Chapter 15

[Bucky's POV]

I closed my eyes and tried to memorize her face. Her dazzling blue eyes, her carefree, yet serious smile, her thick, luscious golden blond hair. And yet, the harder I tried to think of her, the farther the memory was getting. I groaned in frustration and slammed my fist onto the couch cushion beside me. I placed my head in my hands and held it there for a while.

Clint, Steve, and Tony had divided the compound up into three groups, with the exception of T'Challa, Wanda, and me. T'Challa claimed he wanted to stay at the compound and protect it, in case whoever took Emily decided to come back. Wanda opted to stay at the compound as well, claiming the last few nights had not been good on her, and she needed rest. Me? I wasn't given a choice. They didn't want me to go under again.

I could still hear the conversation playing through my head.

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"What do you mean you want me to stay here?" I demanded, slamming my fist on the table. No one looked surprised at my outburst, and I swore I even saw pity in some of their faces. "Emily was kidnapped, I want to help."

"It's in the Avengers' best interest if you stay here," Vision stated politically. I rolled my eyes and glared at him. "You can help His Majesty watch out for the compound..."

"We can't have you going under again," Clint interrupted, staring pointedly at me. I narrowed my eyes and we had a little stand-off. "You tried to kill Emily once. Who says you won't do it again?"

"Doctor Cho..." I began, but Clint cut me off.

"Doctor Cho promised that it would go away?" he snapped, crossing his arms. "Yeah, that's what she said about my side. But everyday, I still feel that piece of myself get torn off, disintegrated. Nothing can change that and nothing ever will. Face it, Bucky: you are a loose cannon."

"What would Emily say if she was hearing all of this?" I questioned, staring at them all.

"You know what she would say, Buck," Steve told me, his voice softer and gentler than the others. "Stay here. Stay safe. Don't risk your life for hers."

:/:\:

"Bucky?"

I flipped around and saw Wanda holding two steaming mugs filled with what I presumed was tea. She walked over, setting the mugs on the table, before sitting next to me on the couch.

"Are you ok?" she continued, cocking her head slightly. I reached forward and took a hold of the mug. I took a gulp of it, finding relief as the scalding liquid scorched my throat.

"What do you think?" I retorted, not bothering to look at her.

She sighed and I heard a faint slurp as she took a sip of her own tea. "I think you're pining after Emily. And you need to do something about." This time, I turned and stared hard at her.

"Disobey orders?" I asked tentatively, and Wanda shrugged, standing up.

"Everybody will interpret it differently." I watched as Wanda walked out of the room and set my jaw. I put my mug down and reclined down on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. The camera in the corner instantly twitched and turned to me. I groaned. Those cameras captured everything and it could be super annoying.

Captured everything...

I slowly pushed myself and planted my feet on the floor.

"Jarvis, bring up every video that involves Emily Salgado and another person."

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[Emily's POV]

My head was aching. All my senses were dulled and I couldn't see straight. Every twitch, every breath, was a constant source of pain.

"She's not handling the drugs as well as we thought," a voice commented quietly. It was Norbert. "Perhaps we should cut back?"

"The boss man wants us to push her," another person put in. "Bump up the dosage."

"That I refuse!" Norbert fired back. "Anymore and she will go into a catatonic state." There was a silence and he added, "I have to get back to the compound otherwise someone will notice I'm missing."

I rolled my head around, ignoring the nausea and the pain that flooded my head. I blinked my eyes until I could see clearly and I stared directly at Norbert. He was in his mechanic outfit again.

"Hey Car Dude!" I called out weakly, and he turned to face me, astonishment filling his face. "Is it too much to ask for some peace and quiet if I'm doing to die?" I leaned back in my chair and muttered, "So much for chivalry." Norbert rushed over to me and gripped my face, pulling it up so we were at eye level. "Ouch."

"Have you been sweating?" Norbert demanded, and I raised an eyebrow despite the pain.

"What kind of question is that?" I chuckled, coughing. He backed away in disgust and I gulped. "Of course I've been sweating." He rushed forward and placed a hand on my arm, pulling it back. On his fingertips was a faint gleam of some sort of clear liquid. He lifted it to his nose and sniffed it, and I even heard his colleague gag. "What are you doing?"

"T-This is the curare," he stuttered, holding his hand out to his comrade. It was the man in red, and he stood up, taking a sniff of it. His face paled and he looked at Norbert in disbelief. "She is literally sweating out the drug. Her body is converting it into something she can use and getting rid of the poisonous part."

"So I'm a distiller?" I put in, and the two men looked at me. "What? I just want to get all my facts straight for my will." The two men turned to each other and began conversing quietly and I hunched in my seat, feeling another wave of nausea hit me.

Come soon, Bucky...please...

A/N: Hey everybody! Sorry the chapter is a little baby compared to the other ones. I will be trying to update more.

theflyingpenguin: I totally understand where you are coming from, with the whole EMILY IS SO OP. Emily DOES have a weakness. It just hasn't come up yet, because there has been no need for it. She has her own dark side, like half the Avengers XD

Guest: I LOOOOOOVE long reviews, so yours was perfectly awesome :) There will be some reconciliation between Bucky and Emily, trust me :)

Remember, everybody knows the rules by now ;p Feel free to leave any comments, questions, concerns or conspiracy theories. Also, I'm thinking after Emily gets rescued (if she does MWAHAHAHA), I would add a little fluff chapter. If anybody has any cute little fluff (between characters) please let me know.

I just want to let everybody also know that there will be absolutely NO romantic relationship between the guys and NO romantic relationship between the girls. I'm looking for sibling fluff, parental fluff, or Emily/Bucky fluff.

Thanks!

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