Chapter 10 - Longing

Hydra was on the move which caused the entire team to move their base back to the States.After weeks of silence, Hydra had finally started uploading data onto their system and Nick Fury had front row seats to it all. Their plan was to get back into power discreetly, slowly weaving their weeds through different governments until they could have the entire world in their grasp.Mr. Fastner was right, the world was vulnerable, the Avengers were broken, still trying to pick up the pieces from Thanos's destruction. They needed a leader but Sam had given away the symbol that once held them all together.Steve Rogers. Retired and frail.Tony Stark. Gone.The rest? Off fighting personal battles, leaving the fate of the world to a small few.__________________________________________________________________________Bucky's training had worked. After many hours of Harlow calling out the words that had haunted him for years, he had stopped fighting them. He would never forget them for as long as he lived but he wouldn't be controlled by them anymore.Harlow had gotten up early that morning, instead of training Bucky's mind to resist the words, he was now training her body, not in the way she secretly wanted though.Every touch started a fire within her and she had realized, unfortunately during said training sessions, just how long it had been since she had been with someone. She wouldn't count the heavy session she had with Bucky when she had tried to kill him, that was just business.She would have to clear her mind of these thoughts before she walked out of her bedroom door or she wouldn't be able to focus and he would know something was up.Harlow turned the corner from her room and felt as if she had hit a wall."Ooft" she grunted, she looked up to see a man who had given her a death stare the day they arrived at the base.He, along with a small group of others was up in arms that they had to work with not just one, but two ex-hydra members."Excuse me," Harlow said as she stepped to the side to move past him.He stepped back in front of her, forcing Harlow to look up from the ground and into his eyes, burning with hatred."You Hydra scum aren't welcome here" he hissed, "Do you know how many friends I've had to bury because of you?""Last time I checked I hadn't killed anyone, now if you would excuse me I have somewhere to be" she snapped back, barging her way through his tall frame."You know, when your mission fails and Fury realizes you're still one of them, just you wait and see how many of us call for your execution rather than a prison sentence, same goes for that one-armed freak!" he called out behind her.—-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"What's the matter?" Bucky asked as soon as Harlow entered the room for their session."Nothing" Harlow shook him off."It's not nothing, what happened?" he pushed, walking towards her."Some asshole cornered me outside my door, he was all talk Barnes, it's fine""Who?" he asked, checking behind her to see if the guy had stalked her all the way to the room."Red hair, scar down his neck, eyes burning with hatred for all ex-hydra agents" she mumbled, just wanting to start hitting something already."Jace" he stated. Bucky took off and threw down his jacket onto the table and started walking towards the door Harlow had just come through."Bucky!" she shouted, running over to grab his metal arm, "Let it go!""No! Who the hell does he think he is? Cornering you right outside of your room" he started to raise his voice."I can handle myself" she grumbled."I know you can but he and everyone else needs to realize that you're not the bad guy here, they are" he shouted, then took a breath.Harlow took a step back and stared at him, a moment passed and she broke into a small smile."Thank you Bucky but come on, we're wasting valuable learning how to ass kick better than you time and once I know how to beat you then I'll be able to eat people like him for breakfast" she laughed"You're such a dork!" Sam called out from the boxing bag, Harlow almost jumped as she hadn't even realized he was in the room."See Bucky, there's that annoying buzzing sound again, it just keeps coming back!" she shouted to Bucky, who had calmed down, for now.He let out a laugh as this is what Harlow and Sam's jabs had turned into now.______________________________________________________________________Harlow limped all the way back to the common area she shared with Bucky and Sam, along with a few other agents."Are you okay?" Bucky asked, entering the room behind her.She cleared her throat, "Yes, I'm fine". She continued walking through the pain"You're becoming a good fighter if that makes you feel better" he laughed, pouring a glass of water from the fridge in the kitchenette of the common room."I was an excellent fighting when it came to Hydra standards, thanks!" she called out as she collapsed onto the couch with a groan."And that's why they sent me on the important missions," he said taking a seat on her left and flicking on the television, the news drowned out as background noise."Killing you was an important mission," she said a matter of factly."A fool's errand more likely" he smirked, taking a sip and placing the cup on the coffee table."It would have been a great plan if it was anyone else" she flicked her hand at his shoulder with a smile."You nearly had me but I wasn't just anyone else," he said, staring at her.A pit grew in her stomach, she was too close. They were too close."I-I should probably go lay..." she stuttered while moving away."Harlow?" he said, placing a hand on her shoulder pulling her back."I-I don't know what I'm doing? What we're..." she whispered."What do you mean?" he asked, he was right in front of her now."I... We... We shouldn't do this, I shouldn't do this" she wanted to kick herself and throw up at the same time.All these weeks spending time training together, working together. It was too much, Harlow had thought she had just been lonely, she had no one left but now this knawing feeling wouldn't leave her. She was starting to care for people again, especially Bucky."I was sent to kill you Bucky, I was Hydra and if anything were to happen with us..." she whispered."You didn't have a choice but you have it now" he murmured, taking her face in the palms of both hands, the metal cool to the touch.Harlow looked up at Bucky and for a moment she saw the longing, something she was craving more than anything. She smiled and nodded.Bucky smiled back, a genuine smile he hadn't done for a while now. He looked around the room and laughed,"Oh fuck it!" he said, launching at her lips, consuming Harlow in one quick moment.Weeks of built-up lust and longing had been unleashed and it was happening on a couch in the common room of their operations base.Harlow ignored the pain from the training session as adrenaline took over. She was now on her back as Bucky devoured her. Their hands moved wildly, grabbing and pulling at unwanted clothing that was in the way of what they needed. Bucky moved on top of Harlow in a way that hit every right angle causing her to moan with want.Bucky's shirt was torn off first, causing Harlow's hands to wander. His firm muscles twitched underneath them as she continued her way down until she reached his cock, one of her hands started to stroke him while the other made its way towards the tie.Suddenly the door slid open and Sam walked in before stopping abruptly, covering his eyes."Oh shit, I should've knocked!" he called out while Harlow and Bucky scrambled off the couch."Yes, you should have!" Bucky shouted breathlessly, pulling his shirt back over his head and adjusting himself."Well isn't that rich coming from Mr. I don't knock ever! Also, I don't know if you realize but this is a communal space not Bucky's private bachelor pad" Sam said gesturing wildly, "Didn't they use to leave socks on the door back in your day, try that one maybe?" Sam shouted."It's a sliding door?" Bucky replied, stating the obvious.Harlow turned away, feeling the heat of embarrassment crawl up her neck and engulf her. She saw out of the corner of her eye that an urgent announcement was currently being made on the news and when she read the headline, her stomach turned."Shut up! You two need to see this!" Harlow hushed them both, reaching for the TV remote, turning up the volume.The two men stopped their bickering and turned to see what Harlow was talking about, they all stared at the TV showing the announcement broadcasting nationwide."On behalf of our Department of Defense and our Commander in Chief, I am pleased to introduce your new Captain America, John Walker!".