#// i feel like suz & i have out stayed our welcome & i KNOW its not true & it's all bc one person

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The Nutcracker|Five

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Words: 1,466.

Warnings: None, yet.

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“Who are you?” repeated the man, louder this time. The sword scratched the wood of Bucky’s neck and you swallowed hard. The other man talked.

“Maybe they work for Loki”

“We should let them down” The woman added with a stern gaze in her green eyes. The little girl escaped from your embrace and walked towards them.

“No! They helped us!”

“Anya?” A woman said, running towards them. The children shouted and hugged her while she kept repeating something under her breath. “We thought Loki had taken you. Or worst” She added touching her children’s hair. She smiled back at them and cleaned her tears.

“Is it true? They saved you?”

“Yes, sir!” The boy said, looking proudly at you. “They wanted to catch them, but they protected us! And took us under their protection when they found us in the village”

The blonde man exchanged a gaze with his mates before sighing and lowering the sword. He sheathed it and cleared his throat, saluting Bucky before taking your hand and placing a soft kiss on it.

“Captain Steve Rogers” He pointed at his mates and the woman made a gesture with her head. “Sam Wilson and Natasha Romanoff”

“My name is Y/N and this is…”

“Nobody” replied Bucky with such a speed that it astonished you. You frowned and raised your eyebrow, not knowing what to say. Steve grunted and looked at Natasha, who shrugged.

“Okay. Nobody”

“What is this place?” you muttered, looking around you. They had been able to create a small refuge in the upper part of the tree, hidden from Loki’s soldiers. The villagers disappeared and you heard the voices of the children telling their mother the whole story.

“When the village was destroyed” Natasha started, taking a few steps towards you. “we decided it was the best refuge from the. If not, Loki would come to get them and transform them into stone”

“Yeah, he kinda loves it” Sam added with a roll of his eyes, making you to chuckle. He smiled at you and winked.

“What were you doing in Gingerbread Village?”

You exchanged a look with Bucky, who hadn’t spoken during the whole conversation. His eyes seemed lost and lifeless and you wondered what might be thinking. He noticed you were looking at him and nodded.

“Loki tried to kill him in my living room” Steve raised his eyebrow and you sighed, raising your hands as he crossed his arms. “I know. This is crazy but it is what happened. Loki made me this size and…”

“We’re looking for the Sugarplum Fairy. According to the story, she’s the one that will defeat Loki” The team exchanged looked and Sam chuckled, shaking his head. Steve sighed and scratched the back of his neck.

“We’re looking for her too” the blonde man admitted. “We want to offer our services to her and defeat Loki once and for all”

“Your services?”

“I was Prince James’ best friend and loyal servant. We grew up together and trained together” he admitted and you noticed his voice tinged with melancholia and sadness. Bucky moved away towards the edge of the platform, observing the other trees. “I was going to be named his right hand when he became king”

“What happened then?”

“I was a soldier” Sam started and sighed, sitting down on a chair, imitated by Natasha, who wore her mask of steel. “Steve and the rest of the army tried to defeat Loki but James disappeared and he usurped the throne. We ran away before he could transform us into stone or wash our brains so we could serve him”

“Oh, god…”you muttered, placing your hand over your mouth before touching Steve’s arm. “I’m so sorry”

“I never believed the rumours. I knew James would never leave the kingdom and its people. So I started to think that maybe Loki had him under a spell”

“That’s why we’ve been preparing ourselves. We want to send a messenger to the castle of the Sugarplum Fairy to ask for help. We’ve been training for ages now” Natasha spoke, looking at you. You observed her features and noticed her body. She probably was the best trained of all of them.

“Would you like to help us?”

“What? Rogers!” Natasha hissed, taking him by the elbow, looking at his blue eyes. Steve shrugged and the redhead placed her emerald eyes on you before dragging the men towards an entry of the tree.

“We’ll teach you your room” One of the villagers said, making a polite gesture. You smiled and followed him, turning your head to observed Bucky’s back, wondering what was wrong with him.

He hadn’t open his mouth during the whole conversation. And he didn’t allow you to say his name. Why? You wondered once you were inside your room. It had a mattress and a pillow and you noticed how tired you were. Deciding you’d ask Bucky later, you got inside the bed and groaned when the warmth welcomed you. Your eyelids closed and you felt asleep instants later.

“We don’t know if we can trust them, Steve”

“I agree with Romanoff this time” You heard a groan and shook your head, trying to clear your dizzy and sleepy mind. You pushed the blankets to your waist and waited, listening carefully. “Even if they helped the children…”

“I know. But remember what the girl said. She needs the Fairy to come back to her home”

“And what about the Nutcracker. We don’t know if it is him”

“I think it’s him, Nat. You heard the stories”

“I lived the story, Rogers. Don’t bullshit me”

You frowned at the mention of Bucky and stood up carefully, hearing his voices fainting as they went away from your room and down the improvised corridor they had created. You opened the door and peeped over the crack, deciding it was safe to go outside. The night was chilly and you felt a shiver down your spine as your bare feet touched the wood.

You went out to the balcony. Bucky was there and you wondered if he, as you, had been woken up. His red back was shining with the light of the torches and he had taken his hat off.

“Hey” you muttered and he turned, fixing his blue eyes on you. He smiled and nodded, turning again after whispering a “Hi”. “Couldn’t you sleep?”

“Is it that obvious?” you shrugged, smiling while rubbing your arms. You had goosebumps on your arms. Bucky looked at you and chuckled making you to frown. “What?”

“I’d offer you my jacket, but…” he opened his arms and you laughed softly, covering your mouth with your hands.

“It’s fine. What worries you?” you asked after several minutes of comfortable silence. He sighed and shook his head. You nudged him and looked at him and Bucky took your hands between yours.

“I can’t tell you. I swear…I…”Bucky sighed and shook his head again. “I’m sorry”

“Hey, it’s fine” you assured, placing your hand on his left shoulder, smiling at him. “I respect it”

“I want to say that I’m sorry for having you here too. You should be at home” You shrugged and smiled.

“Well, at least I’m living adventures”

“Yeah, with a sorcerer that wants to kill me”

You laughed and interlaced your fingers together, looking around you. There were several fireflies around you and nocturnal flowers that filled the atmosphere with a musky scent. You leant against the handrail and sighed softly, not aware of Bucky’s eyes fixed on your features.

“We should go to sleep” Bucky said and you nodded, smiling at him. You stood on your tiptoes and kissed his wooden cheek, waving your hand as you disappeared towards your room.

If Bucky had been human, he would have been blushing.

“We had taken a decision” Steve said the following day with his strong arms crossed over his large chest. You swallowed hard and tried to suppress the nervousness that went over your whole body. “And we thought that we should work together until Loki is defeated”

“So…” you muttered, releasing the breath you’ve been holding. “We can stay?”

“Yes. You’ll be trained just in case you need it against Loki’s soldiers. We’ll also be looking for any information regarding the Sugarplum Fairy.” Natasha added with her usual stern face, staring at you. You nodded and smiled at her. Steve kept looking at you before Sam chuckled, shaking your hand.

“Welcome to the team”