Chapter 36-Feasting Thoughts
Third Person:
Since the Emergency Movie Marathon for Steve's sake went all the way into the next day, they didn't get to have a Christmas dinner. So they were going to have one today after everyone woke up. They passed out in the middle of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, which had been at around nine in the morning, after all eight Harry Potter movies and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Beni had to admit that she was kind of impressed he lasted through the first five movies. He was even starting to make jokes about them, but they needed work. She was also impressed that he was actually staying with all of the shit that Sauron and Saramon were pulling, along with which Hobbit was Merry and which Hobbit was Pippin. And you didn't want to get Bucky started on the Sackville-Baggins. They were assholes at heart.
Steve was feeling a lot of things all at once. he was happy that Bucky was happy, and was relieved that he was safe. Other than Sam, Beni was probably the safest person he could be with. He was also a little confused as to why she had somehow never called him 'Bucky' around Sam and Steve, and he had to also give her credit for it. Especially since she did it unintentionally.
He was also really, really comforted by the fact that not only was Bucky remembering enough to where he could make references or inside jokes he and Steve had, but also that Beni still trusted him after they had explained everything they could. Even if they didn't know how to explain at one point or another.
Steve also saw the way Bucky looked at Beni. He had seen Bucky look at so many dames in his life time, all with some sort of lust, but he looked at Beni differently. Instead of lust, he saw a want-a need, even. Like he could live with her for the rest of his life. Like if they had an argument it would be over what to have for dinner or what movie to watch next even tough they've seen all the movies Beni has about a million times. His relationship with Beni was different from relationships he had had with other girls. It was completely new, actually.
Bucky always treated everyone with respect unless they gave him a reason not to. Beni had his full respect, and Bucky had Beni's. And they both liked each other a lot. They were best friends. Steve had learned a long time ago that respect was something completely different from liking someone. You didn't have to like the person to respect them.
He had a feeling that this set up would work greatly, if not greatly than perfectly. He saw the way Beni looked at Bucky, too. She didn't have any pity or fear, or anything else. She had taken a liking to him, and he knew that that was probably something Beni didn't do very often. She and Sam were siblings in arms, just like he and Bucky. That kind of bond didn't go away, not unless one of them was a traitor or double age or something. And after she had lost her leg, he guessed that she had a hard time trusting people in general. He was surprised that she trusted Steve so quickly, but that was probably because he was really good friends with Sam.
He was a little bit jealous, though. Bucky had been his best friend, not Beni's. They were with each other till the end of the line, not Bucky and Beni. Where else could Beni have gotten that from? But he was nice. He didn't own Bucky, and they were still really good friends. He could share. And he knew Beni wouldn't mind if Steve stole Bucky from her every now and again. She was cool like that, so he didn't have to worry about it.
He was just glad Bucky was happy here.
Bucky yawned as Beni stirred. They had fallen asleep during the EMM (Emergency Movie Marathon), and she had been sitting next to him, on his left. Steve was on his right, and Sam was on Steve's right. But he had learned way back that when Beni was tired enough, she became sort of...Clingy.
He looked down to see Beni asleep with her head on his leg, and she was cuddling with his metal arm, holding his index finger and ring finger with her hands as she buried her face in his stomach on top of his arm. The sight was actually kind of welcoming, but now he couldn't get up. One reason being Beni, the other being Steve. He wasn't clingy like Beni was, but he still needed a pillow. I didn't matter how hard or soft it was. So all Bucky had to do was turn his head to his right and he would get a mouthful of Steve's hair. Sam's head was on Steve's lap, and his legs were hanging over the side of the couch.
Beni yawned and pulled Bucky's arm closer to her. He didn't mind though. He actually found it nice that someone was actually willing to cuddle with the giant toaster connected to his shoulder. So he shifted ever so slightly and leaned his head back again, and was soon snoring a little bit.
Sam groaned as he woke up. He was laying on the couch with his legs hanging off of the side and a blanket on top of him. He rolled off the couch and onto the floor before standing up. The other three were nowhere to be seen. Had they gone somewhere? If so then why didn't Steve wake Sam up? He was his ride after all.
Before he could think to much about it, he heard a small yelp coming from the kitchen, followed by laughter from Bucky and Steve.
Sam raised an eyebrow, but didn't make a sound as he walked into the kitchen...
...Only to be sprayed by water.
Beni gasped as she shot Sam with the water sprayer. She had been aiming for Steve since he and Bucky had gotten her soaked. She had already gotten her revenge on Bucky, and now Bucky was shirtless. She had tried getting Steve, and she would have, but he had ducked and the water hit Sam instead.
"Do I even want to know?" He asked as he dried himself off with the bottom of his shirt. Beni silently struck Steve with ass loads of water while he was distracted by Sam before answering.
"Probably not," she said sheepishly, and she sprayed a now shirtless Steve again, just for fun. She sighed with a satisfied grin. "Ah, sweet, sweet revenge. I hear it tastes like ice cream these days."
Sam just sighed and rolled his eyes, glancing at Bucky. More specifically his arm. Bucky squirmed under his gaze slightly, and Sam narrowed his eyes and walked over.
"...Is that the star from Mario Kart?" he asked. Bucky quickly looked down at his arm and sighed.
"Beni," he said with an almost exasperated tone.
"What?" she protested. "It looks better that way. More kid friendly."