Disruption. | Bucky Barnes

Chapter 49 - A Different Perspective.

"Do you remember me?" I grit my teeth and pull him up by his hair, he nods his head.

That's all I need, slamming his face back down and then throwing him to the floor, falling to my knees over him, throwing punches with both arms, he deserves the pain, after all he did to me, he is the reason she's gone.

My vision is clouded, all I see is red, and then I hear her name.

I almost break my neck as I snap up to look at the tv, it's polish but I understand it.

The guy beneath me groans and I can't take my eyes off the screen to look at the damage I've done to his face.

"Despite leaving the avengers in mourning for months, her death was in fact falsified, although we do not have all the details yet, we do, in fact, know that Eden Stark, is alive."

An English womans voice dubs over the polish news reader and my heart drops, hearing it in my own language seems to confirm it to me.

They show a video of Steve, and I see a woman and- Eden.

She looks tiny, weak and fragile, even worse than...

The picture wasn't real? She was alive.

I should've known, how could I not of.

The stupid son of a bitch beneath me moans again and I stand myself up over him, "this is your lucky day."

I'm running faster than I can comprehend, I must look insane to the polish people walking the streets.

I don't care, I need to get home, I need to-

The thought of her fills my head, like water being ran through a tap, only theres no trickling, the images, memories, the sound of her voice, the touch of her skin, the way she says my name, it comes flooding into my head like waves and I'm happy to drown in her.

I pick myself up from where I've fallen to the floor, overwhelmed, my body craving her touch, knowing she's out there...

A commercial flight feels like my worst nightmare, but I have no choice, as I run back to collect my things, I grab my phone and hover my thumb over the home button.

Do I call? Will it help?

Tony's name is clear in black letters on my screen.

No, I need to just get there.

My heart begins pumping faster, almost like it will beat out of my chest, the waiting is the worst part, I just need to get to the airport, do whatever it takes to get to her.

I almost give in and call Tony as I shove my things into a bag.

But talking to Eden on the phone...

No, I need to see her. It won't be enough, to hold her in my arms is what I need, seeing her through a screen now would only be torture.

I look at my room, the decor has significantly changed since I was here with Eden, Steve, Banner...

The couch replaced, bed on the opposite side of the room, I think back to her climbing into bed beside me, her fingers running over the hardware on my arm, she didn't know I noticed what she was doing.

Closing the door behind me I rush to say goodbye to the guy at the front desk, he looks exactly like his mother, and I'm overwhelmed by guilt every time I see his face, knowing it was my fault she was killed.

He nods, saying goodbye as he takes my room key, and it's like maybe he knows, but he's been kind, subtle, he's asked no questions...

Maybe he's scared you'll get him killed too.