Rue watched on in horror as Brock told Bucky to stand up and he did without hesitation.
"What have you done to him?" Rue shouted trying to move forward but Victor grabbed her by her arm.
"I would not interfere right now gyönyörű (beautiful)."
Rues eyes welled up with tears as Brock handed Bucky the gun and instructed him to put it to Sharon's head.
"Bucky don't! Don't kill her." Rue shouted out. Bucky's gaze didn't even falter. The gun remained pressed up against Sharon's head his eyes on his target.
Rue turned around to face Victor who was smiling.
"Please, I'm begging you. Don't make him do this. Don't make him kill her. I'm begging you. I will do anything."
Victors well-manicured hands came to rest on Rues cheek. He used his thumb to affectionately wipe away her tears. He placed a kiss on her forehead and pulled her into a hug.
"Why don't you want him to kill her? He is not the Bucky you've grown to love. He is nothing more than an empty shell. He is designed to take orders and follow them. In fact, I could order him to kill you right now and he would."
Rue pulled away and looked at Victor. She realized that she had no cards left to play except the one to keep Bucky and herself safe.
"I don't want him to have this on his conscience. If one day, he is able to find peace again I don't want this to hold him back."
Victor grimaced but nodded at Brock who instructed to put the gun down. He did. Brock picked up the gun and handed it to Victor.
"If you don't want Bucky to kill her then you do it."
Rue clenched her jaw and took the gun out of his hand and looked at it. With a deep breath she raised the gun and aimed it at Sharon's forehead.
"Bucky move out of the way." Rue said as calmly as ever. Even she was surprised by her tone. In that moment she realized she really would do anything for Bucky. Bucky was still standing behind Sharon. He didn't respond to her command.
"He does not recognize you as one of his handlers yet." Brock responded and instructed Bucky to move and he did. He looked at rue with a dead glare. As if telling her to hurry it up.
Rue looked at Sharon who had been sobbing quietly.
"I wish I could tell you that I'm going to feel bad for what I'm going to do. Honestly, the truth is I don't even think I will lose one minute of sleep. I already feel no regrets about this. You murdered 2 children. You listened to them scream and beg for mercy and you had the heart to ignore them. You chose to ignore them. You met my son before. You played with him. You are a cold hearted bitch and this is your Karma. I want you to know, if I had to choose his soul…" Rue motioned with the gun to Bucky. "...over your life, I would choose him every single time. He doesn't have a choice. But you did. This life is made up of choices. I believe those choices lead to the exact moment that you reflect back on. Which is this one. I fucking hope you burn in hell Sharon. I hope your God doesn't forgive you. I hope he doesn't forgive me. Because when I die, I want to see you again. I want to relive this moment over and over. It is worth it."
Rue spares her no more words and pulled the trigger. The bullet hitting Sharon right between her eyes. Her head jerked back and her body fell to the floor. Everyone in the room was staring wide eyed at the woman in front of them. It felt like hours before someone spoke and Rue wasn't even sure who did.
"Get this shit cleaned up." Brock commanded the room.
The Asset however was replaying the scene in front of him. His programming wouldn't allow him to physically intervene, but his mind was telling him this wasn't right. The woman from earlier had stuck up for him. She had stopped him from killing someone he really didn't want to. He made it his mission to be able to protect her no matter what.
"Sweetheart, give me the gun now." Victor gently took the pistol away from Rue who was still in a daze. Her breathing was steady. So she wasn't having a panic attack.
"Rue, can you hear me?" Victor snapped his fingers in front of her face, effectively snapping Rue out of her detachment.
"Yes I can hear you."
Victor took her hand and led her out of the room.
"Good. It is time that you see your new home."
"Don't give me that bullshit. Rue was taken from American soil. She was kidnapped. Are you going to tell me that we're not going to do anything to get her back?" Steve asked slamming his fists down on the table in front of him. He eyed the Secretary of State with much disdain. This wasn't the first time he had crossed paths with him. The first time he had ordered Bucky to be captured dead or alive. So he wasn't really surprised that this son of a Bitch was offering no solutions to getting his wife back.
"Look Rogers-"
"It's Captain to you." Steve interrupted bitterly.
"Look Captain, I understand your frustration. I get it. Hell if it was my daughter I would be willing to wage a war too. But, fact is, even though Latveria is a small country it is a heavily armed one. We know nothing about it except that they have live nuclear weapons that could devastate a good part of the United States, if not all of it. Now, I know you love your wife, hell I know all of you love her but are you really willing to put innocent people's life on the line to get her back?"
Steve had heard enough. To be honest Steve didn't give a fuck about anyone else except Rue. She was his lifeline. She made him stable. She kept him grounded. But most of all, she understood. She never judged him. She was patient. She didn't hold him in this light of being perfect. Nor did she teeter on the edge of a cliff to treat him like he was fragile. She gave it to him raw and unfiltered. She didn't go easy on him because he was Captain America. For that he loved her. There wasn't anyone who could ever take her place. She had lost so much. He was damned if he would leave her to suffer a fate she didn't plan for herself.
Steve stood up as did the rest of the Avengers. He wasn't going to take no for an answer.
Secretary Ross spoke up, sensing that the Avengers were going to do what they wanted.
"If we find out that you are responsible for anything to disrupt the peace we share with Latveria; we will label you as terrorist."
Steve turned looked over his shoulder before walking out of the room.
"With all due respect Mr. Ross, but you and the entire government can go fuck themselves."
The air was extremely cold when Rue stepped out into the real world. They were surrounded by trees and snow. Everything was covered in snow. Victor draped his coat around her shoulders. Rue was wearing no shoes and a thin summer dress. She was in the same clothes she had been taken in. She shivered, which caused her to hug the jacket closer to her body.
"bírta." (Carry her) Victor said with authority. Bucky quickly scooped Rue off her feet and held her bridal style.
"I am sorry for not planning this better szerelmem (my love) but it was with most haste the plans were made. When we arrive at the palace you will everything you could ever want or need."
Rue kept her mouth shut. It was a lot of work to not let her mouth fly at all the vile nasty things she wanted to say to him. She simply just tried to enjoy (if you could call it that.) being in Bucky's arms. Even if he didn't know who she was she felt safe there. Rue placed her head on Bucky's shoulder and placed her arm around his neck. Bucky followed Victor down a very long path.
Rue couldn't help but let her fingers slide into Bucky messy locks. Her fingers getting tangled there.
"You need to comb your hair Bucky. It's a mess." She quietly whispered in his ear. Making sure no one else heard her.
The soldier said nothing and continued to walk. He did however, enjoy the feeling of her nails scrape gently across his scalp. He wouldn't say anything, if she wouldn't.
Rue let out a small sigh of frustration. A few hours ago Bucky was talking to her. Now he was just like a damn robot.
"várj itt." (Wait here.) Victor instructed Bucky. Him and the rest of the armed men continued ahead, leaving Bucky standing there holding Rue like a statue.
Rue waited until Victor and his men were out of site before she began to speak.
"I know you don't remember me but can you at least look at me?" Rue pleaded with the soldier. He didn't even blink. Rue cursed aloud. With her other hand she forcefully turned Bucky's head to face her. The soldier grunted but stared right at her.
Rue did the only thing she could. She brought her lips up to his and placed them on his. She snaked her hand up into his hair and deepened the kiss. She kept prodding with her tongue until the soldier opened his mouth and returned the kiss. It only lasted a few moments before he pulled away and blinked at her rapidly. Rue smirked and was about to tease him but voices could be heard and Victor had returned.
"hogy neki az autó" (bring her to the car) Victor ordered the soldier who promptly made his feet move.
Once he sat down Rue in the sleek looking town car with blacked out windows, Bucky walked over to the driver seat and sat down.
With a few short commands the car took off. The destination unknown to Rue.
The roads seemed to all appear the same and go on forever. The mountain range was extensive and the landscape seemed so isolated. It was as if hours rolled by before they arrived at Victors palace. Rue refused to call her hers, theirs or home. This was not permanent. This would never be her home.
The car came to a stop in front of an enormous wrought iron gate. The gate slowly opened and the car continued up a long winding driveway.
Eventually they pulled up in front of a stone castle. It was huge. If this had been a vacation Rue would've been in awe. But she wasn't. It was more like a death sentence and walking through those big golden doors was like her last walk to the electric chair.
After a few moments of introductions of some of the staff, Rue was whisked away to her room. Where she was scrubbed clean and dressed in clothing appropriate for Latveria's current climate.
Left alone in her room there was a short knock on the door and Victor entered with Bucky right behind him.
"I hope you like your temporary room. I'm having a room being prepared for you with an attaching nursery. Normally I would have a wet nurse for you but I know you're not willing to let our daughter-"
"Are you fucking crazy? Don't answer that. I know you're fucking bat shit crazy. Our daughter? You have life all the way fucked up if you think that this is your daughter. We both know whom her real father is. So don't you dare try to take that away from me. I'll play your stupid little game. I will be submissive. But don't you even think about claiming her as your own."
Victor cross the room and grabbed Rue by her throat and pushed her up against the wall. His hand tight enough to leave bruises but not to cut off air flow.
"That is not how you address your king Rue. I own you. No one is coming to save you. No one gives a fuck about you except me. I can do whatever I choose to and there is not one thing you can do to stop me. You will tell everyone that you encounter, that you are my bride to be. We courted in secret because you didn't want the media catching wind of our relationship. When you discovered that you were pregnant you tried to end the relationship because you didn't want to bring disgrace to me. So you married Captain America. Then we reunited and you decided you couldn't live without me. This is the story. You will commit it to memory. If you do not, I will make you watch his death."
Victor release Rue with a shove and walked towards the door. Just before exiting he turned and spoke.
"Meg fogja védeni őt minden, csak én. érteni?" (You will protect her from all but me. Understood?)
"Igen." (Yes)
Victor closed the door behind him leaving Rue and Bucky alone in her room. Rue wanted to leap into his arms but she knew better. That room just like everywhere else inside was most likely being monitored. She didn't want to incur Victors wrath again. Mostly, she didn't want anything bad to happen to Bucky.
Pulling herself together Rue sat down on chaise and fiddled with her hands. She was unsure of what was supposed to happen next. She was tired and exhausted and confused. It was so much to take in. She just wished at this moment Steve was with her. He would know what to do. He always knew what to do. He was the level headed one. He could perform under pressure. Rue was hot headed and irrational. She never thought before she acted. Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly Rue leaned back and settled her head on a pillow. She detected movement from Bucky but he just placed a blanket over her and sat down in the chair across from her. Rue closed her eyes and concentrated. What would Steve do?
A/N: AND ANOTHER ONE (DJ KHALED VOICE) Okay but seriously here is another chapter. I think I mentioned only 5 or 6 more chapters I lied. I got all these new plot bunnies but I promise I won't drag this entire story out for too much longer. So um Victor is crazy. Bucky is useless and poor Steve. I try so hard to write more Bucky and Rue but then Steve just takes over. (Still no endgame in sight though) Already started writing the next chapter but don't hold your breath. You know life happens and I might not update as quickly as I can. Enjoy and leave me your thoughts!