Puppeteer (Bucky X Reader)

Part 15

(Warnings: Mentions of scars, and abuse)

The next morning you felt a bit uncomfortable and dehydrated. As you opened your eyes you found yourself on your couch with both Moose and Lola on either side of you. A smile appeared on your face as you looked at them, and realized you didn't feel like a zombie anymore. It turns out your serum decided to do its job while you slept. Then suddenly last night hit you. "Bucky." You whispered as you looked around your room. You spot the movie being played, a ginger ail can, a bag of goldfish, a blanket wrapped around you, tissues, your phone, but no Bucky. With a groan you reached for your phone to see what time it was. "Damnit." You mumbled as you threw your phone onto your bed, and got up from the couch, b lining for the shower. It was 1 pm and you had to meet Steve for training in 10 minutes. Your sudden fast movement alerted the dogs and Moose got excited, thinking it was time to play. Lola just looked a bit scared and hopped off the couch, then trotting out of the room to the kitchen where she could get some water. After watching you close the door Moose huffed and hopped off the couch and left also. Since you weren't up for playing he was probably going to find Sam or Pietro.

After 7 minutes you where out of the shower and dressed with damp hair. Yes, you would have to shower after training but that was for the end of the day. Plus, the shower now was just what you needed to feel even better. Since you only had 3 minutes left, you ran to the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle. "She lives!" Clint rejoices dramatically with his hands up once he saw you enter the room. Sam was having a very heated game of tug of war with Moose, so he didn't have a comment. This of course diverted everyone's attention to you. "Shut up, I'm going to be late." You say playfully to Clint as you jog out of the kitchen/dining/living room area and to the gym. "Feisty." Clint mumbles and returns to his sandwich. "AHH!" Sam yells out which is followed by a loud boom and laughter. Moose shakes his toy as he celebrates his victory of winning. As you hear the commotion you smile softly and continue to jog to your destination.

Once you get to the gym you let out a breath and look around, thankfully not finding Steve. "Jesus Christ, for once I'm earlier then him." You say to yourself and take a sip of water that felt like it was from the gods. You had slept on some pretty uncomfortable things, but you always woke up feeling gross and dehydrated on the couch. "Hey Doll, how you feeling?" A familiar voice asked. You turned around to meet the owner of it seeing Bucky with his hair in a messy ponytail, face baring one drip of sweat, and a smile on his face which made you feel like melting. "I feel normal now. However, I did wake up a bit cold." You said and smirked, crossing your arms. Bucky chuckled softly and shook his head with a smile. "Well then. How about I make it up to you tonight, then wake you up when I start my workout?" He asked and you shook your head. "No thanks on the waking up part." You say and giggle as he chuckles at your response.

"For once you are early, hey Buck." Steve says as he walks over to you two and greets his best friend. "Yeah, you're slowing down old man." You replied with a smirk as you looked at the other super soldier. "Just for that you're not getting easy training." Steve replied and smirked back. "Ugh." You groaned dramatically and both men laughed at your reaction which made you smile. "Good luck you two." Bucky said and gave a subtle wave and a smile as he began to walk away. "Noooo! Don't leave me here, he's gonna kill me." You playfully begged Bucky as he started to leave. "Doubt it Doll, I'll see you two later." The tall brunette said as he left the gym. "Doll eh?" Steve asked as he looked at you. "Shut it." You said and softly punched his arm. "With that nickname he definitely doesn't see you as a sister." Steve chimed as he got into the boxing ring with you. With a smile you rolled your eyes as your got into a ready stance. Your smile widened as you remembered sometime in the future you had a date with the James Buchanan Barnes. However, a punch to the side from Steve ripped you from that happy thought.

"Uno!" Wanda called out as she placed a draw 4 card down. Clint groaned as he drew 4 cards. You sat on the couch watching with an amused look on your face. Vision was making dinner and everyone was in the room, even the dogs. Lola was following Vision around as he walked around the kitchen, and Moose was shoving his toy rope into people's legs so they would play with him. Mentally you made a note to take him for a run after dinner to get some energy out of him. Steve and Pietro where having an arm wrestling contest as Sam, Tony, and Natasha made bets on who would win. Even though he was going against a super soldier Pietro was giving Steve a run for his money, you tired him out during training. However, he also tired you out which you where reminded of when you felt a sudden soreness. "Alright, I'm getting you ice, I'm tired of hearing you groan." Tony said as he got up and walked into the kitchen area. "Nooo!" You whined and got up to go after him. As soon as you got up Moose ran over to you and shoved his toy in your leg. "AH! Fine!" You yelled out with a grunt and grabbed the other side of the rope, playing tug of war with the dog. Everything felt right, the room was full of laughing and yells of joy, there where a few groans here and there too from someone losing a game but overall everyone was having a good time, not to mention the food smelt amazing too.

After dinner almost everyone left to do their own things. You had taken Moose out for a nighttime run already and he was laying on your bed waiting for you to get out of the bathroom. You looked down at your arms as the hot water hit your back. With a soft sigh you closed your eyes, remembering how you got all of them. A few of them where from training or missions, but the most dramatic ones where from when you failed a mission. A guard would strap you down and either punish you or have the Winter Soldier do it. You remembered every punch, every slice of the cold knife, every bullet, every scream, every gasp for air and pain in your lungs. A few tears ran down your face as you choked up, pulling yourself out of the memories. It was like you could feel all of it again as if it just happened. You turned around and let the water hit the front of your body. Did you really want to go on a date with Bucky?

"Miss Hughes, Mr Stark is requesting your presence in his lab." FRIDAY's voice called out through your room. "It's 11 pm." The groaned and finished getting dressed by pulling on a hoodie. As you walked out the door Moose followed you, right by your side and close to you. A small smile was on your face as you walked with your best boy to Tony's lab. To your surprise everyone was in there with smiles on their faces as you entered. "Oh no, am I in trouble?" You asked and looked around till your eyes fell onto Bucky. He gave you a warm smile and you felt your breathing hitch. Yes, you wanted to go on a date with him, he wasn't the asset anymore. "Not yet." Tony spoke which made you lose your trance of looking at Bucky to look at the billionaire. "All of us decided that it's time to get those restraints off you." Steve said and you nodded softly, looking at the super soldier behind the brunette.

As the bracelets where taken off you felt the rush of your powers taking over your body again. You let out a yell of pain and closed your eyes. Suddenly you felt a cold metal touch your arm and without thinking you swung your other arm to punch above it. You felt the connection of skin and opened your eyes. Bucky let go of you and held his jaw softly. "She has her strength back." He said and moved his jaw a bit. "I'm so sorry!" You yelled and jumped up from your chair and softly cupped Bucky's face. "Doll, relax, it just felt like Steve punching me. I've been hit in the face many times." Bucky said and chuckled a bit. There was a few more giggles throughout the room and you buried your face in Bucky's chest to hide. You felt heat rush up to your face and knew you where blushing. Bucky softy wrapped an arm around you and smiled. "Thank you Tony." You mumbled into Bucky's chest. "She says thank you." Bucky said and Tony smiled, "no problem kid." He said and softly patted your back as he walked out of the lab. "Did I scare you doll?" Bucky asked softly, now a bit worried after realizing really what happened. "No, it's just my first reaction to punch when I feel pain then something touch me." You said and pulled away from his chest. "That's normal, but you did scare us for a moment." Steve said and crossed his arms. You sighed softly and imagined the looks of panic or shock in everyone's faces when you punched Bucky. "I'm so sorry." You mumbled and covered your face with your hands. "Don't be Y/N, it's ok." Steve said and softly rubbed your back. "How about you get some rest even though there's so training tomorrow you need it." Natasha purposed and gave a smile as her and Clint walked out of the lab. You nodded and sighed softly, you where happy yet scared that you where able to use your powers now. This should be interesting.

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