Bucky Barnes • Mini-series (English & Español)

2.During the War - pt.1 - 2/?

I was driving home from the grocery store, the one that my dad liked and made me go to the other side of Brooklyn, I started to think that he just did it to annoy me and use it as a regular punishment or whatever.

But then I watched something that called my attention.

Was that Steve?

Of course it was Steve... getting inside an alley with two guys bigger than him.
I parked and went to the rescue, even tho I knew how it was going to end.

"Hey! What are you doing?" I shouted to the big guys, one of them stopped kicking him and got close to me

"Nothing, just talking with my friend, why? Wanna join?"

"What is wrong with you guys?" I tried walking towards Steve, but the dude stopped me "get out of my way"

"Or what, sweetheart? What'cha gonna do?"

I looked at his ugly ass blue eyes "Want me to show you? Asshole"

"Please, do so" he got closer to me and I felt disgusted

"As you wish" then I kicked him right in the balls, just the way my boyfriend told me where it hurts the most

"You... bitch" he fell onto the floor and his friend went to help him as I walked towards Steve

"Hey there" he was on the floor, his eye was purple and had blood coming out of his lip

"H-hi..." he barely moved, but I helped him to stand up

"Always standing up, right pal?"

"You know me well" he denied my help to walk, so he did it by himself, even when he looked ridiculous

"Hey! Where do you think you are going to?" Said the guy who was trying to help his friend, who was still on the floor, holding his pants with a pain face "I haven't finished with you!"

Steve got ready to fight him. Jesus he looked like he was going to fell.

"Wow-wow! Stop right there you asshole!" I stood in the middle of them "what kind of men are you? Two against one? Are you kidding me? Is your mom proud of his stupid son fighting a two against one fight?" He looked shook "yeah, I don't think so. Both of you are just some fucking cowards"

As he didn't say nothing when I was standing there, I turned around and started to walk, but he said something else

"Did your babysitter had to come?" He spoke to Steve

And it just got me angrier. I turned around again and walked firmly towards him, he stepped back "call me babysitter or offend any other kid again and I will left you like I left your friend" I pointed the guy on the floor "you are just a bunch of bullies that has so insignificant lifes that insulting other people makes them feel better, so fuck off, and get some fucking man classes so you can learn some manners" he looked so scared, I felt so satisfied with myself that I just left, Steve next to me in shock "Get in" I said when we were next to the car

"That was..." Steve couldn't finish the sentence

"Crazy. Right?" I took a deep breath and started driving

"Yeah..."

"Want something cold? Just got icecream, they are in the back, take one and put it on your face"

"Thank you" he stretched and got one of the bags with icecream

Steve didn't know how to talk to a girl, Bucky told me, so every time I tried to have a conversation with him I did the most; he tried tho, but he blushed or ran out of words most of the times

"Wanna talk about why you got into that fight?"

"They disrespected a girl... just like they did with you, but she was alone and probably underage" the longest sentence he has ever said to me with no spaces between words

"That was pretty brave from you" He didn't said anything, he kept looking to the outside of the car "Want me to get you home? Because I was thinking we could left the groceries on my house and then go to Bucky's place"

"Yeah, he told me his parents were out of town... so you know... they.. uh..."

"They don't like me, I know" I laughed, Steve got nervous thinking he could fuck up "it's just because I steal their boy most of the time, but I know they like me... just a little bit, maybe"

"Yeah, that's what I thought... I mean- um- I don't think there is a reason to dislike you- I mean- for them to dislike you... um... you know? Apart of that..." he sighted "anyways... thank you"

That's what I mean, nervous Stevie. "For what?"

"For what you said back there... I-..I don't like bullies either... but um... most of the people say that I shouldn't fight them because I'm.. you know... small, and you just said that they were cowards for fighting two against one... so.. um.. thank you for that"

"No need to thank, Steve. I don't think being "small" should stop you from defending someone... I think you were the bravest out of the ones that were in that alley, and I would say, one of the the bravest persons I've ever met"

He looked at me "Thank you... it means a lot" we were about to get to my house, I had to be fast "Uh... what happened to your... to your eyebrow..."

I ignored what he said, I didn't wanted to talk right now, I had to get the bags out of the car "Gimme a sec, wait here" I stoped in front of my house, got out of the car, took the bags and ran into the house, before my father noticed I got my purse and shouted "I'm going out! I will get back late!!"

And ran back to the car, starting it and leaving rapidly.

Steve was out of words again, he was probably shook of what just happened... a couple minutes after I decided that I should tell him more...

"I was five..." I said in a whisper

"Sorry?"

"I was five the first time I decided to defend my mom... I have.. uh... I have an abusive father..." Steve looked at me, but I didn't wanted to look at him back "I have many siblings, not all of them were like me... they didn't learn to do the opposite of what my father did and still doing..." I took a deep breath "unfortunately all of them but the youngest one and I, are exactly like my father; that's how I learnt to defend myself from bullies, you know?" He nodded "my mom took my youngest brother and lives with my grandparents, my father is not supposed to know that. I'm the only girl in this crazy house... I told Bucky this when we were teenagers, his father and mine were friends and we used to hangout a lot... he saved me, you know? I can't count how many times he saved my ass"

"Yeah, mine too" I smiled

"He is kinda an angel for us"

"Yes, he is" I could hear Steve smile when he said that

"Going out with Bucky, being outside of the house this much gets me in a lot of trouble... but those are a lot less harmful than being in there the whole day..."

There was a small silence

"So that is what happened to your..."

"To my eyebrow? Yeah. I had makeup on so it doesn't show... my eye is almost as purple as yours but not as swollen" he laughed

"Thank you for trusting..." he said as we parked outside Bucky's house

"Thank you for listening, Steve. Want some makeup on that eye?" I said taking out my compact and adding more foundation to my eye "I'm sure I have some colors that might look great on you" we both laughed

"Nah I'm good"

"As you wish," I put my makeup back onto my purse "now let's go to see this gorgeous and perfect friend of yours"