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46 → Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

"It's funny how you react to it" he answered with a smile. "But I miss your looks of confusion after I appear out of nowhere. Ever since Dia told you what my mutation is the fun has been lost. But the others don't know so I have that"

"Not even Tony knows?"

"That poor billionaire doesn't know" he sadly shook his head.

"Poor? He has enough money to buy our lives" Bucky pointed out.

"Yet he doesn't share the wealth" Rhys shook his head. "Nice haircut by the way"

"Thanks" Bucky smiled.

"Alright, well, I'll see you two inside. Rhosyn is waiting inside. There are games waiting for us" with that, Rhys teleported from the parking lot to inside the building to join his sister.

"I've never seen him do that. It's weird" Bucky mumbled.

Dia smiled and turned to face Bucky. "We should also go inside. There's a skating rink, and an arcade area and laser tag, oh and food!" She smiled. "There's also a bunch of stuff put up for auction since it's for the fundraiser. I still have Tony's card so we can go crazy" she tugged on his arm to get him moving but he stayed in place. "Bucky, come on" she pulled again but he stayed put.

"Uh, I have a confession. I don't know how to roller skate" he nervously rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand.

Dia blinked. "You don't?" Bucky shook his head. "So Hydra teaches you all these languages, trains you and makes you into an assassin but they didn't teach you how to roller skate?"

"There weren't exactly any extracurricular activities I could sign up to" Bucky joked.

"Well that's okay. I can teach you" she sweetly said.

"Can you teach me out here?"

"Why out here? Inside is better"

"I–" Bucky closed his mouth and looked at the ground for a second before looking back up at Dia. "I don't want Sam to know. If he knows I don't know how to roller skate then he won't make me forget it"

Dia couldn't help but laugh at that. "Why are you and Sam like this?"

"He started it" Bucky grumbled.

"And he would say you started it" Dia retorted. She reached out and brushed her fingers in his short hair. She felt a chill run down her spine and she looked over her shoulder to the parking lot. She can feel a burning gaze on her but no matter where she looked she saw no one.

"Are you okay?" Bucky asked when he noticed how Dia is acting.

"I just have this feeling that someone is watching me" she mumbled. Alert, Bucky straightened up and scanned the parking lot. His eyes carefully trailed along the parked cars and inspected the people walking around. "There's no one" she softly spoke and placed a soft hand on his cheek. "Come on Jamie. I know a way to teach you how to roller skate while inside without no one seeing you"

"Jamie?" He questioned. Dia giggled and leaned in to kiss him. The feeling of being watched is lingering.

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Bucky stared at his surroundings in confusion. He saw people walk around him, kids running, none of them even glancing his way. He can hear them talking and laughing, he can hear the music coming from the speakers, he can see Sam judging Thor for having a stack of corn dogs on a paper plate. He can see Tony talking to some little kids and Natasha inspecting gift baskets in the auction, deciding which one to put money on.