There is a thud on the counter in front of him and Bucky looks up from his sandwich to see a jar of jalapeno peppers and a glass of milk sitting in front of him. Bucky's gaze shifts up to see Sam standing in front of him with a smirk on his face. With a raise of his brow Bucky sets his sandwich back on his plate and leans back in the barstool.

"What's this?" Bucky asks as he crosses his arms and fixes Sam with a look.

"You won the rubber band shooting yesterday, but I bet I can beat you at this," Sam answers with a smirk before he opens the jar and sets it back down on the counter.

"At what?" Bucky asks with a look at the jar before shifting his gaze back to Sam.

"I bet I can eat more jalapenos than you?" Sam challenges as he pulls a barstool over to the other side of the counter so he's facing Bucky.

"I doubt that," Bucky challenges back as he moves his sandwich off to the side and pulls the jar to the middle of the counter.

"You have to eat the whole pepper. No milk until you call 'uncle'," Sam replies with a raise of his brow and pulls out one of the peppers out of the jar.

"You're on," Bucky says as he also pulls a pepper out of the jar. "We do it together."

Sam smirks and eats the pepper in his hand, Bucky following after him with his own pepper. Eyes begin to water slightly and noses begin to run. The two men proceed to breathe through the spiciness and sniffing up the snot running down their nose. Finishing the first pepper Bucky immediately grabs another one. No way is Wilson winning this challenge, Bucky thinks to himself as he watches Sam pull another pepper out of the jar as well. They share a determined look, each one not willing to back down, and quickly eat their second pepper. Their sinuses are clearing and their eyes watering much more. The two of them find themselves opening their mouths as they try to breathe through the second pepper. Oh, hell, this is going to be bad, Bucky thinks but nevertheless he grabs another pepper, not one to back down from a fight. Sam takes a deep breath and grabs another pepper himself and the two of them eat their third pepper.

"Oh my God," Bucky exclaims as his eyes are watering profusely and tears are running down his face. His face moves up to his mouth as he tries not to spit the pepper out. He looks over at Sam and sees he's fairing a little better but not much.

Sam notices Bucky's predicament and instantly grabs another pepper and sends Bucky a teary smirk. No way am I loosing this one Barnes, Sam thinks to himself as he watches Bucky force himself to take another pepper and the two of them eat their fourth pepper.

Walking into the common room and up to the counter, stopping immediately at seeing Sam and Bucky crying and looking as if they are about to throw up. More Bucky than Sam but both of them either way. I've got to stop walking in on this shit, Nat thinks to herself as she takes in the whole scene.

"Are you… Are you guys having a jalapeno eating contest?" Nat asks with a raised brow and looking between the two men. Bucky just nods his head as he closes his eyes and takes deep breaths. Sam grunts as he nods and reaches for another pepper.

"Hell no, man. I'm done. I feel like acid's burning through my insides," Bucky says with his eyes open now and his gaze fixed on Sam's hand reaching for another pepper.

"Yes! I told you I'd win," Sam says with a finger pointing at Bucky and a grin on his face.

"I have to go," Bucky says as he hastily grabs the glass of milk and moves towards the door.

"I won," Sam says to Nat with a grin on his face even as his eyes are still watering and his face flushed.

"I hope your shit burns for a week Wilson!" Bucky shouts behind him as he exits the room in a rush.

Nat looks over at Sam and takes in his proud grin and shakes her head. Nope, not getting involved, Nat thinks before leaving to get her lunch elsewhere.