Tormented - James Barnes

With his gun pointed directly at the girl's forehead, James Barnes sealed his fate. His first hit for Hydra being the one that would cause him the most pain later on in his extended life.

"James, it's me... Bucky..." Her soft voice rang in his ears, a frustrated growl falling from his lips.

'It's me.. It's me...' She had said to him. Over and over again, but he didn't know her.

"Complete your mission, soldier." With his calloused thumb, the empty shell of a man that used to be Bucky Barnes cocked his gun, pushing it harshly against the young girls forehead.

"I love you." Came her soft, meek voice as the trigger was pulled...

***

James awoke screaming as he so often did after these nightmares, sitting up quickly. He gripped onto his hair tightly, a gruff, furious cry falling from his parted lips. He pushed himself off of the ground, his muscular body having broken out in a cold sweat. He was tormented by what he had done...