|1| Predule • Bucky Barnes

Chapter 5

Bucky and her had another mission briefing later but for now she was free. She walked around abit until she arrived back at the gym room to find Nat fighting Steve on the mats. It was so interesting to see the first super-soldier training. She couldn't help but wonder what Bucky would look like.

After a minute or two they stopped and got a drink of water.

"So, I saw the footage of your fight with that guy last night." Steve said to her with a slight pant.

"And?" She asked, cocking her head to the side.

"Your good."

"Well that means a lot. Thank you." She smiled at him and noticed Bucky sat in the corner of the room still doing weights.

Seeing her looking at him, Steve spoke to Bucky. "You saw her do it didn't you, Buck?"

He stopped.
"Yeah."

"And what is your expert opinion?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips and smiling.

He turned to Steve, smirking and enjoying the small amount to flirting- "you could easily beat her."

"Excuse me, well, is that so?" She turned to Steve who had a smile on his face and saw mild and competitive anger rising in my her face. She stepped on the mat.

"Come on grandpa, let's see if he's right."
Steve stepped gingerly on and was immediately kicked in the face.

Within a minute he was on the ground out of breath with a nose bleed.

"Get up." She ordered, grinning.

Nat was smiling and clapping and Bucky just sat still analysing her movements. When she next took down Steve she looked smugly over at Bucky, smirking.

"Want to take it back?" She asked Steve, looking coyly at Bucky.

"Buck just say yes or she won't stop. I'm too old for this." Steve pleaded. 

"Fine." he sighed.

"Good, now we can carry on with our lives." She said before walking out the room. Followed by Nat.

"You know," she said as she caught up with Amelia "I think he really likes you."

"I hope so after I just kicked his butt." She laughed.

She looked confused.
"I mean Bucky. He always stares at you, watches you leave the room and looked all mopey when you're not there."

What she said took Amelia's breath away.

*2 weeks later, one evening*

A lot had changed in two weeks. Bucky and Amelia had become really close. He's the closest she's ever come to having a real crush. She'd never let herself have one. Amelia thought he could never like her as anything more than a friend. Though that's wasn't true. He was the upmost polite to her and always a gentleman which she loved. No man she'd ever met was as gentle and well mannered as him.

He couldn't help but smile at her. She always talked to him when no one else made the effort because they were either scared or couldn't be bothered. She also helped him with technology and recently she taught him how to use a microwave. Amelia always picked out a good book for him too or a good film. One of the best parts was that she would always watch them first herself to make sure they wouldn't trigger him in any way. She knew of his trauma and didn't treat him as if he was just his past. He thought it was so lovely of her to spend her time doing that for him. And she always sat and watched them with him too, but that was so she could spend extra time with him not that she ever actually said that out loud. He believed she just wanted to be a good friend although he didn't want to be just friends, but he knew Amelia would never reciprocate his feelings.

'Why would a young, beautiful, smart girl like Amelia want to date me? Of all people. Look at me.' He thought to himself.

'He'll never like me. He probably thinks I'm a child. Or worse, not pretty enough. Or that I'm just weird and awkward.' She thought.

She was just about to turn her bedroom light off and go to sleep when she heard a bang in the kitchen. She pulled a hoodie around herself and headed to see what it was and as soon as she saw Bucky she sighed in relief.

"Oh it's you. Thank god, you scared me."

But he responded by putting his big metal hand around her throat and squeezing. The sheer amount of strength in his hand made Amelia start to see stars. 

"James...stop...please!!"

He let go and she fell to the floor with a thud, gasping for breath.

He snapped out of his trance, picked her up and carried her half conscious body in his arms back to her room. Her consciousness was fading in and out. He told her to hang on tight and ran out the room

Bucky rushed and got a half asleep Steve, practically dragged him into her room. He looked over her for a few seconds. She stared up at him with flickering eyes.

"She will be fine. Are you going to be ok now?" He was worried why he kept losing control.

"This can't keep happening Buck. We need to find something to control this. Someone might get hurt." He told his friend.

Bucky's jaw set and he nodded. Steve left Bucky telling him to watch her to make sure she really is ok. For a while he had thought about going into cryo until they could find a cure but now he had her he couldn't bear the thought of leaving Amelia after the mission. Even though she would leave him when she could.

He pulled the chair from under the desk in her room and sat waiting to apologise. She dosed in and out, voice too sore to speak. He gazed at her lovingly. He though she was perfect. Too perfect for him to have.

Amelia woke to see Bucky sat at her bedside half asleep. He looked so handsome. Half dozing. When he saw she was awake his mouth spread into a wide grin, then he frowned.

"I'm so sorry." He told her, growing more timid and hesitant to be near her by the second.

Amelia knew if she didn't handle this right she might deter Bucky from going near her ever again.

"I'm fine, and I know it's not your fault. I forgive you." She reached out and rested her hand on his arm for a few seconds so he could see how she still trusted him. Despite this being for his mentality she still blushed and he froze.

"Really?" Still unsure.

"Yes, it's ok James." She reassured him.

He grabbed her hand and electricity shot threw it, he even looked surprised at himself with this gesture.
"I'm so sorry моя любовь (Russian: my love)!!"

(I'm gonna be including Russian and other languages so the translations will alway be in brackets next to it unless it's repeated multiple times.)

"моя любовь " Amelia tested it on her tongue," what does that mean?"

"Ahah well it's a secret." He grinned, consumed by a wave of happiness.

"Well it better not be anything rude."

He laughed. "No, far from it."

"Well tell me then!" She giggled.

"Sorry, my lips are sealed."

Steve stood at the door waiting to be seen. Bucky followed her eyeline and saw him too. Steve had a grave look on his face so he rose and followed him out.