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Meeting a bad ass.
Bucky paused and reconized the woman he bumped into. Y/n. A soldier who recently received the metal of honor. Who only had one arm.
Like him.
"I'm sorry."
"Your fine. Just maybe keep an eye on where your going next time?"
"Sounds good. Need any help?"
"No. But thanks." Y/n gave him a soft smile. Secretly she's pressing what's left of her right arm closer to her body.
"Names Bucky." He holds out his right hand.
"Y/n, I'm not trying to be rude. But I don't do handshakes."
"Any real reason."
"No hand."
"Kinda like this?" He pulls his left hand out of his pocket. Her eyes go wide.
"Sargent Bucky Barnes. What an honor."
"With all due respect y/n. The honor is mine."
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Bucky and Steve are walking down the hall towards the elevator. Where the elevator opened to expose Nick and Y/n standing side by side.
"Hey doll."
"Hey B."
"You ready for this." She snorts but doesn't look at him.
"Yeah, I'm about as ready as walking into a bloody spiders web."
She feels him pull her into a side hug. His hand running up and down her side. Hoping to comfort her.
"The only webs here are gone within an hour. There thick so you should be able to see them." Bucky looks down seeing her look up with fear in her eyes. "Spider man uses some of the labs here. There have on the occasion been accidents with the web fluid. But those are far and few between."
The elevator stopped with a jerk.
"Sorry. My bad."
"Damn it Tones. What did ya do this time."
"It wasn't him Mister Barnes."
"Kid, what happened."
"A highly explosive canaster of web fluid broke apart. It's in the elevator shaft."
"Fun."
"See Fullmetal." Y/n points at Bucky. "This is exactly why you don't say shit like that. Your tempting fate."
"Language."
"Suck my clit."
Nick busts out laughing as both Steve and Bucky turn to look at her. All she does is raise an eye brow.
"Compare to what I could have said that is mild."
"Hey Cyborg, who all is with ya?"
"Steve, Nick and the new girl."
"The one you kept telling me about babe?"
"The same."
"Nice. Welcome to the fold Soldier girl."
"Thanks fire hydrant." There's a sputtering noise coming from the speaker. Bucky and Nick both bend over laughing. Steve sighs.
"This is hell, I've died and this is my punishment." Steve mutters. Y/n looks over to him.
"No Steve. Hell is getting all twenty seven bones in you hand ripped out one by one while your awake. Along side the bones of your lower arm."
The elevator went dead silent as the elevator started moving again.
"Doll?"
"Yes."
Bucky goes over to her and gives her a hug.
Nick gives her a look of sympathy. He had read her file. He knew about everything she went through.
She doesn't so much as flinches as the limb connects. She takes a deep breath. Looking at the arm. She continues to breathe deeply. She closes her eyes.
"I can't do this."
"Yes you can. You're the biggest bad ass in the building."
"Next to you Fullnetal."
"And what about you hell girl?"
"What did you call me?" She opens her eyes to glare at Tony. Her right hand turning into a fist.
"I called you hell girl. Ya know I should have painted it red." With that she's not even thinking up and chasing Tony around the lab. Bucky is leaning on Steve holding his hand out to Nick.
"A bet is a bet Nick."
Tony finds her with her feet in the hot tub. Looking at the arm. It's light weight.
"Bucky is the one who can help you the most."
"I know. He already has been. Told me about things to expect. That at times I would want to reject it." She raises her left hand. It has a long glove on it. "His idea so I don't damage the skin around it like he did."
"You willingly went through this. He didn't. It's..."
"A painful reminder. Recognized. I still have flash backs to it happening. I swear I can still feel it happening."
That's the thing about the pain. It stays with you.
Tony sighs and sits down next to her when he knows her eyes are on him he takes his shirt off. Her eyes go wide.
"I think I know a thing or two about pain."