I Missed You (Bucky x Reader)

~Chapter 43~

A/N: this is the chapter in which i will stop following the mcu's timeline and i'll make my own, just in case you're confused when reading it. also, there's a chuck bass (gossip girl) quote throughout this chapter😉
oh and the song at the top is bucky's and y/n's song, that's it. byeee <3

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Six months, and eleven days. That's how long it's been since you rescued everyone from the Raft prison and went on the run. The first few months were the hardest, and time was going awfully slow. But after a while you got used to your new lifestyle and time started going quicker. Thankfully, you had some of the closest people to you beside you, so at least you weren't completely alone. Now, after six months, you still had to be careful about not being recognized, but the news had slightly blown off by now so people were less on the lookout. The four of you became quiet vigilantes, helping people whenever and however you could without compromising yourselves or being found.

In these six months, you've gotten zero news from T'Challa about Bucky, but you knew he was in good hands so you weren't worried about his safety. What did worry you, however, was the fact that in six months, Shuri still hadn't been able to find something to help Bucky. If she had they would've contacted you by now since they told you they would get in touch with you and Steve the second they woke Bucky up from cryo. But that hadn't happened, and it was slowly eating you alive. However, everything was about to change today, and you were just about to find out how.

After running at a quiet park in a small city in Spain for over an hour, you made your way back to the tiny apartment you were able to get ahold of for the week. As you walk up the stairs of the building, you untie the ponytail you had made to go running, and when you reach your apartment you knock on the door, using the code the four of you had agreed on so you didn't have any surprise guests.
The door opens and Natasha stands behind it, wearing a serious expression, well, more serious than her usual self.

"Hey, everything alright?" you ask as you enter the apartment and close the door behind you. Natasha doesn't respond and walks inside the living room, so you quickly follow her into the room to find Sam and Steve sitting on the couch with their eyes fixed on a letter in Steve's hands. Their eyebrows were furrowed in concentration and they didn't even look up when you stepped foot in the room.

"What's going on?" you ask, knowing something was very wrong from the gloomy atmosphere you had walked into. The two men finally react and look up at you, their worried expressions still plastered on their faces. No words come out of their mouths, instead, Steve stands up and hands you the letter. You look at him warily before slowly dropping your gaze to the letter, and you start reading the handwritten words.

Oh my God.

Your heart drops to your stomach once you've already read a few sentences. The letter is from Tony.

Hey guys, I finally found you, it took me a good seven months and you weren't making it easy either, but I finally did it. If you're wondering why you're getting this letter from me instead of dozens of armed cops breaking into your apartment, it's because I still haven't told Ross or anyone for that matter about your whereabouts. This isn't easy coming from me, but I've had time to think, and I'm ready to talk things out and maybe eventually forgive you, even Manchurian Candidate. I've talked to Ross, and we've come to an agreement with the UN. Everything can be forgiven if you come home with Barnes (don't worry, T'Challa contacted us briefly and told us Barnes is getting better somewhere but he didn't tell us where), you can get your lives back, Bucky can keep recovering at the Avengers facility and the Avengers can be a team again, but under the condition of signing the Accords. Anyway, I really hope you consider this offer, it's the best I could manage.