Running

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As always you went out for your morning run through the park. It was the same everyday, run 8km, dodge the people around you, internally die. You kept to yourself and listened to your headphones and couldn't wait for it to be over. Until about 3km into the run you felt a tap on your shoulder. Confused, you turned around with a frown to see non other than Steve behind you.
"Steve!" You exclaimed in surprise and pulled out your headphones.
"Hey Kelly!" He greeted you back with a huge smile.
He was running along side you but facing backwards so he could see you.
"I-i didn't expect to see you here? You lot don't usually, run this, way." You gasped, trying to keep your breathing even.
"Yeah well we wanted to try something different for a change." He shrugged. "Plus we wondered if we might bump into you, and here you are!" He added.
You nodded and smiled at him. It annoyed you the way he could run so effortlessly and not seem to get tired at all and go so fast, but that's just one of the benefits of being a super soldier.
"Well, Bucky should be along soon." He said slyly and wiggled his eyebrows. "But I gotta get going, see you in another lap!" He called and sure enough sprinted off, seemingly with ease.

You and Bucky had been going out for nearly a year now and by this stage you had met all of the other Avengers, you quite often hung out with Steve when you were with Bucky and he was a great guy, so was his girlfriend Sharon. You had gone running with Steve and Bucky one other time, and there was a reason you hadn't gone again. For the obvious fact that they were super soldiers. It was quite a while ago now and they hadn't really grabbed the concept of how normal people ran. They had run off so fast that you didn't even attempt to keep up. You were just left all to yourself. After a while though, Bucky had slowed down to run beside you but what he still didn't realise was that his run was your sprint and you still struggled to keep up. It was the hardest run you had ever done so you made a point of not going with them again.

Your thoughts were interrupted by someone slapping your butt. You jumped in shock even though you knew who it would be.
"Hey sweetheart!" He beamed as he came up beside you.
"Hey Buck." You smiled, happy to see him but also dying of pain from running.
Of course he managed to look hot while running. With his man ponytail and tight under armour T-shirt.
"I thought I might bang into you here." He stated.
"Yeah, I just saw Steve." You replied.
"Let me guess, he wasn't waiting around for you?" He chuckled.
"Nope, not at all." You laughed breathily.
"Well don't worry, I'll keep you company." He smiled sweetly.
"Oh will you now?" You looked at him incredulously.
"Yes!" He laughed defensively.
"You have to run at my pace." You explained. "Remember I'm not a fricken super human like you, I'm not quick and it's hard okay."
He just shook his head and laughed at you.

The two of you ran in silence for a bit until you were caught off guard by Steve running past.
"On your left." He huffed.
It literally created wind when he went past and he cut in so close to you guys.
"Fuck he's a punk the way he does that." Bucky mumbled.
"Tell me about it." You sighed.
As you guys did a few more laps, with Bucky being very good at keeping to your pace the whole time, Steve continued to do the exact same thing. Both you and Bucky got increasingly agitated by him to a point where Bucky couldn't stand it any longer.
"I'm sorry, I just have to chase him for a lap. I'll be back." He growled.
"Have fun." You said sarcastically.
Sure enough as he ran off you heard him yelling. "On your right punk!"

You couldn't help but laugh to yourself as you ran around the corner. What you didn't realise was that there was a rogue dog running at the same time as you were and as you rounded the corner the big animal smashed into you and sent you flying over. Not only that, but when it bumped into you, you felt your ankle roll sideways.
"Ah shit!" You gasped as you clasped onto it in a heap on the ground.
It really hurt. You winced as you shuffled into a sitting position. Luckily, it wasn't long before you heard the familiar sound of your boyfriends voice.
"Kelly!" He shouted when he saw you.
You looked up at him.
"Kelly, baby, what happened?" He gasped as he came to kneel down in front of you.
"I got knocked over by a dog." You whimpered.
He looked at you as if he was trying to hold in a laugh at how stupid that sounded.
"Shut up." You wined.
He cleared his throat to refocus. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?" He asked, actually sounding worried.
"My ankle hurts but I'm sure its fine." You shrugged even though you could tell something wasn't right.
"Here, let me help you up." Bucky said, holding out his hand for you to take.
"Thanks." You grunted as you awkwardly stood up.
"Try and see if you can walk it off?" He suggested with a hand hovering over your shoulders, looking quite helpless.
You did as he said but the minute you put any weight on your right ankle you nearly collapsed back down in excruciating pain.
"Ow fuck!" You accidentally let out.
"Kelly?" Bucky asked with a warning look.
"Okay, maybe it's not fine." You said sheepishly.

He didn't even reply, before you knew it he had picked you up bridle style and started walking along.
"Bucky? What are you doing?" You asked unsurely.
"I'm taking you to the tower to get fixed." He stated plainly.
"But this looks ridiculous!" You laughed.
"But you can't walk." He pointed out.
"True." You frowned looking up at him.
"Do you want a piggy back instead?" He teased in a baby voice.
"Sure, if your offering." You giggled.
Effortlessly, he swung you around onto his back and carried on to the Avengers Tower.

When you got there he walked straight into the lounge.
"Oh look, its beauty and the beast." Tony remarked from where he sat at the coffee table.
Bucky shot him a look.
"Shut up Tony." Bucky grumbled but you couldn't help but laugh at the comment as he plopped you down on the couch.

He went and got some frozen peas from the freezer and came and sat back beside you and put your foot on his thighs and rested the icepack against it. You sat in silence until after a while the door creaked open and a - for once - tired looking Steve walked in.
"Oh look, finally cooled off after I bet you have we?" Bucky smirked.
"Shut up jerk." Was all Steve said in reply.

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