Say yes to heaven - A Bucky Barnes Story [Original Version]

Part 6

Pia's eyes widened. Did she just hear that right? She panicked.

"Steve? Can you hear me?"

She didn't get an answer. Now she had to concentrate and only find out what was going on by listening. But this was more difficult that she thought. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply.

Then she heard a quiet "Steve?"

But after that it was quiet again. Suddenly she heared the engine of a motorcycle, then Steve spoke.

"I have to go after him."

"You can't leave now", Nat called out to him.

"I have to."

"You can be very convincing sometimes."

That was the end of the conversation. They got in the car and drove off to find Bucky.

Pia couldn't help them. Or rather she didn't want to do anything. She could have sent agents in to arrest Bucky but she couldn't do that to Steve. Instead, she listened to the 'chase' and pretended that everything was going according to the plan. However Steve and Nat soon removed their headsets so she couldn't hear anything that happened afterwards. Concerned, she also took off hers and wanted to title the mission as finished, when Nick Fury appeared behind her.

"Agent Smith, what's going on?"

Now she had to make up her mind. Did she want to lie and help her friends but risk her job or keep her job but get her friends in trouble? The answer was obvious, but as it would turn out shortly afterwards, it was worthless.

"Everything went according to the plan, sir."

"Don't bullshit me, Smith. You've been out of contact with them for over 20 minutes."

"I...I can't betray my friends, I'm sorry."

"This is your first offical warning. You leave me no choice. Go home now. I think it's better if you take the rest of your days off after all."

He left the room. She was shocked. She got into her car, turned on the music and let it run at maximum volume until she was at home. She parked her car next to her house, slammed the door shut and the went into the house. There she threw her bag into the corner, fought her way out of the skintight suit and went into the shower. Her thoughts were a mess.

It should have been a normal mission, but once again fate was not on her side. An accident, apparenty caused by Bucky, then he disappears and Steve and Nat follow him. And who has to pay for it? Pia. It was always her. She didn't know how to feel. For Steve she hoped that he would find his friend again but that would mean that he would introduce them to each other and she did not want that at all. How would she be able to keep secret what Bucky almost did to her?

Still undecided she turned the water off and got out of the shower. She put on a comfortable pair of sweatpants and a T-Shirt then she blow-dried her hair. She looked in the mirror and wondered what had become of her. A single attack not even two weeks ago had changed everything. Lost in thought she ran down the stairs into the kitchen to make herself something to eat. Suddenly she heard a motorcycle. A motorcycle? Bucky had one...

She quickly locked the door and ran into her room to lock herself in. The engine stopped, she froze. Slowly she walked to the window but Bucky was nowhere to be seen. Pia closed her eyes. She got nervous, her pulse accelerated. She hoped he wouldn't try to shoot her again. She opened her eyes. And there he was. He sat down on his motorcycle as if nothing had happened and started the engine. Then he turned his head and looked straight into her eyes. His hypnotic blue eyes stared at her before he drove off. What the hell was that? Why didn't he do anything to her?