My Joy (Bucky Barnes's Daughter)

Cheerios

Bucky walked to his bathroom and grabbed a brush and rubberband, He found an old tee shirt and walked over to the window Joy was leaning her face on. She was drawing pictures in the fog from her breath.
"Let's get you dressed and ready for the day." Buck smiled at her. Joy ran over to him and lifting her arms, he slid the old hospital gown off of her small sickly frame. He shook his head as he saw all the bruises on her body.
Slipping and new tee on her he sat her down on the bed and started to brush her matted curls. When he was done he started to braid her hair. He had no idea how he knew how to braid but it was easy and second nature to him.
After he was done he got up and the two went downstairs.
She held his metal hand and skipped down the hall humming a little tune. They walked into the kitchen where everyone was running around frantic.
Natasha was on the phone, Tony was pulling up a map of the tower on his computer. The rest were running from different rooms declaring when they reached the kitchen that they had "checked everywhere".
Steve came up behind Bucky and spotted the little girl at his side. "Found Her!" He yelled making everyone stop what they were doing. Tony walked over to the little girl "Where were you? We have been looking everywhere for you Shot Glass!" Buck looked at him in disapproval of the nickname "What? She is small like a shot glass!" Tony defended himself.
Buck shook his head "She was with me."
The group looked in shock at Barnes, then to the girl who was spinning in a circle letting the hem of the old tee flare out as if it was a princess dress.
"With you? You just thought it was ok to take her off here machines and take her WITH YOU!" Tony acted as if Bucky was incompetent. Buck quickly defended himself "What? None of you heard her crying and saw she pulled loose from the medical equipment last night! Thank God I was there! She was bleeding and crying alone in a corner!" Bruce walked over "Ok, well let's get her back to the lab." Joy ran behind Bucky and clung to his leg not wanting to be taken from him.
"She is fine, leave her alone." Buck said, "She needs fluids and medical attention." The Doctor advised, " I said, leave her alone." Buck demanded in a slow stern voice. He picked up the little girl and walked to the island where he sat her down on the counter. He grabbed a box of cheerios and milk and made her a bowl. Buck sat her on his lap as he took a seat at the island.

Joy looked at him in confusion. "Eat," Bucky instructed. The girl started to cup the milk with her hands dripping it all over Buck. He smiled and took her hands wiped them off and put a spoon in her grasp. He took her hand and helped her feed herself. The others stared in awe as she ate. Joy was enjoying every bit of her cereal she had never tasted anything so delicious.
She finished her breakfast and leaned back into Bucks' chest.

A few minutes later Buck was sitting on the bathroom floor stroking Joy's hair as she threw up.
"There we go, get it all out." He soothed her
When she finally stopped Bucky whipped her face and sat her on his lap.
"You're ok, we tried." he sighed "Let's go see Banner and get you some anti-nausea medication."

The two walked into the lab Bruse looked over and shook his head knowing that the food did not settle with her.
Dr. Banner hooked her up to an iv as she cried into Bucky's chest. He rocked her gently as she wept. "Could you possibly put her on a portable iv? I think she will do better out of the lab." The doctor nodded. After some time Bucky went back upstairs carrying a sleeping Joy and pushing along an iv pole.

He laid her on the couch and sat down next to her. Steve spotted them and walked over "How is she?" He whispered to Bucky "She is ok, she is a strong little soldier." He smiled. Steves smile faded "You know... You're not helping the matter." Buck lifted an eyebrow questioning the man.
"You don't want her to call you daddy and yet you and coddling her as if you were." Bucky felt angry at first, knowing all he was doing was helping this child, but then again he knew Steve had a point. " I just understand her, that's all." He said quietly.
"I know, but we are going to have to find her family, Banner is working on a D.N.A. test."
Bucky nodded biting his lip " I just better not be there when you give her to back to that so-called father." His words spat with venom. Steve just nodded and was about to go back to what he was doing when he heard Bucky start humming 'How Great Thow Art' to the sleeping girl. A smile crept on Steves' face knowing that Bucky unaware that they sang that song in church as kids. Buck's memory was awful but once in a while, little things would pop up that he had forgotten.

Banner sat looking at the screen of his computer. He went to get a sip of coffee when the screen lit up with facts on Joy's past he quickly set down his cup and clicked on a file that said. " D.N.A. results"

The results read:

Child: Name Unknown

Date of Birth: 9/17/2013
Race: Caucasian

Mother: Amy Grace Murphy
Date of Birth: 7/1/1988
Race: Caucasian

Father: James Buchanan Barnes
Date of Birth: 3/10/1917
Race: Caucasian