YOUR NAME
Steve exited the car and set his two feet on the wet ground of the street. He closed the door after tipping the taxi driver and got back his luggage. His eyes traveled around the street, taking in the beauty of it. He stood in the middle of the pavement as people passed by him and some looked at him with an annoyed look but he didn't care. He was too lost in the memories of his childhood to even care about those people, a smile crept up on his lips as he turned around towards the entrance of the building he had been dropped in front of.
He walked to the stairs and opened the door of the building. When he walked inside, the smell of fresh and clean insides hit his nostrils. He looked at the mailboxes and found the apartment of the person he had intended on seeing, he climbed up the stairs. As he walked, on every floors he checked the number of the apartment on every doors. Once he reached the good number, he smiled and knocked softly on the door. He waited patiently and he heard people's voices come from inside the apartment. He leaned and put his ear against the door and heard the people fight with one another.
He let out an exaggerated sigh and turned the knob to open the door. He stepped inside and closed softly the door, trying not to make any noises. He set the luggage by the door and put himself against the wall to listen to the two persons in the apartment.
"That's not even true!" One of them said.
"Yes, it is! I heard you say that!" The other guy said. "I thought I was your best friend!"
A sigh escaped the first guy's mouth. "You are, Bucky, now stop bugging me!"
"Oh, no, no, no. I won't stop! You called Stark your best friend, Stark!" Bucky accused dramatically. "I'm not going to go away Sam, not until you admit straight to my face and to the world that we are best friends!"
"Oh, for the love of God! What has gotten into you? I was drunk, dammit!"
"You still did it." The brunette said.
Steve smiled widely as he heard the conversation, he thought it was very odd for them to fight about that but not out of character. He considered recording them but knew that it was the right time to announce that he was here.
He walked into the living room and noticed that the two other men hadn't heard him come in. "I thought I was your best friend." He said in a mocking tone to make his presence known.
"Oh, dear God!" Bucky squeaked out and looked at Steve. "Buddy!"
Steve smiled. "Hi, guys."
Sam cleared his throat and turned his tongue in his mouth. "How- How long have you been standing there, exactly?"
"Long enough to know that you guys will be mocked until the end of time." The tall blonde guy said with a smirk on his lips. "Anyway, I decided to come here to see you guys. I haven't been home in a long time, it's time to come back."
Bucky had a hopeful look in his eyes as his looked at his childhood friend. "Are you finally coming back to Brooklyn?"
Steve pursed his lips and gently shook his head. "I just meant for a few days... I'm not ready to come back yet." He said softly and gave his friends an apologetic smile.
He hadn't been in Brooklyn in over 6 months and it would have been more if he hadn't missed his friends. They were the only reasons why he would come back from time to time but they weren't a good enough reason for him to move back in his childhood city.
"Well," Sam started. "Let's go party! We have to make your little trip memorable."
"Oh, you already made it memorable with that little fight of yours." Steve pointed out teasingly and laughed when the two men complained.
Steve and Sam walked to the door and were talking about which bar to go to. "Uh, guys? It's only 10 am." Bucky told them with a grimace on his face. "Way too soon to drink."
Sam moved his eyes around as he thought about a good destination to go to. He then looked at Bucky and smirked. "I know where we could go."
"Do you mind if I leave my bag here?" Steve asked and pointed with his right hand to the luggage sitting by the door.
"It's already there anyway." Sam shrugged and opened the door. The two other men followed him out and Bucky locked the door. As they climbed down the stairs, they made small talk. "So, where have you been living lately?" The brunette asked.
"The great town of Damariscotta." Steve said as he kept on walking down the stairs he had climbed up just five minutes ago.
Sam's eyebrows raised suspiciously and he threw a glance towards his friend. "Did you just made that town up?"
"No, of course not. It's actually a great fishing and boarding community." The blonde haired man defended. "They have oyster shells all over their shores."
"That's true that you've always been quite the fish man." Bucky muttered mockingly.
Sam gave him a funny look. "Whoa, I'm impressed."
"They're just proud people, once you get here they get chatty with you."
"Yeah, I'm going to need proofs that that exists." Sam said again and made Steve sigh in despair when he added. "Oyster shells my ass."
The three men walked out of the building and went to the destination Sam was thinking of. When they were near, Bucky knew where they were going. "You fucker!"
"What?" Sam said innocently.
"I know where you're taking us, I'm not going there!" Bucky stopped walking and crossed his arms like a child throwing a tantrum.
Steve frowned and looked at his friends. "What's wrong with that place?"
"Nothing!" Sam said at the same time Bucky said. "Everything!"
The brunette man sighed. "I cannot face her, Sam."
He walked closer to Bucky and gave him a sympathy look. "You will have to face her, Bucky, one day or another."
"I know..." He sighed.
"It's been a month, you got to move on and seeing her might just help you." Sam advised him with a soft voice.
Steve looked at the two men strangely. First, he didn't know what they were talking about. Second, Sam was acting so nice it was kind of terrifying. He knew he missed a lot ever since he has been living away from his friends but he couldn't do better. "What's going on?" He genuinely asked.
"That's a story for later, we gotta go, bitches." Sam said and started walking again.
"Anddd, he's back." Bucky said and shrugged. He and Steve began walking again trying to follow Sam through the crowd of Brooklyn. They reached a restaurant called 'The Brooklyn Shop' and went inside. Bucky immediately looked around, trying to see if she was here.
"Come on, let's sit down." Sam urged them on to table.
Steve sat down at the opposite of his friends and looked at them both. "So, can I know now what this is all about?"
"Well, you're probably going to know in three... two... one..." Sam said, muttering the last words as his eyes looked past Steve at somebody that was coming their way.
"Hey, guys." A woman greeted them with a small smile on her soft red painted lips. Steve turned his head to look at her and noticed her long brown hair. She was wearing in a blue dress and had around her waist a yellow apron.
"Hello, Wanda." Bucky said with a small smile and a lingering look in his eyes. "How are you?"
"I'm good. You?" She said in a soft, small voice.
"I'm doing okay." He replied in the same soft and small voice that she had used.
Steve looked at the two and wondered what had happened but he knew that this wasn't the right time to ask. He noticed the look on their faces, Bucky and that woman – Wanda – had kind of a sad and nostalgic look while Sam carried a sort of awkward look. So, he decided to speak up. "Hi, I am Steve Rogers." He said, looking at Wanda with a polite smile.
"I've heard so much about you, Steve. I'm Wanda Maximoff, nice to meet you." She said, holding out her hand for him to shake which he did.
"Likewise." He told her once he let go of her hand.
Wanda nodded and looked at Sam then back at Steve as she said. "Could I speak to Bucky alone?"
"Of course." Sam agreed and stood up. He indicated to Steve to stand up which he did and the two men went to the counter of the restaurant.
Wanda told her colleague that she was taking her break then sat down at the opposite of Bucky where Steve previously sat.
Sam and Steve sat at the counter, giving the two some space. "It's about time we got served." Sam said with a smirk as he looked up at the woman behind the counter. "We've been here for like five minutes."
Steve frowned slightly as he looked at his friend. Then he looked up to the employee he was talking to and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets. There stood a beautiful woman, he was taken aback by her beauty. She had mid-length red fiery hair and beautiful emerald eyes.
"Well, Sam, I think you're going to wait a few more minutes." She said with an equal gentle smirk. She turned to Steve. "However, you friend's gonna get treated before you." She let out a soft chuckle and stepped in front of Steve. She put both of her hands on the counter and looked at him. "What can I get you?"
Steve shrugged. "Something to eat, anything, I'm not complicated."
"Alright, masterpiece." She said and went away. When she returned she gave him what she chose and noticed that Bucky and Wanda were talking together. "They're finally talking." She said. "Oh, that's amazing."
"Yeah, it is. It was about time." Sam commented with a smile as he looked at the two adults. "Anyway, Red, this is my friend Steve." He told the waitress as he put a hand on Steve's shoulders. The latter man was halfway through biting into the sandwich and was surprised.
"Steve Rogers, ma'am." He added once he swallowed.
Natasha laughed amusingly, despite being a waitress for two years now she had never been called ma'am by anybody except children perhaps.
"We're gonna go out tonight to celebrate his journey back home and I was thinking you and the girls could come with us." Sam spoke up with a little smirk on his face.
The woman shook her head and let out a sigh. "When will you understand that she is engaged? I'm not stupid Sam, I know you want to try to get Maria again."
"Oh, no, no. That is not my intention." He said innocently. "I know she's engaged and I don't even remember what she looks like."
"Still having trouble with the girls, I see." Steve chuckled as he looked at Sam with a teasing expression. "This has never been your strength."
Natasha laughed at Steve's comment. She had to admit to herself, he was handsome! He was looking at her with a soft smile on his lips and she knew why.
"Shut up," Sam growled softly at Steve. "You're the one to talk."
Steve shook his head as he looked down with a soft smile. "I know." He shrugged and looked at Natasha. "How much do I owe you?" She told him and he paid her.
"Thank you." She replied and put the money away. She came back to where the two men were and added. "By the way, to answer your question I'll call Maria and see with Wanda if they want to go out. Will Stark be there?"
Sam was about to say something but Steve beat him to it. "If he is, Bucky will be surely jealous." He smirked when Sam groaned.
"Steve, don't you dare." He warned as he looked at him.
"When I arrived at their apartment, they were fighting because Bucky was jealous that Sam said that Stark was his best friend." Steve explained to the redheaded woman who laughed wholeheartedly.
"You guys are unbelievable." She shook her head and walked around the counter and outside the restaurant to call Maria.
Steve tried to see if there was a badge on her apron because he didn't even know her name and he didn't dare to ask. He was pretty sure somebody would say her name. After a little moment, she returned and looked at Sam with a smile. "Maria said she's dying to get out."
"Fabulous." Sam said.
Bucky, Sam and Steve arrived at the bar that they usually went to. When they entered they looked around for the girls and found them already drinking and sitting at a table. They walked towards them. "Hey," Sam was first to sit beside the girls.
Wanda stood up when she saw Bucky and smiled at him. "Hey, again." She said and he went to sit down next to her. "Oh, Maria this is Steve, he's a childhood friend of Bucky. Steve this is Maria, my best friend."
"Nice to meet you." The blonde guy said and sat down.
"Wait, I thought you were my best friend." Natasha said in a mocking tone as she looked at Maria. "I'm so jealous!"
Bucky gasped and looked at Steve who was laughing. "You told her!" He accused with his finger. "You fucker!"
He couldn't stop laughing and neither could Natasha and Maria. Wanda chuckled and looked at Bucky. "And she told us." The brunette groaned and shook his head.
The group ordered drinks and spoke to one another sharing stories and jokes. After a little while, Wanda dragged Bucky to the dance floor and made him dance with her. The two held each other as they laughed and danced.
"It's nice to see them like that." Maria said with a smile on her lips.
Steve looked at the other adults, trying to see if somebody was going to add something but all they did was agreeing with him. It was getting annoying to not know what happened, he knew he lived somewhere else but that wasn't a reason to be left out.
"Let's dance." Maria grabbed Natasha's hands and went to dance with her.
Sam looked at Steve. "Don't expect me to ask you to dance." He shook his head and went to dance with the others.
Steve laughed and went to sit at the bar. He ordered another drink and enjoyed the music that was playing. "What are you doing here, big guy?" He heard the redhead woman's voice ask him and he looked sideways to find her sitting on the stool next to his. "Are you not a dancer?"
"Not really." He said, shaking his head. He then took a sip of his beer and looked at her. She was leaning against the counter with her back to it. He turned around and watched his friends dance. Sam was now dancing with Maria who wasn't complaining about that. "Hey, can I ask you something?" He said as he looked at the woman.
Natasha returned his look and expected him to ask her name because she knew he didn't know it. "Of course."
"What happened between Bucky and Wanda? Nobody seems to want to tell me." He thought that she might not answer but to his surprise she did.
Natasha sighed and looked at the concerned couple then back at Steve. "They've been dating for the past year and we didn't know it until 6 months ago, I think." She explained. "Around three months ago, Wanda discovered that she was two months pregnant. They were very happy even though they haven't been together long and they decided to keep the child and raise her together. It was a baby girl but... Wanda had a miscarriage and lost the baby. It was very hard for the both of them, especially Wanda. They were both so broken and they will always probably will be. They were fighting constantly until they decided to call it quits."
Steve sighed. "God..." He whispered as he looked down. "I wasn't there for him, for them." He accused himself and looked up at the ex-couple on the dance floor. "He should have called me."
"It isn't the easiest thing to do, you know." She said and put a hand on his shoulder. "But don't hold on to the past and be there for him for as long as you can."
He nodded and looked at her with a soft smile.
"Do you want to dance?" She asked after a minute of silence. When Steve shook his head she grabbed his hand. "Oh, I'll make you dance." She pulled him up from the stool and dragged him to the dance floor.
Steve shrugged, oh what the hell! And he began dancing with Natasha.
The group danced and partied all night. Sam brought Maria back to her place, Bucky and Wanda went to get something to eat, and Natasha took Steve home. Once they were in her apartment, she slammed him up against the wall and brought her lips up to his.
Steve put his hands on her waist and kissed her passionately. As they kissed, she lead them to her bedroom and they removed each other's clothes. The blonde guy picked Natasha up and laid with her on the bed.
The two kept kissing each other before Steve's lips traveled to her jaw, neck then down her body.
"Steve..." Natasha moaned softly.