Tony
The device arrived within the hour, just like FRIDAY said it would, he didn't know why he doubted her for a second. He was still getting used to her, he had Jarvis for years, hard changing things that were so perfect when they started. Rhodey had moved the device to the console and Tony was ripping the side paneling off. Rhodey grabbed the long cord and he held up and Tony took it.
Tony looked at the dusty console and he reached under and he plugged the cord in and the device hummed to life. He nodded and he stood up and he grabbed the other cord and he placed it into his suit and his arc reactor in the chest brightened and the console turned on and the lights to the facility clicked on.
Rhodey looked around and one of the lights blew out, he looked back at Tony and he gave him a thumbs up.
"Ok Obi, what were you doing down here?"
Rhodey walked back to the console and he stood to the right of Tony, he watched as numerous words appeared on the screen and Tony was typing away. He sighed, Tony glanced at him "It might take a while"
Rhodey nodded and he walked away and he took a seat in a chair. He couldn't do what Tony's armor did, so he was War Machine sitting in a chair that could swivel left to right. Quite comedic really. He put his head back and closed his eyes, it was getting late and it was starting to get to him. He slowly breathed and he actually started to feel relaxed, but he knew he would only feel it; he wouldn't be it. Rhodey opened his eyes and he was looking at the ceiling, he moved his head forward looking at Tony again, he was still typing away. Rhodey sighed and put his head back, he hoped that Tony did whatever he was doing quickly. He usually did, but he just hated waiting. He could wait on the phone, or for something logical; sitting down in a dark bunker with dead bodies all around and waiting on Tony to find something wasn't on the list of what Rhodey could be patient for.
Tony scanned over the words as them came and he was reading something about the dealings of Hydra. He kept typing, he seemed to be getting closer to what he wanted, but he wasn't there yet. He stopped himself from turned and looking at Rhodey, he might miss something if he did and he didn't want to do that. It felt like an hour went by before Tony even made any process in the damn data. He was starting to become frustrated "I'll tell you this, Hydra has been busy"
Rhodey opened his eyes at the sound of Tony's voice and jolted awake "What?"
Tony sighed and chuckled "Sorry, go and take your nap" he said with a hint of sarcasm, which Rhodey detected right away. He stood, he exhaled "Funny, anything?"
"I have been going through Hydra's records like IRS, I haven't found a damn thing, well besides a few transactions between Hydra and the KGB."
"KGB?"
Tony chuckled "Yeah it seems that Stalin wasn't so Soviet after all"
Rhodey frowned "Is it possible that he was Hydra, look at how many Senators we arrested when Steve and Natasha put Hydra out into the world."
"Point taken, Cap has a lot of dangerous enemies"
"And what you don't?"
"I had an old guy that was dealing under the table, a Russian guy with whips, Justin Hammer; no he isn't even worth mentioning, and the Mandarin who turned out to be a washout actor and then some guy that could glow orange and then burn things. Oh and my own Creation of the murderous Ultron, which ended up just being a bad week. I have it easy"
Rhodey chuckled "Ok point taken"
"Look even Bruce was hunted by the Government for years, Red has gone through hell, and I was held captive, honestly I don't compare"
"I think you're wrong" Rhodey reassured him
Tony looked at him "Thanks buddy"
Rhodey saw a man with a spider tattoo pass the screen and he spoke up "Wait go back"
Tony stopped and went back to a file that he passed over. He saw the man with a spider tattoo on his neck and he looked at Rhodey "That's our guy"
Rhodey frowned "Stane dealt with this guy?"
Tony entered the file and quickly read through it. "Uh it seems that Niko used Red Room for this, he killed everyone around the late eighties didn't he?"
"Yeah"
"Well it looks that Niko used that and got things from Obi"
"Resourceful, I'll give him that"
"Sadly it's not helping with finding him"
"When was that last transaction?"
"It was actually in 2008"
"When you went missing"
"Look at the location"
Rhodey looked at the words, they both looked at each other "You've got to be kidding me"
Natasha
The sky was covered with clouds, snow was falling softly through the air. Natasha was driving a car up a long lonely road. The grass was covered with snow and the road was becoming whiter as she drove toward the directions for the house that Jane sent her. She was sitting in silence, no music; she didn't really own any. The heat was blasted though, it was freezing and she kept her eyes on the road and she turned right.
The car had water spurting out from behind the wheels as they came off the road. Trees were all around and the house was out of the way, very secluded. Maybe she shouldn't have come alone. Too late now, she saw a house in the distance and she slowly stopped the car. She held her foot on the brake and she stared at the house, most of it was obstructed by the trees. She slowly drove forward and parked the car. She turned it off and she took a deep breath, she opened the door.
The cold air hit her as soon as it was able, she climbed out of the car, and she sighed watching her breath dissipate. She shut the door and buttoned her coat higher so it covered her neck from the cold wind. She began walking forward, he boots crunched into the snow and a bit of ice. She reached into her coat and pulled out a Glock and cocked it. She held the pistol at her side, close to her thigh. She kept walking forward, the place looked deserted. Natasha didn't increase her movement though, she took her time. She had told Clint that she would tell him when she got there, well it would have to wait till she got in the house, and that was also if it was empty. The house looked rundown, the paint on the side of the house was shipped and the windows were fogged and misty, not easy to see through. Natasha decided to tread carefully, no need to get herself killed. She kept her eyes open and constantly scanning for movement, she listened to the slightest change in sound, a twig, the wind, a voice.
She came to the yard, it was the only thing that was free of trees, no one must be here, and there weren't any tire marks that she could see as she made her approach. She stopped and stood in the cold wind. Natasha didn't know why, but she didn't want to go in. She stare at the porch and to the white wooden door. She forced her feet to move and she got to the steps of the porch. The snow had begun to pick up, it was almost a blizzard now, she walked up the steps and they creaked as her weight pressed down on them. Natasha moved her finger to the trigger on her Glock, she made it to the door, she put her hand on the knob and tried to turn it, it was locked.
Natasha took her hand away and sighed, she kicked the door and it swung open, she had her Glock ready, she watched for any movement, there wasn't any. She kept her Glock ready and slowly moved forward. She entered the house and she looked at all the corners, the first room was clear. She moved on to the kitchen, which was dirty and looked like no one had used it in months. She checked the closet and there wasn't anything in there either. She looked along the banister that went up the stairs, she slowly walked up to the second floor. She came to a hallway with four doors. She exhaled slowly as they were all closed.
She went to the first one, she pushed it open very slowly, and she peered through the door as it opened. The room didn't have any furniture in it, she sighed. Turning around she moved on, the next two rooms were the same, no furniture, just an empty room. She came upon the last door and it was locked. She kicked the door open, she walked in and checked the corners, empty. She sighed and she lowered her Glock. She put it back into her coat, she stood in the center of the room and she looked around. She saw that there wasn't anything interesting on the second floor, she went back down the stairs. She walked back into the kitchen, she ran her hand along the counter top and she flicked the dust off her fingers. She grabbed her phone and called Clint, it rung twice before he picked up.
"Nat?"
"The house is empty"
"You sure?"
Natasha looked at the dirty room and how even the floor had dirt on it "Pretty sure"
"Any chance that there is a cellar?"
"I didn't see one when I came toward the house"
She heard Clint sigh, she could tell that he was frustrated, but he kept it out of his voice "Well if Niko was there, he's gone by now"
Natasha nodded "yeah"
"I was hoping for a breakthrough"
"Me to"
Natasha looked at the wall and she frowned when she noticed that the wall looked weird, it was newer than the entire building. "Um Clint, would you ever replace a part of a wall, but leave the old wall with it and not even care to color the new part to make it fit in with the other?"
"You kidding me, that would look stupid, not too mention no one does that"
"You sure?"
"Why?"
"Because I'm looking at one right now"
There was silence on the line "I'm coming, just wait"
"Clint, no, go talk to Steve"
"Steve can wait"
"No he can't, I'll be fine"
"I don't…"
"God Barton just do as I say"
She heard Clint sigh and then the call ended. Natasha put her phone away and she walked toward the newer part of the wall. She placed her hand on it, the wall was coarser than the rest of the wall, and it was also made out a different material. Clearly whoever did it didn't plan on having someone come by the house to check it out. Her lucky day. She pressed against the wall and it didn't move, she sighed, it was worth a try. She brought her foot up and kicked the wall, her boot went through it, and she pulled it out of the wall and set her foot back on the floor. She kept her balance and she started to pull the wall apart, piece by piece. She saw that she had enough room and she walked through the wall, she ducked under a large piece of wood, she came to a room with a desk, with a computer, and a large metal box against the wall.
She sighed, nothing like finding a secret room. She noticed that it wasn't dusty either, it must have been recently used, or its still in use and whoever should be here isn't at the moment. She decided to go with the first one, the floor in the house was covered with dirt, and there wasn't any other footprints. She pulled the chair out from the desk and took a seat. She shivered slightly, her hands were cold. She turned the computer on, she watched it boot up and she opened a drawer. She saw a pistol and two clips, she pushed the drawer closed. The computer was running when she looked back up at the screen. She looked at the wallpaper, it wasn't a very nice picture of a woman well any guy would like it. Natasha moved the cursor to a file that said: Watchful Eye.
Pictures appeared on the screen and she began looking through them. She saw a few pictures of Bucky walking down a sidewalk, she looked at a few more and it kept having Bucky show up. She sighed, Niko sure was obsessed with him. Natasha clicked so the pictures moved on, she saw a picture of Hill standing next to Bucky, they were kissing. She moved on she saw the next one was Bucky and Steve. She rubbed her shin slightly and her fingers were freezing. She kept going through the pictures. She saw two more with Steve then she saw one with just here in it. Natasha frowned, she was walking down a sidewalk in New York, she had her head low and she was staring at the ground. That was the day that Steve and her kissed in his apartment and she freaked out, she was on her walk back to the facility when that was taken. Niko was more obsessed with the four of them, not just Bucky.
She sighed and she came to the last picture and it was a picture of a large house, she frowned at it. The large house was on fire, she widened her eyes when she recognized the house, it was the mansion, and this was taken after they got out of Red Room. She could see Steve, herself and Bucky standing a good distance away. She clicked out of the file and she leaned back in the chair, well she knew that Niko kept tabs on all of them. Not too surprising, she closed her eyes, she was hoping for a breakthrough. She sighed in frustration, she stood up and she placed a flash drive in the computer, she copied all the files and she took the flash drive and put it back in her coat.
She punched the main part of the computer and it sizzled and sparked, she destroyed it. She walked out of the room and she glanced back at the large metal box, she walked back toward it and she pulled out her Glock and she shot the lock off. She opened the large box and a screen slowly rose and then Niko appeared on the screen. Natasha moved he finger to the trigger, but she saw it was a recorded message.
"Ah this is for whoever found my little room, well welcome, hope the house wasn't too hard to find."
Natasha sighed and put the Glock back into her coat and she watched as Niko continued. "Now who could it be that has discovered my little room? Maybe it was Hill, unlikely. Maybe it was Captain America, nah wouldn't know how to work the computer."
Natasha suddenly felt a little angry after he mentioned Steve, he did to know how to use a computer; she pushed the thought aside and kept listening.
"I would have to assume it was either of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, hello Barton or Romanova"
Natasha looked at the screen closely "I'm going to go and just call you Romanova if you don't mind, no offense to Barton, but he's probably busy doing whatever little Natalia told him to do"
Natasha was hoping he would get to the point eventually, all the little talking was making her want to shoot the screen. Niko chuckled and he sighed "Before you shoot the screen Natalia, you might want to know something, you have ten seconds"
Natasha frowned and she looked down into the box and there was a bomb in it, she saw the number hit eight and she sprinted out of the room. "Barnes will not be found" she heard him say as she ran out of the main door. She jumped off the porch and she rolled across the ground and she stood and the house exploded. She was thrown forward and she hit the ground, she groaned in pain and she turned and she looked at the house as it was in flames. She was breathing heavily and the black smoke was rising high into the air. The snow was falling still, it was still a blizzard, she squinted and she stood up and she grimaced as her back hurt a little. She stood there in the snow and watched as the house burned.
She turned around and she slowly began walking toward the car, she turned around and she saw someone standing there, she pulled out her pistol and aimed, but she got shot first. She hit the ground and she stared up at the sky and she felt her chest was burning, she heard footsteps and she saw Niko standing above her. "I knew it had to be you"
Natasha attempted to move and he aimed his gun at her "Don't do it, the next bullet won't be rubber"
Natasha sighed and she noticed that she wasn't bleeding, why did he shoot her with a fake bullet? Niko knelt down "Nice to know you are getting closer, but you won't find him." He stared at her and he sighed "See you around Natalia, if you ever get tired of soldier boy, call me, I'll give you a good time"
Natasha pulled out a knife and stabbed Niko in the ribs. Niko coughed and he stood up and he took a step away from her, he groaned and he coughed, blood spilt onto the snow, he chuckled "Good one Natalia"
Natasha moved her hand and grabbed her Glock and aimed it and fired. The bullets hit Niko in the chest and he fell to his knee, he groaned and he was wearing a bullet proof vest and he chuckled. He pulled the knife out and blood squirted onto the snow and then his wound healed. He tossed the knife away "See you around Natalia"
Natasha sat up and she grabbed another knife and threw it at him, Niko caught it and threw it back, Natasha rolled out of the way as the knife sunk into the ground where she was before she moved. Niko chuckled and walked away and he entered a Quinjet that had just shown up and he gave her a wave and flew away. Natasha stood up and watched as the Quinjet flew away and disappeared into the blizzard, she sighed and she got to the car and got in, she turned the car on and she took a deep breath. She almost died, she had to lower her heart rate, she took a few deep breaths and she rubbed her eyes. Niko was just toying with her, she did get all the files though, and it was a win. Clint was going to be furious, but Steve was the one who worried her the most.
She got a text and she looked at it, it was from Clint.
Clint- Get back here, Stark and Rhodey found something.
Natasha- Me too.
She sent it and the phone chimed not even a minute later.
Clint- what?
Natasha- Well I got files off a computer and then the house blew up and Niko showed up.
Clint responded immediately after she sent it.
Clint- Are you OK!
Natasha- I'm fine, let me tell Steve, please.
Clint- Ok, glad you're alright
Natasha- Me to.
Natasha put her phone away and she put the car back into drive and she turned around and began driving back to the facility.
Steve
When Tony and Rhodey said that they had something, he felt a wave of joy wash over him, but a part of him thought that it might just be another dead end. He had to hope that it wasn't. Steve was in his office, he needed a break from the Operations room, his office was quiet, and that's what he needed right now, quiet and he could Natasha at the moment. He wished she was in the facility. Clint had returned twenty minutes ago, he told him that Natasha was checking out a house that showed promise, he instantly told him that Natasha insisted that she went alone. Steve new he wouldn't have been able to change Natasha's mind any better than Clint could. He liked and hated that about her.
Steve hadn't spoken to Hill for two months, well really no one had talked to her. She really kept to herself, Gerald told him that they talked, at least she was talking to someone. He didn't want her becoming unstable, that would be bad for everyone. Steve was happy to be away from the team for at least a couple of hours. He felt like stopping and accepting that he may never find Bucky, but he couldn't they got closer every day, and if he kept doing that, he wouldn't stop. He knew Bucky wouldn't stop if it was him, he would do the same for him. Steve was not going to lose anyone else, he would rather die before he lost someone else. He said that a lot, but nothing had really made him act on it, so it was just words, he hoped that they would stay just words and nothing bad would happen, he would have to be in paradise for that to happen though. Steve glanced at the door and he saw people passing by, he could see their silhouettes, he was waiting for someone.
He looked away and he closed his eyes, he felt himself starting to nod off and he heard the door open, his eyes shot open and he looked up, Natasha was standing there and the door closed behind her, she was covered in snow and she was limping. Steve felt his heart jump and he stood "Nat?"
Natasha walked forward and she grimaced slightly "I'm ok"
Steve rushed forward and he helped her to a chair, she usually would have said no, but it was Steve, she didn't mind it when it was Steve. He helped her sit and she leaned against the soft chair and she exhaled tiredly. Steve had her hand in his "What happened?"
"That house had some files in it, I got them and in the process I blew the house up"
Steve saw that she had a cut on her forehead, it was bleeding, he put his hand to her face and he gave her a smirk "Always getting yourself into trouble"
She gave him a small smirk and she flinched slightly as he looked at the cut, she wasn't one for having anything being looked at either, but again it was Steve. Steve sighed and he smiled at her, she tensed up when his hand touched her shoulder. Steve looked at her and she knew that look, she slowly unbuttoned her coat and Steve moved her shirt slightly and he saw a purple bruise on her shoulder. Natasha looked at him "Niko was there"
Steve looked at her and he looked back at the bruise "Well he shot you with a nonlethal round, wonder why"
"Probably part of his big plan"
"Probably, anything else hurt?"
Natasha sighed and really her whole body hurt, but her back was killing her "My back" she said softly
Steve nodded and he moved behind her and he moved his hand down her back. Natasha winced as he touched her mid-back, he sighed "Found it"
"What is it?"
"I think you know"
Natasha sighed and closed her eyes "Put it back into place" she said firmly
Steve nodded and he jammed his hand on her vertebra and it popped and cracked back into place. Natasha gritted her teeth and sighed in discomfort. Steve lightly placed his hands on her arms and he stayed behind her and he lightly kissed her head. Natasha moved her hand and took his in hers and brought him back around. Steve knelt down and he was at her height, Natasha looked at him "You're taking this better than I thought you would"
Steve sighed and he put his hand on her cheek "Well you tend to do this a lot, I just got used to it"
"I thought that maybe I would be in trouble"
Steve chuckled "Natasha, were both grownups"
Natasha shrugged "You don't want to punish me at all" she said giving him a sly smile.
Steve looked at her and he shook his head and he gave her a look that made her shiver slightly "Maybe a little" he said softly and he kissed her
Natasha smiled and kissed him back, she moved her hands up his chest and put her arms around his neck. Steve placed his arms softly around her, careful not to hurt her. Natasha tasted him and she felt his tongue against hers and how he was exploring her mouth and how she explored his. Natasha moaned slightly and they came apart for air. Steve placed his hand on her cheek and he smiled and she noticed that his eyes were becoming full of tears. She looked at him "I'm ok Steve"
"I know, just" he sighed "You're so beautiful"
Natasha was still getting used to being called that, she gave him a sad smile back "Well you're not so bad yourself Rogers"
Steve chuckled and he held her close, Natasha inhaled deeply and she basked in his warmth. How did she get through her day without him, she couldn't even remember. Steve didn't want to, but he let go of her and he stood "So the files?"
Natasha nodded "Back to work" she said softly
He nodded, she pulled out a flash drive and handed it to him. Steve walked back to his desk and put it into his computer, Natasha slowly stood and walked over toward him "One of them is pictures of us, you, me, Hill, and Bucky. Niko was watching us the whole time"
Steve tilted his head "It doesn't surprise me, did you get enough time to look at the rest?"
Natasha shook her head "That's when I noticed the bomb"
Steve nodded and he looked at the pictures and he sighed "I really hope that Tony found something that could help"
Natasha stood next to him and she placed her hand on his shoulder "We'll get him back"
Steve looked up at her and she kissed his softly, she began to walk away "I'm going to go wash up and rest"
Steve nodded "Ok, don't push yourself"
Natasha looked at him "I will do my very best to try"
Steve smirked "Ok, see you in a bit"
Natasha nodded and she walked toward the door and she opened it and she looked back at him, he glanced back at her, she gave him a seductive smile and shook her ass slightly. Steve chuckled "Go before I drag you back in here"
Natasha laughed and walked away.
Steve sighed and he looked at the files on the computer, he would look at these later. Right now, time to see what Tony and Rhodey found. He left his office a few minutes later, Clint was waiting outside of it, and he was leaning against the wall when Steve walked past him. "Cap?"
"Yeah Clint?"
"I see Natasha is back"
"Yeah, she's a little banged up, but she'll be good in a bit, you got something?"
Clint sighed "Just when we do find Bucky, what is the plan with Niko?"
Steve was quiet for a moment then spoke "The priority is freeing Bucky, the bonus; we kill Niko if we get the chance"
"If he gets away, do we pursue?"
Steve stopped and he looked at Clint, Clint knew that look "Of course we do" Clint answered for himself
Steve began walking again, Clint picked up his pace to keep up. Steve glanced at Agent Allen as he passed him, Clint frowned and he sighed. Steve noticed that Clint did that often whenever he saw Allen. "So do we know what Tony and Rhodey found?"
Clint shook his head "They said it was a surprise"
Steve scoffed slightly "It better be good if I have to wait for it"
Clint chuckled "You seem easily annoyed Cap"
Steve glanced at Clint "I'm running out of patience"
"Aren't we all?"
Steve and Clint came to the Operations room, Clint grabbed Steve by the arm "Cap, just if the worst happens, try not to…" he trailed off.
Steve knew what he meant "Thanks Clint"
Clint gave him a nod and Steve walked into the room, Clint didn't want him to blame himself, well Steve didn't blame himself, all the blame went to Niko. Steve walked into the room and everyone was staring at him, he saw Tony standing at a console, Rhodey was next to him, but he was looking at him. Steve walked forward and his boots were the only noise in the room as they softly thudded against the floor. Tony was looking at the console and turned around, Steve was behind him. He sighed "Well Captain, it looks like we've found you friend, he was hidden well and when is say that I mean right under our noses"
Steve felt his heart almost stop, he hoped that Tony was right and that he found Bucky. He was directed to look at a screen on the console, he stared at it. It showed a Hydra base in New York, very far up north in New York, but they were in the same state. Steve kept his reaction low key, he put his hand into a fist, and he turned away and looked at Tony. "Are we sure?"
Tony sighed "I need a little more time with it, but as soon as I know for sure, what are the orders?"
Steve looked at the screen, he turned back toward Tony "We move out"
Tony nodded and Rhodey swallowed, Steve began walking toward the door "Let me know as soon as you know"
"You got it Capsicle" Tony said trying to keep the mood light.
Steve appreciated Tony trying to make a laugh, but Steve couldn't do that right now. He just kept walking toward the door and he left. The door closed and Clint sighed and looked at Tony. "Let's get to work"
Steve walked down the hallway, he headed for his office, every step felt like the ground was going to fall out from under him, his feet felt heavy. He stopped and stood in the middle of the hallway and he closed his eyes. He exhaled and he looked to the right and Hill's office was in view, she deserved to know. He walked toward the doors and he opened them. He peered in and Hill was sitting at her desk, her hair was up like it usually was, she seemed to be holding up. She heard the door open and looked up, she saw Steve.
She stood up and she stared at him "Bucky?" she asked softly
Steve nodded "We've think we've found him"
Hill felt a wave of relief flow over her, her nerves were high as it was. She sat back down in her chair and she moved the ring on her left ring finger around. She closed her eyes and she held back the tears of joy, she took a deep breath. "When we go for him"
"Hill you can't go"
Hill looked at him and she nodded, she knew why. She was way too close to it, Steve was to, but she had been a wreck lately and she wasn't in a good mind set. "I know; good. I'll probably get someone killed if I went" she gave a weak smile.
Steve slightly smirked, he walked forward and he grabbed one of the chairs and set in next to hers and took a seat. He sighed and looked at the floor, he was happy that they might have found him, but now he was filled with worry, what if they were too late? He looked at Hill "I'll bring him home, I'll bring him back to you"
Hill sniffed and she gave him small smile "Thank you"
Steve smiled "You mean a lot to him, I could tell when I saw him with you."
Hill gave him a shy smirk "He's…" she began to say
"I know" Steve said
She looked at him and she nodded, Hill leaned back in her chair "Well I guess I should go home and clean, I haven't cleaned that room in two months, mostly because I haven't been there"
"Hill your apartment is gone"
"I know, I stayed on the Helicarrier in his quarters a few times, mostly when I need comfort, everything in the room is his"
Steve nodded "Look at the bright side, I am going to bring him home for Christmas"
Hill chuckled "Well then, that's my present"
Steve sighed "Hill I don't know how bad it will be"
"Me either"
Steve knew even if he did bring him home, hoe damaged would he be, he couldn't imagine what Niko was doing to him. Would he be the same when he came back, or would he be…different. He didn't know the answer to that question. He decided that he would leave, he gave Hill a nod and stood to leave. Hill watched him leave, she closed her eyes and tears fell down her cheeks. She was going to see him again, she hoped, no she knew that she was going to see him again.
Steve made the next trip to his own quarters, he opened the door and he could hear someone in the bathroom. He smiled and he walked toward the bed and he sat down, he took a deep breath and he laid back, closing his eyes.
The wind was rushing past him as he drove the motorcycle into open fire, he dodged blasts of energy and he had two Hydra soldiers following him. He took them out without a problem, then he took out a few more soldiers and then he was captured. He stood in the main room and Skull was standing across the room and he looked at him as he walked forward. Steve felt his heart not increasing, he wasn't scared, not of him anyway. He felt he floor open and he fell and he landed on a bed and he was next to Natasha.
He felt his heart was beating calmly in his chest, he was waiting for her to open her eyes, he had a small black box in his hand and he was hoping to God that she liked them. He watched as Natasha stirred and slowly opened her eyes, she looked at him then at the small black box in his hand. Steve saw her face become close to shock "Steve?" she asked softly
"Don't worry, it's not a ring" he felt his own mouth say.
Natasha opened the box and stared at the ear rings within and she looked at Steve, and the look she gave him made him smile. He saw a flash and then he was lying on the floor.
He could feel his chest burning, then he was losing all feeling, it was when Niko threw a knife at her and he stepped in the way. Steve looked at Natasha's horrified face and everything faded, he was lying in bed, he had the covers at his waist.
He was resting against the backboard and he was watching Natasha, she was looking at everything on his dresser. She had one of his flannel shirts on and she was swimming in it, the sleeves were rolled up high so her hand were able to be used. She had a few buttons buttoned, the others were undone and she was completely naked under it. The shirt came down and just hid her ass, but it made her thighs look great and her hair was resting on her shoulders. He just watched her as she would grab something on his dresser and look at it.
She looked over at him and gave him a soft smile and he smiled back. She turned toward him and walked toward him, he could see her breasts pressing against the fabric and how she had the button undone and how he could see her breasts slightly. She really did know how to get his attention, she always did.
Steve opened his eyes and Natasha was walking out of the bathroom and she had a towel covering her and she saw him. "Well you missed the shower" she smirked and she saw Steve's face. She became serious "Steve?"
Steve took a deep breath "We believe we've found Bucky"
Natasha nodded slightly "That's good isn't it?"
Steve nodded "Yeah it's great, it's just; what if I can't bring him home?"
Natasha walked forward and she put her hand on his face and looked down at him "You won't be bringing him home alone"
Steve looked at her "You starting to warm up to him?"
"No" she answered honestly
Steve didn't think so "I thought not"
Natasha sighed, she hated when they had this conversation, and she always seemed like the bad guy. She sat down next to Steve "I know you want me to trust him"
Steve looked at her "I don't want you to trust him, I want you to be ok with him being here"
Natasha sighed "I guess I haven't been too keen on that either"
Steve sighed "Look Nat…"
"No it's ok, I get it. Just give me time, please"
Steve looked at her and he put his hand on her thigh "All the time you need"
Natasha smirked and looked down "Maybe if I actually talk to him, maybe"
"It would be a start"
Natasha sniffed "Look at me, losing control of my emotions" she said almost hating herself for it.
Steve put his arm around her and she rested her head on his shoulder, she closed her eyes and she took a deep breath. Steve kissed her on the head and he felt her hand moving down toward his belt. He smirked "Really?"
Natasha looked at him innocently "a girl wants what she wants"
Steve chuckled and he instantly kissed her. He felt her arms wrap around him, they leaned into the bed, Steve was over her, and he kept himself from crushing her from his weight. Natasha felt his hand move down and grab her thigh as her leg moved around his waist. She could feel his heart beating quickly, she kissed him on the neck. Steve closed his eyes and he moved slightly and he felt her hand move down his stomach and he heard his belt buckle come undone. Natasha was still a little sore, but being sore wasn't going to stop her from fucking his brains out.
She moved Steve and he landed on his back and she was sitting on his lap. Steve looked up at her and he was breathing heavily, he moved his hands to her hips and he lightly squeezed. Natasha leaned down and gave him a quick kiss and she kissed down his neck. She helped him get his shirt off, she tossed it across the room. Steve found the little notch that her towel was staying together by and went to undo it. She stopped him "Not yet" she said seductively and she kissed down his bare chest and licked his abs.
Steve took a deep breath, he felt his erection pressing against his pants, and he knew she could feel it to. She was just taking her time with him, and he didn't mind. Natasha moved her hand into his pants and she grabbed him, she saw his eyes widen a little when she held him, she began to slightly move her fingers. Steve moved his hands up her toweled chest and he lightly put his hand on her throat. Natasha got off of him and she pulled down his pants. Steve was free and Natasha grabbed him, he moaned slightly as she stroked him. Steve watched as she gave him a look that he knew all too well. He smirked and he felt her breath against him and he closed his eyes and her lips touched the tip of his cock. He slowly opened his eyes and he saw her smiling, even if she had her lips placed on him. Steve almost grabbed her by the hair and made her take him in her mouth, but he knew she wanted to play with him a little, he would return the favor later.
Natasha could tell by the look on his face that he wanted her, she took her lips off of his cock and she moved up and climbed onto him. Steve placed his hands on her hips, she leaned down and kissed him. She slightly parted her lips and his tongue touched hers and it was a teasing touch. She pulled away and she placed her hand on his face and she smiled at him. Steve was beginning to know how she felt when he took his time, it was driving him crazy. She didn't want to hear him beg did she?
Natasha could feel his cock pressing against the towel and she knew what he wanted, she just wanted to play with him a little longer. Natasha leaned back up and she undid the notch in the towel and she pulled the towel away and Steve exhaled as he saw her breasts and her smooth ivory skin. He moved his hands up her stomach slowly and he saw that she liked where his hands were going. He stopped before he was to her breasts and he went back down and he put his hands back on her hips. Natasha looked at him, how dare him, she gave him a look and he knew what he was in for, two could play at that game. He saw her hand grab him and she aimed him right and he felt his cock touch her. He could feel how wet she was, he almost thrusted forward, but he stopped the urge, he knew she wouldn't allow it. He saw the satisfied smirk on her face and he moved his hand up her back slowly and he moved his hands around her ribs and he had them just below her breasts, but he didn't touch them. Natasha squinted at him and he shrugged, Steve could play her game, he liked her games.
Natasha lightly put herself on him and she took herself off, he looked disappointed, she wasn't going to let him inside her until he touched her. Steve moved his hands down and he rested them on her thighs. He grabbed her ass and she gasped as he held her. She almost faltered and let him in, but she held back, he knew what she wanted him to touch. Steve decided the hell with it and he sat up quickly and took Natasha off guard and instead of touching her breasts, he placed his mouth around her nipples and she gasped from the shock of pleasure. Damn him, she closed her eyes and moaned as his tongue tickled her nipples and made her shiver slightly. Natasha held up her end of the game and she let him enter her, he exhaled a moan as he felt her take him. Natasha pushed him down and she began to move, Steve moved her, this time he was on top. He held her hands back and he kissed her deeply, their tongues dancing with each other.
Steve thrusted faster every time and she moaned loudly. Natasha put her hands on his ass and she pulled him in deeper and he moaned as he felt himself go deeper. Her velvety folds took him deeper and deeper. He moaned as he felt her lightly gripping him, he pulled himself out of her and she whimpered in disappointment. He was breathing heavily and he entered her again and he felt her body shiver and he smiled, that's what he wanted. Natasha could feel the all too familiar wave starting to build, she dug her nails in his back and she felt the wave starting to flow down her stomach to her pelvis. She let go and she moaned loudly as she came, Steve could feel her gripping him as she came, he kept going and he knew that it was only making his climax becoming closer. Natasha gasped as she felt him move in and out of her, she could feel every micro movement and it was driving her farther over the edge. Steve felt the tickling feeling and he knew he was done, he came and emptied himself inside her.
Natasha moaned as she felt the warmth from his ejaculation, she was breathing heavily and Steve was as well. Their foreheads touched and he gave her a quick kiss. Natasha closed her eyes "So that was"
"I know" he answered, still out of breath.
Steve got off of her and he laid next to her and she snuggled up close to him. Steve put his arm around her and he put his head back into the pillow and he swallowed. Natasha chuckled. Steve looked at her "What?"
"Nothing, just. I never knew you knew how to play the game"
Steve chuckled "Well now you know"
Natasha looked at him "Round two?"
Steve looked at her and she looked down and she got her answer.
Bucky
Everything hurt. Every breath, the slightest movement of a muscle. His head was throbbing and the headache was ensuing. Bucky could open his eyes, but it hurt to do so. He kept them shut, it was a small thing he could to that kept a small piece of the pain from being felt. Bucky knew I had been hours since he was left alone. Sadly his small fractures to his ribs were almost healed, his swelling on his face had gone down. His shoulder was still tender, but it to was also almost healed. His ankles were actually the first things to heal, Bucky could tell that his femur was still broken. His jaw was sore, but otherwise it was fine.
For once he cursed his enhanced healing, it only made him experience pain more often, as soon as he was healed up, Niko would come back and break everything again. Bucky didn't know if he could take another one, he was being tortured, but not for information, but for the fun of it. Bucky was glad that his arm wasn't hurt at all, that was nice, something he could move. He could barely think though, he found himself mostly going in and out of consciousness. He was hopeful though, he hoped that at any moment that he would see Steve charging in, he longed to see Hill. He had a feeling that as soon as he was recovered, he was going to get punched in the face. He wasn't going to say that he didn't deserve it though. Soon enough Bucky became more awake as time went on.
His head still hurt whenever he moved it, but his femur was becoming less broken, he was soon able to start putting small amounts of weight on it, for the femur to heal a surgery is required, thankfully Bucky didn't need that. Well surgery lasts for hours and he would be healing as they did their work. His body would be working on healing the cut they would've made, so surgery was more risky than just letting it heal. Bucky moved his arms slightly and he felt the pull of the chains attacked to the large metal hand restraints. He opened his eyes and winced as his face began to hurt as his muscles strained and ached from the beating he took earlier.
He slightly pulled his arms forward, the chains clanked together as they were pulled on. Bucky took a deep breath and he pushed his arms forward, he felt his muscles and his chest begin to burn as he used all his muscles and he pulled forward. He gritted his teeth and he breathed sharply in pain and he heard the chains begin to break. He pushed a little more and he stopped and he sighed. He was breathing heavily and his whole body ached, he sniffed and he stared at the door. He squinted and he started again, he pushed himself and he felt his sternum ache and he felt the chains loosen slightly. Bucky stopped and he groaned in pain, he let the burning in his arms fade and he raised his head and looked at the ceiling. He closed his eyes, someone get him out of here.
His brief moment of piece was cut short by the door opening. He looked at who had walked in, it was Niko. Bucky stared at him, Niko walked forward and he didn't look happy. He had his hand to his mouth and he stood before him and he sighed. Bucky frowned slightly and Niko punched him in the face. Bucky spit blood out of his mouth, he looked at him "What, get bored?"
Niko chuckled "No, it's just I'm a little upset"
Bucky chuckled through bloody teeth "Funny"
Niko gave him a sarcastic smile and punched him again. Bucky groaned and he exhaled, he looked at Niko "Well clearly someone in the operation has messed up"
Niko chuckled "Yeah, and before tomorrow is done, you'll be dead"
Bucky sighed "About time, I thought it would take another two months to get on with it"
Niko chuckled "Well now I'm being forced, your little friends have got onto the trail"
Bucky was silent and he smiled, he starting to laugh, even though his chest hurt whenever he laughed. "Well it was only a matter of time, maybe they'll shot you this time"
"They come here, some aren't going to make it out"
Niko began to pace and Bucky scoffed at him "It's all talk with you, you never do what you say"
Niko stopped and looked at him, Bucky could tell he was in bad territory, but to be honest; he didn't care. Niko chuckled and he pulled out a pistol and put it to Bucky's forehead. Bucky stared at him and he didn't blink, he just stared. Niko pulled back the firing pin and he began to squeeze the trigger. Bucky closed his eyes and Niko chuckled and he took his finger off the trigger and brought the pistol around and hit him across the face. Bucky swayed to the right from the blow and he groaned. Niko put the pistol away "Don't push it Barnes"
Bucky chuckled, he knew it was just going to make Niko worse. "Well you weren't really that good"
Niko frowned at him "You think that I'll just let you insult me?"
Bucky nodded "I've been doing it since we've met"
Niko smirked "Right you are"
Bucky looked at Niko and he pulled out the pistol and he aimed it at his head. Bucky stared at the barrel and into the small hole that had the bullet that would kill him ready to be fired. He closed his eyes and waited for the click and then he would be dead, but he never heard the click. Niko put the pistol away "I could kill you, but the job isn't done yet. Killing you now would be like cutting foreplay short."
Bucky looked at him "So the big plan, what is that anyway?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Niko said closely
Bucky shrugged "Not much to lose"
Niko shook his head and walked forward and got in Bucky's face. "I have nothing to lose, correct, but you have everything"
Bucky stayed silent, Niko smiled slightly "You have friends, Hill, Steve" Niko walked around him and talked to him behind him "You have someone you love, I have no one Barnes, I am truly free"
Bucky scoffed "Free, but you still act like you're being controlled"
Niko sighed "I make my own choices"
"So do I, and I don't kill people"
Niko pointed at him "You don't kill them anymore, tell me Barnes, what would you do if it wasn't for the sake of redemption?"
Bucky followed him with his gaze, Niko continued "You think that maybe doing a few good things will wipe away the bad?"
Bucky stayed silent, Niko smiled "If the world knew who you are, they would hunt you down, they would kill you on sight" Niko took a deep breath "There is no redemption for you Barnes, only death will free you from your curse"
"My curse?"
"Yes, the fact that wherever you go, there is always a trail of bodies. Kennedy, Howard and poor Maria Stark, Wakanda, remember. Wherever you go, death follows"
Bucky chuckled "Funny, I could say the exact same thing about you"
Niko nodded "I have chosen this"
"Yeah well I didn't"
"Do you think that if the world knew that, that they would just pardon you from your crimes? They would string you up and hang you for the press and the nation would understand what effect that Hydra has had upon this world"
Bucky sighed "Hydra, your friends"
"Friends? Heh, no, I only made a deal with them. I get to kill you, and they stay out of my way"
Bucky chuckled "Hydra sure isn't used to that"
"Not when you kill their commanders"
Bucky sighed "Baron Zemo, he's the new head of Hydra, right?"
Niko sighed "No, he just happens to have good connections."
"What is your play Niko, what is the great plan you have conjured?"
Niko chuckled, he walked away. He got to the door and he looked back at him "That's for you to find out"
Bucky watched as the door closed with a loud lock. He sighed, he looked down. He took a deep breath, he needed to get out of here.
Steve
The room was warm, the bed was even warmer, and Steve was lying under the covers. He was resting his head against the pillow. Natasha was lying next to him, her body close with his. Steve wasn't asleep, but he wasn't bothered to open his eyes either. Natasha was lightly running her finger over his chest. Steve held back from chuckling as it began to tickle. Natasha closed her eyes taking a deep breath. He smelled so good, and he was a furnace. Natasha could feel his arm around her and his fingers were on her lower back. Steve didn't want to leave, he just wanted to stay in this moment.
Natasha lightly kissed his shoulder, Steve opened his eyes, and he looked at her. "Hey"
"Hey" she responded and she kissed him.
Steve took a deep breath and all he could smell was her, he brought her closer. Natasha was as warm as can be, Steve was more relaxed than he'd been in two months. He was usually stricken with worry and uncertainty, this was the only time that he felt free from all of it. Natasha looked at him "Something on your mind?"
Steve looked at her "Not really"
Natasha smirked "Honestly I could care less about what is going on outside this room at the moment" she said slyly while kissing his chest. Steve chuckled as her lips tickled slightly "Clint invited us to the Farm for Christmas"
Natasha took her lips off of him, she looked at him "Oh, well I used to go every other year"
"Well, he invited me actually"
Natasha sighed "Oh, so not me?"
Steve smirked "I could bring a guest"
Natasha smiled "Really"
Steve nodded "Yeah, I thought about taking Sam"
Natasha punched him playfully on the arm. Steve laughed "Of course I'm bringing you"
"What makes you think I want to go?"
"So you don't want to go to the farm with me?"
"What if I don't?"
"Then stay here"
"I can't do that" Natasha said glancing at him.
"You're just playing with me aren't you?"
"Now you caught on, and oh this isn't playing with you"
Steve frowned "Then what is…" his sentence was cut short when she grabbed him and began to stroke him. Steve looked at her "You are rotten"
"So rotten" she said and she climbed on top of him.
Steve chuckled and he kissed her, they both moved their hands over each other's bodies. Steve kissed her neck when a knock on the door made the moment end. Natasha chuckled as they were both about to have sex again. Steve was silent, Natasha smiled "Maybe if we don't' say anything they'll just go away" she whispered
Steve looked at her and he spoke "Yeah"
Sam's vice came from behind the door "We've found Bucky"
Natasha's smile faded and Steve became serious and he nodded "Ok, Sam give me a few minutes"
"You got it"
Steve looked at Natasha and she sighed "Back to work"
Steve nodded "To be continued"
Natasha got off of him and she watched as he got out of the bed, she watched his ass as he walked into the bathroom. She laid her head back, she exhaled. She sat up and got out of the bed, she went to the dresser and she grabbed clothes. Steve was already in pants when he came out of the bathroom, Natasha was putting a shirt on and she looked at him "So find Bucky, make a plan, then what?"
"We get Bucky the hell out of there"
"After that?"
"Niko isn't getting away, not this time"
Natasha nodded and she followed Steve out of the room once he was dressed.