You safe me

Chapter 9 - Affecting Nightmare

The hall is dark while she walks. The light was cut off by the storm and Y/N isn't sure how exactly that is possible. Tony always exclaims how progressive his tower is, so she figures that the electricity shouldn't be cut off by anormal thunderstorm. But there's no arguing. The power went out and the thunder and lightning are closer than Y/N likes, which is why she's out in the hallway. She searches for Bucky. He wasn't witch her in the common room and everybody else was wherever they are now. She was alone and she feels a bit terrified. She thinks she's silly to be afraid of the storm and being alone while it rages. She lived on the streets for years before she moved in with the others. But she was never really alone. She has to admit that she always was surrounded by cats or dogs that lived on the streets. They shared living spaces in the night and body heat in cold days. Occasionally they even shared the food to keep themselves alive.

A bright lightning and a loud thunder lets her twitch in fear. The little hairs at the back of her neck stand up straight and she feels the itch to shift into something smaller. "Bucky?" She calls and opens a door to a room she can't remember. It's too dark to see anything but from the smell she can tell that it's a storage room. It smells like soap and dust. She's just back in the hall, closing the door as something crashes behind her. She turns around, her heart stopping for a second and adrenaline pours through her veins. "B-Bucky? Are you there?" She tries to see something but it's too dark. "Hello?" A lightning illuminates the hall for a second. She thinks she can see two figures just a few feet away but she can be mistaken. She squints her eyes, tries to see better in the dark and listens closely but she only hears the rain and the thunder from outside. A faint laughing reaches her ears. When she wouldn't know it better, she would think that it's Steve and a faint giggle could be Tony. "S-Steve? Are you there?" She takes a few steps closer to the laughing noises, ready to run or shift. But it's to late. A loud bang lets her freeze and in the same moment ice cold water pours over her while the bucket rolls in front of her. She gasps and stumbles back. Afraid, she looks around and sees Steve and Tony in a doorway, laughing and looking at her. "W-why?" She's confused. She doesn't understand what's happening here. She takes another step back and collides with something firm and warm. She spins around. Clint. Before she can do something, he grabs her arm hard and joins in into the laughter. "Why so anxious?"

"Clint."

"Shut up. Nobody told you to speak." A slap to her head lets her look to the side. Natasha smirks at her and lifts her hands to smack her again. Y/N is quick to break free of Clint's grip, almost tripping over her feet and slipping on the wet floor. "I-I don't understand..."

"Poor thing." Nat coos. "Doesn't understands when you pull tricks on her." Steve shakes his head with a faked pitying look on his face. Disbelieving she shakes her head, takes a few more steps back as a loud thunder explodes outside. She screeches, turns and runs. She hears the others laughing behind her and tears burning in her eyes. She's a bit lost, runs the halls without looking where she is. Then she stops. She knows the door. Pretty well actually. It's hers, her room. The door is slightly opened, so she pushes it open fully. Candle light shines her in the eyes and for a moment it seems very bright but she adjusts quickly. "Bucky? Bucky. The others, they- W-what are you doing?" Bucky stands at her closet, his back to her and he... he throws the bit of things she has into a suitcase. "What does it look like?" Y/N takes one step back at the cold voice that greets her. He doesn't even turn around. "I don't-"

"Dear god, Y/N! Are you acting or are you really this dumb? I'm packing your things. We're throwing you out, don't you see? I'm tired of you."

"Y-you're... What do you-"

"Heavens... Take your things and go!" His voice is loud, angry and cold. He shares only a small glance at her, shoves the suitcase into her hand and pushes past her, knocking into her shoulder with a calculated thrust that hurts. She stumbles against the doorframe and looks after the brunette.