The Never-Ending Why: Chapter 17: Never Be Like You (Part 2)

Bucky didn't want to be gone from his apartment for too long. He wasn't particularly interested in the company that he had either. The would-be-soldier didn't want to be alone, he just had a mixture of things on his mind.

The friend that crashed on his couch had a very loud laugh. Bucky didn't want to hear it anymore, but he didn't want to just... throw them out.

He rubbed his face for a short while as they all got ready to go. Bucky planned to not invite them back up after they ate. That was his plan, because he needed to ask Steve about the job with Howard.

Bucky put on his shoes. He was wearing a grey sweatshirt, with dark jeans. He opened his apartment door and let one of the girls walk out in front of him.

She had her yellow jacket over her arm, and she asked him if he had an umbrella. Bucky didn't have an umbrella..

The not-so-winter-soldier gave a soft sigh, and he quickly looked over at Steve's door. Donna Strange was standing there, and she was looking directly at him.

Bucky froze. He thought that he was hallucinating. The man remained frozen as he was asked for an umbrella again.

Donna was still speaking to Steve. She heard the other door open, and she slowly looked toward the other apartment. She saw the young woman walk out, and then her heart collapsed when she saw Bucky follow her out the door.

Steve was telling her that they'd join them after they got ready, and he asked for the address. She only mentioned that they needed to meet somewhere on Bleecker Street. Donna turned away from the conversation, and Steve's eyebrow instantly arched up.

Donna kept staring at Bucky, and Steve heard her give a surprised gasp. Bucky was still frozen stiff. Donna was the absolute last person that he expected to see at Steve's door. It didn't make sense. The loud friend walked out of his apartment, and she joined them.

They both told Bucky to hurry up, or they would eat without him. Donna watched the women head down the stairs, and realized that she wasn't looking at James. She was really only looking at a person that randomly had two women in his apartment. It was...

She immediately turned her focus back to Steve, and she seemed a bit shaken up. Victor was very confused. He looked up at his sister, then he looked over at Bucky.

They both... looked... WEIRD. Victor scratched the side of his head. Donna composed herself, and slowly spoke up again. Her voice was clearly affected, and she barely made any eye contact with Steve.

"The address is 177A Bleecker Street. We'll see you both there soon. Thank you."

She smiled at him, then told Victor that it was time to go. Whoa whoa whoa. Steve Rogers was not liking what he was witnessing. He snapped a look over Donna's shoulder, and he locked his focus right on Bucky.

That friend of his gulped. Bucky saw that look, and he finally started moving. Steve's eyes said it all. That blonde wanted an explanation, immediately.

BUCKY.

Hoo hoo... Tony had the biggest grin on his face. He stood behind Steve, and he watched Bucky Wonder take a flying leap. Donna and Victor were GONE. They dipped out as fast as possible, and Tony saw Steve's hands go up on them hips.

That golden soldier boy looked pretty mad, and Tony was dying from all the joy that was put in his soul. It was such a special moment for him. It felt divine, or holy.

Bucky started heading toward the stairs, but Steve's voice cut his movement short.

"What did you do?"

Steve was serious. That was STEPHEN'S sister...Hello? Did Bucky want to die? Steve didn't like Donna's reaction, and the situation didn't sit well with him at all. Bucky kept staring at his path down the stairs.

He didn't want to go to breakfast, he wanted to follow Donna, and explain.

He only slept with one of them, and for some reason he thought that would make it... better? Bucky closed his eyes for a second, and then he finally looked over at Steve.

"I didn't do anything."

He technically didn't. Bucky just walked her home. Steve kept staring at Bucky, because he could tell that he was affected by Donna's presence as well.

Steve saw the woman with the yellow jacket every now and then. Bucky never behaved any differently, for her. His place was a mess, he always maintained a passive attitude when she was around, and she never called him James.

Now, Bucky looked completely different. Steve thought about him cleaning up his place, and he glanced at those wooden stairs.

"Ok, well..see ya."

Steve gave Bucky a small wave, then he closed the door to his apartment. He looked at Tony's gigantic grin, and the blonde gave him a short laugh.

"Whaa, no sexy lecture?"

Tony needed that in his life. He reeled in close to Steve, as the blonde returned to his apples. Nope. No lecture. Steve decided to let that situation get resolved on its own.

Donna and Victor walked away from that apartment. Victor asked her if she was ok, and Donna kindly said that she was fine.

She didn't expect to get that flustered, but her reaction couldn't be helped. She was thinking about "Bucky's" behavior, and it all started making sense.

He had a girlfriend, or...

Donna Strange thought about what she saw. He clearly had other interests in his life, and she figured that was why he never accepted her dinner invites. He always rejected her, every time she asked.

...of course he had a girlfriend. Donna felt a little stupid, and she stared down at the sidewalk. Victor was asking her if they were actually walking all the way to Bleecker Street, or getting another cab.

"We'll take a cab. I'm not walking all the way there."

No way. She sighed where she was, then tried to brush off how she felt. Victor flagged down a cab, and the two of them headed out of Brooklyn.

Chapter: END

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