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"You are beautiful, I'm sorry. I'm sorry to have to do this."
He said and pulled the trigger. I heard the gun fire but I didn't feel anything.
I opened my eyes and Bucky was standing there, he blocked the shot with his metal arm. "I said come alone!" He yelled and I glared at Bucky. "The jerk followed me!" I yelled and he started firing more rounds. Bucky pulled me behind a tree and looked down at me.
"Loved me?" He questioned and I put my hands on his waist and grabbed a gun off his hip. "You heard me." I said and leaned in.
"Give me a boost." I said and he grabbed my upper thigh, and started pushing me up the tree. A few seconds passed and I felt his hands graze over my butt.
I 'accidentally' kicked him in the nose when he did that. I had a clear shot of Kyle, and as soon as I was about to pull the trigger. He shot the tree right beside me.
I started to fall, but I still made the shot anyways.
He fell to the ground but his father came out and started shooting at us. Bucky got hit because I heard him groan in pain, I started firing and hit Luther in the arm.
They both pulled back into a van.
I ran over to Bucky and he was shot in the stomach. I leaned in and ripped his pj shirt so I could examine it and it was gushing blood.
I took out Bucky's phone and called 911, they were minutes away.
Bucky was mumbling random things and I was worried. I leaned in and he focused on me and looked hurt. He looked like he was about to cry.
"Did they get away again?" He asked and I shook my head no. "I shot Luther with a bullet which has a tracker in it and will send me feed of where they are. They didn't get away." I smiled and he coughed.
I saw the ambulance and waved then over. "Why'd you follow me?" I asked and he closed his eyes. "You never go for 'jogs'" he said and I rolled my eyes.
"I'm still angry at you, you know." I said and he shrugged.
"Everything around me makes me miss you." I whispered and he closed his eyes. "I know you still hate me, but will you come bother me at the hospital?" He asked.
I nodded. The EMT's helped him into the ambulance and started taking care of him. "Who is his emergency contact?" They asked me and I didn't know.
Bucky took the oxygen mask off his face. "It's her." He said and put the mask back on.
They had me fill out paperwork and sign things and I was overwhelmed. Bucky then passed out.
I texted the whole team in the group chat we had and typed a super long message so they wouldn't annoy me over it.
Bucky and I are headed to the hospital. He was shot, trying to protect me. Luther and Kyle lured me into a trap and I was so dumb I walked into it but Bucky came and stopped them. He will be fine, the doctors said so. I'm sorry I let this happen it's my fault. I shot both of them with tracking bullets. Jarvis sent all of you the locations. I'm sorry again, I'll stay with Bucky. You guys please try to catch him.
My phone instantly started blowing up with more questions and I was focused on Bucky.
We arrived at the hospital and I had to wait outside while they removed the bullet. The doctor told me it barely missed any important organs and they caught it soon enough.
Steve ran in the hospital right away and watched them operate on Bucky. "How are you? You're bleeding." He asked and I shook my head no.
"It's not my blood." I said and he took the hint that it was Bucky's. "It's not your fault, Bucky acts on impulse, he'd do anything to protect you, you know that."
"He shouldn't have even been there." I mumbled and watched them clean him off, getting ready to send him to a recovery room.
"Don't do that to yourself."
"I told Kyle I didn't love Bucky and he heard me, but what if I still do love Bucky?" I asked and he gave me a heartwarming smile.
"If you love him, tell him the minute he wakes up. If there's one thing I've learned throughout my entire life, don't wait to do anything. Go for it." He was obviously referring to Peggy. I have met her before and she seemed lovely. It's hard for Steve, but he has recently been talking to Natasha, she's trying to set him up on a date.
"He broke up with me for a reason." I mumbled.
"A stupid reason, he's been flirting with you since the day he met you. You really think he could just not feel for you one day?"
"No. It's just that-"
"Mr. Barnes should be fine, the medicine will wear off in a few hours. He is in room 344. He won't be able to go on any missions for a while."
"Thank you so much." I said and Steve and I walked down to his room.
He was asleep and looked so peaceful. "Luther and Kyle were just tracked down in New Jersey. I'm going to go check it out." He said and I nodded.
"I'll be here."
"Counting on it." He said and left.
I pulled up a seat right beside Bucky's bed and checked the time. 4:56am.
I've been up for a few days. I can't sleep. I have nightmares of my friends being killed because of me, and some where I die alone and never love anyone.
But I know Bucky has it much worse.
I haven't talked to him in two and a half months and I have no idea what he's been up to. It takes all my energy to avoid him.
I turned on the TV and started watching the news.
"The Winter Soldier and his partner, Agent Scarlet Wall haven't been seen in months, be both made a recent appearance in a small park near the tower. Barnes was shot, Scarlet was not injured.
We have a few words from Mr. Stark, or Iron Man, "Barnes will be fine, and Scarlet is currently with him. The attack was made by two wanted Hydra members, Darwin Luther and his son Kyle. We are currently doing everything we can to track them down."
"Can you turn that off?" A dry voice cracked. I grabbed the remote and turned it off, then looked down at Bucky.