Enemies to Lovers

Part 9

A few weeks go by. your rib and collar bone is fully healed and your in no more pain with no more bruises since you haven't trained since. Which was hard to explain to everyone as to why you didn't want to since Steve was still pushing you to train with Bucky.
You haven't spoke to Bucky that much since you've been avoiding him. But he managed to finally face you alone while you were tinkering in Tony's lab.
"How you feeling?" He asks as he lingers in the doorway.
"Better no thanks to you." You say without looking up as you are trying to concentrate on what you are doing.
"Listen, I was able to talk Tony and Natasha into letting you go out."
"Out?" You ask finally looking up from the table and at Bucky.
"Yea. Like outside. All of us are going to go get something to eat and thought you could pick." He said walking into the room. You can't help but look at his metal arm and think about the damage he could do. The damage he did do, not just as the winter soldier but as himself. Even after what he did to you, the pain he caused, your not afraid of him. Not even a little. You feel sad for him, for what he went through. Bucky taking notice, places his arms behind his back in shame.
"When?" You ask trying to hold your excitement as you've been stuck inside for what felt like forever.
"Whenever you are ready." He says taking another step closer to the table.
"Okay. I'll be ready in a bit." You say and look down and start tinkering again smiling.
Bucky takes a seat across the table from you and watches.
"What are you doing anyway?" He asks.
"This." You say and lift up your hand to show a regular watch and Bucky looks at it confused until you press a button and a metallic glove with an arc reactor pops open and wraps around your hand. You point it at Bucky who immediately puts his hands in the air.
"Relax. I'm not going to shot you."
"But you want to." He says as you press a button and the glove pulls back into the watch as if it was never there.
"I see the way you look at me, the way you avoid me. You're scared of me now." Bucky says in his deep but soft voice.
"I'm not scared of you." You say softly as you know what he's been through with Hydra. "I'm just.. I was in pain. And I was mad at you. But I'm not in any more pain."
"But your still mad at me?" He asks locking eyes with you.
"Why do you care? You hate me remember?" You say and not breaking eye contact.
"I don't hate you." He says softly. You look into his eyes to see not hate but pain and sadness which you can relate too.
"Hey you guys coming or what? We are starving." Tony says at the doorway. You nod and get up from the chair. Tony walks off and as you walk past Bucky you place you hand on his shoulder.
"For the record, I'm not mad at you anymore. And I do forgive you for what happened last time we trained." You say and give him a slight smile as you pull your hand away. "Come on old man." You say with a smirk and Bucky looks up at you and grins. Bucky follows behind you as you look straight ahead and smile. Maybe he's not such a dumbass after all.