Even if we fight forever

Chapter 1

A sharp pain in my chest wakes me. I open my eyes to see a metal arm clenched over my chest. My heart breaks, another nightmare. "Bucky? Bucky?" l hear a rib break. "Bucky please?!" Another one breaks and another. I try to break free but the arm's grip tightens. "Bucky! You're hurting me!"

He wakes up startled and I try to breathe. He looks around to me and the horror in his eyes tells me what my condition looks like.

"I'm so sorry."

"It's okay." I push down on my chest to get the ribs into place. The redness disappears and in my favour the pain as well. "See no permanent damage done."

"I still feel bad. I hate hurting you." He opens the refrigerator and pours the blood from the blood bag into my wine glass.

He placed the glass on the bedside table and took a seat on the bed.

"What'd you dream about?"

He lays down with his head on my lap and place my hand in his hair.

He takes a deep breath. "I dreamt I was secured in a chair, a mechanical device on either side of my head. The pain that it gave off caused me to howl in pain. While I was twitching after the device was lifted they started saying the words. I remember feeling numb and my head going empty. I felt like a robot. I had no control over my body."

I kiss his forehead and he intertwines his fingers with mine."It's just a dream my love. I will always protect you. No one will touch you as long as I live."

He grabs me and flings me over his shoulder and pulls me closer to his chest."

"I am supposed to protect you, not you me."

"As long as we protect each other, right?"

"Okay, babe."

We cuddle up and he places his mouth next to my ear. "You are my forever."

I sat up and picked up my glass. "And they lived happily ever after."  I raise my glass and took a swig. "We still have to watch a few Disney movies."

"Argh really?"

"Yes my dear. We have to. I am curious to see the next one."

"Which one is next?"

I hide my face out of embarrassment. He starts to tickle me. "Come on, tell me?"

"Frozen."

"I'm not sitting through another 'Let it go' song."

"Please? For me?" I can see how the request is moulding in his head. "It's okay, you don't have to."

"But I will, because it's for you."

"Aww, I love you."

We set the movie up and popped some popcorn. I grabbed all the bedding from the bed and threw it on the couch.

"All we need are healthy snacks."

"What'd you have in mind?"

"Something fruity."

"But we don't have fruits in the apartment babe."

"There's a fruit stall just down the road."

"Great, I'll get some."

"Babe, please can I go? I am so tired of these 4 walls."

"Okay, but please be careful." I walk over to him and place a cap on his head. "Don't let anyone recognise you."

He grabs his jacket of the rack and puts it on. "I'll be careful I promise." He gave me a quick kiss goodbye and leaves.