Cuddle Bug (Bucky x reader)

Thunder

"Where are you goin?" Bucky asked quickly as your bare feet hit the cool wooden floor.
"To pee, and brush my teeth" you flushed a bit, speaking frankly to him.
"Maybe you should wait for Sarah..." Bucky drifted off as he saw the determined look in your eye and you shook your head.
"Let me do some things for myself" you stood all the way up and grabbed the IV cart and dragged it with you as you slowly made your way to the bathroom. You looked over your shoulder a little annoyed, seeing that Sam had followed you all the way to the door with his hands out as though he was afraid you were going to fall over. "A little privacy?" you asked with a bite in your tone.
"I'll be as far as the chair if you need help" he gave in defeatedly. He knew that look of defiance in your eyes. You were getting a bit of your fire back. Where he was glad to see it, he was also concerned you were pushing it too far.
The slow rolling of oncoming thunder filled the room and Loki rolled his eyes as he finished his meal and set the plate to the side.
"Someone must be having a rough morning" he sighed, until he heard the thunder crack and a whimper came from the bathroom. "Lady Y/N?" he asked, standing up and taking a few steps towards the bathroom. The thunder cracked loudly again, and Loki realized it sounded like a gunshot filling the room. He silently started cursing Thor, and pulled out his phone. "Lady Y/N?" he called again, hearing you whimper again.
"I'm fine, Loki" your voice sounded broken on the other side of the door. The lights in the compound flicked as the power went out and the generators kicked in. Loki heard you gasp in the bathroom and he tried the door handle to find it locked. He swiftly changed his form to that of a female and used his magic to manipulate the lock before he cracked open the door and slipped in to find you standing there and brushing your teeth with tears at your waterline, dangerously close to falling down your face. She walked over and slid onto the counter in front of you so you could see her face and have something else to focus on besides the sounds of thunder and lightning cracking through the air.
"You do not look fine, kitten" Loki finally whispered after you spit out the toothpaste and you rinsed out your mouth. A few tears finally escaped, slowly falling down your face and she changed her form back to a male and he slid off of the counter and smoothly swept you off of your feet. He could feel your entire body shivering in pure fear at the moment. "I'm going to have words with that mewling quim if it's the last thing I do" he growled.
"Thor can't control it," you whispered, burying your face into his chest. He made his way to the door, using magic to bring the IV with him as he strode confidently. The door seemed to open of its own violation, causing Bucky and Sam to look up in alarm to see you looking very distraught in Loki's arms. Loki went to your bed and set you down gingerly before taking his phone out again, and hitting numbers angrily. He left the phone on speaker as he took a step back and you continued to shiver.
"What is it?" Thor's voice boomed, as he walked into the room instead of answering the phone in his hand. He looked heavily disgruntled this morning.
"What is wrong with you? Why the thunder storm?" Loki demanded.
"I barely slept, and someone ate the last of my poptarts" Thor matched Loki's anger.
"You are frightening Lady Y/N" Loki spat, seeming ready to summon one of his daggers to stab his own brother.
"Brother, I cannot control the weather all of the time" Thor gave an exasperated sigh. "This is not a storm of my doing. If it is, I am not aware of it. I am simply in a bad mood"
You continued to shiver in the bed, your teeth nearly chattering while you pulled the blankets up around you more. Bucky and Sam had been watching Thor and Loki's interactions with interest before Bucky's eyes went to you and he looked instantly worried, realizing the fright that you were in. Bucky didn't have to ask, he saw you were trying to make yourself small on the bed and he grabbed your right hand and pulled it up above your head as he sat down on the side of the bed and he lined himself up to lay beside you, and you instantly put your arm around him trying to bring down your shivering. Thunder cracked outside again and you jumped and Bucky wrapped his arms around you soothingly and Sam suddenly caught on to what was happening, and he grabbed your phone that was plugged in beside the bed and turned up the music.
"Do something about the storm," Loki demanded.
"I shall try" Thor nodded understandingly and swept out of the room, his head turning back to look at your shivering form on the bed, completely enveloped in Bucky's strong arms. He felt instantly guilty as another crack of thunder sounded from outside and rocked the building.
"Shh... I've got you doll" Bucky kissed the top of your head and pulled you in to put your head in his heavily muscled chest.
"It sounds like gunshots" you stammered, your voice muffled by his shirt.
"You're okay Cuddle bug" Sam soothed you while Bucky held one hand behind your head, and his other hand rubbed up and down your back. You continued to violently shiver in the bed, until you heard the soft purr coming from the end of the bed. Both Alpine and Aurora jumped up on the bed and started making their way up onto your hip, and Aurora started kneading at the tender flesh of your thighs giving soft mews as she massaged your leg. Outside the thunder started to die down and the compound stopped shaking as badly. Loki tsked, thinking that Thor was taking far too long in his task. Bucky stretched out slightly more on the bed, and you relaxed, taking in his pine and leather scent and curled up to his side as he laid onto his back, still holding you close to his body. You could hear his bones crackling as he moved, almost in defiance due to years of abuse. You slowly stopped crying as the thunder died out, and you heaved an exhausted sigh.
"I've still got you doll," Bucky promised. "I always will," he added firmly in a solemn promise. You gave a soft moan in reply, and relaxed in his hold.

You had fallen asleep on Bucky's chest, and didn't even wake up when Sarah came in to change out the fluids and antibiotic. She looked on curiously as Bucky held you so closely, almost as though you were fragile. He cleared his throat when she stared for too long, and she flushed a bit looking away.
"Yeah, they are a thing," Sam explained quickly.
"I thought so" she smiled flirtatiously at Sam. "He was so beside himself when he was on base between missions" she put a little more sway into her hips as she moved around the room.
"I'm right here" Bucky whispered, afraid of waking you up from your rest.
"Yeah, no shit. Taking all the cuddles for yourself" Sam quipped.
"This actually feels good after sleeping in the chair the last few days," Bucky smirked. "She's pretty warm too"
"Let me check her temperature" Sarah came over and took it quickly. "She's still running a bit of a fever. Thankfully just a low grade one but we really need to get that blood work done as soon as possible." she huffed slightly looking down at the clipboard containing your information that was now resting on her forearm.
"Just let her sleep a little longer" Bucky half asked, half told her. She gave a curt nod in acknowledgement and she backed away.
"I'll come back in a little while, but next time she will have to wake up for me to conduct a couple of tests to check on her progress," Sarah warned before leaving the room. Sam unabashedly watched her walk out of the room, biting slightly on his bottom lip, thinking Loki or Bucky wouldn't catch it. Loki gave a slight smile, and then chuckled in response and shook his head.
You moved slightly in your sleep and gave a stretch as you started to wake up again, giving a soft yawn into Bucky's chest.
"You just missed Sarah" Sam saw you blinked your eyes a couple of times.
"I forgot she was coming" you peered up at Bucky's face, and he gave you a warm smile before leaning down and kissing your forehead sweetly. You ran your hand up and down his chest, nuzzling in again.
"You looked peaceful," Bucky whispered.
"I've never really been one for thunder storms" you admitted shyly, and Bucky gave your forehead another kiss.
"I'll text Sarah so she can come back" Sam took out his phone quickly and started messaging Sarah automatically. You groaned slightly in pain as you stretched again against his firm body and Bucky had a look of alarm on his face.
"It's not you," you told him quickly.
"I'm taking up half your bed though" he chuckled a little in response.
"You know, you could help me up to my real bed and we can share that one instead" you gave a flirty smile and Bucky had the good sense to flush a bit at the thought of it. He thought about what you would look like in bed, in your satin clothes, and how he wanted to see you come undone at his bidding, and imagined sweat on your face as he would take you to ecstasy. Loki cleared his throat loudly, and Bucky looked away, hoping that you wouldn't feel his sudden erection growing against your leg. The flush on your cheeks told him a different story, and he quickly put his hand in his pocket to readjust himself before he pulled away from you. Sarah walked back in the room with Doctor Cho, and he slipped off of the bed.
"Okay, everyone out," Doctor Cho ordered.
"I'm not leaving" Loki spoke up defiantly.
"I'll be right outside, Doll," Bucky promised, and followed Sam out of the room.