A Week with a Super Soldier: Part 2

Pairing: James 'Bucky' Barnes x Reader

Thursday:

I'm an idiot

That was the only thought in your head, repeating itself over and over again. Why had you agreed to go? You were an introverted second-class S.H.I.E.L.D agent, hardly qualified to go on dates with heroic super soldiers. Not only was your date mismatched, the other guests at the party were nowhere near your lower level. They were the Avengers; THE LEGIT AVENGERS. They were like the bosses/gods you humbly worked for. You were dirt compared to them!

Your stomach churned at the thought of actually meeting them. You straightened the peach colored dress you had chosen to wear. The skirt was flowy and ended just above your knees. The sleeves were opaque and went up till your elbows. Around the waist was a small brown belt and on your feet were matching brown boots. Your hair was out and you had done nothing with it except added a peach colored clip to the right side of your head. On your wrist was a dainty bead bracelet.

You looked at the clock anxiously. It read 5:28. Any minute, Bucky would be here to pick you up for the party, which would (in your mind) undoubtably end up in either immense embarrassment or unbearable awkwardness.

Your doorbell rang. Your heart stopped. It was time.

You slowly walked up to the door and opened it. There was Bucky dressed in a smart blue and white striped shirt and a pair of light blue jeans. His hair was combed back, slick against his head.

"Hi" you said quietly, opening the door fully. You saw him look you up and down a couple of times. You started to worry if you had dressed up wrong or too fancy.

"Beautiful" was the only word that came out of his mouth. You blushed at the compliment, twirling in the doorway for him to see the full look. He smirked at your girlish antics and responded by twirling himself for you too to admire him.

You snickered as he very extravagantly pirouetted in front of you. He melodramatically extended his flesh hand for you to take, which you happily accepted.

The drive was calm, and not at all awkward like you had expected. Bucky kept the conversation humorous and lighthearted. So much so, that for a little while you forgot your nervousness and fear of the upcoming party. As soon as you stepped out of the car, however, the butterflies returned.

A you walked toward the tower you constantly wrung your hands and they became sweaty and cold. You stomach started to hurt from all the nervous churning, causing you to walk slower. Bucky noticed your nervous attitude and gently took your hand.

"You alright doll?" he asked. Your heart just jumped even more at the nickname. You nodded smiling. He looked at you a little doubtfully, but, nevertheless, continued to walk with you, your hand still in his. His steps became smaller to match yours and he moved closer to you, so your sides brushed against each other every so often. It did nothing to slow your heart rate, but it still felt nice.

When you reached the party room in the avengers tower, you paused.

"Doll?" Bucky asked concerned.

"I'm just a little nervous about meeting the others" you finally admitted looking down.

Bucky chuckled and put his hand on your shoulder, ducking his head so he could meet your eyes.

"You'll be fine" he said "Its really easy to fit in with them. They're just normal people" and with that he snaked his hand around your waist and ushered you inside.

The room was bright with many colorful lights hanging from the ceilings, shelves, and even chairs. Music blasted from a stereo, making your eardrums throb. Above the music you heard laughter coming from the other end of the room, belonging to Thor, the god of Thunder. You laughed at the chaotic scene around you.

"Hey Bucky! You made it!" you saw Tony Stark walking towards you, with Pepper at his side. "Oh, and you brought a date" added Stark noticing you. You smiled politely.

Bucky quickly introduced you to Tony and Pepper, who said they were very glad to meet you… well, that's what Pepper said. Tony was going on about how lucky Bucky was, which made you blush. Pepper smacked her fiancé lightly for his sarcastic antics, and ushered you away to the drink table, leaving a poor Bucky with a teasing Stark.

At the drink table you had the absolute and almost unbelievable pleasure of meeting Natasha Romanoff or as you knew her, Black Widow. She was rather nice for being a master assassin and the two of you spent the majority of the remainder of the evening together. She would gossip and make you laugh with embarrassing stories from the other avengers.

"Its finally nice to have another girl to talk to besides Wanda" said Natasha sipping her drink "especially since Wanda's been tied up with Vision lately." You looked over the table you were sitting at to see Wanda and Vision in deep conversation. You giggled as Natasha made a puking face at their romantic behavior.

Just then Dr. Bruce Banner came over and Natasha immediately straightened, forgetting you completely. She proceeded to flirt with a very confused Banner. You smirked as you reminded to tease her of her little crush. At the thought of 'crush' you looked over your shoulder to find Bucky. He was now talking to Steve, who kept looking at you. He told something to Bucky which made the former HYDRA assassin's cheeks turn a bright red.

The party was extremely fun overall. You got to meet heroes you had dreamt of meeting for so long. You had enjoyed yourself thoroughly and were sorry when it was time to go home. Bucky had offered to carpool Steve to his apartment so you found yourself in the car with two of the world's most famed super soldiers.

When the car pulled up in front of your apartment building, Bucky accompanied you to your room, leaving a bored Steve in the car. At your door you turned around to face Bucky.

"Thanks for inviting me" you told him "I really had a great time."

"I'm glad you enjoyed" he responded. He stared at you uncertainly. You saw him hesitate.

"Look" he sighed "I'm going to do something…so if you want me to stop just slap me or something okay?"

You were going to ask him what he meant, but immediately fell silent as his hands slowly rose to your cheek. You were surprised ('surprised' as in 'on the verge of passing out') but didn't move. His thumb traced small circles on your cheek and his face moved closer to yours. His lips tentatively touched yours. Something inside the super soldier snapped as he felt your full lips against his. He couldn't contain himself and pushed his mouth full flush against yours. You backed up a little at the sudden force but, nevertheless, kissed back. His hands left your cheeks and trailed your body, before settling around your waist. You moved your own hands from his chest to around his neck, burying your fingers in his hair. He now pushed you full flesh against the door of your apartment, and you savored the feeling of his body pressed against yours.

All too soon you had to break away. Your face was flushed and his hair was a mess, but you both felt amazing.

"Wow" was all you could say.

"See you later doll" he said smirking giving you one last kiss on your cheek. You couldn't respond, so you merely smiled in farewell as he headed down the elevator. You sighed as you entered your apartment and collapsed on the couch, endlessly replaying the events of the last few minutes. Maybe you wouldn't be alone after all.

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Friday:

You practically skipped into the coffee shop. You felt like you were on top of the world. For the first time in ages the lack of people around you didn't bother you. After all, you had a special super soldier as a friend, or possibly more.

As of on cue Bucky entered the café scanning the tables. When he caught sight of you he smiled and walked over. Your heart sped up as he sat in front of you.

"Hey doll" he said.

"Hey" you responded, and just like that a conversation ensued. You talked about roller coasters, Steve, family, the kiss last night (Bucky made you blush by asking you for another one, which you promised to him later).

"Hey, you want to go jogging tomorrow morning?" he asked suddenly.

You laughed "Why? So, you can bump me into the grass again?"

"Hey!" he exclaimed in mock hurtfulness "It was accident! Plus, you should be thanking me" he added haughtily.

"Thanking you?!" you said disbelievingly "Why on earth should I be thanking you for bumping me?"

"Because, if I hadn't bumped you, you wouldn't have met the man of your dreams" Bucky stated matter-of-factly. His hand covered yours as he said this.

"Man of my dreams, huh?" you said slowly looking at him. He started to lean forward across the table, his eyes slowly lidding. You found yourself doing the same.

"Yo, Bucky! I don't pay you to make out with my agents!"

Startled, you looked up to see an amused Nick Fury. You blushed in embarrassment but Bucky swiftly retorted:

"You don't pay me at all!"

"And it's a good thing too" Fury chortled "I need you in my office, ASAP." Bucky groaned and stood up looking at you apologetically.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow anyways" you told him trying to brighten his mood.

"Tomorrow?" he asked not catching on.

"Yeah, we're going jogging. Remember?" you laughed.

"Oh, right!" said Bucky. He gave you a small kiss on the cheek and followed Nick Fury out of the coffee shop.

"Why are you interested in her all of a sudden?" you heard Fury ask as they were leaving.

"Well," answered Bucky rubbing the back of his neck "She's the girl of my dreams."

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Saturday:

You loved jogging in the morning. The park and the morning air was all you needed to get your spirits up. Jogging with your favorite super soldier, however, was the best this you had ever done.

Bucky had slowed his pace tremendously after you had explained you could not sprint 13 miles in thirty minutes like he could. He was laughing at something you said.

You smiled to yourself. You looked around the park where it had begun. You remembered just a week ago when you were as lonely as a lost puppy. Now, so much had changed. You were now jogging with a loving and caring super soldier who you knew would not leave you easily. In a mere week, your life had been flipped James Buchanan Barnes, the man of your dreams.

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