A Stucky Story

The Asset and Steve part 3

Steve woke up first again that next morning. Bucky was surprisingly still asleep, but somehow got himself to lay on the floor. Steve stepped around him and went in the kitchen. He didn't fix Bucky's smoothie, in fear that the blender noise would wake him. But as he tried to maintain a quiet environment, his phone rang. Steve super-soldier leaped over the dining table and answered. He was quiet for a minute and looked at Bucky, who only lifted his head and laid back down. Steve sighed in relief and went in another room.

"Hello?"

"Did I interrupt something?" Asked Nat.

"No, Bucky's still asleep and I hate to wake him right now."

"How did he do after yesterday?"

"He was okay, he really is trying to process everything and it's happening too fast for him. So I want to slow down with him today, maybe just have him learn a few things."

"Good, I managed to get a few things out of Rumlow about him. He said he's worried about the seizures, so he wants him seen by a doctor soon. And he also told me that Bucky is still capable of becoming the soldier if given the chance. That's what's worrying me, Steve."

"I didn't think about the soldier. How am I supposed to tell an upset Bucky from the winter soldier?"

"Trust me, Steve. You will be able to tell difference between him and the soldier. Look at his eyes, they tell everything."

"He does stare at me a lot with a blank expression."

"As in he wants something or a noticeable change?"

"When he wants something."

"That's Bucky. Once you've been caring for him longer, you'll see the change." Then Steve heard whimpering. He went in the living room and saw Bucky trying to turn on the TV.

"Daddy on." Bucky was getting irritated and to make things worse, SpongeBob nor Paw Patrol was on. Steve had to think of something. Then he remembered he was still on the phone.

"You want to talk to momma?" Bucky smiled but looked around, where was she? Steve laughed to himself and put the phone on speaker.

"Someone wants to talk to you, Nat."

"Is it my baby boy?"

"Momma."

"Good morning Bucky, did you sleep good?"

"Yes." They talked while Steve fixed their food. Steve noticed that they were running low on strawberries. Steve didn't want to go the store because of Bucky was not being socialized properly, but he was going to have to bring him around people soon.

"Daddy, momma talk." Steve got the phone from him and talked to Natasha.

"Can you do me a favor, Nat? Can you get more strawberries for him?"

"I would but I have stuff to do in a little while, Steve you are going to have to socialize him quickly whether you or him like it or not." 

"I don't know how he's going to act around people and I'm afraid that he'll wonder off."

"Rumlow said he bought a harness for him." Steve looked through the bag that Rumlow left, sure enough there was a harness and a lead.

"He did say not to let him chew on the lead, but I think he'll be okay. I have to go, bye Steve. Bye baby boy."

"Bye momma." Said Bucky. Steve looked at the harness and sighed. He hated the thought of leading Bucky through a store with a leash on, but he could not risk Bucky panicking and running away.