Red Room

5: Pancakes

All throughout the night you were tossing and turning. You rolled over to look at the clock and groaned. 3:17 am, you've got to be kidding me. 

After a few minutes of debating, you forced yourself up and changed into a leotard and tights. You grabbed a pair of pointe shoes, your new phone, and some earbuds. When you passed the kitchen, you realized that you were actually really hungry. You hadn't eaten since you got here. "After." You whispered to yourself, and continued to the gym. 

You sat down, began stretching and putting on the pointe shoes. How did they get a perfect fit for my foot?

After stretching, you fumbled to put your earbuds in and began going through a basic barre routine. 

Once you got through about half of the combination, you felt a tap on your shoulder and jumped into a fighting stance. 

Bucky noticed this and chuckled. "Calm down, I was just letting you know that you don't have to use earbuds." 

You lowered your fists, but remained alert. You tilted your head in confusion. 

"I mean if you want, you can play the music out loud."

"Oh, gotcha." You said. You couldn't help but notice how even though it was dark out, and the lights weren't on, his eyes still seemed to catch any amount of light and shimmer. 

There were a few seconds of slightly awkward eye contact that Bucky decided to break. 

"So, what are you doing up?" he asked

"I could ask the same of you." You replied, returning back to the barre. 

"Well, I asked first." He joked. 

"You ask too many questions." You said, mocking his comment from a few days ago. This earned a smile from him. 

"Woah, you smile!?" you teased.

"Shut up" He said through the laughter. 

You decided to unplug your earbuds and let the music play out loud as you danced. Bucky went to lift some wieghts, which sparked an idea. 

"I bet I could lift more than you." You commented in a casual manner, causing him to pause. 

"These probably weigh as much as you. Actually, I bet I could probably lift you." 

You raised a brow and walked over to him. "What's the winner's reward?"

"Loser has to make breakfast." He answered. 

"So if I can lift these weights, you'll make breakfast?" you inquired. 

"And if I can lift you, you make it." he confirmed. 

"Deal." And you shook on it. 

Bucky placed the weights on the floor and moved back, allowing you to lift them. You did so with ease, and held them above your head for about 10 seconds as he watched in awe. You placed them down and took a curtsy. "Your turn, soldier."

Bucky put one hand under your ankle and his metal one just under your arm, you shuddered at the sudden cold, but slightly blushed at the fact that he was touching you. He lifted you as if you were a weight, which shocked you. 

He let you fall, but still managed to catch you bridal style, which made you bust out laughing. He did the same and stumbled backwards, landing on his behind, still holding you and you both laid on the floor, trying to catch your breath from choking on laughter. You both stopped when you heard the sound of someone clearing their throat. 

You looked to where the sound came from and saw Tony in the doorway with his arms crossed. 

"I had no idea that either of you could feel happiness. And for the love of God, go to sleep." He said on his way out. 

You and Bucky looked to each other and began laughing again. 

"So who lost?" He asked. 

"Well you dropped me, so I think that makes me the winner." You piped. 

"Oh whatever." He playfully rolled his eyes and got up. He helped you to your feet and you made your way to the kitchen. 

"Okay, what do you want?" He asked as he pulled out a frying pan. 

"Uh..." You completely blanked. Nobody's ever asked you what you wanted to eat. It's always been whatever shit was put in front of you. "Whatever you want." You said, trying to hide how little you knew about breakfast foods. 

"Got it." He said. He pulled out a box, milk, syrup, and butter. 

You watched closely as he mixed everything and cooked. Once finished, he placed a plate in front of you. You analyzed it and looked up at him. 

"Pancakes. Not poisoned." the soldier teased. 

"Do I uh...eat these with a fork or....."

A look of shock followed by sympathy came over him.

"Uh, yeah. Knife and fork. You just-" He began and placed his hands over yours. 

"I know how to use a fork, Barnes." You remarked. 

"Oh, well how was I supposed to know that?" He blushed. 

"I suppose you weren't, thank you." 

"A deal's a deal. Are you actually going to eat it?" He asked, putting away the measuring cup. 

"This is soooo good" You hummed as you took a bite. 

"I'll take that as a yes." 

Bucky sat next to you and the two of you ate and discussed how strange the world was and the wonders of the internet, and how much everything had evolved- even though you were only out for 6 years, so much had changed. 

A/N: Woah two chapters in one day? Lol I know this doesn't really contribute to the plot toooo much, but I wanted to give a little bit of playfulness to build up this relationship. Also, I just thought this might be cute to add in. Anyways, don't forget to vote! Love you guys!