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"What are you looking at?" Nat curiously asked, moving closer to you and following your eyes. "Oh," She chuckled, seeing that that was Bucky, who you were staring at. "You should ask him out." She said a bit too loudly for your liking. Bucky turned around to look at both of you for a second before turning his attention back to the movie that was playing on the screen.
"Nat!" You shoved her shoulder, whisper-shouting at her. "Stop it!"
"I'm serious." She laughed. "It's clear as a day that you like him. I don't see where's the problem?"
"I can't just walk up to him and ask him out." You leaned back. "I was thinking...Could you teach me some words in Russian?" You asked.
"I don't know how that could help you, but sure." She smiled mischievously.
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All week she taught you some basic phrases in Russian. She convinced you were doing great.
It was an early morning when you met Bucky in the kitchen.
"Dobroe utro." (Good morning) You said with a big smile.
"Dobroe." (Morning) He replied, pouring himself a cup of coffee, without even noticing that you were speaking a different language. "Wait a sec." He stopped what he was doing. Looking up at you, a bit confused, he was unsure if heard it right. You just smiled and walked away.
After that interaction, you were sure you were doing pretty good.
Later that same day, you saw Bucky walking towards you in the hallway and thought it was your time to shine.
"Hey, Bucky!" You greeted him excitedly.
"Hi, doll. What's up?" He smiled, happy to see you.
"Ja dumaju shto u tebja milaja popka. Idjom na svidanie? " (I think you have a cute butt. Let's go on a date?) You said, with confidence, assuming you asked how his day was going and that yours was going well.
Bucky didn't say a word, staring at you surprised, his eyes wide, and mouth hanging open. He couldn't believe you said something like that.
"Did I say something wrong? Nat said it meant how is your day.." You blushed, starting to feel vulnerable.
"Did Tasha teach you to say that?" Bucky dropped his head, a smile spreading on his face. "That explains everything." He looked up at you again, a light blush tinting his cheeks as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"What did I say?" Now you knew you said something completely different from what you intended. A cold shiver run down your back.
"My answer is yes." He chuckled.
"Bucky, what did I say?"
"You said my ass looks nice. And asked me out on a date."
You couldn't form a sentence, not even a word. You felt your face burning, and you wanted to hide. You weren't sure if you wanted to kill Natasha or thank her. But on the other hand, apparently, you had a date with Bucky.
"Doll, is our date on?" He had to ask since you hadn't said a word yet, and you resembled a ghost, your face drained of color. "I wanted to ask you out myself a couple of times, but couldn't get the courage," He smiled, placing his hand on your shoulder, trying to calm you. "And there was always something interrupting me whenever I wanted to ask."
"Really?"
"Yes, I even wanted to ask you after the movie night, but I think you were talking about asking out someone."
"Nat said I should ask you out."
"So, instead of that, you wanted to learn Russian to impress me?"
"Now that I'm thinking about it more, it makes no sense." You smiled.
"Doll, I'm already impressed." He chuckled, looking at his watch." I'm so late, Steve is going to kill me. Let's talk more tonight, of course, if our date is still on?"
"It is." You didn't know why where you still blushing.
"Great," He smiled, sending you a flirty wink while walking away. "I'll pick you up at seven. Get ready for the best date ever."
