Bucky woke to rain. He was lying flat on his back and the rain poured down his cheeks. The first impulse he had was to find shelter; but he didn't. Bucky laid there on his back and felt the rain. He lifted his flesh hand to his face and wiped the water from his eyes. Looking at the gray blue sky, he could feel the tips of his ears get cold, and the tip of his nose. The only thing he could compare it to was going into cryo… but it wasn't like that. Cryo was still and silent and alone, the rain was moving and loud and he could see and hear each splash.

He stayed there staring at the sky for hours. Bucky's body ached as the last of the drugs left his system. He hadn't realized that his mussels had been so tense, a side effect of too much adrenaline, as they relaxed he felt at peace with his body. Floating in and out of sleeps Bucky was calm.

The toe of a shoe nudged his side. He must have been asleep because it woke him. A sudden surge of adrenalin pulsed through his heart; Bucky's metal arm reached over and grabbed the leg of the nudger. Expecting a scream Bucky braced himself. There wasn't a scream just a gasp. Finally opening his eyes he saw the leg he had grabbed belonged to a child. Looking up he saw the terrified face of a little girl in a blue rain coat.

He instantly released the child's leg to allow her to run away from him. The girl stepped back a bit but didn't run. Bucky looked at the ground, ashamed at himself for almost braking the kids leg.

"I didn't mean to startle you" the little girl said kneeling down on the wet pavement. "I just was worried you were hurt."

Bucky didn't meet her gaze.

"Are you hurt?" the girl asked more caringly.

Bucky shook his head.

"What's the matter can't you talk?"

He looked up to meet her eyes. She was small, maybe 9, and she had very brown hair that was tied into two braids on either side of her head. Bucky nodded to answer her question.

"What's your name?" The girls face went from scared to concerned.

Bucky wanted to answer but he feared the pain that came with saying the words.

"Bu-"he started as the white pain made him shut his eyes. When he opened them again he looked into the girls bright blue eyes. "James" he said enduring the unpleasant sting that followed.

The little girl smiled "Im Sarah" she said. "Why are you out in the rain?"

Bucky thought about the words he wanted to say and how to say them

"I ran away" He answered truthfully but plainly.

"Oh… Do you have anywhere to go?" Sarah said standing up and offering her hand to him.

Bucky shook his head again. He was about to extend his left hand to her but decided against it. He didn't want to repulse her with his metal arm. Bucky pushed himself from the ground and stood uneasily. A burning pain came from his abdomen. He turned around so the girl couldn't see. Lifting up his shirt he could see that the skin around the IV tub connected to his stomach had become infected. He poked the pink flesh.

Sarah turned to see what he was looking at "Oh gosh" she said "You need to get someone to look at that." She watched his face as he furrowed his brow. She could tell he was thinking of ways not to go to the hospital. "Come with me. I know someone who can help you with that."

Bucky nodded and followed the girl to a nice looking town house. Sarah reached into her pocket and got out a key.

"Wait out here I have to talk to my mom." She smiled reassuringly.