6A/N: Where Steve is staying is the Avengers compound that was shown at the end of Age of Ultron and in Civil War. Thank you again to everyone who is reading this. And thank you to the one person who sent me the review. It was nice to see. It was awesome. Thanks for putting in the time. I hope you all keep reading and enjoying my story. Again, I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS EXCEPT ELIZABETH. Marvel owns all of the other characters. The plot is mine.
Bucky and Steve left the Avengers facility with Elizabeth when she woke up from her nap, and spent the rest of their day together at a park in Brooklyn. Here Elizabeth could run around and play. The two adults sat together close by to the little girl and talked about everything over the past 70 years. "So how the heck did you get into the training facility and find my room?" Steve asked looking at his best friend.
Never taking his eyes off his daughter, Bucky says "I'm a highly trained assassin. I can break in anywhere. Plus you guys have a crappy security system. You could just leave your doors open. Then quietly I found the rooms and the rest you know." He quickly flashed Steve a smile before looking back at his little girl playing.
"How did no one see you? Vision would have seen you coming." Steve shot back with. There was no way that no body didn't see him.
"No one was there. I was far enough away that I could watch to see who left and who stayed around. Everyone was gone. That's when I made my move to come see you. Plus I knew it would be safe for Elizabeth if every threat was away except you." Bucky looked at Steve as he finished. He couldn't believe how much his Steve has changed, but yet still looked the same as he did all those years ago.
In the distance, a guy was following the asset and the super soldier. This is how he operates, stay back and observe from afar and gathers all the evidence that he needs. Once he has everything he needs, he returns back to base. Having all done this without the couple knowing anything.
"Elizabeth sweetheart time to leave." Bucky called out to his little girl who was still playing on the playset. Looking at Steve he said "I enjoyed sitting here with you Steve. I would like to do this again."
Replying back to his partner, Steve asking in a shocked voice "Why Bucky are you asking me on another date?"
Looking back Bucky says to Steve "Well if you're going to be weird about it..."
Steve interrupted Bucky by laughing and said "I would love to do this again."
Smiling, Bucky was quickly ambushed by his little monster. Bending down he got to her level and asked her "Did you have fun playing today sweetheart?" Elizabeth replied by nodding her head enthusiastically. Bucky and Steve laughed. Getting back up, all three made their journey back to the training facility.
Once they made it back to the facility, they were met with the other Avengers all sitting in the family room. Bucky and Steve immediately went on the defense, both pushing Elizabeth behind them. Steve addresses everyone "Hey guys, why's everyone sitting out here like you're waiting for something?" Steve wasn't stupid. He knew why his fellow teammates and friends were all sitting here. They were waiting for him.
Getting up and facing Cap, Stark says "You know why we're all here. I'm telling you this one time, get him out of my facility."
Not backing down, Steve responds back "Oh so this is YOUR facility now. What happened to this being a home for everyone? Or does that only apply when you agree with something and if you don't then you're not allowed here? Please clarify that for me Tony."
"You think it's okay to let a murdering psychopath into this facility? We have young kids here Rogers that are looking to hone their power and be part of this team. That's not being responsible. You jeopardized their safety." Pointing at Bucky, he continues "Thanks to you, he knows how to get in." Thinking to himself, how someone like Rogers be so stupid.
"Their safety was never in danger Stark." Rogers was angry that Tony would ever think that he would put his team in harms way. If any of them ever really knew him, they would know that's a lie.
"Why...why is he still standing here? Did I not make it clear that he is not wanted here?!" Tony's voice raised higher and higher.
Throwing his hands in the air, Steve raised his voice back "So I can't have my best friend and boyfriend here, but it's okay for your friends to come and go when they please? How's that fair?!"
Stepping up into the Captain's face, Tony says back "My friends aren't wanted for over six decades of murders Rogers!"
"Guys can you stop. You're scaring the little girl." Nat said to both Steve and Tony.
Turning to Elizabeth, Steve dropped down to her level and in a soft tone "I'm sorry baby girl. Come here, daddy and I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."
In an almost silent whisper, the little girl said "Pomise?"
Giving her a reasuring smile, Steve nodded and picked the tiny child up and held her close. Turning to his other team members, he asks calmly "How many of you agree with Stark?"
"Maybe if we could speak as a team it would be better." Nat said to Steve. She didn't want to pick sides because they were both her friends and both made good valid points.
"Whatever needs to be said can be voiced in front of Bucky." Steve said back to the one person who he thought would understand.
Staying silent the entire time, Bucky turned to Steve "It's okay Steve. We'll go. I never wanted to come between you all."
Handing Elizabeth back over to Bucky, he said "I don't want you to go. Please don't go. I just got you back and I honestly don't think I can take losing you again. If it makes you feel better, you can take Elizabeth back to my room while I talk to these guys. Just please be there when I come back. Don't leave me." Steve's biggest fear is losing Bucky all over again. Nodding his head, Bucky took his daughter and followed Steve to his room.
Making his way back to where his friends waited, he sat down on the opposite side of everyone. He was the first to speak "So who followed me? Hmm? Who invaded my privacy?" He didn't want to fight with his friends. He just wanted to be happy.
"I was on the lookout and I saw him. I saw him sneak into this place when he thought everyone left. I wanted to know more about the elusive Winter Soldier. So I followed you both. You know for an assassin of his caliber, he sucks at knowing if he's being tracked." Clint said. By the tone of his voice, he didn't seem to upset. He's like Nat, in not coming to a full decision until knowing all the facts.
"Why would you spy on us Barton? You could have just come over and talked to us." Steve said back looking at his teammate. "We would have told you anything you wanted to know."
"Safer." Was the only thing Barton said.
"I'm just informing all of you that Bucky and Elizabeth are staying here." Steve told everyone.
"Captain I don't think it's a good idea." Rhodes jumps into the equation.
Tilting his head to the side, Steve says rudely "You're not even relevant to the team. So why are you even here again?"
Cutting in, Tony stood up in Cap's face again and said "Don't talk about Rhodey that way. He's allowed to be here. He's more vital to this team then you are."
Laughing Steve says sarcastically "That's right, everyone's friends are allowed here except mine."
"Listen Captain I don't want any trouble with you. I just think everyone's right when they say that it's not a good idea if Barnes..."
Steve interrupted Rhodes and snapped out "Bucky. His name is Bucky!"
Rhodes continued saying "Bucky stays here. He's wanted for a lot of deaths over the years. He's dangerous to not only us but to other innocent people and authorities."
Sighing again, Steve feels like no one is listening to him. "It wasn't Bucky. Physically yes it was, but he was being brainwashed and controlled into something he's not." Looking at Clint, Steve went onto say "If I remember correctly, you Barton were once brainwashed and controlled by Loki. You too killed a lot of people and yet when you came too, we accepted you back as our friend and part of our team. No questions asked. We trusted you. Also no repercussions were ever administered."
"Steve that's enough. Leave Clint out of this." Nat stood up for her husband.
"I'm still failing to understand how it went away so quickly." Steve asked. He knew he was being an asshole, but two can play this game.
"You want to know why nothing was done to Clint? He was a victim of Loki's schemes. He served his country over and over again and asked no questions. He was pardoned because when he came too, he fought back. That makes him a hero." Nat said to Steve. When Nat spoke, everyone shuts up. She's too dangerous to interrupt. Steve was playing a dangerous game. They don't call her Black Widow for nothing.
"Tell me if this sounds familiar, Guy enlists in the Army voluntarily. Serves his country, ranks Sergeant. Got captured because his orders were to hold his position. He was then experimented on and I found him and rescued him and his team. Together we were sent on several suicide missions and on one of those I lost my best friend. For 70 years he was tortured, brainwashed, memory wiped and controlled to do Hydra's dirty work. Finally having enough, he broke free and got him and his daughter away from those monsters. He is fighting back. He's a hero." Steve turned Nat's words back against her.
"Don't you ever compare that monster to someone like Clint. Clint is a better man than he will ever be." Nat was in defense mode. "You know what Rogers, you're an asshole." Nat shot back at Steve.
"Listen give him a chance. He's a great guy." Taking a deep breath, Steve dropped a bombshell "I'm dating Bucky." After he said that, he walked back to his room leaving his friends to go back to his family.
A/N: I hope you all liked this chapter. I enjoyed writing it. Until next time...