I won't just survive
Chapter 9
This new mission
That broke the 'spell' she was in seconds ago. Wanda turned around and looked up at the Prince." Yes, Prince T'Challa?" she replied, her voice breaking in the end.
He locked eyes with her, a sad look in his eyes. "You have seen him. We have to go now."
As those words reached her ears, Wanda looked at the Prince with wide eyes." Wait… what? She said and shook her head." I don't understand… I thought that I could have more time with him?"
"Yes, and you will have more time with him. However, today my…" the Prince began, but was cut off by one of the men of his security detail.
They talked in their native tongue, while Wanda waited impatiently for the two men to finish their conversation.
A sigh escaped her lips, as Wanda's eyes darted towards Bucky's frozen form once more…
Gosh, he looked so peaceful and at that very moment, Wanda had the urge to use her powers and get into his head, wanting desperately to read Bucky's mind— if that was even a possibility, because could she do it though?
Read his mind while Bucky was still in cryogenic state?
As those thoughts swirled inside her mind, Wanda's eyes involuntarily fluttered shut, about to use her powers. However, she changed her mind at the last second.
No… this was so wrong! Wanda decided to not do it.
"Miss Maximoff." She heard the Prince say.
Wanda turned her face and looked up at him." Yes, Prince?"
"Tomorrow… you can see him tomorrow again." He promised and smiled at her.
Wanda narrowed her eyes and asked." So… what does that mean? Tomorrow, can I see him longer than today? Like… much longer?"
He chuckled at that." Yes, Miss Wanda." He replied." Tomorrow just make sure to be ready early, so you can have all the time you want with him."
Wanda bit the insides of her cheeks at that." Is that a promise, Prince?" she asked and looked straight at him without even blinking once." No more interruptions, while I'll be with him?"
"I promise… no one will disturb you while you're here." He commented.
Wanda smiled widely at that." Well, good then." She said, but then furrowed her brows." Why do I have to go now? Why is it that I cannot stay longer today, Prince?"
He sighed deeply at that." Let us go, and while we walk I can answer your burning question." The Prince suggested and motioned Wanda to go first.
Wanda nodded and turned her face quickly back to the booth. She smiled, and looked at Bucky with loving eyes.' I'll be back tomorrow. I promise.' Was what bounced inside her skull, as she felt a wonderful tug at her heart.
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While she and the Prince were in the elevator with his security detail, he explained to Wanda that once every month, his team of scientists brought in a group of brilliant technicians to do a thorough check-up on the booth Bucky was in.
"When the head of my staff there, (they were a group of scientists)saw you and me walk in there today, he was shocked." The Prince explained." He expected you to come in tomorrow, and not today."
"Oh." Wanda reacted." Then why did you tell me that I could see Bucky today?"
"So sorry about that, Miss Wanda. There was a last minute change in plans, but I received the message too late." He pointed out, and gave her an apologetic look." I was on my way to your room to postpone your visit to Mr. Barnes. However, when I saw you, all ready to go and anxious to see him, I didn't have the heart to tell you what had happened."
Wanda smiled and looked at him relieved." Well to be honest, I almost had a heart attack, when you cut my visit to Bucky short." She pointed out." I swore my heart stopped beating for a second, when you told me that we had to go."
He apologized once more, but Wanda shook her head." No, it's fine. Tomorrow then… I can't hardly wait for tomorrow."
The next day Wanda woke up early, and jumped immediately in the shower and got ready. After said shower, she walked out the bathroom and pulled out her outfit for the day from her closet. Wanda decided to wear a simple light blue pair of skinny jeans and a pretty sea green blouse.( she remembered how Bucky had told her once how green clothes matched her emerald eyes, and that he liked it when she wore anything green) Wanda was so excited to see him, her heart fluttering in her chest.
Bucky…
Gosh, she desperately wished that she could do so much more than watch him. Wanda wanted so badly to tell him that she was in love with him.
Oh, how wonderful that would be, if it was possible. Wanda had crushes before, but with Bucky it was so different… so much more meaningful.
He was a stranger first… a man with a very dark past, his memory and feelings stripped by HYDRA. Oh, how much it hurt, knowing that they took every bit of humanity from him in those seventy years while he was under their control.
Her heart bled, as her eyes fluttered shut. Bucky…
Such a good man turned evil by HYDRA.
It was so unfair that they almost took everything from him. Fortunately, his best friend Steve was there to remind him who he was… that he used to be James Buchanan Barnes. (A good man who fought the war for his country)
Wanda was thankful for Steve, for not giving up on Bucky.
After being that stranger to her, Wanda had gotten to know Bucky when she spent every waking hour with him, while on the run from the authorities. It was then, when she discovered that he had a good heart, and that he wasn't the ruthless, mindless Winter Soldier anymore.
Bucky could be damn annoying sometimes, infuriating, stubborn, and also gentle, attentive, sweet, caring, kind, and protective of her.
As those thoughts bounced inside her skull, a lonely tear rolled down her cheek. Wanda cared so much about him, it hurt.
Yes, protective he was… she then thought about how Bucky protected her in New Orleans. The pervert had told Wanda to take of her mask, but Bucky intervened and acted like he was her boyfriend…
At the time she hadn't realized it yet, but now Wanda knew that she already had been falling for Bucky… and hard.
That's also the reason why she didn't want him to leave the group… Without realizing it, she wanted to prevent him from leaving her —because she was already in love with him…
As she remembered how Bucky looked and sounded , when he threatened the pervert, a wonderful shiver went up and down her spine, from her fingers to her head and her toes…
"She's with me, OK!" Bucky had told the perv, and had given the poor man a very threatening look.
And all of a sudden, Wanda remembered another detail she hadn't thought about at the time. When he took off of his own mask and told the perv to get the hell out, Bucky's fingers, maybe it was unintentionally, but he interlaced his fingers with hers, and held it tighter than he usually did. However, it wasn't the act itself that made Wanda's tummy do delicious flip flops right now.
It was the way his fingers felt, when he did it… Bucky was being possessive at the time… he was attempting to tell her without words what he felt for her...
Wanda's heart exploded in her chest, at the thought of him being jealous.
OMG... he was jealous at the time!
As her eyes fluttered shut, Wanda remembered what Sam had said to her in New Orleans.
"Barnes loves you, girl." Sam had told her, and gave her a certain 'look.'
"Duh! Of course he does, Sam. I love him too… just like I love you and Steve… and Clint… I love you all. You're my friends." Wanda had said.
"No, it's not what I meant, Wanda." Sam pointed out.
"Huh?" I don't get it." she told him, and furrowed her brows.
And Sam was about to clarify." What I mean is that Barn…" he started, but was cut off by Steve and Bucky.
"We have to go now!"
Wanda shook her head, and mentally wanted to clobber herself. Sam had figured it out earlier than her that Bucky also had feelings for her…
Damn! How come she had been so oblivious at the time?
As her eyes landed on the mirror, a sigh escaped her lips, while taking a seat in front of it. Wanda didn't wait for Orisa though.
Instead, she started to do her hair and make-up, as her mind was being consumed by him… only him.
Bucky…
As she applied pink lipstick, Wanda furrowed her brows. Had he been aware of his own feelings for her? Or… had Bucky also been oblivious like she was at the time?
Maybe, just maybe Bucky was fully aware of how he felt about her, but he didn't want to act on his feelings. But why?!
Wanda could only come up with one explanation right now. You could say that she and him had spent every waking minute with each other for all those months, and yet he didn't say anything to her.
And the reason for it was simple: Bucky did not act on his feelings for Wanda, because he was worried about her… he was worried about the age gap between them. And three years ago, she was only 18.
Wanda assumed that her young age had been the reason.
Well, that was 3 years ago…
A soft knock on the door took Wanda out of her thoughts.
"Miss Wanda?" she heard Orisa say.
"Come in, dear." Wanda replied and got up from her seat." I'm ready."
Orisa had a surprised look on her face." Wow, you look beautiful, Miss Wanda." She complimented." Why didn't you wait for me to do your make-up?"
At that, Wanda smiled shyly, her cheeks turning crimson red." I couldn't wait. I wanna see Bucky now."
The young woman raised an eyebrow and had a devious smile on her gorgeous face." So… I assume that you have discovered something important?"
Wanda nodded and placed a hand over her heart." Yes, Orisa. I have… I love him." She pointed out." I am utterly and hopelessly in love with Bucky."
At the moment Adigun looked at Bucky's frozen form. He had a worried look on his face, contemplating what to do.
He immediately reported to the Prince, the moment he had received the flash-drive from one of their men. Adigun and the head of security watched both in horror at the disturbing footage.
It was a video and in it he saw how Captain America and Sam Wilson were being held captive. And a few minutes in, they had also seen how both men were being tortured.
The footage had gotten so bad; making Adigun shut it off without watching it further.
At that moment, the Prince of Wakanda walked in. The head of security instantly played the footage for him, and stepped out the room.
After seeing it, the Prince told Adigun to turn it off. They stood there silently for a few minutes, both men pondering how to go about the whole ordeal.
Adigun let out a deep breath and then looked over to the Prince. "Your highness, you cannot get involved, Sir." He advised." You have a country to look after."
Prince T'Challa clenched his hands into fists at hearing that." I know, but I cannot stand by and only watch."
"So, what do you think, Prince? What can we do for Mr. Rogers?" Adigun asked, genuinely concerned.
The Prince sighed deeply at that." I think I will have to break my promise to him. I think we should let Miss Wanda search for him and Mr. Wilson." He pointed out." Now that we know that they are indeed alive, we cannot let Mr. Rogers and his friend stay in that horrible situation they are in right now."
Adigun shook his head." Prince, I know that Miss Wanda is a very powerful person. I've experienced it personally, when she invaded my mind." He pointed out." However, I cannot agree on letting her go and search for her two friends by herself, Sir. Please don't let her go alone."
Prince T'Challa smiled at that." I know, Adigun. You care about her, don't you?"
He nodded at that." Yes, I do—and everyone else here does; Orisa and the rest of the staff." Adigun replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Like you pointed out before, Prince. Miss Wanda is fearless, brave, loyal and very kind. You don't meet someone like her everyday… to me she's almost like family."
The prince nodded." Yes, it's easy to care about her. She has such a good heart. I agree one hundred percent with you, Adigun." He simply said." We cannot let her go by herself. She'll need someone who she trusts… someone who'd protect her with his life… if it was needed."
Adigun nodded at that." Yes, Prince… She most definitely needs someone to help her find Captain America and Mr. Wilson. And it's simple really."
While saying those words, Adigun's eyes landed on the booth.
"Yes," the Prince commented, as his eyes darted towards Bucky's frozen form." Miss Wanda needs him… she needs James Barnes to help her with this new mission."
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