A Stucky Story

The Asset and The Iron man part 1

Bucky had vivid nightmares about his past. It was a lot on his two year old mind and a lot of times he didn't who the people in his nightmares were. All he could see was corpses and himself holding a gun.

The nightmare Bucky had last night left him confuse. His mission: extract precious cargo, no witnesses. Something that he's done a thousand times, he thinks. But this mission had spoke to him before he killed him. He said 'Sergeant Barnes'.

Sometimes his mommy and the bird guy would call him Barnes if he was misbehaving. Daddy would say James Buchanan Barnes if he wasn't listening. But Bucky was still confused on who the guy was.

"Bucky Bear? Hello?" Bucky looked at Steve.

"Hey, you zoned out for a while. Do you want your milk?" Bucky nodded. The morning was starting off normal, besides the nightmare. Steve heard him screaming and woke him up. It was only five in the morning, but Bucky didn't go back to sleep after nightmares.

Steve handed Bucky his milk and brought him to the couch. They watched SpongeBob since Paw Patrol wasn't on yet. Harley laid at Steve's feet and chewed on her toy. Then his phone buzzed. Tony.

"Come to the tower for lunch, I want to talk. No exceptions. *heart emoji*" Steve sighed. He knew at some point he would have to bring Bucky to meet Tony. But Steve wasn't sure if Tony knew what he did about Hydra and his parents. Also he wasn't sure if Bucky could handle it.

Steve sighed and watched Bucky enjoy watching Harley play with her toy.

"Do you think you can manage yourself while Daddy goes on a jog?" Bucky looked up at him, that was a solid no.

"Do you want to come with me?" Bucky nodded. Steve ruffled his hair and brought him in the room. Steve had athletic clothes that could fit Bucky, but Bucky didn't like tight fitting clothes. So he dressed him in sweatpants and a loose shirt.

"Alright pal, I usually go around the block then go to park. But I can make adjustments."

"Doggy come?"

"Of course, she has to stretch those long legs of hers." Steve got himself dressed and put on Harley's and Bucky's harness.

"Alright, stay close please." They left the apartment. They walked around three blocks and stopped at the park so Bucky could rest. Steve knew if Bucky wasn't in a child mindset, he would probably run with him for miles. Steve shook the thought of Bucky being normal, knowing what Bucky has been through it was unlikely that Bucky could be like he was before he fell from the train.

"Daddy, daddy, daddy." Said Bucky bouncing.

"What?"

"Harley gone." The Harlequin dog was gone. Her harness was in Bucky's hand.

"Did you take this off of her?" Bucky giggled.

"Bucky, why? You're getting a timeout." The giggling stopped, the crying started. Luckily, Steve could see Harley trying to get in the dog park. Steve went to her and put her in the harness.

"Why are two years old's so hardheaded?" They went back to the apartment. Bucky, unwillingly, sat in his timeout corner. Though, he did argue that Harley had misbehaved too so she should get a timeout too. Steve agreed and had Harley sit in the corner across from him. After fifteen minutes, Bucky and Harley were released from their corners. Steve fed Bucky his yogurt and wiped his chest. Bucky slept a little on the couch, it was good enough for a nap.

"Hey, I'm going to have lunch with a friend and I'm bringing you with me. Can you be on your best behavior?" Bucky didn't answer, Steve took that as maybe. Steve changed his clothes and changed Bucky. Steve already knew Bucky was going to ask for Harley to come and really Steve was going to need Harley's services for this trip. They went to the car and went to the tower.