Bucky Barnes had found refuge on a small farm in Montana two years ago.
It was there that the Winter Soldier seemed to disappear from his mind and Bucky was able to be himself again.
He fell in love with a young woman. Ray introduced him into a wo...
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chapter twenty six goodbyes
"I'm coming with you."
"No. You're not."
"Ray."
"Bucky."
"I'm not letting you go there by yourself."
"First off, I won't be by myself. I'll be with Bruce and Sinthea. Second, you don't control what I do."
Bucky sighed and sat down at the edge of the bed. They had been arguing for the past half an hour; after it was decided that Ray and Bruce would go to New York with the assassin that almost killed her.
Ray stood by the small bag she was packing. Clothes had been carelessly tossed it; she didn't know how long she would be there for so she only packed a few things.
She then looked at Bucky. She felt terrible, of course she did. She didn't want to make him to be sad or angry at her; she hated when the argued - though it was seldom.
"Bucky." She said and walked over to him.
"She tried to kill you."
Ray knelt down in front of him. "I hate to remind you but so did you. She needs the help and I want to help her just as I helped you."
"I'm going with you."
Ray shook her head. "No. I don't think Stark is going to report me to the police or whatever. He'll help me and I'll come back here for you. Healthy."
Bucky looked at her then. "And what if something happens? I can't protect you from here."
"You think I need your protecting?" Ray laughed. "First off, I have the same strength as you do. Second, the Hulk is my father."
"Yeah but you're shit at fighting."
"Give me seventy years of practicing and maybe I'll catch up." Ray reached up and cupped the side of his face. "I need you to let me do this. I can't lose you and if you come with me there's a very good chance I will."
Bucky let out a sigh. "I don't like this idea. I don't trust Stark."
"I know you don't." Ray nodded. She knew very well of the bad blood between them; he did kill Stark's parents after all. "But Bruce does and Steve does, even after everything that happened. I need to do this. I'm dying, Bucky."
