Chp 9
I wake up, feeling the cold of Bucky's metal arm and someone poking me. I raise my head and see Kitty at my feet. "Who's he?", she whispers.
"Someone", I whisper back.
"Does Storm knows?", she asks quietly.
"I'll explain later. Keep your mouth shut!", I yell quietly. She shrugs and leaves.
"I heard it", says Bucky.
"She won't tell. The last time she did, I teleported her elsewhere", I say, snuggling in his arms.
"You have a boyfriend once?", he asks, slightly jealous.
"No, I was sneaking out to a concert and she accidentally told Storm all about it. The next day, she woke up at the Arctic", I say.
"Naughty little pussy cat", he purrs in my ear and I giggle. Neko means cat in Japanese. Then, there's a knock at our door.
"Storm wants to see you", says Kitty.
"I should teleport her in a grave", I say, annoyingly.
"Let's go", says Bucky. We get up, wash up a little and head towards Storm's office. He holds my hand the entire time as Storm looks at us with her hands at her hips while Dr. McCoy studies Bucky.
"Sgt. James Buchanan Barnes, it is him", says Dr. McCoy, "But how?".
"HYDRA found him, barely alive and revived him into the Winter Soldier. They must've froze him and only wake him when they need him", I say.
"Who else knows this?", asks Dr. McCoy.
"Just me…, and now you two", I say, nervously.
"And what do you plan to do?", asks Storm.
"Uh, stop HYDRA?", I say. Isn't it obvious?
"How, Neko?", asks Storm again, "Rumlow betrayed you, Ward is a sleeper agent and the remaining SHIELD are on the run. You're safe here".
"How am I supposed to sleep well when Coulson and my team are out there in danger? I can't just leave them like that!", I say.
"She's right", says Bucky.
"Who's side are you on again?", I ask, feeling annoyed.
"It's safer; you don't know HYDRA and what they're capable of. I mean, look at me! Look at what they have done to me!", says Bucky.
I cup his cheeks and kiss him. "I'm a trained soldier, much as you are", I say, breaking the kiss, "Besides, I'm a mutant. I can handle it".
"Over my dead body", he says.
"Technically, you're dead", I say and he gives me an annoyed look.
"Do you even know where Coulson is to begin with?", asks Dr. McCoy.
"He does", I say, pointing at Bucky.
"No, I don't", says Bucky. I glare at him and he shrugs. "I only answer you in the form of a question", he says.
"I'll find him, no matter what! I have to help, Storm. Please understand that", I say.
"No means no, Neko!", says Storm, sternly. She tells us to leave and I walk out angrily back to my room. Bucky is right behind me.
"It's safer here", he says.
"I don't feel safe if I don't know they're safe", I say.
"Did you know they suspected May because they found a hidden line within the BUS? They suspected Ward because he killed Thomas Nash, who was thought to be the Clairvoyant? He even killed Agent Hand. You don't know what they're capable of", he says.
"Why don't you help me, instead?", I ask.
"I prefer you to stay put here", he says.
"I can't, Bucky. I need to help them", I say, "I can do this, with or without your help". I start to pack my stuff and he pulls me with his metal arm. He looks at me sternly.
"You. Are. Not. Going! End of story!", he says, angrily.
"Like I said, with or without you", I say. I'm not going down without a fight. We have this glaring contest before he gives up.
"Fine, but we go tonight, when people are asleep", he says. He drops himself on my bed and places his metal arm over his face. Oops, I don't mean to upset him.
"I'm sorry, Bucky. I don't mean to upset you; I just want to help Coulson. I can't just sit here", I say, softly. He pats the empty space of the right side of the bed and I lay next to him. We lay in silence; my hand on his chest and his human arm is wrapped around my waist. We hardly move. Kitty comes in, but heads back out, feeling awkward seeing us together.
I need to help. I can't just sit here and do nothing.