Chapter One: Debrief

Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes made his way down the hallway of his partner's apartment. He knocked twice before his partner's mate opened the door. Sharon smiled at him. "Morning, Bucky," she greeted, closing the door behind him. "Steve is in the kitchen," she added.

James smirked and chuckled. "Is the Little Pup up?" he asked with a knowing grin.

Sharon grinned. "Yes, he is," she answered. "Come on. He'll be happy to see his Uncle Bucky," she added.

James grinned and followed her into the kitchen where Steve was trying and failing to feed his one-year-old son, who was turning his nose up at his food. "Ciaran James Rogers, why aren't you eating your breakfast?" James asked, placing his hands on his hips and looking at his Godson.

Ciaran grinned and looked up at his Uncle. "Unca Buck!" he squealed, reaching for James.

"Hey there little man, now why aren't you eating your breakfast?" James asked sternly as Ciaran looked a bit ashamed then and James encouraged his godson to eat his breakfast.

Steve smirked at him, causing James to smirk back as he watched his best friend for a while, before seeing Steve successfully feeding Ciaran his breakfast.

The two best friends said goodbye to Sharon who smiled and they headed to the briefing room where Director Nick Fury was along with Agent Maria Hill.

"So what's the mission?" Steve asked quietly as he looked up at the older man who nodded at Maria. She showed them a photo of a Hispanic young woman with curly black hair and dark brown eyes.

"The person of interest is called Eva Santos. She's a doctor at a hospital in Mexico. Specifically in a small town and she has abilities that are sought after," Maria explained quietly.

"She has the ability to heal herself and others of any injuries," Fury informed the team finally.

Steve and James stared. "Who wants her? Us?" James asked, picking up one dossier and flicking through the information about her. He wasn't going to show any sign of recognising Eva's name; his mate's name.

"The Council want to recruit her. Back to S.H.I.E.L.D. We want to protect her. HYDRA want to experiment on her," Fury summed up.

James paused at some information. "She grew up with Agent Barton," he stated, looking up from where he was reading. "Why not send him?"

"Barton's mate, Agent Romanoff, is due any day now," Steve answered, making James turn and raise an eyebrow at him. "He's very protective," the blonde added.

"You have no idea," Maria muttered, biting back a smirk when Fury snorted. "Sergeant Barnes, you are going undercover as a hired security in Santos' department in the hospital. Rogers, you are needed here as part of the Avengers. But you will be on stand as Barnes' back-up if he needs it."

"Because Sharon and Ciaran would need to come with me if I was sent for undercover longer than four weeks," Steve acknowledged. "As my Omega and son, I can't be without them for too long."

James nodded; as a bonded Alpha, Steve's natural instinct wouldn't, couldn't, allow him to be without his family. "Don't worry, Punk," James started. "I'll be okay," he promised.

Steve nodded.

James stood. "I will get ready," he stated, standing up. "Director Fury, Agent Hill," he acknowledged before leaving.

When the door closed, Steve turned back to Nick and Maria. "So… Sending him to protect the woman who saved his life following his time after I rescued him. Whose bright idea was that?" he asked.

"Dr. Santos is Sergeant Barnes' bond mate," Maria replied, surprising Steve. "He won't let her get hurt."

Steve smiled then at the thought of James finally finding happiness with Eva Santos, James deserved to be happy after what HYDRA had put him through seventy years ago.

James was feral and wouldn't to take kindly to seeing threats against his mate. He smiled and left to check on Sharon and Ciaran.


James packed a bag and looked at the bond mark on the inside of his right arm, Eva's name had turned a dull red which would glow bright blood red if he was near his mate. He swallowed as he looked at the photo of his mate.

Eva Lorena Santos.

He put the dossier in his bag and headed to the Quinjet, where he began his journey to Mexico, which was handling a war against drugs and violence. And his mate happened to be right in the middle of it.

He sighed and began reading the file on the woman, leaning back and loomed through the file on her.

'Name: Eva Lorena Santos.
Age: Twenty Four.
Sex: Female, Omega.
Hair Colour: Black.
Eye Colour: Dark brown.
Education: Studied medicines at Harvard University and graduated with full honours.
Languages: Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch.
Family:
Miguel Santos: Father - Deceased.
Louisa Santos: Mother - Deceased.
Powers:
Healing factor.
Ability to see people's auras.
Healing People.'

He flicked to the background context and found a picture of his mate when she was a child. The boy beside her was definitely Clint Barton; the same eyes, the same boyish smirk. He hadn't changed much in the years following this picture, darker complexion but that was about it.

James turned his attention back to the information about Eva. She was born in Madrid, Spain to Miguel and Louisa Santos before her parents moved to Waverly, Iowa when Eva was five. When she was nine, her parents were killed in an accident - house fire believed to be a HYDRA arson attack - after which she was placed in an orphanage. In the orphanage, Eva met Clint and Barney Barton who she became close friends with.

James sighed and rubbed his eyes. Everyone knew Omegas were treated badly in orphanages. God knows what his mate had been subjected to during her time in the orphanage. Probably a hell lot of abuse and being teased for her strange powers as he finished reading the file and looked at the recent photo of Eva, it was a recent one and he looked at it intently. Her black hair was longer and her eyes held a haunted look to them.

He felt slightly insulted when he read the differences between Alphas and Omegas. But he knew it was protocol.

'Omegas are – in metaphorical terms – the "female" of version of either gender. Omegas can go into heat at any time. Or before - in females - she get her period. Her/his pheromones produce irresistible smell for their alpha. During heat, Alphas also become very protective of their Omegas.
Male Omegas: small genitals, no knot, can conceive through anus.
Female Omegas: regular female anatomy with a special gland inside the vagina which releases hormones and oils during heat.
Unless using suppressants to stop heat from taking over, heat usually lasts three-five days, the first and last day being the easiest for Omegas. Omegas in heat crave their Alpha's knot, and only their Alpha's. Like Alphas and Betas, Omegas have scent glands on their necks, their sexual organs while sometimes on their wrists. They are subservient in their nature towards their Alpha bondmate/soulmate. If approached by their Alpha, Omegas can be made submit by firm orders and eye contact from their mate. .
Bonded Omegas have their mates' mark printed somewhere on their body. This bond mark will glow a darker colour when their mate is in danger or is close to them.'

'Alphas have large genitals and a 'knot' towards the base of their penis. When close to orgasm, this knot inflates to hold in the semen, increasing the likelihood of impregnation. When an alpha is around an omega in heat, they produce pheromones and become aroused, producing a similar effect that a heat has on an omega; they need to mate with their soulmate.
Male Alphas: Large genitals, size differs in between eight and twelve inches in length, four to six inches in diameter. Knot while inflated is usually six to seven inches in diameter.
Female Alphas: Slightly smaller genitals, size differs in between seven and ten inches in length, three to five inches in diameter. Knot while inflated is five to six inches. Cannot conceive.
Like Betas and Omegas, Alphas have scent glands on their necks, their sexual organs, and in some verses on their wrists. When their Omega is in heat, Alphas become
very protective and possessive of their Omega. They are dominant in their nature towards their Omega bondmate/soulmate. If approaching their Omega, Alphas can make them submit by firm orders and eye contact with their mate.
Bonded Alphas have their mates' mark printed somewhere on their body. This bond mark will glow a darker colour when their mate is in danger or is close to them.
If an Alpha feels that their mate is threatened, or their mate has died/left, the Alpha will become feral and uncontrollable.'

James looked out the window. He needed to see his mate as soon as was possible. Maybe that would calm his feral side.


They landed five hours later and he found himself in the house across the street from where his mate resided in a ranch style house. When he arrived, it appeared empty.

He wondered if she knew that he was her mate.

James unpacked his few belongings and put his gun in the safe; the last thing he needed was getting busted for not having hidden his gun properly.

That was when he saw her. He had glanced up out the window and saw Eva out on the porch of her house, a rucksack on her shoulder. He looked down at his arm, his mark glowing bright red. No doubt hers was glowing too...


Eva groaned as she entered her house, dropping her bag on the table as she closed the door behind her. She ran her hand through her hair and made her way into the kitchen. She had just finished a seven hour shift, dealing with patients who had been caught in the ceasefire of the Mexican gang war currently rocking through Mexico.

As she pulled out a bottle of water from her fridge, she noticed her bond mark. She pulled up the sleeve of her top, finding her mark glowing bright silver.

'He's found me,' she thought, looking up...