bucky barnes imagines #2

i. roommates

pairing: bucky barnes x reader (feat. steve rogers & sam wilson)

a/n: this isn't necessarily only about bucky, but I thought that it would be a cute imagine to do :). And it may or may not be inspired by 'new girl' because I started watching it on netflix lol

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"sam! if you ate the rest of my sandwich, i swear i will roundhouse your sorry butt!"

"i didn't eat it, buck! it must've been steve or y/n."

"first of all, don't call me 'buck,' only steve can call me that," the metal-armed man stated. "and second, y/n and steve would at least ask me first before eating any of my food."

the falcon rolled his eyes. "oh, I'm sure they would, buck."

"you know what, wilson..." bucky began as he started walking over to his roommate, ready to follow up on his threat.

y/n had been living with steve rogers, bucky barnes, and sam wilson for about five and a half months now as their fourth roommate. however, she wasn't an avenger, she was a teacher at an elementary school in brooklyn, new york that was about ten minutes away from the loft where the four of them lived. living with three male avengers had its ups and downs, that was for sure.

the poor girl sighed as the two men started to argue more, sitting at the dining table of the common area. "will you two just be quiet and not try to kill each other for once! i'm trying to grade papers over here."

"sorry, y/n." sam and bucky sort of mumbled at the same time before going their separate ways, shooting glares at each other.

"thank you." she said before going back to grading the math tests that her fifth-grade class had taken that week.

things like this happened all the time, mostly between sam and bucky, the two that got along the least. there would obviously be the occasional squabble between all of the roommates on who was supposed to go grocery shopping that week or who left their trash out in the living room. 

later that day, y/n was in the kitchen, making dinner for all of them since it was her turn for the week, humming to her favorite song that played from her phone. sam was sitting in the living room watching a baseball game while the two super soldiers were up in their rooms. however, it wasn't long until steve and bucky walked in.

"hey doll," bucky said as he approached y/n. "steve, sam, and i have a mission tomorrow with the team. we'll be gone maybe three, four days max so you'll have the loft to yourself."

y/n felt a little flutter in her stomach at bucky's nickname for her, nodding as she put the lasagna casserole in the oven. "alright, when do you guys leave?"

"around five in the morning. and don't worry, we'll try not to be loud and wake you up like last time." bucky chuckled.

"you better not. i like my sleep."

even though they all had their differences, the four adults had become sort of like a little family. of course they'd all bicker and sometimes fight, but at the end of the day, they all still cared about each other deeply. y/n had become close with her three avenger roommates, especially after coming out of a toxic relationship with her ex. steve, bucky, and sam became a bit of a support system for her through that time, and still continue to be. which also caused her to get very anxious whenever they'd go on missions.

the next morning rolled around and despite it being four forty-five a.m., y/n still got up to see her roommates off. after all, this would be one of the longer missions they would be on. she got up out of her queen-sized bed and grabbed a hoodie to put on over the rather skimpy tank top that she had worn to bed. the h/c haired girl exited her bedroom and walked down the hall to the living room/kitchen area of the loft where she saw sam, bucky, and steve getting ready to leave.

bucky turned around upon hearing footsteps, smiling softly upon seeing a sleepy y/n in her hoodie and pajama shorts. "hey, what are you doing up?"

"i, uh, i didn't want to miss you guys leaving since you said that you'd be gone for a little longer than usual." y/n said, her voice kind of groggy since she had just woken up after all.

"that's sweet of you, y/n. you didn't have to get up so early though." steve told her.

the girl rubbed her eyes. "i just wanted to say good-bye since i didn't last night."

the guys all looked at each other with small smiles before going over and enveloping y/n in a group hug.

"please be safe." y/n said as her closest friends hugged her.

"we will, don't worry." sam assured her before they all pulled away from the hug.

a couple minutes later, it was time for bucky, steve, and sam to go. the guys waved at y/n from the car before driving off to the avengers compound. even though she knew that they'd be okay, there was still a feeling in her gut that said otherwise. y/n went back to her bedroom to go back to sleep since she still had about an hour before she had to get up to start getting ready for work.

but sleep was not on her side. and it continued not to be over the next few days that her roommates were away. it was now day seven of steve, bucky, and sam being gone and y/n knew that something had to be up. she hadn't heard anything from any of her roommates or the other avengers which made her worry even more. y/n sat in the living room of the loft, going over her lesson plan for the week as she watched her favorite tv show on the screen, trying to distract herself from the negative thoughts.

but they always came back to her. what if they're all dead? what if they never come back? what if...what if... her mind was crowded with these thought and she couldn't get them out. she buried her face in her hands, some tears filling her eyes at the possibility of never seeing bucky, sam, or steve ever again.

and then the front door opened. y/n looked up to see the three men she cared for so dearly walk into the threshold. she gasped happily and quickly got up from the leather couch, walking over to them with tears of relief and joy falling down her face. upon seeing y/n, steve, sam, and bucky smiled, so happy to see their fourth roommate after a whole week.

"hey f/i (first initial), sorry we took so lon --" sam began before getting the wind knocked out of him.

y/n hugged sam and the other two men tightly, tears continuing to roll down her face. "i thought you guys were gone. i was so scared that i had lost you."

the three avengers exchanged looks, grateful that they had a roommate that cared about them so much.

bucky chuckled softly. "you can't get rid of us that easily, doll." 

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yay! first imagine of the book done! i hope you all liked it, maybe i'll even do some more of these roommate themed imagines because i like them a lot. -nicole :)