The One That Got Away

Steve Rogers was not the type to walk away from a fight. He took every hit, got knocked down more times than he cared to count but he always got back up. What he lacked in height (or muscles) he made up in heart and guts.

Another day, another alley and to no one's surprise; another fight. This time, Steve really chose the wrong opponent and got hurt, badly. As fate would have it, there was a small clinic only a few streets down. That's where he met Charlie Mathews, an absolute Brooklyn sweetheart that lived a very uneventful life.

That was all before she met Steve. Before she met him.
Bucky and Charlie have a short lived friendship before the inevitable happens and he gets drafted to go fight for his country. He knew it was bound to happen, he knew that going to war would be one of the hardest things he would have to do but having to leave his best girl behind left him heartbroken. Oblivious to the future that was waiting for him, Bucky made promises to her he won't live long enough to keep.

Fate brought them together once and will do it again, but the universe doesn't give out happy endings so easily.