I Won't Give Up (Bucky Barnes x Reader)

Chapter 2

Bucky's jaw tensed as stared at you. You don't know what had come over you, but you couldn't seem to break from his gaze... until Sam walked in.

You reluctantly broke your staring match with Bucky and sat up as Sam strolled over to you and gave you a kiss on the top of your head. "Good morning, monkey. You ready to get your run on?"

You rolled your eyes and held your hands out for him to pull you up. "Never, but I don't have a choice."

He laughed as he lifted you to your feet. You were about to head to the treadmills before Natasha stopped you. "Actually, I was thinking she could do some sparring today."

Sam gave Natasha a pout, but left to do his running. You practically bounced over to Natasha, excited to go up against her. The only people you have been allowed to spar with were Natasha and Wanda. Wanda was the one to teach you how to properly use your powers. A part of her abilities included energy manipulation, so she knew exactly how to help you.

Hydra always told you to use as much of your power as you could, but you never had any control over it. You were a ticking time bomb that they kept stored up until you were ready to explode on the next enemy. Natasha gladly offered to teach you how to hold your own without using your powers. She knew that Hydra had the technology to temporarily drain your powers, so she wanted you to be ready for anything.

You walked over to the mat and took off your shoes, ready to pounce. You slightly bent your knees and held your fists tight at your side, making sure to hold in your powers against her. Natasha placed her hands on her hips and stood right in front of you.

"You're not fighting me today. We know how the other fights and you need a challenge. You'll be fighting Barnes today." She raised her eyebrow as your eyes became wide with shock. She stepped closer and leaned in so only you could hear, "After watching the two of you eye fucking across the room, you need to let out some steam."

She stepped back and gave you a wink before standing with Steve beside the mat. You felt your face burning at the knowledge that Natasha saw you and Bucky's... whatever it was that just happened. Natasha knew from the moment you saw Bucky that you found him attractive. She wouldn't stop teasing you about it for months. However, after hating each other for the past two years, no one else would ever think that was the case.

You turned your gaze to Bucky, but it seemed like he was looking at everything in the room except you. You ignored the small ache in your chest and planted your left foot in front of you. You balled your fists at your side and waited for him to make the first move.

Bucky rolled out his shoulders and finally locked his eyes on you, but not like before. This time, you got a glimpse into the Winter Soldier. His eyes seemed to be almost black with how dark they were. He began to stalk towards you and the energy in your chest began to warm up. You took a deep breath to calm it down, reassuring yourself that he was Bucky. He wasn't the Winter Soldier. He wasn't Hydra.

Once he was close enough, he threw a cross jab with his right arm. You leaned your body to the left to avoid the jab and pushed your right forearm against his to push his arm away. At the same time, you placed your left foot behind his right. Once he was slightly off balance from pushing his arm away, you hooked your foot behind his and pulled towards your body.

Bucky fell to the ground, but rolled backwards and was back on his feet in an instant. You wasted no time, placing a kick at his abdomen, but Bucky caught your leg before it hit. You jumped off your other leg and kicked at his chest, pushing the both of you backwards. You landed on your back and rolled onto your stomach to push yourself back up to your feet.

The kick sent Bucky into the wall, knocking the wind out of him. He stepped back on the mat and put his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. You used what Natasha had taught you and quickly slid between his legs, grabbing his foot in the process. Bucky fell forward, catching himself on his hands before turning onto his back. You were quick to straddle his waist and pin his arms beside his head.

You smirked at Bucky's wide eyes. "I win."

The corners of his lips twitched as he looked up at you. "Only because I let you."

You glared down at him, only making him more pleased with himself. You decided to have a little revenge and with a smirk, you slowly sat up, discreetly grinding your hips against his as you did. You could feel him twitch between your thighs and Bucky's smile immediately fell as he quickly placed his hands on your thighs.

You looked up at Natasha and Steve to see his proud face and Nat's knowing smirk. Sam had also made his way over to them and had a smile on his face. You looked back down at Bucky, noticing that his eyes were locked onto you. You gave him a wink as you stood up and made your way to the rest of them.

You wrapped your arms around Sam's waist as you listened to Steve and Natasha praise and critique your fighting. Out of the corner of your eye you watched Bucky leave the gym, slamming the door shut behind him. Everyone went silent at the sound and Steve gave you an apologetic look. "Sorry about that. He's a sore loser, even when he has to go easy."

You gave him a small smile, "You don't have to apologize for him, Steve. He- wait, what do you mean go easy?"

You slowly unwrapped your arms from Sam's waist and looked at Steve, confused at what he just said. Steve scratched the back of his neck, nervousness written all over him, "Well, you see... when Nat called Bucky over to spar with you, I might have- well I told him to go easy on you. I didn't want one of you to get too angry and cause world war three in here."

You let his words sink in for a few seconds, knowing that Steve probably made the right choice. Especially since he didn't know that you and Bucky didn't completely hate each other anymore. You let him know it was okay and you understood why he did it. He gave you a kiss on the cheek and apologized again before grabbing Sam and pulling him to the weights.

You turned back to Natasha and saw she was still smirking at you. "I was wondering if I was going to have to pull everyone out before you two started fucking on the mat."

Your face immediately began to burn as you avoided looking her in the eyes. "Me and Bucky? You know that would never happen. We've hated each other since the day we met."

Natasha raised her eyebrow as she looked you up and down. "You might have everyone else fooled, but you can't lie to me. Something changed between you two and you're going to tell me while we get ready for the party tonight."

You looked at her confused, "What party?"

She rolled her eyes and dragged you out of the gym and towards your room. "Your father is using Sam and Steve's successful recon as an excuse to throw a party. Everyone is being forced to go and you need to look great for your favorite brooding fossil."

You were about to deny her words, but she pushed you into your bathroom before you could speak. She told you to get cleaned up and left to get a shower of her own. You couldn't help but feel excited for the party. Natasha was right, something had changed between you and Bucky.

Your mind began to wander as you showered. You thought of the way Bucky's eyes were locked on yours as you stretched. The feeling of his body under yours when you pinned him down. The way Bucky's hand gripped your thighs when you rolled your hips against his.

Your thighs squeezed together as you thought of Bucky in a way you hadn't before. You quickly shook the thoughts from your head as you turned the shower from hot to cold. It was going to be a long night.