A/N: A little bit of Capelli family history. I thought I'd include snippets like this chapter every once in a while. Enjoy~
Charlie: Haha... I was actually expecting someone to ask that question sooner or later. Right now they're at a sibling bond, but my stories usually take on a life of their own, so I'm not sure where it will go in the future. Your question actually made me think of the other possibilities and options. XD
Little-Miss-Anime-Luva: I'm glad you like Nadia. I'm doing my best to keep her cool, but hopefully not turning into a Mary Sue.
Perennial Capelli, Renny, was barely fifteen when it happened.
When her world was turned on its head. Rather… Her world was swapped for another.
Renny thought she'd time travelled at first when she found herself thrown into the late 20's. It was traumatic to say the least, living life in the streets for almost a month, trying to survive while processing that she had somehow travelled back in time.
It was a chilly autumn day, she could remember it clearly- the grey sky and the rain that seeped through her clothes.
Renny remembered thinking how higher powers wasted energy sending her back in time just to get sick and die. She'd sat in a small shaded alcove by the side of a building, eyes staring at nothing, doing her best not to think of how cold she felt. A feeling of numbness washed over her as she tilted her face up to the sky and closed her eyes, pulling her knees to her chest. Maybe it would be okay if she died.
She wanted to laugh at the idea of such a sad and pathetic end, but all she could do was chuckle and let a bitter smile curve her lips.
"Hello, miss."
The teen opened her eyes, light orbs meeting warm brown. A young boy stood in front of her… she guessed that he was maybe ten years old. "It's pretty cold out and this rain is getting bad." The boy scuffed his shoe on the ground. "You'll catch a cold if you stay out here. My best friend gets sick a lot, and his ma makes him take these medicines. Steve says they taste real bad." He stuck his tongue out, nose wrinkling.
Renny finally noticed that the rain drops had stopped soaking into her jacket, and she could just hear a steady pitter patter of water. Looking up, she saw that the boy had been holding an umbrella over her.
"Medicine usually tastes bad." She agreed, her expression a bit confused. Why did this boy stop to talk to some random girl on the side of the street? He looked slightly awkward as he scratched the back of his neck.
"That's why you shouldn't get sick, miss. Are you waiting for the rain to stop?" He asked innocently.
Oh… he probably thought she was waiting out the rain in the shade. She couldn't just tell the kid that she didn't have anywhere to go. Kids were sometimes silly and tried to solve things that were bigger than them. She didn't want to possibly make him feel guilty that he couldn't do anything and had to leave her to her misery.
"Yeah. You should get moving too before this rain gets worse. You might get sick." Renny smiled again, her eyes glinting sadly, her expression soft.
The boy's cheeks warmed slightly, and the teen noticed how he seemed to be looking for something. He must have found it, because a determined look became present in his eyes like he made a serious decision. The expression was undoubtedly cute on a kid's face.
"Here, lady." He said, holding out the handle to his umbrella.
Renny was shocked, to say the least. "I can't take this. You need it more than me. It's difficult when kids get sick." The 20's wasn't exactly the best time to get pneumonia.
The boy shook his head and put the handle firmly in her hands. "Don't worry about me, miss. I live just close by, I can run." He pulled his jacket over his head and got ready to make a break for it. "Besides, my pop said gentlemen lend ladies their jackets and stuff." He grinned impishly before adding, "Especially when it's a pretty dame."
Before he could dart off, Renny got over her shock enough to ask him, "M-May I ask for the kindly gentleman's name before he leaves?"
The little boy's grin widened, the previous light blush on his cheeks a little more evident. "Name's Bucky." He answered simply before running off.
She called out after him before he could turn a corner. "I'm Renny by the way!" The boy slowed down, turning and walking backwards.
"Nice meeting you, Miss Renny!" He gave her one last smile before dashing off again.
"Bucky…" The girl smiled, thinking of someone with the same nickname. Nice boy. Naïve, but nice. He even looked like a kid version of-
"James Buchanan Barnes!" She heard the yell come from somewhere around the corner. It sounded like a woman. "You are soaking wet! Where is your umbrella?"
"Sorry, Ma. Forgot it." The kid's voice answered.
Renny heard the first voice fuss before it was cut off by the sound of a shutting door.
It was then she processed just what she had heard.
Bucky.
James Buchanan Barnes.
That Bucky?
Renny took a deep, shuddering breath.
This had to be a joke. Right?
As if getting thrown back in time wasn't enough of a twist.
She put a hand to her forehead before running through the conversation she had with little boy Bucky.
He even mentioned that his best friend's name was Steve and that that friend got sick a lot.
Like Steve Rogers before the super soldier serum.
Those things couldn't be coincidence… It was way too much to be chance.
The need to confirm everything put new strength in her limbs, and she didn't feel the cold as much anymore. She had to find some hard evidence, maybe a newspaper article with familiar names.
Standing up and clutching the umbrella tight, she made her way down the sidewalk. There had to be evidence somewhere. Something to cement the fiction that had now become her reality. Something to tell her she was in a world where the future Captain America and Winter Soldier existed.
Looks like the powers that be had some kind of plan for her.
A/N: So, there you go. Just a filler this time. What do you think? Do you guys want more of these types of snippets in the future? I would love to know what you think and if you have any suggestions.
Oh yeah, I'm a wee bit curious. How do you readers picture Nadia? Is there a particular actress you see playing her? I'd love to know that too.
Till next time~
