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Truth reviled
"Hey y/n how did you lose your arm?"
"Dude!"
"What?"
MJ watched Peter punch Ned in the arm. The three of them where working under y/ns watchful eye.
"It's fine Peter. Honestly I'm surprised that it's taken this long for someone to ask." The three teens watched as she looked at her arm. The fingers moving at will.
"I was a prisoner of war. The guys who captured me thought I had information that they needed. Information I didn't have." She swallowed hard. Breathing deeply. The sound of her screams echoing in her mind. "You want to remove limbs go for the joints."
"One by one?"
"Yes. I was awake the entire time."
The room fell silent.
The morbid feel of the room stayed while the group worked on there project.
Y/n went over to Tony when the trio went over to the common area for pizza and movies.
"Hey Wonder Woman."
"Hey Tony. Could I ask for a favor?" Tony looks up from his latest build.
"What's up?"
"Can you disconnect my arm for me? I just want it off for a bit."
"Did something happen?"
"One of Peters friends asked about it and I told them. I spared the details but gave them enough to form there own conclusions."
"Jesus. Babe..."
"It's ok Tone. Just...please."
"Ok. Sit down. This will hurt. Want me to put a cap on it?"
"Yes."
Tony moved to get the tools needed and the laptop he had just for her. She sat down and made herself at home for a little bit.
Tony killed the nerves the best he could. His eyes went over to her face. She had her eyes shut and calm.
"I'm going to take it off now. Ok?"
"Just do it."
Y/n dosent even flinch when the lower arm is removed. Tony kept an eye on her stone cold face.
"It's done. I just need to put the cap on." He does this while talking to her. She doesn't look at him while he works. Letting him do what was needed.
"Thanks Tony."
"Anytime y/n."
Tony pushed passed Bucky and Nat headed for the common area. Bucky rubbed his good shoulder that got hit. Both sharing a look of surprise.
"What's gotten into him?"
"Dunno."
"Peter!"
The trio jumped when Tony shouted his name from the doorway. Friday paused the movie and raised the lights. When Tony spotted them he made his way over.
"Who's bright I-fucking-dea was it to ask y/n about her arm?"
Peter and MJ both pointed to Ned.
"Do you know how long it took for her to accept the prosthetic? How many trips to the shrinks it took? Hospital trips?" Tony was on the verge of screaming. He tried to keep his volume low. But let the rage in it fly.
"She has gone through things that not even Bucky can wrap his mind around. And that man's been tortured for a good chunk of his life. Peter, when your done with the movie take your friends home."
Tony turned and went to get his suit. He needed to hurt something.
Bucky walked in the common area passing a still pissed off Tony.
"Guys, who pissed off tony?"
Bucky adopted the roll of dad to the trio.
"I asked y/n about her arm." Bucky sighed.
"I'm not going to yell, I'm not going to lecture you guys about it either. She's still getting use to it. Having only one normal arm. It's been only three months since she's returned state side. In the grand scheme of things that's not a very large amount of time.
I can understand why Tony was upset. Chances are she asked him to remove it for her for a while. It hurts having the limb come on and off. Like your being electrocuted. Kind of. For her to want to go through that means that it hurt.
She is a different breed. She is strong in her own right. But even she needs to break some times. It goes without saying that you need to apologize. But not now. Understand?"
"Yes Sargent."
Bucky went to the gym where he knew she would be. Lifting weights with her good arm. He reconized the haunting look on her face. One he had worn long before.
Moving over to her he reached over with his right hand and took her left. Pulling her lightly back.
Bucky pulls he to his chest and hugs her to him. His right hand going through her hair. He feels her shake as he holds her.
Y/n hated that she was weak. Crying in his arms.
"It's ok doll. Let it out. No one faults you."
"I lied. They didn't just cut my fingers at the joint. They ripped the bones from my hand."
"Damn. Doll..."
"I..."
"Stop. Not another word." Bucky pulled back and cupped her head making her look at him.
"This is what is going to happen. You and I are going to fine tony and see about spending some time at the cabin for a week or two. That way your nightmares won't wake anyone but wildlife. Then when we get back your going to have Tone put that arm of yours back on. Once it's back on you and I are going to try to break it." That got a tear filled chuckle from her.
"He's going to be pissed."
"And you know that he's going to rebuild it every time."
"Thank you Bucky."
"No problem Y/n."