The Never-Ending Why: Chapter 30: Back To The Sky (Part 5)

Victor ate three pieces of pizza. He was going through the story line of Final Fantasy pretty quickly, and for some reason Donna and Bucky were watching him play.

The story and all the characters were pretty interesting, but he didn't expect them to tune in. He glanced back at them every now and then, and wondered what the deal was.

UHMmm, why the heck was Bucky there? Victor was very confused, and he chewed on the last of the pizza that was on his plate.

Bucky thought the game was cool, but he couldn't really follow along. He felt odd being there, but he told himself that it was better than being at home.

If he went over to Steve's, then he felt like he was interrupting or disturbing his relationship with Tony. If he went out, he'd meet a random woman, or just drink all evening.

Thanks to the serum, Bucky couldn't even get drunk...

He knew that he didn't want to be alone. That was the main issue, but he was too stubborn to admit it. Also... Donna Strange wasn't a random woman, and he was still surprised that she kissed him.

Her persistence was affecting him, so he figured that it was time to leave. The not-so-winter-soldier looked over in her direction. Her skirt was driving him crazy, and he kept looking at her lips.

Donna was watching the video game, and trying to figure out how the gameplay worked.

The characters all politely took turns attacking one another during the battle scenes, and she thought it was the oddest thing. Victor was fighting some super boss in the game, but her interest in it was fading fast.

Donna glanced over at her guest, and she smiled at him. She didn't mind that he was looking at her. The two of them had exchanged glances off and on. "Bucky" started putting his jacket back on, and she could tell that he was getting ready to leave. She expected that, and it made her expression fade.

She watched him stand up, and he said goodnight to Victor. Bucky's comment made Victor turn around. He scratched the side of his head again, and said goodbye to him.

"Uhh, thanks for the pizza!"

Victor was glad for that. His grin was playful, but he quickly returned to his video game. Bucky smiled at the back of Victor's head, and he made his way to the door.

Donna slowly followed, and she reminded him where his umbrella was. He accepted her direction, and picked it up from the table. Donna didn't want him to leave, but she understood how crazy it was for him to be there in the first place.

She knew that something was off between James and her older brother. She never asked him about it, and she finally realized that she could have asked a thousand times.

Donna just figured that it would work itself out when Stephen returned. She stared at the apartment door, as James quietly opened it. They did have neighbors, but the apartments were nicely spaced out.

He said goodnight to Donna, but he kept his distance. She didn't move any further toward him, and she just gave him several nods.

She wanted to talk to him about a million different things, but the young woman didn't want to press her luck. She watched Bucky head toward the elevator, and she slowly closed the door.

Donna felt very discontent in that moment. She started thinking that she messed up, somehow, and she started re-tracing all of her steps. He seemed really stunned when she kissed him, and she remembered how he reacted.

Donna was creating some hefty insecurities in her mind, and she decided to give it a rest. She cleaned up the pizza box mess, and told Victor that she was going to sleep. He picked up on Donna's mood, and he looked up from the game.

She seemed kinda down, and he wondered what the heck was going on. Those two WEIRDOS barely said anything to each other. Victor thought it was peculiar. His sister left the room, and Victor went back to his game.

Donna closed her bedroom door. She changed out of her clothes, and she got ready for sleep.

Bucky did the complete opposite because he had to keep moving. He bought a pack of cigarettes at the first shop he saw, and he kept walking. He walked all the way back to Donna's work, and he got in his car.

His nerves were a little jumpy. He told himself that the cigarette was necessary, because he was in the mood for certain things. He actually wanted to stay there and explore the kiss that he got from Donna. That could NOT happen so... the cigarettes kept him, busy? He sighed out a puff of smoke, and turned the stupid car on.

Old habits, die hard.

Those habits had Bucky driving back to Brooklyn, but he made a stop along the way. He went straight to a local bar called Midway, where he eventually spotted that yellow jacket.

The woman that he randomly had at his apartment played pool there all the time with her friends. She mentioned something about the "breakfast that never happened" when Bucky entered her line of sight.

He gave her a small smile, and asked her if she was busy. One of her friends said that she was extremely busy, but Bucky wasn't listening to her.

The woman in the yellow jacket said that she wasn't busy at all, and she left the pool game behind. She ditched her friends, and walked out of the dive bar with him.

Chapter: END

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