Thread: The Asset - Avengers (Moon Struck Fox & Defiant)

Steve could only hope he was reaching Bucky. the man was closed up like a clam.there was no way he could read Bucky at this point, he'd had too much training, better than Natasha even was. she still had emotions that would come out if she was feeling relaxed, with Bucky... Steve had a feeling that they would have to teach Bucky how to express emotions again, maybe even how to feel them again. he was in way over his head. why couldn't Bucky have kidnapped Sam? at least Sam could be useful in this situation. helpful. Steve couldn't even figure out how to use a cellphone or his email correctly yet. what good was he in this kind of position? sure he could talk to Bucky like he'd used to, tell him stories about the good old days, but wouldn't that make it worse? he wanted his best friend back, yes, but the Bucky he'd once known was not the man he wanted. that man who was soft and fragile, who hadn't seen war and pain and didn't know what it felt like to have blood on his hands. that wasn't the real Bucky anymore. the guy sitting in front of him, broken into a million pieces, that was Bucky and Steve couldn't help him. nothing is erased forever. Steve admitted softly. body always remembers, even when the brain doesn't. because even now, he moved carefully in the mornings getting out of bed, in case his scoliosis acted up. he always paused before running, wary of his asthma that no longer existed. was careful in fights until he remembered he wasn't small and weak anymore. nothing that most people would notice. Steve noticed though, and sometimes he hated himself for being weak, even when he wasn't anymore. yeah, i can tell you about him. Steve promised with a small smile. sometimes i miss him. he admitted. and then i remember he would have hated it here, would have hated who i became. he admitted. Bucky from back then, he never would have settled here. Steve admitted before smiling at Bucky. yes, content. you know, happy with who you are and where you are in life. have to admit, i haven't reached that point yet, but i'm getting there. he admitted before shaking his head. you think i haven't? i've murdered, Bucky. that's what you have to do sometimes. i've killed women, children in the name of war and i've hurt them even now, in this day and age. just last week, he had to go and stop a sixteen year old boy who had bought into terrorism and had been trying to slaughter a lot of high rise officials. it had been some party that Steve had been invited to, not that he'd gone. rubbing elbows made him edgy and uncomfortable. he ended up going anyway because of the terror threat. kid had a bomb, a functioning one. Steve had made the choice and he regretted it now. okay, not really, but still, it had been a hard choice and he knew there would be even harder ones to come. then don't. your a strong man Bucky. stand up, defend yourself. they don't control you anymore. you proved that when you pulled me out of the water instead of letting me drown. you proved that time and time again when you let me catch glimpses of you instead of running back to them. your proving that right now, sitting here in front of me, asking for help. help you will have even if i have to break down doors and kidnap people myself. he promised. i won't let them hurt you anymore. i won't let them have you. he promised. you won't be a weapon ever again. over my cold dead body. he swore. yeah, moving pictures, videos. i was totally shocked, you know? they have moving screens everywhere now. it's actually considered weird if you don't have one in your house. he admitted. he hadn't had one in his house actually. well, apartment. he had done the 'creepy old man' thing and filled his apartment with old crap trying to cling to a place he could never have again. he had a TV ow though, Sam insisted. he liked the cartoons actually. Tom and Jerry was Steve's favorite, suitably violent without any blood or gore. sometimes Clint came over and they played war games on this little box that they put round disks in. he was getting pretty damn good even if he couldn't tell the difference between an X-box, a Wii or a Play-Station. Yeah. Sam Wilson. the Falcon. you kicked his ass on the Helli-carrier. he admitted with a grin. Natasha. Natasha Romanoff. she kicked your ass on the bridge. he admitted with a chuckle. she's the one who told me who you where. you know, before i realized you where Bucky. he admitted. i have to admit, when she told me about the Winter Soldier, i thought she needed to be checked into a loony bin even more than i did. he admitted. fine? you mean you'll come? really? i thought i was going to have to cajole some more. he admitted, standing up as well. so. Steve said, looking around. i have no idea where we are. he admitted with a sigh. i'm going to have to call Sam to come pick us up. i hate D.C. it's so big and busy and no one gives anyone directions. he grumbled. Tony had repeatedly offered Steve a place at his... ugly, tower but Steve wanted to stay in D.C in the hopes that Bucky might show up. turns out he wasn't just being overly hopeful. let's see... he stared at his phone for a moment, trying to remember before shrugging. Sam said he was supposed to go through the contacts list, he wasn't sure why. it was easier just to punch in the list of numbers he could actually remember than trying to find some list of contacts and figure out how to make a call from the name selected. Sam! hey it's Steve. oh, right, yeah Caller I.D i know. it's being polite! listen i'm lost. no actually i was kidnapped this time. ahuh i'm fine. no it was Bucky who kidnapped me. yeah i know, like i said i'm not hurt. he's going to stay with me for a while and he could use some of your help. he's a bit more messed up than i am i think. look, can you just come pick me up and take me home? i'm hungry. yes i have the protein bars. Steve said, rolling his eyes even if he flushed a little, indicating he was lying and had, indeed, forgotten about the food he always had stashed on his person. yeah see you in a bit. Steve had no idea how Wilson always found him even when Steve could never give directions but he did. want one? he asked Bucky, offering the other a protein bar, peanut butter and chocolate. both things Steve and Bucky could ever have afforded back before they where frozen. the serum that's in y body, the one that made me big and healthy and stuff, it means i need about five times the food of normal people because i burn through calories at an extreme rate. candy like this, helps a lot with that. he admitted, chewing on his bar. and they taste pretty great too so it's kind of awesome. he admitted, opening a second bar and munching on that one too.