Hard to Love (Bucky Barnes fanfic)

Chapter 27

The rest of the evening went almost too smoothly for Shuri. She was obviously confused when I told her I got my memories back and didn't seem to believe me but then she went back to her machine and fell silent as she looked over my neurons

"What exactly did that man do? You're practically done!" She played around with her screen behind me and I could only imagine the shock and frustration on her face. I know she was hell bent on being the one to fix me but hey, Bucky just made her job ten times easier and my time here significantly fractioned

I shrug, looking to my pudding cup that's still in my lap and try not to think about him. Not about to display those memories for her

"He just talked to me I guess. Used words that snapped things back," I look ahead of me at the door, chomping down on my lip

"Well whatever it was worked. Another hour, at most, and you'll be fully restored." She spoke and I could hear the smile in her tone before she starts poking and prodding around my head once more

And she was right, not even an hour later she was done. I got all my happy memories back. I was me again. Though it felt strange now. Like I was in a different body

While I was under Shuris machine, she asked if I wanted her to remove all my memories of my time with Hydra and what they made me do. She said it'll help me down the line so I don't potentially develop PTSD or succumb to self destruction. I think about the offer for a minute but decide I want to keep them. It'll further fuel my hatred towards the group so the next time I have an encounter with them I can fully fuck them up. Soak up the thrill of watching them fall to the hand of the beast they created

As she's packing up all her tech, Tony walks in wearing a nice suit and holding a small white box. He smiles at me, the corners of his eyes crinkling as he does. I happily smile back at the man I finally remember

"Hey kid, how ya feelin'?" He asks. I roll my eyes at him playfully

"What have I said about calling me kid Tony?" His smile broadens at my comment and he approaches my bed

"Back to normal I see. How's the ole brain doing?" He now turns to Shuri as she closes one of her cases. She wiped nonexistent dust from her hands on her thighs as pride shines from her features

"Fully back and operating. But she must rest. No training. No missions. Got it?" She directs her statement towards the both of us

"Got it." Tony responds, raising his hands in surrender. I want to object but I know I'll be vetoed out by the entire team

Tony says a quick thank you to Shuri as she leaves and I'm left alone with him. Oddly enough, I missed Tony. I know, hard to believe with how annoying and arrogant he is but it was nice seeing him again. He looks around the room before back at me and acts as if he's just remembering the object in his hand

"Oh, hey, this is for you." He hands me the small rectangular box. I raise a brow at him, taking the item from him and lifting the lid. A phone lay perfectly in the center and I scrunch my face at it

"A phone?" I ask as I remove the sleek device from its container and turn it on

Tony removes his hand from his pocket and waved it around, "yeah your last one kinda got crunched." He looks from the phone in my hand and back to my face. "It's already got everyone's info and I even got FRIDAY programmed there for ya." He taps the screen to reveal the AI logo screen. It reads my face and instantly unlocks for me. I smile down at the small device

"Thanks Tony.." I breathe out. He merely nods at my comment and walks around the room. As he's looking over all the machines I decide to text the one person I want to see the most