Close Encounters of the Fictional Kind
by: Ismira Daugene & QueenoftheSlayers
Chapter 52.5: Reactions
Marie woke in the early daylight hours of the next day to her phone blaring Blame by Bastille across the room in her jeans pocket. She rolled out of bed and landed on her face before crawling/shuffling across the room and answering her phone.
"What." Marie stated in a dead tone, voice laced with irritability and sleep. "I've had a long night and was sleeping."
"I know," a gruff voice sounded out. "I received a call from Elliot."
Marie was trying to process that information when she heard Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice, Steve's ringtone on Elise's phone, playing across the hallway where Elise was sleeping. It cut off almost right after it started.
"Steve?"
"No, Bucky. What the hell happened?"
"What?" Marie asked, confusion lacing her voice, before pulling the phone from her head and squinting at the name calling her. Shoving the phone back to her ear, "Why are you calling me Bucky? Did something happen?"
"YOU GOT KIDNAPPED! BY YOUR GOD-DAMNED SELF IN LONDON AND KIDNAPPED!"
"I'm not alone, Elise is with me, though in the other room. We were sleeping. Why is there so much yelling? Jessica already yelled at me," whined.
There was growl on the other end of Marie's phone, as the low tone rumbled in her ear it slowly dawned over Marie that Bucky Barnes was on the other end of the phone, upset that she was kidnapped and apparently playing it off nonchalantly.
"Sorry, right. Kidnapped." Marie stood and slowly walked back to her bed before falling into it. She moved around until she was laying on her right side, phone between her head and the pillow. "Kidnapped, and let go. Though I am possibly concussed from being brave and stupid. Elise is fine and I guess talking with Steve now. Can I please go back to sleep, my head hurts."
With a grumble, Bucky agreed, but stated that he would call back later in her day to follow up, and hung up the phone.
Marie was back asleep within moments.