Stucky: New Beginnings (BOOK 1)

So is this a date or what?

"God I never thought France would be so beautiful." Bucky whispered as they walked.

"Yeah."

"Yeah? That's it?" Bucky laughed.

Steve rolled his eyes.

"Kiss already will ya!" Natasha whispered from behind a bush.

"Is this technically stalking?" Clint asked.

"No were just making sure they get together." Natasha said. "Damn it I lost them!"

Bucky slung an arm over Steves shoulder with a laugh.

"You realize Nat and Clint are following us right?" He whispered.

"Obviously. They just have to mettle with everything." Steve laughed.

They walked a little longer not realizing the time until they saw some stores begin to open.

"What time is it?" Steve asked.

Bucky checked his watch. "Wow. Almost six."

"I seem to recall you promising me some coffee and scones?" Steve laughed.

"Yeah I did and I seem to have found the perfect place." Bucky said smiling before pulling Steve into a small café.

Along the walk Natasha and Clint had somehow managed to get a bunch of random clothing to disguise themselves with.

Nat and Clint were sitting a few tables away in there very obvious disguises trying to listen in.

"Do you still like to draw?" Bucky asked.

"Yeah. Don't get to as much as I used to with all the saving the world but yeah." Steve said.

"Well Captain America is still in America, Steve is here in France with me. So grab a pencil and paper and start drawing."

Steve laughed but went ahead and did as Bucky said.

"Whatcha drawing?" Bucky asked a few minutes after Steve started.

"Surprise." Steve said with a grin before going back to drawing.

The barista came over and Bucky went ahead and ordered two coffees, some scones, a baguette because why not, and macaroons.

"Come on! Let me see! Just a little peek?" Bucky whined trying to see Steves drawing.

"No! Not yet!" Steve said laughing and pulling the page closer to him.

"You're no fun."

"You just ordered a baguette and macaroons. The most commercial French food in the world."

"True. I wanted to see what all the fuss is about."

"Just eat your scones."

"I would except there not here yet. Would you like me to mime it for you because I could do that?"

"Please don't." Steve laughed.

"Aw man." Bucky said laughing.

The food and coffee arrived a while later and Steve finished soon after.

"You can not laugh! It's been a while!" Steve said.

"I won't laugh! I promise!"

Steve passed him the paper.

"Wow."

"It's hideous I knew it! I'm sorry."

"No it's-it's- wow. You-you made me- you made me actually look human. Normal. Happy." Bucky said smiling.

"You are all those things and more, Bucky." Steve whispered taking a chance and reaching over to grab buckys metal hand.

"I'm a monster." Bucky sighed but didn't pull his hand away.

"No. The people who did what they did to you, they're the monsters. Not you. And yeah they're the ones who gave you this arm and maybe that's why you hate it at times but just because they gave it to you for evil doesn't mean you have to use it for evil." Steve whispered.

Bucky smiled.

"I hope your right."

"I am. Or we wouldn't have spent the past four-ish hours walking and talking and then came to a cafe to drink coffee and eat scones and you definitely wouldn't have spent the entire time watching me draw like you used to."

Natasha and Clint just suddenly popped up.

"So is this a date or what? We've been following for hours and nothing! Not even a peck on the cheek! All we get is hand holding?" Natasha said.

Bucky rolled his eyes but never stopped smiling at Steve. He stood up.

"These two will pay the bill. Thank you." He said to the barista and pulled Steve up to his feet.

"Yep. That and a bill. Where to now Stevie?" Bucky said.

"The others probably won't be up for a few hours. We didn't sleep at all. Wanna head back to the hotel?"

"You read my mind." Bucky laughed and they started walking back to the hotel.

Whether they forgot they were holding hands or just didn't want to let go they walked all the way back to the hotel hand in hand.