A Stucky Story

The Asset's Wellness Check

Steve had every reason to be worried about the wellness check today. Mainly because he didn't want to hear that something was wrong with Bucky and it couldn't be fixed. Bucky had enough going on with his existing  conditions and if more conditions were starting to flare up, then something was truly wrong.

But like Bruce said, it could be something simple as in a change of weight that caused the early morning seizure. And the only thing that needed to be done was adjust the pill's dosage. But it could also be another condition.

Steve truly hoped it wasn't anything serious.

"Daddy, hungry." Bucky whined for the hundredth time.

"Buck, Bruce said you can't have a heavy breakfast before your check up. You can have a couple of fruits." Steve said. Bucky shook his head then went in the kitchen. He sat in front of the refrigerator and signed open.

"No. I'm sorry, bud." Bucky whined again and flapped his wrist. He was frustrated and Steve was frustrated for him. He wished Bucky could eat something but Bruce strictly said no heavy food. And Bucky was not feeling fruits today.

Bucky got up and got Steve's hand, trying to pull him towards the refrigerator. "Egg, please?"

"No." Bucky began to cry. Steve didn't know what to do.

"Captain Rogers, Dr. Banner is ready for mister Barnes-Rogers." Said Jarvis.

"Thank you, Jarvis. Come on, Buck." Bucky shook his head. Steve sighed and picked him up. Bucky struggled out of his grasp, he didn't want to go anywhere. "Stop." Bucky stopped moving but cried the entire elevator ride down.

Once the doors opened, Steve met Bruce in the medical lab. Bucky was still crying and close to throwing a fit.

"Hey guys, everything okay?" Asked Bruce.

"He's hungry." Said Steve.

"Oh I'm sorry, I'll try to get through this quickly. We can start with the simple stuff. Can we get him on the scale?" Asked Bruce. Steve tried to put Bucky on his feet but he wasn't having it.

"Please be cooperative." Said Steve. Bucky cried when he was set down on the scale. "Stay."

They waited a minute then the machine beeped. "188 pounds. That's a nineteen pound increase."

"That's good, right?" Asked Steve.

"Yes. But I still consider him a bit underweight."

"I figured. I can still feel his ribs and some of his spine." Steve picked Bucky back up and sat on the table. He was still crying a lot.

"Okay, can I see your teeth?" Asked Bruce putting on gloves.

"No. No." Bucky whined covering his mouth.

"Just for a second." Asked Bruce. Bucky growled at him.

"Buck, stop." Steve said sternly. Bucky stopped but flapped his wrist again.

"Does he do that when he's scared?"

"Scared or frustrated. He's probably more frustrated than anything." Said Steve rubbed his back. "Can Bruce check your mouth, it won't take long?" Bucky frowned but nodded. Bruce checked his teeth and rubbed around his gums. He nodded then took off his gloves.

"Good news is his teeth look great and unfortunately as sharp as ever. So he can keep biting all he wants."

Steve rolled his eyes. "Good to know. Bad news?"

"Is he still drooling a lot?"

"Yeah. Mainly while eating, but I have noticed he's starting to drool more these past few days."