Alive but not Awake || Bucky Barnes [1]

Unsettling People

Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Alive but not Awake | Unsettling People

Steve and Bucky walked side by side as they travelled through the Shield building, around the top floor where they were supposed to be meeting Alexander Peirce; one of several governors of the world. The strike team had met them at the hospital after they said a last farewell to Fury's body, who had died only hours before on the operating table in front of their own eyes. Both of them had immediately got into their uniforms as soon as they could, Fury's warning bouncing around their heads at a hundred miles an hour. They may not especially like the guy, but many people seemed to trust him to some extent – especially Natasha Romanov.

The two of them turned a corner to find 'Kate' or as they had found out 'Agent Sharon Carter' standing next to a late 50's male who looked like he's had a lot of plastic surgery, even though it was probably his natural skin. He had light brown hair that seemed as if it had been carefully combed back to make him look more professional while his attire was a light grey denim suit. Also, placed on his face were large black rimmed glasses that young people would typically say were nerd specs. He held a takeaway cup of coffee in his hand and took a small sip as Agent Carter turned away from him; finally noticing Steve and Bucky coming they're way.

Agent Carter started her walk down the way Bucky and Steve were coming from, her hands were held together and she tried to hide the disappointment that neither one of them were exactly excited to see her – they weren't happy, not like they were when she was playing Kate. Who would be? They had just found out that she had been basically spying on them for months, letting them think that she was just like any other civilian who cared about privacy and being nice enough not shout out that she was rooming next to the American heroes. It hurt Steve bad at the realisation, he was really beginning to like the woman - until of course her big unveil. Bucky felt sorry for him, he had been the one to push him into trying a relationship with 'Kate', it made him feel stupid for even suggesting it now.

Agent Carter wore the type of clothing that you would find on any other shield agent that worked in the building, she let out a small hesitant smile as she walked past them, "Captain Rogers, Lieutenant Barnes."

"Neighbour." Steve said with no emotion, still looking forwards and not even glancing at her while Bucky just stayed silent, not even bothering to answer to her. They felt her gaze from the back of their heads for a moment before it was gone, and so were the taps of her two-inch heals going around the corner they came from.

Bucky and Steve finally came up to the man who wanted to speak with them, their reason for leaving the hospital early and hiding that flash drive Fury had given to Bucky just before he passed out of pain and exhaustion.

"Ah, Captain. Lieutenant." Pierce exclaimed, a smile tinting on his face as the two American heroes walked up to him, "I'm Alexander Pierce." He held out his hand for both soldiers' to shake, which they did but something was screaming at them not to trust him. There was something in his eyes they couldn't get a grip on, something he seemed to be hiding.

"Sir," Steve spoke for the both of them, "It's an honour." He shook away the feelings of dread that he caught from just looking at the man.

Pierce nodded, the smile still evident on his face, "The honour is mine Captain. To the both of you." He started to turn away from them before heading towards his office door, "My father served in the 101st. Come on in." He gestured the room as he walked in himself. The two super soldiers followed close behind him, before closing the door.

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Bucky and Steve stood by the long rectangular business table as they locked their gazes on the several pictures Alexander pierce had presented them. He was telling the two boys about Fury, and these pictures were to go with the story he's had locked in his head for a long time. On the pictures were two figures; one was Fury and the other was Alexander Pierce. "That photo was taken five years after Nick and I met," Pierce explained as they still looked at the photo in their hands, "When I worked at the State Department in Bogota." He strolled around the room at a slow pace towards his desk, he carefully placed his suit jacket around the desk chair before straightening his back once again – willing to tell more of the story.