Winter's Fire- Bucky X Reader Ch2

After stopping by Steve’s apartment so he could get a change of clothes and drop off his shield, the two of you made your way to the Smithsonian. “Maybe we could convince them to let you in as a senior citizen” you said looking over at Steve who was wearing a hoodie. He chuckled softly, “I don’t think that work out too well”

“Yeah I guess your right” you said shrugging. “Have you ever thought about being a spokesman? I mean you could sell a bunch of anti-aging cream. You’re like, what, 90 something? I would certainly be convinced” you joked as you walked to the front desk to buy the tickets. Steve merely shook his head as you were handed the tickets.

“Oh come on Steve!” you groaned, “You need to go and meet people or something! Date a girl! Oh wait” you quickly added and spun around to point at Steve in the face, “Nat told me about your neighbor, and she sounds nice. Why don’t you asked her for some coffee sometime?” you said enthusiastically.

“Not you too” he complained and walked toward what looked like the WWII section, “Besides, I just want someone I can relate to. Someone who like the same music as me or like to go to jazz clubs. Someone I can relate to” he said as the two of you walked up some stairs. You hummed, talking in his considerations.

You then smiled when you saw someone that fit that position, “Steve, I found a dame that fits your needs” you said grinning and pointed. Steve looked in the direction you were pointing but frowned when he saw the 70 something year old woman. “That’s not funny” he grumbled, heading over to the escalators while you trailed behind him stifling a laugh. Eventually regaining you composure, you realized where the two of you were heading.

You found yourself not being surprised by the fact that there was a Captain America section to the museum. “I’ll be over here if you need anything” Steve said as we walked to where they played some of the documentaries. You nodded and glanced around and something caught you eye. “The Howling Commandoes” you read out loud as you approached the display.

You recognized the original shield that Steve had used from cards Coulson had showed you before. You didn’t know too much about Steve’s life in the 40’s. You knew the basic thing but the people that he knew? Nothing. You had decided it was best not to read anyone’s file when Furry had tossed you a stack of them two years ago.

You could tell Steve had trusted these men; some of them might still be alive. You wondered if Steve had ever decided to visit any of his old friends. He might have but that was something you didn’t want to pester him about. You smiled when you turned to see a boy jumping excitedly while wearing a Captain America mask.

Then another display caught your eye. It had the face of a man, probably older than you. His face looked familiar and you started to walk towards it but then someone grabbed your arm when you were close enough to read. You jumped at the action but quickly relaxed then you saw that it was only Steve.

“You okay?” he asked when he noticed your panicked state. “Yeah” you said with a sigh. You fixed your composure, “You ready to go?” You asked. Steve nodded and you followed behind him. You looked back at the poster of the man, you wondered who he was.

“Do you want to come and visit Peggy with me or would you rather have me drop you off by S.H.I.E.L.D.?” Steve asked as the two of you exited the building. You looked up at him, slightly dumbfounded, “Steve” you said seriously, “You’ve been gone for a week-“

“5 days” he corrected.

“I just want to hang out” you continued, ignoring what he had said, “Besides, Tony and Bruce get a bit repetitive after a while” you admitted. Steve smiled a bit then headed towards his motorcycle.

As the two of you headed out you realized something, “Hey Steve?” you asked, he hummed in acknowledgement, “Who’s Peggy?”


Once Steve had explained who she was you felt very out of place and whished you could have gone back to S.H.I.E.L.D. but there was no point in asking now. But as soon as the two of you neared her room in the retirement home you excused yourself saying that you wanted to get some food from the snack machine that you had seen down the hall.

You decided on a bag of chips and started munching on them as you headed back to the room. As you got closer you heard talking, which was Peggy and Steve. You lightly knocked on the open door to make your presence known. “I was going to get you something but I only had a dollar” You said and ate another chip. You turned your head to see Peggy staring at you in amazement.
“Evelyn?” she questioned. You looked behind you to see if there was anyone there then turned back to her. “Um no” you said slowly, though the name sounded familiar. “I’m [Name]” Peggy’s shoulder’s dropped, she had a lost look on her face but then a small smile crept onto her lips. “You’re a Stark” it wasn’t a question, you nodded.

“Evelyn was your mother’s middle name, [Name] was her first” she said with a small smile. So that’s why the name sounded familiar to you. “You look just like her” she smiled sadly. You tried to return the smile. You leaned on the wall and looked out the window as Peggy and Steve continued to talk. Again you had this feeling that you didn’t belong.

You wondered what Tony was up to, probably trying to add more upgrades to the Avengers tower and poking Bruce with a shock pen, no doubt. But you were snapped out of your thoughts when you heard a violent cough and looked to see Peggy coughing and Steve getting her some water. You hurried over to her left side to help her sit up so she could drink the water.

Steve handed her the glass as she stopped coughing. She then looked at Steve and you wondered what was wrong because she wasn’t taking the glass of water from Steve. “Steve?” she said in amazement, “You’re alive!” she exclaimed, her voice cracking, “It’s been so long!” she then turned to look at you, “And Evelyn you’re… you’re alive too”

You looked over at Steve who you could tell was trying not to cry. He just nodded quickly, “Yeah… I couldn’t leave my best girl, when she still owes me a dance.” You smiled kindly at her and smiled at her. She looked over to you with watery eyes, “He still doesn’t know how to dance” you said and gave a dry laugh and looked over at Steve who was smiling sadly, “I’ll teach him, so he doesn’t step on your feet Peg” you smiled and leaned over to kiss her cheek, “We’ll stop by soon” you said and stood up. Steve watched you leave, a but taken aback by what you had said but then turned back to Peggy and kissed the top of her head and gave her a hug, “I’ll see you soon” then went out to the hall.

Steve stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked besides you and noticed you sad domineer, something he rarely saw. “Why’d you call her Peg?” he asked suddenly. You looked up at him, slightly surprised by his question. You tried to think of an answer but in all honestly, you didn’t know, “I… I’m not sure. It just… Look I don’t know Steve” you snapped at him. Steve took a step back but continued walking and just shrugged off the question.

Something about that question made you uncomfortable. It was just the fact of not knowing why you did something. But it was probably because you were still wondering about your mother and the fact that no one knew anything about her besides the fact that she was Howards Stark’s younger sister. You should probably try to get some answers, maybe talk to Tony more but right now you were going down to the V.A.