A Stucky Story

The Asset and The Social Worker 2

It did not take long for them to unpack their stuff in the tower. Tony gave a warm Tony welcome and showed him how to operate Jarvis and other fancy technology he put on the floor. Steve wouldn't remember half of that, but it was a nice upgrade. Harley seemed to be adjusting nicely, but she was missing her human. Natasha got a phone call later saying that they needed to come get Bucky quickly.

The mental facility wasn't far from the tower so it didn't take long for them to arrive, also Steve was urging Sam to drive faster. Steve was first to arrive at the counter and demanded to have Bucky back. The lady tensed when he said Bucky's name and told him that Bucky would be out in a few minutes.

It was the longest few minutes of his life. Then they came out with Bucky, Steve was expecting him to jump in his arms and cry. That wasn't what he got.

Bucky was trembling with fear. There was two doctors holding him up on his feet. His flesh arm was wrapped up, most likely from his biting. His legs had small cuts and bruises.

Steve was shocked more than everyone else. How could they do this to him? Steve went to Bucky and touched his face. Bucky went for a bite, he was traumatized.

"Hey, it's daddy. You're okay, you're safe." Bucky relaxed under his touch and slowly began to recognize his scent.

"D-d-d-a-dd-y-y?"

"It's me, you're okay." Steve inspected him further. He hadn't been changed or fed.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Then he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Let's get him to Bruce." Said Natasha. Steve nodded and picked up Bucky. He knew Bucky would be difficult for these people to handle, but he wasn't expecting Bucky to be so shaken up and abused. Steve's boiling rage was mixing in with protective rage. He was pretty sure Rumlow and Natasha were in the same boat as him. But for now, all he could do was tell Bucky that he was sorry and that he loved him.

When they arrived to the tower, Bruce had to continuously stop and take deep breaths as he went over Bucky's condition. He didn't deserve this.

"Okay, he's dehydrated and hungry. A little rash from not being changed. He was biting his arm pretty hard, he should heal soon. These bruises on his legs are from restraints, they will also heal. I recommend he gets some good rest if he can, I know he's exhausted." Bruce changed the IV bag and left to do more breathing exercises. Steve was able to change Bucky and get a rash cream for his area. Bucky wouldn't let Steve go, he always had a grip on his arm or shirt. He screamed at Bruce when he first touched him.

"I found it." Said Rumlow. Steve asked Rumlow if he could go find Bucky's favorite lamb onesie with the ears. It was the softest one and would be easy on his cuts and bruises.

"There you go. My little lamb. Do you want something to eat?" Asked Steve. Bucky didn't respond. But he started to shake more. Natasha touched his ear, Bucky started to growl but looked at her.

"I know you're still scared but can you try some applesauce?" Said Nat. Bucky wasn't sure about it until his stomach growled.

"Papa?"

"You want me to feed you?" Asked Rumlow.

Bucky nodded.

"Okay, I can do that. Come here." It was probably for the better that Rumlow took Bucky for a while, Steve's legs were beginning to cramp up.

"So I can call Pepper, tell her there we need a strong lawyer." Said Natasha.

"No, I don't want anymore legal action. Bucky has been through enough." Steve stretched and watched Rumlow feed Bucky applesauce. He was slowly calming down, but he kept looking to Steve, like he was making sure he wouldn't leave.