Only a matter of time

Losing

                               YOUR POV
After Christmas we worked non stop, we had mission after mission and they took forever. I barely got to see Natalia because every time I was on a mission she was just getting back from one and then when I was getting back she was just leaving. Could the bad guys just take a damn break. We also had to get a new temporary room because Tony was trying to fix ours and wouldn't hop off your ass about it. He literally asked how Nat was walking and for some reason she told him at first she couldn't. Anyways he blabbed to the rest of the team and now Wanda and Maria can't look at you without blushing and laughing and Sam and Bucky keep making fun of you. Honestly you didn't care but geez it was 3 months ago. Now Steve, Sam, Bucky and I were all on a mission to somewhere on Russia. "Can Hydra just take a break geez." I groaned while fixing my suit in the back of the Jet. "As much as I would like that as well then who'd make these fun?" Sam joked which got a chuckle from Bucky. "Well you two dipshits always make things complicated so I wouldn't define it as fun." I shot back which Steve laughed at. "Look we're almost there and then you can relax with Nat In whatever bed you have left..." Bucky joked and Sam started dying of laughter but you were beyond annoyed at this point. "At least I get some, when's the last time you got any?" I scoffed while moving to sit next to Steve. "It was actually with her..." "Bucky finish that sentence and I'll cut out your tongue myself." I cut him off not trying to hear about his sex life with Nat. Steve just sighed and shook his head but Sam was hysterical laughing. Honestly I have no clue why we all got partnered together for missions. We always got the missions done but sometimes they would mess and up and we would almost always get blown up. These missions I honestly could've done myself or just with Steve but I guess the more the merrier. We were about 20 minutes out and Steve gave us our jobs. "Y/n and Bucky you two are to get the files and get out. Sam will cover you from above and guide you while I look for the new Hydra weapon." He ordered. "Great sounds like a plan. Try and keep up rust bucket." I said while putting on my mask and comm. "Can you go without the old jokes? I mean you're older than all of us combined." Bucky scoffed. "Well I'm not the one about to get grey hairs now am I?" I smirked knowing it would annoy him. Finally we pulled up to the base and Bucky and I worked great together in the field. "Buck go left and silently take out the guard and grab the key card." I whispered as he nodded his head. This mission was extremely easy for some reason and it didn't feel right. We barely had to take out any bad guys and it was very simple to get to the information room. "Sam can you do a thermal or heat signature scan of the entire building?" I stated in my comm while checking for other heart beats in the area. "What for?" He questioned. "Trust me on this. Just do the scan." I stated while focusing my hearing. "On it. Give me a minute." He replied. Bucky was staring at you intently but we were still waiting on the files to download. "You're going to burn a hole through my head if you keep staring." I stated while still trying to focus. "Sorry. I'm just confused on what you're doing." He sighed. I could hear him shift positions because he was uncomfortable and his breathing was a little heavy. "Take a breath Bucky, I'm just trying to make sure we get out of here." I stated while opening my eyes. The files said it would finish downloading in 2 minutes. "Y/n and Bucky you both need to get out of there now. I'm seeing about 100 heat signatures heading your way." Sam stated over the comms. "Shit! How much time do we have??" I replied while looking at the files. "3 minutes. They are coming fast." He stated in a nervous voice. "Steve what about the files??" I questioned while Bucky and I pulled out our weapons. "Leave them Y/n! Get out now." He ordered. "Sam which way are they coming from?" I questioned while running towards the exit. "Every way." He stated. "You're kidding? How the fuck are we supposed to get out!" I shouted which caught the attention of some guard's. "Y/n... I don't wanna go back." Bucky stated in a monotone voice but you knew what he meant. You weren't going to let anything happen to him, he didn't deserve any of this. "I'm going to get us out of here. We are going to go home and we're going to go to the pet shop. And maybe one day we'll go to each other's weddings ok?" I stated while still listening to Sam's instructions on how to get out. Bucky seemed to understand and followed you while trying to avoid a fight if possible. So far so good it wasn't anything we couldn't handle until 3 big guys with special weapons appeared. "Sam we have a problem- Shit! Bucky move!" I ran towards him and pushed him out of the way before he could get blasted by whatever Hydra just shot at him. "Sam we need a plan now!" I stated while grabbing Bucky and running the other way. Hydra must've gotten smarter because they set bombs that exploded and you only had enough time to get away to where you both didn't die but you must've hit your head because the last thing you remember was jumping through a window.

                                  SAM'S POV
"Cap! I don't see them!" I panicked while still fighting off Hydra agents. "Y/n can handle herself let's just hope they get out." He grunted back. "Sam we need a plan now!" Y/n stated. It was a breath of relief knowing they were still fine. "Y/n take-" but before I could finish there was an explosion in the building. My heart sank as one part of the building was on fire I hoped that Y/n and Bucky weren't anywhere near it. "Y/n status!" Steve shouted while running back towards the Jet. We got no response, "Bucky status?!" I shouted while flying down to Steve so I could fly us back to the Jet. We still got no response. "Steve we have to go back!" I stated as I set him down near the Jet. "We can't Sam! We go back we all die." He sobbed trying not to break down right now. "We can't go back right now. Let's get the others then we'll come back." He sighed while walking towards the pilots seat. "You're kidding. They could be dead now! We need to go!" I shouted knowing it wasn't going to change anything anyways. "We can't! Y/n knows what to do in these type of situations. Bucky will be fine but us... we have to prepare to tell Nat." He breathed out. Natasha is going to kill us. We are so dead when we get back, but at this point I rather die then live without my best friends.

                               STEVES POV
I can't believe I lost them both again. Maybe I'm not the big hero everyone claims I am when I can't even save my best friends. How am I supposed to explain to Natasha that I left her girlfriend and ex boyfriend behind. "FRIDAY. Call Agent hill." I sighed. FRIDAY was our new AI since JARVIS is now vision. "Calling Agent Hill." The AI stated. After a couple rings Maria picked up. "Captain." She greeted. "Agent hill. Can you make sure everyone is there when we arrive please." I sighed. "Of course. Is everything alright?" She questioned. "I'll explain when we get there. Goodbye Hill." I ended the call because I didn't want to breakdown yet. I put the Jet in autopilot and walked towards Sam and he had his head in his hands. "We'll get them back... I promise." I whispered and he started sobbing and then I did. I don't know how long we cried for but when FRIDAY announced that we were landing we both wiped our faces and tried to make it seem like we weren't just crying and prepared ourselves for what we were about to say. When we got inside everyone was there except for Thor, Clint and Nat. Oh god it would've been so easier if she was here. "Hey cap I got everyone here. Nat is on her way. Where's Y/n and Bucky? I thought they were on this mission as well." Maria stated which caught everyone's attention. It broke my heart that I had to tell them 2 of their teammates were gone. "Steve where are they?" Tony questioned now more interested in the conversation. "We couldn't save them. I failed..." I sobbed. "What do you mean Steve? Where are they?" Maria questioned panic in her tone. "There was too many. I was guiding them out then the part of the building blew." Sam stated while trying to hold back tears. "We had to leave them. We need to go back." I stated trying to pull myself together. "You left them! How could you!?" Stark shouted at me. It made me feel even worse because Y/n was like a daughter to him. "We couldn't get them. We would've died Tony." I explained. "Well maybe you should've!" He shot back. As if I didn't already feel bad enough right now Tony made it worse. "Stark! We aren't going to get them back if you play the blame game!" Maria shouted at him which took everyone by surprise. Wanda and Pietro watched all of this go down as well as Bruce and they seemed shocked at what they were hearing. Everyone was trying to figure out what to do but all I could think about was how Nat would take this. The other day Y/n and I went ring looking. She said that one day it was the plan for them she just hoped they would make it to that day. After about 20 minutes of arguing and trying to find a plan to go look for them the elevator dinged and Natasha stepped out. Everyone went silent except for me I could hear my heart beating out of my chest like it was going to explode. "Um are you guys alright?" She questioned. Wanda and Maria both ran to her and hugged her she seemed thrown off by the act. "Ok what's going on? Where's Y/n and Bucky?" She stated looking around for them. "Nat I think you should sit." Tony stated which raised suspicions from her and you knew it. I sighed and walked towards her while Maria and Wanda let her go. I grabbed her hand and dragged her to the couch. I crouched down in front of her and took a deep breath. "Steve. You're worrying me, where are they?" She said. "I'm sorry Natasha. I failed. They're gone." The look on her face broke me even more. If I was in her position my heart would've shattered right then and there. She was frozen in her spot and even tears were falling but she didn't move. "She's alive. I can feel it. I don't know how but we're connected." She finally spoke. Maybe she was in denial but I didn't want to push I let Wanda handle it and I isolated myself in my room for the rest of the night praying that Nat was right.