. So i was just seeing if you were paying attention."

"I'm just tired." she lied.

Bucky nodded slowly, narrowing his eyes at her suspiciously with a grin on his lips.

"What?" Jay tried to refrain from smiling and blushing. "Don't you have some hike to do or something ?" she ended with a chuckle as she sat on the recliner, placing the pillow on her lap.

"Don't you have chores to do." Bucky replied then darted to his room when Jay turned and hurled the pillow at him. It hit the door with a thump and she could hear his muffled laugh.

"You missed!" he said through the door.

Jay laughed and turned to his room almost shouting,

"Yeah, well i won't next time. And then it will be a horseshoe instead of a pillow!"

"No." his voice came clearer now as he walked out of his room, slipping on his jacket and gloves.

"No?" Jay said as he opened the front door and took a step out.

"Yeah, I mean, I'd like to see you try and reach that high."

The moment Jay stood he slammed the door with a laugh and ran forward. Jay swung open the door and picked up snow, packing it into a snowball then throwing it at him.

"Missed again!" Bucky replied.

"You brat!" Jay said, as she laughed. "I will get you next time."

"Suuuuuuure." Bucky replied sarcastically.

Jay shook her head then put her hands on her hips, laughing. Bucky walked away with a smile as Jay turned and walked in.

A half an hour passed since Bucky left and Jay had just begun to take a nap in the recliner. Suddenly, a loud crash caused her to jump up, and to her surprise and horror, a tall, masked and suited stranger stood in the doorway, the solid door beneath his feet.

"Oh hey!" he said. " Finally found you."

"Who are you?" Jay asked, feeling her pulse quicken.

"Name's Deadpool and I'm here to DESTROY YOU!!"

Jay stepped back and Deadpool laughed.

"I'm just kiddin' ! I'm only here to half unalive you and take you to the man I work for."

"Sure bub, whatever you say." Jay added, inching back.

He took a step forward and cocked his head saying,

"You look a lot like some girl i just rendered unconscious. You her sister? What was her name? Oh, Ruby? Diamond? Saphire? Bob?"

"Crystal?" Jay said more to herself than him.

"Yup! That's the one!"

"She's my cousin, not my sister."

"You sure?" he added. "ANYWHO, I'm here to partially unalive you, so if you don't mind coming with me, i need to get my big payday.

"Who the hell are you?!" Bucky appeared in the doorway, his jacket in hand. "What's going on?"

"Oooooooooooh! SHINY ARM!" Deadpool said, seeing Bucky's arm.

Bucky raised his eyebrows and said,

"To hell with that, i don't want to know who you are."

"Oh please," Deadpool began, "Everone knows who I am."

Bucky lifted his arms then dropped them saying almost exasperatingly,

"You look like an ass to me. An ass that broke into my home."

Bucky took a step forward menacinly and Jay said

"Imma just step back here."

"Why?" Deadpool asked.

Jay looked at Bucky then back at Deadpool saying,

"Yeah. No. You screwed sucka."

"Please, i can assure you, i can survive anything Gimpy here can dish out."

"He can snap you in half like a pair of chopsticks." Jay added.

"Ooooooo. I LOVE Chinese food!"

However, without a moment's notice, Bucky's hand was around Deadpool's throat, then he was outside in the snow.

"Told you he was an ass." Bucky said before he and Jay stepped out. He handed her his jacket and she said,

"No kidding."