Sheila woke up from the sunlight peeking through her curtains. She moaned and turned around to the other side and tried to sleep some more. The light had bothered her so much that it felt nearly impossible to go back to sleep, now that she knows it's already morning. She sighed and laid on her back as she stared up at the ceiling. She wasn't in her apartment back in Texas, she was in the Avengers Initiate's building. This was only her 6th day at the facility.
Sheila slowly got up out of her bed and pulled on her black robe that she sprawled out on the end of the bed the night before. She was sent here by S.H.I.E.L.D. after displaying "special abilities", which she's been trying to hide for nearly 10 years. Back when she was in college, when she wanted to pursue science, there was a chemical reaction which splashed not only into her eyes but down her throat as well, while she was screaming of course. After that, Sheila was able to create sound waves with not only her voice but with other sounds as well, and her second ability was she was able to see in the dark; night vision. Which is of course why the morning light and evening sun bother her from being so bright in contrast to her eyes.
A knock came from her door, "Miss Hallisy. Breakfast is ready downstairs. Are you up to eating in the dining room or do you want me to bring it to you? Captain America has touched base with us. He is coming soon"
"I will go downstairs then" Sheila opened her door to find a woman standing there, "Thank you"
"You're welcome" she smiled and proceeded to walk away.
"Good morning" a voice said from down the hall.
"Hi, Sam" Sheila smiled as she walked side by side with him, "Did Captain tell you anything? Wasn't he supposed to be here a couple of days ago?"
"Not really, but I have a hunch on who might be tagging along with him" Sam slapped Sheila in her back, "You'll love him"
"If he already touched base at the facility then he must be close by" Sheila, "At least an hour and forty minutes out approximately"
"What text did you swallow last night?" Sam responded.
Sheila couldn't help but smile and shake her head at Sam's joke as they both came into the dining room to see a brunette already eating her food. She glanced over and said a polite good morning in her first language, something they both were accustomed to with Wanda. Sheila sat down in front of her as Sam sat next to Wanda. She had just barely got food onto her plate when a man came in, drawing the trio's attention to him.
"Good morning, everyone" Steve Rogers greeted.
Sheila glanced behind him to a man who was slinking behind Captain America, his hair drawn around him like a curtain. He almost was as physically muscular as Captain America but she also noticed his left arm was missing and was replaced with a metal one instead. He didn't even try to glance up and look at the other initiates.
"I see we have ourselves a new member" Sam said as he tried to take the tension off of what settled in the room.
Cap turned around and waved for the man to join them, the man slowly walked over to where Steve was standing and lifted his head up for once. Behind his brown hair, she could see a set of blue-grey eyes staring down at the table.
"This is James Buchanan Barnes" Captain looked over to the man, "He is my best friend from before World War II"
"How is that possible?" Wanda finally spoke up.
"We will discuss that later" Captain said, "When it's okay to talk about these things"
"Is he going to be a new member?" Sam asked from his seat.
"If he wants to" Captain mentioned.
"Then what is he doing here if he is taking this as an option?" Wanda asked.
"Wanda!" Sam, Steve, and Sheila scolded her.
"It was just a question. I just wanted to know" Wanda glared at everyone.
"He needs protection. Also, I feel like he needs to adjust to this time little by little" Captain spoke up, "His known a few things around this time, more than me but I feel like we need to make sure that the enemy is fully defeated . Also to give him time to reconnect, heal, and potentially become comfortable working with a team"
"I'm alright with it" Sam spoke up, "I already got a list for Cap to catch up on. I can give it to James here if he wants it"
"Another list?" Captain looked over to Sam.
"Yup, and another one in process" Sam smiled.
"Is there another name you would like to go by?" Sheila asked, the man standing next to Steve, "Some people like nicknames and you didn't tell us if you were comfortable with being called James"
The man looked over to her for the first time, bewildered that someone even noticed him, he glanced at Captain, "What was the name you called me the first time we met?"
"Bucky" Steve said, with a little bit of hurt in his voice.
"That name will work" Bucky answered Sheila.
"I thought you didn't want to come" Sam said to Bucky, "Last time I checked, you still owe me a wing"
"Steve can be very convincing" Bucky mumbled.
"Steve and Bucky fought it out" Wanda replied, "Steve didn't want to but this Bucky here was is still impulsive. They eventually got tired and Steve promised to leave him alone if he stays at least four months here with us"
"Wanda!" the three said again.
"I was curious and so were the both of you" Wanda pointed her fork in both Sam's and Sheila's direction.
Sheila rolled her eyes, of course she was curious but she was also patient as well. Now that she glanced over to the two standing by the entry, she could see bruises healing on Captain's face and a fresh scrape on Bucky's head. From the looks of their body build, they put on a pretty good fight. She wondered if Steve was going to try and make Bucky their leader instead of him. Maybe that's the reason why she wanted him to stay? Other than Bucky being Steve's last piece missing from back in his own time.
"She's a telepath" Bucky stated.
"Among other things⦠like annoying" Sam teased.
Wanda hissed, making Sam's hard-boiled egg pop on his plate, Steve pointed a finger at Wanda, "What did I say about using magic at the table?"
"I'm sorry" Bucky spoke up, catching everyone's attention, "But I would like to go to my room now"
Captain hesitated a moment before he finally agreed and showed Bucky the way to the stairs. Sam, Sheila, and Wanda all sleep in the same hall so no doubt Bucky will be put there as well. She glanced around the table and noticed that both Sam and Wanda were wearing the same expression as she was. They knew how much Bucky meant to Steve but with his memories gone, it was difficult for Bucky to even feel the slightest connection that Steve does. Sheila sighed as she straightened up and started to play with her sunny-side up eggs, not really hungry at the moment.
"He has a long and difficult road ahead of him" Wanda broke the silence.
Sheila glanced up and for once she and Sam didn't scold her about using her powers without someone's permission. Instead, Sheila looked to Sam who only pursed his lips as if in agreement. Wanda was right but maybe she could help Bucky in perhaps healing from his battle wounds. But judging on how banged up Steve and Bucky looked, she highly doubted that Bucky even wanted to be here in the first place.
"We'll help him through it" Sheila finally answered, "As a team"
