A Stucky Story

The Asset and The Iron man part 2

Bucky didn't sleep too well last night, Steve heard him whimpering and crying more a couple hours after he went to sleep. When Steve woke him up, he looked at him with scared and confused eyes. Steve got him to sleep again, but Bucky woke up screaming from a nightmare. Bucky didn't sleep the rest of the night, so Steve gave him his tablet and earphones so he could rest.

Early morning, Steve woke up to Bucky not being on the bed. Harley was gone as well, so he assumed they probably went in the living room. Steve got up and went to the living room and saw that Bucky was lying under the dining table with Harley still watching Paw Patrol.

"Bucky, what are you doing sweetheart?" Bucky looked up at him then back at his tablet.

"Is something bothering you? Can you talk to me please?" Bucky shook his head. Steve sighed and stood up. Something was going with him and he had a hunch it was about Tony. While Steve fixed breakfast, Bucky came from under the table and stood by Steve.

"Daddy?"

"Yes?"

"Who How...ard?" Bucky struggled with the name. Steve tensed at the question.

"Howard was an old friend from our time. Why? Is something wrong?" Bucky touched his head, then went back under the table. Steve assumed that meant he saw Howard in his dreams. Was Bucky remembering Howard and what he did to him?

Steve sat on the floor next to Bucky and fed him eggs and small pieces of toast.

Bucky still wouldn't come from under the table and Steve wasn't going to force him to come out. When Steve was cleaning up, the doorbell rang. He opened the door and saw Sam and Natasha.

"Good morning." Said Steve.

"We need to talk." Said Natasha. Steve let them in, Sam started to look around.

"Where's the kid?" He asked.

"Under the table." He pointed. Bucky was looking at them, but still wasn't coming out. "He's been under there for hours and he won't talk."

"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Said Nat. Bucky shook his head again. Nat frowned, this wasn't like Bucky.

"He'll be okay. So, Pepper called me this morning about Tony. Apparently, he keeps mentioning the winter soldier." Said Nat.

"Do you think he's find out about Bucky's past?"

"Most likely." Steve sighed and looked at Bucky.

"We should probably go and talk to him." Said Sam. Steve nodded and went to Bucky. His tablet was off, but he was staring at it. Steve touched his face, Bucky looked up at him then came from under the table.

"I know you're scared and confused but we're going to be okay." Steve hugged him, Bucky was still shaking from being nervous. Steve didn't even bother to change him out of his pajamas, he changed his diaper, but that was it. They got in the car and went to the tower.

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When they arrived, Bucky wouldn't let go of Steve and Steve wasn't going to let Bucky go during a situation like this.

"Good morning, Mr. Stark has requested that Mr. Barnes be muzzled or restrained before he enters the lab." Said Jarvis. Steve frowned at the request, Bucky wasn't going to just lash at anybody.

"I'll hold his right hand, you get his left." Said Nat. Steve nodded and held Bucky's left arm, which was surprisingly warm, and Natasha held his right. As they walked towards the lab, Pepper said hello to them, but froze when she saw Bucky shaking. When they arrived, Tony was sitting in a chair working on one of suits. He flipped up his welding mask and looked at his guest.