Winter Wolf *Bucky Barnes Fanfic*

8:Fourth Of July Fun

A/N: Happy 4th of July everyone!!! Be safe and have fun! Also enjoy this 4th of July chapter with Lupo, Bucky, and the rest of the Avengers gang!!!! 🎆🎇✨🇺🇲🇺🇲🎆🎇✨

It had been about a month since Lupo became part of the family. Lupo couldn't have picked a better family to adopt her. She's still weary about Vision. The first time she met him, he went through the kitchen wall. That didn't sit to well with Lupo.

She loves everyone else in the tower. Lupo just didn't care so much about Vision as much as the others.

Especially Bucky. No one could take his place in her heart. Bucky helped with her nightmares, using his metal hand to wake her up. She helped with his. Gently waking him up with slow licks on his hand or face. Bucky made sure he made time in his day to help Lupo with her water therapy everyday. If he couldn't do it, someone in the tower would take his place.

Lupo was now able to walk on her own. She still needed help getting on and off the bed or couch. Still, it was progress.

Bucky was walking into the kitchen, Lupo slowly following behind him. Seeing Steve there making some eggs and bacon, Bucky grunted. Making Steve look at him with a confused look on his face.

"You're not supposed to be cooking your breakfast on your birthday Steve. Go sit down and play with Lupo. I got it. Just because you don't like us celebrating your birthday, doesn't mean that we will listen.", Steve was about to argue but Bucky crossed his arms.

Steve emediatley got flashbacks to when he was a ninety pound asthmatic. Steve would be stubborn, Bucky would cross his arms. Steve either agreed with Bucky or Bucky would force him away from the situation in a headlock.

That never went away. Only now, Steve was able to fight back and have a possibility to win. But, he had to ask himself if it was worth the fight.

This time, it was not worth fighting over breakfast.

Bucky took over on the food while Steve was going to try to get Lupo to play tug of war. They haven't played with her yet because she was healing still. They didn't want her to strain herself or accidentally hurt herself by moving.

The stitches were going to come out in a few days. But that didn't mean she couldn't have fun in the mean time.

Steve grabbed a rope toy from the basket of toys that were next to the couch. Lupo's eyes were instantly on the rope toy as it hung from Steve's hand.

Pietro walked in, emediatley going to get a glass of orange juice. Seeing Steve with the rope toy, Pietro laughed. "Do you think she will play?", if he was honest with himself...Pietro did not think Lupo knew how to play.

Being trained as a puppy for war, then in the war for two years before her team was attacked, leaving her with three legs. She didn't have time to be a puppy.

Steve shrugged, "She's only two. Still a puppy. Lupo wasn't able to be a puppy. Now she can have a somewhat normal life as a dog.", Steve didn't know if she would play with him. Sure she was interested in the toy.

Steve dangled the toy infront of her face. All three of the men looking to see what she would do.

Lupo watched the rope toy swing back and forth. She didn't know if she wanted to do it. The wolf side of her was annoyed that they wanted a skilled trained dog for war, to play a simple minded game.

But the dog side...really wanted to play.

After listening to both sides of her mind, she decided what she wanted to do.

She lunged as best as she could for the rope toy. Instantly getting a good hold between her teeth, and tugging back with all of her strength. Something Steve wasn't anticipating.