Project Muse < Bucky Barnes >

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The commander handed the Winter Soldier two duffle bags which were loaded into the trunk of car. "Avoid any connections with anyone else. You are not seen and you are not heard. And remember above all, of anything goes wrong kill all the witnesses and escape. Do you understand?" "Yes sir." The winter soldier said with a monotoned voice and a curt nod. The muse was escorted to the car by none other then Alexi. "You will not speak to anyone." He told her firmly before shoving a wad of cash into her hands. It was straight one hundred dollar bills and there had to be at least twenty of them. "You are to use this to buy clothes for the gala if needed and anything else you might require." He told her without giving her a chance to responde. "And my dear little muse let me remind you, if you even try to escape the Winter Soldier will destroy you before you even get the chance to run." Heather gulped but nodded at his words. She was escorted to the passenger seat and the two took off for their first mission together.

The car ride was silent for the most part. It wasn't until the began to see signs for New York City and the skyline of the beautiful metropolis could be seen in the distance. "Brooklyn next Exit." Heather softly read one of the signs as they drove past. Something about those words made something click inside the Winter Soldier. A blinding vision of his past filled his mind. He could see a small boy with blonde hair and the most hopeful blue eyes anyone had ever seen. He could hear himself laughing and a shiver went down his spine. The vision was blurry but even still it felt so real. It wasn't until Heather began to scream that he drifted back to reality. "What are you doing? Are you okay?" Bucky came back to his senses - or well the Winter Soldier's senses just in time to grab the wheel and jerk the car away from swerving off of the road. He didn't say anything he just let out a deep breath. Heather shook her head. "Men." She muttered.

"Here." Heather threw several shopping bags at the Winter Soldier who merely grunted from the impact. "Put these on." She told him. HYDRA had gotten them a pretty swanky hotel room blocks from Starks gala. Heather had also taken the money Alexi had given her and gone shopping a few blocks down and gotten them outfits for the gala. The Winter Soldier has told her to go alone for two reasons. One he didn't want to waist his time with it, and second heather knew more about fashion then she did. Which was true of course, before being captured by HYDRA Heather was a true eighty's fashion icon. "Put these on." She added before she started to undress herself so she could put on the dress she had bought for herself. She lifted her shirt up and off her head. The Winter Soldier's eyes were immediately on her and her much more visible chest. Heather immediately felt his eyes on her bare skin. She cleared her throat. "Get. Dressed." She said with a much more firm tone, warning him to get his eyes off of her body. "Sorry."